Nintendo forcing online membership on solo players!

[Sudsofsplash]

I have to agree with this. I have been staying away from the forum lately because of all this negativity, and it's true that the OP creates more negative space than positive.

I'm over it!

I was getting super stressed out over terraforming (nothing ever looked good to me!!) and i realized if I'm not having fun I should take a break and not take a game thats meant to be relaxing and a slow grind so serious (I mean!! I dont need a complete island...I played New Leaf for five years slowly building and improving my town)
If you don't enjoy playing, take a break and try to think why it makes you upset!

 

[matt2019]

where was it stated they reduced certain big spawn? I never saw this anywhere. However, I do wish they didn’t reduce the bank interest and I wish they’d fix the glitches with redd

 

[icypurr]

I didn't even know Peacock butterflies were supposed to be considered rare before the update. They were more common than any other butterfly on my island. Sure, I miss the free easy money but they were way overtuned.

 

[Dormire]

I'm glad tarantulas got nerfed because I keep getting heart attacks every night just trying to take pictures because some angry multi-eyed insect cat went to pounce on me.

There's still Tarantula Islands tho. (No more artificial ones but it's still there.)

Also, I think you need a break. I log in time to time and not go hardcore over the game thanks to the island journals. Maybe you should find stuff to keep your mind off of things. Animal Crossing isn't meant to be deep. It's a multiplayer-heavy game starting from New Leaf so it's no surprise but to be honest, every single item isn't necessary. You don't need foreign fruits unless you want variety but sometimes your animal friends give you fruit and mom too. Item variations are not exactly needed either. Sure, better colors would be nice but that's personal preference.

Only do multiplayer if you want things easier to catalog/obtain. You kinda get every single item in the game by not doing multiplayer but it takes time. LOL. You're not forced to go online, it's an option. For QR/creator codes, you can just copy the pattern manually if it has a guide. Tedious, yes but if you're stingy to get a sub, then doing it by hand isn't too hard, yea?

 

[Krissi2197]

Is there anything you enjoy about this game? Genuine question. All I see is you complain about the features and the community so I gotta know... Do you even enjoy the game? Do you have anything you like about it?

If all you can do is not enjoy the game maybe take a break. It'll be good for your mental health. Games are meant to be enjoyed, not nitpicked.

where was it stated they reduced certain big spawn? I never saw this anywhere. However, I do wish they didn’t reduce the bank interest and I wish they’d fix the glitches with redd

I believe someone data mined it. It def did happen bc I noticed it right away.

I didn't even know Peacock butterflies were supposed to be considered rare before the update. They were more common than any other butterfly on my island. Sure, I miss the free easy money but they were way overturned.

I remember Tarantulas specifically being rare in previous games (only caught about 2 in NL after playing for 2 years!) and I caught one on my island the FIRST DAY. I knew something was 100% wrong with the bug spawns from day 1. I'm glad they fixed it.

 

[BubbleBlowinDoubleBaby]

What do you enjoy about this game? Genuine question. Surely there must be more than just catching bugs and selling turnips that you enjoy about it? I understand feeling frustrated about lowered spawns, but there's more ways than just peacock butterflies to make money.

If these things are bothering you to the point it hinders your overall enjoyment of the game, a break may be in order. Burnout can really bring the overall experience down.

 

[Raz]

While I do criticize some of the game's design choices and some of Nintendo's decisions (not only when it comes to AC), with all due respect, you're always posting the same thing: over and over, you're creating threads with the clear intention of creating discussions and conflict.

Yes, I do agree that Nintendo is trying their best to make people subscribe to their online service, but man, you're ALWAYS posting negative things and complaints. I think you may need a break, both from the game and from the forums.

 

[Khaelis]

While I do criticize some of the game's design choices and some of Nintendo's decisions (not only when it comes to AC), with all due respect, you're always posting the same thing: over and over, you're creating threads with the clear intention of creating discussions and conflict.

Yes, I do agree that Nintendo is trying their best to make people subscribe to their online service, but man, you're ALWAYS posting negative things and complaints. I think you may need a break, both from the game and from the forums.

He also seems to just post and forget these types of threads as well. No company is perfect, but man this thread felt like an undeserved hitpiece you'd find on forbes or something.

 

[Venusian31]

I have to agree with others who say you don't seem to enjoy this game. You don't seem to like it at all and it seems to do nothing but stress you out and make you angry. Maybe you should try another game?

