man i leave this open at my desk and I just got back and I leveled up to level 11, but that's all it says. I have no idea what goodies I got for that.
And I need my goodies.
I did hatch a Cubone though!
check your journal!
I did, nothing.
GPS was bugged out when I got back so im wondering if I lost my stuff. I still only have 2 lures which seems weird for the amount of lures I see in the wild. Do you only get them leveling up?
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The bear is Normal/Fighting and the other... thing... is Ghost/Fairy with an ability called Disguise so... new Ditto/Zoroark-esque mon maybe?
I don't like the looks of either of those Pokemon in that scan, but I could really get into the sheet ghost if its thing is "transforms into a creepily inaccurate copy of other Pokemon".
Based on the tail, I guess the bear is somewhat red-panda-inspired? Which makes it all the more tragic that its design is a mess.
You know, after reading the last few pages and ruminating on my own experiences .... this game is a piece of crap.
I'm not sure how a team can put out such garbage software and still have it be insanely fun and addictive.
I could go over the list of bugs, but we all know them
what's more interesting to me is the fact that I don't want to stop playing despite the bugs
I really do hate the game itself. I'm only continuing to endure it because of the social environment that's congealed around it. But it upsets me that its success will insulate the responsible parties from any consequences for such incredibly shoddy work.
It's still a very early version of the game, and a lot of the"shoddiness" had a lot to do with the game being way more popular than could be reasonably expected. I'm willing to give them a moment to build on what's there before complaining that they're being insulated from failure because so many people are playing it
I mean .... sort of? I've never played pokemon before now, and even I know that the minute one comes out, it's a guaranteed best seller
It kind of sounds like they took the same framework from a less popular game and made pokemon on top of it.
The framework that they took from, Ingress, is also a much more detailed, robust game than Pokemon Go currently is.
It's kind of amazing to me that everyone slept on Ingress but is going nuts over this game, but that is the power of branding, I guess.
It is, Ingress has a lot of depth to it, but it didn't start that way. The difference between when I was playing in 2012 and when I'm playing Ingress now is staggering.
Niantic has also said that they're focused on getting the game released worldwide and making sure that the servers can handle the strain, and that they plan on a new update every two weeks. They're already talking about a few concrete additions to the game, so they're probably already far into development of them or already have developed them.
I think Pokemon Go already has a lot of depth to it that Ingress didn't. In Ingress, if you aren't near a portal, there's nothing to do. You have XM bursts that can't do anything, shields that don't do anything, and walking between locations doesn't net you anything except km on your Trekker badge. Go has things to do without needing to go to a gym or pokestop.
However, I do think that Go is somewhat suffering from the developer being in the mindset of Ingress. The Pokestops as the non-pay source to get pokeballs, and the gym capturing mechanics don't necessarily work for the property atm. Ingress did a lot of work for Niantic, but the portals aren't anywhere near spread out enough to work for the Pokemon Go audience. I've got seven within my building at work, but there are whole stretches in the US and Canada that have none. The ability to move around and do something without going to the gym or a stop helps, but it isn't a flawless mechanic right now.
But that's okay! It may not be perfect now, less than a week after release, but it's playable, enjoyable, and they're dedicated to keeping the game rolling and improving on a fairly regular and short schedule.
man i leave this open at my desk and I just got back and I leveled up to level 11, but that's all it says. I have no idea what goodies I got for that.
And I need my goodies.
I did hatch a Cubone though!
check your journal!
I did, nothing.
GPS was bugged out when I got back so im wondering if I lost my stuff. I still only have 2 lures which seems weird for the amount of lures I see in the wild. Do you only get them leveling up?
I'm level 11 and have only gotten 2 lures
This game is really good about giving you your stuff, so whatever you got is probably in your bags
A daily log in reward that equated to a few Pokestop spins would go a long way to keeping the game viable for remoter locations. As it is if you run out of balls and your nearest stop is an inconvenient distance away, then it's pay up or game over.
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The bear is Normal/Fighting and the other... thing... is Ghost/Fairy with an ability called Disguise so... new Ditto/Zoroark-esque mon maybe?
I don't like the looks of either of those Pokemon in that scan, but I could really get into the sheet ghost if its thing is "transforms into a creepily inaccurate copy of other Pokemon".
Based on the tail, I guess the bear is somewhat red-panda-inspired? Which makes it all the more tragic that its design is a mess.
