The ACNH Rant Thread

[SlEEPYTEARRS]

oh also im angry when label comes and is like "i want to see a goth outfit" and the piece she always gives me is the tacky *** vampire costume in the purple varient. girl do you even know what goth is????

 

[mayor.lauren]

Winter has ruined the game for me.

Ocular migraines and I literally threw up from pain and eye spasms.

It's vile.
White everwhere, I can't see or think properly.
It's like a blender in my eyes.
Utterly revolting.

It has always been the reason I've deleted past AC towns since 2005, and now with NH, I am on the verge of deleting my game again, because of the hideous, sickening, unnatural snow.

I can't play like this!
Ill over it.

THIS. I have always hated winter in this game, and I will continue to hate winter in this game forever. I want nothing more than to tt forward to spring, since I don't really care about Toy Day, but the perfectionist in me hates having my switch on a different date. Nothing looks good in this forsaken snow. I hate it.

 

[Starboard]

i had to give up today because of the snowboys. first i had to get rid of my campsite area to get snowballs to spawn, and then no matter what i did they wouldnt stack!! i had the perfect ratio but then because they wouldnt go together it ruined it and the snowboy taunted me with "i was almost perfect." yeah buddy, i know :/

Yeah I was trying to build one near a lake and it wouldn't stack. I know it's because it was too close to the lake but I still can't help being annoyed that this game has such an aversion to things being too close to each other. It's probably to do with not trapping players but I find that extremely unlikely/impossible most of the time and don't they have the rescue service for that anyway?

 

[SlEEPYTEARRS]

love that ive given kabuki like, 8 different kimonos and he wears his basic one all the time :/

 

[-Blue-]

I'm holding out hope that one of the new Nook's Cranny upgrades will provide all colors for furniture.

I still highly disagree with color locking Nook Miles furniture.

Man that would be awesome. Or somehow make Reese and Cyrus be in the Nook shop as a customization workshop.

I find it annoying how loud the ocean and waterfalls are. They take priority over everything. Why?

love that ive given kabuki like, 8 different kimonos and he wears his basic one all the time :/

Kiki is always wearing this shirt that makes her look like the Boss Baby (that god awful movie) and no matter how many shirts I give her she only wears that suit. I thought it was going to be a cute construction vest...I was so wrong.

 

[Mairen]

I'm getting scared with what the community has seemed to turn into that Nintendo is going to take away any of the fun activities left in the game because everyone wants everything right away and with no effort.

Every day I see so many posts of "I hate how I have to pop balloons to get diys!" Or "I cant make a perfect snow boy! This game is so unfair for not just handing me the diys for free". Next I'm expecting to start seeing "catching bugs and fish is too hard, why cant the game just make them jump into my net automatic".

I'm starting to honestly feel scared that the next animal crossing is going to be babied down with no fun activities to do any more because so many people want everything just handed to them for free with 0 challenge. I'm not saying animal crossing should be difficult, but it's not difficult.

These activities are meant to be fun little challenges to give you something to work for and reasons to play. You aren't supposed to log on at the start of each season and just have everything handed to you because you cannot stand not having everything from day 1. (Those snow boys so many people are pouting about are available for 3 months, not 3 days. Just practice! You have so much time to learn how to make them).

You haven't lost the game if you dont get every single available item right away. Either trade with people for what you are missing or just shrug it off and try again next year.

 

[SlEEPYTEARRS]

I'm getting scared with what the community has seemed to turn into that Nintendo is going to take away any of the fun activities left in the game because everyone wants everything right away and with no effort.

Every day I see so many posts of "I hate how I have to pop balloons to get diys!" Or "I cant make a perfect snow boy! This game is so unfair for not just handing me the diys for free". Next I'm expecting to start seeing "catching bugs and fish is too hard, why cant the game just make them jump into my net automatic".

I'm starting to honestly feel scared that the next animal crossing is going to be babied down with no fun activities to do any more because so many people want everything just handed to them for free with 0 challenge. I'm not saying animal crossing should be difficult, but it's not difficult.

These activities are meant to be fun little challenges to give you something to work for and reasons to play. You aren't supposed to log on at the start of each season and just have everything handed to you because you cannot stand not having everything from day 1. (Those snow boys so many people are pouting about are available for 3 months, not 3 days. Just practice! You have so much time to learn how to make them).

You haven't lost the game if you dont get every single available item right away. Either trade with people for what you are missing or just shrug it off and try again next year.

i get most of this, but i think stuff dealing with the rng is a valid criticism. when people say the balloons are annoying, theyre not wanting to be handed the diys, its that you can sometimes go for weeks trying to get diys from balloons and not get a single one. its ridiculous for what is suppose to be a relaxing game, and not everyone can get on every single day to pop a ton of balloons. (and even then, i do and still sometimes cant get any diys for days) the snowboys have really ruined some peoples enjoyment during winter with how tedious it is.

 

[-Lumi-]

I'm getting scared with what the community has seemed to turn into that Nintendo is going to take away any of the fun activities left in the game because everyone wants everything right away and with no effort.

