This has been solved already.
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- Thread starter FelixFraldarius
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Time Traveling is definitely cheating, but the important thing here is to remember that cheating isn't inherently a bad thing. Some people like to use cheat codes or weird/unintended strategies to make a video game more fun for themselves, and there's no problem with that.
As an example; I took the time to learn how to shield-clip through walls in BOTW because that was a lot more fun than continuing to throw myself at the brick wall of the Master Trials mode. If I'd continued to attempt the trials over and over again, I would've ended up getting frustrated and burnt out on the game pretty quickly, but instead, I cheated, finished the trials, got my upgraded Master Sword, and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of my time with the game.
Back to the actual discussion here: Time Traveling is fine. Do it or don't, whatever makes the game more enjoyable for you. Some folks find that TT'ing causes them to burn out from experiencing too much content too quickly, and others can't stand all the real-time waiting and restrictions, so they decide that TT'ing is good for them. There's no "correct" way to play a game, just try to do what makes you happy and don't criticize other folks for doing things a different way.
As an example; I took the time to learn how to shield-clip through walls in BOTW because that was a lot more fun than continuing to throw myself at the brick wall of the Master Trials mode. If I'd continued to attempt the trials over and over again, I would've ended up getting frustrated and burnt out on the game pretty quickly, but instead, I cheated, finished the trials, got my upgraded Master Sword, and thoroughly enjoyed the rest of my time with the game.
Back to the actual discussion here: Time Traveling is fine. Do it or don't, whatever makes the game more enjoyable for you. Some folks find that TT'ing causes them to burn out from experiencing too much content too quickly, and others can't stand all the real-time waiting and restrictions, so they decide that TT'ing is good for them. There's no "correct" way to play a game, just try to do what makes you happy and don't criticize other folks for doing things a different way.
driftwoodisle
A frog in disguise
I consider TTing cheating but I'm not against it. Heck, I even TT in my copy of NL (which has been retired since NH came out, but..)
AC is meant to be played one day at a time, but honestly, if somebody wants to play more of their game, they should be able to.
AC is meant to be played one day at a time, but honestly, if somebody wants to play more of their game, they should be able to.
They suggest not time traveling for the longevity of the game. There are players who want to play the game, finish their island and move on. That's not inherently wrong or right.
Reginald Fairfield
Senior Member
They are also trying to deter it with the dang event patches.
This is exactly how I feel too! I feel like everyone should be able to play how they want as long as they're not forcing their game habits on other people. I don't encourage TT unless you are looking for specific advances in-game, but even then, there are people who like being patient and waiting out every day and enjoying the game at a simple day-by-day pace. Animal Crossing is literally for everyone of all types and everyone should just accept that not everyone will choose to play in the same manner as them. That's why I don't get why some people get so irritated at people who TT. I feel part of it has to do with jealousy. Like maybe they want to get to where you are in the game, but can't because they choose to play it without TT. In some ways, TT does ruin a bit of the game experience, i.e. you don't experience the same events at the same time as everyone else, unless you put it back to the current time, and also TT can spoil experiences for people who haven't yet achieved a part of the game. Kind of like being told the plot twist or summary of a movie or book before someone has gotten the chance to read/watch it. In that sense, I completely understand why some people are against it and even feel strongly towards the people that do TT. However, I feel like we shouldn't be targeted or be considered "cheaters" because it's just simply a different way to play the game. Everyone plays at a different pace. Duping/glitching and town editing is the only thing that's not intentional and should be acknowledge as cheating, in my opinion.
P.S. before anyone say anything, I took a moment to read all the commentaries about why it is considered cheating and I see what you all mean.
Some of us are really impatient and can't wait till the next day which in it's own way, a personal problem. There are games that allow you to "sleep" till the next day to continue and proceed with the next day's events. I'm sure that if this was a game feature, everyone would be doing it and no one would feel this way, but since there isn't, and the fact they removed the ability to change the date and time in the in-game settings, I now see that TT *is* a form of cheating. At least more so with New Horizon.
P.S. before anyone say anything, I took a moment to read all the commentaries about why it is considered cheating and I see what you all mean.
Some of us are really impatient and can't wait till the next day which in it's own way, a personal problem. There are games that allow you to "sleep" till the next day to continue and proceed with the next day's events. I'm sure that if this was a game feature, everyone would be doing it and no one would feel this way, but since there isn't, and the fact they removed the ability to change the date and time in the in-game settings, I now see that TT *is* a form of cheating. At least more so with New Horizon.
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fakemuseum
Senior Member
This kind of threat always be posted by TT, I rarely saw any non-TTer created a threat specifically for complaining about TT. Just stop victimise yourself. TT is an exploitation for sure, it's a grey area, so you should expect this divided opinion and both have their own point. If you really feel it's appropriate to TT just play it like that other ppl words wouldn't effect you at all. But you can't force all ppl to have the same opinion as most of the time non-TTs have disadvantages
FireNinja1
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The devs also said outright that TT is not cheating.
Yeah because it's not, it's an exploit
FireNinja1
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Exploit is a synonym for cheat.
Cheating can be done from exploits but not all exploits are cheats.
From wikipedia's page on game exploits: "In video games, an exploit is the use of a bug or glitches, game system, rates, hit boxes, speed or level design etc. by a player to their advantage in a manner not intended by the game's designers"
Yep that's the exploit I am speaking of
FireNinja1
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If it's not intended, then tell me why time travelling has survived across CF, NL, and NH + however many patches NH has had.
Because there's absolutely no solution to remove it unless the game becomes an online-only game. Why do you think they removed it from the settings entirely?
FireNinja1
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I don't see how that's relevant to the point you are making.
The reason why it has survived, the answer to your question. Idk how else to make it clearer
FireNinja1
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I mean the devs literally acknowledged that time traveling isn't cheating.
