Considering that we now know this will be MMO-based, how do believe the offline and online mode will be integrated? Will it follow its predecessors and have your own town that your friends can visit, with a separate city/plaza/whatever-they-so-choose area for MMO-interaction? Or will the entire world of players be connected into one giant Animal Forest, where your friends are sprouting up as your neighbors rather than cute, furry NPCs? (that one is doubtful though, Nintendo is too afraid a child molester will move next-door =P)

Where was it announced that it will be MMO based?

And even if it is, I still think they will have regular towns, and have friends move in, and then a hub world with friends, or hopefully random people, and you can talk and trade items and have shops and stuff.

http://www.massively.com/2007/11/09/animal-crossing-mmo-for-wii-confirmed/

Yeah, most likely the town will be extremely related to the Wild World, and GCN Animal Crossing Towns. I don't really expect anything different, since it hasn't changed yet.

And that really sucks, the MMO thing =/

Well as long it's like normal Animal Crossing with a hub world, then that would be great. If you have to pay for it though, hopefully there will be a bare minimum online mode that is free.

Yeah, or maybe they could change their minds or something like that =/.

The town being similar is fine with me, but then again, it most likely will never change =/.

well i think it will be the same as regular towns becouse a huge forest with anyone would kinda have huge lagg problems

they should also add the option of giving items to your friends instead of droping them on the floor