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Pokémon Go |OT 2| Servers...gotta crash 'em all!
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Icyflamez96
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Anyone else feel like they barely notice their phones vibrating when it's in your pocket while on a run? Sometimes I feel it, but there are also so many times where I randomly pull it out when I haven't felt anything it and there are Pokemon around my trainer guy. Who knows how many Pokemon I could have just straight up missed. Is there an app or something that increase the vibration on m Galaxy s7 or something
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Post patch:
-Pokeball black stripe geometry looks sharper and worse. The softer roundness from before was easier on the eyes.
-Berries just flop onto the floor now when used. The light and heart effect is not only delayed, but appears either to the left or right of the Pokemon now, never exactly where they're standing.
-Maybe it's just me, but they are putting some Pokemon wayyy to fucking far on the field now. I feel like I'm wasting double the balls just trying to reach the damn thing.
-The new transfer/favorite button is a horrible bandaid solution to what needs to be a checklist based transfer system for cleaning out your Pokebox. It's utter bullshit we need to send them one at a time still.
-The new Pokemon breaking free animation looks like an unfinished glitch, it's horrendous.
-The text for "The Pokemon broke free!" clutters the screen and is really unnecessary.
Totally shocked at what an unpolished patch this was. One of the few occasions I've seen where a patch actually does more to make the game worse rather than improve it. What is Niantic doing over there? Why rush this out? Embarrasing.
-Pokeball black stripe geometry looks sharper and worse. The softer roundness from before was easier on the eyes.
-Berries just flop onto the floor now when used. The light and heart effect is not only delayed, but appears either to the left or right of the Pokemon now, never exactly where they're standing.
-Maybe it's just me, but they are putting some Pokemon wayyy to fucking far on the field now. I feel like I'm wasting double the balls just trying to reach the damn thing.
-The new transfer/favorite button is a horrible bandaid solution to what needs to be a checklist based transfer system for cleaning out your Pokebox. It's utter bullshit we need to send them one at a time still.
-The new Pokemon breaking free animation looks like an unfinished glitch, it's horrendous.
-The text for "The Pokemon broke free!" clutters the screen and is really unnecessary.
Totally shocked at what an unpolished patch this was. One of the few occasions I've seen where a patch actually does more to make the game worse rather than improve it. What is Niantic doing over there? Why rush this out? Embarrasing.
No, it's not just you. My old curve technique doesn't work at all anymore on some Pokemon because of it. I have to almost swipe the screen from bottom to top to throw it far enough.
I also think Pokemon are fleeing more because I was one of the few idiots that would actually capture Zubats (need any stardust I can get), but I've been noticing even the <200 CP ones fleeing more than usual. Entirely anecdotal of course.
Game is making me quit with no report function for suspected botters that are stealing local gyms at night and no functioning tracker, in-app or third party.
panda-zebra
Member
It should be a priority - these kids having multiple bot accounts taking all 10 spots in gyms are potentially raking in plenty of coins. But I suppose that's less coins earned by us genuine players and more chance we'll pay for them, or ease off the game until it's not a problem :/
Doctor West
Member
So what is the point in having to bleed balls in order to catch anything? You can only buy regular pokeballs in the store and garbage pokemon regularly break out an flee from great and ultra balls. So why would anyone waste money on that? What is Niantic doing?
This update is brutal. My GF doesn't even open her game that much anymore based of how discouraging catching pokemon has become. She missed out on a Persian and a Raichu today because they fled after breaking out of 10+ balls in a row with a new berry after every breakout. She only plays to catch Pokemon and not battle, so with the tracking being removed and the increase in difficulty in catching anything…it's pretty much dead for her.
This update is brutal. My GF doesn't even open her game that much anymore based of how discouraging catching pokemon has become. She missed out on a Persian and a Raichu today because they fled after breaking out of 10+ balls in a row with a new berry after every breakout. She only plays to catch Pokemon and not battle, so with the tracking being removed and the increase in difficulty in catching anything…it's pretty much dead for her.
