Do you think Nintendo should be holding back furniture?

[Believe]

I've loved the game thus far, but one of my biggest complaints has been about the furniture diversity so this thought has really sparked a fire in me I'm rather certain a lot more furniture sets will be returning in the near future with DLCs. Assuming this is true (and I really hope it is versus not being in it at all), I can't help but be a little annoyed that some sets that have been in previous installments need to be released in phases. I have no problems with the seasonal ones / event ones being phased, but things like Gracie sets and others that are currently missing that were already in the game being spread out feels... manipulative?

Don't get me wrong I really love the concept of DLCs (even paid ones!). I think there's a lot of excitement in knowing there's content coming in the future especially in the console gaming arena since that wasn't something I grew up with. However, when it ends up being used for things that probably should already be in the base game considering previous versions, I feel like it becomes a rather cheap manipulation tactic to feign excitement/re-playability over content that isn't truly new. I probably sound really cranky and entitled over this, but I'd just rather not be left feeling like things were purposely held back for the sake of marketing. I might just try to give them the benefit of the doubt and hope it was due to development time crunch rather than the former

 

[LindseyKate04]

I completely agree! I miss so many things from New Leaf. I'm 100% okay with seasonal/event furniture, etc, and even the Gracie sets coming later (even though I live and die for the princess set). But there are soooo many basic sets that we're missing for no reason. Like what about rococo, regal, alpine, modern, modern wood, polka dot? I could go on forever haha, but I agree.

(edited because I posted too early )

 

[Mephala]

I might be in the minority in that I really like this idea. At this point in the game, without TTing, you wouldn't have gracie sets anyway.

For my personal gameplay style, I like that it will take me a long time to get all the furniture I want to complete my house/island (this applies especially if more furniture is added through updates). I prefer to find pieces myself rather than trade for them or catalogue everything. I don't see the fun in having all the sets already because like, what's left to do then? Just stare at my finished house for another few months?

Idk, personally if they do slowly add more furniture it won't bother me cause I'm collecting things so slowly anyway right now. I know everyone plays differently though and some people love cataloguing everything!

 

[Believe]

I completely agree! I miss so many things from New Leaf. I'm 100% okay with seasonal/event furniture, etc, and even the Gracie sets coming later (even though I live and die for the princess set). But there are soooo many basic sets that we're missing for no reason. Like what about rococo, regal, alpine, modern, modern wood, polka dot? I could go on forever haha, but I agree.

(edited because I posted too early )

Ah I was forgetting the name for a lot of them, but yes completely agreed. Gracie was probably a bad example, but my mind was more going to things that felt like staple basics in New Leaf like the regal / modern / etc.

I might be in the minority in that I really like this idea. At this point in the game, without TTing, you wouldn't have gracie sets anyway.

For my personal gameplay style, I like that it will take me a long time to get all the furniture I want to complete my house/island (this applies especially if more furniture is added through updates). I prefer to find pieces myself rather than trade for them or catalogue everything. I don't see the fun in having all the sets already because like, what's left to do then? Just stare at my finished house for another few months?

Idk, personally if they do slowly add more furniture it won't bother me cause I'm collecting things so slowly anyway right now. I know everyone plays differently though and some people love cataloguing everything!

Gracie was a pretty bad example, but while I agree there's a large amount of value in spreading it out where I draw my frustration is that there is a chance they're holding back some really basic ones for marketing. Again, I'm trying to keep myself grounded with the thought that it was due to development timelines, but if sets like modern and alpine were truly just held back for marketing (as I can't really think of another good reason) I think that's something different.

 

[Mephala]

Ah I was forgetting the name for a lot of them, but yes completely agreed. Gracie was probably a bad example, but my mind was more going to things that felt like staple basics in New Leaf like the regal / modern / etc.



Gracie was a pretty bad example, but while I agree there's a large amount of value in spreading it out where I draw my frustration is that there is a chance they're holding back some really basic ones for marketing. Again, I'm trying to keep myself grounded with the thought that it was due to development timelines, but if sets like modern and alpine were truly just held back for marketing (as I can't really think of another good reason) I think that's something different.

