Is the community of AC becoming toxic?
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I feel that quarantine is amplifying everyone's emotions in the real world and the internet, It's noticeable.
What find weird about the community at the moment is that everyone seems to be set on being perfectionists. Like restarting 100 hour islands for something so minor like the colour of the airport. Or traveling to mystery islands a dozen times for a specific villager, only to have them move out later. It just seems naive because we don't know the all the options yet, Nintendo are constantly updating it. By people doing these actions it makes them more pessimistic and unhappy overall. Hence why people are becoming more toxic i guess.
What find weird about the community at the moment is that everyone seems to be set on being perfectionists. Like restarting 100 hour islands for something so minor like the colour of the airport. Or traveling to mystery islands a dozen times for a specific villager, only to have them move out later. It just seems naive because we don't know the all the options yet, Nintendo are constantly updating it. By people doing these actions it makes them more pessimistic and unhappy overall. Hence why people are becoming more toxic i guess.
Chachamaru
Indeedaroo
Wholeheartedly. Well, okay, not THE most toxic fandom (not by a long shot) but it has def gotten worse since the release of NH.
I wanna say. Animal crossing seems to be a game that attracts a lot of mentally ill individuals. NOW, I don't mean that negatively or to cause offense. I myself have severe ocd and agoraphobia (this quarantine is NOTHING different then what my daily life has been for the better half of 3 years now).. And when you get a lotta people with lots of strong opinions, sensitivity, and emotions, yikes. It is what it is though.
The twitter community is hilariously toxic. But, then again, it's twitter. On here, I have encountered 2 or 3 people I had to do a double take at then slowly back away lmao. People are also getting greedier with the game. It's nothing like it was back then. I guess that's to be expected with the advancement of online communication and trading though huh.. Idk.
I wanna say. Animal crossing seems to be a game that attracts a lot of mentally ill individuals. NOW, I don't mean that negatively or to cause offense. I myself have severe ocd and agoraphobia (this quarantine is NOTHING different then what my daily life has been for the better half of 3 years now).. And when you get a lotta people with lots of strong opinions, sensitivity, and emotions, yikes. It is what it is though.
The twitter community is hilariously toxic. But, then again, it's twitter. On here, I have encountered 2 or 3 people I had to do a double take at then slowly back away lmao. People are also getting greedier with the game. It's nothing like it was back then. I guess that's to be expected with the advancement of online communication and trading though huh.. Idk.
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ac has a ton of fans ofc there are gonna be some bad apples
the fandom as a whole is pretty chill imo, at least compared to other ones
I agree w/ other posters about twitter though
seems to be the hotspot for toxic people from every fandom for some reason
the fandom as a whole is pretty chill imo, at least compared to other ones
I agree w/ other posters about twitter though
seems to be the hotspot for toxic people from every fandom for some reason
Chachamaru
Indeedaroo
I couldn't stop reading, it was like watching a train wreck.. Glad other people on here saw it too.
Honestly, it didn't felt real. I think no one has that amount of rage in soneone's heart until I found their tweet demeaning Etika and trivializing his mental illness...I fully understood that that person is vile and evil. It takes a special someone to say very hateful words. So I guess them going wild was a normal thing for them.
DinoTown
Festive Fossil
I'm highly tempted to go try and find this thread of tweets just to understand what on Earth went down but at the same time, from the sounds of it, it would be really bad for my blood pressure.Honestly, it didn't felt real. I think no one has that amount of rage in soneone's heart until I found their tweet demeaning Etika and trivializing his mental illness...I fully understood that that person is vile and evil. It takes a special someone to say very hateful words. So I guess them going wild was a normal thing for them.
it may seem like there's more and more "toxic" people in the ac community, but it's just because they like to draw attention to themselves. no one in the community is perfect, but there are plenty of genuinely nice and trustworthy people out there. i'd say that for every "toxic" player, there are at least a hundred of friendly players, especially on this forum
The AC stuff they did was more comedic-sounding than anything because of how unrealisticly angry they sound but their other "hot takes" are kinda...truely not good for your BP lol.
I haven't really noticed it, personally, but maybe I just spend more time actually playing the game than getting involved/keeping up with the drama, lol. The only people I've encountered for this game were for trading (and you lovely people on this forum!), and I've had positive experiences with all of them.
I know there's crazy people like that one viral tweet (I'm sure there's many more than one, but the one my friends and I were laughing at was particularly hostile) who think TTing is akin to murdering their firstborn son, but that's a vocal minority, like most people have said. I don't think they were even serious, they must have been fishing for attention. And if they weren't, they need help, but they certainly don't represent the AC community, lol.
