Why are the golden tools breaking in this game? Is anybody else experiencing this?

My son and I have the golden slingshot and golden watering can and both items have been breaking after being used.

Yeah unfortunately golden tools break too. I just googled how long it lasts, some say about 200 uses.

That is crazy!! What's the purpose of them IF they break? They NEVER did in other Animal Crossing games.
I'm hoping that its a problem that they eventually fix. It's VERY disappointing in my opinion to  go to ALL the work we do to get them, ONLY to discover that they also BREAK!!!!!!

Sorry for venting on your kind response, but I'm hoping that they do a fix for it when we get ALL of the GOLDEN tools unlocked.

Oh i hear ya  nina51
Been playing this game since gamecube and was extremely disapointed the golden tools break also , i only use my golden watering can to try for my gold roses,  and honestly i have no idea what the golden sling shot brings you only noticed same ole same ole till it broke and was furious

The main thing I've noticed with using the Golden slingshot, I'm getting more gifts with Bells in them.

It seems to me that no matter which tool we use it's going to break at the most inconvenient time. I've had to get in the habit of making 2 at a time for some of them, and I try to stick with just doing one activity at a time.
I've worked for the past 2 days on getting NanaVille just the way I want it. I did a lot of moving trees around, replanting my fruits, except for coconuts.

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It's why I don't bother customizing my tools or buying the more expensive variants in the store - they all break. I also carry a DIY bench along with a few supplies just so I can craft a tool on the go if needed.

I understood weapons breaking in Breath of the Wild, but here it makes no sense. The flimsy tools should break after a bit, but once you upgrade, they should last.

Read about it and I'm disappointed with Nintendo decision.  Gold tools are no longer special with the recipe.

I did a test to see what would happen when I gave the gold axe to my other island main player.  She picked it up and the blue light blinked.  Checked and it was for the gold axe points.  She didn't earn it.

Gold tools should be a one time thing and not shared with other players.  In ACNL I earned the golden rod, net, axe, watering can, slingshot and shovel for 46 players.  No one gave them to me.

I only use the gold water can for black roses.  The gold axe I take to mystery island to cut trees down. The slingshot I put it in storage.  No plans to use the rest when I get them.

The shovel lasts 2x as long with 200 uses, the rest of the tools last 3x as long about 90 uses. The watering can can water around 1900 spaces I think
You can always reset the uses by using a customization kit

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You can't customize golden tools.

Yeah the only gold tool even remotely worth the effort to unlock is the watering can. I don't bother with the others. waste of a gold nugget.

What a resounding disappointment. What made them think that this would be rewarding or worth the effort? I'm especially torn up about the Golden Axe. Previously, the axe NEVER broke, in exchange for taking alot of effort to obtain, why does it have to be limited in use now? As for the rest of the tools, i'm not too keen on them breaking either, but not as badly as the Axe...

As it stands, continued use of Iron tools seems much more cost-effective, given how rare Gold Nuggets are. What I would prefer to see is having Silver (Or an equivalent ore) tools to be the direct upgrade to the Iron ones. Those would last as long as the Gold ones do now.

The Gold tools on the other hand should last indefinitely, but require more materials AND be more tricky to obtain the recipes.

That's how I feel about it, anyway.