It would be cool if there were levels of granting favors. If a townie asks for a firefly, you could have three possible responses. 1)Absolutely, I will definitely get that for you-if you get it, the reward should be a nice one, if you don't, there should be a penalty, perhaps they like you less or demand money. 2)I will try to get it for you-if you get it, a medium reward, and no penalty if you don't 3)I can't get it-no reward, no penalty.
It would encourage players to keep stocks of bugs, plants, minerals and tools, and to memorize the contents of their storage unit, since if they said they would definitely get it and then they didn't have it, they'd lose out. It would also make finding the townie to grant their request more exciting.
More wallpapers and flooring choices would be nice, nothing really goes well, if you stick with the rare stuff.
Townies giving different rewards would be nice. I'm so sick of pizzas and picnic baskets.
Also, having the mayor's assistant give out an award for decorating your house every week or so would be cool, if your furniture matches, if it's rare, if you have all the pieces of a set, if you have a lot of rare knick knacks, and if it's not too cluttered, then you could get a decorating award.
Being able to stack multiple copies of items would be nice, even with a limit of ten or so. I hate having to run and sell apples to make room for more apples.
Maybe a fashion award, too, for dressing your townies well, and for being a snappy dresser. More new clothes, shoes, and especially hats, would be really cool.
Thanks for "listening!"