How often do you get the urge to reset?
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I’ve never wanted to reset in any AC game. It would just be too much work to start from scratch and have to get used to the new town layout. Granted, none of my towns or islands are over two years old, but my point still stands.
Rubygame
Senior Member
I'm happy that there are people with the same problems as me (in a good way
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I have ACNL since I was 12 years old, so since 2015 more or less, it seems incredible to me that so much time has passed.
I reset the beauty of three times before my current town, but that little voice that tells me I could restart never goes away
Anyway, I find it quite natural to have reset my first towns, I was very young and I didn't know other people who played to AC, I had no way of comparing my town with others, also because I didn't know there were forums dedicated to Animal Crossing. Consequently it was automatic that I made a lot of mistakes and above all that I didn't really know how the game worked.
The second town came about 2 years after the first, when I started following online guides! But it didn't last even a year, I soon got tired of the villagers and the fact that I couldn't make much progress on an aesthetic level. The third time I reset after only a few months because I almost completely lost motivation! But a few months later I decided to start again, it was February 18, 2017, and that was the date on which today I celebrate the birth of my town
It was the first time I tried to pay attention to the map and certain important details for the future, but I still didn't know many things that I would have learned just by continuing to play and inform myself!
After 10 years now, it's normal that Animal Crossing New Leaf has no more secrets for me, and it's normal that today I would make completely different choices, and above all more sensible.
Despite this, I would never start over, I have another nintendo with ACNL but I play very little! And I say this not only because in my town, however imperfect, I feel at home, but also because thinking of having to accumulate all the public works again and shape a new town... I really don't have the strength And the time! The damn time
Maybe I say this because I haven't finished my current town yet, I still have many things I want to do it, but in a few years I could get back to it!
This is also why I can't devote myself to New Horizons, I still have many things to finish in New Leaf and I am grateful to have found so many nice people here on the forum who have helped me and help me continuously
Thank you Bell Tree
)I have ACNL since I was 12 years old, so since 2015 more or less, it seems incredible to me that so much time has passed.
I reset the beauty of three times before my current town, but that little voice that tells me I could restart never goes away
Anyway, I find it quite natural to have reset my first towns, I was very young and I didn't know other people who played to AC, I had no way of comparing my town with others, also because I didn't know there were forums dedicated to Animal Crossing. Consequently it was automatic that I made a lot of mistakes and above all that I didn't really know how the game worked.
The second town came about 2 years after the first, when I started following online guides! But it didn't last even a year, I soon got tired of the villagers and the fact that I couldn't make much progress on an aesthetic level. The third time I reset after only a few months because I almost completely lost motivation! But a few months later I decided to start again, it was February 18, 2017, and that was the date on which today I celebrate the birth of my town
It was the first time I tried to pay attention to the map and certain important details for the future, but I still didn't know many things that I would have learned just by continuing to play and inform myself!
After 10 years now, it's normal that Animal Crossing New Leaf has no more secrets for me, and it's normal that today I would make completely different choices, and above all more sensible.
Despite this, I would never start over, I have another nintendo with ACNL but I play very little! And I say this not only because in my town, however imperfect, I feel at home, but also because thinking of having to accumulate all the public works again and shape a new town... I really don't have the strength
And the time! The damn timeMaybe I say this because I haven't finished my current town yet, I still have many things I want to do it, but in a few years I could get back to it!
This is also why I can't devote myself to New Horizons, I still have many things to finish in New Leaf and I am grateful to have found so many nice people here on the forum who have helped me and help me continuously
Thank you Bell Tree
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I get the urge to reset quite often. I cannot explain why, I just do. I used to do it all the time in the earlier days of New Leaf because I kept wanting new villagers. But thanks to coming to know about adoption in 2015 and the Welcome Amiibo update in 2016, I can obtain specific villagers without having to resort to such measures. I finally ordered the Amiibo card for my #1 favorite villager a few days ago after wondering for so long that ordering specific villagers' Amiibo cards was a thing or not, and if it goes through well, I am going to just Amiibo him in my New Leaf town. ^_^
I also display some symptoms of ADHD. I heard from someone else on here who is a habitual resetter and they have ADHD. I am not for certain that I have it, but a lot of my behavior does correspond to the symptoms of it. It is hard for me to stick to the same thing for long periods at a time and I frequently feel the urge to start something new (which is linked to habitual resetting in Animal Crossing), which is a symptom of ADHD.
Okay, I guess I was able to explain why after all. XD
I really wanna stick to my current town though, same goes for my island in New Horizons.
I also display some symptoms of ADHD. I heard from someone else on here who is a habitual resetter and they have ADHD. I am not for certain that I have it, but a lot of my behavior does correspond to the symptoms of it. It is hard for me to stick to the same thing for long periods at a time and I frequently feel the urge to start something new (which is linked to habitual resetting in Animal Crossing), which is a symptom of ADHD.
