The Resetting Thread

[nightglow]

Take from me as someone who used to play this game over 3,000 hours back in 2020 its always best not to pressure yourself into getting stuff done. What I realized after restarting for like the 30th time that its best to take your time and do stuff at a slow place so that way you don't feel too overwhelmed. The 2.0 update made me feel pressured so it just got out of control. Now I know what to do since I've designed islands of what I want it to be and how I want it feel like. Yes I know I was crazy about this game a few years ago but nowadays I am taking it slow.

I totally get that. I played around 2,000 in 2020. No idea what 2021 and 2022 is for me, but I do play less and without the trading aspect there is less waiting around with the game on. I do feel like I am soon "done" with the game. Like if I get tired of it again, I am not tearing it down or anything. I'll probably just move on completely. Not out of frustration or anything (2.0 update fixed much of what I had a problem with) but simply because I played it so much.

I am also curious how many other people hit the thousands mark and got burnt out or overwhelmed considering the pandemic. I am also curious about how much our general view of the game would be different if the shut downs weren't needed then.

 

[VanitasFan26]

I totally get that. I played around 2,000 in 2020. No idea what 2021 and 2022 is for me, but I do play less and without the trading aspect there is less waiting around with the game on. I do feel like I am soon "done" with the game. Like if I get tired of it again, I am not tearing it down or anything. I'll probably just move on completely. Not out of frustration or anything (2.0 update fixed much of what I had a problem with) but simply because I played it so much.

I am also curious how many other people hit the thousands mark and got burnt out or overwhelmed considering the pandemic. I am also curious about how much our general view of the game would be different if the shut downs weren't needed then.

Truth be told. I am one those people who played the game since day one. I too was getting bored of the game because I ran out of stuff to do and I just felt lost with this game. However, when I got my 2nd Switch I was able to create a 2nd island. Of course it felt really weird starting a new island, but the more I played it the more fun I started having. I had an island in the Southern Hemisphere which compared to my old island was in the North Hemisphere. I always thought to myself "What if I picked South instead of North if I first played this game. Sure enough I found an island map that worked for me.

Also because I now have full knowledge of what the game is and what to expect going in the 2nd time I was able to plan out everything that I was going to do. It was a refreshing because when I first played this game I had no idea what I was even doing. When starting a 2nd island though I knew what I had to do. I found out myself why I got burned out on the game. I rushed through it and time traveled (nothing against it for those who do it). It was probably the biggest mistake I first did. So now with a new island in a different hemisphere everything just feels more refreshing and its weird to have 2 islands be in the North and South but its a good feeling.

I know I have a hard time myself understanding how people enjoy this game and I don't get it, but when I started a 2nd island I realized the most important thing. The game was meant to be played at slow pace. I guess because I rushed through it the first time I ruined the game for myself and I knew that was the reason I got so bored with it. Many people experience the game differently and its a common thing with Animal Crossing. Its played so different and have different experiences in a way every island you see is always different.

My advice would be to do new things that you thought you couldn't do before and with terraforming I usually just make whatever stands out to me and I don't try to compare myself to other islands (believe me I done that too many times) and I learned to just be myself and how I design the island. Since I took my time with the game I was having more fun collecting stuff, talking to my villagers, and of course making the island. So yeah its a strange experience for myself, but I don't regret having a 2nd island at all.

Also if you feel too burned out on the game its best to take a break. To get yourself recharged. You don't need to force yourself to play the game just because you have to, but in a way you will come back with a refreshed mind and figure out what you can do to make yourself feel more happy with the game.

 

[Bunnieys]

thinking about resetting, should i?

 

[sigh]

today i did what i thought was completely out of the question for me and reset. i kissed everything goodbye; my villagers, my museum, my critterpedia, my diys, my bells, my catalog, my reactions, my huge inventory (rip all those materials), my happy home paradise progress, so on and so forth - overall it was a LOT of progress and sentiment to let go of. nearly 2k hours in total i think? i was originally going to flatten but decided "you know what? i think a clean slate would fix me".

while it's been so long since ive seen the start of this game and it feels kinda weird not having all the things unlocked that i did before, i dont regret this. in fact im excited! i get to start anew and im looking forward to falling in love w this game all over again. so, this is my final goodbye to my old and very loved island, cherrypine, and hello to my new one, elimora.

