Queues? Let 10 in at a time and play with them then when you're done head back.
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3DS Streetpass Experiences
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Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Ha what's crazy is my original post was a lot longer and I did start talking about a queue system but I'm typing on my phone and felt like I was never going to finish so took it out.
But anyway yeah, queues!
I don't see why you can't hold of a pool of, say 100, and still only let 10 in through the gate at a time.
It was said in an Iwata Asks that the limit is 10 due to memory constraints so now the new model has more memory it's something they could've changed.
StarCreator
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I sincerely doubt the memory space reserved for Streetpass has significantly changed. It's more likely the memory that was increased was the RAM available to games, not the non-volatile storage Streetpass data is stored on.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Increase the play coin count. Per day and max
I like this idea. I forget how few can be earned daily (and dependibg in how much you walk around with it.)
In another news I'm so happy that I've almost fully completed some of the plaza titles! It amazes me how many here have received all of the tickets, as it sure isn't easy!
StarCreator
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Kyle from Nintendo was handed down from SpotPass last night as part of the Streetpass Weekend announcement. Who is this? No last game played and no hints as to who he is; just says "Happy Halloween!"
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah, who the hell is Kyle?
Susurrus
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eudaemonic
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Does it matter who Kyle is besides one of Santa's elves who offers 10,000 free troops and pink puzzle pieces?
Oh, I think I reached a spot in Monster Manor where I'm not going to play it anymore. I'm on level 25, my highest electric weapon does a single point of damage, and I have every floor completed so I can't even try to boost it up by offering it the blood of other weapons. I technically could sit there and pick off one point at a time but it looks like it would take me two hours at that rate. So unless anyone has some magical advice, I'm done with that game.
Oh, I think I reached a spot in Monster Manor where I'm not going to play it anymore. I'm on level 25, my highest electric weapon does a single point of damage, and I have every floor completed so I can't even try to boost it up by offering it the blood of other weapons. I technically could sit there and pick off one point at a time but it looks like it would take me two hours at that rate. So unless anyone has some magical advice, I'm done with that game.
StarCreator
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I'm... very confused how you managed to get to that point. I'd try weapons of different elements anyway; elemental weaknesses aren't the end-all-be-all and one of your other weapons may very well do more damage (or have a special effect that does more damage). Failing that, well... you have to get further if you want all the plaza tickets, so if you're unwilling to slog through the fight, you'll just have to reset the game and start over.
For what it's worth, I paid absolutely no attention to weaknesses throughout my playthrough and it went just fine.
Barrylocke
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Now that I beat Find Mii 2's secret quest and my puzzle collection is half done, I think it's time for me to make the jump and buy the other Street Pass games. I'm excited to try them out while I'm still rolling in street passes.
Also, I'm looking foward to the streetpass weekend. Hopefully it'll fill my map out some, I've got about 10-12 states so far.
Also, I'm looking foward to the streetpass weekend. Hopefully it'll fill my map out some, I've got about 10-12 states so far.
Starwolf_UK
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At last all hats. Now I can stop playing secret quest and so I'm free from the Plaza.
Except for puzzle swap. Had no luck getting any hits from Nintendo Zones (new location so only have the NOE map to go by, don't where I can loiter and be in range etc) and the few random streetpasses I get are completely useless. I guess the dream is dead.
http://legendsoflocalization.com/super-paper-mario-and-complaining-on-message-boards/
Except for puzzle swap. Had no luck getting any hits from Nintendo Zones (new location so only have the NOE map to go by, don't where I can loiter and be in range etc) and the few random streetpasses I get are completely useless. I guess the dream is dead.
That reminds me. I want to know what the Japanese version was like here. I wonder if it half changed like Francis in Super Paper Mario:
http://legendsoflocalization.com/super-paper-mario-and-complaining-on-message-boards/
Got back from a trip to the mall, including a swing into Best Buy for some streetpasses and was disappointed to see the StreetPass Weekend hasn't begun yet. Got some good luck in terms of puzzle pieces though, finished my Kirby Fighters/Dedede Drum panel, and snagged a few pink pieces for the Fantasy Life panel.
Velcro Fly
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Streetpass weekend brings out the worst weather. It snowed last time and this time it's about 40 with ridiculous wind gusts and rain/snow/sleet/crap
eudaemonic
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Oh man... it's going to rain here tonight! I haven't seen rain in months! Thank you weather based Nintendo gods!
Maaaaaaaaan, I got StreetPass fucked.
Got the notification about StreetPass Weekend, so I took a walk to McDonald's to grab a coffee and some Nintendo Zone. Got four hits (this happens every time, though you're supposed to get six). Every hit was a local and a repeat. All four people were playing Smash Bros., but Smash Bros. didn't register any of the passes for StreetSmash.
C'MON IWATA.
Got the notification about StreetPass Weekend, so I took a walk to McDonald's to grab a coffee and some Nintendo Zone. Got four hits (this happens every time, though you're supposed to get six). Every hit was a local and a repeat. All four people were playing Smash Bros., but Smash Bros. didn't register any of the passes for StreetSmash.
C'MON IWATA.
comedy bomb
Banned
Still nothing after switching my ssid. Good job Nintendo.
