It was like this even before the update too. Dunno why people are just now noticing it.
As tempting as it is in the passenger seat, DO NOT USE INCENSE ON THE HIGHWAY. You'll get a lot of Pokes but catch none.
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It was like this even before the update too. Dunno why people are just now noticing it.
As tempting as it is in the passenger seat, DO NOT USE INCENSE ON THE HIGHWAY. You'll get a lot of Pokes but catch none.
It's always been like this
Been playing since day 1 and rely on public transportation every day
Since the beginning, if you're moving too fast they instantly break out and flee
spindashing
Banned
Ok, this corner of central park has a statue.
That's basically Pokemon Mecca in New York. It has a cluster of Pokestops near each other that have lures on them all evening and on weekends. As result, there are usually about 200+ people just camping there on evenings and weekends. You could walk miles through the city and get a bunch of pidgeys and zubats, then walk to this one spot and in seconds get Abra, Pikachu, Magikarp, etc.
FUCK, I guess that's where I'm going next weekend.
Dunno, there was a trick to pretty much always get nice/great/excellent throws so I thought it may have been that, but they removed the trick as well with the patch
Ah, didn't know. Never used one driving (passenger, not the driver).
Only restricted to Incensed Pokemon or stuff you randomly encounter too since we're on the topic.
??? They are still thee. I got a few Nice & Great todays. Are you 100% sure you are hitting in the circle? I know it can look close, but the 2D look in a 3D game can make it look off.
You can still get Nice, Great, Excellent to pop up on the screen and I assume it still gives you a better chance of capturing the Pokemon. But you don't get the bonus XP for it any more. It's just a flat 100 XP for capturing Pokemon now.
They are their, but the XP attached to them are no more. Only XP for curve ball now.
I've always felt going too far from a Pokemon increases its chances of running.
Master Yoshi
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Well, Niantic just removed most of the Pokestops in my town, likely due to complaints from the locals. Our Facebook group is absolutely outraged. Most are likely quitting the game. We have a cemetery near our house that had well over twenty stops throughout it, which my girlfriend and I would frequent nightly, as well as dozens of others... It has been gutted down to 1 stop, with both of it's gyms removed. Sad stuff. She and I have lost interest.
Some of the Pokestops in cemeteries are random gravestones (at least in my area) and so you can obviously understand why some might be offended and want it removed.
Dusktildawn48
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Its probably bc I'm a pokemon fan, but I'd be honored to have a stop or gym at my grave.
panda-zebra
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Son wanted to go hunt in the rain, wasn't massively keen myself. Noticeably fewer pokemon out there today - only 6 encountered after walking around 2 miles. Did get an exegg as I put the key in the door back at home, so not entirely wasted 
Err, yeah, sorry but it doesn't take a genius to see why this happened. Sucks that you now have way less stops, and hopefully they replace them elsewhere soon, but being outraged over their removal is kind of... eh.
Master Yoshi
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Yes, I understand the reasoning.. It's just rough because we live in a rural area, and now it feels like everyone is falling apart due to all of the recent changes. They were discussing making donations to the cemetery, as well as holding events in our historic downtown area and such. There was also an accountability system, where the group held others accountable for their actions as far as littering, showing respect for whatever areas we gathered in, etc.
chrominance
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So I thought this too, because I was still getting bonuses and I was still seeing Nice/Great/Excellent (I think I even made a post to that effect earlier in this thread). But today I finally managed to land and stick a Great throw (as in, the pokemon didn't break out) and sure enough there was no bonus. The screen said "Great!" and the score screen afterwards had only one line for "Pokemon Caught." The pop-up after the screen also appeared to say "100XP."
But Pokestops being on gravestones is pretty insensitive.
I was under the impression that was done to slow down bot users? Since there's no 100 XP bonus for Excellent now, level progression is slower, even for them.
3 days in a row now that I'm getting like zero potions from stops.. something has to have changes with the update. Potions to become available in the store maybe?
At least at this rate I'll never run out of balls. 300+ and not even practicing curve throws and having CP100 pidgeys break free 10 times over is making a dent in my supply.
At least at this rate I'll never run out of balls. 300+ and not even practicing curve throws and having CP100 pidgeys break free 10 times over is making a dent in my supply.
Dusktildawn48
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If that's true then fuck niantic. Like yeah lets screw over the players not cheating too.
I did a Pokestop drive by thing where my partner had both our phones and went past as many as we could find and potions and revives maxed out my item box. Had to get rid of them.
That's real weird how you're getting no potions ever though.
spyroflame0487
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My experience with this has been people reposting rumors and other "leaks" about the game, reposts from reddit or people asking the same questions over and over.