The bear is Normal/Fighting and the other... thing... is Ghost/Fairy with an ability called Disguise so... new Ditto/Zoroark-esque mon maybe?
I don't like the looks of either of those Pokemon in that scan, but I could really get into the sheet ghost if its thing is "transforms into a creepily inaccurate copy of other Pokemon".
Based on the tail, I guess the bear is somewhat red-panda-inspired? Which makes it all the more tragic that its design is a mess.
the bear panda is quite unfortunate-looking
but I really like pakochu's replace
Oh my god that's basically what it is. Incredible.
(I also like that there are also pictures of Rockruff being cute scattered around those pages)
A daily log in reward that equated to a few Pokestop spins would go a long way to keeping the game viable for remoter locations. As it is if you run out of balls and your nearest stop is an inconvenient distance away, then it's pay up or game over.
That or a reward for badges and walking. Catch 10 poison types? Get 5 pokeballs. Walk 5km? Get 5 pokeballs. Hatch an egg? Pokeballs!
Niantic has honored requests to remove locations from the game in the beta and will probably continue to do so but I wonder if they have a way to flat out exclude a section of a map that small from spawning any kind of pokemon
I just woke up and read a text from my wife last night. Apparently while I was sleeping she decided to take both of our phones and hop the neighbor's fence to catch us both a magikarp and a ponyta. :rotate:
I just woke up and read a text from my wife last night. Apparently while I was sleeping she decided to take both of our phones and hop the neighbor's fence to catch us both a magikarp and a ponyta. :rotate:
my girlfriend last night was like "I think if you ever left me to go catch a pokemon I would not be happy with you"
And of course I said I wouldn't do that, because like...I can prioritize things in life
my family is all moving away tomorrow to Vancouver and the movers are here to pack their things today and I just realized it's gonna be too loud to work so I'm trying to find a coffee shop to work at because I don't feel like going downtown
and this is the first time I've been like "man I should consider what pokestops will be in range"
Caving to peer pressure I downloaded this and left it on in my pocket while walking to get groceries. I did the low power thing but it still ate like 25% battery. Also, is it just my phone or does the game lock up a lot when you bring it out of low power mode? Like, my guy is still moving on the screen but the touch controls and swiping are dead until I reboot the game.
I found a sandshrew, a pidget, a rattata, a spearow, an ekans and a duduo. Highest cp is the duduo at 58. Is it like, worth upgrading any of these guys? I have no idea, the game doesn't give you much to go on. I found a few of those blue things, they are pokemon centers right? And you just.. spin the icon and get stuff? I felt like I was missing something there.
I found a gym but apparently I need to be level 5 to interact with that and I am only level 3 so no go there.
Edit: And the game just crashed trying to load in to check my pokemon, this thing is kinda buggy isn't it?
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the locking up after bringing the phone out of its battery saving sleep state is something that only just started happening for me
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Caving to peer pressure I downloaded this and left it on in my pocket while walking to get groceries. I did the low power thing but it still ate like 25% battery. Also, is it just my phone or does the game lock up a lot when you bring it out of low power mode? Like, my guy is still moving on the screen but the touch controls and swiping are dead until I reboot the game.
I found a sandshrew, a pidget, a rattata, a spearow, an ekans and a duduo. Highest cp is the duduo at 58. Is it like, worth upgrading any of these guys? I have no idea, the game doesn't give you much to go on. I found a few of those blue things, they are pokemon centers right? And you just.. spin the icon and get stuff? I felt like I was missing something there.
I found a gym but apparently I need to be level 5 to interact with that and I am only level 3 so no go there.
my phone does the same thing with battery saver mode, unfortunately
i would say don't bother upgrading any of pokes yet. it only matters once you get to interact with gyms, and even then--because the max CP of each poke you have, and general range of CPs you can encounter increases with your trainer level--there's not a great answer atm (in my experience) to "boost this mon or just wait to catch a better one"
i would recommend only boosting a poke that is already pretty high power, in general, as it eats up stardust fast, and only when you are preparing to deposit that poke to defend a gym, or are preparing to try and take one
edit: in general, you're inevitably gonna keep catching pokes that outclass your old ones
God damn it I hate how crappy the GPS in this game is. There was an Abra on campus within two footsteps earlier, but no matter how far I walked my avatar just refused to move and eventually it vanished.
