Does this annoy you too?

[Yuki Nagato]

That sounds a little impolite o-o I've never experienced it though!


Edit: Impolite of them to do!

Well how is anyone supposed to know?

 

[Chris]

I will have to experiment on whether or not the closed gate exclusion may be used on online sessions or just the local wireless ones. That is a little unclear.

It can be used on online sessions.

No experimenting necessary! Superpenguin is right. I do this every single time I communicate with other players.

 

[moonbunny]

I really don't see what the issue is. I mean, it happened to me the other day which kind of freaked me out, but only because I didn't think I had enough friends for two people to arrive at once, haha. It was fine though. He didn't disrupt my trade or do anything nasty. I wasn't annoyed with him arriving. How was he supposed to know I was doing a trade? For all he knew, I was opening up my gates for random people to come through! Nobody has the ability to read minds, so in my opinion it's nothing to get upset over. Just tell them you're busy, and if they don't leave, kick them out.

OP, there are people who open up their gates for random friends, so maybe some of the people coming into yours think that that's what you're doing. I went into towns a couple of times unannounced for this reason. Both times I was correct in my assumption. They welcomed me and we hung out for a while. People who "barge into" towns do not necessarily do so with cruel intentions, so please don't paint everyone with the same broad brush. Some people see the mere act of opening your gates as "granting permission"... and in many ways, it is.

 

[Lyla]

I pop in to my friends towns 'uninvited'. If the gate is open that is an invite.. no? Why do you people have friends that you do not trust? Delete them if your that worried. I always leave my gates open waiting for friends to randomly pop in. I never come on here to message someone if I can come over-that's silly. The problem here is you guys simply are adding anyone and everyone and not deleting them, that's whats putting your town at risk. It is not rude to go into someones town when the gates are open, that's just what you do in the game.. If you want the person to leave then politely say so, if they don't then turn off the wifi session. Honestly can't believe people are complaining about people coming into their towns when their gate is left open.. BLASPHEMY, WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING!

 

[TeddysMama711]

I pop in to my friends towns 'uninvited'. If the gate is open that is an invite.. no? Why do you people have friends that you do not trust? Delete them if your that worried. I always leave my gates open waiting for friends to randomly pop in. I never come on here to message someone if I can come over-that's silly. The problem here is you guys simply are adding anyone and everyone and not deleting them, that's whats putting your town at risk. It is not rude to go into someones town when the gates are open, that's just what you do in the game.. If you want the person to leave then politely say so, if they don't then turn off the wifi session. Honestly can't believe people are complaining about people coming into their towns when their gate is left open.. BLASPHEMY, WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING!

I really think its personal preference, the same way some people tell you not to run in their town and others don't care. Some people consider it rude, others don't. Theres so many different ways to play the game so I don't see anything wrong with having your own personal town rules.

 

[Cranky Squirrel]

I think this would be much less of an issue if it wasn't so easy for relative strangers to come and destroy everything that took so long to design and create. An open gate should be an open invitation to anyone on your friend list--no other invitation necessary. However, the horror stories are all too prevalent. While the tales of uninvited guests chopping down every tree and taking anything that isn't nailed down may be exaggerated (I have no idea if they are or aren't), or the instances of these things happening may be the exception rather than the rule, the fact remains that completely wrecking someone else's hard work is possible and there are certainly disrespectul and downright malicious players. I'm always very reluctant to open my gates to anyone. I think I've opened the gates to my main village to accept far-away visitors only three times. Each time I opened them because I was expecting someone and only that person arrived. I don't know what I would have done if others tagged along uninvited.

 

[Chris]

I think this would be much less of an issue if it wasn't so easy for relative strangers to come and destroy everything that took so long to design and create. An open gate should be an open invitation to anyone on your friend list--no other invitation necessary.

As long the player is careful about who they add then this is exactly how the game can be played.

 

[Cranky Squirrel]

As long the player is careful about who they add then this is exactly how the game can be played.

I completely agree. The trick then becomes having only those people on your friend list that you can trust.

My problem is that I, like a lot of people, anxious to build our friends list, just added people from online forums indiscriminately. My friend list is littered with codes from people I have had no interaction with whatsoever. That's entirely my own fault. I haven't had any negative experiences with those I have interacted with, but those players represent very few of the list of friend codes on my 3DS.

 

[Sowelu]

It's proper game etiquette to schedule a visit beforehand. A quick email, PM, text, etc. I wouldn't just show up in someone's town unannounced, just like I wouldn't just pop up announced at someone's house in real life.