Yeah that's fair! I agree, it is a bit weird to hold back sets like modern, etc. It feels like villager houses have a bit less character now since their old house designs aren't really possible without some of the sets, so it'll be interesting to see what happens if they do give us back the normal sets we're missing.

 

[cheezu]

I was hoping for amenities and furniture sets that the villagers could interact with in fun ways like in Pocket Camp.
I'm hopeful for the updates that will bring some fun stuff in but I still think we should be able to start off with more.
A lot of the items we are given so far are quite plain - and where are all the food items?
I see people using the frying pans over and over again. I badly need other food items to set up an outdoor cafe/restaurant.

 

[Sara?]

I've loved the game thus far, but one of my biggest complaints has been about the furniture diversity so this thought has really sparked a fire in me I'm rather certain a lot more furniture sets will be returning in the near future with DLCs. Assuming this is true (and I really hope it is versus not being in it at all), I can't help but be a little annoyed that some sets that have been in previous installments need to be released in phases. I have no problems with the seasonal ones / event ones being phased, but things like Gracie sets and others that are currently missing that were already in the game being spread out feels... manipulative?

Don't get me wrong I really love the concept of DLCs (even paid ones!). I think there's a lot of excitement in knowing there's content coming in the future especially in the console gaming arena since that wasn't something I grew up with. However, when it ends up being used for things that probably should already be in the base game considering previous versions, I feel like it becomes a rather cheap manipulation tactic to feign excitement/re-playability over content that isn't truly new. I probably sound really cranky and entitled over this, but I'd just rather not be left feeling like things were purposely held back for the sake of marketing. I might just try to give them the benefit of the doubt and hope it was due to development time crunch rather than the former

I would love the idea of DLCs but specially for making things more interactive, like being able to craft clothes, cook, gardening, sewing or just as simple as been able to use the sand castle or the bouncy horse... for me the game would be just too top if it were more interactive with its environment , you know what i mean ? also with more customization with villager houses and public buildings and of course bigger map hehehe so yeah thats it

 

[Underneath The Stars]

that's the right word, holding them back. no other reason to not included these old items as they already have designed them. i understand pocket camp because it's a camp AND a free game. but new horizons????? child.... even pocket camp doesn't even look like camping anymore. i was pretty shocked to see a lot of the basic amenities not even ending up here? they really limited us. but at the same time, i'd feel left out because i don't tt and i know for a fact that people would show off these rare future items already. so idk tbh.

 

[starlightsong]

I understand the people who say not everything should be available immediately and who like to be excited about future updates, but for me I hate uncertainty and just not knowing if something that was already there before is gonna come back, and we could totally get cool new furniture in updates that's actually new! I agree with you, outside of Gracie sets which nobody would have yet anyway without TTing, I'm really bothered by the lack of the mermaid set (this game is set on a tropical island, hello?) and the regal, rococo, and polka dot stuff and I have no idea if and when they'll be brought back. It also frustrates me because of one big thing I haven't seen anybody mention: frankly, a lot of the default villager houses are kinda terrible and unfitting (Mira, Sterling) and/or samey (almost every penguin) now because of the lack of furniture variety and I doubt those are ever going to be updated even if we get every single old set back!

Also: this is a slightly different topic but, while I understand that the cute set seems to be a successor to the lovely set and the rattan set seems to be a successor to the cabana set, pieces of those old sets are missing and I have no hope of them being added because I don't think they're gonna add more pieces to sets that are already in the game The cabana set has a glass table, a bookcase (and might I add that NH only has two total bookcases right now?), and a regular chair (as opposed to only an armchair). The rattan set, while I love it especially in white, doesn't. And the lovely set has a kitchen (which again we're kinda lacking in general now), a phone, and a table lamp and pink is its main color while the cute set--while again, I do really like it especially in sky blue--only has a white version with slight pink and red accents. There's not even a cute pink wallpaper or flooring and I don't believe there ever will be and that makes me sad.

