Pokémon GO: Catch 'Em All in the Real World
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Jawehawk
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How do you know how lucrative my excrement is?
And it's also entirely besides the point. Poorly made or outright broken games make a lot of money all the time. That does not magically excuse them from being bad and/or broken (except of course when looked at from the eyes of the shareholders). If your only arguement in defence of the game is "you aren't forced to play it", then that is a clear sign that something is wrong with the game.
If you make a game build around exploration and collecting certain things, you need to make sure that the player can rely on more than just pure dumb luck.
Bear in mind that the game has been in early development since 2014. So two years, and this is all they could achieve?
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You don't need a company to design a game or an app or anything.
Most apps and mobile games you see out there are designed by a single induvidual or very small groups. Many of them have become some of the most popular and successful apps.
I understand your point. I can also agree with you, to a certain point. You should also remember that in the old Pokemon games, the spawns were quite similar to Pokemon GO.
You would find loads of Pidgey's, Zubat's, Rattata's etc in the tall grass. And the occasional rare and better pocketmonster.
To be fair, that is true... But at the moment there is no way to lower the health of the pokemon you're facing, or putting it to sleep etc. So you can only rely on Razz Berry, a better pokeball and a good throw to capture it. But the developers also said they will change it as the current state was something like "10% of the finished game".
You are entitled to your opinion, but don't force your opinion on someone else.
If you're not happy with the game and don't enjoy it. Don't play it.
Or better yet, contact the developers with ideas and constructive feedback. Chances are they won't read it and/or do anything about it, but its better than complaining to someone who has no control over the game.
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No. Because it won't count the steps over a certain speed.
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Hey guys. New to the thread. Been playing Pokemon GO for about a month now. Wasn't a whole lot to catch in Italy or Belgium when I was there. Didn't even see a Mr. Mime pop up on the nearby screen. LVL 15 now. Best Wild Pokemon catches so far have been Tauros, Blastoise, Scyther, Lickitung and Primeape. Got 3 10Km eggs right now. Really hoping for a Lapras or a Snorlax. Really don't want a Pinsar.
Anyway, have a good day guys. Time to go out and find more Pokemon!
Anyway, have a good day guys. Time to go out and find more Pokemon!
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I really hate how much the Pokemon break free now since the update. Last night I was down to 10 Pokeballs, and wasted all of them trying to catch a damn Pidgeot. I managed to catch it on five out of the ten throws, in which it broke free from every single one.
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Your counter point is rather just as extreme as his, to be honest. No one's asking for the big 3 evolutions around every corner, but there are more types of Pokemon besides the typical 4 that can spawn at a more frequent pace.Phoenix
That's not what he's addressing at all. The issue is that a Trainer at Level 20 encountering the same CP Pokemon a Trainer at Level 5-10 encounters has a significantly harder time catching. There's not much sound reasoning as to why you can catch a bunch of low powered Pidgeys and Caterpies early on with ease, and finding similar ones at Level 20 that easily waste 3-5 Pokeballs.Okay, pokemons who are stronger and better the higher trainer level you have, should be easier to catch than the weaker ones???
Magikarps are a big example considering how stupidly easy they were to capture (which was fine given the 400 needed to evolve), and now post-update, they can run away without notice.
Except this isn't 1996 when the games first came out. It's 2016. Games change.
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The point was that finding the more rare and special ones too often will ruin the excitement when you first find one. The ones mentioned was only examples. One example is Snorlax... I'm actually bored of finding him now. Got like 70 Snorlax candy for my 2100 CP beast.
Even an Onix is rare to find (no matter how bad it is in battle). Should keep it that way.
I really don't mind finding loads of Pidgey's, Weedle's, Drowzee's etc... It's just easy XP, Candy and basically free evolves.
Also, if you only ever find about 4 or so different regulars, then you don't move around much.
And yes, spawns are somewhat random, but big buildings such as malls and factories etc are great for finding rare ones. I'm lucky enough to live on a regular Eevee spawn, so I get loads of Eevee candy all the time.
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I travel a 25 mile distance to work to find the same 4. If I travel an extra 15 miles north to a friends', same deal. It's not a matter of how much you move around.Also, if you only ever find about 4 or so different regulars, then you don't move around much.
Your comment about big buildings and factories is why you find the same 4 everywhere; because what determines finding different Pokemon involves actually going to largely populated blocks in a city. Rural players get the short end of the stick because the game focuses on locations with the highest cellular data to increase spawn rates. Big cities, or major areas such as Santa Monica pier or Central Park have incredibly huge spawn rates. All of this is due to how Ingress was developed & how XM concentration was usually founded by a couple theories involving where the highest data usage was, where the most Ingress players were playing, and even WiFi hot spots. In short, areas with a lot of activity.
So, if you want to find better Pokemon in the game, it's not a case of walking around your area. It's a case of finding out where XM concentrations (which influences Pokemon spawns) are highest in your city, and going there, which turn out to be large cities and parks.
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