You know what I think? I think this game simply needed to spend more time in the oven and should have been released on spring/summer 2017, but this time with all of those proper extra features, plus, trading/battling with friends, because the game has been nothing but an absolute broken mess since day one. But then again, not even Niantic/Pokémon Company thought this game would be a smashing success so it's understandable they decided to launch it as it was back in July and slowly roll out the in-game features, but the insane and unexpected amount of traffic got on the way that Niantic didn't had other option but to give priority to their servers to handle the traffic and all of their original plans of release the in-game features went off to the background for a while. Maybe if it wasn't for that we would had trading/battling with friends right now! Now who knows when those features will come. They can't even launch a proper tracking method on their game, what are the hopes? : /
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Pokémon Go |OT 3| "No Officer, I'm a Passenger"
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You know what I think? I think this game simply needed to spend more time in the oven and should have been released on spring/summer 2017, but this time with all of those proper extra features, plus, trading/battling with friends, because the game has been nothing but an absolute broken mess since day one. But then again, not even Niantic/Pokémon Company thought this game would be a smashing success so it's understandable they decided to launch it as it was back in July and slowly roll out the in-game features, but the insane and unexpected amount of traffic got on the way that Niantic didn't had other option but to give priority to their servers to handle the traffic and all of their original plans of release the in-game features went off to the background for a while. Maybe if it wasn't for that we would had trading/battling with friends right now! Now who knows when those features will come. They can't even launch a proper tracking method on their game, what are the hopes? : /
Just walked into work to get some things done, and managed to spot and triangulate an Ivysaur on the way, which now means I've got both Venusaur and Charizard set up. I've got a decent Bulbasaur (804 CP, 73%), but I'm sort of (futilely) waiting to see if I happen to catch a higher CP Charmander, but I think I'll probably just break down and evolve the one I have and get two steps closer to 142.
4 candies away from Machamp (buddied up now), which will then make Kabutops and Omastar the sole priorities.
Per the walk, enjoying the expanded selection of Pokemon availability: seeing more exeggcutes, which allowed me to power up my Attacking Exeggcutor a bit more. That said, pushing Eevee to the 5km slot has seemed to have the effect of expanding his existing omnipresenceprobably caught eight or so on the walk.
4 candies away from Machamp (buddied up now), which will then make Kabutops and Omastar the sole priorities.
Per the walk, enjoying the expanded selection of Pokemon availability: seeing more exeggcutes, which allowed me to power up my Attacking Exeggcutor a bit more. That said, pushing Eevee to the 5km slot has seemed to have the effect of expanding his existing omnipresenceprobably caught eight or so on the walk.
NobleGundam
Banned
Not to sound lazy but I reeeeeaaaallllyyyy miss the Halloween update. Mostly because of how much less distance you had to walk with your buddy to gain candies. I was able to get at least 2 maybe 3 dratini candies per day now it takes me two days for 1 candy depending on my work.
With so many people spending so many hours with a game, it's hardly a broken mess.
This is a F2P game for mobile phones. They will drip feed the content, and will continue to do so, even if they have years of content already completed. Big feature updates like battling (which have been promised) will obviously not appear directly after a big events like the Halloween event.
Icyflamez96
Member
Why couldn't they just put in the ToS not to trespass if that's an issue?
Quoting myself from a couple of pages back, but walked around Central Park, NY and I was able to catch a Tauros. Took me a while to follow the shadow in the sightings window. It was in the low level 500, but finally got him
clearacell
Member
Quoting myself from a couple of pages back, but walked around Central Park, NY and I was able to catch a Tauros. Took me a while to follow the shadow in the sightings window. It was in the low level 500, but finally got him
congrats, how many do you have in your dex?
I'm having so much trouble getting 2k eggs...it's weird that I have been getting more 10k than 2k...the 10k are never any good either just scyther eevee (old one I guess) onix and the like
Benzychenz
Member
Kangaskhan have become a plague.
Walked my Kabuto 8km today, and caught a Pikachu, Machop and Dratini which I need so that's small progress. Dex is on 134.
Walked my Kabuto 8km today, and caught a Pikachu, Machop and Dratini which I need so that's small progress. Dex is on 134.
With yesterday's Tauros, I have 122.
Corronchilejano
Member
Wouldn't make a difference in court.
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
Not gonna lie, the maps going down for good is really killing my urge to play the game. I know that its supposed to be about exploring and finding where things spawn, but for people who work a lot and lack the time to really get deep into hunting or flat out can't go all over the place the maps were a godsend. I wish I had the time to really get into walking all over the place trying to find pokemon, or working with others to pinpoint harder to reach nests, but I just don't. Combine that with more rural towns/cities essentially getting shafted hard on nests and rare spawns in general, and it's a pretty big buzzkill.
