The ACNH Rant Thread

[meggiewes]

Super unpopular rant and I really don't mean to be mean or sound like I'm dumping on TTs (because TT is a perfectly valid way to play the game, yadda yadda). With the ability to TT it means that people are finishing the update in one day. If there are a lot of complaints about there being nothing to do, then wouldn't it be their fault for rushing the game since it is designed to be played in real-time?

I guess I'm just excited for the update, but a little disappointed seeing it being completed in just a few hours since the release. I know that there are going to be people complaining about how it didn't bring enough stuff to do (not on here, but on other places around the web). You can say all you want that "it doesn't affect your playstyle" and "what other people do on a single-player game doesn't matter on your island". But it is still a bit disappointing to see all the fantastic hype and chatter and know that in a few days people are going to be back and complaining about a lack of content.

Semi-sorry for the ramble. Again, I really don't care if you TT or not. It is your game and you play it how you love to play it. I just had to get this off my chest in a community that will get it and not just my husband who plays the game super casually. ❤

 

[Pintuition]

Can you tell me why they pushed through the Halloween update today only to force us to wait until tomorrow to use any of the features and grow pumpkins? Why not just release the update 10/1 so we can do things without having to wait or time travel?! What a disappointment!

 

[Solio]

Super unpopular rant and I really don't mean to be mean or sound like I'm dumping on TTs (because TT is a perfectly valid way to play the game, yadda yadda). With the ability to TT it means that people are finishing the update in one day. If there are a lot of complaints about there being nothing to do, then wouldn't it be their fault for rushing the game since it is designed to be played in real-time?

I guess I'm just excited for the update, but a little disappointed seeing it being completed in just a few hours since the release. I know that there are going to be people complaining about how it didn't bring enough stuff to do (not on here, but on other places around the web). You can say all you want that "it doesn't affect your playstyle" and "what other people do on a single-player game doesn't matter on your island". But it is still a bit disappointing to see all the fantastic hype and chatter and know that in a few days people are going to be back and complaining about a lack of content.

Semi-sorry for the ramble. Again, I really don't care if you TT or not. It is your game and you play it how you love to play it. I just had to get this off my chest in a community that will get it and not just my husband who plays the game super casually. ❤

There are already several people selling candy and pumpkins on Nookazon and on here, too. I'm not trying to shame anyone and I won't use their services anyways, but it kind of takes away the magic when people are already basically "done" on day 0.
It doesn't affect my personal enjoyment much, since I'm rather detached from the community and mostly mind my own business, but it kind of hurts the community itself and creates an unnecessary devide.

 

[meggiewes]

It doesn't affect my personal enjoyment much, since I'm rather detached from the community and mostly mind my own business, but it kind of hurts the community

Can you explain more what you mean by that? Like it creates a big divide between those who don't TT and those who do TT? If so, I agree. I also don't like the (seemingly) large amounts of people who are greedy and charge massive amounts for villagers or holiday exclusive items (like candy or things from past events).

I feel like the bell grabbing wasn't as bad in New Leaf. But, it was my first time engaging in any game community online so it is possible that it was just as bad and I just didn't notice?

 

[Solio]

Can you explain more what you mean by that? Like it creates a big divide between those who don't TT and those who do TT? If so, I agree. I also don't like the (seemingly) large amounts of people who are greedy and charge massive amounts for villagers or holiday exclusive items (like candy or things from past events).

I feel like the bell grabbing wasn't as bad in New Leaf. But, it was my first time engaging in any game community online so it is possible that it was just as bad and I just didn't notice?

Yep, the bold part. People that grind for crafting materials ahead of time and those who buy materials from them are going to have a different experience than those who wait for the things to happen naturally and will probably be bored before the end of the month.

 

[TheSillyPuppy]

Can you tell me why they pushed through the Halloween update today only to force us to wait until tomorrow to use any of the features and grow pumpkins? Why not just release the update 10/1 so we can do things without having to wait or time travel?! What a disappointment!

The update was the one thing I was really looking forward to last night after work. I rolled my eyes as soon as I finished downloading the update and checked Nook's Cranny for anything new. Big bruh moment to Nintendo.

 

[kawaiikat]

Super unpopular rant and I really don't mean to be mean or sound like I'm dumping on TTs (because TT is a perfectly valid way to play the game, yadda yadda). With the ability to TT it means that people are finishing the update in one day. If there are a lot of complaints about there being nothing to do, then wouldn't it be their fault for rushing the game since it is designed to be played in real-time?

