Burnout Prevention | Animal Crossing & Chill
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I wish they’d rotate the items in the nook miles shopping thing /: I just have nook miles accumulating and I mean not everyone wants a giant robot in their island. I mean it’s cool but not everyone’s aesthetic /:
Amen to that!
Haha! Maybe you could buy land by using bell vouchers then go villager hunting?
I have friends look through my nook miles shopping and let them choose what they want and vise versa. then we trade stuff when we visit each other
Go on" NOOKAZON" its amazon for ACNH. People pay 100k a nookmile ticket (dont know how that price equals out lol but thats just the market) so if you have 10 NMT that equals 1 Million bell.
buy NMTs and sell them on nookazon! i charge 1mil bells for 10. You can also use them for trading!
what keeps me playing the game is the villagers. i love talking to them and giving them gifts. it’s like they’re my friends and i miss them when i’m not playing😂
I had a revelation the other day regarding this! I had Poppy on my island and one day she said she wanted to move on and I said it was ok. I didn't think I'd feel so miserable after that but when I saw her photo my heart stung. Yes, she gave me her photograph and I let her leave! Anyway, I bought an Amiibo to get her to come back. Yesterday I went on a villagerhunt and low and behold on my second island there she was.. and now she is home again
Anna Klura i’ve had 3 villagers move out and i cried over 2 of them😭😭
Same. There's a reason why, despite their first houses being on my island and they're not that fancy, I won't kick them off. The gift giving and interactions are something i look forward too every day, even if i already got some of their photos.
Di i got my first photo this morning actually! i was so happy🥰
@@TheMadieyTaylor ahhh that's so cool! Ugh Zucker is playing so hard to get hahha. I have villagers that moved in after him, that have given me photos
I definitely like playing/listening these videos in the background while i’m playing.
I Also listen to these vids while doing homework
that’s literally all i do all day
My favourite thing to do on this game is just sit in the butterfly enclosure room. I could sit there for ages. It's the perfect encapsulation of the game for me. That serenity, calm and pretty environment (which makes New Horizon so inviting in the first place) is all there. AC has a very relaxed pace so everything works in accordance to it. At the end of the day, the game is designed for your escapism so do whatever you want. As such, I could watch / listen to these regardless of what's happening on screen - we come here to listen to you, even if it is in the background for some, so as long as your happy doing whatever it is you want to do, we'll spend the time listening regardless.
Scott Burge this is exactly how i feel looking at the shark section (with the whale and great white). There is just something about aquariums that are sooo peaceful for me and remind me of home (floridian native). It just takes me completely into the game. Its awesome
What keeps me coming back is definitely me not time traveling. I dont have all my dream villagers. In fact i only have 2 of mine so not time traveling will definitely make it last at least months from now until i feel even remotely burnt out. As well as my island still being 4 stars. I take island decorations slow so ya. Waiting for the new months to come and new bugs/ fish to come definitely keeps me motivated!
Bepbep Bep same for me! I couldn’t imagine how quickly I’d get burnt out if I time traveled! (personally)
I’m a month in and still loving it. It’s kept me occupied while in rehab for a broken leg 😊
Tango thank you! Pretty far on now and hoping to be back at work by end of July 😊
Hope you feel better! This is the perfect game during your recovery period. :)
That's awesome to hear! Here's to a speedy recovery! 💪😁
I am a little over a month in and recovering from a bad ankle sprain. Get well soon! Sending healing vibes your way, Arkonite Babe.
Get well soon hope fully you can pay all of your loans in the game unlike me
This game is my escape from everyday life and that keeps me coming back. I do not time travel and I do not have all the things (no shade to those folks that do). I like seeing what I get each day (DIY, presents from villagers, balloons, etc.) and I try to think of ways to incorporate those new things into my island. For example, today I got a rattan low table for the first time. I redid the outside of Wendy's house to incorporate the rattan items that I have and it looks great. I like to fish, catch bugs, dig up fossils, meet with whoever is at my island that day and just overall play the game. I purposefully left a few untouched small spaces on my island for when I get inspired to create something new. The game is not a race and I think some players took it to be that. I love it and will keep playing for a long time.
