Do you feel like the Rating System is flawed?

[Tri-Cell]

It probably is, but it didn't bother me that much. Once I'd got 5 stars and the reward I never bothered to check it again.

 

[Bluebellie]

It definitely is, and I don’t really bother with the star ratings. I like to decorate my town a certain way. The way my town looks is more important to me than what Isabelle or the game thinks.

I only ever bothered with the star rating to unlock terraforming. After it was unlocked, that was it for that.

 

[Flicky]

I don't care for it. I literally stuffed my island full of garbage bags and other ugly furniture, and Isabelle eventually gave me 5 stars for it. My island was an eyesore, but hey, 5 stars is 5 stars, right? I promptly removed everything after I achieved it, and started working on the island properly. It was a hassle though, especially where the flora was concerned.

 

[TurnipBell20]

I feel like it was too easy to get a 5 star rating on my island. In previous Animal Crossing games that somehow felt harder as the complaints weren‘t as specific.

 

[Belle T]

It gives me war flashbacks of the SNES version of Sim City, where the citizens will complain about tax being too high no matter how high or low you put it.

I don't really have a problem with it so much in the sense that it's too difficult, as much as I just think it's mechanically not very engaging.

 

[Nurylon]

I quite dislike the rating system. Ever since launch, there's never been a time that I didn't feel like "I can't do that decorating choice, or I'll never unlock the golden watering can DIY, and I want every DIY". I feel like a bunch of creative ideas force players at a max of 4☆ for just making basic human decorating decisions :T "I want to have a tool and materials crafting center, so I don't have to open storage every time!" or "I want to make a giveaway section that I gradually add to, for when my friends visit!" will put down someone's rank despite being very intuitive! Bleh.

Just a few days ago, I finally had it and just slapped down custom design mannequins all over my island til I went from 3☆ to 5☆! Compared to New Leaf, the reward system feels incredibly hollow and I was really underwhelmed. Like, "this is what I was stressed out about these last 2 years?" But it's a massive relief that now I don't have to worry about how many dropped summer shells, feathers, and clay I can use.

 

[wenee]

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[~Melody~]

After getting a 4☆ rating, boosting your rate is optional. Since the 5☆ rating is only important to

Spoiler

get the golden watering can DIY

but after that, it doesn't matter. I wish the rewards were better.

 

[pocky]

I dont really mind because after you reach 5 stars it doesnt really matter

 

[-Blue-]

I wish there was more transparency about exactly how the rating system works. Sometimes it seems like you can just place a bunch of random items all over your island and get a 5 star rating.

Personally, I deliberately have flowers everywhere because I want literally every piece of grass covered in flowers. It annoyed me more with the trees because when I terraformed my island I made a shopping area, a housing area and a fun fair higher up with stone path underneath so I didn't want loads of trees on those areas. For the longest time Isabelle would complain about the lack of tree variety because I don't have many cedar trees.

Honestly I preferred the old way they did the whole perfect town thing.

Agreed I got a perfect town rating after a bit of work.

I dumped a ton of stuff around haphazardly and got 5 stars, but now that I am actually being serious and decorating, it's 4 stars. So yeah the way they have it set up is flawed. If Isabelle is so bothered by a certain area's 'problem' she/the devs should've specified what acres were in need of attention instead of just saying 'decorate head to toe'

 

[PacV]

Feels like they're force you to stick with a pattern/design which is not good cause as you said, there are a lot of people with creative minds that can't get to 5 stars cause they have to stick to the force pattern.