So text seems worse, Pokemon made even more difficult to catch, GPS issues continue, tracking removed entirely... It's like Niantic decided that the game was too popular and wants to kill it. The new messages about Pokemon breaking free, totally unnecessary. I never should have downloaded this update.
FreezerGeezer
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I know the difference it makes / does not make. It is just something I enjoy doing in many video games. I am unable to accurately hunt individual Pokemon anymore, so I am having fun chasing the perfect IV couple to evolve.
Just something I find fun. Each to their own.
Very unfortunate isn't it, hopefully they see the dropping numbers and take action. In saying that I am SURE they have to be working overtime on a solution at the moment, it just makes zero sense to not give it a truck load of attention. (to me)
EroticSushi
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What are you using to get your IV stats?So my 10km egg just hatched and the IVs are not bad at all.
There were people nearby I heard being kicked from server and being prompted to update app, "what does this mean? Oh.."
So update is forced.
Yeah, pretty much. It's just becoming so blatant that I can't be bothered to play the game anymore. Like I can conquer 3-5 gyms a night in my neighborhood at best, but I'm just getting so suspicious of gyms being lost to no visible or noisy person or car. I even audibly ask if anyone is nearby to quell my suspicions but to no response. Sometimes, it gets so egregious that I would just stand near one gym for ten minutes at a time, and I would constantly clear the same trainer and his Pokemon from the same gym.
I just want money for Incubators honestly (and the goddamn ability to run the app in the background to hatch them) but getting 10 coins a day just isn't appealing enough with the associated trouble. Too bad because this was probably one of the few times I could see myself dropping $10 a month just on Incubators, but these problems and lack of communication is just awful right now.
Benzychenz
Member
So they removed steps and killed the online trackers, but at the same time didn't actually fix the in game tracker?
Had the app open for a while and it was showing a Drowzee, an Ekans and a Bulbasaur, but upon rebooting the app it went back to a few Pidgeys.
So now the game is basically walk around blindly and see what pops up? Great.
Had the app open for a while and it was showing a Drowzee, an Ekans and a Bulbasaur, but upon rebooting the app it went back to a few Pidgeys.
So now the game is basically walk around blindly and see what pops up? Great.
Go Analyzer
Once you open the app, you can switch to the game and take screenshots of your whole roster. Any screenshot taken within two minutes will be scanned by the analyzer once you switch back to it. If there's anything incorrectly OCRd, it'll ask you, one by one, to correct them until you finish going through the entire automated queue.
It's really quite nice.
I like how closing loopholes and tricks makes people "fucked over".
toythatkills
Member
Scanners are fucked at the moment, it looks like.
Benzychenz
Member
Link?
Benzychenz
Member
They should have fixed their in game tracker before breaking the third party ones.
This I would agree with.
panda-zebra
Member
True, but now that huge server load is gone from all that tracker site/app scanning (I have no idea what that actually amounts to...), maybe they will be in a position to reimplement their own tracker?
jts
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https://github.com/mchristopher/PokemonGo-DesktopMap/releases
edit: Recommended to login with a burner account just in case.
toythatkills
Member
They might have been a bit more lenient with the third-party trackers if they were more in the spirit of the game, rather than "here's a map with everything on it, go nuts."
Or they might not.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Those are two unrelated things. Those handling server issues wouldn't be the same people patching the various bugs afflicting the nearby menu.
Also this. Like... what do you care? How is it hurting you if other people are "playing wrong"?
Also, as "easy" as it was to spot them, it doesn't mean you'll catch them. On top of that, you had to physically move to those locations to get them. Even if you had a car to use, often times they'd be too far away for you to arrive before they despawn.
The only way to use the tool properly is to be at a location that's already spawning mons like crazy (Santa Monica Pier), then hope you run your ass off fast enough to get there.
Most the time, players were shouting locations and people would run en masse before it disappeared. It's pretty necessary since the Nearby list is broken.
CountAntonius
Member
I do but only rarely.
ShadowKhaN
Banned
RIP.
Classic example of shitty mobile developers that dont understand game design.
Was nice while it lasted
Classic example of shitty mobile developers that dont understand game design.
