I’ve been playing since launch (without time traveling), filled my island to 10 villagers as early as possible, and I’ve only had one villager ask to move (8-9 days ago). Is it rarer in this game? Am I going to have to wait 6-12 months for the right villager to request a move?
How Frequent are Move-Out Requests?
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DJStarstryker
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I've only gotten 1 request so far (I said no). I can't remember when it happened but it was several days ago now. Nothing since. I've seen other villagers do that sort of thinking thing, but whenever I talk to them, they just give me stuff.
I've had one so far, thankfully if was someone I couldn't stand! XD
I said yes, of course.
My understanding is there are steps to getting villagers to move out.
-Don't talk to them for several days.
-Watch for a thought cloud and talk to them.
-They'll probably tell you they've been thinking of leaving.
-Tell them to leave!
I said yes, of course.
My understanding is there are steps to getting villagers to move out.
-Don't talk to them for several days.
-Watch for a thought cloud and talk to them.
-They'll probably tell you they've been thinking of leaving.
-Tell them to leave!
Man, that's such a bummer. I'm extra frustrated because out of my 10 villagers, I only have 4 I want to keep. Ten days ago I got a move out request from one of those four, and then today I got a move-out request from ANOTHER of those four, not any of the six I would like to let go of. I hate that I now apparently have to wait two weeks at a time just for the CHANCE to have a villager maybe think about going somewhere.
Any idea why Nintendo would make this switch? Is it too depressing/abrupt to have villagers constantly thinking about moving? Do they want to slow down the pace? Or are they just trying to push more amiibo sales by deliberately making it less likely that anyone will consider leaving otherwise?
I've only had two ask to move out in 40-45 days (TTing), so for me, it's roughly every three weeks.
It's frustrating because I have a lot of villagers I would like to move out, but one of the requests came from one of the few villagers that I wanted to keep. So I've only had one villager successfully leave so far... At this rate, it might take 6+ months to get rid of my least favorite villager!
I'll likely start using Amiibo at some point if more don't start asking to move out soon.
It's frustrating because I have a lot of villagers I would like to move out, but one of the requests came from one of the few villagers that I wanted to keep. So I've only had one villager successfully leave so far... At this rate, it might take 6+ months to get rid of my least favorite villager!
I'll likely start using Amiibo at some point if more don't start asking to move out soon.
SmoochsPLH
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Wait the thinking thing is a sign of a villager wanting to move out? Frick I could've moved out Rodeo! Do they still ping you?
eladisland
Senior Member
It seems like these move out requests are completely random and not dependent on whether they like or dislike you. Anecdotally, two of my friends and myself have had our favorites ask to move out and we think it's because we gave them too much attention. I think it's coincidence because I've also shoved and netted one of my Peppy gals and they weren't the ones to ask to leave. I am starting to wonder about the title Animal "Crossing" as if the makers imply that 'crossing' is a privilege, but somehow we all assumed that we are supposed to make them stay.
Having said that, based on what I hear from TT'ers they seem to succeed with the 2-week-trick, and the incidents with my two friends and I happened around 2 weeks after we got the game on release day.
Having said that, based on what I hear from TT'ers they seem to succeed with the 2-week-trick, and the incidents with my two friends and I happened around 2 weeks after we got the game on release day.
They don't ping anymore. It's the thought bubble that signals wanting to move. That bubble also signals other things, though. I really want Hazel to leave (I like her, but I've had her before and I want a fresh experience) so I would always get excited when I saw her thinking, but she always just wanted to give me an item or sell me something. One time she gave me FOUR DIFFERENT SHIRTS in one evening play session, like an unsubtle hint that she hated my outfit or something, haha.
I think it's random? I believe villager can start moving out when you get your 8th villager, so one of my villagers (my 9th) asked to move 6 days after my 8th villager moved in, 5 days after they moved in, and 1 day after my 10th move in.
I don't know what the criteria is or if it's completely random, but that's the only villager I've had ask to move out so far. However, I will say I remember people being confused on not having many campers, and I've had 3 campers in less than 2 weeks, which is actually fairly equivalent to how New Leaf was.
I think while it might take villagers longer to say if they want to move out, the process is much quicker. I prefer this balance instead as I don't have to wait 5+ days for a villager to fully move out.
I don't know what the criteria is or if it's completely random, but that's the only villager I've had ask to move out so far. However, I will say I remember people being confused on not having many campers, and I've had 3 campers in less than 2 weeks, which is actually fairly equivalent to how New Leaf was.
I think while it might take villagers longer to say if they want to move out, the process is much quicker. I prefer this balance instead as I don't have to wait 5+ days for a villager to fully move out.
I've noticed that a lot of the people reporting longer wait times between requests seem to be TTers. I'm hearing 2-3 weeks from people who time travel and 5-14 days from people who don't, generally. I wonder if that's a coincidence?
I've noticed that unlike past games, neither of the move-out requests I've gotten have been at the start of the day/session. Both times I've only seen a villager with the thought bubble after a few hours of gameplay that day, and they were both villagers I'd already talked to several times that day before they started thinking about moving. So I wonder what triggers the appearance of that bubble, if it's no longer the first thing on their mind when you load up the game that day. Huck asked to move after I returned home from a mystery tour, and Bubbles asked to move today after I returned from visiting my boyfriend's island. It seems like putting more hours into a single day slightly increases the chance that someone will want to move that day, especially if you're doing things that prompt changes in your villagers' locations and activities, like "reloading" your island by leaving and coming back. So maybe TTers, who are less likely to play several hours on a single in-game day, aren't seeing thought bubbles that might have generated if they'd been playing longer sessions or more than once per in-game day during those times?
I don't care at all whether people TT or not, just something I've noticed! I'd like to figure out what makes the game decide when a villager will think about moving.
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That's a good point! Honestly, though, I'd take a longer move-out process over an extra 5-10 days between requests. That's still an increase of at least five days in move-out time, it's just happening before the request instead of after it. And that's assuming that you want that villagers to move. Right now we have to wait a couple of weeks just for someone to request to move. At least in New Leaf, you didn't have the 5-day wait time unless you actually confirmed their request to move because you wanted them gone, and then you had a concrete date by which they'd head out. In NH, we wait much longer between requests, but it's still likely that someone you want to keep will be the next one to consider moving, which renders all that extra wait time meaningless.
Maple tried to move out today and she had the thought bubble above her head but it also turned into a text box saying "What to do...?" All the other times I've seen a villager with a thought bubble they've just given me a gift so maybe the text is specific to moving requests?
