deanb Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 http://nianticlabs.com/blog/pokemon-go-first-look/ First official look at Pokemon GO. I'm sort of interested in it. I'd given Ingress a bit of a go but was all overly confusing ARGness so this at least I know the "story" of. Be itneresting to see how much it gets screwed up with microtransactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 The obvious answer is that they'll sell bundles of special types of pokeballs in their little cash shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Okay. Pokemon Go is out and playable. If you're running Android its available in certain countries via Google Play, and the places its not? APK that shit. I caught a Bulbasaur on my pillow. It was rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I caught a Squirtle. Didn't use the AR though. The IAP goes up to £80 which I think is pretty scummy for a child-targetted app. Especially given, as noted by someone on Twitter, that'd buy you both Sun and Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I've been sad enough to go for a 1 mile long walk this morning. Here are my findings.... Its kind of boring. Like, I've got these pokemon. Now what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Be the very best, like no one ever was? Catch them is the real test. To train them is your cause. Travel across the land, searching far and wide? I mean, weren't you paying attention as a kid? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I preferred Digimon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Well then di..di...di...digimon. I've gone on a round trip outside my house and skirting the Town Moor, got a few pokemon. Surprisingly few pokemon in the "grassy" areas, mostly in houses n such. Also unsure how it scales up in getting the more uncommon stuff, so far have Weedles, Pidgeys, Rattatas mainly; the usual early start stuff. Though I did have a Koffing on my radar once (well, as in the "Nearby" thing, not in the player location circle thingy). It's a bit slow is my only major issue I guess, like in getting pokemon and being able to find them. I'll be walking into town later this week so I'll see how it fairs in more densely packed areas. Need to be level 5 to be able to start taking over "Gyms", which'll likely be the main part of the game. Worth noting like Ingress it's main thing is to get you up n walking about, it's a Google Maps dataminer in the shape of a game. So if you're not up for having a gander around town, or visiting other places (I've got two trips away planned this month so I'm sorted) then you're a bit effed and it won't be for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I wish there was a little more built onto the base model I guess. The ability to fight your friends or trade with them. Its already gotten me out of the house once, but if I've got a day trip planned I'd really rather not spend the entire time looking at my phone collecting digital Pokémon. I'll stay with it, cause it can still be fun but I'm thinking its a little too limited at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I'd really rather not spend the entire time looking at my phone collecting digital Pokémon. That's what the story expensive bracelet is for. Get shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) [...] if I've got a day trip planned I'd really rather not spend the entire time looking at my phone collecting digital Pokémon. [...] That's what the very expensive bracelet is for. Edited July 6, 2016 by TheFlyingGerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Aaaand the servers are down. Of course they are. Why wouldn't they be? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 A friend is upset cos she's on iOS so can't sideload it, but now happy that the servers are down so we can't play it either. But one of those issues will be rectified sooner than the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 It's her own fault for tying herself to an iOS phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 She has a KindleFire but is paranoid about using sideloading n "getting banned". But we're pointing out no one is getting banned for using a OS function on an app that's launched and made by devs owned by the OS owners, and funded by the OS owners. edit: We had a group chat set up to coordinate Team Yellow efforts but have outside of that chat decided to stop posting about our progress cos iOS is getting pissy n whiny about being "left behind", when we've noted it's like half an hour of walking around and she'd be caught up (and given she's out of work atm she's got that time). In this particular instance I have little empathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 CAN I PLEASE JUST PICK A FUCKING NAME ALREADY?! I'VE BEEN PUTTING IN NAMES FOR THE PAST HOUR AND EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS BEEN TAKEN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Do you know when it's officially out in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 A friend is upset cos she's on iOS so can't sideload it, but now happy that the servers are down so we can't play it either. But one of those issues will be rectified sooner than the other I bet she was furious when Android got Instagram right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 @Misterjack: Housemate had similar issues too, though he was like trying shit like "Piere" n such rather than a unique online name. @TFG: Android Police have reported it rolling out in US n UK as of this morning. Seems it's regional, then device based roll out so give it a bit but should be out for you by tonight I'd imagine. @Dan: Not entirely like that. Less an issue of Android vs iOS and more that we're all playing n being like "we joined Team Instinct, n caught a Koffing n wooh adventures" n shit, and she's the girl outside the window looking in. She did eventually give in and try to load it on her Kindle, but turns out it doesn't have a rear camera so no-go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 @Misterjack: Housemate had similar issues too, though he was like trying shit like "Piere" n such rather than a unique online name. @TFG: Android Police have reported it rolling out in US n UK as of this morning. Seems it's regional, then device based roll out so give it a bit but should be out for you by tonight I'd imagine. @Dan: Not entirely like that. Less an issue of Android vs iOS and more that we're all playing n being like "we joined Team Instinct, n caught a Koffing n wooh adventures" n shit, and she's the girl outside the window looking in. She did eventually give in and try to load it on her Kindle, but turns out it doesn't have a rear camera so no-go. Can't she turn off the AR mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Not if the app is physically incompatible with the device to even install. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 There are a few things about this game I don't quite get. 1) What's with the green circle inside of the wild pokemon? Is that just for show or is it a timing based thing for when you're supposed to hit it with the ball? 2) The app does notify you when a pokemon is nearby even if your phone is on standby, right? I was walking around earlier with my phone in my pocket and didn't find a single one. 3) Are pokemon locations randomized? Or am I actually going to have to go to the beach to get a water type? 4) Do day/night cycles affect spawns? This is the first time I wish a mobile game had a manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 The green circle gets you extra xp if you hit it with the pokeball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 1. Green circle (which is also yellow, orange and red in level of difficulty) will earn you "Nice" "Great" "Perfect" if you nail it that zone, holding down the pokeball shrinks it (until it then enlarges again), and if you spin the ball you get a sparkle n curve on it too, which I believe also get more XP. 2. Nope, game needs to be on to alert you, and also to count distance walked to hatch eggs. Turn on "Battery Saver Mode" in the settings, put phone upside down and it darkens it, then stick an earbud in and walk around. You'll get a vibrate for pokemon, and a sort of beepey tone for Pokestops (with lower pitched when you walk out of range). The amount of footsteps (from 0 to 3) is the range to the pokemon, you can triangulate. The pokemon are sort of location based, so in the local park area we've found Nidorans, Caterpies n such, and nearby in more built up street area it's like pidgeys n rattatas. And yeah near water is usually water types. It also changes at night, just like real pokemon. So yeah you won't complete your pokedex sitting on your ass (the entire aim of the app is getting folks travelling around) 3. Oh I guess I covered that above. 4. Oh same again. I guess for the above: Now is a time to pick up a battery pack. They're extremely affordable these days (some companies even throw out branded ones like the trend for branded USB sticks), and well worth having in the modern survival toolkit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 It's kind of bizarre to seeing a group of kids walking around. You totally know what they are doing with their phones out. Then there's me walking to my car hoping to get catch a pokemon (got a Paras). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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