those who started with NL/NH: do you want rude villagers?

[jokk]

lately i've really been missing how much more complicated the villager personalities were in past games. i thought it was funny and made the game more dynamic. i'm wondering if people who never played the older games wish this feature was present in NH. is it just nostalgia speaking? or would the villagers being rude to you occasionally be a positive addition even for newer players?

 

[jenikinz]

Personally I loved it when they said rude things in the old games. I feel like a lot of people today get offended and upset so easily that if they had that type of dialogue now there would be so many people up in arms over it being offended/upset over it.

 

[Luella]

Yes! Or at the very least they get to this current level of sweetness after maxing friendship levels. Those cranky and snooty personalities would feel so satisfying.

 

[jenikinz]

Yes! Or at the very least they get to this current level of sweetness after maxing friendship levels. Those cranky and snooty personalities would feel so satisfying.

I agree, getting them to like you they would soften up towards you, it was very satisfying!

 

[DawnAri]

I would love for them to be more rude again lol it was very funny and made them stand out to me
it also made befriending them feel so much more rewarding

 

[Splinter]

They'd insult you and then leave whistling, it was hilarious.

 

[Munyo]

I want them to put me in my rightful place.

 

[edsett]

I’m one of the few people who started with the older games (GameCube!) and don’t want the over-the-top rudeness back. There’s enough meanness in real life.

 

[Underneath The Stars]

when i ask for rude villagers, i don't mean in your face kinda rudeness. there could be a balance, you know? i know you all keep saying it's supposed to be a relaxing game, there's already enough stress irl and some people get offended (we're in 2020 now i don't think nintendo should let villagers call anyone fat), but it doesn't have to be like how it is originally. it's a game! and with such personalities, a little bit of edge could work. crankies are basically old lazies--such a ray of sunshine! and snooty is ok for now, they seem like classy ladies. but it's too sweet sometimes. i want a victoria grayson from revenge kind of fakeness from them. smiling at you but then utter some snooty remarks.

 

[DinoTown]

ngl i think if one of my villagers was rude to me i'd feel sad about it all day. that's just the way I am.
let me have my happy island with happy villagers who all like me, I'm here for the escapism

 

[ForgottenT]

Personally I loved it when they said rude things in the old games. I feel like a lot of people today get offended and upset so easily that if they had that type of dialogue now there would be so many people up in arms over it being offended/upset over it.

So tired of everyone expecting every word spoken to be wrapped in pillows, and glitter, and if it's not then it's "offensive".
"If you have nothing good to say then don't say anything at all" might as well just say "Welcome to my echo chamber, any free thoughts are forbidden".
I've always though Crankies were supposed to be old angry men, and you'd make them warm up to you, and Snooties the same idea, just condescending rather than mad.
As for the other villagers I'd be annoyed if a strange kid kept coming up to me all day too lol.

 

[elizarose]

I started playing wild world when I was really young. I recently went back and looked at the game, and I love the rude villagers. It’s just so funny!

 

[JKDOS]

I didn't start with NL/NH, but Yes. Because it adds weight to the friendship level, and can bring loads of laughs, especially when you're being rude to those villagers you hate and want off the island.

 

[Feraligator]

Honestly yes. I didn't mind being insulted on GC if I'm honest and WW's dialogue wasn't as bad but still had so much personality.
It made earning your friendship with cranky villagers a proper accomplishment.

CF's was not too bad but I think they began to lose their charm from that game.
I remember Butch coming up to me on my birthday in WW and apologising for being a grouch all the time and then giving me the present while blushing and saying "you're OK". That felt like proper character development

 

[Fey]

I’d definitely enjoy some more edge, but maybe more an in-between of what we have now and the earlier games. Of the comments I’ve seen in screenshots some were snarky and hilarious, while others seemed a bit too mean for my taste. Calling a player an “utter waste”, “lonely loser” or “burden on society” seems...against the purpose of the game. The thought of someone playing AC to escape real life issues only to have those labels thrown in their face makes me very sad and even a bit worried. I wouldn’t want an impressionable kid or depressed/anxious person to be confronted with that tbh

 

[StarParty8]

Started in NL. I don't really want more mean personalities, but i DO want them to be more varied, which they almost succeeded in NH. Basically, i don't want Tia to call me an idiot when i talk to her 40 times for toy day clues. I do want the 'gender-counterpart personalities' to be a bit more varied from each other (not counting Jock and Peppy as they're on completely different levels of overexcitement) . So, i don't want Phil to be a male Elise. So, here's my take on how the friendship should (in my opinion) grow.
Cranky, Snooty, and Smug should be a lot meaner until you actually try to befriend them.
Lazy should have the middlest friendship level. They should be medium to befriend just by talking alone. If you do favors, they're gonna be really easy to befriend.
Peppy and Normal will trust you as a friend from he start, but they're fragile and doing bad stuff to them will make them a lot less friendly. With normal, it'd end from there with them forgiving you again after a few days, but with Peppy, they're gonna have broken hearts and will be difficult to befriend again.
Jock should remain the same.
Sisterly, being... Sisterly, should be rivals at the start, that have a medium amount of time to befriend.once you do, they're gonna be... sisterly. the name really explains it all here. The end.

 

[Babypink]

I miss it! It made me laugh so much! Also, being mean to them was so much funnier when they would actually react!

 

[Rasha]

Ah yes, I want rude villagers, it's hilarious and closer to real life.

 

[Shyria]

I'd much rather have that than the passive agressive "oh wow let's see how many more times we can see each other's today lololol "

 

[Babypink]

Honestly yes. I didn't mind being insulted on GC if I'm honest and WW's dialogue wasn't as bad but still had so much personality.
It made earning your friendship with cranky villagers a proper accomplishment.

CF's was not too bad but I think they began to lose their charm from that game.
I remember Butch coming up to me on my birthday in WW and apologising for being a grouch all the time and then giving me the present while blushing and saying "you're OK". That felt like proper character development

This! In WW you had to work in order to feel connected to your villagers! Normals and lazies were overall always lovely but crankies and snooties, uh, you really had to get yourself there. I remember old Chief being a jerk for a long time and then finally warming up to me, starting to say mice things. Those were accomplishments, so much more valuable to me than completing the museum or collecting every single forniture.