is it bad to time travel?

[christianmario]

usually in ac games when i first get them i never time travel. i have heavy amounts of guilt when i do
i've had new leaf since launch, i've reset it many times, but i still feel bad for time traveling?
as the title says, is it bad to time travel?

 

[2kimi2furious]

If it is built into the game, why feel bad about it? I used to do it all the time. Sometimes I still do it in minor ways. There's nothing wrong with it and no one should make you feel bad for playing your game the way you want to.

 

[Kurb]

it depends. If you have beautiful town ordinance, it won't hurt as much. If you don't, ooh boy.

 

[CHA1N]

The first four months of playing I refused to time travel. It was a grind but I felt really accomplished. My house upgrades, landscaping, never using amiibos, waiting on Gracie's fashion checks, grinding out Katrina's shop, etc.

I don't know if I just got bored and started losing interest, but I started time traveling so I could see what was in the shops sooner, or to see who was in town that day. Luckily I only ever go one day ahead at a time and I've always had the beautiful town ordinance. Otherwise I'd have a lot of wilted flowers and unwanted move-outs.

You paid for the game, it's single player, and time travel is a feature. You even get the title for it when villagers talk about rumours. So long as you're not messing with other people's towns you should play how you like!

 

[Nunnafinga]

Time traveling in Animal Crossing has never been a bad thing but a few purists out there have tried to make other players feel guilty by saying that it's wrong because it's cheating.It's your town and if you want to time travel then do it but if it feels wrong to you or makes you uncomfortable then don't do it.It's pretty much that simple.

 

[Lavamaize]

I don't time travel, but once I went to a friend's town while he time traveled to find the best Turnip Prices and a still feel a bit bad about it to this day.

 

[AprilfromShoebox]

I time travel like every day lmao
Especially if I want to regrow grass. I will time travel a whole week at a time. It's also helpful for booting villagers you don't want to make space for ones you do. It's probably obvious but I'm totally not going to buy the reset center lmao

I guess it's easy for me b/c I don't have any attachment to my current villagers. But if the ones I liked moved out I'd be sad, so I always talk to them before I tt to make sure they don't move lol

 

[Leedzie]

I time travel every day because I just literally don't have time to play the game without it. I work a lot and my hours are inconsistent, so I'd be constantly missing out on things if I didn't. But I don't feel bad about it because this is MY game for ME to enjoy and it's no one's business but my own. Presently I only time travel in chronological order, but it's not always on the same day as IRL (sometimes I'll move the 3DS clock back to the previous day because I wasn't 'done' there yet) and definitely not IRL time. But that said, before my hiatus I time traveled backwards and forwards all the time just because it's what I wanted and it made me enjoy the game more. Ultimately that's all that matters, whether or not you're enjoying yourself.

As far s whether or not time traveling is 'morally' wrong (for lack of a better term), I don't see -anything- wrong with it. Maybe I'm just old school on this, but I see zero problem with using cheats in games. Back in the 80's and 90's the cheats were built into the games by the devs themselves, or you could get a Game Genie and mod the game that way. It was not only super common but in many cases it was preferred. I have no idea when this notion took over that using game cheats is a negative thing and people began looking down on one another for it.
Like I said earlier, it's no one's business but yours how you play YOUR game. Play it in a way that's enjoyable to YOU. If that means time traveling, go for it! If you try that out and decide it's not for you, that's okay too! All that matters is that you're enjoying yourself, and there's no wrong answers there with a game like this.

 

[LadyDestani]

I don't personally time travel because that's just not how I enjoy the game. I do keep the time set a few hours earlier so the shops will still be open when I'm able to log in and play. But I don't feel bad about that and I don't think you should feel bad about time traveling if that's what you want to do. Play the game in the way that brings you the most enjoyment, because that's really what it's all about.

 

[Blood Eclipse]

No.


Longer version: No. The option is there for those who want to use it and for those who don't, then simply don't do it.

I time travel all the time for my own reasons and I feel absolutely no guilt. I honestly don't understand why anyone would.

I still enjoy the game. I still like to occasionally talk to villagers after completing all tasks. And, most of the time, I get more enjoyment time traveling than I do playing regularly: I unlock more, do more and experience more.

Maybe if the villagers had more dialogue, had different moods and personalities and weren't all butchered versions of their previous selves I'd spend the whole day talking to villagers and running errands like I used to in other AC. After a while of talking to villagers in New Leaf though, it gets boring, they start repeating the same phrases and it's rare if they get mad or act mean. So basically it feels like talking to a village of clones. So most of my enjoyment derives from unlocking stuff or decorating.

I've time traveled in all of the AC games I've played: still enjoyed them; still a fan of ac--Only in the past versions the reason I time traveled less was because the villagers were actually interesting to talk to.

That's just me though.

And I'd like to know why anyone would feel guilt over time traveling in a video game or get mad if someone else does it. I just can't wrap my head around the reasoning.

 

[sarahac]

i don't really time travel because i dont even have much time to play the game as is lol

but no. there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. the game came with the function, and as seen from the potential time traveller reputation/rumours that villagers give you, even the game developers find it normal and okay.

besides, who cares if it isnt? you paid for the game just like everyone else, you have every right to do literally whatever you want with the game. everyone has their own ways of playing, but no one should be allowed to tell you how to play your game.

tldr; dont feel guilty! it's completely okay to tt and no one can criticise you for it

 

[Sweetley]

Why should it be bad? When you think about it, it's a option built into the game and it only affects
your own town, you don't do damage to other players. The only thing you have to keep an eye on
while tting is that you don't lose any villagers or flowers, if you care for those. Otherwise, it's ok
to do time travel. I for myself time travel a lot and I still have fun with the game, it's actually for
me much more fun with tting.