 

[JCnator]

Since there's a lot more Friend slots (100!) on 3DS Friend List than the past Animal Crossing games, it can be hard to manage who's who especially if you have over 50 friends you may not entierly trust. Knowing my laziness, I often strive to add people that I think they're reliable enough and periodically delete anyone who failed to comply with my common senses and/or haven't logged on for too long. That's how I'm very lenient on when it comes to random visits.

Players who can't be trusted are thankfully often easy to distinguish apart from the others. If you're closely looking on their behavior (especially among those who are unknown), you should be able to pinpoint whether you feel safe or not with them. I saw a few unknown fellows who act a bit too odd for an average AC player, and they were kicked out right after I realized that.

 

[Chameleonsoup]

I don't remember when the 'wait until you're invited' code of conduct was decided upon but I don't like it. If I'm playing my game I'm not checking every forum I'm a member of for invitation messages.
When my gate is open everyone on my friend list is welcome. No, I haven't had stuff stolen or trashed in this game but I certainly did in WW. I was even seeded and had to restart, I just don't tar everyone with the same brush.

 

[Unidentified Floor Orange]

I've only had it happen on two occasions, both times I was in the middle of trading. One was to drop off Katie (and I hadn't even said I wanted to take her) and the other to sell perfect apples (not realizing apples were my native).

And in both cases, they were on my best friends list, so they easily could have messaged me in game and said "Can I drop off Katie?" "Can I sell perfect apples in your town?"

So yes, it does annoy me. If I want people to stop by, I'll update my friend card message to say "gates open, come visit" or something like that.

 

[radical6]

ive had people come over right when i was going to bed (4 am)
they were polite and didnt steal stuff but i was kinda scared to ask them to leave ah so i stayed up til 5 before i said i was really tired

but ive had people come to the wrong town before, but they leave right away

 

[BellGreen]

This never happened to me so far. When I leave it open, I usually let people cone to my town unless I feel like there will be a risk with that visitor.

 

[Aquadirt]

I really don't like people just showing up. I met most people on a trade board so unless we've established that you are welcome at any given time, don't just show up. I'm probably trading with someone else I met on the trade board. I can't just trust people because even when I was doing tons of giveaways, I had several who wanted to immediately take off and chop my trees or steal or kill my flowers. And I was GIVING THEM SOMETHING for FREE. Every so often I just clear my 3DS friends list, but its a nuisance to do so often.

 

[MadisonCrossing]

It sounds really annoying, but it hasn't happened to me yet. I always close my gates unless the visitor is staying for a really short amount of time. Well, no one has stayed long, so I pretty much don't close them...but I always remind my sisters to if they forget so no one will pay a visit.

 

[Farobi]

I pop in to my friends towns 'uninvited'. If the gate is open that is an invite.. no? Why do you people have friends that you do not trust? Delete them if your that worried. I always leave my gates open waiting for friends to randomly pop in. I never come on here to message someone if I can come over-that's silly. The problem here is you guys simply are adding anyone and everyone and not deleting them, that's whats putting your town at risk. It is not rude to go into someones town when the gates are open, that's just what you do in the game.. If you want the person to leave then politely say so, if they don't then turn off the wifi session. Honestly can't believe people are complaining about people coming into their towns when their gate is left open.. BLASPHEMY, WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING!

OMG finally someone said it. I always love popping through people's towns because I wanna go have fun/shop/explore/ island tours etc. and some meanies just say 'get out' and i was like

This game is supposed to be more on social interaction as opposed to business transactions.

 

[Aquadirt]

OMG finally someone said it. I always love popping through people's towns because I wanna go have fun/shop/explore/ island tours etc. and some meanies just say 'get out' and i was like

This game is supposed to be more on social interaction as opposed to business transactions.

This game is not 'supposed' to be anything. Its play as you like, and many people don't like having to babysit when people randomly pop in. People like socializing, people like collecting. Those who collect prefer business over social interaction.

 

[Byngo]

I'm confused as to why it seems that some people expect others to know if they're trading or not? What if someone is not on your BF list? They can't message you beforehand to ask.

;_;

 

[Farobi]

I'm confused as to why it seems that some people expect others to know if they're trading or not? What if someone is not on your BF list? They can't message you beforehand to ask.

;_;

I know right. I go to other forums where people who play AC willingly let people drop and shop, or do whatever, in their towns. I'm so confused sometimes with their towns or some TBTian town where people feel uneasy and stuff because I add them both simutaneously and idk who to delete :c