I have been playing every day since release with no burnout because with playing previous AC games, I knew not to rush the game or time travel. Everyone gets heated about time travel, and everyone should play as they wish, but we are simply trying to warn them of the inevitable that they will quit the game in a couple of months. There is no end goal of a perfect little island inhabited by the most popular villagers, the game is about the journey not the destination. These are things to keep motivating you to make little changes at a time. If you make the perfect island within 2 months and then discover there is a new update that means you have to completely reorganise your island, its going to make you incredibly frustrated that all those hours and hard work were for nothing. This is why I love the 1 per day limits for bridges and inclines and building moves. I think people who are burned out completely misinterpret what AC is all about.
i agree so much with you! i‘ve been playing every day since release too and haven‘t got bored, i just think that it takes a while to get a nice island and everything. i really like to play at a slow pace and i feel like people who time travel extreme and rush everything should not wonder why they‘re burned out. this is just my opinion, very short explained haha :P
I time travel and I've played the game for about 500 hours I still love it, no burnout whatsoever. I dint go far when I time travel, I alway stay in the month we are on i just go back in time when the months is almost over. I still feel like there's so much to do
@@ingridguevara7185 for me it's the same, I'm currently around 300 hours and I also only time travel in the month I am and I am not bored at all. If I have my island "finished" I'm probably destroying everything and starting over again. There are people out there that play this game for other reasons and for me, time traveling is a good way to play this game. Everyone has different preferences and not everyone gets burned out from tt.
Hey man, yea I totally get. I have played this game religiously, almost every day, since release. Seems that there was so much to do! But after seeing all these amazing islands on UA-cam, FB and Reddit I suddenly became obsessed with the look and appeal of my island. The game slowly devolved from being a relaxing pastime to a stressful grind for DIYs and furniture. Realizing this, I decided to take a break for a few days... and it definitely helped. I went back into the game recently and decided to play the game for what it is... a relaxing escape from current state of the world. Happy to say that it’s reignited my passion for the game. I no longer worry about comparing my island or racing to get 5 stars/villagers. I’m just taking it easy and slowly building the island as I go while enjoying the relaxing atmosphere, likely what the creators of the game intended :)
Couldn't agree more even if I wanted to. The game devolving into a decorating competition is definitely a branch where people can easily get the essence of the game wrong. The notion to "finish" this game is one I can definitely understand, but don't really get. When people play games that have an actual ending, they sometimes have the sentiment of "I wish it wasn't ending" so that they can continue to escape into the world of that game. It's unfortunate that for some reason AC doesn't evoke that same emotion for a lot of people :(
RyanFTW Unfortunately, it’s always gotta be a competition with some people. Since this game hit the mainstream spotlight I think it brought with it the hardcore gamers.
But I think that’s why your channel is so appealing to a lot of people, myself included. You just take it day by day, no TT, no racing. Just basking in the laid back nature of the game. Haha. You kinda inspired me to document my own island building journey on UA-cam :) It helps a lot as it makes me focus on building my island on my own time and pace.
Also, when a villager starts to ask to buy items in your inventory that means you are at a high friendship level! You might receive Gladys’ framed photo as a gift soon!
Oh! How cool I didn't know this, Agnes asked to buy a sea bass off me so I sold it to her not knowing she was going to display that stupid thing in her house 🤦🏻 She hasn't given me her pic yet though 😔 I've been giving her wrapped fruit everyday hoping for it
I’m starting to get burnout even though my island isn’t even 4 stars yet. Every time I start terraforming I’m unhappy with how it looks and end up knocking everything down. I just feel like every island I see online is so much better than mine so I just give up and don’t do anything to it 😞
Leave the terraforming up and add flowers/items to decorate it, the islands you see online have stuff all over so you don't see the bare land that your looking at
Other than general 5 star island YT videos, I think most people would agree their island doesn't feel that "awesome" and everyone else's island is better than theirs. Heck, I feel this way about some 3 star islands I've been too haha but it's important to enjoy the process. Not every idea is a winner, and that's okay, but you can certainly find a win in every idea even if it doesn't turn out the way you thought. The game still has limitations after all; there are just some people who were able to work those limitations into something great. I'm sure you can do the same, even if it means taking a step back and coming back to it later 🙂
I just take one small project a day. A little cafe or a pond for my villagers. It will never be even close to perfect but I like the little changes I make every day. One day I will have it to where I like it and if it never hits 5 stars I am ok with that.
It’s probably going to sound repetitive, but go with your gut. Comparing your island with others will do nothing good for you. You paid for the game and should do what feels good! You don’t need to have massive terraformed areas or a hugely decorated island! Do what you want... you don’t even have to have decorating your island as your main project, talking to villagers and catching bugs can be what you want to do instead! Please enjoy the game however you like!!!
I used to feel this way for LONG time, despite having the game since launch. One person had suggested just decorating one small area at a time - that helped a LOT, as well as browsing Nookazon and Nook Exchange for items/furniture/DIYs. A week or 2 later, I found myself with some nicely decorated areas that I was happy with and got more ideas as time passed. It's easier to do small parts of an island vs trying to redo everything at once. Hope that helps!