I guess I'm just excited for the update, but a little disappointed seeing it being completed in just a few hours since the release. I know that there are going to be people complaining about how it didn't bring enough stuff to do (not on here, but on other places around the web). You can say all you want that "it doesn't affect your playstyle" and "what other people do on a single-player game doesn't matter on your island". But it is still a bit disappointing to see all the fantastic hype and chatter and know that in a few days people are going to be back and complaining about a lack of content.

Semi-sorry for the ramble. Again, I really don't care if you TT or not. It is your game and you play it how you love to play it. I just had to get this off my chest in a community that will get it and not just my husband who plays the game super casually. ❤

I feel the same. We wait ages for the update and then people TT and have everything done within hours of the update going live. I've even seen people TT to Oct 31st and complete the actual Halloween event. Everyone plays differently and it's up to them if they TT but surely it takes all the fun away if you have everything done by the end of day 1?

 

[dizzy bone]

Can you explain more what you mean by that? Like it creates a big divide between those who don't TT and those who do TT? If so, I agree. I also don't like the (seemingly) large amounts of people who are greedy and charge massive amounts for villagers or holiday exclusive items (like candy or things from past events).

I feel like the bell grabbing wasn't as bad in New Leaf. But, it was my first time engaging in any game community online so it is possible that it was just as bad and I just didn't notice?

There was a point in New Leaf where prices were completely inflated as well, but that usually died down after a while. I remember back then the most sought out items were the region exclusives. They were consistently priced higher because of their rarity. While New Horizons eliminated region exclusives, the new game format is having seasonal updates with new things added constantly so there’s always going to be people that want to exploit that. It doesn’t affect me personally since I’ve been playing this game day to day and just experiencing/getting what I need in real time. But there’s a huge part of the community that likes to have full reign of customizing their island as fast as possible, either to make complete island overhauls for dream updates or fast theme changes, especially if they are content creators. A lot of shop sellers take advantage of this to sell crafting materials and items in bulk for inflated prices when the update is fresh and new. I can also understand people wanting to get their island “halloween ready” ASAP since the novelty will most likely wear off after October unless you are planning to have pumpkin decoration year round. So we’ll probably be seeing these high prices throughout NH’s game life as long as the updates keep rolling in.

 

[meggiewes]

Yep, the bold part. People that grind for crafting materials ahead of time and those who buy materials from them are going to have a different experience than those who wait for the things to happen naturally and will probably be bored before the end of the month.

Gotcha! And yeah, they will have a much different experience than people who play only in real-time. Just wanted to make sure that I was understanding you correctly!

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There was a point in New Leaf where prices were completely inflated as well, but that usually died down after a while. I remember back then the most sought out items were the region exclusives. They were consistently priced higher because of their rarity. While New Horizons eliminated region exclusives, the new game format is having seasonal updates with new things added constantly so there’s always going to be people that want to exploit that. It doesn’t affect me personally since I’ve been playing this game day to day and just experiencing/getting what I need in real time. But there’s a huge part of the community that likes to have full reign of customizing their island as fast as possible, either to make complete island overhauls for dream updates or fast theme changes, especially if they are content creators. A lot of shop sellers take advantage of this to sell crafting materials and items in bulk for inflated prices when the update is fresh and new. I can also understand people wanting to get their island “halloween ready” ASAP since the novelty will most likely wear off after October unless you are planning to have pumpkin decoration year round. So we’ll probably be seeing these high prices throughout NH’s game life as long as the updates keep rolling in.

Yeah. That makes sense. I guess I don't have the same mindset as other people. Even if I was a content creator, I would still play day by day! I guess that is just a good and bad thing about a community. Prices can be high for rarer or more sought after items because of supply and demand. Which is why I'm generally not active in the trading community because I don't want to pay the premium.

 

[SirOctopie]

Spoiler because it deals with the Halloween update!!

Spoiler

I love the new Halloween furniture we got. I really do. And getting Jack's costume is really cool too... But I feel like it's a bit lackluster in terms of furniture we got in previous games. The Spooky series in the other games was one of my favorites, and it's completely absent from NH... Not only did we have the Spooky furniture to choose from, but also the Pumpkin furniture. That's two whole sets just missing. I also can't help but look at Pocket Camp and all the neat furniture themes for events like this (the Goulish Gala items are the death of me).

Maybe they'll add more Halloween furniture next year? IDK since we don't know how long Nintendo is planning on releasing these holiday based updates.

I'm still holding out that they'll have a massive release like Welcome Amiibo did in New Leaf. Look how much new furniture was added when that came out. Many of the items seen in Happy Home Designer migrated over to New Leaf. Maybe that's how they'll add everything from Pocket Camp (and previous games).

