The difference is money. Google wasn't taking people's money when they changed the API. Yes, GO is free to play, but they have accepted people's money. When Sony took away the Custom OS feature, they got sued and lost.
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Pokémon Go |OT 2| Servers...gotta crash 'em all!
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The difference is money. Google wasn't taking people's money when they changed the API. Yes, GO is free to play, but they have accepted people's money. When Sony took away the Custom OS feature, they got sued and lost.
My state's pokemon go page is the same way. Nobody's happy right now.
clearacell
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I'm level 23, I think the lowest levels will have almost constant green circles. mine are mostly yellow to red to start off.
BoboBrazil
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Level 20 and more escaping than before. Pokemon should get easier to catch as you level up your trainer. Not the other way around :/
Corronchilejano
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Pokemon attack more than before the update. Pidgeys escape more often, but it's not a big deal.
What irks me is the loss of extra points for hitting the circle.
What irks me is the loss of extra points for hitting the circle.
lvl. 22, I have noticed no difference at all. A few green circled pokemon were extremely hard to catch both before and after the patch, and some red circled pokemon were captured with the first ball that I threw before and after. It's all random in my experience, but it's nearly impossible to know for sure because of hindsight bias.
chrominance
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Level 21, and so far I haven't really noticed any significant difference in catch rates. I've maybe seen more low-CP or yellow-greenish pokemon running away after very few throws, and I did toss way too many ultra balls at a CP??? Vaporeon that not only ran away, but turned out to only be a bit higher than my highest Vaporeon (according to the Journal, which reveals the CP of all ??? pokemon). But I feel like the vast majority of my encounters have gone about the same as usual at this level.
Yeah, that intimidates me greatly. Thanks, but no thanks.
BlueSilver
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It looks like a fun project. =O
Like it's been known for weeks now that once you're level 20 more or less, Pokemon get harder to capture because the number of Pokemon increases in terms of CP as the easy catches are relatively the same as when you were like 5.
Maybe it's just a recent string of bad luck right now, but I never found myself emptying out my item bag as quickly before the update.
That's why I'm curious about trainer levels and if there's any correlation, but we won't know for absolute certainty until the game is data mined again.
Icyflamez96
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I just hope they use all this money they're making to really add a ton to this game. If they want another spark in buzz, they can advertise some kind of huge update sometime down the line and I'm sure it would gain the interest of a lot of lapsed players.
Did it? It didn't for me at all. I always had to throw the mute switch during power saver mode.
18 and no real change for me. Only had trouble with Zubat, but they were always bastards.
I went there yesterday, I caught 79 Pokémon and had to go home because I just ran out of Pokéballs. It was crazy in term of number of people.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Hey guys,
where can I download the updated Android game?
Thanks
where can I download the updated Android game?
Thanks
People were not spending enough money on extra balls so they made catching harder.
I honestly think Niantic saw articles about someone getting to level 40 and another completing the Pokedex and just freaked out with this update. Even though the level 40 person admitted to cheating.
What was their reason for removing the EXP bonus for a Nice, Great, Excellent throw? Other than people were leveling up too fast.
What was their reason for removing the EXP bonus for a Nice, Great, Excellent throw? Other than people were leveling up too fast.
They really did that? I've been playing so little I hadn't noticed. This is truly fucked. Everything combined is seriously one of the worst fuck ups I've ever seen any gaming company make.
Benzychenz
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Had a Paras break out of about 10 balls before running away, then a Squirtle broke about 10 as well but I managed to catch it. Don't even want to think about what rare Pokemon are going to be like now.
Such a strange decision considering you can't even buy berries and ultra balls.
Such a strange decision considering you can't even buy berries and ultra balls.
The changes make sense, business wise:
- Removing XP from throws: With the pokemon go you can catch them on the go, but why use the Go if you can get more XP by using the phone app?
- Removing steps: Why use lures/incense if you can just find the Pokemon in your neighborhood?
Money needs to be made and apparently they expect the possible drop of some players to be offset by the increase in in-app purchases
- Removing XP from throws: With the pokemon go you can catch them on the go, but why use the Go if you can get more XP by using the phone app?
- Removing steps: Why use lures/incense if you can just find the Pokemon in your neighborhood?
Money needs to be made and apparently they expect the possible drop of some players to be offset by the increase in in-app purchases
What CP were they?
Also, I think the starters naturally have a low catch rate. Even at a low CP they have always had an orange to red circle.
Benzychenz
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They were decently high, but I've never gone through that many balls on a 'basic' pokemon before the update.
Well, if you consider a Squirtle evolves twice, it doesn't seem all that odd. I high CP Squirtle will be a very powerful Blastoise.
It could still all just be coincidence though. The experience isn't shared by everyone.
I feel your pain, they need to fix the tracking asap. I mean they least they can do is make sure the pokemon in nearby are actually nearby. Ive had to reset the app multiple times just to clear the pokemon stuck in nearby. I got a dratini and pikachu today and they were not even showing on nearby, I even wait like 2mins to see if the nearby would be updated for pikachu.
Edit: Ive hatched 180 eggs so far, they have been the only reason my pokedex is over 100. Is it actually confirmed that region exclusive pokemon hatch from eggs? My goal is complete the pokedex.
It's really random for me... I caught an almost 900 growlith after using 4 berries with 5 pokeballs, 4 great ball then 4 ultra ball.... Within ten minutes another almost 900 growlith popped and was caught with the first pokeball...
LittleToaster
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First, answering my own question here from way back: buying coins in-app is possible on the Android version if it was side-loaded and the Play Store had the app blocked for incompatible hardware.