I still play everyday because I'm constantly changing my island because I'm so indecisive. Also, I only have 2 dream villagers, LOL!! Lastly, I'm slowly trying to get all the flowers on my own.
I just play so slowly. I've had this game since it came out and I JUST got terraforming. I'm very very slowly building up my island to be what I want it to be. When I get my island where I want I may just start the game over completely or I may just wait until they add things.
i redid my whole island recently to keep from burnout. I tore everything down and built it back up a better way and i had so much fun doing that than i have in a long time. i highly recommend doing it if you need something to do XD
I’ve been thinking about doing this haha. I actually just moved all the houses from one side to the other in preparation.
What I love about the game is enjoying the little moments like seeing the sunrise, or hopping in to hear my favorite hour music.
I usually play like 2 times a day (each time like 1 hour or so). The first half I shake all my trees and buy stuff that I like as well as sell a bunch of stuff that i just accumulated in my storage. That as well as I see which present do I wanna gift to my villagers (depending of what they like or what I think they would enjoy)
The second half I dig every fossil, and water my flowers.
All of these while I catch or fish everything I see and If I feel inspired in doing something like arranging stuff in my house or in the island then I do that as well.
I'm still relatively new, I've had this game for a month and a half, so this is coming from a new player perspective (this is also my first AC game)
I just love your gameplays and commentary I think because you bring such a new and refreshing take on it. You are playing it for you and you alone and its nice to see. You aren't doing things for views (maybe you are) but also you kind of just have this nice positive attitude to everything you do and its great!
While I can't deny that the views on these videos is awesome, I'm really just enjoying all the interaction and seeing the positivity being reciprocated haha
I’ve been playing since launch on my brother’s switch but recently just got a switch of my own so i’m back to square one with my own island and i’m so far loving it. i don’t wanna rush things and just want to play just to chill.
I don’t think i’ll be burning out soon because even before, the thing that keeps me wanting this game was the villagers as well as i really enjoy fishing for some reason.
Only thing to do is fish.
zendoll1 there’s getting every flower in the game, getting a 5 star rating, getting your favorite villagers, playing with other people online, etc
「a u r a 」 Already done all that.
I have around 205 hours of ACNH. My island has reached 5 stars, all though there's still 10-12 days of building for my island to be 100% the way i want it to be. For now, this has kept me motivated to keep going. Once that's over, there's so much stuff to do. I have a list of dream villagers that i want (And right now, i only have 1 out of 10.), i want to complete the museum, i want to complete all the Nook Miles+ app and have all the stamps.
All of that without time travel. I know that eventually i'll be logging daily and playing for 30 minutes or so just to clean the island and catch the monthly fish and bugs, but still.
What keeps me wanting to come back is giving myself a time limit whenever I get on. That way when I save and exit the game, it's not because I've "run out" of things to do, it's simply because my time is up.
That being said, my favorite part about this game is the fact that you can make it whatever you want it to be. Some days I might want to terraform or redecorate a whole area, other days I just want to fish or catch bugs, or sell stuff, or move flowers around.
Also I don't time travel.
it gives me a sense of comfort and It's the only way I know what day it is
LMAO same
I have friends who are just playing this because it's trending and thought they need to do it fast. They time travelled to speed things up and now they're bored.
When I started the game I also felt like I HAD to hurry because I saw how far some people were compared to me. But I realized that, I’m not that type of player, I like to collect everything, I like to finish things to completion. So I enjoy taking my time now and slowly working on the NM goals. If I ever feel lull I also love to visit other people’s islands. I will ask if I can visit to water flowers or visit shops. Currently I’m working on flower breeding and moving houses so that’s keeping me motivated! Great videos!
I got into the game about a month into release and personally I think he main motivation to keep me going is that 1: my island isn't done yet and 2: I've not been afraid to change up things in my island even though I might have done it last week. Personally, I've seen a lot of people get burnt out because they get their island perfect then never change it up. I think that the game isn't about "completion" of collections and islands but about working everyday and evolving with your tastes to keep you busy.
i’ve had the game for about 3 months and i agree that this game makes me feel productive! i always have something to do, my routine goes something like checking the shops for new items, getting fossils, getting diy recipes, etc. and since i haven’t completed my island, it’s a work in progress that i’m taking my time with so i can enjoy the game! i also love playing with other people seeing their island & checking their shops! i’m obsessed w the game
Flower breeding helps me out! I have this goal to get every flower type in the game so I get excited to come on in the morning to see what flowers I got:)
I’m trying to breed a blue rose, and I’m pretty far ahead, need some help, or extra flower breeds? I have a lot
Same! I want to breed all hybrids on my own which has made my island a mess of flower breeding patches, but it's exciting to run around and see what has popped up!
