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I live across the street (literally) from a church, post-office and library. Near by there are two more churches and the Town Hall. It has been hilarious around here for the last 48 hrs.
My g/f and I found ourselves sucumbing to the Pokemon craze and I'll say I'm not hating it. I reaaaaally wish there was a way to PvP people around you though, I would greatly enjoy learning the combat system with my g/f instead of schlepping down to the gym. Bonus points for being able to sit on my couch and make use of three landmarks for swag.
My current best creature
While playing RL this bastard pops up, took a good dozen attempts to finally capture him.
Quite literally everyone I see under the age of 40 is playing this, it's kind of crazy.
I can't catch anything in my village unless its within ten feet of my house. Mobile data here sucks big time, thinking of switching carriers. Luckily I get about a bit most days, on the downside, its surprising how many stops you can ping and Pokémon you can catch one handed while driving.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
I tried it but unfortunately I don't "get it". My daughter thinks it's the bomb though, so I set up her own phone with nothing but Go on it. It's good exercise, I guess.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
I live across the street (literally) from a church, post-office and library. Near by there are two more churches and the Town Hall. It has been hilarious around here for the last 48 hrs.
My g/f and I found ourselves sucumbing to the Pokemon craze and I'll say I'm not hating it. I reaaaaally wish there was a way to PvP people around you though, I would greatly enjoy learning the combat system with my g/f instead of schlepping down to the gym. Bonus points for being able to sit on my couch and make use of three landmarks for swag.
My current best creature
While playing RL this bastard pops up, took a good dozen attempts to finally capture him.
Quite literally everyone I see under the age of 40 is playing this, it's kind of crazy.
What level were you when you found that Flareon? I'm not finding anything much above ~200-300 CP in the wild.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
I wish I was recording this: as I was leaving the break room I said to one of my coworkers "hey Joe, there's a Pikachu over here" A female coworker jumped up, grabbed her phone and asked where?
She then said "don't do that!"
That would make for an interesting YouTube video: going to malls or parks and saying "hey, there's a Charizard over here!"
after a few app updates, it seems to be stable enough where it usually doesn't crash when we capture a pokemon. My daughter insists I need a new phone in order to better play.
No talk about the Niantic implosion? Google actually had to turn off refunds for the in-app purchases, just to stem the hemorrhaging. Last I checked it had plummeted to a 1.5 rating.
So what's the deal? They're now milking people for more pokeball money by decreasing the success rate?
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
They've made it slightly harder but thats not whats doing it. Its because they turned off the tracking system to save their servers so they can roll out in more countries.
Without the trackers (and having blocked the the 3rd party sites who were offering tracking services) its really hard to find Pokémon that show on your radar as nearby. Its blind luck that you pick the right direction and find them because otherwise they will despawn before you can methodically search them out. Not a problem so much when you're looking for your 100th Magikarp, but when you see a Dragonite and can't find it, people get pissed really fast.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
Such a dumb reason to be pissed. Most RPGs randomly generate monsters on a map (based on type of geography, level you're at, etc.) and that's been accepted practice for decades. Now they can't "cheat" and they get upset? Just play the game. If you catch them, great. If not, try again by moving to a new location.
Well, it takes the "hunt" out of it. I didn't use the 3rd party sites, but it was fun to see the leaves rustle, go there, and see what was there. Now, we find ourselves walking in circles to see if anything appears. My daughter finds it frustrating to chase the leaves and there be nothing there. Not enough to stop playing tho...
The 1, 2, 3 tracks thing was great, when it worked, now there's really no "hunt" to it at all, just luck. Also we went out and caught some this evening and the escape rate is much higher now, I'd say 20-25%. At least Emma has learned to pick up her Pokeballs that miss. For a while there she was buying 1200-2500 coins per day (rural play sucks though, and we often have to put down lures). At least the porch area is a gym and there are a pair of stops on the property. The best upgrade for her was to an iPad mini, its battery is much more robust.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
No idea, I don't play. She's been using less, I've had to approve fewer purchases, so I thought that could be the reason (or maybe she's just getting better at the game).
Edit: Ahh, I looked it up and it seems it was removed from the game. That sucks.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
The 1, 2, 3 tracks thing was great, when it worked, now there's really no "hunt" to it at all, just luck. Also we went out and caught some this evening and the escape rate is much higher now, I'd say 20-25%. At least Emma has learned to pick up her Pokeballs that miss. For a while there she was buying 1200-2500 coins per day (rural play sucks though, and we often have to put down lures). At least the porch area is a gym and there are a pair of stops on the property. The best upgrade for her was to an iPad mini, its battery is much more robust.
The escape rate IS way higher after the update.
Also, they took out XP bonus for "nice" "good" and "excellent" throws. Now you only get extra for a curveball.
No idea, I don't play. She's been using less, I've had to approve fewer purchases, so I thought that could be the reason (or maybe she's just getting better at the game).
Edit: Ahh, I looked it up and it seems it was removed from the game. That sucks.
I think they fixed the glitch that made it look like you had sometimes picked a ball up.
If you have 3 pokestops on your property you shouldn't really be paying for balls at all. Just get her one of those miniature cars that kids drive if they are too far apart to walk to all day.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
Apparently there's a lot more to buy besides Pokeballs; lures, incubators, eggs, incense, and food. She does seem to use a lot of Pokeballs, though. But hey, she's figuring it all out on her own, unless she asks for help I don't interfere.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
I haven't bought anything yet, but then I'm only catching about 10 max a day. Pokestops typically give me 2 balls on average (sometimes I'll get 1 or 4) along with other stuff. Pokestops also have a good chance to give you eggs, potions, etc.
As for hunting it is tough finding out where these nearby creatures are. I heard Ingress, another similar game they developed can help you with finding hot spots.
I'll probably buy some coins soon. It's hard getting coins from gyms. Most gyms around my area have much higher pokemon than me and few open spots in the gym.