The ACNH Rant Thread

Trying to clean up/move around my hundreds of flowers (with my shovel breaking) was such a chore I gave up and left the game in a bad mood. What finally did it was not being able to plant a flower where I had just dug another one up. "THe'Re's nO sPaCe to PlaNt aNyThiNg hEre" 😑😑😑
 
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My main frustration with this game is that it is really difficult when I don't get time to play it at all during the weeks and hardly over the weekend but because of all of the events, updates etc I end up missing out on so much because of it! In NL it was fine because villagers, hair and weeds were the only concerns and were almost charming in the sense that there were real time consequences but since nintendo is pumping out all of this content all of the time, I feel less motivated to play because I know I won't have time to participate in new features and events let alone TT in order to catch up. This isn't so much a game flaw so much as a personal frustration, I need a simpler AC game whilst I am busy with life. The content, Pascal etc that ninty has released is great I am sure but I might get more involved with the game again months down the track when I get some time. In the mean time, going back to an older game might be what I need to do in order to get my Animal Crossing fix.
 
I really need more custom design spaces.
With the sheer amount of customizable items and the size of an island, 50 spaces seems a little small especially if you want multiple paths. If not more spaces, what would be absolutely helpful would be the ability to rotate custom designs. That way we dont need paths to fill 8+ spots because yikes.
Ughhhh I'm struggling on what paths to delete because I need more space 😭
 
My big big issue is the game's overall lifespan. There are people today that can buy a gamecube and play the original Animal Crossing just fine. I can pick up a copy of New Leaf: Welcome Amiibo on Ebay for thirty to fifty bucks and I can play it.

Even if New Horizons has a final update that saves to your game permanently/ saves to your cartridge there is no guarantee that in ten years I'll be able to purchase a cartridge, put it in my Switch, and be able to play the full thing.

Those updates and the Switch itself will inevitably lose backing from Nintendo. The DS has online functionality lost, and it will one day happen to the Switch. And with that, you won't be able to update New Horizons with all the patches and play it. Both because there will be no internet connection and because those patches will no longer be supported.

The game's lifespan is finite, and you are playing it on borrowed time. Not to mention that you have to pay for Cloud Backups. You have to pay to have your game assured. Look, if I had my copy of New Leaf run-over by a car it would suck, but I'd move on and get another copy.

But- You can't just do that with New Horizons. You have to re-download all the data. What if the patches aren't avaliable to you when your cartridge breaks and you need to get a new one? What if you don't have internet? And let's be real here. What if your cartridge isnt the thing that breaks? What if you lose your Switch? Or if it's broken?

Well, even if you have a cartridge version you wont have the data of your island, because it saves to your switch and not to the cartridge. And without Cloud Backups there's no chance of you restoring your island. That is the biggest issue I have. Say what you will about the lack of features, but that one issue is the single biggest heel for this game.
 
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Why is there no option or phone app to call the stupid dodo's...

Sometimes after a trade I forget to get in the airport and close the gate. So I walk to the other side of the island, want to start the construction app and there comes the message I can't do that because the gate is open.... and instead of just making a simple call to those stupid dodo who's too busy drinking coffee to say he can close the gate I have to walk all the way back to and in the airport to close it.... it's just one of the many examples where Nintendo made just strange choices with things which could have been so much easier.

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They have absolutely ruined the clouds.

It has put me right off.

Flat, one dimensional, static clouds that looks like paper cutouts just stuck up there.

NL had better clouds that were billowy and moved.
I thought a volcano was erupting the first time I saw the new clouds. They are awful.
 
There's a part of my island where it lags pretty bad. The frame rate drops significantly any time I go through or by it, I really hate it :( I don't even have that much stuff on the ground.

Does this happen with anyone else?

Yes this happens on more islands. At my public service there is a lot of lag. But it's also not full of stuff when that began.

Not on my town but on my first dream visit my game lagged pretty badly in some spots...

Dream visits has more lag. Don't know why but I've seen island full of lag while in youtube tours there was no lag at all. It's a big dream suite problem with especially full islands.
 
I really dont like how the ray looks in the exhibit. It's just stuck to the glass and doesnt move! Yeah, I get it. It has a smiley-face on its underside. Cool, I guess... But I'd rather have it swim around so I can see more than just its belly...
 
While I do love the game, there is however, a lot that indeed frustrates me in this game as well and has me sometimes scratching my head to things I feel should be implemented.

• The fact that the game is giving us updates that I personally feel should have already been in the game since day one since there is nothing new as of yet that we haven't had in the AC franchises. While I get that it seems they are trying to extend the game to make it seem longer with updates, this just feels like a half baked idea.

• The fact that you can only wear what you have on in the Able Sister's instead of being able to purchase however much you want. Once more, perhaps it's to extend the "new things to see once you log in" thing but I can't tell you how many times I couldn't stand having to go in and out of the dressing room just to purchase what was there.

• Nook's Store only being at a ground level and offering very few items in the day. I feel like as it gives us much less of an option, and I personally wished they were much larger or had upgrades like in NL.

•No ability to access your inventory while at another's town.

• The house setup in which the rooms within the home are all very different. I don't like how the top and bottom of the home have the largest rooms. I wish there were upgrade options to have us choose what sizes we would like as I feel the home is much smaller than in NL.

• Golden tools should be the one tool that is unbreakable considering what one has to go through to get them. Unbreakable tools will make it seem actually worth doing what needs to be done for them.

• Being able to choose which villager should leave when someone is in the campsite instead of it being at random.

I'm personally hoping that they fix most of these issues through eventual updates. I'm hopeful that they will but it can go either way. I know that the devs know what we as fans want and have our best interests at heart so I'm hoping they read the feedback given to them ☺️
 
RNG seems messed up. My Able Sisters hasn't sold Surfer shorts all summer. ☹
Yeah it does seem messed up, I've seen rain hats like 100 times but not a single rain coat :( Same story for a bunch of other items I've wanted since launch that aren't even seasonal.

And I desperately need some kitchen furniture and draws and shelves! I mean I think I should have at least one set of draws or a bookshelf or kitchen sink after more than 200 hours of playtime...
 
So I had an exam in July and an online course and had previously reset my old island. I spent several days resetting for the perfect map with no luck. My bday was yesterday, so on July the 31st I decided to pick any temporary island to be able to celebrate my bday in game. But I discovered you can't celebrate it just away. What a bummer. I had to TT a lot and only after the first camper moved into my island, I could do it. Wish you could get your party right away after starting playing because there are people who receive the game for their birthdays.
 
It's not really complaining about the game, but I've resetted my island yesterday and from one side I'm happy to finally have south river exits, airport, fresh start etc, but I also feel so sad about all the items I've lost, the wedding event ones, all the cataloged items, all DIYs, well... I know I'll get back some of them, but I just feel not so happy about it right now. So I'm ranting about how stupid and indecisive that game makes me!
 
It's not really complaining about the game, but I've resetted my island yesterday and from one side I'm happy to finally have south river exits, airport, fresh start etc, but I also feel so sad about all the items I've lost, the wedding event ones, all the cataloged items, all DIYs, well... I know I'll get back some of them, but I just feel not so happy about it right now. So I'm ranting about how stupid and indecisive that game makes me!
I can help you out if you like
 
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