I found Austin John via his AC content. I was so sad when he said he was stopping AC content, but I stayed subscribed hoping he would eventually come back every once in a while. I think he's so funny, and a genuinely good guy. I understand the burn out.
What keeps me motivated is my anxiety. I've been out of work since March 13th, and I work for a museum, so I have zero idea when I'll be back to work. I use AC to help keep my anxiety about everything terrible happening in this world, at bay. And when I'm not playing, I watch videos like yours. I also grew up with the OG GC version, as well as City Folk, so I'm just enjoying the game.
Sees title “I’ve always feared this” 😦
I think in the case of Austin John, it was more personal reasons. If I were him I wouldn't want to play this game right now. His mom just died and we just finished mother's day, and now it's wedding season and he cancelled his wedding this year 🤷🏾♀️ I think too grinding out this game is a terrible idea and it does make you burn out. This is a very specific type of game and many people just picked it up for fun and they are finding out its not for them. but joining a discord helps me to stay interested.
Annika De la rosa aw that’s so sad to hear I hope that guys ok
There are days where I find myself too busy to play and I tend to hold myself off for when I have more free time. When that happens, I appreciate and enjoy the game more when I do get the chance. Usually when a villager leaves, scorpion hunting, a villager visits (Leif, flick, etc.) tend to keep me playing. I now have started turning the first room of my home different themes which is fun. I’ve done a space and underwater theme so far
I’ve been playing pretty much since release date, and I’ve not felt burnout at all yet. I used to time travel in my old animal crossing games and I started to get burnt out with it, so I decided not to for NH. And. I’m. Loving. It. I feel motivated to play every day, do my daily tasks, become friends with my villagers etc. My island isn’t 100% done yet, I’ve only scraped the surface of flower breeding, and I haven’t even touched the stalk market yet! I still have so much I can do, so I know that I won’t tire out any time soon. I think TT is the biggest issue for a lot of people who suffer with burnout
I cosign basically everything you touched on and I’m glad you brought it up. I can also see how the game can sort of be addicting, even if burnout is starting to trickle in. Just play at your own pace, and however comfortable it feels to you is what I’d say. Thanks for the video Ryan!
PS I think the fact that Gladys offered to buy your freshly-caught butterfly from you means you’re basically best friends with her, and now you have a bigger chance of getting her portrait!
This game makes me happy, it really does. As someone who doesnt really wake up early and prefers to wake up around 9 :30am, Ever since I started playing animal crossing Ive always looked forward to waking up. Seeing my island, listening to the music, doing daily chores, and talking to my villagers, im just really happy doing those things. It makes me wonder, 'man, I wonder whats gonna happen today.' Thats the appeal of Animal crossing.
I bought it a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it! I pretty much log in to do my daily’s and then hop off. No pressure at all!
My four year old loves the game too which is good (She’s a great little fisher!)
I love your island, the layout & the decor!
I used to play AC for HOURS when I first got it, now I do my daily tasks (hit rocks, shake trees, pick weeds, shake trees, etc), talk to my villagers (trying to get their framed pictures), and get diys from bottles or villagers.
I still play everyday, but not as long each day.
I played New Leaf for over a year straight, and I will probably do the same with this one. I don't time travel and haven't even done any real terraforming on this one, but every day holds some little reward for me. Summer is underway and I'm looking forward to autumn with the new surprises that will bring. Some days are half hour days and others I go for hours and I never know until I log on which it will be! I love my villagers (all humble, no 'popular' ones) and it's sad when one leaves. This little island of mine is like a daily soap opera in a way, and the little dramas and events give me all the game play I need. All that said, my one disclaimer is that I'm 63, so I don't need the big explosions or dragon slaying that younger people seem to like in their games. Play on!
i actually just got my hands on animal crossing so my motivation is way on up there! i hope it continues that way! Love these videos!
not ashamed to say that I am a 500 hour island, with not one ounce of time traveling. no shame in that number, because I know I play a lot. I enjoy it. Animal crossing keeps me happy, so why would I give myself a hard time on playing a game that keeps me happy? My island is nowhere near being ‘done’ but once it is, I know I’ll slow down my play time. Most of that 500 hour time is spent visiting people’s islands, and trading with other players just for fun. I didn’t focus on decorating anything really at all until a few weeks ago, but now decorating is so fun for me! I see no burnout near, I still love this game and can imagine myself with 1000+ hours before i’m finished with this game.
It's been a month and a half since I started and I don't feel like burning out anytime soon. It's been nice to just talk to my villagers, catch bugs, fish, water my flowers, decorate a small part of my island each day. Takes my mind off of school and work. Put 900 hours in anything in 3 months you'll get burned out. Just take it slow and relax.
