Cafehrenbach
Member
I time traveled twice and now I wish I didn’t so yeah tell me if u feel the same
Regrets about time traveling?
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In New Leaf, yes. I felt so much regret, I had to reset after 200 hours. Especially with weeds, flower wilting, grass deterioation and villagers moving without us being informed.
In New Horizons, I have been very careful with time traveling. I limit myself unless I really need to. After cycling villagers, I no longer TT as much. Now I just use it to exploit visitors such as Redd so I could buy many artworks repeatedly.
In New Horizons, I have been very careful with time traveling. I limit myself unless I really need to. After cycling villagers, I no longer TT as much. Now I just use it to exploit visitors such as Redd so I could buy many artworks repeatedly.
Sharksheep
Senior Member
Depends on what you time traveling for. I time travel to spend my heart crystals and to move the villager thought bubble but I waited the 15 days for someone to have thought bubble. So no regrets here for me
Nope! I time travel regularly and have never regretted it.
And, I mean, if you don't want to time travel, don't- but don't beat yourself up if you did. There's no shame in doing it or having done it, just like there's no shame in not doing it!
And, I mean, if you don't want to time travel, don't- but don't beat yourself up if you did. There's no shame in doing it or having done it, just like there's no shame in not doing it!
i time traveled a day forward once on one of my previous islands to get some item faster and i rly regretted it as well. it messed up my money trees' growth cycle and fossil spawns, giving me an extra day's worth of things. it gave me some hybrids i had been hunting for forever but i felt no excitement or joy over getting them bc i had time traveled. i felt like it messed up everything on my island and i couldnt rly shake that feeling. eventually i deleted its save, but it was for other reasons. after doing it once i told myself never again lol. it feels fine to time travel in acnl but in acnh it just feels wrong to me.
In New Leaf I was TT'ing a lot to buy and sell villagers, and in a lame kind of way it made me less attached to the game and my town. I stopped playing New Leaf when it was about 6 months old and then never, ever picked it back up again. I wanted to get really attached to my island this time on New Horizons, and actually put in effort and time and dedication without time travelling.
Animal Crossing is not the only game I play, so if I am done with my tasks for that day or I am waiting for something to finish being built/demolished/moved I just play something else. I truly love how I play the game myself, but I recently restarted and the desire to TT the residential upgrades, etc is strong! I am still patiently waiting though
As a side note, I have nothing personal against those who TT. You should play however you want, and whatever brings you joy!
Animal Crossing is not the only game I play, so if I am done with my tasks for that day or I am waiting for something to finish being built/demolished/moved I just play something else. I truly love how I play the game myself, but I recently restarted and the desire to TT the residential upgrades, etc is strong! I am still patiently waiting though
As a side note, I have nothing personal against those who TT. You should play however you want, and whatever brings you joy!
DeltaLoraine
Alwin from Riverstone
I understand the guilt if you time travel a few months ahead and back and feel detached from your island, or if you've been cycling villagers and now don't see them as people anymore because they just feel like movable objects.
But other than that, I don't see the harm or guilt in time traveling a day or week ahead where barely anything changes. Everything in town is a-okay, and your neighbors are still there waiting to hear from you. I honestly see it as part of the game. I like to think that my character has the ability to skip time and all the villagers know about it. So while I'm running around the island, doing errands and stopping to chat, they fondly ask how my progress on the town is coming along and thank me for all the hard work I've put in for them. It's really nice.
Though I understand that everyone feels differently about their town and their life on the island, so it's okay that you don't want to time travel anymore. Just do what makes you happy! AC should never cause you to feel bad or guilty, it should bring you joy!
But other than that, I don't see the harm or guilt in time traveling a day or week ahead where barely anything changes. Everything in town is a-okay, and your neighbors are still there waiting to hear from you. I honestly see it as part of the game. I like to think that my character has the ability to skip time and all the villagers know about it. So while I'm running around the island, doing errands and stopping to chat, they fondly ask how my progress on the town is coming along and thank me for all the hard work I've put in for them. It's really nice.
Though I understand that everyone feels differently about their town and their life on the island, so it's okay that you don't want to time travel anymore. Just do what makes you happy! AC should never cause you to feel bad or guilty, it should bring you joy!
No regrets. Compared to New Leaf, which you can accidentally lose a villager thru TT'ing, there is no consequences here other than getting excessive weeds and flowers but still, that will depend on how far (or how frequent) you time travel.
Skandranon
Senior Member
Only slight regret, traveled the first time and forgot to sell the rest of my stored sharks to C.J., when I arrived back to the correct time he was gone.
Marshmallows
chocoholic ☕🍫
Not really... my town is filled with flowers and that's a bit of a pain. And I wish I hadn't time traveled backwards on the day I gave Marina her birthday present because it duplicated... but other than that, no regrets. I'm time traveling now to do the Reese and Cyrus event because I kept putting it off.
For the first months I didn't tt at all, because I knew once I started it would be difficult to stop. I don't change seasons or skip ahead to events, though.
For the first months I didn't tt at all, because I knew once I started it would be difficult to stop. I don't change seasons or skip ahead to events, though.
)... It’s mostly like “I didn’t get this ‘naturally’” even though I later deem this as stupid... 
Nope, it really helps with kicking certain villagers out or getting certain items. I understand that some people want to get items naturally but for me waiting for weeks to get a specific item that I need now to decorate the island makes me loose interest in the game.
I played for two months before I time traveled, and it was to get some genuine art from Redd. I discovered that I really don't LIKE time traveling. I found it oddly disorienting, and the fact that I was in a rush to accomplish a few tasks and then get myself back on regular time made the play sessions really unpleasant.
I time traveled again for Redd and then once to sync up a villager move-in. I don't regret it--and I think it's the best way of dealing with certain in-game dilemmas--but the last time Redd came and I bought some art and I'd already sold my turnips for the week and I thought, "Hmm. Should I TT for another piece of art? Maybe?" and my answer was: No. Nothing's gone wrong here, I'm fine, I can be patient.
I time traveled again for Redd and then once to sync up a villager move-in. I don't regret it--and I think it's the best way of dealing with certain in-game dilemmas--but the last time Redd came and I bought some art and I'd already sold my turnips for the week and I thought, "Hmm. Should I TT for another piece of art? Maybe?" and my answer was: No. Nothing's gone wrong here, I'm fine, I can be patient.