Every day I see so many posts of "I hate how I have to pop balloons to get diys!" Or "I cant make a perfect snow boy! This game is so unfair for not just handing me the diys for free". Next I'm expecting to start seeing "catching bugs and fish is too hard, why cant the game just make them jump into my net automatic".

I'm starting to honestly feel scared that the next animal crossing is going to be babied down with no fun activities to do any more because so many people want everything just handed to them for free with 0 challenge. I'm not saying animal crossing should be difficult, but it's not difficult.

These activities are meant to be fun little challenges to give you something to work for and reasons to play. You aren't supposed to log on at the start of each season and just have everything handed to you because you cannot stand not having everything from day 1. (Those snow boys so many people are pouting about are available for 3 months, not 3 days. Just practice! You have so much time to learn how to make them).

You haven't lost the game if you dont get every single available item right away. Either trade with people for what you are missing or just shrug it off and try again next year.

I hear you, but I think some of the complaints are valid.

I don’t mind that DIYs come from balloons - what bothers me is that certain DIYs only come in balloons and the spawn rate is terrible. Especially when seasonal DIYs overlap with holidays. Sure, I can wait until next year for the DIYs I’m missing (and that’s what I’ll have to do for some) but it feels like Nintendo didn’t double check this method? I really don’t understand why the DIYs can’t be found on the beach, crafted by villagers, or thought up by our characters after finding enough materials. It feels like an arbitrary way to pad out the game (having to hunt for DIYs next year), or as a way to push the online membership.

New Horizons feels like it relies on online play more than New Leaf did and that bothers me because you have to pay for online this time. You need online for custom designs, to get different furniture variations, and to a certain point it feels like you need online to collect all the seasonal DIYs unless you’re able to put the time into hunting down balloons. It’s silly.

The snow people I’m a little more iffy on. I think it wouldn’t bother me so much if their hints were actually helpful (stop just saying you’re so close to being perfect and tell me if you need to be bigger or smaller lol). I think having only perfect snowboys give out DIYs make sense! I think it would still be nice if all snowboys gave out large snowflakes but that’s just me.

I hope people aren’t complaining about catching fish & bugs but maybe I just haven’t seen them. I find those to be the best part of animal crossing, I much prefer how fishing is done in this game vs Stardew Valley for example. I think the complaints about mechanics new to New Horizons are valid - they’re new mechanics that still have kinks to be worked out. Pointing out their flaws doesn’t mean the community is going to want bugs to fly into our nets but who knows. Fingers crossed Nintendo doesn’t change bug and fish catching at least!

 

[meggiewes]

I'm getting scared with what the community has seemed to turn into that Nintendo is going to take away any of the fun activities left in the game because everyone wants everything right away and with no effort.

Every day I see so many posts of "I hate how I have to pop balloons to get diys!" Or "I cant make a perfect snow boy! This game is so unfair for not just handing me the diys for free". Next I'm expecting to start seeing "catching bugs and fish is too hard, why cant the game just make them jump into my net automatic".

I'm starting to honestly feel scared that the next animal crossing is going to be babied down with no fun activities to do any more because so many people want everything just handed to them for free with 0 challenge. I'm not saying animal crossing should be difficult, but it's not difficult.

These activities are meant to be fun little challenges to give you something to work for and reasons to play. You aren't supposed to log on at the start of each season and just have everything handed to you because you cannot stand not having everything from day 1. (Those snow boys so many people are pouting about are available for 3 months, not 3 days. Just practice! You have so much time to learn how to make them).

You haven't lost the game if you dont get every single available item right away. Either trade with people for what you are missing or just shrug it off and try again next year.

I agree with you. I don't remember this amount of complaining with New Leaf. It really feels like people are getting super stressed out for building snowboys of all things! They had three different snow people in New Leaf and I don't remember people complaining because they couldn't figure out how to build Snowmama vs Snowpapa vs Snowboy. To be perfectly honest, I never got the hang of building Snowboy because I would roll the snowballs too big.

I do understand the annoyance with DIYs from balloons though. I think they should have made DIY balloons a different color (like orange) and keep the spawn rate between balloons.

 

[Starboard]

New Horizons feels like it relies on online play more than New Leaf did and that bothers me because you have to pay for online this time. You need online for custom designs, to get different furniture variations, and to a certain point it feels like you need online to collect all the seasonal DIYs unless you’re able to put the time into hunting down balloons. It’s silly.

Don't forget you can't get all the fruit without Online either. And there are DIYs that require all the fruit. The amount of stuff you can't have without Online is insulting really, everyone already paid a ton for this game. New Leaf didn't have these restrictions.

Also not everyone is comfortable with trading tons of things with strangers and I don't think they should be penalised for that. That's not what Animal Crossing used to be.

 

[MidnightAura]

Don't forget you can't get all the fruit without Online either. And there are DIYs that require all the fruit. The amount of stuff you can't have without Online is insulting really, everyone already paid a ton for this game. New Leaf didn't have these restrictions.