I have 130 hrs and still have ways to go with my island development, but I really just enjoy the peacefulness of the game overall. Being able to design your island and house however you want to provides a good outlet from everything going on in the world, and it's done a great job of keeping me busy during the pandemic so far
If I’m not feeling inspired to play the game but want to play the game (if that makes sense) I’m honestly happy to just follow different villagers around and watch what they do. This game is so cute and detailed. Some of the things they talk about to each other are hilarious. Then later on, sometimes I switch it off and other times I get inspired to do something. This game is really at your pace and I love it for that.
I don't time travel, so there is always little things to do each day. I just got the bookcase DIY, so I need to order 5 books from nook shopping that won't arrive till tomorrow. There is always something around each corner. Seeing the island as a work in progress helps me from getting bored.
I just found your channel and honestly, as someone who has been playing AC fairly steadily since Wild World, I can tell you part of the reason I play it is because it offers that 'relaxing' vibe. I can go in, tend to my flowers, catch fish, etc. It's just relaxing in general. I also play WoW/FFXIV/Pokemon/Overwatch etc and it's a VERY nice break from the fairly toxic communities you can wind up in if you aren't careful.
I get burnt out on games really fast. I am not a grinding kind of person so it is really hard for me. I want to have the best island but the amount of work needed to have that outcome makes me incredibly tired. I love the game and have so many ideas. I just wish I could play a game for a while without burnout ♥️
It really doesn’t take that much work. I just put a few things on top tier. Made a pizza restaurant with a couple of ovens. Built some stairs and bridges. Put up some play toys for amusement park, and they gave me five stars. Now it is just boredom.
Sav same here, I have all these ideas for my island and all these items saved up to do some projects but I just never do them, I’m stuck in the planning phase.
Goon Cookie Oh well, take your time . 😊
I’m glad I’m not alone. I actually got slumped right in the middle of renovations and my island is a mess. Hopefully I get the energy to finally finish what I had planned :)
I feel the exact same way! I have played ACNH every day since the game came out and it's been awesome. I don't time travel either because I don't want to "beat" the game immediately. I feel like the game is all about the journey, not some competition. If there's nothing else to do in the game that day, I still find myself catching bugs/fish, interacting with villagers, and collecting resources. It's a very relaxing game, especially during these times
Reasons I keep playing - This game is not limited with goals, you can keep redesigning everything, the world is your oyster. This game is also incredibly relaxing and helps me chill out during this pandemic. It also helps my imagination stay active when coming up with new ideas for my town etc. Watching island tours while playing also helps with inspiration as well.
I got my game about two months late (so I still have plenty to do haha), but honestly the thing keeping me going is being able to play something with my dad. He got the game at launch and it's been really fun bonding with him over turnip prices and shop items. We get each other gifts and show off our islands, and it really brings me back to when we used to play the lego video games together when I was younger
so refreshing to see a youtuber so down to earth and just genuinely enjoys discussing real roadblocks we encounter! you convey your messages so maturely without the unnecessary hype and crazy bias. love your work :D
▪︎I love seeing my pals everyday
▪︎wondering who is gonna come the new day
▪︎ love trying to earn a picture
▪︎ love doing the different quests
▪︎ fishing ...relaxing... catching stars and all different things ♡♡♡
This was what I did after I felt burnt out, Now this is Drastic, But I actually reset my island. Before I hate hated my island, It felt small and boring, I was excited to get to this amazing island but it was never the island of my dreams. On my new island I stopped worrying about stars, or whatever else I felt pressure to do. It’s super fun now! I do whatever I want at my own pace. It gave me motivation again because everything was new again, and I had a chance to move along at my own pace and create new things that I had wanted to do but never did on my old island.
I have played every day since the beginning and I'm not the least bit bored. I didn't rush the experience, I took my time. I was inspired by other's islands but never judged my island based upon other's islands (I did make lots of changes until I was happy with mine, though). I love the small things like the sunrise/sunset, the music, talking to my villagers, and feeling productive at 5am like you. I stay motivated by giving myself tasks to do, such as I started a hotel, and it gives me something to keep focus on. I am also a completionist so I want to collect everything but I'm in no rush to do it now...I have plenty of time. And I switch it up, I play other games too. Lastly, I've met wonderful people through this game and I appreciate that so much.
I recently started to terraform some more of my island, I'm very inspired by cottagecore/fairycore/witchy/foresty island tours! So I'm trying to work on that at the moment. I don't feel as excited when turning on the game as I did when I first got it - I think it's in need of a big update very soon. I thought some of the recent events, the maze in May and museum stamps were very underwhelming and kinda pointless. I didn't bother with the wedding event to start with, but found out that you get a load of new furniture, so only started that yesterday. I do find that I can spend a good few hours playing it still, but there are some features I don't really bother with like using nook mile tickets to visit other islands, or even gathering nook miles from the machine in the town hall. I also hope they add some UI features to make the crafting and clothes shopping process a bit smoother, in the new update.
