ACNH Pet Peeves and Petty Complaints Thread

[angelcat621]

I lament the fact that there are so few actual cat themed items in game. Like plushies. Giant stuffed cats. I mean come on, I NEED a super-sized cat plush in my front room.

Also would like the ability to get all fruit without trading. Maybe buy them with Nook Miles or Poki?

 

[maria110]

I wish there was an NPC who could customize clothing and accessories, like how Cyrus does for furniture. I think in the next game, Reese or Sable should do it. Reese is pretty useless so it would give her something to do.

 

[Belle T]

The Ironwood Dresser haunts me in my sleep. It's amazing how just this recipe, which I only want so I can create other things, continues to elude me after all this time.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Okay I know my constant complaints with villager dialogue is getting old, but I have to say this. Why is it so hard to even ask villagers if they need anything doing? Remember how back on the original AC you used to ask villagers if they needed a favor? In this game its so RNG that most times I have a hard time trying to get any favors from them.

Like I get it and before anyone comes at me you're suppose to talk to your villagers throughout the day, but then its like the conversations you just had with your villagers somehow repeats again as if you didn't hear it the first time. Like all I want to do is to do favors for my villagers and not constantly being reminded of the same topics that they already said.

 

[angelcat621]

Grinding for Pascal's DIYs and items has taught me not to like diving. First, why must I go to the shore to release my unwanted critters? They live in the sea. I should be able to release them while in the sea. Also, swimming is so slow. Forget turning around underwater if you missed your target just a little. Have to resurface and dive again. Finally find a scallop only to get another pearl from Pascal. Come on Pascal I don't need these til I get the DIYs.

 

[Starboard]

It sucks that whenever I load up the game and see a rainy day my motivation to play drops like a boulder. At this point all the tricks to avoid plucking tons of flowers are just too annoying to deal with.

 

[Wickel]

My petty complaint is that I've had my island since launch, played for over 350 hours and I still didn't get any of the workbench DIYs. I'm still stuck with the simple workbench (the one that looks like a tree stump) and the tiny wooden one.
I want my big wooden workbench and my ironwood workbench and my cute workbench.... just gimme the workbenches!!

 

[Corrie]

Technically if you wanted to buy more items you can have more Residents (Users) that are living the island and send it to yourself from Nook Shopping, but that would just take too long since the 5 limit applies to each user. So if you have like say 8 users and you want to get a lot of stuff you'll have to order the items 5 from each user which that will be 40 items in total. That requires a lot of signing in and signing out that can take way more longer.

Yeah, this would be awesome if the loading screens didn't take any eternity. *Sigh* It's like we're caged animals, pun intended.

 

[AustinMace]

My petty complaint is that I've had my island since launch, played for over 350 hours and I still didn't get any of the workbench DIYs. I'm still stuck with the simple workbench (the one that looks like a tree stump) and the tiny wooden one.
I want my big wooden workbench and my ironwood workbench and my cute workbench.... just gimme the workbenches!!

@Wickel There isn't a DIY for the Cute DIY Table. It can't be crafted.
The DIY Workbench recipe comes from Big Sister villagers and the Ironwood DIY Workbench recipe comes from Cranky villagers.
Also! I'm 99% sure that the DIY bottle recipe found on a Kapp'n tour each day is guaranteed to be new to you unless you already have every DIY. Hope that helps!

 

[Wickel]

@Wickel There isn't a DIY for the Cute DIY Table. It can't be crafted.
The DIY Workbench recipe comes from Big Sister villagers and the Ironwood DIY Workbench recipe comes from Cranky villagers.
Also! I'm 99% sure that the DIY bottle recipe found on a Kapp'n tour each day is guaranteed to be new to you unless you already have every DIY. Hope that helps!

Thanks for the info! So the Cute DIY Table is just an item from Nook's then? Guess I'm going to stalk Plucky and Tom then until they give me the goods.
I thought so too, but today Kapp'n took me to cherry blossom island (for the first time), but the bottle had the Clock in it which I already have, but I definitely don't have all the cherry blossom recipes! So that was really odd.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Thanks for the info! So the Cute DIY Table is just an item from Nook's then? Guess I'm going to stalk Plucky and Tom then until they give me the goods.
I thought so too, but today Kapp'n took me to cherry blossom island (for the first time), but the bottle had the Clock in it which I already have, but I definitely don't have all the cherry blossom recipes! So that was really odd.

Also if you want to change the color of the Cute DIY Table you have to go to Harvs island and talk to Cyrus so that he can change the color for you. Before the 2.0 update it was annoying having to get different variants of furniture on different islands.

 

[Corrie]

Why on earth do I have to go through Orville's horrible dialogue in order to get something customized? Why can't I just do it at the bench? It was nice they added the 'missing NPCs' but of course screwed it up by making us fly to Harv's island. So annoying.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Ugh.....I time traveled to June just to get some bushes from Leif at Harvs island since my main island is going to go through a seasonal change I have to put up with this "Wedding Event" yes I played this twice and yet this game still has the nerve to remind me of how it works. I mean seriously stop reminding me about the event. I played it already I know how it works just let me do my thing on Harvs island. I was forced to do the Wedding Event because of that.

 

[Steampunk Mage]

Ugh.....I time traveled to June just to get some bushes from Leif at Harvs island since my main island is going to go through a seasonal change I have to put up with this "Wedding Event" yes I played this twice and yet this game still has the nerve to remind me of how it works. I mean seriously stop reminding me about the event. I played it already I know how it works just let me do my thing on Harvs island. I was forced to do the Wedding Event because of that.

In that case, I ain't gonna play the game while it's in June; looks like I'll be skipping that month. Besides, I already got all the Wedding stuff I need.

 

[Corrie]

Ugh.....I time traveled to June just to get some bushes from Leif at Harvs island since my main island is going to go through a seasonal change I have to put up with this "Wedding Event" yes I played this twice and yet this game still has the nerve to remind me of how it works. I mean seriously stop reminding me about the event. I played it already I know how it works just let me do my thing on Harvs island. I was forced to do the Wedding Event because of that.

The events in this game take too much work for the payout you get imo.

 

[smellovision]

Like I get it and before anyone comes at me you're suppose to talk to your villagers throughout the day, but then its like the conversations you just had with your villagers somehow repeats again as if you didn't hear it the first time. Like all I want to do is to do favors for my villagers and not constantly being reminded of the same topics that they already said.

Ah, this hits on something that annoys me... When you speak to a villager for the second time, later in the day, their response often sounds like you've been bugging them all day. Like "I sure see you a lot today" or "didn't I just see you over there? Am I being pranked?". It's just such a downer for me, so I only speak to them outside once and visit their house once. Yes I know it's just code! But it makes me sad! (And please no one argue with me about my stupid emotions).

 

[Zephon]

I would like to be able to talk to the Island staff like I can with the villagers.

 

[Bilaz]

Designing is harddd and sometimes I wish we didn’t have this much freedom xD

 

[VanitasFan26]

Designing is harddd and sometimes I wish we didn’t have this much freedom xD

Whenever that happens I just make whatever stands out to me. I don't really care about themes of an island. Sometimes keeping things simple is more comfortable than trying "too hard" to design something that takes a lot of time and effort. I know from experience.

 

[Steampunk Mage]

Another thing I wish the game had is something that makes it easier to find out whether or not something we buy in a specific variation is already added to our catalogue (for example, when using the Able Sisters' dressing room to buy multiple clothes, there could be an icon next to items you already have).