ElBoxyBrown
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Madnesslink5
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Extinguish that puny little flame of his and put him out of his life of misery.
Rygar 8 Bit
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god i wish my eggs would give me magikarp i still need about 150 candies but my 2k eggs fucking LOVE to give me pidgeys and rattatas even my 5 and 10k eggs i think the servers get hard thinking about giving me those shit monsters
Is anyone else incredibly dissatisfied with Niantic's response to everything? I'm sure it's been posted already, but just in case, from their Facebook:
Despite being a small company, their PR manages to sound just as empty and vague as a major publisher. A few specific gripes:
The original feature, although enjoyed by many, was also confusing and did not meet our underlying product goals. It wasn't confusing, though. In fact, it was incredibly simple - a game of hot/cold really, but with footprints - and it worked. The only time tracking worked at all was in the very beginning, and they removed it. Niantic should just explain why they changed the GPS from street level to city level (which caused the three-step glitch in the first place), even if it is just for security. Admitting to mistakes isn't wrong.
We have limited access by third-party services which were interfering with our ability to maintain quality of service for our users and to bring Pokémon GO to users around the world. The only thing those third-party services did for GO is improve the quality of the experience as a whole, especially thanks to the issues pushed forward from Niantic themselves. It made tracking a possibility when Niantic gave none. They never seemed happy with the apps existing, of course, but to lack the understanding as to WHY they exist in the first place is just mindblowing.
Niantic is a business, so it is understandable why they would push updates that aid in monetization (Pokemon being harder to catch, being farther away on the screen, Stops giving fewer items, etc), despite how counter-intuitive it may be to the dedicated players. It just feels a tad disheartening, I suppose.
Despite being a small company, their PR manages to sound just as empty and vague as a major publisher. A few specific gripes:
The original feature, although enjoyed by many, was also confusing and did not meet our underlying product goals. It wasn't confusing, though. In fact, it was incredibly simple - a game of hot/cold really, but with footprints - and it worked. The only time tracking worked at all was in the very beginning, and they removed it. Niantic should just explain why they changed the GPS from street level to city level (which caused the three-step glitch in the first place), even if it is just for security. Admitting to mistakes isn't wrong.
We have limited access by third-party services which were interfering with our ability to maintain quality of service for our users and to bring Pokémon GO to users around the world. The only thing those third-party services did for GO is improve the quality of the experience as a whole, especially thanks to the issues pushed forward from Niantic themselves. It made tracking a possibility when Niantic gave none. They never seemed happy with the apps existing, of course, but to lack the understanding as to WHY they exist in the first place is just mindblowing.
Niantic is a business, so it is understandable why they would push updates that aid in monetization (Pokemon being harder to catch, being farther away on the screen, Stops giving fewer items, etc), despite how counter-intuitive it may be to the dedicated players. It just feels a tad disheartening, I suppose.
Waylon Drums
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I kinda wish Pokemon would just fuck off of the map when you run away. Right now I'm sitting here being mocked by a Ratatta that ate five berries and broke out of as many balls.
STOP TAUNTING ME
STOP TAUNTING ME
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
telln ya 2 balls per common trash pokemon not worth the hassle of any more then that if they break those just peace out youll save a ton of balls
lol. Magikarp eggs are great.
Catch of the week:
For some reason, I can't get myself to transfer him...
You'd only get 0.5 candies for transferring it anyway
spyroflame0487
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If you don't need em I usually don't waste balls on them. Even for Pokemon that you need to evolve I usually don't waste more than 3 balls on them.
superNESjoe
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I have an old LG Volt. The update broke the game for me. It will run for 30ish seconds and crash.
It's time to patch that phone.
Naughty_Doge
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Finally caught my first wild Snorlax after missing two thanks to the servers. CP is ok (1100) and according to pokeadvisor it's 91.1% perfect so I ain't complaining.
Also hatched a Chansey from a 10k egg. It's been a good day so far
Guys, would you use a Chansey to defend a gym? That HP is tempting.
Also hatched a Chansey from a 10k egg. It's been a good day so far
Guys, would you use a Chansey to defend a gym? That HP is tempting.
Icyflamez96
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slayed
Obscuritas
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Yup. Lot of karp candies and higher chance to get one with good IVs.
Currently missing: Farfetch'd Kangaskhan Mr. Mime Ditto, the legendary birds.
Weezing and Muk, Venusaur, Blastoise, Butterfree, Beedrill are the only attainable ones left for me... Yay? I agree, add more.
Reptars Revenge
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Damn, 10 pokestops in a row and no potions. Somethings up since the update.
Hash tag, savage!
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