I was just looking for an island for my brother to sell his turnips and most people were offering visits for free with the option to tip only if you felt like it. That is so nice, and even if there were people who charge a lot for small things, there will always be a great number of people who just wanna help out free of charge. It might be frustrating searching for someone with a price that you can afford, but don't lose hope.
Is anyone else annoyed by the constant greed?
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Paperboy012305
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I've seen a few people here wanting NMT for just watering someone else's flowers. I mean, why? They're just watering. I know it boosts the chances of hybrids, but a fee for NMT just to water flowers?
I am trying so hard to not be a greedy NMT guy because I want Cashmere in my island as I don't have her card. This would be much easier if I had her card, but I don't. So I have grinded a lot of Nook Miles just to get NMTs all by myself. But I have traded some items for NMTs here and I feel guilty for it. I can't believe I'm getting some tickets for a sheep nobody likes but me.
I am trying so hard to not be a greedy NMT guy because I want Cashmere in my island as I don't have her card. This would be much easier if I had her card, but I don't. So I have grinded a lot of Nook Miles just to get NMTs all by myself. But I have traded some items for NMTs here and I feel guilty for it. I can't believe I'm getting some tickets for a sheep nobody likes but me.
voltairenism
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Tbh, if your nooks are buying the turnips for like 500, 600 bells, you need to do something to make it not overwhelming to you, and entry fee is good for this. But I've seen people asking for a lot as an entry fee for less than 200 bells at nook's, or stuff like cataloging a set for 20 NMT, or even low tier villagers with 10 NMT starting bid. This is just downright greed.
Sometimes it’s reasonable, like 99k for turnips at 600+.
But when people are charging ANYTHING (sometimes 3+ nmt or 99k) to just stand there and have Celeste trapped at the airport, that’s a little ridiculous.That requires no effort, you can literally be afk. People need to chill.
But when people are charging ANYTHING (sometimes 3+ nmt or 99k) to just stand there and have Celeste trapped at the airport, that’s a little ridiculous.That requires no effort, you can literally be afk. People need to chill.
Strong Badam
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I've not been a host quite yet but from what I hear from friends, it's really time consuming and a lot of effort. DMing dodo codes and stuff, working through queues, getting dozens of reddit notifications etc.. So I do think it's pretty fair to ask for something, though personally I'd probably just let people tip and be surprised by generosity in return. I think players would be far less likely to charge others for their time like this if the online system was better conceived. 30+ seconds for someone to join the island and another 10 for someone to leave really eats into the amount of players who can join in on these things. If it were a lot faster I think just relying on tips would be much more lucrative, and charging an upfront fee would be less profitable by comparison.
i agree that a small entry fee (1 nmt/99k) is reasonable but anything above that like 5-10 nmt ?!?!? is INSANE. luckily i have not come across anyone doing that lol. i dont agree that all the host has to do is "sit there and afk" as some people say. the other night i was doing a trade with someone from nookazon and she asked to use my shops, i said yes ofc, i noticed after she was done she started looking around without asking so i just watched her. She went into my DIY station that holds all my materials and started looking at everything and pocketing items. super greedy and gross! i closed the game so fast when that happened. sadly you can not trust people and need to watch them!! people are greedy and will steal if they think they can get away with it 
it's so sad too because i dont recall ever being stolen from or even having my town disrespected in New Leaf. Where did all these greedy/rude players come from.
it's so sad too because i dont recall ever being stolen from or even having my town disrespected in New Leaf. Where did all these greedy/rude players come from.
ParabolaBeam
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I feel this. I was trying to catalog-not even buy-some sets and they were asking either 2 NMT per set or 250k IGB per set and like...I understand the convenience of it, but I'm not that desperate! I had to decline because I'd really much rather wait and...buy the set and own the set than encourage this kind of pricing.
I think most of us can agree that it's not a matter of if you charge a fee, it's a matter of how you charge it. I think most people will be fine paying a reasonable fee (eg. 1-2 NMT, 10% of profit for turnip sales), but it's when people start charging beyond the worth of whatever they're offering that it becomes a problem. And unfortunately, there's just so many of these types of people. 
thelonewanderer
Senior Member
You mean by Nintendo cashgrab?
yeah i don't bother with nookazon for buying unless i'm desperate. i usually come here. there are some items that they price differently than we do. for example, NMT is about 30k IGB tops over there, while here people want anywhere from 200-500k for one.
and their pricing for NMT is probably why you see "outrageous" offers such as 5NMT for 1 hybrid lmao
and their pricing for NMT is probably why you see "outrageous" offers such as 5NMT for 1 hybrid lmao
I think the "root" of what people are saying, is that times were (and still can be) more enjoyable when transactions weren't a thing. The joy of sharing and having turnip parties and the ability of creating a bond outweighed currency. It also led people to form friendships that lasted outside the game.