I did manage to stumble on a Dratini while walking back to my car, so there's that at least.
basically just evolve your pokes until you hit level 10 is my general advice if you're really worried about battling and stuff
at that point it's ok to start thinking about like...max evolutions and CP boosting and things
the bar on top of the pokemon shows how much total CP they can have (furthest right on the semi circle) so you can get a sense of how far along that particular poke's progression they are
In general the rule is, if you evolve a pokemon, it gets ~2.5x CP for evolving, and remains at the same point on it's power curve
I'm working on some good looking, easy to understand visual guides for this game. gotta put that marketing degree to good work
Does leveling up pokemon help me level up? Or nah?
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God damn it I hate how crappy the GPS in this game is. There was an Abra on campus within two footsteps earlier, but no matter how far I walked my avatar just refused to move and eventually it vanished.
I did manage to stumble on a Dratini while walking back to my car, so there's that at least.
Turn off the WiFi location tracker unless you can't get a GPS signal. Phones skim the Wifi data to figure out your location (You don't have to be connected to the WiFi network, just be able to see it from your phone) which causes you to stick. If you go to the location settings in your phone settings you can change it from "GPS + WiFi" to "GPS".
Does leveling up pokemon help me level up? Or nah?
leveling up, no, but evolving your pokes does give you a nice juicy exp bump
Well, to continue my line of question as the game teaches you essentially nothing, how do you evolve a pokemon? I mean, in the games you level them up to evolve them.
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Pokestops now tell me my bag is full, I can't get any more rewards. But the bag limit seems to be item specific because sometimes I do get pots and revives. The ball limit is something like 220 for me at level 8. (can't check because the server is down)
Does leveling up pokemon help me level up? Or nah?
leveling up, no, but evolving your pokes does give you a nice juicy exp bump
Well, to continue my line of question as the game teaches you essentially nothing, how do you evolve a pokemon? I mean, in the games you level them up to evolve them.
Open a pokemon's page by clicking it in the Pokemon menu, you'll have two options available. "Power Up" or "Evolve". Power Up costs stardust and candies, evolving only costs candies. You get candies by hatching that pokemon from an egg, capturing others of that pokemon, or trading others of that pokemon.
All candies are specific to that evolutionary path, so Pidgey candies work for Pidgeotto and Pidgeot.
Does leveling up pokemon help me level up? Or nah?
leveling up, no, but evolving your pokes does give you a nice juicy exp bump
Well, to continue my line of question as the game teaches you essentially nothing, how do you evolve a pokemon? I mean, in the games you level them up to evolve them.
Open a pokemon's page by clicking it in the Pokemon menu, you'll have two options available. "Power Up" or "Evolve". Power Up costs stardust and candies, evolving only costs candies. You get candies by hatching that pokemon from an egg, capturing others of that pokemon, or trading others of that pokemon.
All candies are specific to that evolutionary path, so Pidgey candies work for Pidgeotto and Pidgeot.
Oh geezus I need a lot of candies for some of these guys. Won't be doing any evolutions any time soon I guess.
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I did, nothing.
GPS was bugged out when I got back so im wondering if I lost my stuff. I still only have 2 lures which seems weird for the amount of lures I see in the wild. Do you only get them leveling up?
The bear is Normal/Fighting and the other... thing... is Ghost/Fairy with an ability called Disguise so... new Ditto/Zoroark-esque mon maybe?
I don't like the looks of either of those Pokemon in that scan, but I could really get into the sheet ghost if its thing is "transforms into a creepily inaccurate copy of other Pokemon".
Based on the tail, I guess the bear is somewhat red-panda-inspired? Which makes it all the more tragic that its design is a mess.
It is, Ingress has a lot of depth to it, but it didn't start that way. The difference between when I was playing in 2012 and when I'm playing Ingress now is staggering.
Niantic has also said that they're focused on getting the game released worldwide and making sure that the servers can handle the strain, and that they plan on a new update every two weeks. They're already talking about a few concrete additions to the game, so they're probably already far into development of them or already have developed them.
I think Pokemon Go already has a lot of depth to it that Ingress didn't. In Ingress, if you aren't near a portal, there's nothing to do. You have XM bursts that can't do anything, shields that don't do anything, and walking between locations doesn't net you anything except km on your Trekker badge. Go has things to do without needing to go to a gym or pokestop.
