fareastwarriors Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 What's the anger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picasso Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Niantic removed the feature of the game that tells you how far away Pokemon are. And then they blocked third part sites from sourcing that info as well. So it's nearly impossible to track down Pokemon unless you randomly run into them. It goes beyond that, but Niantic has done a really bad job of rolling out the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccplz Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Niantic removed the feature of the game that tells you how far away Pokemon are. And then they blocked third part sites from sourcing that info as well. So it's nearly impossible to track down Pokemon unless you randomly run into them. It goes beyond that, but Niantic has done a really bad job of rolling out the game. Why did they do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastwarriors Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Niantic removed the feature of the game that tells you how far away Pokemon are. And then they blocked third part sites from sourcing that info as well. So it's nearly impossible to track down Pokemon unless you randomly run into them. It goes beyond that, but Niantic has done a really bad job of rolling out the game. Dang I'm a total noob then because I was never using that. I leave the game open and if a Pokémon shows up, I catch it. I walk by Pokestops on my way to the train station and that's it. Somehow I'm level 15... I see all the 1-star reviews in App Store. You're right people are pissed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picasso Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Rumor is that the tracking method was overloading the servers, so they disabled it. But they left the foot steps even though it was non functional. Users ended up using sites like Pokevision.com to track down Pokemon instead, but then Niantic removed the foot steps (even though they didn't work, you'd get sent on wild goose chases all the time) and blocked sites like Pokevision. It's a total non functioning game at this point. Unless you like blindly strolling around areas and being a filthy casual versus a hardcore Pokemon grinder. It's possible that they've killed Pokemon Go. There is just so much potential with this app, but it doesn't seem like Niantic is the right partner for it. Sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 This Pokemon Go thing is a complete disaster. It is incredible how much people are focusing on the positive (the desperation for a real Nintendo game on mobile) and not on the negative (the fact that Nintendo seems culturally incapable of pulling it off). johnny, please tell me you're following the trainwreck on /r/pokemongo right now. Players are so angry that they're actually reading the app store terms of service. Amazing... Mhm, I got clued in when I saw some facebook friends posting "how-tos" for getting all of their IAPs refunded by Apple over the mechanics changes. Honestly, once I saw the posting about IAP refunds I started revisiting my opinion that the game was garbage Reading comments like "This saved me $100" sent chills down my spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccplz Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Rumor is that the tracking method was overloading the servers, so they disabled it. But they left the foot steps even though it was non functional. Users ended up using sites like Pokevision.com to track down Pokemon instead, but then Niantic removed the foot steps (even though they didn't work, you'd get sent on wild goose chases all the time) and blocked sites like Pokevision. It's a total non functioning game at this point. Unless you like blindly strolling around areas and being a filthy casual versus a hardcore Pokemon grinder. It's possible that they've killed Pokemon Go. There is just so much potential with this app, but it doesn't seem like Niantic is the right partner for it. Sad... I've never used that function either. No wonder I never found any pokemon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undervalued Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 It's becoming much harder to catch pokemon now. Previously it was almost guaranteed catch as long as you throw the ball and it catches the pokemon. Now there is a 60% chance that it will break free forcing you to use extra Pokeballs even for common Pokemons. Is there any way to get coins without actually purchasing it using money? There is so much money that can be made with this game. I hope they don't destroy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepdive Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Am I the only one who hasn't played this game yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patmo Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Niantic removed the feature of the game that tells you how far away Pokemon are. And then they blocked third part sites from sourcing that info as well. So it's nearly impossible to track down Pokemon unless you randomly run into them. It goes beyond that, but Niantic has done a really bad job of rolling out the game. That's relatively common even for the biggest developers though. Take a look at what a hot mess Diablo 3 was, courtesy of arguably the best game developer of all time. Diablo 3 was still a huge commercial success. Or Riot Games with LoL, who continually make changes to their game and roll back or redo 20% of the time, and have to adjust their changes 80-100% of the time (made up %'s).The gem is there, Niantic just has to learn from the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastwarriors Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 It's becoming much harder to catch pokemon now. Previously it was almost guaranteed catch as long as you throw the ball and it catches the pokemon. Now there is a 60% chance that it will break free forcing you to use extra Pokeballs even for common Pokemons. Is there any way to get coins without actually purchasing it using money? There is so much money that can be made with this game. I hope they don't destroy it. I think you can get poke coins by taking over a rival gym. One of cousin took over a low level gym, she was rewarded some coins. I just found this guide by googling http://gamerant.com/pokemon-go-pokecoins-guide/undefined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCitiesCapital Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 It's becoming much harder to catch pokemon now. Previously it was almost guaranteed catch as long as you throw the ball and it catches the pokemon. Now there is a 60% chance that it will break free forcing you to use extra Pokeballs even for common Pokemons. Is there any way to get coins without actually purchasing it using money? There is so much money that can be made with this game. I hope they don't destroy it. I think you can get poke coins by taking over a rival gym. One of cousin took over a low level gym, she was rewarded some coins. I just found this guide by googling http://gamerant.com/pokemon-go-pokecoins-guide/undefined Yea - you get 10 coins for taking over a gym, but you have to claim them before it's taken back. Under the top right corner of the shopping tab in the game. If you maintain the gym, I think you get like 20 coins an hour or something, but you have to claim them. Otherwise you lose them all when you lose the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adesigar Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/health/pokemon-go-autism-aspergers/index.html I really hope Niantic doesn't mess this game