What was the point of removing the hybrid islands..

[alpacac]

Apparently a data mine found that the new update removed hybrid islands??? ): I'm kinda disappointed because I've gotten it twice and it made me smile so much since it was literally the prettiest mystery island!! Why would they even consider removing it after all that effort coding it? I genuinely can't fathom any reasons for doing so.. so if someone could enlighten me on the possibilities I'd appreciate it lol

But if this is found to be false someone please tell me I'd really love to be wrong right now HAHA

 

[seularin]

man those islands were the source of all my cosmos ++ windflowers )): i don’t really see the point in removing them!! the islands were really pretty too </3

edit: i actually don’t know if this is false considering i’m dumb in terms of data mining LMAO

 

[alpacac]

man those islands were the source of all my cosmos ++ windflowers )): i don’t really see the point in removing them!! the islands were really pretty too </3

Same!! I don't time travel so getting hybrids is a really slow process for me - the only reason why I have so many pink & orange cosmos is thanks to those islands

 

[Fye]

that would be a really random thing to remove so I'm hoping the leak is wrong =\

 

[seularin]

Same!! I don't time travel so getting hybrids is a really slow process for me - the only reason why I have so many pink & orange cosmos is thanks to those islands

aw :c i would lend you pink roses!!!

 

[alpacac]

aw :c i would lend you pink roses!!!

aww thanks for the offer thats very sweet of you <3 but no need I've got some red & white rose patches growing.. just playing the waiting game now LOLOL

 

[LaFra]

For real? :|
Hybrid islands were the best. imho

 

[Skunk]

Where did you see this? :0 I usually dont trust datamines/leaks unless they come from the notable @_Ninji on twitter!

 

[spawnpoint]

That sucks, I never got the hybrid one with the pond and I never will now.. I wanted to take a pretty picture on it so badly!

 

[seularin]

aww thanks for the offer thats very sweet of you <3 but no need I've got some red & white rose patches growing.. just playing the waiting game now LOLOL

:0 that’s nice!!! the waiting game is .... frustrating in my case but YAY!! (i take pride in the ones i grow on my own LMAO)

 

[alpacac]

Where did you see this? :0 I usually dont trust datamines/leaks unless they come from the notable @_Ninji on twitter!

Yeah so I had saw this from a youtube video that had sourced Ninji in his credits - but I couldn't actually find Ninji's tweet which is why I was confused. However I a quick search just now and I found this and this from him. Seems like he hasn't made a full confirmation so maybe the youtube video over-sensationalised it? Idk I hope it's false

Has anyone gotten a hybrid island since 1.2 update thoooooo haha ))))::: Please prove me wronggg

 

[Underneath The Stars]

this could be true, my friend spent like 500 tickets to find audie and never gotten to 1 hybrid island
i'll tell her

 

[jumpluff]

It is true as far as I can tell (for those wondering about a source, I haven't seen a static one, only a post by Alexis on Discord with the updated island rates; Alexis and Ninji datamined it, they've datamined several things together like NPC stuff edit: I got ninja'd on the Ninji confirmations)... I'm thinking either it's a very bad mistake or a severely misguided attempt to balance hybrid islands. The way they worked is you could only get hybrid islands in two flowers (your native and secondary flower), and hybrid islands had flowers with special genes that made breeding rare hybrids very easy, so some players had an 'easy' path to rare third-generation flowers (blue roses, purple windflowers and hyacinths) and others didn't. They also cracked down on the strategy where players would create pseudo-tarantula islands. I think this is in line with their philosophy about how easy it should be to obtain certain things, as well as trying to balance certain things about the economy (as futile as that is).

I also really dislike it, and I think they have a lot of nerve to outright remove stuff from the game at this point instead of adding it, tbh. This is the downside of the patch model and the one I wasn't looking forward to. The Bunny Day balance tweak was good, but they also changed the monthly variability in bug spawns, which was a lively feature I always loved.

If I'm right about the reasoning, I think they should have just changed the alleles of the flowers, but idk.

 

[alpacac]

That sucks, I never got the hybrid one with the pond and I never will now.. I wanted to take a pretty picture on it so badly!

HAHA I've got a screenshot from my visit!! If it really got deleted... then send me your villager and I'll photoshop you over me xDDDD

 

[seularin]

Yeah so I had saw this from a youtube video that had sourced Ninji in his credits - but I couldn't actually find Ninji's tweet which is why I was confused. However I a quick search just now and I found this and this from him. Seems like he hasn't made a full confirmation so maybe the youtube video over-sensationalised it? Idk I hope it's false

Has anyone gotten a hybrid island since 1.2 update thoooooo haha ))))::: Please prove me wronggg

i talked to one of my friends abt this and she got a hybrid island while hopping yesterday--idk if she hasnt installed the update yet...?? she got it on her 38th ticket ;; wish i could provide proof ; ^ ;

 

[alpacac]

It is true as far as I can tell (for those wondering about a source, I haven't seen a static one, only a post by Alexis on Discord with the updated island rates; Alexis and Ninji datamined it, they've datamined several things together like NPC stuff edit: I got ninja'd on the Ninji confirmations)... I'm thinking either it's a very bad mistake or a severely misguided attempt to balance hybrid islands. The way they worked is you could only get hybrid islands in two flowers (your native and secondary flower), so some players had an easy path to rare third-generation flowers and others didn't. They also cracked down on the strategy where players would create pseudo-tarantula islands. I think this is in line with their philosophy about how easy it should be to obtain certain things, as well as trying to balance certain things about the economy (as futile as that is).

