The ACNH Rant Thread

[Watchingthetreetops]

I still love this game. I don't honestly mind that some of the events are lackluster. But I play games for long amounts of time. Call me old school, but I'm not constantly pining for updates and new things from a game that came out a year ago. You used to get a game and that was it. no updates, MAYBE dlc later, but nothing more

That being said, there most certainly are things in the source code that I'm not sure why they haven't released yet. Brewster is there. Why are they waiting? If this is a game they want to continuously update like most newer games, why not actually give us what we want? that sounds a bit self centered, I suppose, but there's no way they don't know that we know.

 

[Cloudandshade]

Not a rant, but since my villagers can fish and catch bugs (though I hear from them that they're not very good), I wish they could occasionally donate to the museum! It would be so cute to see their names on the plaques, even more sentimental if they happened to have left the island! ❤

This gave me a silly idea. I know it's unlikely they'd ever add the ability for villagers to donate museum critters (players would probably get annoyed that their achievements were being sideswiped, I imagine) but what if you could name the critters? And what if villagers could name them too? It'd certainly make it more interesting to read the plaques and have them say things like 'Hammerhead shark - "Bitey" - name suggested by Bluebear' or something like that, as though they were zoo exhibits!

 

[Corrie]

I still love this game. I don't honestly mind that some of the events are lackluster. But I play games for long amounts of time. Call me old school, but I'm not constantly pining for updates and new things from a game that came out a year ago. You used to get a game and that was it. no updates, MAYBE dlc later, but nothing more

That being said, there most certainly are things in the source code that I'm not sure why they haven't released yet. Brewster is there. Why are they waiting? If this is a game they want to continuously update like most newer games, why not actually give us what we want? that sounds a bit self centered, I suppose, but there's no way they don't know that we know.

I agree. The game should have been held back a bit until it was finished. They're stalling to keep this game relevant for as long as possible and imo, it's damaging to be drip feeding the players.

 

[Lullabynny]

I’m entitled to my opinion of thinking people are greedy with what they want. I’ve been greedy with wanting updates, admittedly. When I see people attacking the developers, and lashing out at Nintendo for “not doing good enough,” it just screams entitlement, whether it’s true or not. I agree that the game is lacking & unfinished— it’s just some people’s attitudes that grate on me.

With all due respect, we as the customers are entitled to a the content we paid for. This is a hard pill for most to swallow but as a creator/company you are a slave to your fans so to speak, especially if they are paying, and ESPECIALLY if you're a big multidollar company. If they don't feel like they're getting a good service they will leave to go find another. Now I'm not saying bend to every whim of your fanbase, thats unresonable. However, I feel $60+ an online subscription is more than enough to expect at least something better than what the game is at currently. This isn't some small indie developers we're talking about, this is Nintendo.

 

[coldpotato]

That being said, there most certainly are things in the source code that I'm not sure why they haven't released yet. Brewster is there. Why are they waiting? If this is a game they want to continuously update like most newer games, why not actually give us what we want? that sounds a bit self centered, I suppose, but there's no way they don't know that we know.

Yeah I really don't understand why Brewster wasn't added earlier. I thought at the latest he would be added around the snowy season last year for northern hemisphere players. My guess is that they've been saving him for 2.0 along with a few other things we have been wanting since they know everyone will be expecting big things added in a 2.0 update.

 

[lemoncrossing]

With all due respect, we as the customers are entitled to a the content we paid for. This is a hard pill for most to swallow but as a creator/company you are a slave to your fans so to speak, especially if they are paying, and ESPECIALLY if you're a big multidollar company. If they don't feel like they're getting a good service they will leave to go find another. Now I'm not saying bend to every whim of your fanbase, thats unresonable. However, I feel $60+ an online subscription is more than enough to expect at least something better than what the game is at currently. This isn't some small indie developers we're talking about, this is Nintendo.

Totally get it— the game definitely feels unfinished to some people. I don’t think that means we were sold an unfinished game, though. Obviously, Nintendo has steered Animal Crossing in a different direction than its predecessors (for better or for worse). They could’ve postponed the release to include some of the items that we’ve seen in datamines but haven’t made it into the game (Brewster, villagers visiting your house, etc).