up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picasso Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/health/pokemon-go-autism-aspergers/index.html I really hope Niantic doesn't mess this game up. I'm an aspie and so is my son. I can count my friends on a few fingers, social interactions are extremely awkward and unnatural, and I prefer to do things by myself. The first week that Pokemon Go came out, I would head out to Santa Monica beach at around 3 AM to catch some Pokemon. There were a lot of other "trainers" doing the same thing, so it was kind of fun to monitor how the crowds were reacting to different Pokemon. As I was walking back from the beach where it was a bit less populated, I run into a guy who is also trying to catch a Squirtle to evolve into Blastoise. We start working together to find them since he's only two away from his Blastoise. According to PokeVision, there are two Squirtle's that disappear in about five minutes and also about a five minute run down the beach. So some dude I've never met before is running down the beach with me at 4 AM to catch a couple Pokemon. I was laughing about it afterwards because it's something that my wife would be in complete disbelief about. The game is great in that you get to interact with people who normally would be difficult to engage with, especially for autistic people. I hope that Niantic gets their act together. There's also a lot of money to be made here, but I see usage falling off quite dramatically. I've even stopped playing and I'm probably the perfect candidate for the game. I remember as a kid putting a GameBoy and Pokemon Blue on layaway at Kmart and coming by every couple weeks to pay $5-10 before it was paid off and I could take it home. If you grew up very poor, Pokemon was such a highlight of your childhood. Now they have me at an age where I can spend a significant amount of money into the game (whether through hanging out at lures and buying food or actually spending money in the game - I probably dropped in $200+ the first week). Instead they lost me as a player so that's probably not a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/health/pokemon-go-autism-aspergers/index.html I really hope Niantic doesn't mess this game up. I'm an aspie and so is my son. I can count my friends on a few fingers, social interactions are extremely awkward and unnatural, and I prefer to do things by myself. The first week that Pokemon Go came out, I would head out to Santa Monica beach at around 3 AM to catch some Pokemon. There were a lot of other "trainers" doing the same thing, so it was kind of fun to monitor how the crowds were reacting to different Pokemon. As I was walking back from the beach where it was a bit less populated, I run into a guy who is also trying to catch a Squirtle to evolve into Blastoise. We start working together to find them since he's only two away from his Blastoise. According to PokeVision, there are two Squirtle's that disappear in about five minutes and also about a five minute run down the beach. So some dude I've never met before is running down the beach with me at 4 AM to catch a couple Pokemon. I was laughing about it afterwards because it's something that my wife would be in complete disbelief about. The game is great in that you get to interact with people who normally would be difficult to engage with, especially for autistic people. I hope that Niantic gets their act together. There's also a lot of money to be made here, but I see usage falling off quite dramatically. I've even stopped playing and I'm probably the perfect candidate for the game. I remember as a kid putting a GameBoy and Pokemon Blue on layaway at Kmart and coming by every couple weeks to pay $5-10 before it was paid off and I could take it home. If you grew up very poor, Pokemon was such a highlight of your childhood. Now they have me at an age where I can spend a significant amount of money into the game (whether through hanging out at lures and buying food or actually spending money in the game - I probably dropped in $200+ the first week). Instead they lost me as a player so that's probably not a good sign. I would like to learn more about why some people are putting the game away. Initially I thought the game would just feed off of nostalgia for some time before fading to a smaller hard-core userbase, but I could be wrong. Is the game less interesting because the catch rates are down? The 'three-step' system that didn't work? A lack of gameplay variation (no trading of pokemon, gym-battle system, no player vs player etc.)? Or the experience grind of catching the same two or three pokemon over and over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picasso Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Catch rate is down, so even on low level Pokemon with perfect throws and great balls they often run away. That's just a garbage cash grab to use up pokeballs. And that's if you can find the Pokemon. You'll see the ones you want to catch on your screen but you have no idea where they are. It's just lots of running around without any direction. It doesn't even triangulate properly. And then you have to constantly restart the app because it keeps Pokemon that have previously spawned but now disappeared on the list. It's really awful. I assume there will be better variation of play later but at the moment it's just lots of grindy "tap tap tap" that exists in other crappy fremium games. Not any fun if you're just going to walk around without any purpose and seeing the Pokemon you really want spawning without being able to get to them. If they can fix the tracking issue then the game improves immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkhet Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looks like Nintendo is bringing Super Mario to iOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastwarriors Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looks like Nintendo is bringing Super Mario to iOS. Super Mario Run! If I heard correctly it's going be on the App Store exclusively. Not sure for how long though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looks like Nintendo is bringing Super Mario to iOS. Super Mario Run! If I heard correctly it's going be on the App Store exclusively. Not sure for how long though. And Pokemon Go is getting an Apple Watch app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Wiedower Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Super Mario Run! If I heard correctly it's going be on the App Store exclusively. Not sure for how long though. I think it was initially misreported. I later read it will be on Android, but not for the initial launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Apparently Nintendo can still innovate on hardware/gameplay: It remains to be seen how good the actual experience would be, but it's good that they're still taking chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclecticvalue Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 See Liberty, and many people were saying Nintendo was dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 See Liberty, and many people were saying Nintendo was dead. Well, to be fair, at the time, it probably could've gone either way. It wasn't a given that they would make the right decisions to engineer a comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastwarriors Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 $10...for Super Mario Run.... https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/15/super-mario-run-iphone-ipad-release-date-price/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Good video on how Nintendo differs from most of the large game makers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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