pastelmarine
Senior Member
I think it's fine. It can save a lot of time when you need items in bulk like specific bush starts rather than waiting to get them in game
If your talking specifically to me then you should know that I actually DO know how to dupe, I just don't do it often,and if dupers 3ds crashes,then I guess Its not my fault. There is only one way of doing it right (both having the items in the end) and we took my friends 3ds to electricians and they even said its not good to clone/glitch but I guess you have your way of playing it. Also,if your 3ds is meant to crash whats the point of doing it? By the way I dislike it because its a cheat code =PPlayers should be able to do whatever they want. It's their game, and if duping, using the RAM editor, and/or time travelling makes their experience better, let them be. Personally, I would love to do any of those things (especially the RAM editor), and these people learned how. I don't think they should be looked down upon for playing the game differently, but applauded for learning a new skill that hardly anyone performs. Also, most of the people who hack do it to help others. Mayor-ally on tumblr RAMed her cartridge and gives out free villagers, fish, money, etc. to players who ask, and she also does giveaways for these items several times a month. I have met TONS of dupers who give other players extra items or give some of their duped items away. People who time travel the most are usually cycle towns, and cycle towns give other people their villagers.
Instead of focusing on yourself and how "unfair" all of this is since YOU can't figure it out, look at the bigger picture. These people want to HELP you, and you're just telling them what they do is wrong since you can't do it and/or that function isn't available in the game itself. That's a little self-centered, don't you think?
If you really dislike these actions, don't support people who do them by not asking for their villagers or items. If you're jealous of their ability, learn how to do it yourself. Your reason for disliking duping is a little strange to me. You don't like it because it crashed your friends' DSes? That's a part of duping, your DS is supposed to crash. Screwing up your game is a risk you take by doing it. If you somehow find that a reasonable explanation to shun it, you do you, I guess...