Nintendo has been using the “NEX” multiplayer server system for 18 years, dating back to the Gamecube. It’s an archaic system by now as server-side technology has advanced greatly in that time. Thankfully, it seems Nintendo is finally ditching that system in favor of a new one. This new system is named “NPLN” according to […]
That was one of the most disappointing parts of that game. I feel like true online where you could just visit random islands or had multiple friends living on one island and stuff would’ve extended its life so much.
Honestly I wouldn't even care if they didn't add those features, I wish they would have just made the existing capability actually work. It takes like a full 5-10 minutes to travel to another person's island. If you have another person join or leave, it pauses everyone's gameplay for that period of time too. You can't edit the island while having visitors - in fact most of the game's functionality is shut down, even things that seem like they should be trivial to enable. If people leave the "wrong way" (using the quick minus button method) or if people don't react quickly enough to close their menus while someone is trying to leave, it resets the island and erases all progress for the session. It is truly nightmarish to organize any sort of multi-person event and yet most of the furniture is impossible to obtain without trading online!
This explains a lot about New Horizons' pathetic implementation of multiplayer
That was one of the most disappointing parts of that game. I feel like true online where you could just visit random islands or had multiple friends living on one island and stuff would’ve extended its life so much.
Honestly I wouldn't even care if they didn't add those features, I wish they would have just made the existing capability actually work. It takes like a full 5-10 minutes to travel to another person's island. If you have another person join or leave, it pauses everyone's gameplay for that period of time too. You can't edit the island while having visitors - in fact most of the game's functionality is shut down, even things that seem like they should be trivial to enable. If people leave the "wrong way" (using the quick minus button method) or if people don't react quickly enough to close their menus while someone is trying to leave, it resets the island and erases all progress for the session. It is truly nightmarish to organize any sort of multi-person event and yet most of the furniture is impossible to obtain without trading online!