Βyakuya Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Yeah Niantic should know that if this game did not have the Pokemon tag, people would have immediately dropped this app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 I think what really annoys me is the reduced scan range and the lack of bonuses from nice throws now. Because I was really trying to improve on those curveballs and getting them into the center of the ring.luckily, the curveball bonus is the only one still in it. just got one a moment ago. Yeah Niantic should know that if this game did not have the Pokemon tag, people would have immediately dropped this app.to be fair, the game itself is rather fun. pokemon definitely boosted the popularity, getting more people into it that had it been a standalone thing, that much is without question, but the actual game itself? even if it wasn't pokemon, it'd still be pretty fun. nowhere near as popular, and definitely would have far less forgiveness across the board as far as glitches go, but i'd wager it'd still be a pretty fun game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brinolovania Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Tbh, I don't think the changes are that bad. Removing footprints is fine if it's broken anyway, so if they get the 3-step bug fixed soon, or even implement a new tracker, it's all good. I haven't even noticed the decreased search range, I've still been able to find plenty of stuff. Removing bonus XP is pretty dumb, I admit. Really though, the main problem is their total lack of communication. The game is still fun even with the other changes, but it would be really nice if we had any idea what they're doing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastar Rainford Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Let's also note that the developer did not forsee the launch being so huge. They hit their 2 year user plan in less than 2 weeks. So I can imagine these 50 some odd people scrambling to release and make things work all at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Well, given how I just yesterday, on my cousin's phone caught...Rhyhorn, Graveller, Squirtle, Psyduck, Magnemite, Machop, Mankey, Cubone, and Goldeen (all of which they didn't have). And my sister caught an Electabuzz the other day...Yeah seeing it in play the updates don't bother me all that much anymore. Granted it'd been nice (there was a Pikachu somewhere nearby I couldn't find) it was still fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerer Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 My little bro was getting hype over a nearby Tauros, but he couldn't end up finding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Well, given how I just yesterday, on my cousin's phone caught...Rhyhorn, Graveller, Squirtle, Psyduck, Magnemite, Machop, Mankey, Cubone, and Goldeen (all of which they didn't have). And my sister caught an Electabuzz the other day...Yeah seeing it in play the updates don't bother me all that much anymore. Granted it'd been nice (there was a Pikachu somewhere nearby I couldn't find) it was still fun.Where the hell were you, I have almost none of those. Occasional Squirtle here and there, but that's it really. I'm at 68 in the Dex right now, slow but steady. Hatched a Lapras and caught a Pikachu in traffic the other day, but otherwise no noteworthy captures recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Where the hell were you, I have almost none of those. Occasional Squirtle here and there, but that's it really. I'm at 68 in the Dex right now, slow but steady. Hatched a Lapras and caught a Pikachu in traffic the other day, but otherwise no noteworthy captures recently.Went to the park and had some lures set up.The park has a beach.Lots of different stuff in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 I never see any Geodudes, Machops, Mankeys, Magnemites, Voltorbs, Grimers, Vulpixes, or Drowzees where I live. I only just happen to get lucky with eggs or lure module spawns. I live on the East Coast in the suburbs if that's a reference. The only Pokemon I recently captured are pretty much just a whole water lineup:Vaporeon - 1410Slowbro - 1361Slowbro - 1276Golduck - 1221Jolteon - 1134Tentacruel - 1125Starmie - 1012Golduck - 999Seaking - 921 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 What levels are everyone at now? I'm sitting at 23 at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Level 20. I got 2 more Lucky Eggs from the level up and I'm just casually grinding Pidgeys. 3/4 of the way to 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastar Rainford Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Lvl 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 20. also sitting on 2 lucky eggs and 3/4ths to 21. i've got 5 new evolutions ready for when i pop that lucky egg, and i want to make sure i have as many 10K eggs ready to hatch as possible as well. so i'l likely be 22-24 by the end of the week if my next few pokestop sessions work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord200 Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Half way to Level 10. On a more important note, there are reports of supposedly, someone in Ohio found an Articuno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Level 11 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brinolovania Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 