However, I do think that Go is somewhat suffering from the developer being in the mindset of Ingress. The Pokestops as the non-pay source to get pokeballs, and the gym capturing mechanics don't necessarily work for the property atm. Ingress did a lot of work for Niantic, but the portals aren't anywhere near spread out enough to work for the Pokemon Go audience. I've got seven within my building at work, but there are whole stretches in the US and Canada that have none. The ability to move around and do something without going to the gym or a stop helps, but it isn't a flawless mechanic right now.
But that's okay! It may not be perfect now, less than a week after release, but it's playable, enjoyable, and they're dedicated to keeping the game rolling and improving on a fairly regular and short schedule.
I'm level 11 and have only gotten 2 lures
This game is really good about giving you your stuff, so whatever you got is probably in your bags
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the bear panda is quite unfortunate-looking
but I really like pakochu's replace
Oh my god that's basically what it is. Incredible.
(I also like that there are also pictures of Rockruff being cute scattered around those pages)
That or a reward for badges and walking. Catch 10 poison types? Get 5 pokeballs. Walk 5km? Get 5 pokeballs. Hatch an egg? Pokeballs!
fuck my stupid magikarp/slowpoke fountain, some motherfucker has free dragonites? Im mad.
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end him
it curves hard
Niantic has honored requests to remove locations from the game in the beta and will probably continue to do so but I wonder if they have a way to flat out exclude a section of a map that small from spawning any kind of pokemon
my girlfriend last night was like "I think if you ever left me to go catch a pokemon I would not be happy with you"
And of course I said I wouldn't do that, because like...I can prioritize things in life
but if a wild Jolteon appeared
well, I could learn to love again
and this is the first time I've been like "man I should consider what pokestops will be in range"
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I found a sandshrew, a pidget, a rattata, a spearow, an ekans and a duduo. Highest cp is the duduo at 58. Is it like, worth upgrading any of these guys? I have no idea, the game doesn't give you much to go on. I found a few of those blue things, they are pokemon centers right? And you just.. spin the icon and get stuff? I felt like I was missing something there.
I found a gym but apparently I need to be level 5 to interact with that and I am only level 3 so no go there.
Edit: And the game just crashed trying to load in to check my pokemon, this thing is kinda buggy isn't it?
Definitely a contender for my Sun team.
my phone does the same thing with battery saver mode, unfortunately
i would say don't bother upgrading any of pokes yet. it only matters once you get to interact with gyms, and even then--because the max CP of each poke you have, and general range of CPs you can encounter increases with your trainer level--there's not a great answer atm (in my experience) to "boost this mon or just wait to catch a better one"
i would recommend only boosting a poke that is already pretty high power, in general, as it eats up stardust fast, and only when you are preparing to deposit that poke to defend a gym, or are preparing to try and take one
edit: in general, you're inevitably gonna keep catching pokes that outclass your old ones
I did manage to stumble on a Dratini while walking back to my car, so there's that at least.
If it can change to look like other Pokemon too I will be SO ON BOARD.
at that point it's ok to start thinking about like...max evolutions and CP boosting and things
the bar on top of the pokemon shows how much total CP they can have (furthest right on the semi circle) so you can get a sense of how far along that particular poke's progression they are
In general the rule is, if you evolve a pokemon, it gets ~2.5x CP for evolving, and remains at the same point on it's power curve
I'm working on some good looking, easy to understand visual guides for this game. gotta put that marketing degree to good work
leveling up, no, but evolving your pokes does give you a nice juicy exp bump
Turn off the WiFi location tracker unless you can't get a GPS signal. Phones skim the Wifi data to figure out your location (You don't have to be connected to the WiFi network, just be able to see it from your phone) which causes you to stick. If you go to the location settings in your phone settings you can change it from "GPS + WiFi" to "GPS".
Well, to continue my line of question as the game teaches you essentially nothing, how do you evolve a pokemon? I mean, in the games you level them up to evolve them.
Open a pokemon's page by clicking it in the Pokemon menu, you'll have two options available. "Power Up" or "Evolve". Power Up costs stardust and candies, evolving only costs candies. You get candies by hatching that pokemon from an egg, capturing others of that pokemon, or trading others of that pokemon.
All candies are specific to that evolutionary path, so Pidgey candies work for Pidgeotto and Pidgeot.
oh really? Sad times. I was looking forward to the fattest gyarados.
Oh geezus I need a lot of candies for some of these guys. Won't be doing any evolutions any time soon I guess.
do you just get a random eeveelution or
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seems like it!