Questions about Time Traveling

[Alolan_Apples]

When did it first get discovered? I know this takes place all the way back to the Gamecube version, but who discovered it and when did they start doing this? When did this became a problem to the community? And if Action Replay never existed, is Time Traveling the worst way of cheating in-game in the Gamecube version?

I know some people don't trust time traveling, but it doesn't mean we all should stop Time Traveling for good. I let the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

 

[Cuppycakez]

I don't see anything wrong with it???


But in reply to your questions I never played Gamecube so I can't really help.

 

[Alicante]

I see nothing wrong with TT-ing - if that's how people want to play their games, you can't tell them otherwise. I find it helpful for time/date-specific events which I might not be able to play on the real day itself (I was away over Halloween so I TT-ed a few days before so I could at least get the experience).

I'm trying not to do large TT distances now because I don't want to lose all my flowers/any of my villagers, but I think small journeys are ok

 

[Alolan_Apples]

I'm glad that you TBTers are more tolerant of time traveling than the people on GameFAQs. They complain about time traveling even more. But the point is - when was it discovered? I know it was in the Gamecube version, but when?

 

[Marmoset]

There is no one person that discovered TTing. I remember when the GC version was just released; I got it about a week after. Friends became tempted by the fact that you could TT all the way into the mid 2000 year mark and just tried it. Bam. Trial and error kind of deal.

Everyone eventually kind of gets curious. There wasn't much to do like ACNL for the GC version, so it's one of those things.

I think the creators knew that this was going to happen and I'm sure they didn't mind. Simply because different people prefer to spend different amounts of time on the game. Therefore, TTing kind of caters to everyone- including those who just wanna be done with it in the next day or two or those that want to take their time and spend months perfecting it.

 

[thatawkwardkid]

When did it first get discovered? I guess in the Gamecube version when people were bored and decided to start messing around.
By who? I don't know.
When did this become a problem in the community? I'm not sure when, but I'm pretty sure it was when people started to get/do things that you usually had to wait all year to get/do. Another reason is because people would accomplish so much in a short period of time due to time traveling.
If Action Replay never existed, would time traveling be the worst way of cheating (in the Gamecube version)? No, I think people have their own ways of playing the game. If they enjoy doing this, let them do it. They bought the game after all. Besides, there are things that are worst than time traveling.

 

[KCourtnee]

I used to TT a lot but I decided that I like playing it the natUral way, day by day
plus I also feel I affects my relationships with my villagers when I TT a lot. I normally talk to them several times throughout the day and if I TT too much itll seem as thought I went days without talking to any of them (because it takes too long to talk to everyone every time you TT).

 

[Alolan_Apples]

So people have been time traveling for a while. Of course, there are always people who complain about people doing certain things. They tell you not to time travel, not to reset when something didn't go your way, not to use certain tricks etc. They want you to play naturally.

I hope TTing doesn't get removed next game. It may be a cheat, but at least it isn't as bad as glitching or hacking (and scamming too).

 

[Ghost Soda]

When people complain about how other people play their game, I'm just like

 

[Alolan_Apples]

When people complain about how other people play their game, I'm just like

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Yeah, but there are some things people do in-game that it's okay to act like a nazi towards. Those would include duping, powersaving, scamming, and deleting your town because of a dreamie moving in a bad spot (or town deletion if your favorite villager moves out). Time traveling is one thing you shouldn't act like a nazi to show that you're against it. Same with design.

 

[Hypno KK]

I don't know why time travelling would be considered cheating or why it would be removed. In ACNL, the option to change the time is right there when you talk to Isabelle to start your game. If it were cheating, it would be hidden. It's also a really practical option, because some people (like me) can't always play the game during the day. I didn't time travel at first but I started doing it because sometimes I want to check on my town and everything would be closed and my villagers would all be asleep, so there was no point.

Even if they removed the feature from Isabelle's starting dialogue you could probably still do it using the 3DS clock, but there isn't any point in removing it since it's not a game you can win.

I don't know how people first discovered it but I assume someone just changed the time in their system and noticed it affected the game.

 

[starlark]

I'm neutral on this. I personally TT but I do think it has some downsides. I don't condone it nor do I shun it; people can choose to play their game how they want to.

Yeah, but there are some things people do in-game that it's okay to act like a nazi towards. Those would include duping, powersaving, scamming, and deleting your town because of a dreamie moving in a bad spot (or town deletion if your favorite villager moves out). Time traveling is one thing you shouldn't act like a nazi to show that you're against it. Same with design.

I thought you were over this. I totally respect you but I don't think you should use the term "Nazi" so loosely. These people don't want to kill you nor do they plan to wipe out an entire group of people to do it. There are some people who feel strongly about it but they definitely aren't on Nazi level.
I know you're joking but it's probably best that you don't hold a grudge. It was literally one thread but you chose to hold onto it.

