Does anyone ever get overwelmed?

[Dunquixote]

Sometimes when I start up my game I start thinking about all the stuff I have to do still whether it be collect materials, clean up flowers, or try and trade for certain items and it feels overwhelming. Obviously this game is still much more relaxing than most but does anyone else feel small moments of this?

I felt this way when I first started playing the game and still experience this occasionally since I have severe anxiety.That is exactly why I stopped playing ACNL; when I came back to the game from a break and saw all of the items i had lying on the ground and forgot what they were for, I felt very overwhelmed and stopped playing it ><z

 

[litilravnur]

I think trading is what gets me flustered the most which is weird. I feel like people here are really patient and gracious but I still get nervous.

Me too, I also check and double-check if I have the correct items... But fortunately, everybody here is so patient and kind.
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The part that overwhelms me the most is traveling and watch what others have done with their islands and I can't figure out what to do with mine. Like all the creativity has gone and I'm stuck in a horrible island (indeed I have a horrible island ) and the fact we're drowning in flowers...

 

[Opal]

It's not exactly being overwhelmed but more like I'm starting to get bored of this daily routine and I don't know how much longer I'm going to want to play this game for. This is surprising to me since I loved new leaf and I played it for so long but in NH it's just meh.. like there isn't much to do after selling spare flowers, giving my villagers their daily gift, checking shops and getting pascal. Everything feels so repetitive and like a chore now. I've never been one for decorating so even though there's still some things left to do I can't be bothered because of all the flowers I will have to move and materials I need to collect. I love collecting things but there aren't that many cool rare furniture sets like in NL so I haven't really been motivated to do that either...

 

[Saga]

I get super overwhelmed, especially regarding flowers. I have hundreds and hundreds of them covering almost every square, and I neither want nor need most of them. But sorting through them, making sure I have enough of each color and type, planting the ones I DO want on the beach, and slowly selling the rest one inventory full at a time makes me super stressed out. I've already sold about 10 inventories worth, but that was only a tiny fraction and there are so many left to do... I'm trying to limit myself to only dealing with 1-2 inventories worth per day now.

I also get overwhelmed by trading. I can only really do 1-2 trades per day, and even that makes me anxious enough that I often have difficulty sleeping because I'm worried about not being online when the other person is, or oversleeping and missing our scheduled trade time, or whatever. (I'm in the US but usually end up trading with people from Europe, so there's a time difference.) It stressed me out enough that I haven't traded for a couple months now, even though I have some items that I REALLY want. I'm going to have to suck it up and trade again soon though if I want to make my island look nice! I'm at a bit of a stand-still right now since there are some key items I'm missing.

 

[Starboard]

I get super overwhelmed, especially regarding flowers. I have hundreds and hundreds of them covering almost every square, and I neither want nor need most of them. But sorting through them, making sure I have enough of each color and type, planting the ones I DO want on the beach, and slowly selling the rest one inventory full at a time makes me super stressed out. I've already sold about 10 inventories worth, but that was only a tiny fraction and there are so many left to do... I'm trying to limit myself to only dealing with 1-2 inventories worth per day now.

I also get overwhelmed by trading. I can only really do 1-2 trades per day, and even that makes me anxious enough that I often have difficulty sleeping because I'm worried about not being online when the other person is, or oversleeping and missing our scheduled trade time, or whatever. (I'm in the US but usually end up trading with people from Europe, so there's a time difference.) It stressed me out enough that I haven't traded for a couple months now, even though I have some items that I REALLY want. I'm going to have to suck it up and trade again soon though if I want to make my island look nice! I'm at a bit of a stand-still right now since there are some key items I'm missing.

I really wish there weren't so many things you had to trade for. In games like Pokemon it's ok since it's a couple of version exclusives but in this game there are sooooooo many items and furniture colours locked away from you. I'm also the kind of person who gets stressed at this kind of thing and even if I had the subscription I wouldn't enjoy it at all. I play this game to relax on my own, I don't like how you're actually forced to do trades to get even a fraction of what you want in a game you paid for.