Nintendo isn't pushing the online service very hard at all. I've dealt with companies pushing hard to sell something and you get reminders and nags all the time. Nintendo isn't doing that. At least I haven't seen it. Plus, it's a really good value for the money. If it's not worth it to you, than don't buy it. You can still play the game just fine.

I also don't think Nintendo is affected at all by how much anyone plays. Yes, they are fixing glitches and updating content to make the game fun and enjoyable for everyone, but they get their profit when the game is purchased. If you purchase the game and only play once, they make the same amount as someone who purchases it and plays it every day for years. The only way they make more money from the game is if they eventually release DLC that costs more money and I guess we'll have to wait and see if they do that at some point in the future.

 

[LambdaDelta]

actually the message they're trying to send, if anything, is that they don't want players to be progressing as fast as they feel they are

not "go online or else"

 

[FireNinja1]

where was it stated they reduced certain big spawn? I never saw this anywhere. However, I do wish they didn’t reduce the bank interest and I wish they’d fix the glitches with redd

They didn't. I think some dataminers found it out, and then published the information.

 

[DarkDesertFox]

It's not forced. You may be slowed down a bit and not get all the items/color variants you want, but it's optional. It's also not very expensive either, $20 for a year is a lot cheaper than most gaming subscriptions, which almost every company does now.

ETA: If you think nintendo is bad/expensive, xbox charges SIXTY for a year, so...

I personally feel like the colors are pretty important. Without the online membership you're stuck counting on balloons for custom colors outside your town so you're very limited on what you can work with for themes. I just don't get why they didn't utilize crafting/customizing to its maximum potential instead of having to rely on trading with other people. I have the membership, but I do see the frustration for people in that area. The Nintendo membership is pretty cheap, but it also sucks feature wise. I have both Xbox and Nintendo Switch Online memberships and I can say I get way more money's worth out of my Xbox membership.

 

[Raz]

He also seems to just post and forget these types of threads as well. No company is perfect, but man this thread felt like an undeserved hitpiece you'd find on forbes or something.

Exactly. And I've seen this kind of behavior many, many times over the years on the various forums I've been participating in.

Around here, we call this as "came in, threw the bomb and got away".

 

[Altarium]

Why did I know it was this user without even clicking on the thread...

 

[BubbleBlowinDoubleBaby]

Why did I know it was this user without even clicking on the thread...

Is this something that happens often? I hear people mention it on occasion but I had no idea it was this often.

 

[lucitine]

Is this something that happens often? I hear people mention it on occasion but I had no idea it was this often.

Pretty much everything I've seen him post has been negative. He's constantly bashing the company and the game.

 

[Strong Badam]

This is ridiculous lol. First of all the president of Nintendo of America has little impact on the development practices of Japanese studios. There's a President of Nintendo of Japan, Shuntaro Furukawa, who would be more likely to do that, but there are more likely to be product management/business analysis folks doing that kind of work.

Nerfs to the means by which Bells come into the game likely came as a result of analyzing data on how much bells came into the game in the first month, post-duplication glitch removal. The amount of bells coming into the game probably vastly outweighed the amount of bells leaving the game (from moving buildings/customizations/paying off loans/buying from ingame shops), so they nerfed some of those methods.

 

[Volmise]

This is more of a balance thing, really. Bugs haven't really ever been the "best" of money makers in the past games outside of very specific circumstances like abusing the spawning mechanics. The specific bugs that got their rates lowered were a bit too common for their price point, so they adjusted it. It's not the end of the world.

 

[solace]

Exactly. And I've seen this kind of behavior many, many times over the years on the various forums I've been participating in.

Around here, we call this as "came in, threw the bomb and got away".

And like I was telling you the other day when we were playing together. I don't really play with anyone besides you because of the negativity on here.

Honestly, being a veteran of this game, and handing out advice over and over again only to hear about constant complaints and not being able to get villagers is really getting tiresome.

Yo, I am sorry about the NOS subscription cost. Sorry that you were late to the game and didn't buy amiibos. But if you calm down, relax, maybe some people will come out of hiding and will help you along the way.

 

[Raz]

Is this something that happens often? I hear people mention it on occasion but I had no idea it was this often.

Yep, it is. The same user recently created a thread where they even tried to attack people who TT by saying this is a western thing and asians don't do that... Like, he threw a bunch of false info there to "help" his argument but it was just... Sad.

There's another user who only creates threads with like one or two lines, always with a link to another site. It's kinda like a news bot.