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MushroomMuncher from Anonymousville, Earth Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#251: Jul 12th 2016 at 11:01:35 PM

So Pokemon GO is now the biggest mobile game in US history

https://mynintendonews.com/2016/07/13/pokemon-go-has-become-the-biggest-mobile-game-in-united-states-history/

It surpassed games like Candy Crush which took years to get that high, in just a few days.

It's not Ogre, It's Never Ogre.
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#252: Jul 12th 2016 at 11:01:45 PM

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
InkDagger Since: Jul, 2014
#253: Jul 12th 2016 at 11:19:03 PM

Yeah. I think the game needs a bit of touching up in terms of where some go stops and stuff are. I've noticed a few near my house out in the middle of some wetlands which might not be safe for kids to wander around in. Moving some of the pokestops closer to the road might be better.

I'd imagine some of that stuff will be smoothed out.

I drove by my old high school and there's both a Gym and a Poke Stop there. Have fun with that next semester, professors! Oh god. What is college going to be like?

Malco from the Gungeon Since: Oct, 2015
#254: Jul 12th 2016 at 11:27:18 PM

How fast or consistent does my mobile internet have to be to work properly?

It keeps saying "GPS signal lost" or somesuch. And when that message wasn't on, the white Pokeball on the upper left keeps spinning.

And of course I haven't seen any Pokemon yet besides my starter.

My DA account... I draw stuff sometimes!
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#255: Jul 12th 2016 at 11:35:32 PM

I was sitting in the passenger seat of my Dad's car on my way home from Church. As we stopped, I turned to him and said "Dad...one second. There appears to be an Oddish on your shoulder..."

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Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#256: Jul 13th 2016 at 1:58:27 AM

Malware? There is no malware. The entire-google-account thing was a mistake, never actually caused it to take any info it doesn't need, and will soon be fixed. You need to link a google account to save your progress.

No Malware. Right. Clearly.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Matues Since: Sep, 2011
#257: Jul 13th 2016 at 2:37:22 AM

Ah, yes, malware if you download some creepy tool to lie about what country you're in so you can play Pokemon go early.

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#258: Jul 13th 2016 at 2:38:48 AM

OH CRAP IT'S OUT IN GERMANY NOW

WHAT DO I DO WHAT DO I DO WHAT DO I DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Kiefen MINE! from Germany Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
MINE!
#259: Jul 13th 2016 at 2:53:59 AM

[up]Join Team Mystic!

edited 13th Jul '16 2:54:47 AM by Kiefen

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#260: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:00:26 AM

I'M ALREADY GOING TO OKAY, I WAS ALREADY GOING TO

... it's been installing for what feels like half an hour now

... I hope the free wi-fi they set up around the inner city circle will provide some actual opportunities for me to play the game, haha.

InkDagger Since: Jul, 2014
#261: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:10:58 AM

Someone told me that the candies for evolving a pokemon are locked to only being able to be used on pokemon of the same evolutionary line???

If so, that sounds ridiculously stupid.

Matues Since: Sep, 2011
#262: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:24:15 AM

It's not as terrifying as it seems, it just means evolving or advancing certain Pokemon requires hunting down more than one of them.

I feel like it keeps the game in it's explorative mood, because otherwise you'd catch one and then never need to bother again.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#263: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:26:40 AM

Edit: NM, I'm finally able to log in ... For now...

edited 13th Jul '16 3:29:50 AM by Xopher001

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#264: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:36:52 AM

Bad news is, I don't seem to be able to get the GPS to work at home. Good news is, I live right in front of a Pokestop. evil grin

Anura from England Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#265: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:41:36 AM

I don't have anything in range out my couch, but there's 6 pokestops and 2 gyms within 5 minutes walk of my house. There also seems to be an unusually high density of spawn points around, as I find pokemon more often in my neighborhood than I do on walks.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in.
Kiefen MINE! from Germany Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
MINE!
#266: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:58:44 AM

Sitting at work only to see that some pokestops are currently equipped with lures....hrrrrrr.

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#268: Jul 13th 2016 at 4:36:50 AM

Still not available here as far as I can tell.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#269: Jul 13th 2016 at 4:37:39 AM

^^Are you again doing the thing where you are posting a negative article on thread were everyone is enjoying themselves?

And before I bother saying anything else, I haven't tried out the game because mobile games suck and aren't for me and whatever tongue

edited 13th Jul '16 4:37:56 AM by SpookyMask

Serac she/her (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
she/her
#270: Jul 13th 2016 at 4:38:48 AM

[up][up][up] I say that you need to find something better to do than linking other people's negative opinions of things.

edited 13th Jul '16 4:39:03 AM by Serac

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#271: Jul 13th 2016 at 4:40:23 AM

False alarm.

edited 13th Jul '16 4:50:59 AM by Deadbeatloser22

"Yup. That tasted purple."
strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#272: Jul 13th 2016 at 4:42:13 AM

With a few places like the Holocaust Museum not being too happy with being a Pokestop, I think Niantic's going to be moving some of them. Businesses/people can request that they not be a marked location for Ingress/Pokemon Go after all.

They're going to open new submissions for Pokestops at some point though.

InkDagger Since: Jul, 2014
#273: Jul 13th 2016 at 4:48:49 AM

[up]x10

It seems stupid to me. What about the rarer Pokemon out there and the ones who are harder to catch? It sounds like it'd be impossible to then level them up.

And what about traveling? Say I live in Phoenix where its a hot dry desert. All of my friends from college tell me its populated with nothing but the usual fair and Fire based Pokemon. If I travel somewhere I can get an Ice Pokemon and then go back to Phoenix, doesn't that then mean there's no way for me to actually upgrade that Pokemon?

That just seems incredibly discouraging towards creating variety in your catches. Sure, I could try and catch this Pokemon that's ultimately rare in my home town, but then I can't do anything with it because I'll have no way to train or upgrade it. It doesn't encourage diversity of Pokemon.

I don't exactly see any advantage to it either.

Unless I'm really misunderstanding something.

edited 13th Jul '16 4:49:15 AM by InkDagger

strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#274: Jul 13th 2016 at 4:54:04 AM

Each catch gets you 3 of that Pokemon's candy so you at least have 3 opportunities to boost its CP. Eggs can also give you Pokemon that may be rarer for your region or not even found there.

Again, the point of the game is to get you outside and exploring. Your example of bringing an Ice type to Phoenix is a bit of an outlier since it's not something that would regularly happen.

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#275: Jul 13th 2016 at 6:04:38 AM

There have also been people planing to collaborate on long-distance trading since before the game launched, i.e. /r/thesilphroad.


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