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By Anna Ruthven 2016-08-01 00:28:41
That's an interesting concept. But I think its probably much simpler than that: they just coded it poorly.
also, this guy pretty much details this entire game's flaws really nicely and the fixes are spot on. If this were implemented, I bet there'd be a ton of happy faces.
 Guy has good ideas...and dear lord it's hard to AH on Ambien. I'm out guys, here's to getting some good news tomorrow.
EDIT: - Minor text fixes
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By Asura.Raelia 2016-08-01 01:19:12
Please never try to do anything on ambien. That ***is scary.
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By Lakshmi.Zerowone 2016-08-01 01:21:36
Other than fight the urge to sleep in order to have waking dreams but I wouldn't recommend doing a thing once in that state.
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By Cerberus.Jiko 2016-08-01 02:27:21
So far, the only stable app I found is Pokemesh. Works like Pokevision; countdown timer, map, etc... but just an app, not via web.
Will test more on this app.
First thoughts: Not sure if its due to the .api junk, but scans seem really slow or not much on them. searched up and down a few local streets, about 8-10 different scans over 5 suburban streets. although the circle is supposed to be the scan radius, I had to scan multiple times to get all the pokemon to appear.
Edit: Turns out my issues were because they were working on things during the time I was testing. Pokemesh update posted around 430am EST. Worth mentioning, notes mentions an "Overlay mode".
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By Grumpy Cat 2016-08-01 07:33:59
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By Anna Ruthven 2016-08-01 07:54:41
Looks like another update might be incoming, not so much to fix what they broke but Reddit alleges that it's to reset their app store rating.
Apple iOS App Store said: - Performance improvement in Pokémon details and list screens.
- Correct link for app upgrade.
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By Carbuncle.Elvaanmoq 2016-08-01 07:57:54
Just to confirm the radars not working is more a Niantic thing, they banned all of major cloud providers (AWS, Digital Ocean, etc.) IP ranges so people couldn't run a home-made radar from there.
So, yup, it's a war!
(Sometimes I wonder if I am a masochist... seeing how Square Enix and Niantic have in common of "punishing" player base and still wanting to play their games, I can't get myself away from FFXI or from Pokémon GO!).
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By Jetackuu 2016-08-01 08:03:33
subjective, personally I find them to be "meh."
Personally I just wish they'd do something like increase spawn rate when using an incense.
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By Anna Ruthven 2016-08-01 08:09:55
subjective, personally I find them to be "meh."
Personally I just wish they'd do something like increase spawn rate when using an incense. Dude... I was on Ambien...
Carbuncle.Elvaanmoq said: »Just to confirm the radars not working is more a Niantic thing, they banned all of major cloud providers (AWS, Digital Ocean, etc.) IP ranges so people couldn't run a home-made radar from there.
So, yup, it's a war!
(Sometimes I wonder if I am a masochist... seeing how Square Enix and Niantic have in common of "punishing" player base and still wanting to play their games, I can't get myself away from FFXI or from Pokémon GO!). I know that feel. Na-na-na, come on!
By Jetackuu 2016-08-01 08:26:21
Dude... I was on Ambien...
I'm certain most of the posters here are on drugs, your point?
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By Anna Ruthven 2016-08-01 08:29:21
I'd like to be a fly on the wall in Niantic HQ today.
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By Ragnarok.Rydal 2016-08-01 08:31:27
Just going to leave this here.
This made me bust of laughing (cry laughing) in my quiet office.
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By Lakshmi.Buukki 2016-08-01 08:33:08
I'd like to be a fly on the wall in Niantic HQ today.
Square Enix is having a conference call with Niantic as we speak. It goes as follows:
"For the longest while, we sucked hard at communicating with out playerbase. Now...welp, thanks for taking the heat off us."
Meeting Adjourned.
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By Bismarck.Dubai 2016-08-01 08:35:17
Vaporean's "Water Gun" had been nerfed from 10damage to 6damage.
RIP water gun, you will be missed.
On another note, they said they did these changes cause it was apparently too overpowered to say the least. And to give a kind of a mixture of Pokemon to take leads in gyms, not just the usual Vaporean, Snorlax, Lapris.
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By Anna Ruthven 2016-08-01 08:39:19
Vaporean's "Water Gun" had been nerfed from 10damage to 6damage.
RIP water gun, you will be missed.
On another note, they said they did these changes cause it was apparently too overpowered to say the least. And to give a kind of a mixture of Pokemon to take leads in gyms, not just the usual Vaporean, Snorlax, Lapris. That's the least of most people's concerns.
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By Lakshmi.Buukki 2016-08-01 08:46:31
This is why a few pages back I SPECIFICALLY stated that people should not be spending any stardust just yet at the moment. The game is too early, and balance changes and wild pokemon can be caught anywhere. Don't buy into the IVs hype just yet, they can nerf something just as quickly as it became popular.