Velcro Fly
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Does the update they rolled out yesterday do anything to ruin this?
Barrylocke
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I went to two mcdonalds yesterday. First one was all local (although that was at 7:30 am so maybe they didn't roll it in yet). The second one was 3 locals and 2 different states (only one of which was new).
I kinda miss Starbucks using AT&T wifi. It was always a little more pleasent sitting there for streetpasses and general public wifi than mcdonalds, even if their stuff is horribly overpriced and makes my wallet cringe just thinking about it.
I did wind up buying the streetpass game pack. Mii Force is pretty approachable since I've played my share of arcade shooters (was huge into Touhou a few years ago). I've only done the first two stages so I can't say much on how easy or hard it is, but it's nice to use different powers to blast stuff.
Flower Town looks like it has potential. So far I've only fully grown my first flower and collected a bunch of seeds from it. Hopefully if I go around to Relay spots in the morning I'll have my 2nd flower grown. I see there's money involved so I suppose the features will increase with time.
Warrior's Way is pretty fun despite maybe being one of the simplest of the lot. It's cool watching my army slowly grow as I go. I decided to be a megaweeb and went with the Shogun castle. I am a little worried about going forward because I've heard a lot about the later countries armies being ridiculously huge.
Monster Manor seems like the most interesting of thebunch. It's upgrade systems and treasure collecting makes it almost RPGish. I'm curious about how the combat goes with time. I also see that this is another game that actually notes how many passes you've done with the player, although it doesn't seem to be as huge of a factor in your success to get frequent passes as it is in Find Mii.
Now that I have more options, I'm still not sure where I'll put my coins. Knowing me I'll leave it with Find Mii and Puzzle pieces right now. I still ritually shave 10 coins off the top for 5 pieces, but now that most of my puzzles are halfway finished, I get 2-4 duds almost every time. I'm anxious to finish my pink pieces so I can focus on finishing puzzles. I've so far finished all of the starter puzzles + Mario Kart 7. I'm aiming for Fire Emblem: Awakening and Mario Tennis next.
I kinda miss Starbucks using AT&T wifi. It was always a little more pleasent sitting there for streetpasses and general public wifi than mcdonalds, even if their stuff is horribly overpriced and makes my wallet cringe just thinking about it.
I did wind up buying the streetpass game pack. Mii Force is pretty approachable since I've played my share of arcade shooters (was huge into Touhou a few years ago). I've only done the first two stages so I can't say much on how easy or hard it is, but it's nice to use different powers to blast stuff.
Flower Town looks like it has potential. So far I've only fully grown my first flower and collected a bunch of seeds from it. Hopefully if I go around to Relay spots in the morning I'll have my 2nd flower grown. I see there's money involved so I suppose the features will increase with time.
Warrior's Way is pretty fun despite maybe being one of the simplest of the lot. It's cool watching my army slowly grow as I go. I decided to be a megaweeb and went with the Shogun castle. I am a little worried about going forward because I've heard a lot about the later countries armies being ridiculously huge.
Monster Manor seems like the most interesting of thebunch. It's upgrade systems and treasure collecting makes it almost RPGish. I'm curious about how the combat goes with time. I also see that this is another game that actually notes how many passes you've done with the player, although it doesn't seem to be as huge of a factor in your success to get frequent passes as it is in Find Mii.
Now that I have more options, I'm still not sure where I'll put my coins. Knowing me I'll leave it with Find Mii and Puzzle pieces right now. I still ritually shave 10 coins off the top for 5 pieces, but now that most of my puzzles are halfway finished, I get 2-4 duds almost every time. I'm anxious to finish my pink pieces so I can focus on finishing puzzles. I've so far finished all of the starter puzzles + Mario Kart 7. I'm aiming for Fire Emblem: Awakening and Mario Tennis next.
StarCreator
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When progressing through the game the enemy armies are scaled in proportion to yours as of the first time you challenged them, so unless you lose there should never be an unwinnable matchup. It's actually favorable to keep your army size at a minimum until you complete the 2.9 runs needed for all the progression-based plaza tickets as it makes recovery from losses easier (assuming you don't do any force exiting before the game saves; and you can't do that twice in a row without forcing an automatic troop loss anyway).
I tend focus on taking pieces for a single puzzle via tags once its halfway complete. I know its random - but the odds are probably better that I won't get a duplucate when buying pieces if I am not sitting on a bunch of puzzles that are mostly finished. I will skip the pink pieces if I'm less than 10 pieces away from completing a puzzle.
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OT. Still love my Street Pass games after buying a 3ds at launch. I'm only 1 hat away from completing the Find Me games.
It takes forever to play all 6 streetpass games after getting a tag. I usually skip Mii Force as it is the biggest time consumer.
Starwolf_UK
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The only file it changed was related to the home menu. I don't know if that handles streetpass stuff or has an effect.
Edit: In any case Nintendo zones have been buggy since the 9.0 firmware update about a month ago.
Barrylocke
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Velcro Fly
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Got nothing from local McDonald's. It's possible that their wifi just wasn't on.