Spoiler: screenshots i took of cherrypine before resetting.

 

[EleriDragonfly]

I had restarted my island three times when I first got the game back in 2020, I wanted the resident services to be close to the airport so I could have more space in the centre of the island to design. But I've been working on that island since then, and was never happy. I didn't have much space between resident services and the beach to the left, and the river mouth on the right.
The other day I just became frustrated and decided to start again. I had a friend hold a few items for me, like my villager photos. I'm really hoping this will be the last time I restart, and I'll be happy with this current island.

 

[watercolorwish]

OOMF i finally reset my island I'm a little bit regretful since I had 2000 hours and 1 billion items on my island before and I'm starting from scratch and don't even remember how to get a vaulting pole lol. but im glad i reset I was in need of change to keep the game interesting

 

[VanitasFan26]

OOMF i finally reset my island I'm a little bit regretful since I had 2000 hours and 1 billion items on my island before and I'm starting from scratch and don't even remember how to get a vaulting pole lol. but im glad i reset I was in need of change to keep the game interesting

Just so you know if you have Happy Home Paradise you'll have to do a lot more work on your island just to trigger the cutscene where Tom Nook calls you to the airport.

 

[watercolorwish]

Just so you know if you have Happy Home Paradise you'll have to do a lot more work on your island just to trigger the cutscene where Tom Nook calls you to the airport.

Oh nooo, really? thats a bummer but im gonna try not to time travel and just play when i feel like it im not really in a rush

 

[VanitasFan26]

Oh nooo, really? thats a bummer but im gonna try not to time travel and just play when i feel like it im not really in a rush

Yeah its something that the game never tells you and yeah its best to take your time and not rush.

 

[LilD]

Reset Sunday time. Remember resetting for grass?

 

[catwing]

i think it's a shame we only get one type now!
i'm resetting today too - trying for the natural heart pond map with peaches ♥

 

[VanitasFan26]

i think it's a shame we only get one type now!
i'm resetting today too - trying for the natural heart pond map with peaches ♥

Good luck with that. It can be hard to get what you're looking for though. Trust me as someone who has restarted 50 times on the 2nd switch it is a pain to get exactly what you want.

 

[JKDOS]

today i did what i thought was completely out of the question for me and reset. i kissed everything goodbye; my villagers, my museum, my critterpedia, my diys, my bells, my catalog, my reactions, my huge inventory (rip all those materials), my happy home paradise progress, so on and so forth - overall it was a LOT of progress and sentiment to let go of. nearly 2k hours in total i think? i was originally going to flatten but decided "you know what? i think a clean slate would fix me".

while it's been so long since ive seen the start of this game and it feels kinda weird not having all the things unlocked that i did before, i dont regret this. in fact im excited! i get to start anew and im looking forward to falling in love w this game all over again. so, this is my final goodbye to my old and very loved island, cherrypine, and hello to my new one, elimora.

Spoiler: screenshots i took of cherrypine before resetting.

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That's beautiful. Do you have a Dream Address for your old save?

 

[~Melody~]

After months of holding off, I reset and I'm so happy I did it. I disliked many things about my old island and only saw wasted potential because I picked the map hastily; and now after reseting and taking my time to pick a map that I really liked I'm a lot happier. I like the new airport colour better too, and I got awesome neighbours

Sometimes having a change of scenery and starting again is all you need.⚘

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

Nevermind

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

Hey it’s me again and yes I’m deciding to start again crazy right?
But I think I should play it a different way and that’s to catch every bug, fish and sea creature first and then terraform to my liking

I just don’t know what to name my new Island and I want a island name that doesn’t have a theme to it and the name must go with the seasons

 

[Sid]

I did it again...

That orange airport had been slowly killing me for 4 months.

Good news though! I found my ORIGINAL map from March 2020. And got my yellow airport back! That was my first airport color too!

it's so weird being back here again. I still remember how everything used to be.

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

I really don’t know what to name my island

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

I restarted today found the perfect map and named my Island Buttercup

 

[Perfektion]

How is your map looking?