I was able to wake up at 630 so I could have a slow morning even though it's gonna be busy! Inspired to hear to ACNH morning music in person lol.
I've started to feel this way, too. I've noticed there were areas of the beach I hadn't bothered with, so I'm taking my time, working on those, checking the shops, and gifting items/talking to villagers, as well as looking for NPCs. Other than that, I've gotten another game in the meantime and will come back to ACNH at different times of day. I feel like making a TON of bells from the stalk market and decorating my island has sort of "completed" it for me, sadly... but now I'm just playing a bit here and there. (Aside from waiting for villagers I'm not crazy about, to move out.)
What is keeping me motivated is visiting Nook's Cranny to buy items and wallpaper/flooring to decorate my house the way that I want! Also, now that my Able Sister's shop is open, I'm buying a full outfit a day! I have also only been playing for a couple of weeks now, so I'm still LOVING it! :)
I’ve taken about a month off because I was burnt out. My cousin who is actively still playing sent me a pic on IG of an island and I was like “that looks amazing” and tried to recreate it. I decided to boot the game up and I recreated the scene, and it didn’t really fit the rest of my island so I redid my whole island. Tore up every road, destroyed every bridge and incline, and starting fresh. Been playing for two weeks just moving things and placing new roads and such now.
Your talk about why you play this game and don’t get burnt out is awesome! Gaming should NOT so much be about accomplishments or competition. Gaming is about actually ENJOYING the game you are playing. I totally agree in regards to this game. It’s easy to start thinking that you might need to be at a certain point by a certain time; but if you’re genuinely enjoying your time playing it, then it will not matter where you are at in your playthrough. Play games because they’re fun, not a to-do list. :)
You have the most calming voice ever. I absolutely love watching these videos when getting ready in the morning or playing animal crossing myself!! Keep it going ♥️
I don't time hop and I've set goals that I think help keep me from getting board and keeps engaged everyday..... Main goal is that I have to have earned their framed photo before I'll allow them to move on. So every day I give out wrapped gifts and interact with my villagers to try and earn their photo. I'm also trying to grow all the flower colors and eventually plan on making every DIY at least once.
Time traveling kills the thrill of the game, even if it's just for renovating purposes. This is my first animal crossing game ever and it helped me so much with my anxiety this quarantine, it felt as if I have something to always look forward to and reason to wake up the next day. Plus waiting for a new flower to spawn is the most thrilling part for me. 😂
Finding an online flower-watering community really helped! I met lots of sweet people, learned a lot about breeding, and got a lot of flower help! Also it's a nice daily thing as the main purpose is visiting other islands and helping people water their flowers :). It helps keep things fresh in between destroying my island and rebuilding it the second time around.
I play everyday still do small projects daily, for example crafting new items, fishing, or just design a new area. I have all the hybrid flowers now most I grew which is a great achievement now finding places they look good. I’m excited for the daily nps character or if I have someone in the campsite. When I think hmmm don’t have much to do atm I check discord and visit someone’s island for catalog party or Celeste diys and meteor showers. I found setting small tasks really help or just decorate something, hope this helps others figure out how to avoid the boredom.
Myself and a group of friends started together and most of them have burned out. I swore at the beginning that I wouldn't grind because I used to love Stardew Valley but now when I play I feel like I have to grind the community center and it is more stressful and I need wikis open, etc.
It has allowed me to still enjoy ACNH almost daily because there is so much I haven't completed like flower hybrids, getting diys, changing up my island. I just got 5 stars and it was satisfying but also doesn't feel like I hit the end yet.
This game has saved my sanity during the pandemic. Right now it gives me a routine in the morning. I love shaking the trees and digging up fossils with my morning coffee. It’s soothing and calming.
Been playing for like 2 months and The thing that keeps me going is just terraforming the island how I want but I could understand people for getting burnt out
i have over 200 hours in and still haven’t rerraformed much and only have the nate minimum with paths and stuff. i’m happy with my island but i know i have sooooo so much more i can do if i want. my current project is making a grand entrance for the museum! i play for an hour or two every day and sometimes go a few days without playing at all. i think a lot of people got burned out fast bc they did their ENTIRE islands and got everything completely built up and completed so fast
terraformed *** bare minimum** 🙁
I love decorating I haven’t even set on an idea yet whenever it comes together I redo it instantly it’s an issue
Animal crossing to me is basically one of the best games I've ever played. But a problem that I think will never clear up is burnout and boredom. It comes to a point where you just say "now what." I am still developing the island slowly and trying to get 5 stars, but then what? I think a really awesome thing that they could do is give the ability to have multiple islands. Whether it's all within the same world where your character has multiple islands, or you create new characters for each island, it would allow you to work on multiple islands and have a lot less burnout. Also the way I play is that I don't structure it. I love structured islands and I think they are amazing but I just go with the flow. If you restart it might be something to try. Just unstructured. I don't move buildings I just keep going.