Unfortunately I also think that Nintendo doesn’t really care about the fans’ feedback. We’ve gotten some highly requested things already, which is great, but that hasn’t been enough for a lot of people. Nintendo, being a multi-million (billion?) dollar company, knows people will pay for their products regardless of how good they are. Same thing goes for New Horizons. They’ve already sucked the money out of us, so I’m sure they don’t care about NH as much anymore— time to move onto the next big thing that will net them millions of dollars. It’s ****ty, and definitely not a good look for them, but I feel like that’s what’s happening here.

Again though— that’s not the point I was making here. I was only trying to complain about the constant negativity around this game, even though I understand a lot of it was warranted. It can just be exhausting sometimes.

 

[Corrie]

With all due respect, we as the customers are entitled to a the content we paid for. This is a hard pill for most to swallow but as a creator/company you are a slave to your fans so to speak, especially if they are paying, and ESPECIALLY if you're a big multidollar company. If they don't feel like they're getting a good service they will leave to go find another. Now I'm not saying bend to every whim of your fanbase, thats unresonable. However, I feel $60+ an online subscription is more than enough to expect at least something better than what the game is at currently. This isn't some small indie developers we're talking about, this is Nintendo.

This couldn't have been put more beautifully. I personally think that if Nintendo's franchises were available on other platforms, a lot of people would have left by now and went with PC, Sony or Microsoft. I know that I personally would have years ago. They've been behind the others in terms of hardware (lagging, slow load times, etc) and in 2021, this lackluster crap isn't gonna cut it. The fact that they sold us an unfinished game and are camouflaging these lame half baked updates as some sort of apology or way to make us happy just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. As a paying consumer, I have every right to be rattled. I don't think it's fair that people that are unhappy to have be quiet and just take any garbage they feed us.

 

[meggiewes]

This gave me a silly idea. I know it's unlikely they'd ever add the ability for villagers to donate museum critters (players would probably get annoyed that their achievements were being sideswiped, I imagine) but what if you could name the critters? And what if villagers could name them too? It'd certainly make it more interesting to read the plaques and have them say things like 'Hammerhead shark - "Bitey" - name suggested by Bluebear' or something like that, as though they were zoo exhibits!

That would be so adorable!

 

[coldpotato]

To people who are upset by people posting negative things *everywhere* about the game, maybe try to look at it in a different way so that you'll get less upset? I know that seeing negative things constantly can feel exhausting especially because there's already so much negative stuff going on in the world. The difference between the negativity about ACNH and other things to me is that the majority of people I see behind these "negative" posts genuinely do love animal crossing and want the best for ACNH, or else they wouldn't spend their time typing up paragraphs about what they feel would make the game better, or speculating why something might be done a certain way. It's usually not just people complaining just to complain or haters of the game. I cannot imagine they are trying to bother or annoy people. That's why out of all the negativity I see online, I don't consider this particular forum to be even close to being toxic.

People have a right to be disappointed when they spent money on a game they feel hasn't delivered good enough content and being disappointed about things doesn't make them greedy or ungrateful. Also it's entirely possible to acknowledge the negatives and be vocal about them and also be grateful for the positives. I have been genuinely disappointed in a few updates and roasted Nintendo quite a few times but have still been genuinely grateful for the good they bring too, and have seen others react similarly.

 

[Ganucci]

It's kinda funny how this rant thread has its cycles. Every once in a while the rant thread becomes a rant thread about the rantings not on the rant thread. As someone who in the past has also ranted on the rant thread about the rants not on the rant thread, I understand both the people tired of negativity and also the people being negative. I took a big step back from TBT a couple months ago when literally every day a new "negative" thread about NH was created because it was a bit exhausting and disheartening to see. Just like I would always tell very negative people that maybe they need to take a step back from the game, I too needed to take a step back not from the game, but from TBT. Now I come back for updates and stick around for a couple weeks and then gradually fade away. I think TBT's ACNH section at this current moment in time is overall less negative than it was right at the start of this year though, which is nice.

Anyways, that was my rant about people ranting about rants not on the rant thread from my own experience ranting on the rant thread about rants not on the rant thread.