Okay rant over... for now.

 

[Fye]

I'm feeling this now more than ever with the halloween update: why can we only buy one of each type of item at a time in the ables changing room!?? It's so frustrating having to go in and out of the changing room 6 times just to buy all of the colors of the mage boots. I really don't understand why they don't have a cupboard or something like Timmy and Tommy do that lets us browse everything that is offered that day. Like we could check how items look/fit in the changing room, then if we want more colors go to the cupboard and buy the other variants.

 

[ceribells]

An extremely nitpicky one: the garden wagon just does not coordinate with any other garden furniture. Not the garden bench, not the iron garden set, not the natural garden set. I don't need everything to match, but it's way off. And it's such a good item >:c

 

[Plume]

I'm happy with the update but...I really, really wanted some more inclines. ; ;

 

[meggiewes]

I'm happy with the update but...I really, really wanted some more inclines. ; ;

Maybe one day we will get more styles of incline and bridges. With matching fences and the ability to customize the color of the fencing we have.

We can dream!

 

[Jaco]

Super unpopular rant and I really don't mean to be mean or sound like I'm dumping on TTs (because TT is a perfectly valid way to play the game, yadda yadda). With the ability to TT it means that people are finishing the update in one day. If there are a lot of complaints about there being nothing to do, then wouldn't it be their fault for rushing the game since it is designed to be played in real-time?

I guess I'm just excited for the update, but a little disappointed seeing it being completed in just a few hours since the release. I know that there are going to be people complaining about how it didn't bring enough stuff to do (not on here, but on other places around the web). You can say all you want that "it doesn't affect your playstyle" and "what other people do on a single-player game doesn't matter on your island". But it is still a bit disappointing to see all the fantastic hype and chatter and know that in a few days people are going to be back and complaining about a lack of content.

Semi-sorry for the ramble. Again, I really don't care if you TT or not. It is your game and you play it how you love to play it. I just had to get this off my chest in a community that will get it and not just my husband who plays the game super casually. ❤

Yeah. I don't really have much sympathy for people complaining about updates when they use TT to grind it out before the majority of players have even reached Day 1. Everything in this game can be ground out in a matter of hours using TT and if someone wants to play that way that's fine, I just don't appreciate the wave of negativity when they run out of things to do.

 

[Alienfish]

Oops wrong thread lmao.

But yeah, dunno my rng with clothes in that store been meh lately. Like, can you not give me that tourist camera shirt every day man!

 

[meggiewes]

Two rants in one day! What?

I wish we could put rugs outside. People put welcome mats and picnic blankets outside. We should have the ability to put rugs outside.

-signed, actually decorating my island now

 

[azurill]

Two rants in one day! What?

I wish we could put rugs outside. People put welcome mats and picnic blankets outside. We should have the ability to put rugs outside.

-signed, actually decorating my island now

I would love to put rugs outside. There are so many nice rugs that would look really good outside.

 

[Jaco]

There was a point in New Leaf where prices were completely inflated as well, but that usually died down after a while. I remember back then the most sought out items were the region exclusives. They were consistently priced higher because of their rarity. While New Horizons eliminated region exclusives, the new game format is having seasonal updates with new things added constantly so there’s always going to be people that want to exploit that. It doesn’t affect me personally since I’ve been playing this game day to day and just experiencing/getting what I need in real time. But there’s a huge part of the community that likes to have full reign of customizing their island as fast as possible, either to make complete island overhauls for dream updates or fast theme changes, especially if they are content creators. A lot of shop sellers take advantage of this to sell crafting materials and items in bulk for inflated prices when the update is fresh and new. I can also understand people wanting to get their island “halloween ready” ASAP since the novelty will most likely wear off after October unless you are planning to have pumpkin decoration year round. So we’ll probably be seeing these high prices throughout NH’s game life as long as the updates keep rolling in.

I don't time travel, but I don't think Nookazon prices are too bad for the most part. You can sell color-locked items from your own island for the same elevated NMT prices and catch-up in wealth pretty quickly. My experience is that most items in the game cost about 2-5 NMT's, rarer items 10-20, and genuine art 25-50. That's fair IMO.

With the exception of photos and villagers, you can usually find deals too.

*Hint. I never print NMT's from the machine. Those 2000 miles can be invested into other items that will sell for 3-5 NMT's or even more on the market.

 

[Jassiii]

I really wish there was more villager space... I understand that it'd get too crowded but...sigh