The good news is, Vaporeon is still somewhat decent if it has Hydro Pump, since that got a huge buff. Snorlax is fine if it has Zen Headbutt and not Lick, and Lapras (if it has Blizzard) is currently the most OP thing in the game right now. If you have Solar Beam or Hyper Beam also, you're pretty golden as well.
Changes Changes Changes.
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By Cerberus.Jiko 2016-08-01 09:07:34
Carbuncle.Elvaanmoq said: »Just to confirm the radars not working is more a Niantic thing, they banned all of major cloud providers (AWS, Digital Ocean, etc.) IP ranges so people couldn't run a home-made radar from there.
So, yup, it's a war!
(Sometimes I wonder if I am a masochist... seeing how Square Enix and Niantic have in common of "punishing" player base and still wanting to play their games, I can't get myself away from FFXI or from Pokémon GO!). So far, the only stable app I found is Pokemesh. Works like Pokevision; countdown timer, map, etc... but just an app, not via web.
Will test more on this app.
First thoughts: Not sure if its due to the .api junk, but scans seem really slow or not much on them. searched up and down a few local streets, about 8-10 different scans over 5 suburban streets. although the circle is supposed to be the scan radius, I had to scan multiple times to get all the pokemon to appear.
Edit: Turns out my issues were because they were working on things during the time I was testing. Pokemesh update posted around 430am EST. Worth mentioning, notes mentions an "Overlay mode".
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2016-08-01 10:30:08
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2016-08-01 11:42:37
I'm glad there is a company with worse communication than Square-Enix out there. Afterall, the equation must balance.
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By Asura.Lokimaru 2016-08-01 11:49:53
Why does the title of the thread say "Minor text fixes" too? :O?
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2016-08-01 11:51:27
Why does the title of the thread say "Minor text fixes" too? :O?
Mocking Niantic's update notes.
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By Asura.Lokimaru 2016-08-01 12:01:41
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »Why does the title of the thread say "Minor text fixes" too? :O?
Mocking Niantic's update notes. I guess I didn't get it cuz I didn't read those. Thanks. :P
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By Quetzalcoatl.Kyrial 2016-08-01 12:40:36
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Let's just take a minute to appreciate that when you see this done in videos, they actually have water in them, which weighs the bottle down to land properly. Spark just did it with an empty bottle. He's just that good.
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By Cerberus.Tidis 2016-08-01 13:10:50
So like, since the update my character will regularly just stop walking along with my movement, like every 5-10 seconds and every time I interact with something (pokestop, gym, pokemon) to the point it is pretty unplayable.
Anyone else having similar issues? I have always had problems before but it has never been this bad.
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By Lakshmi.Buukki 2016-08-01 13:25:06
You mean as in Pokestops keep saying "Try again Later" but don't turn purple or produce items?
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By Cerberus.Tidis 2016-08-01 13:29:15
You mean as in Pokestops keep saying "Try again Later" but don't turn purple or produce items? Well I've had that too but it wasn't too bad, I just had to reload the app, I'll be walking around and my character will stop moving and won't start again until I restart the app, and it happens 5-10 seconds after launching the app.
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By Anna Ruthven 2016-08-01 13:33:12
Quetzalcoatl.Kyrial said: »Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Let's just take a minute to appreciate that when you see this done in videos, they actually have water in them, which weighs the bottle down to land properly. Spark just did it with an empty bottle. He's just that good. Can he pencil-spin though?
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By Lakshmi.Buukki 2016-08-01 13:43:44
You mean as in Pokestops keep saying "Try again Later" but don't turn purple or produce items? Well I've had that too but it wasn't too bad, I just had to reload the app, I'll be walking around and my character will stop moving and won't start again until I restart the app, and it happens 5-10 seconds after launching the app.
Not sure about the latter, as I haven't updated to the new version yet. However, I will say that Battery Saver tends to mess up my game more often than it helps. If I have a stable connection, sure it works here and there. But any time I put my phone in my pocket and don't actively rotate the view, my screen freezes. It could be something similar (a server disconnect, an unstable connection, overheated device).
Overall, the game is so damn buggy, some days its not worth playing. I would re-test the scenario NOT using Battery saver and see if that makes a noticeable difference.
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By Anna Ruthven 2016-08-01 13:48:36
While I don't approve of the recent changes, I plan to still play in hopes things will improve. I most likely won't be making in-app purchases though.
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By Cerberus.Senkyuutai 2016-08-01 13:51:48
Bought a 20$ portable battery, no more battery worries nor buggy battery saver mode.
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So they just announced this:
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I realize the game itself won't look anything like this until maybe a decade or two of updates, if ever. Even so, I am happy to be alive in this day and age.
For perspective, it is very reminscent but NOT TO BE CONFUSED with Google's April Fool's joke:
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