So, the max villager limit?

[CalSamurai]

Is anyone else feeling that the maximum villager limit could be kinda make or break for this game? We've seen how you can make beautiful and intricate scenes and locations on your island with furniture, and in the screenshots they always seem pretty bustling, which is awesome.

But if the reality is that you can only have say, 10 or 12 villagers on your island at once, much like in new leaf, all of these detailed and fun things you've built on the island will be basically abandoned most of the time because the villagers will be stretched so thinly.

If I recall correctly you get a list of 3 candidates (daily?) who want to move to the island, and you get to choose where their house is right? So why *would* they make the cap of total villagers on your island low, seeing as it's all in your control now, as opposed to every previous title.

If we had a max limit of at LEAST 20-25 villagers that'd feel good to me, you could actually have a relatively bustling civilisation where all the stuff you've built is being constantly utilized or appreciated by someone. Maybe the max villager cap could be raised as you progress the game?

But yeah, tldr; a low max villager cap could make your end-game stunning and built-up island feel like a ghost town?

 

[Xara]

i mean,,, 10-12 villagers might appear lonely on a seemingly big island but 20-25 villagers, to me anyways, would make the island way too crowded and wouldn’t leave much room for landscaping, anyways.

imo, 10-15 villagers would be just fine. and let’s not forget you can have 8 human characters living on your island. regardless of if you only have1 character or all 8, that plus 20-25 villagers could become very overwhelming

 

[CalSamurai]

I totally get that, yeah. But the fact that you can now control who, where and IF someone moves into your town, it only makes sense to have a generous max limit so if someone does want a "crowded" town, they can. You'd still be able to have 10, 15, or however many villagers you want in your town because no one's gonna move in unless you invite them to.

And for the people who aren't expecting to be playing with 8 human characters or a buncha friends all the time, it just gives you the option to fill up the town with life.

 

[aikatears]

I would prefer manageable numbers 10 is ok..12 if allowed. Between that and online play my island will be fine.

 

[Krissi2197]

I feel like more than 15 villagers will be wayyy too much. It's supposed to be a deserted island, after all! I'd be okay with 15 max, but I was okay with the limit of 10 in New Leaf. Depending on how massive the island is though, I may change my mind.

 

[Maiana]

Since I'm making my island have more of a close-knit city type feeling to it, the villager count being low would be nice for me. That way I can put my villagers altogether and then work with any leftover space for different projects.
Personally, I wouldn't want 15+ villagers, but I can see how they could benefit you and other people~

 

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

Regardless of island size, I wouldn't want too many villagers there at once. Like friendships in real life, it's simply not possible to stay particularly close with loads of people. There could still be an equivalent of New Leaf's main street, where villagers who used to live in your town, and perhaps some randoms, could be.

 

[Aubrey895]

I am hoping for 15 villagers. But id be fine with 10 because I love everything else in the game.

 

[Winona]

I’d truly hate to have that many villagers tbh. It’s meant to be a deserted island getaway package after all, and AC was never about huge towns full of villagers but about the slow-paced village life. 10-12 is more than enough for me, and I really don’t think that 10 villagers would make the island feel abandoned. More than 12 would definitely kill the vibe for me, it would be too stressful, busy and crowded imo. I am also pretty sure that more than 15 villagers are never going to happen...

 

[Revolucionaria]

We had 15 in the population growing ac, and considering this is a big island, I could see it working. I’d love to have 15 max, but I think we will most likely have 10-12 villagers max. I think the 8 characters is a bit overkill, but it’s nice change for big families.

 

[fink]

There was another topic like this not too long ago and it was interesting, as yours is too. I think 12-15 villagers would be the perfect amount. More than that would get a little tiring every day but I think the option would be great for people who want more or a busier island. Options are great for everyone so as long as it’s not mandatory I’m fine with it.

 

[Ama]

Hear me out-
I think the best villager limit is 20 BUT I think the villager limit should also include you and other human residents.
This means if you use all 8 humans, you can have 12 animals, but if it is just yourself, you can have 19. Since it is all choice, to can also cap yourself at 10 if it is too much.
Realistically, I think they will just have a standard 10-15 animal villager limit

 

[moonbell]

I think the best villager limit is 20 BUT I think the villager limit should also include you and other human residents.

I like this idea! Gives players more of an option so that things don't get too crowded.

I'm really hoping for 12-15 at least.

 

[Ama]

Yeah, I guess the big reason for me to want the limit increased from 10 is that I like too many normal villagers! I like to have a villager of every type which leaves only 2 to overlap... even making it 12 would be such a big upgrade when planning your town

 

[visibleghost]

anything more than 15 is insane, i think the maximum amount of villagers will be ten or maybe twelve. why would you want a villager to move in every day?? i prefer it to be less crowded but to instead get to know and appreciate every villager individually

 

[CalSamurai]

anything more than 15 is insane, i think the maximum amount of villagers will be ten or maybe twelve. why would you want a villager to move in every day?? i prefer it to be less crowded but to instead get to know and appreciate every villager individually

I mean once you reach the limit there wouldn't be villagers moving in every day. It just means that you'll have more people on your island doing various things, IF you want to have that many villagers.

I do understand the sentiment behind interacting with villagers and getting to "know them" on a personal level, but when I realized there's only 8 different personalities and actual individual traits are quite sparse, it stopped meaning so much to me.

I absolutely understand that some (if not the majority of) people want the deserted island experience, or just a quiet lil town with a close-knit community, but with the new mechanics which give you massive control over getting people onto the island, it'd just be great to have the option to have a town with a whole bunch of villagers if you want to.

 

[Nooblord]

I like trying to build relationships with villagers, so 10 is fine for me. Trying to talk to 15+ villagers a day would be a bit much.

 

[DJStarstryker]

The island looks bigger than the New Leaf town, but it still doesn't seem anywhere big enough to have 20-25 villagers plus 8 player characters. No way.

I have the feeling it's going to be capped at 10... possibly 12. I don't see it going to even the 15 max that Population Growing was at.

 

[ctar17]

Personally for me, the more the merrier. But that being said, the max I'd go would be 20 at most. 15 seems like a good number to me, but I'd be happy if they expanded it to 12 this game over New Leaf's 10.

 

[Jhine7]

10-15 is good enough for me.