 

[Licorice]

People keep talking about better dialogue in the update but all my villagers talk about is people I’ve traded with. It’s so annoying because I don’t even know any of these people lmao

 

[VanitasFan26]

People keep talking about better dialogue in the update but all my villagers talk about is people I’ve traded with. It’s so annoying because I don’t even know any of these people lmao

Yeah they still do that which is annoying

Post automatically merged: Apr 29, 2021

To people who are upset by people posting negative things *everywhere* about the game, maybe try to look at it in a different way so that you'll get less upset? I know that seeing negative things constantly can feel exhausting especially because there's already so much negative stuff going on in the world. The difference between the negativity about ACNH and other things to me is that the majority of people I see behind these "negative" posts genuinely do love animal crossing and want the best for ACNH, or else they wouldn't spend their time typing up paragraphs about what they feel would make the game better, or speculating why something might be done a certain way. It's usually not just people complaining just to complain or haters of the game. I cannot imagine they are trying to bother or annoy people. That's why out of all the negativity I see online, I don't consider this particular forum to be even close to being toxic.

People have a right to be disappointed when they spent money on a game they feel hasn't delivered good enough content and being disappointed about things doesn't make them greedy or ungrateful. Also it's entirely possible to acknowledge the negatives and be vocal about them and also be grateful for the positives. I have been genuinely disappointed in a few updates and roasted Nintendo quite a few times but have still been genuinely grateful for the good they bring too, and have seen others react similarly.

Thank you! Finally someone who understands what I have to deal with on this site. The problem is that whenever I give constructive criticism on the game no matter what I say and how hard I try my best to be honest and not negative I will still get misunderstood as if I'm some type of negative person or just someone spreading negativity. This was always my main issue when discussing what can be improved on the game and then I have certain people attacking me because they think I'm "hating" on the game when I'm not.

I am not here to start any arguments but I just want to clear this whole confusion thing up. I got attacked by some people who kept assuming that I only post "negative" things about the game when in reality I've spoken about good things about the game and not just negative. Sure there are times I was hard on the game but I am not one of those people who is like "I hate this game so much" I am not like that at all. Many people on this site don't seem to understand the difference between having an actual valid opinion and then having to be attacked by others who simply don't agree with you. Its a hurtful feeling.

Everytime I make a thread I always get hated on, then people take what I say out of context and try to make it seem like I'm the one who is being rude when really I am not. I am not here to spread negativity or trying to hate on others, but when I have to put up with users who attack me just because I have different opinion, it hurts me.

 

[Lullabynny]

Just to clarify I don't mean to antagonize anyone with my posts. I fully understand being annoyed with constant negativity with something you enjoy, being a sonic fan has taught me that much. If I came off that way I apologize, just wanted to let others know why most of us were complaining so much.

 

[Starfish10]

My two cents is, I just don’t get why people hang around a fan forum talking constantly about the same exact things that they don’t like about the game or that they think the game is missing. When the last Pokemon games, Sword and Shield, came out, I hated them. I think they’re hot trash. I played whichever one I had (Sword, I think?) until it wasn’t fun at all anymore, which was right after I beat the champion, and then I put the game away and did something else instead. I was super disappointed in the game and I was frustrated to see Pokemon, a series I’ve loved and cared about and played for twelve years, taking a direction I didn’t enjoy or agree with. But at the end of the day, it’s just a game. I didn’t go on a Pokemon fan site and complain for months on end about all the things I didn’t like about the game, because that wouldn’t have made the game better, and because Nintendo isn’t hanging around on small fan forums eagerly trying to get tips about how to make the next game. If I’d really wanted to “help make the game better,” I would have been better off submitting a complaint to Nintendo directly. I care about Pokemon, but I recognized that maintaining a constant state of discontent over the latest game was just not going to help me or the franchise or anyone else.

I get people wanting to pop on and say what frustrates them about this game just to get it off their chest, or to talk about their problems with it every now and then. I don’t understand people repeating, over and over again, for weeks or months on end, the same exact complaints. Everyone has a perfect right to do that, of course, if that’s how they want to spend their time. I guess I just don’t understand why anyone would want to spend their time that way.

On the other hand, sometimes complaining is fun. So maybe that’s the draw...

