It's true it is their townEven if I think a rule is odd I won't go against what the person says not to do. It's their town and if it's a rule it's important to them.
which is why I posted this thread kind of an open ended discussion, haha. =)
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which is why I posted this thread kind of an open ended discussion, haha. =)
Yeah I thought it might be something like that, but I've never even tried selling turnips before so idk.
To those people who have a huge list of don't do's like,
Don't wander off my paths,
Don't talk to my villagers,
Don't buy from my shops,
Don't dig up any fossils,
Don't shake any trees,
When I let people come to my town,
I let you go anywhere,
I let you socialise,
I encourage you to shop,
I don't care about fossils,
Or fruit, or fish, or bugs.
When I visit other towns,
I'm always considerate,
I never expect to receive,
I never touch without asking,
I want your town to benefit from my visit,
I understand that it is your town, not mine,
I always try to bring a gift you will appreciate.
So to those people who don't want visitors to do anything in their town,
You are selfish.
Give people some credit.
I'm not there to take your things.
I don't want to visit your town.
I'm not sure I want you in mine.
Don't wander off my paths,
Don't talk to my villagers,
Don't buy from my shops,
Don't dig up any fossils,
Don't shake any trees,
When I let people come to my town,
I let you go anywhere,
I let you socialise,
I encourage you to shop,
I don't care about fossils,
Or fruit, or fish, or bugs.
When I visit other towns,
I'm always considerate,
I never expect to receive,
I never touch without asking,
I want your town to benefit from my visit,
I understand that it is your town, not mine,
I always try to bring a gift you will appreciate.
So to those people who don't want visitors to do anything in their town,
You are selfish.
Give people some credit.
I'm not there to take your things.
I don't want to visit your town.
I'm not sure I want you in mine.
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yeah my least favorite rule is "DONT GO OFF MY PATHS!!"
like walking on grass even if you have hybrids you can't ruin them by walking
Well said, Teru.
Yes, I have rules.
I don't encourage running.
Please don't take without asking; chances are that, provided you ask, I'll gladly let you take fruit or fossils.
(sometimes even hybrids, if I'm being generous.)
One thing I enjoy about Animal Crossing is that most resources are renewable.
It's not exactly going to take ages to get that fruit back or re-grow that flower.
But taking without asking is, by definition, stealing. Be courteous.
Yes, I have rules.
I don't encourage running.
Please don't take without asking; chances are that, provided you ask, I'll gladly let you take fruit or fossils.
(sometimes even hybrids, if I'm being generous.)
One thing I enjoy about Animal Crossing is that most resources are renewable.
It's not exactly going to take ages to get that fruit back or re-grow that flower.
But taking without asking is, by definition, stealing. Be courteous.
This. It really doesn't matter if you don't like other people's rules. It's their town and their game.. And they have their reasons. If they're allowing you to visit their town you should at least have the courtesy to respect and follow their rules. If you don't like it then just stay in your own town.
People definitely seem to have some weird rules out there though. And I'm sure they always have a reason for them c:
I hate it when people are following me in their town. When I walk around in there town, they are following me. And when I'm at ables they say: WHERE ARE YOU?!? I'm quiet.. 2 minutes later RESETTI.. Or when you can't even run at main street.
That's great that you're so considerate of others' towns but not everyone is going to be that way, and I don't think there's anything wrong with setting a few rules to be on the safe side, some people work really hard on their towns and don't want to risk them getting messed up by a few players who may just not have known better. I don't think that's selfish at all and tbh it's kinda rude of you to accuse them as such.
Grass wear.
Izzy Reincarnated
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Don't take my flowers
why
why
I don't get why people actually have such rules in their towns like you're not allowed to do anything. Why do they even invite people to visit them then..? If people say me not to do something, of course I don't do it, but still it's just so odd imo.
Because some of us don't enjoy having someone come and take our hard earned hybrids after landscaping for ages.
^that.
marzipanmermaid
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The weirdest rule I encountered was someone not allowing people to fish or catch bugs when they had us over for a scavenger hunt. It was just a strange rule, but we all just went along with it because the person was kind enough to host a game night for newbies and people starting over as a way to earn bells, get tools, and little town starter kits. She's very sweet; I think she was just worried we were going to tear up her grass going to and fro on the riverbanks and trampling flowers with our bug catching, which is totally understandable.
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Yes you are right. I put it a bit harshly too but what I said does truthfully reflect the unwelcoming feeling I get from seeing rules like those. It's not so much that the owner is precious about those things, which is very understandable and I have similar sentiments because I feel I put quite a bit of care and work into my own town too and would never want some uncivilised guest (I'll come to that later) destroying or taking any of those things of their own accord. It's more that the way those rules are worded that immediately shut you out rather than showing they are generous enough to share those things if you asked. And to be honest, if you don't event want to share something like your fossils or your fruits, which regenerate on their own and don't cost you anything, while your potential visitor could be willing to give you so much more than those petty things are worth for having the privilege of visiting your town, I think you are a tad on the stingy side (not you reading this, just "you" as an indefinite pronoun).
And yes, as a disclaimer I should say there is always the select few that those views I posted don't apply to, who are a risk to people's towns are for whom those rules are most likely written. I'm actually guilty of being very cautious about who I let into my town, and generally they are all people I have seen here and there in the blogging or AC community, who have feedback as being decent people which is what allows me in turn to give them as much freedom as possible, so I can understand too why those who let many people frequent their town (such as for trades or helping out with favours) want to have a comprehensive set of rules. There are still exceptions to this though, such as the "Don't talk to my villagers" and "Don't dig up my fossils", that aren't really there to serve any self-preserving purpose when it comes to protecting your town from inconsiderate visitors.
And disclaimer to the above: Technically not allowing others to talk to your visitors saves you from potential rude catchprases or items being shared (I don't actually know if this happens in NL) and letting random people talk to your precious villager-in-boxes is definitely a no-no, but to block anyone from talking to any villager period is a bit excessive for me (yes just for me) and really adds to the unwelcoming/selfish impression I get. Also technically if you constantly had to host visitors and anybody could dig up your fossils then you would never have any for yourself! But for things like that, have countermeasures like digging up your fossils before you Wi-Fi. And final disclaimer, I sure am clinging hard to these particular rules in order to explain my views, but it's only because I have actually seen these rules, among others, before.
Anyway all in all I agree it is rude of me to accuse people of being selfish when I don't know them or their reasons behind the rules that make me think they're selfish (which would actually be good if they made them known alongside the rules but of course nobody has to explain anything), but I feel the way the not-really-selfish people word their rules and are genuinely stingy about some of the small things seem rude or brusque in the first place.
Izzy Reincarnated
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well i think that every rule is dumb
For what reason?
Izzy Reincarnated
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people who get over obssesive with villagers like dont talk to them or get anywhere near them lmao
