This is partially just bad luck (I have no idea why you're not getting any cats or dogs at all) and partially because the islands roll for species and then a villager in that species, and do not roll for personality at all. And they also don't take into account what species you have or don't have, giving each one an equal chance statistically. It's only the campsite that takes what personalities you don't have into account--they have a greater chance to give you one of those personalities. This is why people kick out all their smugs and then use the campsite to look for Raymond, because the islands rolling for species first and not taking personality into account means the chance of getting Raymond is actually far smaller than you'd think (since you have to pass the first roll to get a cat, and then be lucky enough that it specifically rolls for you to get Raymond out of the million other cats). It also means that if you happen to roll for getting a gorilla, the pool for them is so small (only 9 of them I think?) that finding Hans isn't unlikely. So if you're specifically looking for smugs and don't currently have any it might be best for you to use the campsite method, if you're okay with TTing.I just got sucked into this island hopping madness where I look for ideal villagers. What bothers me about it was that they usually try to dish out villager species and personalities you already have while hardly finding any species or personalities you’re already missing. To make matters worse, some of these islanders were villagers you already had in the past (even if it was the villager that just moved out). To me, this isn’t about specific villagers you’re looking for. It’s about avoiding villagers you’re not looking for.
Case in point, Hans the gorilla just moved out. Since I kicked out my only Peppy villager in exchange for a Normal villager (I have two now) and since Hans was my last Smug villager, I’m missing both a Smug and a Peppy while having everything else, so I was expecting more Smug and Peppy villagers as I go island hopping. But, all I am getting were Jock villagers and Lazy villagers. Why would a Jock villager or a Lazy villager be a good replacement for a Smug villager? I already got two lazies, and my second newest villager was a Jock. And when I am getting a Smug villager, it was Hans, the one that just moved out. In regards to species, I kept seeing chickens and alligators popping up. I already have three chickens and an alligator. What I don’t have are animals like penguins, squirrels, cats, dogs, and wolves, none of these species showing up on these islands.
Agreed! Especially if, god forbid, they decide to add paid DLC that should've been part of the main game to begin with. Although at that point I think I would just give up on the game altogether lmaoI have a lot of rants that I’ll probably write about someday but right now I want to say that this game shouldn’t have been $60. For so little content in the base game that they’re just gonna add in with updates it should have at least been $40.
Too many duplicate DIYs. All I want are the DIYs for the benches but I keep getting DIYs for fruit stuff. u_u