ACNH Pet Peeves and Petty Complaints Thread

[smellovision]

I just really hate the upbeat early morning music. It's very 'RISE AND SHINE, DON'T RELAX TOO MUCH'. I don't mind it otherwise, but it would be nice with an option to switch it off.

 

[CitrusPoltergeist]

Printing nmts one. at. a. time.

Begging for them to let us select it and choose how many we want (e.g. 4k miles allows you to buy up to 2 nmts)

 

[azurill]

I've never understood why after more than 20 years, the series has never implemented a basic options menu for this sort of thing. I primarily play Animal Crossing on an old TV with some very lackluster speakers, so trying to gauge proximity with mole crickets is nigh impossible. For that matter, it's easier for me to fish by listening to it, rather than by watching the bobber, so turning down the music would help considerably.

But all that aside, I just find the music to be... sometimes very unhelpful when I'm trying to relax. It doesn't flare my anxiety or anything, obviously, but sometimes you just want to turn off the music and listen to the natural soundscapes, really take in the atmosphere of everything. It's why none of the rooms in my house have auto-playing music. I do love music, and I do usually have something on while I'm working or playing, but there are increasingly more times lately when the silence, as they say, is golden.

I have to assume the reason they've never done this in the past is because music and sound effects are not segregated in the audio channels, which makes it excusable for the older games when audio channels were more limited. But for a game released on the Switch in 2020, it just comes across as extremely antiquated.

Yea it would be so much better if you could just hear the natural sounds of the game. I found the hourly music just up loud and it drowns out all other sounds, I went to hear the sound of the wind. It really is easier to fish by sound. I would also fe able to hear balloons better. I definitely can see older games not being able to adjust music but with the switch it should have been easy. Yes I do like the music but sometimes you just want it off.

I’m more annoyed you couldn’t put DIY’s in storage. There’s nowhere to put them otherwise if you get a duplicate. Nook only gives you 10 bells for each one I believe, but it’s something at least.

It took way to long for them to let us store the DIY’s. They did with the last update but it would have been so helpful if it was from the start.

 

[Zephon]

Printing bell tickets one at a time too

 

[Tiffany]

I am tired of my villagers barging into my house every dang time I go inside! It is beyond annoying. The last couple times i went in I ran right to another room so I could ignore them when they show up. Now I have a stove,storage shed and crafting table outside together so I can cook and craft be able to get materials for it without going in my house at all. I am also going to put a wardrobe outside for the same reason. It's sad I can't even enjoy my house anymore. Thanks nintendo

 

[azurill]

I am tired of my villagers barging into my house every dang time I go inside! It is beyond annoying. The last couple times i went in I ran right to another room so I could ignore them when they show up. Now I have a stove,storage shed and crafting table outside together so I can cook and craft be able to get materials for it without going in my house at all. I am also going to put a wardrobe outside for the same reason. It's sad I can't even enjoy my house anymore. Thanks nintendo

This is what I did as well. It was so annoying trying to get something and they just walk right in.

 

[hithere]

Complaining about a villager to Isabelle multiple times, hitting them with a net many times, and he still doesn’t get it. Been trying for a few months and he still won’t leave. Whyyyy

 

[Croconaw]

Complaining about a villager to Isabelle multiple times, hitting them with a net many times, and he still doesn’t get it. Been trying for a few months and he still won’t leave. Whyyyy

That doesn’t do anything. It’s just RNG. The easiest way to kick someone is with Amiibos. That’s my method, and it’s made things so much easier for me, as well.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Complaining about a villager to Isabelle multiple times, hitting them with a net many times, and he still doesn’t get it. Been trying for a few months and he still won’t leave. Whyyyy

Like the other user said, use amiibo cards to kick them out faster.

 

[Sid]

The only bad thing about amiibos is you have to find the exact one you want. And you don't get the joy of villager hunting.

There is a method that works quite well that involves time traveling. I know not everyone does that but it's an option.

