Please be careful when uploading your DA!!

This is kind of getting out of hand, I don't remember this being so bad with New Leaf. People for sure did love hacked towns and the creativity they had! Also, Horror towns were so popular, so why is everyone so sensitive nowadays? It's a shame because I do love visiting and seeing what people managed to do hacked or not but with this new feature it's just a mess. They made reporting way too easy and I think it kind of killed the Dream Library upon its birth. Just play your game how you want to, nobody is forcing you to visit someone's island, so let people play THEIR game how THEY want, they paid their money just like you!
 
SpiritofAce said:
Sorry, but what do cheaters expect when they upload their Island with hacked items onto Nintendo's database? I don't see what the outrage is here - it's the same people hacking and duping items, NMT, Star Trees etc that are also flooding the eBay marketplace and profiting from it illegally. If I visit an Island where it's full of hacked items, yes I'm going to report your island.
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Reporting people that SELL animal crossing stuff for real money is 100% right, but reporting people that have those hacked items is such a hater thing to go. I got a ****load of star trees for free and I ain't selling them, just sometime gift them to online friends, what's your problem with that? Are kids so snitchy and envious today? I don't remember anybody hating on hacked towns on NL, quite the opposite.
 
I'm actually more on the 'for' side for reporting hacked items. If any of your island violates the ToS then ofc it's going to be reported.
However, if you have hacked items, it's not affecting my game so like... it SHOULDNT be a big deal but it is to some. BUT uploading your DA and NOT going against ToS is as simple as removing the hacked items, making a new dream code, and then placing things back in place.

If you don't want to be reported for violating the ToS, just don't violate the ToS. The hacked items are just that. HACKED. Do people have to report hacked items? No. Will people still do it? Yes. For some people it's an important matter and if Nintendo itself saw these items, they would also get rid of it.

If you can't live without sharing your DA with hacked items, just give it to people you trust.
Don't get angry that a stranger on the internet reported your hacked items??

Edit: I'm also not against hacking. I used to hack my NL game awhile back when it got boring and when I learned how. However, I would never show off the hacked island as it was clearly going against ToS. I'm not urging people to delete hacked items, however, don't hate on people who report hacks. Don't turn into a shocked pikachu when Nintendo gets rid of things that go against the ToS. You sign up for something while being 100% aware of the consequences. Nintendo literally warns you before you're allowed to create a DA.
 
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I just can't imagine myself going out of my way to insert a specific DA code (regardless of looking for it or not), with there usually being either disclaimers or pictures indicating the use of these trees, and then (even if for some reason I had no idea) instead of just simply you know leaving, thinking "haha, I'm reporting your a**". I doubt this is the work of casual players who probably have no idea or care that these trees even exist.

Hacked trees have been in the game for months and Nintendo didn't really care until this report fest happened. And as it has been said already the notoriety of the report feature is leading to other sorts of even more harmless non-hacked things getting people reported. Meanwhile people who sell any type of item hacked or not for real money will continue to do so unscathed. People need to stop being free mercenaries for big video game companies and Nintendo needs to step up and take action against the sources selling these trees by going after them directly, patching the damned game or turning them into a feature. Anything else is overcomplicating things and creating an unnecessary and actually toxic multiplayer environment.
 
Honestly, I think it's terrible that people are reporting islands for having star fragment trees. I'm sorry but it's just so spiteful and petty for you to report them, there is really no reason to. What exactly do you get out of it? Nothing. What you desire is a false sense of superiority and feeling like you're somehow "better than the hackers" which is not true. The end result is just people being too scared to enjoy a feature we all waited so incredibly long for and hurt feelings. All you've done is alienate yourself and potentially drive someone away from the game permanently. Star trees literally don't hurt anyone nor hurt the game, and comparing it to hacking a competitive game is wrong and just makes one look foolish truthfully.

If you don't like star trees, then just exit the dream and move on. But there is absolutely no reason that you need to ruin someone else's fun because you're being mean about it. AC is meant to be a fun game, I'm tired of all these "you MUST play it this way or you're wrong and I'm reporting you". I've known some horror islands that were reported because of the content, yet the island had no blood in it or anything. It was just unsettling. But I suppose since it wasn't the typical cutesy island, it wasn't an acceptable way to play AC?

It's sad. This community and this game has meant so much to people over the years and been such a good stress reliever. But now, it's so stressful and you have to worry about who you're coming in contact with at all times. It's frustrating that the dream suite got ruined in just a day because of people like that :/
 
niko2 said:
Reporting people that SELL animal crossing stuff for real money is 100% right, but reporting people that have those hacked items is such a hater thing to go. I got a ****load of star trees for free and I ain't selling them, just sometime gift them to online friends, what's your problem with that? Are kids so snitchy and envious today? I don't remember anybody hating on hacked towns on NL, quite the opposite.
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First of all I'm not a 'kid', so please don't try and belittle me. Calling me a hater isn't going to help either. The way I see it is that these hacked items do give people an unfair advantage in the game that they shouldn't have, and not only that but where people are getting the items from are the people who are contributing to the duping and selling craze on eBay which Nintendo still hasn't done anything about, even though they've obviously said it's against the terms of service. The only 'kids' here are the whiney teenagers on Animal Crossing Twitter who think they're better than anyone else.
 