Next,
I had problems with GPS after the latest update, but the app kept losing the GPS signal. Minimizing the app to background of phone and reloading it to the front temporarily fixes this, forcing it to find and detect GPS. But, even with GPS phone settings set to high accuracy, the avatar on the map would randomly stay still for a long time. I've never had this problem with previous versions of the game. I hope it was a one-day thing and not something that will happen all the time for me.
I've mostly used the game as motivation to walk more and hatch all these eggs that the stops keep giving me. If GPS problems keep popping up, I'll have to shelve the game until the next update. :/
Next,
I had problems with GPS after the latest update, but the app kept losing the GPS signal. Minimizing the app to background of phone and reloading it to the front temporarily fixes this, forcing it to find and detect GPS. But, even with GPS phone settings set to high accuracy, the avatar on the map would randomly stay still for a long time. I've never had this problem with previous versions of the game. I hope it was a one-day thing and not something that will happen all the time for me.
I've mostly used the game as motivation to walk more and hatch all these eggs that the stops keep giving me. If GPS problems keep popping up, I'll have to shelve the game until the next update. :/
Benzychenz
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Doing a day trip to Melbourne with my housemate tomorrow so might go Pokemon hunting.
Found this list of hotspots.
Will check out the Machop and Slowpoke nests right next to each other near the CBD, only ever seen two Machop where I live, and the Onix one more to south considering I've never seen one.
Would love to grab a Jynx but those nests are more out of the way (and on golf courses).
Hopefully I can get a good haul. And will make sure I have a charger in my car
Found this list of hotspots.
Will check out the Machop and Slowpoke nests right next to each other near the CBD, only ever seen two Machop where I live, and the Onix one more to south considering I've never seen one.
Would love to grab a Jynx but those nests are more out of the way (and on golf courses).
Hopefully I can get a good haul. And will make sure I have a charger in my car
PeakPointMatrix
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Level 24 here.
Yep, post lvl 20 and up, catch rates were already fucked. Now they've seemingly gone and doubled the rate of escape and breaking free. I've never had so many <150cp Pidgey's not only manage to break free, but escape after wasting 5-6 pokeballs on them. Same with even weaker Rattatas. Complete and utter bullshit.
Are they afraid of people leveling too fast?
Do they want more people to buy pokeballs (that are too weak to work?)
What lv cp would be worth evolving? I got a 339 squirtle but I'm thinking to hold out to 500 +
Benzychenz
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Just look at the white CP bar and find one that's like 90%+ full, but know that the max CP raises with player level so don't waste candy evolving rarer stuff until like level 20 (where player levelling slows down).
And don't make the mistake I did in pumping stardust and candy into Pokemon at a lower level. I was so excited when I caught a 650 or so Exeggutor when I was level 8 that I ended up pumping it all the way to 1300 CP by level 15 or so, but now it's sitting there like 70% full on the CP bar and if I hadn't fed it candies I'd probably have enough to evolve a 90%+ Exeggcute, and have all the stardust on hand too.
I can't be sure whether Pokemon are really harder to catch or if it's just bias after reading many others say so online. At level 21 stuff is getting harder to catch in general, but that was the case before this update anyway.
I will say Pokemon do their attacks (or whatever you want to call what makes then invulnerable to Pokeballs for a couple seconds) much more frequently.
Although as others have said, it's stupid that they get harder to catch as you level up. That shouldn't be the case at all, it should become easier.
I will say Pokemon do their attacks (or whatever you want to call what makes then invulnerable to Pokeballs for a couple seconds) much more frequently.
Although as others have said, it's stupid that they get harder to catch as you level up. That shouldn't be the case at all, it should become easier.
Benzychenz
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And now a Koffing spawned on top of my house, threw 2 Pokeballs at it and it ran away. Yay.
HeisenbergLannister
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Apparently I need to wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to get back to sleep more often.
Popped an incense around 4 a.m. last night and I got my first Ponyta and Geodude. Just popped another one now around 2 a.m. and got my first Vulpix.
Popped an incense around 4 a.m. last night and I got my first Ponyta and Geodude. Just popped another one now around 2 a.m. and got my first Vulpix.
FreezerGeezer
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Just got the one Charmander "nest" that I know off not too far from home. Luckily I have to head that way for work sometimes too. Don't catch a lot each time but it is slowly building, I'll have my Charizard within the week I reckon. Pretty pumped.
I dropped an incense about 15 minutes ago, and so far 2 CP10 Pidgey's and a Weedle. :/
EDIT: make that 2 Pidgey's, 2 Weedles and a Rattata. I'm living the song from this morning...
https://youtu.be/3Gr39Xhwwxc
WhiteRabbitEXE
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Found a wild 1,600+ CP Snorlax. Ran away after two balls. Feels bad man.
... though not as bad as wasting 20-30 balls on an 800 CP Ivysaur before it ran away. -_-
Did find out my Chansey is 100% perfect though, and I caught a 100% perfect Mankey, so I guess that's cool, lol.
... though not as bad as wasting 20-30 balls on an 800 CP Ivysaur before it ran away. -_-
Did find out my Chansey is 100% perfect though, and I caught a 100% perfect Mankey, so I guess that's cool, lol.
Jawbreaker
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Same level (22), same experience.
Level 21, same here.
After the update, I feel the ball/ultra ball/razz berry balance is much better. At level 19, a green-ring Pokemon can still often be caught with a normal ball, a yellow-ring Pokemon requires a razz berry or an ultra ball, a red-ring almost requires ultra ball and a razz berry.
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