Anyway, that’s my rant about the rants. I’ll show myself out.

 

[Shawna]

Just to clarify I don't mean to antagonize anyone with my posts. I fully understand being annoyed with constant negativity with something you enjoy, being a sonic fan has taught me that much. If I came off that way I apologize, just wanted to let others know why most of us were complaining so much.

Don't worry, I understand what you are saying and a fully agree with you.

 

[Marshmallows]

Just a regular rant here...

I don't like the camera. I don't like the lack of controls and how hard it is to get the angle I want.
I wanted to take a picture of a moon I placed, and there's only 2 angles. Either the moon lowers into the horizon when taking a picture head-on, or the moon is too high and half off frame. I can get the angle I want only if I take the picture while the camera is moving (3rd pic.) It'd also be nice to adjust the depth of field (like how it is when talking to npcs, the background is blurry) but that's just a wish.

Spoiler

 

[0ni]

Just a regular rant here...

I don't like the camera. I don't like the lack of controls and how hard it is to get the angle I want.
I wanted to take a picture of a moon I placed, and there's only 2 angles. Either the moon lowers into the horizon when taking a picture head-on, or the moon is too high and half off frame. I can get the angle I want only if I take the picture while the camera is moving (3rd pic.) It'd also be nice to adjust the depth of field (like how it is when talking to npcs, the background is blurry) but that's just a wish.

Spoiler

The camera controls bother me a bit, too - especially when terraforming. I don't like the shift from regular cam to overhead cam when right behind cliffs with the terraforming tools in hand. Especially as you don't get any say or control in it, it just shifts about by itself which is a bit irritating when you are constantly having to reposition yourself to place cliffs and the camera is tilting up and down in response.

 

[King koopa]

To people who are upset by people posting negative things *everywhere* about the game, maybe try to look at it in a different way so that you'll get less upset? I know that seeing negative things constantly can feel exhausting especially because there's already so much negative stuff going on in the world. The difference between the negativity about ACNH and other things to me is that the majority of people I see behind these "negative" posts genuinely do love animal crossing and want the best for ACNH, or else they wouldn't spend their time typing up paragraphs about what they feel would make the game better, or speculating why something might be done a certain way. It's usually not just people complaining just to complain or haters of the game. I cannot imagine they are trying to bother or annoy people. That's why out of all the negativity I see online, I don't consider this particular forum to be even close to being toxic.

People have a right to be disappointed when they spent money on a game they feel hasn't delivered good enough content and being disappointed about things doesn't make them greedy or ungrateful. Also it's entirely possible to acknowledge the negatives and be vocal about them and also be grateful for the positives. I have been genuinely disappointed in a few updates and roasted Nintendo quite a few times but have still been genuinely grateful for the good they bring too, and have seen others react similarly.

Yes! This is basically what I've been saying.
Not to be rude but...
1. This is a rant thread. Of course people are gonna be negative. If it bothers you, juts use the animal crossing new horizons positivity thread.

2. We can have our opinions. Just because that's how we think, doesn't mean you have to agree. I see stuff I don't agree with all the time and do I complain about it? No. I just ignore it because I'm not that person and I think differently.

And 3, please stop ranting about people ranting. It's the point of the thread. Of course people will rant, it's in the title! If it wasn't the point, then it wouldn't be in the title.
Sorry, I just needed to get that out there.

 

[maria110]

I wish they would fix the smug dialogue so that when you give the smug more than one fruit they don't say something like "thanks for this peaches." It should be "these peaches."

Post automatically merged: Apr 29, 2021

Just a regular rant here...

I don't like the camera. I don't like the lack of controls and how hard it is to get the angle I want.
I wanted to take a picture of a moon I placed, and there's only 2 angles. Either the moon lowers into the horizon when taking a picture head-on, or the moon is too high and half off frame. I can get the angle I want only if I take the picture while the camera is moving (3rd pic.) It'd also be nice to adjust the depth of field (like how it is when talking to npcs, the background is blurry) but that's just a wish.

Spoiler

I also hate how you can't get all the angles when you are in the museum.

 

[Shawna]

Whoops....nevermind. I thought I was in the positive thread. XDDDD