AFAIK, it's the same amount of steps?
Before:
1. Display Pokemon to transfer
2. Scroll Down to button
3. Press Transfer
4. Press Yes
Now:
1. Display Pokemon to transfer
2. Press icon
3. Press Transfer
4. Press Yes
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AFAIK, it's the same amount of steps?
Before:
1. Display Pokemon to transfer
2. Scroll Down to button
3. Press Transfer
4. Press Yes
Now:
1. Display Pokemon to transfer
2. Press icon
3. Press Transfer
4. Press Yes
toythatkills
Member
Step two is substantially quicker and more reliable.
Maaaan, killing off Pokevision and the lack of a working tracker in this has killed my motivation to play this now.
There's little point now because its near impossible to pinpoint the location of great pokemon.
It's just become a massive grind now. Here's hoping someone finds a solution
There's little point now because its near impossible to pinpoint the location of great pokemon.
It's just become a massive grind now. Here's hoping someone finds a solution
Red Dolphin
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Anyone know if Egg distance progress is tracked while phone is locked or app is minimised now that Power Saver Mode has been removed?
I found a random Reddit thread with conflicting statements. However someone mentioned that the app now has Background Refesh available in the iOS Settings and one use claims it works when phone is locked
I found a random Reddit thread with conflicting statements. However someone mentioned that the app now has Background Refesh available in the iOS Settings and one use claims it works when phone is locked
This update will kill my will to play the game
Had a Squirtle and a Warturtle on the tracker, after 30 minutes of walking around they were still nowhere to be found, tracker obviously had yet to update
Hell they could've spawned 15 minutes before i even started looking for them but who knows
Goddamnit Niantic
Had a Squirtle and a Warturtle on the tracker, after 30 minutes of walking around they were still nowhere to be found, tracker obviously had yet to update
Hell they could've spawned 15 minutes before i even started looking for them but who knows
Goddamnit Niantic
mangochutney
Member
This update and them going after the third party apps is basically me quiting the game. And I'm pretty sure everyone else in rural areas will do the same.
All that is around here is pure garbage, and even that garbage is few and far between. Rarer and even uncommon Pokemon? Heh. Good luck finding those. Without the notifications from these third party apps I'd be sitting on about 10 Pokemon and I'd be about level 4.
The third party apps are the only reason I continued playing the game (that was back when the in-game steps were actually working).
All that is around here is pure garbage, and even that garbage is few and far between. Rarer and even uncommon Pokemon? Heh. Good luck finding those. Without the notifications from these third party apps I'd be sitting on about 10 Pokemon and I'd be about level 4.
The third party apps are the only reason I continued playing the game (that was back when the in-game steps were actually working).
Breakfast at Noon
Member
Perfect Horsea 
i touch the screen so that it doesn't go to sleep mode
it's a good way to hatch eggs especially when you have to deal with traffic jams every day
PSFan
Member
Yup, this move may just come back and bite Mr. Hanke in the ass. He says these trackers ruin the fun for everyone? Uh, no. They actually add to the fun.
My brother, niece, nephew and me loved seeing a good Pokemon on the map. We'd all jump in the golf cart and go try to catch it. And we'd still communicate to other people we saw playing that there was a good Pokemon a couple blocks away. After we caught it or whatever, we'd still be motivated to stay out and play. Hit a few pokestops and gyms etc. Now, we probably won't be as motivated.
Gonna be interesting to see what the long term effects will be.
They removed battery saver mode, but the screen dims after a period inactivity anyway.
High power attack moves are slower than low power attack moves.
Prioritise high CP and low power moves for gym battles and high CP with high power moves for putting in gyms (since the AI attacks at a set rate).
Try and reboot the game on both phones. Your radar might display old Pokemon if you haven't restarted in a while.
I'm on a total Pidgey hunt today!
talisayNon
Member
man reddit is totally melting down.
but theyre not wrong. if they really made pokemons harder to catch then that signals to me all they care about is making $$$ off this game and I'm out.
Fuck PENIS Antic
but theyre not wrong. if they really made pokemons harder to catch then that signals to me all they care about is making $$$ off this game and I'm out.
Fuck PENIS Antic
Encountered this two times in the past two days, but I hate when you're training a gym, only to discover you lost it to a competing team after you finish the battle. It prevents me from taking back the gym as I get an Error message each time I initiate after the Battle Go countdown.
mangochutney
Member
They won't make money if people stop playing the game.
It's fairly clear the 3 step "bug" was caused by the servers being absolutely hammered. So they started sending simplified 200m data to the app. The 3rd party apps then stepped in and started hammering the servers instead. There was no way the 3 step bug was going to be fixed the 3rd party trackers running. So they've killed them off and with any luck next update we'll get the proper tracker back.
There is a guy in other thread who don't understand why spoofers are wrong, well you can go complain to him .http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1255500
checkeredknight
Member
I uninstalled this yesterday before I even heared about the update. I like reading this thread but the novelty of the game has wore off for me. Can't be the only one.
The drop-off in people walking around my local park (4 pokestops and a gym) this week has been insane. It's pretty much back to us dog walkers again, now. Last weekend it was full of people glued to their phones
Breakfast at Noon
Member
As a dog walker.
Thank god.
I'm done with the game also, no Pokestops near me and no way to track Pokemon either
Unless that's the only Pokemon in the gym, you know you don't have to beat that Pokemom to take the gym right?
A good gym is a gym with the lowest CP Pokemon still being high CP. A high CP Pokemon in last position may as well not exist if the ones before it can be beaten.
Bedameister
Member
So whats the big fuzz about the update?
The tracking was bugged anyways. Doesn't work now, didn't work before.