 

[VanitasFan26]

The only bad thing about amiibos is you have to find the exact one you want. And you don't get the joy of villager hunting.

There is a method that works quite well that involves time traveling. I know not everyone does that but it's an option.

Well sometimes its not good. Its RNG because I know for a fact that it takes 15 days for a villager to move out, the problem is the thought bubble must go on the villager you want to move out but again its RNG because sometimes it goes on the wrong villager that you don't want to move out.

 

[Sid]

Well sometimes its not good. Its RNG because I know for a fact that it takes 15 days for a villager to move out, the problem is the thought bubble must go on the villager you want to move out but again its RNG because sometimes it goes on the wrong villager that you don't want to move out.

yeah the process can take a while. If the bubble is over the wrong villager you gotta go back to when you started then travel to the day you just left. It's frustrating but it gets the job done eventually. Then you can resynch your island with normal time.

 

[VanitasFan26]

yeah the process can take a while. If the bubble is over the wrong villager you gotta go back to when you started then travel to the day you just left. It's frustrating but it gets the job done eventually. Then you can resynch your island with normal time.

Yeah I know I've done it a lot of times myself way back when the game first came out, this was before I even had amiibo cards and since I got them at the moment I don't really do it much. Of course if I wanted to get a open plot thats probably the only reason I would time travel again, but I already collected all of the villager photos last year (it was a pain) and I no longer villager hunt anymore.

 

[Rosch]

Not even sure if I should post this here, but it was an observation I get every time I have a new villager.

Based on my experience, the one cooking/crafting is most often times the new villager. So every time I visit, I get the DIY/recipe and then leave, forgetting to talk to them again and give them a gift, making the photo process longer than it should be.

Muscle memory sucks sometimes.

 

[Belle T]

Complaining about a villager to Isabelle multiple times, hitting them with a net many times, and he still doesn’t get it. Been trying for a few months and he still won’t leave. Whyyyy

As stated before, none of these methods will increase the chances of a villager moving out. As far as I'm aware, complaining to Isabelle won't even lower friendship ratings. It's just a way of dealing with villagers that you may have received from other players online who use offensive language or are wearing a shirt you don't like. They don't really get mad about being reported or anything.

Hitting them with a net is something I keep seeing touted on both New Leaf and New Horizons as viable methods to lower friendship and convince the villager to leave, but in both games, I find this to be untrue. To the contrary, while I can't confirm this, I've often found that acting friendly to a villager is more effective in getting them to move out than trying to make their life a living hell. Even if that's not true, it's honestly easier and requires a lot less work to do anyway.

 

[VanitasFan26]

It annoys me when I see villagers walking in pace toward in object. Its like they are brain dead and I have to push them out just so their AI gets corrected.

 

[maria110]

My character wanted to go to Harv's island to buy art but was forced to do the wedding photos for Reese and Cyrus. You should be able to opt out. I feel the same way about Happy Home Paradise. Whenever I restart my one Switch, my character has to be forced to talk to Lottie even if I don't want to do HHP.

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I wish everything were customizable, including all the fences and also some of the bridges and inclines. Like the iron bridge is only available in blue even though the matching fence is customizable now.

 

[usa-chan]

i kinda feel bad whenever the villager has their net out and they can't catch the bug. poor bam has been getting ready to pounce on the yellow butterfly for like two minutes, only for it fly away. i think it would be so cute if we can see them catch common insects or bugs and get to clap for them for once

 

[VanitasFan26]

As much as I enjoy restarting it does get annoying that you cannot skip all those ridiculous dialogue tutorials. After doing it for like 50 times last year I got bored of restarting (unless I can get that spark again) and decided to stick to the island for a while.

 

[Shawna]

I wish that if you already have a diy, your villager won’t give you a duplicate

Post automatically merged: May 20, 2022

I also realllly wish I could have 15 villagers instead of 10 like in the original

Why on earth does it force a duplicate on you, yet it’s optional when is the first time getting it?! .—-.