Went to Home Depot and got 9 on each. Only need 1 pink puzzle piece now. Torn between actually playing video games and going out and getting more.
Went to Home Depot and got 9 on each. Only need 1 pink puzzle piece now. Torn between actually playing video games and going out and getting more.
To be clear, 9 from all over the country?
Velcro Fly
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Also 5-2 on Mii Force is some bullshit when you are just playing with random people you streetpass.
Sir Abacus
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Blizzcon next weekend. I expect to be checking my 3DS every two minutes and picking up a billion street passes.
Velcro Fly
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Yep. Got a couple from Quebec. One from Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma, California, Alabama, Arizona. I got 9 on each of my two systems and none were repeats. I live in Indiana near the border with Illinois so both of those are common but got none.
I also got a spotpass saying the weekend had begun so I was confident.
StarCreator
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I got a pass from Ireland on one of my 3DSes when I stopped by two McDonalds on the way back from lunch.
Two pinks away from finishing the Fantasy Life puzzle. Only ran into one person that had every last piece so far; most don't have either of the pieces I need.
Two pinks away from finishing the Fantasy Life puzzle. Only ran into one person that had every last piece so far; most don't have either of the pieces I need.
eudaemonic
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Oddest thing about BlizzCon last year was I got a ton of Pokémon StreetPasses but my plaza wasn't filling up as quickly. It was fun battling some people there though when we were waiting for panels to start.
StarCreator
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Not really that odd; it means people aren't clearing their queues often enough. Happens a lot at conventions.
So, kinda crazy story... acouple weeks ago, i get a message on facebook from a girl i haven't talked to in 8 years since she left overseas during high school. Apparently she passed me on the streets of Vancouver where she lives now. She attaches a pic of her 3DS screen and, yep, there's my Mii. So after all this time, we just reconnected. Turns out she studied animation elsewhere but never been anywhere where there's been an established industry. Now trying to see if we can get her an entry level gig at our studio, or if not, talking about options for her to go back to school and brush up on her skills.
All of this from a chance streetpass meeting... fucking bananas
All of this from a chance streetpass meeting... fucking bananas
eudaemonic
Member
Oh, that's true. I'm a bit of a spaz when it comes to clearing them when I know I'm in areas like that. I shouldn't expect that out of everyone.
That's really awesome. Hope things work out for her!
Starwolf_UK
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Been a long while since I had Fire Emblem active so this might be wrong:
Fire Emblem seems to generate random ones for when you get hits in other games (they are scaled to your party/progress) so that means you might be even be reaching the Fire Emblem queue.
As for Fire Emblem passes themselves. Disable streetpass and re-enable will wipe the lot. Also you can go to notifications, click on Fire Emblem and delete individual ones from there.
Finally, are you saving after dismissing them?
Barrylocke
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I assume your Mii shares your RL name? And is it an uncommon name, or an uncannily similar looking Mii? As impressed as I am that you managed to chance pass someone, I'm more impressed that they actually recognized you from it.
EDIT: There's a LOT of Cali people that do streetpasses. Most of my national passes this weekend have been from there. Still added 3 or 4 new states so far though. Plus 2 countries (Germany and Canada).
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Wow this in incredible!
I remember a Gaffer got a date through using Streetpass personal messages each day which was crazy but this tops that
jetsetmario
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They probably had not set up streetpass in Smash. It is not on by default.
Barrylocke
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Monarchs from afar in Warriors Way look like they'll be VERY useful for growth...later when my army is oppressive. Right now my army is puny compared to their forces. This last time I got 9 visitors, 5 of which were monarchs. I've encountered 9 monarchs and I've only been brave enough to fight one. I also got soldier gifts from two of them, which is kind of nice because they usually have more people to offer than normal generals.
I also hit my first roadblock. ~9000 troops on my side vs. ~21000 troops for the opponent. Looks like it'll be awhile before I move onto the next stage.
I also hit my first roadblock. ~9000 troops on my side vs. ~21000 troops for the opponent. Looks like it'll be awhile before I move onto the next stage.
Velcro Fly
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20th plant grown and 10th country conquered and I might beat 5-3 of Mii Force all on the same batch of streetpass weekend tags. Feeling pretty good that I got almost all of the Nintendo themed hats from plaza tickets. I don't really care about the ugly food ones.
StarCreator
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There's no guarantee everyone does this, but my army, despite being capped at 10m, is easily defeated with 200k and two spies; I set one army to the maximum size and the other two to the minimum. It's an easy half a million for anyone who actually fights it correctly.
And as I've mentioned before, the opposing army is never unbeatable unless you lose to it on your first encounter. It will present numbers that appear insurmountable on first glance from time to time but there is usually a gimmick to fights like those. Remember, there is a plaza ticket to defeating an army over twice your size, and the most of the game's plaza tickets are achievable during normal progression.
One more piece to go here. Not too worried about it. No luck whatsoever getting any Japanese hits this time though.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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I still haven't done the Fantasy Life puzzle either, might be the longest one has taken me so far...
It's not so much a unique name as it is a unique spelling. And yeah, my Mii does have my name and it certainly looks like me. Guess it was enough for her to put 2 and 2 together.