 

[Underneath The Stars]

I understand the people who say not everything should be available immediately and who like to be excited about future updates, but for me I hate uncertainty and just not knowing if something that was already there before is gonna come back, and we could totally get cool new furniture in updates that's actually new! I agree with you, outside of Gracie sets which nobody would have yet anyway without TTing, I'm really bothered by the lack of the mermaid set (this game is set on a tropical island, hello?) and the regal, rococo, and polka dot stuff and I have no idea if and when they'll be brought back. It also frustrates me because of one big thing I haven't seen anybody mention: frankly, a lot of the default villager houses are kinda terrible and unfitting (Mira, Sterling) and/or samey (almost every penguin) now because of the lack of furniture variety and I doubt those are ever going to be updated even if we get every single old set back!

Also: this is a slightly different topic but, while I understand that the cute set seems to be a successor to the lovely set and the rattan set seems to be a successor to the cabana set, pieces of those old sets are missing and I have no hope of them being added because I don't think they're gonna add more pieces to sets that are already in the game The cabana set has a glass table, a bookcase (and might I add that NH only has two total bookcases right now?), and a regular chair (as opposed to only an armchair). The rattan set, while I love it especially in white, doesn't. And the lovely set has a kitchen (which again we're kinda lacking in general now), a phone, and a table lamp and pink is its main color while the cute set--while again, I do really like it especially in sky blue--only has a white version with slight pink and red accents. There's not even a cute pink wallpaper or flooring and I don't believe there ever will be and that makes me sad.

i also don't like uncertainty. people are getting so used to answering "maybe on future updates, hopefully" kinda getting annoying yeah, i mean the shrubs and art did happen and hopefully the spoilers from data miners would happen as well, but i kinda don't get the concept that it's the old stuff that are going to be added on future updates? instead of us just looking forward to new stuff.

can we imagine the gracie prices when the whirlpool, kitchen counter, etc are already overpriced????

 

[starlightsong]

i also don't like uncertainty. people are getting so used to answering "maybe on future updates, hopefully" kinda getting annoying yeah, i mean the shrubs and art did happen and hopefully the spoilers from data miners would happen as well, but i kinda don't get the concept that it's the old stuff that are going to be added on future updates? instead of us just looking forward to new stuff.

can we imagine the gracie prices when the whirlpool, kitchen counter, etc are already overpriced????

Yeah, that's exactly how I feel! I mean, this might sound silly, but one of the first things I ever wanted to do on my island was make a volleyball field. I had to keep asking my friends to tell me if they ever saw a volleyball net, only to find out when item databases started getting worked on and completed that there is no volleyball net in this game. When I saw the shell and rattan sets I thought they would be so cool to combine with the mermaid set only to find out, again, the mermaid set is gone. The second I found out you can plant palm trees on the grass now, I wanted to fill my island with banana, mango, and coconut trees and well, you know how that went! I'm having to just tell myself "well, since all this and a few other island-y things seem to be missing, maybe they're holding it back for a big summer update, hopefully that's the case and we're getting it all in July or something" and I... don't like having to tell myself that I'd prefer to speculate on what kinds of cool new stuff will be added this summer, not what old stuff might possibly maybe come back.

 

[Underneath The Stars]

Yeah, that's exactly how I feel! I mean, this might sound silly, but one of the first things I ever wanted to do on my island was make a volleyball field. I had to keep asking my friends to tell me if they ever saw a volleyball net, only to find out when item databases started getting worked on and completed that there is no volleyball net in this game. When I saw the shell and rattan sets I thought they would be so cool to combine with the mermaid set only to find out, again, the mermaid set is gone. The second I found out you can plant palm trees on the grass now, I wanted to fill my island with banana, mango, and coconut trees and well, you know how that went! I'm having to just tell myself "well, since all this and a few other island-y things seem to be missing, maybe they're holding it back for a big summer update, hopefully that's the case and we're getting it all in July or something" and I... don't like having to tell myself that I'd prefer to speculate on what kinds of cool new stuff will be added this summer, not what old stuff might possibly maybe come back.