I also really dislike it, and I think they have a lot of nerve to outright remove stuff from the game at this point instead of adding it, tbh. This is the downside of the patch model and the one I wasn't looking forward to. The Bunny Day balance tweak was good, but they also changed the monthly variability in bug spawns, which was a lively feature I always loved.

That actually makes more sense, I understand the sentiments about easy paths for third generation flowers... to me though it feels a bit overboard to completely ruin this joy for 70% of players who probably won't partake in the market of selling hybrids (unless its the market is a lot bigger than I realised but still) Thanks for explaining though ;;

Also my thoughts exactly about the patch model lolol

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this could be true, my friend spent like 500 tickets to find audie and never gotten to 1 hybrid island
i'll tell her

500 tickets? Dear god - I'm planning to move out Audie once I get her picture so by then if your friend still hasn't found her I'm more than happy to let her adopt Audie for free!!! (no idea on when that will happen though since I'm a very slow player aaa)

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i talked to one of my friends abt this and she got a hybrid island while hopping yesterday--idk if she hasnt installed the update yet...?? she got it on her 38th ticket ;; wish i could provide proof ; ^ ;

AAAA PERHAPS WE STILL HAVE HOPE!! LOLOL

 

[jumpluff]

That actually makes more sense, I understand the sentiments about easy paths for third generation flowers... to me though it feels a bit overboard to completely this joy for 70% of players who probably won't partake in the market of selling hybrids (unless its the market is a lot bigger than I realised but still) Thanks for explaining though ;;

Also my thoughts exactly about the patch model lolol

I agree! I think very few players are serious participants in the online economy, let alone the hybrid economy (I like breeding my own flowers even though I trade a lot!), and to want to participate in the online economy, you tend to be more of a dedicated player in the first place (making it more possible to participate). Also, they encourage participation in the online economy with colourway exclusivity, etc. Online gaming economies are rarely balanced and the singleplayer economy can't realistically be balanced alongside it for both casual players and grinders, especially considering there aren't that many money sinks. So I've always found their attitude towards certain strategies very strange.

I'm hoping somehow Alexis/Ninji made a mistake (although I don't really think so?) or the devs did and hybrid island comes back, it was very beautiful and all players deserve a chance to go see it The mystery tours can get a bit monotonous, and hybrid island was one of the few reasons to go do it if you're not looking for villagers.

 

[seularin]

AAAA PERHAPS WE STILL HAVE HOPE!! LOLOL

MAYBE HAHAHA
i LEGIT need this to be a false data mine bc ...

Spoiler: pwetty island

 

[alpacac]

I agree! I think very few players are serious participants in the online economy, let alone the hybrid economy (I like breeding my own flowers even though I trade a lot!), and to want to participate in the online economy, you tend to be more of a dedicated player in the first place (making it more possible to participate). Also, they encourage participation in the online economy with colourway exclusivity, etc. Online gaming economies are rarely balanced and the singleplayer economy can't realistically be balanced alongside it for both casual players and grinders, especially considering there aren't that many money sinks. So I've always found their attitude towards certain strategies very strange.

I'm hoping somehow Alexis/Ninji made a mistake (although I don't really think so?) or the devs did and hybrid island comes back, it was very beautiful and all players deserve a chance to go see it The mystery tours can get a bit monotonous, and hybrid island was one of the few reasons to go do it if you're not looking for villagers.

You've just explained my thoughts exactly but much more eloquently lol

I have 5 other friends who also play ACNH and none of them partake in online trading - it's sad to see their experience get punished for a small proportion of online players, even if it's just something as small as a hybrid island. I remember seeing it for the first time (unaware that it even existed) and it had made me happy for the entire day lolol

And yep, it's definitely one of the nicer islands amongst the variations we get. Was actually planning to save up my NMT to go hybrid island hunting (not villagers haha) but perhaps there is not much point now

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MAYBE HAHAHA
i LEGIT need this to be a false data mine bc ...

Spoiler: pwetty island

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AAA THE WINDFLOWERS ARE SO PRETTY!! definitely one of my favs flowers.. i would die to see this with my own eyes.

Spoiler: cossmossss

 

[Skunk]

Yeah so I had saw this from a youtube video that had sourced Ninji in his credits - but I couldn't actually find Ninji's tweet which is why I was confused. However I a quick search just now and I found this and this from him. Seems like he hasn't made a full confirmation so maybe the youtube video over-sensationalised it? Idk I hope it's false

Has anyone gotten a hybrid island since 1.2 update thoooooo haha ))))::: Please prove me wronggg

Ah okay, I actually couldnt find the Ninji tweet directly mentioning it so I thought maybe it was just weird out of context speculation, but maybe they are getting rid/significantly reducing the chance of getting them, maybe? :T thanks for linking !! :]

I don't rlly go on island tours, have probably only been on like 40 trips max and never saw one of these islands so doesnt bother me too much, but it must feel bad for others who looked forward to these types of islands </3