 

[Alolan_Apples]

I thought you were over this. I totally respect you but I don't think you should use the term "Nazi" so loosely. These people don't want to kill you nor do they plan to wipe out an entire group of people to do it. There are some people who feel strongly about it but they definitely aren't on Nazi level.
I know you're joking but it's probably best that you don't hold a grudge. It was literally one thread but you chose to hold onto it.

The english language is messed up. The word "Nazi" refers to anyone who tries to get control over your life or actions. Examples include grammar nazis, soup nazi, anything like this. I'm not referring to the Nazis in WWII. But what I'm trying to say is that it's okay to harshly tell people not to dupe or other stuff I mentioned. The reason so is because some of that stuff is very harmful or stupid as you shouldn't be doing that.

 

[starlark]

The english language is messed up. The word "Nazi" refers to anyone who tries to get control over your life or actions. Examples include grammar nazis, soup nazi, anything like this. I'm not referring to the Nazis in WWII. But what I'm trying to say is that it's okay to harshly tell people not to dupe or other stuff I mentioned. The reason so is because some of that stuff is very harmful or stupid as you shouldn't be doing that.

Oh, okay, I get what you mean. I misunderstood.
Yeah, if you disagree with something I don't see why you shouldn't tell someone your opinion. If it's damaged your town in any way or if you simply don't do it because of what you've heard it does there's no problem to do so.
It's just the people that continually tell others and not stopping to listen to their own opinions that bugs me.

 

[Hypno KK]

The english language is messed up. The word "Nazi" refers to anyone who tries to get control over your life or actions. Examples include grammar nazis, soup nazi, anything like this. I'm not referring to the Nazis in WWII. But what I'm trying to say is that it's okay to harshly tell people not to dupe or other stuff I mentioned. The reason so is because some of that stuff is very harmful or stupid as you shouldn't be doing that.

The word Nazi comes from the Nazis in WWII, not the other way around. It's still an exaggeration.

Anyway, I agree that it's ok to be against duping and the like, but resetting if a villager moves into a bad spot or moves out? Really? I've never done that but it seems like such a small thing to be concerned about, since people should play their game in a way that's fun to them. If they feel like resetting their town would be a better experience for them, there's nothing wrong with that. I think it's a bit too much to do it over a villager moving into a bad spot, but that's just my personal opinion and my own way of playing my own copy of the game.

Even duping is a small thing to be worried about when you think there are worse things in life. I'm against it if people try to sell duped items without the other person's knowledge. I wouldn't do it in my game. But if someone wants to do it in their own game, there are worse problems in the world.

 

[spacedog]

i think duping is fine tho if ur not using it to make a profit by like duping a bunch of bushes and then selling them on here. if someone dupes a bunch of flowers or bushes to help their town look nicer how does that like affect u in any way at all lol??

 

[Tao]

When did it first get discovered? I know this takes place all the way back to the Gamecube version, but who discovered it and when did they start doing this? When did this became a problem to the community?

Time Traveling was discovered/first used by Doctor Emmett Brown in Hill Valley on October 26th 1985.


He got the idea on November 5th 1955 when he slipped off the toilet and hit his head on the sink whilst he was hanging a clock. This gave him the idea for the flux capacitor which is the key to enabling Time Travel. He decided to build the time machine from a Delorean because "if you're going to build a time machine out of a car, why not do it with some style?"


It became a problem to the community when Doctor Brown and his young friend Mr.McFly started to significantly alter events for the worse. Doctor Brown decided to destroy the Time Machine when they got back to 1985 so that no more damage could be done with it.

 

[Arcticfox5]

Time Traveling was discovered/first used by Doctor Emmett Brown in Hill Valley on October 26th 1985.


He got the idea on November 5th 1955 when he slipped off the toilet and hit his head on the sink whilst he was hanging a clock. This gave him the idea for the flux capacitor which is the key to enabling Time Travel. He decided to build the time machine from a Delorean because "if you're going to build a time machine out of a car, why not do it with some style?"


It became a problem to the community when Doctor Brown and his young friend Mr.McFly started to significantly alter events for the worse. Doctor Brown decided to destroy the Time Machine when they got back to 1985 so that no more damage could be done with it.

Omg! This is so funny!

 

[Ghost Soda]

Yeah, but there are some things people do in-game that it's okay to act like a nazi towards. Those would include duping, powersaving, scamming, and deleting your town because of a dreamie moving in a bad spot (or town deletion if your favorite villager moves out). Time traveling is one thing you shouldn't act like a nazi to show that you're against it. Same with design.

How's that okay? Neither of them affect you.

 

[Alolan_Apples]

How's that okay? Neither of them affect you.

It's best not to ask me here. And I think my questions were answered well enough.