Also not everyone is comfortable with trading tons of things with strangers and I don't think they should be penalised for that. That's not what Animal Crossing used to be.

I totally agree with that, I hate that something as basic as fruit now has to be traded for. I don’t agree with It. Nor do I agree with certain coloured items being restricted to your airport colour. I think that’s a horrible decision.

 

[Nezzy]

I wish villagers could still visit your home! Wouldnt it be awesome if we could host parties or something. Now the events are all set on a certain date, but it would be nice if we could also create our own events somehow! Maybe this is not really a complaint but it would have been way better if they expanded on the possibilities that were already in previous games instead of leave things out.

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Oh and also, I hate how hard it is to find seasonal recipes. I just dont have the time but I was super excited to collect all the mushroom diys, but guess what? I couldnt get a single one! Super dissapointing, games are supposed to be fun and not stressful and disapointing.

 

[SlEEPYTEARRS]

Don't forget you can't get all the fruit without Online either. And there are DIYs that require all the fruit. The amount of stuff you can't have without Online is insulting really, everyone already paid a ton for this game. New Leaf didn't have these restrictions.

Also not everyone is comfortable with trading tons of things with strangers and I don't think they should be penalised for that. That's not what Animal Crossing used to be.

yes! i hate when games penalize people for not having friends to play with and trade with! i went for months not getting any color varients or the other fruit in the games until i got fed up and joined nookazon despite my anxiety. and from there on i realized how big of a tool needing to trade is.

it doesnt even feel right to me either when i trade most of the time because like you're most likely to pay a higher price for everything rather than if you just had friends you could probably get this stuff for free. it sort of feels like a punishment to me lol

 

[Starboard]

Why is Sable still going on about sunny weather and making shorter sleeves in the dead of winter

 

[-Lumi-]

Don't forget you can't get all the fruit without Online either. And there are DIYs that require all the fruit. The amount of stuff you can't have without Online is insulting really, everyone already paid a ton for this game. New Leaf didn't have these restrictions.

Also not everyone is comfortable with trading tons of things with strangers and I don't think they should be penalised for that. That's not what Animal Crossing used to be.

Oh my goodness yes. I knew I was forgetting something. It’s ridiculous that you need online play to get all the fruits. The game was literally on about how amazing the ~mystery islands~ were only for the islands to have one other kind of fruit? And I think before Leif was introduced you needed online to get different flower types, too.

It’s frustrating because Animal Crossing is already a social game. If people want to trade online they will - Nintendo didn’t need to add in these exclusive items. There would’ve already been people who would play online! Hiding fruit, flowers, custom designs, and furniture behind a pay wall (for an already expensive game!) is frustrating. When I didn’t have an online membership Animal Crossing was such a different experience :/

 

[Angelbearpuppy]

I get it and everything, but I think part of the reason seasonal DIYs are so low and only balloons now mostly due to Bunny Day complaints. You found Bunny Day recipies from villagers bottles and balloons but the spawn rate was too high. Especially the eggs. It was too easy. Now they are only from baloons and the spawn rate is too low and their are complaints. It would be nice to have a happy medium but you also have to realize that happy is realitive. You can make everyone happy and some people will alway be unhappy no matrer what.

 

[twisty]

I just wish upgrades to Nook's Cranny will be added soon! I've spent the fall remodeling my island, but I only ever see the same furniture at the shop, and feel like there's not much to work toward after I finish my remodel, since there's no town shopping area to fill up or town tree to grow, like in New Leaf. It just feels like, due to the patch system, basic game progression has become super slow. I don't mind the holidays being patched in, but I wish the base game had include more town upgrades to work toward.

 

[-Lumi-]

I just wish upgrades to Nook's Cranny will be added soon! I've spent the fall remodeling my island, but I only ever see the same furniture at the shop, and feel like there's not much to work toward after I finish my remodel, since there's no town shopping area to fill up or town tree to grow, like in New Leaf. It just feels like, due to the patch system, basic game progression has become super slow. I don't mind the holidays being patched in, but I wish the base game had include more town upgrades to work toward.

I agree! I don’t mind having holidays added via updates but it feels like they took advantage of that fact and left a lot of things out to make the updates more fun. Ie: Leif coming in an update instead of just already being there, Redd being added in an update, etc.

It feels like the game was released with a good chunk of content missing so that it could be added in via updates which bothers me. I really hope they update Nooks soon (and introduce a bunch of new furniture) because seeing the same like ... 12 furniture pieces is disheartening.

 

[jenikinz]

Fed up with making snowboys. I use the tricks but I just get "so close" The first few I made were perfect using the cement path, but the last several (using the same method that worked the first few times) keeps getting me the "so close" message. It is super frustrating. I am only able to get on the game once a week right now, so the completist in me is going to have to just accept the fact I will not have all the frozen DIYs.
Yes, I am salty...and I allowed to feel how I feel about, this is the rant thread after all, it is here for ranting.

 

[DaviddivaD]

Getting sick if it snowing every day. Because that means I'll be digging up a bunch of unwanted flowers the next day.