I'm level 21 at the moment, but I'm only a few thousand XP from 22. Also, it's almost a certainty the legendary birds won't be available outside of special events. Any report of finding one is most likely faked, or there's a small chance it's Niantic funking up massively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Legendary birds are just other Pokémon with their skins changed client-side. In other news, Niantic have finally communicated with the playerbase (and it looks like they've actually hired a community manager, judging by the fact that the job posting on their site has finally disappeared after several years). https://www.facebook.com/PokemonGO/posts/940141879465704 It's kinda a lot of wishy-washy corporate talk, but better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla1ne Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Legendary birds are just other Pokémon with their skins changed client-side. In other news, Niantic have finally communicated with the playerbase (and it looks like they've actually hired a community manager, judging by the fact that the job posting on their site has finally disappeared after several years). https://www.facebook.com/PokemonGO/posts/940141879465704 It's kinda a lot of wishy-washy corporate talk, but better than nothing.these are the kinds of explanations that would have definitely helped their patch release. better late than never though. and they make sense from a developer perspective. but that doesn't explain why they shut down pokevision. sure, they might not like it, but considering it was the best way to track pokemon, and it unquestionably helped keep the games' popularity floating, i don't see why they would want to do something that would hurt their image to that extent. at the very least they could have left it alone until they fixed their own trackers' problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord200 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 So the whole point of teh update was to get rid of location tracking, right? I finally got the update...And it won't let me do ANYTHING unless I agree to sign into Google or some BS, so they can essentially track my location and get info. ........Redundency....... I click Deny, and it won't load the game. It says "Signing Out", then it goes blank. Anyone else experiencing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabber2033 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 So the whole point of teh update was to get rid of location tracking, right? Pokemon Tracking was already disabled before the update. They just got rid of the image of the three footprints to "Make it less confusing". And they added trainer customization and got rid of the catch bonuses. That's about all of the important things. [spoiler=My Progress Today]Made level 17. Caught a 834 Venomoth, making it the highest CP I've caught thus far. Anything higher has been powered up. Now have 8km on two 10km eggs. Added 6km today. Luckily, my job involves a lot of walking outside, so I can leave the app open and leave the phone in my side pocket and just hatch things really easily. Also caught a 433 Bulbasaur and a 475 Eevee, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord200 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yeah, I knew that....Still doesn't explain things...I'll keep tinkering around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastar Rainford Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 [spoiler=trainer info] Loving that Pokestops are giving out more pokeballs now.Still will only give me eggs in the following order:5km10km2km So I think my game is calling me fat. [spoiler=Top IV PKMN] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHN. Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Arrived in Tokyo today and god damn this is insane. Pokestops literally every couple of metres and everything is lured. Already seen seven new pokemon after just 5 minutes of playing, reached level 21 now. I'll post a screenshot later to show how crazy it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miror B Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 I just got started with this. ...well actually I started like 3 weeks ago, but I say just got started because back then all the wifi areas I had access to with an ipod touch had either nothing or a ratatta. Just today though I ended up going out for groceries with dad for once and ended up going on a catching spree in the WalMart we went to. So that went well. Lvl 4 so far, already joining Valor when I get to it because Valor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanashimi Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Started few days ago (my brother lend me his Xperia yaaaaaaay). My first Pokemon was Pikachu (he said something like dont catch starter, and skip any pop*ing pokemon, then Pikachu will appear) and he's right. Currently Level 9, my strongest pokemon is Tangela/400+ CP (rip, i encounter dratini today, but unable to catch), still a loooong way to go. Whole thing is different than GBA/DS version so i need to get used to it. Also my brother cant collect items on pokestop today (i wonder if he got softbanned?), even though he plays the game without cheat/3rd party program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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