I totally understand how you feel. I time travel sometimes (only for big projects like rock gardens) and sometimes I do feel like they’re boring days lol where I don’t have a lot to do after I water flowers and hit rocks etc. but honestly I keep coming back because I like the look of the game 🤷🏽♀️ I still think it’s cute and I like talking to my villagers. I also see nothing wrong with taking breaks from the game either.
Spending time with my villagers keeps me wanting to come back.
I am the type of person to play the same animal crossing game for years at a time because I typically only play for 30 minutes to an hour a day. I noticed with a lot of my friends on switch they have played it an extensive more amount of time than I have which means they’re most likely time traveling which I do not do. At first I got insecure thinking I’m not the biggest Animal Crossing fan because I’m not playing as much as they are when the truth is I know they’re going to end up burning themselves out and just quit playing the game opposed to I’m going to be playing it for years to come. I never understood time traveling it takes all the fun out of it
Edit- my motivation for playing this game is how calming and easy it is I don’t care for other video games because I have to think hard to play them. This gives me something easy to do after work that doesn’t involve scrolling on my phone for hours at a time
I'm still very much in the process of designing my town. Did all the terraforming, moved all the buildings and houses, and just about done on the flowers I want. But I've been putting off furniture (both outdoor areas and inside my house), so that's what I'm doing next. Also, trying to think of what I want to do with each season / what areas will change and what will stay the same. Gives me motivation to collect DIYs and furniture variants
Hi...very new (only a month in). Very thankful for your videos. You have a calming voice which is encouraging. I am still learning how to do things and learning the ticks. Keep up the good work and keep making these videos.
I keep playing because I’m in the South Hemisphere and it’s winter (I don’t TT). I also have my husband’s character who doesn’t let me mess with his house so I decided to create another one (our son) so I can make his place into a school. Since it’s wedding season and winter here, I have to log onto all the characters so they can go to Harvey’s and collect the hearts to give to me and also so they can receive a frozen diy from Snow Boy. The Pipe organ is worth 25k and with 45 hearts a day in total, that’s a good steal. I still play for hours on hours each day because of the double logging in. Keeps my day sane. 😅
I'm 2 months in and still loving it. I just like playing it, i used to play sims and roblox, so its the kind of game i like to play. I'm still building my island up, i haven't even reach 5 stars yet. and i still want to complete the entire museum.
i’m still motivated to play even though i’m a time traveler! i enjoy talking to my villagers, getting all the flowers, getting to the 5 star rating, decorating and terraforming, villager hunting, fishing, catching bugs, just so so much.
I use the fossils as gifts for my villagers, they usually sell for over 2500 bells and won't mess up the villagers' home decors - except for the 1x1 full piece, which I just sell to Nooklings.
Terraforming isn’t the only thing to do...I don’t terraform at all. I decorate my island with furniture so I spend most of my time collecting supplies to DIY and earning bells to buy furniture from Nook’s. I have outdoor furniture everywhere. You don’t seem to have much furniture outside so that’s something you could do
I've been playing every singe day for 2 and a half months as of now and my villagers are what keep me motivated to keep playing. I love all of my villagers and their quirky personalities are what keep me coming back everyday
I love Auston John Plays, but I can understand why he got burnt out. I still watch him because I love his other content. For me, personally, I don't time skip and don't compare my island to others. I'm not in a hurry to get my island "perfect". I did make 5 star but I got it even though not every inch of my island is decorated to the extreme, I don't really care for that. For those starting, feel free to get ideas from others but also do what makes you happy.... your island is perfect for YOU and you alone and will always be beautiful.
i’ve only had the game for a month but i love it !! to be fair it’s probably the years of pent up frustration watching ppl playing new leaf while i was stuck with city folk since i was a child but that on top of not time traveling has rllt kept me going. i have like nothing, my island is pretty shit and i only have two of my dreamies so i think it’s gonna take me a while to develop the island until i’m happy with it !!
I keep forgetting not to take this game too seriously .. thanks for the reminder!
Staying social on the discord servers, nookazon, fab, etc. has kept me really invested! The community for this game is one of my favorites.
