[WARNING] A warning on using Club Tortimer

[MadCake]

It seems the vandalism got worse as the Wi-Fi came along.
Back in wild world, there was a chance you could get hacked, but that got deleted. No AR for 3DS for a while.. Yet.
City folk had the pushing trick, Making it easier to trap people and hold them hostage.
New leaf made it easier for people to hold you hostage, especially on the island. And people could steal you're villagers, The ones you like, ON PURPOSE.. But I think that's in all games of animal crossing.
And scamming was a HUGE problem, Also, Reflected on this thread.

 

[pocky]

How can such a cute game have such an awful community?

 

[RisingSun]

It seems the vandalism got worse as the Wi-Fi came along.
Back in wild world, there was a chance you could get hacked, but that got deleted. No AR for 3DS for a while.. Yet.
City folk had the pushing trick, Making it easier to trap people and hold them hostage.
New leaf made it easier for people to hold you hostage, especially on the island. And people could steal you're villagers, The ones you like, ON PURPOSE.. But I think that's in all games of animal crossing.
And scamming was a HUGE problem, Also, Reflected on this thread.

Ok, I'm confused on the "stealing villagers" part. I thought you could only get them to move to your town IF they are already planning to move. I don't think that constitutes stealing.

 

[Oriana]

I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you! Some players are truly mean-spirited. It's a sad but true fact of gaming. I support your decision not to indulge in this player's scam.

 

[Lin]

It seems the vandalism got worse as the Wi-Fi came along.
Back in wild world, there was a chance you could get hacked, but that got deleted. No AR for 3DS for a while.. Yet.
City folk had the pushing trick, Making it easier to trap people and hold them hostage.
New leaf made it easier for people to hold you hostage, especially on the island. And people could steal you're villagers, The ones you like, ON PURPOSE.. But I think that's in all games of animal crossing.
And scamming was a HUGE problem, Also, Reflected on this thread.

Being held hostage. ;D Hehe... jk...

Prettyyyy sure you can't steal villagers though mate. You can invite them to move in if they're already packing to move out of a friend's town but that's it.

 

[MadCake]

How can such a cute game have such an awful community?

Sorry for a lot of replies.
Anyway, Some people want to live life in the fast lane. They want to look slick and sly, Like Redd.
Some are too lazy to get off their asses and do work themselves, And instead of Time travelling (I don't do it), They steal from other people.

 

[Hirisa]

How can such a cute game have such an awful community?

One incident is not a reflection of the entire community, thankfully.

Anyway, yuck, and what a pathetic "power play" from that would-be scammer. I actually almost (almost) feel sorry for him.

 

[MadisonCrossing]

I'm SO sorry this happened to you! I don't know why anyone would do something as mean as that! :"( I feel really bad for you...I hope it never happens again!

 

[A-kun]

Man, what a jerk. I would hate to run into someone like that. I'm sorry.

That's why I really don't play with Club Tortimer randoms. That's also why I don't open my gates to strangers or just randomly add every person. You can't trust anyone. :/

 

[Sleepy]

-jaw drops- How can someone so petty enjoy such a beautiful game! It's just not AC style at all. Sorry for your loss and more so for that awful experience, Hunch!

My thoughts exactly! That is part of the reason why I like to think I can trust other AC players. And most, I can of course. Sorry to OP about this situation.

On the bright side, he is an idiot. He lost his beetles.. and more than an hour and a half of his life it seems. You also said he was practically begging you. He sounds like a very immature kid.

Don't let it get to you. Just enjoy your game

 

[Garrett x50 cal]

That is so deliciously evil.

 

[Janna]

That's awful. People like these are why I've yet to try Club Tortimer and don't really want to.

 

[Stevey Queen]

I would have dropped the money and right as he picked it up, hit the wifi-switch. I wouldn't have the patience to wait like you did.

 

[Kirito]

I am sorry for what the OP experienced, but I have a question.

What is club tortimer and how do I get to that island? I only have the regular island right now. Thank you for any information!

 

[Saria Xiao]

That's awful. That guy sounds exactly like the one that bothered me. I hadn't taken anything, so I had no problem flipping the switch.

This is why I only use my personal island for bug-hunting! I only go to Club Tortimer when I'm super bored and for the different items. Some people on there are jerks! If I was in that situation...

I would've tricked him by saying yes, going to the machine to pretend to get some money and drop 10k or less and on the beach. I would tell him it's his money. Then, in the short time that he leaves to retrieve the money, I would've gone home. (You would have to be really fast to do this though, otherwise he might discover your ruse fast enough to flip the wi-fi switch... so I don't know if it would work.)

That is brilliant. Wish I would have thought of that. Hopefully I won't have to try that out in the future though...

 

[JKDOS]

He didn't scam... He said he would turn off the internet and he did... I would of paid 99k....

He would have to save in order to keep the 99k

 

[DJStarstryker]

That's awful. People like these are why I've yet to try Club Tortimer and don't really want to.

There's some items that are Club Tortimer only. But you can always earn up a whole bunch of medals on your own island before you go, pop into Club Tortimer, buy any new items, and then leave immediately.

 

[Sean4]

There's some items that are Club Tortimer only. But you can always earn up a whole bunch of medals on your own island before you go, pop into Club Tortimer, buy any new items, and then leave immediately.

But alas you can make more medals faster playing with 3 other people. Also sometimes it's hard to make trustworthy friends to enter your town and join you on the boat to your island. It's more safe going to club tort. (Assuming nothing similar this happens, and you're not hunting beetles)

Anyway this is awful. I would've raged so hard on him, and probably have him off with my words to be honest.

It'd probably be faster to just have switched then, than to wait another hour though. Sorry that happened!

 

[Senor Mexicano]

When someone is about to turn off the game. Quickly put all items in your box and they will still be there when you get sent back to your town.

 

[chillv]

This is one of the reasons why I have never used club tortimer.