 

[Reploid]

When I first started playing, I always chopped wood, hit rocks, etc. After I finished that, I would grind out Nook Miles with whatever free time I had left. I stopped doing all those things once I started working on my island. Now that I've finished and am left with barely any materials, I've been going back to doing those things again. There's always something to do, and I can only imagine how big the game will feel once they've finished updating it.

 

[Jhine7]

Sometimes, but I just space it out as much as I can.

 

[matt2019]

Yeah I’ve had this, especially when having to landscape

 

[jazzygoat]

I definitely get overwhelmed by flowers!! Most of my beach is covered with them and idk what to do with them. I hate when it rains so much that they just bloom out of control. I need to surround all my flowers in transparent paths, but taking a break from the game is a good way to not stress about it.
As far as daily chores go, I mostly get bored and skip them. Like hitting rocks every day gets real old, real fast, lol.

 

[Elphie]

Absolutely, I got rid of all my cliffs and rivers maybe a few weeks to a month ago and I haven't landscaped since cos I have so many ideas but no idea where to start :<

 

[GEEBRASS]

I felt this quite regularly for the few months! The main thing that helped me was dedicating a huge area to flower breeding ONLY, so that I wasn't concerned about watering/maintaining all flowers everywhere every day. We're coming up on mid-July and I'm down to the last phase of blue rose breeding for my first blue rose to pop up, but it's been satisfying to whittle my breeding area down bit by bit by bit over the months as I got the hybrids I was after. Doing that has also helped me decide what flowers I want to put where, instead of stressing about whether or not I should clear or keep the flowers that went wild all over but were still kinda pretty...

As my flower management came under control, it got easier for me to decide on how I wanted to decorate and terraform different areas, since I could experiment without having to constantly move hordes of flowers. Of course all of that also gets easier the more DIYs, furniture, and crafting materials you get over time so that you have more desirable options at your disposal.

Try to give yourself small goals, and don't be shy about covering your beach in flowers to keep in a holding pattern while you do other things! The hybrids will come eventually, and Leif will keep showing up!

 

[Uffe]

Sounds like you just need a break. I'm overwhelmed that I still haven't been able to figure out how much squares is ideal for a house yard and the house.

 

[Skandranon]

every now and then forget to buy what i need before work, then have to rush to do it on my first break, since they will be closed after that one

 

[Corrie]

I definitely have. When there's too much to do, I just shut down. I haven't touched the game in a week or so because of it. Once I come back to it eventually I'll be more fully charged.

 

[Lurrdoc]

I felt it when I completely forgot about my turnips and they rotted and I had zero bells to my name. It demotivated me from even wanting to play haha. In the end, I kept playing a different game and when I was ready I came back and got back enough bells to comfortably play again.

 

[Chris]

Nope. If I don't feel like doing something I simply don't do it. No stress.

 

[SirSean]

Sounds like you just need a break. I'm overwhelmed that I still haven't been able to figure out how much squares is ideal for a house yard and the house.

Lol sometimes it's the little things isn't it.

 

[Uffe]

Lol sometimes it's the little things isn't it.

Yup. I understand that some things can get tedious. I used to hit rocks everyday, but then over time I started to get tired of it. Now I just do it when I visit Mystery Islands because I want to make the most of the ticket I bought, or whenever I need resources to create DIYs.

 

[xTech]

Definitely yes. I was on a hiatus for a little while because the game started getting a bit too much (was playing it constantly), and i've only just managed to get to playing it again. I didn't wanna have to do all the grindy daily stuff and the new summer update at the same time while getting back into it, and so it took quite a lot of motivation to even start the game up. I don't know how to explain it, but it felt like I was both overwhelmed and scared at the same time, and yet still wanted to play it? I don't even know anymore, this game is just so addictive it's crazy.

 

[seularin]

i feel like i have more responsibilities in nh than irl - and ive been feeling really unmotivated to play since i reseted. i just have anxiety playing for no reason. im terraforming and landscaping several hours a day and i cant bring myself to stop; now that i have taken a break due to volleyball i just cant load up the game again no matter how i try. imo acnh doesnt have the best replay ability, but that must just be me since im overwhelmed. but i know in a month im gonna load up the game, look around, and play another 200hrs; im addicted