Is the community of AC becoming toxic?
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tybalt_cake
heavymetallover
i doubt so.
there are worse communities than this one , have you seen smash or pokemon communities? not even the new toxic people that may come from new horizons compare to the others.
there are worse communities than this one , have you seen smash or pokemon communities? not even the new toxic people that may come from new horizons compare to the others.
cami_tayler
Senior Member
Not at all. Tik Tok is the most toxic thing i'm involved with. I feel like most animal crossing players are quite nice considering the fact iyt's such an innocent game but of course theirs bound to be some rude players.
I have to second @Infinity, there's always black sheep in every fandom and believing there aren't is just not the truth.
Plus, implying the AC fandom wasn't toxic before is a stretch. There always have been people who were out to ruin others fun (especially seeders in WW, for example) and there, unfortunately, always will be.
Plus, implying the AC fandom wasn't toxic before is a stretch. There always have been people who were out to ruin others fun (especially seeders in WW, for example) and there, unfortunately, always will be.
Amissapanda
Manda Panda
No community is ever going to be free of toxic individuals. It's just a fact that you generally have to accept if you join a fandom/community. Even in some of the smaller and more niche fandoms I have been in, there are always at least a few people trying to stir up trouble or promote toxic behavior.
That said, Animal Crossing is definitely one of the tamer that I've seen.Don't get me started about fandoms like Undertale. There's always going to be disagreements and differing opinions, combativeness, and defensiveness over lots of things, but the majority of the people I have observed through the AC community or dealt with myself have been quite polite and kind folks. The key is just not to give the bad eggs any attention---trolls and rude people tend to thrive off of it. The more the community doesn't react to them or give them the attention they seek, the less likely they are to continue trying to rile people up.
I do find that due to the sheer number of people in the community/fandom, however, that it can be pretty hard to actually establish yourself in said community and create lasting relations. That has nothing to do with toxicity, but rather, it's a daunting amount of people and content. I've always somewhat felt like an outsider.
That said, Animal Crossing is definitely one of the tamer that I've seen.
I do find that due to the sheer number of people in the community/fandom, however, that it can be pretty hard to actually establish yourself in said community and create lasting relations. That has nothing to do with toxicity, but rather, it's a daunting amount of people and content. I've always somewhat felt like an outsider.
DinoTown
Festive Fossil
You know, up until you said this, I didn't even consider that this could be considered part of the toxicity, but you're right. I can't help but feel that this forum has a habit of popping up a new thread every day in terms of 'Nintendo changed this - Nintendo hates us and just wants money!' or 'This game sucks and I wish I didn't buy it' or a rant about a certain feature.
People are of course allowed to have these opinions, but it seems like there's 5 different threads for the same issue in the span of a single week, and it's not like it's the same poster, it's a wide variety. I can admit I've contributed myself by making a thread about the 2x1 table duping glitch.
It's definitely not the worst the AC fandom can get (especially considered the "TTers are war criminals" Twitter thread thing mentioned earlier) but it's probably the most toxicity you're going to find on the TBT forums now that the daily anti/pro-TT threads have stopped becoming a thing.
necrofantasia
ribbit
i don't know, but still feel that things have felt wrong in a sense ever since NH came out
it kind of scares me
it kind of scares me
SpiritofAce
The Barista
I'm going to go against the grain and say it is in some areas. There's a lot of self-important 'we're Animal Crossing players and we're so wholesome, look at us' self-importance going on, yet the same people saying that are getting involved in nasty Twitter threads. Just because you don't like another franchise doesn't mean you're better than anyone else.
SheepMareep
Actual Magical Girl
I mean... I think the ac community has actually become less toxic tbh lmao.
In WW you'd have people who would seed your game to the point you'd be unable to play that save file and it would just be done lmao.
I havent heard of people on online play hacking/glitching other towns as much since NL because it did become so much more popular.
There have always been homophobic/transphobic/overall gross people who say and do gross things in the community. At least now they're called out for it way more now.
Ac twitter is a MESS.
Edit;; there are a LOT of elitists though who think their towns are the best and will definitley take advantage of this idea which is gross. I saw one pretty popular twitter acc trying to sell themselves as an outdoor design specialist going for like $200 a town. They also ended up being transphobic it was... a mess. They out there though.
In WW you'd have people who would seed your game to the point you'd be unable to play that save file and it would just be done lmao.
I havent heard of people on online play hacking/glitching other towns as much since NL because it did become so much more popular.
There have always been homophobic/transphobic/overall gross people who say and do gross things in the community. At least now they're called out for it way more now.
Ac twitter is a MESS.