a mood. me when i've been putting randoms on tables hoping i'll find food stuff. but apparently the pancakes, salads, etc are not in game? then there goes me again, hoping & predicting that the addition of vegetables means we'll get actually food.... but that's uncertain.

it's kinda annoying i know, it would be good if we at least KNOW they are coming. like for example, the white fence, it was shown on the teasers. so it's a possibility at least. but the other fruits? sets? at least houses are easy to redesign. but i struggled with the sudden addition of shrubs because you have to move stuff all over again. i know it gives us motivation to play more, but the tools breaking? yeah that gets annoying now. it makes me wanna limit designing my island too much. and when you have something planned, only to change all over again because of the colors & stuff it's time consuming.

 

[Dormire]

Man, not just furnitures but buildings. I'm in a constant state of anxiety of trying to complete areas then new features arrive or shops then I won't have enough space to accomodate them. I'm also holding back on interior designing because of the lack of kitchen COUNTERS. I just want to have a cute kitchen...please...

 

[Splinter]

I'm greatful for the time and effort they put into making the game, and anything they release for it in the future is a bonus.

 

[starlightsong]

a mood. me when i've been putting randoms on tables hoping i'll find food stuff. but apparently the pancakes, salads, etc are not in game? then there goes me again, hoping & predicting that the addition of vegetables means we'll get actually food.... but that's uncertain.

it's kinda annoying i know, it would be good if we at least KNOW they are coming. like for example, the white fence, it was shown on the teasers. so it's a possibility at least. but the other fruits? sets? at least houses are easy to redesign. but i struggled with the sudden addition of shrubs because you have to move stuff all over again. i know it gives us motivation to play more, but the tools breaking? yeah that gets annoying now. it makes me wanna limit designing my island too much. and when you have something planned, only to change all over again because of the colors & stuff it's time consuming.

You know, my girlfriend feels really optimistic about the game and has a lot of hope that they'll be adding all this stuff back... and even she said, when I explained to her that I just couldn't share her optimism while things are so uncertain, that she agrees it's frustrating for Nintendo to not be more upfront about what their plans are regarding if stuff that was present in NL/previous games will come back. All I can really rely on is dataminers saying things like "hey, look, it seems like the dream suite is present in the data! it looks like we found data for gyroids!" etc but even they can't say for certain because things like that can always be changed or removed. I'm actually really confused as to why the white fences aren't in the game and I hope we get them, since even with the hedges getting added there's so little variety to choose from for fences right now. All but like 2 of the options are boring/ugly to me...

I mean, I'm certainly glad we have the game at all and that it wasn't delayed further--especially in what's currently a really stressful time for most people--and a lot of awesome things have been done with it so far. And at least we know about the may day event, the stamp rally, and the wedding stuff and about all the event npcs like Jack and Pave coming back. But I guess I just wish that if they intend to bring back old furniture, fruits, etc anytime soon they could give us some sort of small teaser and let us know.

 

[flurrybuster]

I'm happy they made lots of new furniture instead of just copying and pasting New Leaf stuff and charging us full price for it.

 

[Mayor-of-Bliss]

It makes me mad because what's the point of "I can decorate however I want outside!" When there's only 100 items and only 3 sets anyway.
All the cool plans I had? Cant do any of them cause basically now things from animal crossing since the first game arent even there.
I hate block furniture.
The rattan set is...okay.
The cute set needs cute coloring? Why is it all blue or black and blue or teal and blue.

Wheres the food? Wheres the whole point in upgrading my house to decorate. I have 2 rooms I upgraded for storage that are empty because I already decorated with the 3sets we have ugh. I never even go in my house anymore. I used to spend hours redecorating.

I'm annoyed about DLC in general because I'm old fashioned about videogames and think DLC is a hassle and means the games not done. Blame Final Fantasy 15, lol.

Heck I asked my sister daily have you seen any hedge fences. Now I know why I couldn't find any.