Icyflamez96
Member
Really? I thought part of the reason of a ToS was to help them avoid being liable for things?
There are parts of the world where a ToS is legally worthless.
Corronchilejano
Member
A plaintiff would only need to prove Niantic didn't do enough to avoid Pokemon spawning in private property (pretty easy to do).
Time to fess up people.
1. How many mons are in your deck?
2. What level are you at?
3. How invested are you left?
Me:
I'm up to 134 caught
I'm at level 29
I'm pretty much done now.
I have a job etc, it's cold, dark, wintery, Halloween buzzed me up a little but I'm kinda done. Will fire up the game over Christmas but I think I'm destined to die at level 29.i can't see me breaking that.
All in all, spent a bit of cash on the game, had tremendous fun, plenty of value but it's just too grindy and boring now.
1. How many mons are in your deck?
2. What level are you at?
3. How invested are you left?
Me:
I'm up to 134 caught
I'm at level 29
I'm pretty much done now.
I have a job etc, it's cold, dark, wintery, Halloween buzzed me up a little but I'm kinda done. Will fire up the game over Christmas but I think I'm destined to die at level 29.i can't see me breaking that.
All in all, spent a bit of cash on the game, had tremendous fun, plenty of value but it's just too grindy and boring now.
1. 136 caught
2. lvl 26
3. For the current gen I still want to get them all. It's getting harder to do that with tracking not working, but as I get closer to 142 I kinda feel the need to pick up the remainder.
I think my investment will end with G1 though. I was never into Pokémon post G1 and I fear this will be the same. Unless the game has gotten extra features that pull me back in once G2 comes around. tbh I think that's still going to be a while. I don't see them launching a new wave of Pokémon in the winter, will probably be spring at the earliest.
1. I have 141, which has been the case for quite some time now. I don't have Tangela, and I know I need to get eggs from some other pokestops than my usual ones to get that Pokemon.
2. Level 29
3. I'll continue at least until I get the 1,000 km walking medal and all the main gold medals for Pokemon types.
autumnleaf
Member
I'm at 133 and level 27. Thanks to the Halloween event I racked up a lot of candies I thought would take ages so I should be able to use the buddy system to get everything now except Snorlax, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan and Aerodactyl. Those 4 feel out of my control so once I get the rest I'll be done with the game, not going to keep playing forever just hatching eggs.
BigJonsson
Member
Some good changes in there
hydragonwarrior
Member
1. 109
2. Lvl 29
3. I'm an extremely competitive guy by nature so the gym thing is keeping me in. I even joined a group of ppl to hel p take down gyms n such - it's kinda fun. And yea levelling can only be done with mass evolves but I don't find it too bad either ( which I'll prob get po go plus for primarily)
2. Lvl 29
3. I'm an extremely competitive guy by nature so the gym thing is keeping me in. I even joined a group of ppl to hel p take down gyms n such - it's kinda fun. And yea levelling can only be done with mass evolves but I don't find it too bad either ( which I'll prob get po go plus for primarily)
1. 140
2. level 31
3. Pretty much played out, only need Omastar and I haven';t seen Omanytes in the wild for ages and never hatched one either. Might check scanners periodically to see if I can spot one, that might get me back in the game a bit to buddy it to get the candy needed for the evolution to Omastar. After that I will likely be done, until gen 2 at the very least.
Will have to see if it can persuade me back into the game.
2. level 31
3. Pretty much played out, only need Omastar and I haven';t seen Omanytes in the wild for ages and never hatched one either. Might check scanners periodically to see if I can spot one, that might get me back in the game a bit to buddy it to get the candy needed for the evolution to Omastar. After that I will likely be done, until gen 2 at the very least.
Will have to see if it can persuade me back into the game.
1. 139. Only need Alakazam, Kabutops, and Lapras(not counting the 9 unobtainables).
2. 25
3. Meh. Really just walking around now to get those Abra and Kabuto candies, I'm a ways away from both Alakazam and Kabutops right now. Still hoping to find a Lapras, apparently they pop a lot at the Pagoda but I've been there many many times and have never seen one.
2. 25
3. Meh. Really just walking around now to get those Abra and Kabuto candies, I'm a ways away from both Alakazam and Kabutops right now. Still hoping to find a Lapras, apparently they pop a lot at the Pagoda but I've been there many many times and have never seen one.
1.106, can be higher since I have a few pokemon ready to be evolved, to there second form but waiting for enough candy to evolve all the way.