Edit;; there are a LOT of elitists though who think their towns are the best and will definitley take advantage of this idea which is gross. I saw one pretty popular twitter acc trying to sell themselves as an outdoor design specialist going for like $200 a town. They also ended up being transphobic it was... a mess. They out there though.
idiotdoomspiral
=__=
tbt itself has been so much nicer for the past couple of years but ive noticed the general community get worse in terms of greediness and general drama, specifically on twitter
I don't think this is THE toxic community, but I think it is *a* toxic community. I think this forum is pretty great, but as always Twitter is an absolute cesspit where there are people who have world views that are..... nothing if not disgusting and warped. I think now that Animal Crossing has kind of gone main stream, there are a lot of people in the AC community who are playing it just like any other video game, and I think for a lot of people who have been playing for years - Animal Crossing is not just like any other game and it was really special to them. There's discourse and friction as a new breed of player try to integrate themselves and move onto the scene. For me at least, I'm having to make an effort not to feel possessive and accept that Animal Crossing has reached a lot of people and they won't see it the way I do.
The amount of high and mighty superiority complex stuff really bothers me, but I do kind of live for watching Internet drama unfold (sorry, it's the truth, people are CRAY and I'm fascinated) I think all of the people who have never played an Animal Crossing game who are saying things like "Well ~*I*~ don't time travel, and ~*I*~ LOVED Bunny Day, because ~*I*~ will be enjoying the game the way the game devs would ~*WANT*~" are VERY annoying.
At the end of the day though I think the best thing anyone can do is ignore what bothers them, if you're an individual who can't stand the negativity, being in an online community is probably not the best move, I think reading the negativity is part of the experience, it wouldn't be worth being on platforms like this if not for the discourse and diversity of opinions and play styles.
The amount of high and mighty superiority complex stuff really bothers me, but I do kind of live for watching Internet drama unfold (sorry, it's the truth, people are CRAY and I'm fascinated) I think all of the people who have never played an Animal Crossing game who are saying things like "Well ~*I*~ don't time travel, and ~*I*~ LOVED Bunny Day, because ~*I*~ will be enjoying the game the way the game devs would ~*WANT*~" are VERY annoying.
At the end of the day though I think the best thing anyone can do is ignore what bothers them, if you're an individual who can't stand the negativity, being in an online community is probably not the best move, I think reading the negativity is part of the experience, it wouldn't be worth being on platforms like this if not for the discourse and diversity of opinions and play styles.
As someone who is part of the Dead by Daylight community and pretty active online with it, Animal Crossing is not toxic at all. This forum is a perfect example of that. Most people are perfectly lovely and willing to help others. Sure there are some bad apples but that's life. People like to share their creativity and encourage others and most people go out of their way to be helpful, even from less wholesome places on the internet like Discord or Reddit from what I've noticed. I personally think people whine too much about things being "toxic" when the only real toxic behavior I can actually see in Animal Crossing is scamming other people or being hateful about how another person plays. Hitting ugly villagers with nets, pushing them, or being mean to them is not toxic. They're AI. Doesn't mean I personally would hit ugly villagers or be mean to them because I feel bad about it but it's not toxic. And no, someone wanting 1000 NMT for Raymond and not accepting your offer of 3 pieces of softwood and a gold nugget isn't toxic.
Strawberryllama
Senior Member
Not really, there’s always going to be bad people in a community and it’s just a lot more noticeable because there’s so many new players. There’s greed, and a few very opinionated oddballs, but for the most part, the community is pretty tame. I’ve only had one bad experience, and that was my fault for just posting a dodo code that anyone could see.
But thank god we don’t have shipping wars, those are horrendous.
But thank god we don’t have shipping wars, those are horrendous.
its a lot of the newbies off of twitter and some really sweaty gamers i find that are making it toxic, but overall its not that bad. just a lot of issues over people trading and TT and scamming and beating up villagers, nothing OVERLY bad
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theres only a few ship wars thankfully. nothing that lasts too long
To be fair, almost every game fandom I've encountered has some level of toxicity. I've seen way worse (The Sims fandom was an absolute dumpster fire following the release of The Sims 4).
It's usually at its worse after a new release (which where we are right now) and dies down as time goes on. I remember the community being like this after New Leaf (although it wasn't as bad as right now due to the current prominence of social media).This forum is definitely one of the friendliest gaming communities I've encountered.
I wouldn't describe the general AC community as toxic, I feel like sensitive is a better word. I remember making a joke post about villagers who I thought were ugly on TikTok and people called me a BULLY and ENTITLED. Um, it's a video game..how I can bully something that's just a bunch of pixels? Also, there are 402 villagers...there are going to be designs that I don't care for. I CANNOT STAND this whole "there are no ugly villagers" movement. People are allowed to have their preferences about which villagers they want on their island. It's a video game, not an activist campaign.
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It's usually at its worse after a new release (which where we are right now) and dies down as time goes on. I remember the community being like this after New Leaf (although it wasn't as bad as right now due to the current prominence of social media).This forum is definitely one of the friendliest gaming communities I've encountered.
I wouldn't describe the general AC community as toxic, I feel like sensitive is a better word. I remember making a joke post about villagers who I thought were ugly on TikTok and people called me a BULLY and ENTITLED. Um, it's a video game..how I can bully something that's just a bunch of pixels? Also, there are 402 villagers...there are going to be designs that I don't care for. I CANNOT STAND this whole "there are no ugly villagers" movement. People are allowed to have their preferences about which villagers they want on their island. It's a video game, not an activist campaign.
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