Was nice while it lasted
plentyofmilhouse
Member
Maybe it's just me but curveballs seem way harder to hit now. =(
Grind is real. Devi probably decided people were leveling up too quickly, getting strong Pokemon too quickly, and getting too many Pokemon quickly.
jts
...hate me...
Had a Charizard showing up nearby yesterday but couldn’t find it
Anyway added Seel, Tentacool and Omanyte in the same day so can’t complain. 66 in the Pokédex now.
Just lower the angle a bit and it'd work. Of course, with how limited the screen space is now because of this, it's pretty impossible to reach those Pokemon that are farther away from you using a curve ball. Had to use a standard straight throw for some because a curve ball would never reach.
Some days ago, I posted an interview from Forbes where CEO of Niantic said he doesn't like third app like Pokevision. Well it seems, he's gonna be true to his words.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/...niantic_is_faster_at_blocking_third/?sort=top
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/...niantic_is_faster_at_blocking_third/?sort=top
Jim_Cacher
Member
Personally, I regard Pokevision as a shortcut and I never use it. This game is encouraging people to go outside, to communicate and to share information with each other. As I treat it like a real-life MMO, I don't like to use trackers like Pokevision because it takes out the fun and goes against the intentions of the development team. While it is inexcusable that Niantic hasn't fixed the 3-step system and isn't try to communicate with players, I still recommend people to share info among each other instead of asking for shortcuts.
Of course, this is just my opinion, you can play it however you want. I just think that some of you are childish for making drive-by post saying the game "does not work". There are still many people out there having fun even though they don't know what they are going to catch, and seriously, that's part of the fun about this game.
Yes, I totally agree. It is much smoother and the details of the map is much better than before. Although I am not a fan towards the font and bolded CP and names, I still find that most of the updated features make the game better.
Of course, this is just my opinion, you can play it however you want. I just think that some of you are childish for making drive-by post saying the game "does not work". There are still many people out there having fun even though they don't know what they are going to catch, and seriously, that's part of the fun about this game.
Yes, I totally agree. It is much smoother and the details of the map is much better than before. Although I am not a fan towards the font and bolded CP and names, I still find that most of the updated features make the game better.
ShadowKhaN
Banned
I promise you they took battery saver out because half the time the game would be unresponsive once it came back from the black screen. So pretty much the same reason they took away the steps.
What a terrible terrible company, my god. Oh its broken? just take it out!
What a terrible terrible company, my god. Oh its broken? just take it out!
Shadow Ranger
Member
Does the GAF user's tracker still work?
toythatkills
Member
A) It's broken, let's take it out while we fix it.
B) It's broken, let's leave it broken while we fix it.
You're saying you'd prefer option B? If these features never come back then fair enough, that's pretty shit, but it's a bit early to see that.
Saying that, the battery saver always worked fine for me although I was never particularly convinced it did much to save the battery.
Well we're getting Option C:
It's broken, let's take it out. We may or may not fix it. Let's also not tell anyone what's happening while we're at it.
Breakfast at Noon
Member
Who's idea is it to NOT use their social media?
Are they so broke they can't afford to spend 30 minutes a day on twitter or/and Facebook telling their audience what the fuck is going on?
Are they so broke they can't afford to spend 30 minutes a day on twitter or/and Facebook telling their audience what the fuck is going on?
Dunno what you guys mean by the Pokemon being further away. Pokemon are way WAY closer for me in non-AR mode. Although I have noticed that curve balls now have a much sharper curve compared to before. Before you might have thought you did a curve ball, but didn't.
Also, my area used to just be full of Doduo, Rattata, Pidgey, and Zubat. Now I'm finding a lot more kinds of Pokemon.
And I bet the "the Pokemon broke free!" message is for players first getting into Pokemon with this app. They might not have understood Pokemon breaking out.
Also, my area used to just be full of Doduo, Rattata, Pidgey, and Zubat. Now I'm finding a lot more kinds of Pokemon.
And I bet the "the Pokemon broke free!" message is for players first getting into Pokemon with this app. They might not have understood Pokemon breaking out.
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