2. 24, 10,000 xp away from leveling up.
3. Haloween event got me back in the game, can see myself playing casually for a while but no longer going to go out of my way to play and hatch eggs.
2. 24, 10,000 xp away from leveling up.
3. Haloween event got me back in the game, can see myself playing casually for a while but no longer going to go out of my way to play and hatch eggs.
1. 142. Well, technically 141 but I can get Machamp now if I want to. I just want to wait until I have an extra good Machoke in case this good IV one I have gives shit movesets Machamp.
2. Level 29
3. It's up and down. More down though. Catching wild pokemon usually results in shit Pokemon 99% of the time. Don't like how the eggs probability now also includes more "Very strong" whereas before it was usually tend to be "Best of the Best". Gym are shite experience.
2. Level 29
3. It's up and down. More down though. Catching wild pokemon usually results in shit Pokemon 99% of the time. Don't like how the eggs probability now also includes more "Very strong" whereas before it was usually tend to be "Best of the Best". Gym are shite experience.
Ghostshark
Member
You cannot spin Pokestops at the speed limit now, in a hidden update serverside. You get a "try again later" at 30mph or higher.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/5bi6w2/it_seems_the_speed_limit_that_applied_to_pokemon/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/5bi6w2/it_seems_the_speed_limit_that_applied_to_pokemon/
Corronchilejano
Member
1. 134. I'm missing a few of the hard ones, like Hitmonchan, Aerodactyl and Chansey, all which are entirely dependent on luck.
2. Level 30.
3. I've never left. This game gets me active. I jog and bike all around the city all the time. I'm here forever.
2. Level 30.
3. I've never left. This game gets me active. I jog and bike all around the city all the time. I'm here forever.
Haha they are killing the game.
so... learned today that the gyms update prestige as you beat each pokemon.
didn't know this as in the previous system it was best to repeatedly just kill one pokemon.
saw a rare level 9 so went to level it.
I hear a little kid say "daddy someone is battling the gym."
I finish building up the gym to only see the asshat father decided to snipe the spot I was making as it opened up while I was building up as there is no indication on if you reached the next level or not yet :/
I hate people so much.
didn't know this as in the previous system it was best to repeatedly just kill one pokemon.
saw a rare level 9 so went to level it.
I hear a little kid say "daddy someone is battling the gym."
I finish building up the gym to only see the asshat father decided to snipe the spot I was making as it opened up while I was building up as there is no indication on if you reached the next level or not yet :/
I hate people so much.
FFS NIANTIC PLS
Corronchilejano
Member
Goddamit. I need to go out and catch something right nao.
No joke. They keep doing their best at making things less and less fun for the players.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Goddamn you Niantic. Fuck off. You are really trying your best to push me out of this train and its finally working. This might be my breaking point.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Are you shitting me? :\
1. 121 caught although I have around 5-6 evolution waiting to be added to the list.
2. Level 26
3. Casually playing on weekdays while I dedicate a whole day of PokeGo session on either Saturday or Sunday.
Also I'll be damn if it works. When I'm boosting a gym so I can add my Pokemon for my daily 10 coins collection... there will be some jackass who will snipe it and add theirs when they is absolutely no one around other than me.
Not sure if bot activity or someone hiding patiently on the rooftop of the shoplots or inside it waiting to snipe the moment they saw there is activity to boost the gym.
So what I did is to do the very same stuff when I saw a gym starting to go down and prepare to snipe it with my Pidgey CP10. At least I can collect my 10 coins and let them wreck my Pidgey without major damage hehe.
2. Level 26
3. Casually playing on weekdays while I dedicate a whole day of PokeGo session on either Saturday or Sunday.
Also I'll be damn if it works. When I'm boosting a gym so I can add my Pokemon for my daily 10 coins collection... there will be some jackass who will snipe it and add theirs when they is absolutely no one around other than me.
Not sure if bot activity or someone hiding patiently on the rooftop of the shoplots or inside it waiting to snipe the moment they saw there is activity to boost the gym.
So what I did is to do the very same stuff when I saw a gym starting to go down and prepare to snipe it with my Pidgey CP10. At least I can collect my 10 coins and let them wreck my Pidgey without major damage hehe.
The Real Napsta
Member
The Real Napsta
Member
Congrats!
1. 90
2. 18
3. Still enjoy it. I have two kids so we use it as a good excuse to go for a long walk. With winter coming though, expecting us to limit our time
lol are you fucking serious
This essentially kills the game for me. I was already shafted by living in a rural area but was at least able to hit pokestops when I went into town for class and work. Just as I was starting to actually have a little fun with the game after the Halloween event, now they drop this shit on people.