I know there's crazy people like that one viral tweet (I'm sure there's many more than one, but the one my friends and I were laughing at was particularly hostile) who think TTing is akin to murdering their firstborn son, but that's a vocal minority, like most people have said. I don't think they were even serious, they must have been fishing for attention. And if they weren't, they need help, but they certainly don't represent the AC community, lol.
It just makes sense that the more popular something becomes, the greater the chance people are going to have differences in opinion. I.E. someone is going to do something that gets on someone else's nerves. I think this is just human nature.
It's just more apparent that there are people who give off "toxic" vibes because there are more people playing Animal Crossing now more than ever.
This isn't directed to the OP or anyone specifically, but all I can say is don't let a fandom run your love of the game or whatever it is you enjoy. Even when I'm not necessarily a fan of something, I always feel a bit bad when I hear people say "I used to like _____ but can't stand it anymore because the fandom ruined it for me." Just like what you like and don't worry about other people.
It's just more apparent that there are people who give off "toxic" vibes because there are more people playing Animal Crossing now more than ever.
This isn't directed to the OP or anyone specifically, but all I can say is don't let a fandom run your love of the game or whatever it is you enjoy. Even when I'm not necessarily a fan of something, I always feel a bit bad when I hear people say "I used to like _____ but can't stand it anymore because the fandom ruined it for me." Just like what you like and don't worry about other people.
Lot of communities are, bring a lot of people together with differing opinions and there will be arguments and ugly disagreements. Some also have extreme views that they express in a rude manner (mainly referring to the minority who think you don't deserve to play AC at all if you TT or something like that) It just doesn't compare to some of the other online communities.
League of Legends for example. Toxicity is extremely common in games with little to no repercussion.
I'm currently playing BDO (Black desert) and I can't be logged in for 10 minutes without people cursing each other out and calling each other the "R". If you know you know what word that is. Hard slurs. Doesn't get them banned. I literally watched people glorifying and defending pedophilia and saying you're a sensitive baby if you got offended by it. Thankfully you can block/attempt to report I guess lol...
League of Legends for example. Toxicity is extremely common in games with little to no repercussion.
I'm currently playing BDO (Black desert) and I can't be logged in for 10 minutes without people cursing each other out and calling each other the "R". If you know you know what word that is. Hard slurs. Doesn't get them banned. I literally watched people glorifying and defending pedophilia and saying you're a sensitive baby if you got offended by it. Thankfully you can block/attempt to report I guess lol...
These type of threads only add to the toxicity. Instead of calling attention to something negative, how about shedding light on the positive.
I'll start: I've met a wonderful group of forum members that are incredibly reliable and completely trustworthy. I'd happily make them a best friend, leave my gates open, and know they will do no harm. They were perfect strangers (and absent the forum, still are) 3 weeks ago...
I'll start: I've met a wonderful group of forum members that are incredibly reliable and completely trustworthy. I'd happily make them a best friend, leave my gates open, and know they will do no harm. They were perfect strangers (and absent the forum, still are) 3 weeks ago...
Yeah, feels like there's a thread like this almost every day.
Sadly, toxic people can be found everywhere. The bigger the community, the more likely you're running into one of these people. But I feel like other communites are way worse. It's like 1 in 500 AC players are toxic while in other games it's like 1 in 30, from my personal experience.
But also there are very crazy people on Twitter. Like, legit. The **** I read and saw on there... A game is no excuse to be mean.
This is something I always think of when these kind of threads pop up. It's like adding fuel to the fire, when we really need much more people who add positivity and just friendliness to the forums. You can't really change people's opinions or behaviour, so the negativity is less noticable when there's much more positivity.
And I'll add to the positivity... I was very wary of the online multiplayer, but every single encounter I had through this forum was just so nice and considerate to me and I really appreciate that. And with bigger groups, you really saw people being thoughtful without being asked to be.
But also there are very crazy people on Twitter. Like, legit. The **** I read and saw on there... A game is no excuse to be mean.
This is something I always think of when these kind of threads pop up. It's like adding fuel to the fire, when we really need much more people who add positivity and just friendliness to the forums. You can't really change people's opinions or behaviour, so the negativity is less noticable when there's much more positivity.
And I'll add to the positivity... I was very wary of the online multiplayer, but every single encounter I had through this forum was just so nice and considerate to me and I really appreciate that. And with bigger groups, you really saw people being thoughtful without being asked to be.
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