Instead of 3 steps for each pokemon there is just no sign no. Doesn't make any difference. So why complain about it? I don't get it
And the update made some good changes. Transfer is so so so much better now. Works so fast. Anybody who says it doesn't make a difference talks BS.
The medals look nicer now
You can change the look of your player now.
You can see your total EXP now.
So all in all the Update made some progress. Baby steps but it's a good thing.
I don't get it.
The tracking was bugged anyways. Doesn't work now, didn't work before.
Instead of 3 steps for each pokemon there is just no sign no. Doesn't make any difference. So why complain about it? I don't get it
And the update made some good changes. Transfer is so so so much better now. Works so fast. Anybody who says it doesn't make a difference talks BS.
The medals look nicer now
You can change the look of your player now.
You can see your total EXP now.
So all in all the Update made some progress. Baby steps but it's a good thing.
I don't get it.
Ravensmash
Member
Yeah same here.
I'd probably have a bit more willingness had Niantic ever communicated with their player base.
I'm beginning to think they just don't give a shit, they've made their money or whatever and they'll just keep doing their thing - whatever that is.
GenericBadGuy
Member
From everything I'm reading its now a pokemon tracking game where you can't track the pokemon. Niantic still steadfastly refuses to communicate with its playerbase but will issue takedown notices for sites like Pokevision, and the experience bonuses for nice, great, and excellent catches were also removed (can someone confirm?).
The scan radius was also lowered from 100 to 70
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongodev/comments/4v73aj/psa_scan_radius_was_changed_from_100m_to_70m/
But I remember the time where it worked, and they should have fixed it instead of removing it at all.
Pokevision being gone makes even dumber.
And lmao I couldn't care less about how the medals look, my trainer looks or what my total amount of EXP is, nothing of that changes how I play the game, the other thing does
Abstrusity
Member
The inability to track pokemon at all, now that they're cracking down on third party apps and things like pokevision, means that the game is functionally worthless. Why bother if you're not going to find anything on your tracker? That's literally the point of the game.
there's a button at the bottom right corner
Bedameister
Member
But the tracking didn't work before. Would you rather have it in not working? This would only confuse people even further.
I think it's a good thing to take it out and then put it back in once they'll make it work.
I never looked at the tracker at all because it was not working. The game is still amazing fun without it
Pokevision I also never used. Feels like cheating to me.
Is there a web utility that lets you enter multiple defending pokemon, then shows you the best pokemon to attack it? Obviously can't be 100% precise due to different attacks but it's pretty exhausting to look up the Pokemon in an arena on the web, figure out the type in the wiki, then cross-reference with the weakness table.
Preferably with multi language support.
E: Found one for a start https://pokeassistant.com/main/index
Your progress is tied to a google or PTC account, just login with the one you used. Unless there's a major bug or sth but I haven't heard about any account wipes due to OS upgrade
Preferably with multi language support.
E: Found one for a start https://pokeassistant.com/main/index
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Your progress is tied to a google or PTC account, just login with the one you used. Unless there's a major bug or sth but I haven't heard about any account wipes due to OS upgrade
aeroslash
Member
What? Not for me!
I don't seem to be able to change my trainer also...
Edit: ok, found it. Thx!
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
So guys, how's the patch treating you all?
Oh, and Pokevision is down for good now? Shit, I expected this game to start dropping after a few months but at this rate, I might just shorten my initial expectations with a few additional months. I give this game until late-September. That's when (I personally think) the casuals will have left the market and the dedicated are left playing this game.
Oh, and Pokevision is down for good now? Shit, I expected this game to start dropping after a few months but at this rate, I might just shorten my initial expectations with a few additional months. I give this game until late-September. That's when (I personally think) the casuals will have left the market and the dedicated are left playing this game.
Shadow Ranger
Member
Haven't tried multiple transfers to know if the new way is quicker so good to know others find it better. Still, maybe we can expect multi transfer later.
You look at the "nearby" box, you go "oh these Pokemon are nearby" and then go for a walk and potentially run into one.
I've clocked over 50km with the footsteps being broken and have gained 10ish levels and caught Pokemon with over 1000cp. I've had a bunch of fun without Pokevision or the footsteps working. So I just can't believe this change really ruins the game for most of you here. Like, it's a walking activity rather than a core Pokemon game. Go walk and catch some coincidental Pokemon.
Ravensmash
Member
You realise that people were using Pokevision to play the game, right?
People weren't using these third party maps to 'cheat', they were using them because they wanted to catch more pokemon, upgrade their existing catches and level up their character.
It was the community making the best of a bad situation.
Ravensmash
Member
The nearby box has no bearing on the real world spawns for me.
people who talk down on pokevision and think the tracker as it is is fine... where do you guys live? I saw maps of US cities.. of course I wouldn't need that shit if I lived in these areas where good pokemon are everywhere.
I have to drive an hour to get out of the pidgey/ratatta zone and even then it is a lackluster.
Pokevision wasn't cheating in all honesty it made the game even better for me and more exciting to try to reach a spot in time.
Edit: Also the nearby box (steps aside or not) was bugged for me the last hours and wouldn't update at all, but noooo it is a great update.
Praise Niantic and their lack of communication with the fanbase because we are now able to change which dumb hat my character is wearing.
People in here talking down on those of us who are disappointed are the best
I have to drive an hour to get out of the pidgey/ratatta zone and even then it is a lackluster.
Pokevision wasn't cheating in all honesty it made the game even better for me and more exciting to try to reach a spot in time.
Edit: Also the nearby box (steps aside or not) was bugged for me the last hours and wouldn't update at all, but noooo it is a great update.
Praise Niantic and their lack of communication with the fanbase because we are now able to change which dumb hat my character is wearing.
People in here talking down on those of us who are disappointed are the best
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