Ahahaha. It was not/is not a major crisis to have people come in and out. I personally quite enjoyed the chaotic fun of it. And to argue that people have to set time for people to come in and out, sending Dodo Codes- did you not know what you are getting into? If profit is your MO, why complain? The more the merrier, correct? If you find yourself in that New School Approach, then hosting is a business transaction, so you are going to have to wait, so you can make your profit. Time is money!
On the flip side, if you take a Community Based Approach, what is time? It's irrelevant. You should not care about gates being open, sending out Dodo codes or turning out a profit but instead finding joy of helping others to where the outcome is a profitable for everyone and you can find genuine connections.
Ahahaha. It was not/is not a major crisis to have people come in and out. I personally quite enjoyed the chaotic fun of it. And to argue that people have to set time for people to come in and out, sending Dodo Codes- did you not know what you are getting into? If profit is your MO, why complain? The more the merrier, correct? If you find yourself in that New School Approach, then hosting is a business transaction, so you are going to have to wait, so you can make your profit. Time is money!
On the flip side, if you take a Community Based Approach, what is time? It's irrelevant. You should not care about gates being open, sending out Dodo codes or turning out a profit but instead finding joy of helping others to where the outcome is a profitable for everyone and you can find genuine connections.
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JaydenRocks0
Animal Crossing Fanatic
I think its because the cutscene for someone coming is just soo unbearable and is so time consuming, I would need to be paid a lot to nave to deal with that every few seconds.
helloxcutiee
Senior Member
It's so crazy to see because people were never this greedy back in New Leaf.
Thought this was gonna be a thread about those little racoons who run the shop because they've been spiking prices themselves .-.
I've been asked over 10 mil for a villager when I hadn't even reached 10 mil yet. This was weeks ago too iirc.
I've been asked over 10 mil for a villager when I hadn't even reached 10 mil yet. This was weeks ago too iirc.
purple_vixen
Senior Member
Don't visit their island/trade with them. I have no problems in finding people that enjoy playing normally and not like a wall street executive
This. My partner keeps encouraging me to subvert the "over inflated Bell economy", by offering stuff free or at cost. If I let Marina move out, I'll let her go to someone who will love her, and not charge 999NMT. If we do free Celeste visits and let people catalogue for free, we can get the community that we want.
Slightly off topic, but I have about a squiion pink windflowers without TT, mainly because they are the only hybrids that I ever get on NMT islands. OP, if you want any, just shout.
Do you still need this? I can order you one for basic catalogue price...
I think the influx of newer players from lockdown has gotten a whole bunch of greedy people in ): It's quite tragic to see people charging 10NMT for turnip entry and some even scamming people - I feel terrible for players who think these prices are normal.
I'm kinda just playing the game slowly so casuals will eventually lose interest. By then hopefully the economy has deflated and I can find more community players
Most people I've met over the Bell Tree forums has been really nice though, I generally dislike twitter/discord more
I'm kinda just playing the game slowly so casuals will eventually lose interest. By then hopefully the economy has deflated and I can find more community players
Most people I've met over the Bell Tree forums has been really nice though, I generally dislike twitter/discord more
Don't get me started on the cataloging section on the nookazon discord. its just plain out ridiculous how people can offer such services for a high price of bells and or nmt. "catalog all 60 items for 80 nmt or 4 million bells" I've found some good people there or cheap services that helped me tremendously on my catalog but majority of them as tempting as they might be but for a unreasonable price automatic PASS!
but also nookazon isn't that bad I've found way too many wishlist items for either store price or just
for a couple of extra bells or even lower than store price while other places they want like 100k bells for an item. i remember someone on the actrade discord told me 15k for an item I forgot what it was wasn't worth it when it was only like 3k on cranny's. like what you want a million bells???? ugh it makes me tired.
but also nookazon isn't that bad I've found way too many wishlist items for either store price or just
for a couple of extra bells or even lower than store price while other places they want like 100k bells for an item. i remember someone on the actrade discord told me 15k for an item I forgot what it was wasn't worth it when it was only like 3k on cranny's. like what you want a million bells???? ugh it makes me tired.
How much does the grand piano cost? I'm asking because I found (and bought) a white Upright Piano at the Cranny today, for 53k bells. I'm going to turn one of my rooms (or the basement) into a music production studio, so I'm after musical instruments and equipments.
mayortiffany
Senior Member
Eh, I think some people were still pretty greedy in New Leaf. To me, the Animal Crossing community has never been truly altruistic, as I've come across people in the past who were asking ridiculous things for their villagers as well. Of course, the currency we used was different, and with New Horizon's newfound popularity, that greediness appears to be magnified.
The community is ultimately what people make of it and what people contribute to it. I find that community values tend to differ a lot from platform to platform, with here being one of most chill places (but much slower in traffic) whereas Discord can get pretty bad (but has so many more people to trade with). I think we also have to keep in mind that we're all strangers trading with one another and no true, greedless community can be built without friendships and knowing the other person behind the screen a bit better.
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