SpiritofAce said:
First of all I'm not a 'kid', so please don't try and belittle me. Calling me a hater isn't going to help either. The way I see it is that these hacked items do give people an unfair advantage in the game that they shouldn't have, and not only that but where people are getting the items from are the people who are contributing to the duping and selling craze on eBay which Nintendo still hasn't done anything about, even though they've obviously said it's against the terms of service. The only 'kids' here are the whiney teenagers on Animal Crossing Twitter who think they're better than anyone else.
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A tree with stars on it is an unfair advantage? Also, if they use those items on their island I don't see where's the problem since it's a single player game. It's different if they trade them, but still if it's not for real money I don't care much. Believe me, it's not like those hackers that sell villagers or art on ebay will upload their island's dream.
 
Wanted to pop on here to give some updates about the status of reported islands, specifically for reports of hacking.

A screenshot surfaced on the AC:NH discord, taken from Facebook, that shows someone's dream being reported due to cheating/modded. The email indicates that it is a final decision on the part of Nintendo, and if the violation is repeated, the user could face further penalties.

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(From user Yamza)

More and more evidence is appearing that Nintendo is taking action against reported dreams, specifically those for hacked islands. I'm still not being able to find information about the reporting process, whether one can appeal, and other types of reports (eg. inappropriate content). It seems that both people who have hacked content in and people who have purchased hacked content can face consequences.

Be careful, everyone. Information is still developing on how Nintendo deals with reported dreams, I'll try my best to share it here so that more people are aware.
 
That certain person who started this also apparently made fun of the trans people he was responding to in his video, and said by reporting people with hacked trees they were "owning the libs" or some bs.

...so basically the hacked trees are a flimsy excuse to harass trans people existing in animal crossing spaces...
and this is never been about hacking in the first place.
 
I think it is petty to specifically type in DA's for the sole purpose of finding the star trees and reporting them, but at the end of the day they are a hacked item and while they don't pose a threat to other people's save data's, hacked items in general are just that: hacked. That makes them inherently illegal to have based on Nintendo's rules.

I get they are really pretty, and they add a nice aesthetic to your island, but if you have them you should probably just uploaded a non-star tree'd version of your island to the dream, and replace them with the star trees after, and if you want to give people the "real tour" they can visit your island if you trust them.
 
Yeah hopefully this'll stop soon.. I haven't even started trying out the dream addresses yet and there's lots I want to see!

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Hey @radioloves!

There was a discussion earlier on the thread about this very graphic, and unfortunately, the information contained in that graphic appears to be inaccurate - specifically, the claim of the creator that "Nintendo will not take action against dreams with hacked items".

It's so great that community members have been making resources like these to help people understand new features, but I don't want anyone to follow this graphic and assume that Nintendo isn't taking action, because recent evidence suggests that they are.

There are people who have reported having their dreams removed because they have hacked items in them - and Nintendo is well within their rights to impose further consequences such as banning you from online, as hacking is contrary to their terms of service. I've linked to a screenshot here that shows that Nintendo has been taking action against towns with cheating/modding. Rumour has it that the first warning is always a warning, but after three infractions, you will be banned from being able to use Nintendo Online.
 
mayortiffany said:
Hey @radioloves!

There was a discussion earlier on the thread about this very graphic, and unfortunately, the information contained in that graphic appears to be inaccurate - specifically, the claim of the creator that "Nintendo will not take action against dreams with hacked items".

It's so great that community members have been making resources like these to help people understand new features, but I don't want anyone to follow this graphic and assume that Nintendo isn't taking action, because recent evidence suggests that they are.

There are people who have reported having their dreams removed because they have hacked items in them - and Nintendo is well within their rights to impose further consequences such as banning you from online, as hacking is contrary to their terms of service. I've linked to a screenshot here that shows that Nintendo has been taking action against towns with cheating/modding. Rumour has it that the first warning is always a warning, but after three infractions, you will be banned from being able to use Nintendo Online.
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Oh that's what happened, I see it is now more clear, thank you for letting me know about this. I'll refrain from posting this attachment any further.
 
tbh if u wanna upload a dream with hacked items in it, just wait a couple weeks or a month or something, ppl have the attention spans of goldfish nowadays. witch-hunting dream towns is gonna stop being "cool" and it's gonna be too much effort for ppl once it stops generating clout.
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Amilee said:
i heard someone got reported because they had a taco bell stall and they viewed it as advertisment :/
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If KFC uploads their dream island i am gonna end their WHOLE career /s
 
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