Anybody else ever feel bad about changing villagers?

[jokk]

yes, definitely. i just let go of ozzie to get bob again and i felt so guilty about it

 

[Che5hire Cat]

Not really. I mean, it's refreshing seeing some new faces after a while, like the game has hundreds of villagers and sticking with the same ones for so long may becomes kinda lame at some point. Although there are villagers I would like to keep as long as possible on my island and if I would let them go, it would feel weird for me not having them around anymore. Therefore, I basically just change out those villagers which aren't close to me and where I wouldn't feel bad for letting them go.

 

[MadisonBristol]

I feel bad, and I really miss most villagers who have left my town. Except Marcie. I hate her. But the rest, I miss.

 

[Mairmalade]

No feelings of guilt here. I’ve always found it more natural to change up villagers occasionally. It’s OK to want to invite other animals to move in - it’s a different experience, and you may cross paths with them again someday.

 

[Stalfos]

All the time for every single one of them. To the point of my gf getting annoyed with me. "Why do you let them move if it makes you feel bad?" But it's more of a bittersweet feeling. It's sad having to say goodbye to a villager you've had for months or maybe even years, but it's a very exciting feeling getting a new villager, whether it's an old favorite from a previous game or someone you've never had before.

 

[mermaidshelf]

I feel so bad when I kick them out or I let them move out. They say things that make me feel guilty too. Like Rodeo was like, "The world is small. I'm sure we'll meet again!" or something along those lines It's almost like they know you want them gone but they still care about you so they're nice.

 

[Jam86]

i change villagers a lot, if one asks to move i do usually let them go (if i have an amiibo of them of course)
but i like to throw little goodbye parties in photopia for the villagers before they go ☆

 

[-Lumi-]

I do, sometimes! It makes me feel a little bit sad whenever they move away and I always wonder if I've made the wrong choice. I'll feel a little bit better about it if I've gotten their picture because then I feel like we've reached our peak, friendship wise, so it's okay for them to move onto somewhere new.

 

[RedPanda]

I get so sentimental about my villagers, it's so hard to say goodbye to them! I am an amiibo collector so I want to be able to take advantage of my cards, but it's so hard to let any of them go. I wish we could have more of a semi-permanent thing in the game, say a villager who stays a week and moves on. I want to enjoy the variety but I don't want to let any of my cuties leave.

 

[Fantasyland]

I think it's kind of like when I get rid of an item? Even if I didn't intentionally bring it into my life, I feel bad getting rid of it, because I feel like I'm removing it from its purpose. But the purpose of these items, and these villagers, has been completed the moment they enter your life! Am I making sense? This mindset has helped me a lot with decluttering, and with the semi irrational freakout that comes with agreeing to let a villager go. Don't get me started on New Leaf, where I was younger, and I didn't have a say in whether or not they moved. Tragic, tragic times.

 

[RoyalTea]

I had trouble letting go of my starting jock, Scoot. But it was for the best. He's just not my style. The rest I've not felt bad about, but I have a couple that I would be really sad to see go. I'll eventually let Renee go (Cause I have Merengue and I want all different species) and that is a tough decision for me.