The idea of seasonal DIY's being in Balloon Gifts only is bad

[Monokuma73]

In my opinion it's an explanation for this. Making game harder, big N. trying to extend life cycle - trying in "funny" way this game to be more attractive.
Now, when I'm reading your comments in this topic, but not only here, I can see more players becoming more disappointed with new changes. What is more interesting, game hasn't been on the market full year yet. If big N. will be making similar decision, more people became unhappy and this leads to fall of active players.

 

[Starboard]

I'm actually surprised they're not worried about losing players with all the unnecessarily annoying additions to this game lol

 

[Bilaz]

People are never happy though lol. In New Leaf everyone was annoyed because balloons were worthless because the set was easy to complete and there was nothing else to shoot balloons down for. Now DIY hunting is a challenge that’s meant to last a few years and be an exciting surprise to shoot down and everyone is farming them because they want them all now :/

 

[Starboard]

People are never happy though lol. In New Leaf everyone was annoyed because balloons were worthless because the set was easy to complete and there was nothing else to shoot balloons down for. Now DIY hunting is a challenge that’s meant to last a few years and be an exciting surprise to shoot down and everyone is farming them because they want them all now :/

I get what you mean, I didn't really mind that I got barely any Autumn DIYs because I can wait for those, but I'm sad for the Christmas ones since I'm worried I can't even decorate at all for Christmas this year which is sad :/

 

[FaerieRose]

I must have really good luck, since I usually get all the seasonal DIY within about 10 days, no balloon farming or trading necessary. Just a couple hours of normal playtime daily, and I pull my slingshot out when a balloon goes by.

 

[Serabee]

I thought Nintendo had it right with the Halloween event- you could get them from balloons OR from villagers. Since I have the majority of DIYs otherwise, I don't generally go to villager houses to check if they're crafting, 'cause what's the point? Having villagers craft them was a huge help and I got all those DIYs super quick.

Even Bunny Day wasn't so bad with the special Bunny Day balloons so at least you knew what was in them and what you were getting, and there were way more of them.

Even if there was just some way to know WHERE a balloon was coming from. Like, where along the shore. I can't be the only one who sometimes totally misses balloons when there is supposed to be one because I simply can't find it. I run up and down the beach and it somehow slips past. SO annoying.

And there's no way I'm bothering with the balloon "trick". That takes a ton of work and, most importantly, it'll make my island look terrible. I don't want to have to set it up and then take it back down.

 

[JKDOS]

I liked what they did in Halloween where you could get them from villagers, balloons and finally jack or even harvest day. I love how I could just buy the diys instead of having to do the whole event. Made life so much easier. I honestly wish Nintendo would do that with the seasonal diys. Like you could buy them from nooks after the season

Or maybe sell them for Nook Miles in the Nook Stop

 

[trashpedia]

Tbh I kinda wish I knew about all seasonal DIYs being in balloons in the previous months because I missed out on the summer shell DIYs from not knowing about that. I kinda wish there was a much better way of handling seasonal DIYs like maybe sell them through the Nook store or be given from villagers like the halloween DIYs,

 

[Monokuma73]

Tbh I kinda wish I knew about all seasonal DIYs being in balloons in the previous months because I missed out on the summer shell DIYs from not knowing about that. I kinda wish there was a much better way of handling seasonal DIYs like maybe sell them through the Nook store or be given from villagers like the halloween DIYs,

It looks like some inconsistent in rules... literally. Whoever missed Turkey Day could easily go to Nook's Cranny and buy whole bunch of recipes. Now, we expected to hunt for balloons only.

 

[JKDOS]

It looks like some inconsistent in rules... literally. Whoever missed Turkey Day could easily go to Nook's Cranny and buy whole bunch of recipes. Now, we expected to hunt for balloons only.

The main problem is that the Turkey Day DIYs otherwise could only be obtained by playing on 1 day of the year. Some people will be unable to play on such a day due to various reasons, most common though being work or they actually celebrate that day IRL with family. So Nook's offering them in store makes sense. These other DIYs, such as Mushroom or Maple, are offered for weeks and as much as months long. So players should all have time to find them

 

[o013 WOLF 130o]

I'm currently just sitting around hoping for a balloon to go by and it be a DIY I dont have. I have almost no fall DIYs and it will soon be winter switch over so I'll be struggling to collect those also.

 

[Xme]

I agree, I feel like I’m missing out of a lot of happiness.

 

[Sheep Villager]

I've personally had to accept that as a non-TT player I will most likely complete (or try to) the fall and winter DIYs next year. It's nice to have something to do next year but I feel the reason why seasonal DIYs are so frustrating is because they're tailored to be used during specific seasons. If I don't grind I won't be able to decorate for fall or christmas. It just leaves you feeling kind of bad and left out and there isn't much you can do about it since it's all RNG.

It especially feels bad when some real life emergencies happened and I know I won't be able to play a lot this coming winter. It would be nice to be able to deck out my island with festive stuff when I do get the chance to play, but that would then require me to grind for a chance at getting something. If I barely have the time to play then how on earth am I supposed to have the time to grind...?​

 

[Eureka]

I must have really good luck, since I usually get all the seasonal DIY within about 10 days, no balloon farming or trading necessary. Just a couple hours of normal playtime daily, and I pull my slingshot out when a balloon goes by.

Same here. Usually I get majority of mine just doing things on my island. I haven't experienced very many duplicates of new seasonal DIYs at all. If I'm having really bad luck I just sit on my beach and wait for balloon's, that is the most farming I do.
The way it is designed now doesn't bother me all that much. Especially when online trading is so easy. If I'm really unlucky and cannot be bothered farming then I can just trade for the DIYs.

Sure it would be for way more convenient if villagers gave them out, but they don't. I'm not going to stop playing or let it ruin my enjoyment of the game.

 

[marea]

I was just checking a list of the items in the cherry blossom set and i am shocked that there are more than i thought because i only ever came across 2 or so of them. That was at the start of the game too so i was actively playing and shooting balloons. I guess i just didnt have much luck in getting all the ones i wanted.

 

[Barney]

Or maybe sell them for Nook Miles in the Nook Stop

That would also give us something to spend all these Nook miles on...I've got almost 400k just sat there doing nothing.

 

[elphieluvr]

I am a completionist and refuse to time travel, so I spent about 8-9 hours farming balloons over the 10 days that the maple recipes were available. I did get them all but let's be real, that's probably because I'm currently unemployed. That was kind of a ridiculous level of grind for 9 recipes.

To be fair, I do feel more satisfied with myself for having gotten it when it took a lot of work, even if the work was just a grind. But yeah, for people who only play even 1-2 hours a day it can feel undoable and I'm sure that's super frustrating. Honestly even if the chances for a recipe were just a little higher it would be better, I probably shot down 100 balloons for those 9 recipes.

 

[Starboard]

While I'm able to wait to get most seasonal DIYs, I think for something like the festive ones they shouldn't make you grind for them so much. Because people just want to decorate their town for Christmas, it shouldn't be a thing that you can only do if you're lucky.

 

[avieators]

ur right and u should say it and also why'd they have the villagers give out the halloween ones and said screw the rest of them,,,the autumn diys i'm gonna have to stay in november on my new island for agesssss

 

[Greatfox424]

It is super frustrating! And then you go online and see people already have their islands so decked out for the holidays. I don't ever time hop, so I guess shame on me.