Okay, I guess I was able to explain why after all. XD
I really wanna stick to my current town though, same goes for my island in New Horizons.
Yes, my town has design flaws however I’ve had the town since the release of new leaf so I don’t want lose its history. Even the name has aged like milk but then again that just adds to the unforeseen naivety I had when playing the game for the first time.
I reset my New Leaf town once again a couple days ago, lol. My last map was a disaster and everyone kept moving in the same area. >_<
but this will be my last time for a long while I promise!
Also opted for some good villgers <3333
I did lose Astrid, but I’m not too worried about it because I have her Amiibo card. I will probably Amiibo her back in… probably as early as today if I can. ^^ I got the lamp yesterday.
but this will be my last time for a long while I promise!
Also opted for some good villgers <3333
I did lose Astrid, but I’m not too worried about it because I have her Amiibo card. I will probably Amiibo her back in… probably as early as today if I can. ^^ I got the lamp yesterday.
Hunter_Gr33n
Senior Member
I think I get the urge to reset every couple of years, give or take. I feel like my urge grows stronger when I haven't played in long amounts of time.
My first town from 2014-ish I remember resetting by 2018-19 (by that point, I almost never played it and the whole thing was a pigsty, courtesy of my preteen self having no idea what to do). I have vague memories of another town that I only touched once or twice and never played in again. Now I'm on Town #3.
My first town from 2014-ish I remember resetting by 2018-19 (by that point, I almost never played it and the whole thing was a pigsty, courtesy of my preteen self having no idea what to do). I have vague memories of another town that I only touched once or twice and never played in again. Now I'm on Town #3.
Very often honestly - it's usually over the town hall placement, or any other permanent structures like river shapes and the coffee shop. I doesn't bother me enough to actually reset but I do sometimes wish I had a better layout T__T Definitely the best feature they added to New Horizons
I think I'm also on my 3rd town now, after getting the game in 2014. Every few years, I'd just get bored of the endgame or frustrated with building and rock placements. But, I can see myself keeping this current town forever. I'll probably end up remodeling the whole thing someday, but not resetting.
I used to have the urge to reset about every year and a half, I'd play in a town consistently for about that long (I played New Leaf consistently for like, 6 years straight) and then I would start feeling a bit bored and reset. Then I bought a second copy of the game and I haven't reset since, I've had my current town since I think 2018 and my current second town (that I rarely play on) since 2019 or 2020.
Back during the City Folk years, I used to reset nearly each week. I was always bored and craved a fresh start. I don't know how I didn't get bored of doing the same introduction phase and paying off my house, knowing I'd have to do it all again the next week. Luckily, I haven't had that urge with New Leaf or New Horizons. I think these games have a lot more to offer, so it didn't become as stale so quickly. Yeah, City Folk was quite boring looking back on that now.
CozyVillager
talks to animals
I can't even count how many times I reset New Leaf in the past. I never reset my Wild World town. I think the reason why New Leaf was different was because there were a lot of cosmetic features of the town that were randomized from the beginning and couldn't be changed later.
Looking back on it now I wish I wouldn't have started over so many times, because all the time I spent resetting for a map I could have been playing the game. Eventually a few years after New Leaf came out I realized this and went with the "first" town of that playthrough and I've had the same one ever since. It has a lot of traits that some would consider imperfections, but to me it only adds to the charm and fun of the game!
I haven't considered resetting once since then, and I won't be resetting my towns in future Animal Crossing games either.
Looking back on it now I wish I wouldn't have started over so many times, because all the time I spent resetting for a map I could have been playing the game. Eventually a few years after New Leaf came out I realized this and went with the "first" town of that playthrough and I've had the same one ever since. It has a lot of traits that some would consider imperfections, but to me it only adds to the charm and fun of the game!
I haven't considered resetting once since then, and I won't be resetting my towns in future Animal Crossing games either.
KittenNoir
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I keep getting the urge to restart my town cause I have been trying forever to unlock the police station.
I am having no luck with a villager mentioning it and I also want the hamster ball thing that is on the front of the game cover.
It is hard cause they aren't items you can buy from other players but I also don't want to restart as I have had that town since 2013 and I can't loose my bestie Ed.
I am having no luck with a villager mentioning it and I also want the hamster ball thing that is on the front of the game cover.
It is hard cause they aren't items you can buy from other players but I also don't want to restart as I have had that town since 2013 and I can't loose my bestie Ed.
SnowHunterWing
Flower Man
I never like to reset my town. I have had the same town since the game came out and I think it really enhances the experience. I just feel like there's a lot more memories to be had if you keep the one town. My sister likes to reset all the time, but I think she burns herself out because it's just like if there's something that she's not happy with, she resets. Animal Crossing is a game that, at least for me, is about patience. There is beauty in flaws, and things take time to look good. Resetting just sets your further back in that aspect in my opinion.
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