I’m on my third restart, I am happy with my island, it feels right to me everything is placed where I want it and the layout is right for me now. I am not sure if I will burnout as I like talking to the animals, growing flowers, growing/chopping trees, fishing, bug hunting, looking for different clothing, wallpaper, flooring. Anything which takes my fancy that day, I named my island infinity as it means “never ending”.
I love the game it has helped me get through being laid off if my job with covid and not being able to see my wife because she has an apartment and works in NYC. I have a 5 star island, have finished the fossil collection for my museum, and have changed multiple island members. Well over 250 hours played but I am hitting the burn out wall. I usually just do my daily collect fossils, and daily check ins. Waiting for the fall to happen because I dont time travel.
Ive only had the game 2-3 weeks so it is still exciting. But Im not as obsessed with as the initial week when there were so many things to do to get bells, nook miles and get the island ready for villagers. I have enough of that right now and now, the focus is to beautify the island. I pop in daily, but havent spent hours on it coz i havent decided on a concept. (Ive already moved buildings too many times than im happy to admit sigh).
People get burnt out because they completely optimize it. I have a little daily routine and then add to whatever project I'm doing and then I'm done after about a half an hour. I agree that it feels more rewarding to pace yourself.
Side Note: I really appreciate your island. It is very clean cut 😊
I love finding fossils and the new items at Nook’s Cranny and the Able Sisters. It’s a calm way to start the day. Also I want to build up my bells!
I just love the game, I have played it every single day since release. Why? Because I love it! Collecting framed photo's, filling the museum, shop, collecting DIY's and music, talking to my villagers etc. It relaxes me.
I’ve put in 600 hours to this game, never time traveled, and still enjoy it. A lot of my hours came from just fishing and catching bugs for fun. I like catching my neighbors in the museum and seeing how proud they are of the critters I’ve donated.
I started out grinding and using turnips to pay off my house loans. Once I unlocked terraforming I realized I would run out of things to do quickly. So I decided to slow down with designing my island, and I’m about a 1/3 of the way done at 3 stars. I also decided not to pay off the last loan, I’m going to wait until I’m happy with the way my island looks, and get rid of all my bells. Then I’ll just make money selling bugs/fish/fruits/flowers to pay off the last loan.
I like to relax on a game and just putter around without required dailies or penalties. AC has lots of things to putter with like the flowers, decoy or fishing etc. I can miss if work requires and its still there to enjoy when I can. I don't tend to get bored when a game has lots of things for me change like an island!
I’ve played every day since the beginning of April. I do actually tt so I’d be prone to burnout, but I often tt to stay on the same day/hour for a long time. I like playing for different reasons everyday but I basically view my island as ever changing/always improving. It was as close to complete as it could be a couple weeks ago, and I took a few days off to celebrate my birthday and go camping but decided to change up my villagers and layout a couple days ago so now I’m focusing on that. Sometimes I play for an hour, sometimes I play for a couple hours, and the minute I don’t feel like playing I put down the game. Sometimes I’ll play passively while listening to podcasts or rewatching something on Netflix. For me it is a relaxing thing, and I like constantly changing and improving the island.
It does get repetitive with chopping wood and gathering resources, but it's exciting when you have the material for new diy to decorate the island. Not sure what and how it happened, but my island went from 2-star to 4-star after my new villager moved in today. I am unlocking terraforming, so I hope I will have a lot more stuff to do in June :)
P.S. I am never letting Lyman leave my island too! He's just too adorable.
I usually will unwind around 3pm, Play New Horizons with your UA-cam video playing in the background. I’ll look up from time to time. I enjoy it a lot because before NH I would be stuck on Facebook thinking about my boring life.
I love this kind of videos because I may not have the game, but its just really calm and makes me wanna have a switch more-
After I got AC I played for basically the whole day every day so I progressed fairly quickly. About a month after I unlocked terraforming I started losing motivation to design my island so I started time travelling to see what it was like. I messed up my island with the flowers over growing and it generally sucked the fun from it for me. I decided to reset my island and I’m excited to restart the game at a slower pace with the knowledge I now have of how everything works.
I just started and I don’t even have terraforming yet so I’m not bored but I am DAUNTED by starting decorating. And I’m an interior designer so maybe that’s why.
Hi stumbled across your videos and I love how relaxed they are. Some gamers are so loud that I can only handle them so much. But what I love to do everyday in animal crossing is checking who’s there. I’ve only had Redd or Celeste 3 times since may. so I look forward to them. Thank you for providing entertainment while I’m working 🤗
I absolutely adore your manor. I want to emulate that style for my house but I don't know where to place it as it takes so much space!
Surprisingly I haven’t had burnout yet, I’ve been playing since April. I also play your videos in the background, they are somewhat relaxing and informative.