Off-Kilter
Banned
More Zubats?!
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Pokemon Go - Halloween Event
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friskykillface
Banned
#FreeCharizard
Still want that Pokemon and then I'll quit due to the stupid 10 gyms everywhere
I'm really surprised they didn't sell eggs at $2,$5 and $10 when the game released, they would have made so much bank
Still want that Pokemon and then I'll quit due to the stupid 10 gyms everywhere
I'm really surprised they didn't sell eggs at $2,$5 and $10 when the game released, they would have made so much bank
Glad you have your priorities straight.
I've caught maybe 12 zubats ever and 0 drowzee (got one in an egg). They are not where I live at all. This is good news for me, as none of these pokemon are common for me.
Was planning on retiring pokemon go walks for the year til weather got warm again, but maybe not (I'd still play in the car while parked/passenger)!
Nightmare452
Member
Zubats are an infestation where I live. However, more Gastlys, Haunters & Gengars are very much welcomed. Might actually replay the app.
SiegfriedFM
Member
I've played for three months. I've caught 1459 Pokemon. Of those, ONE is a Charmander. Meanwhile I've seen 105 Drowzees (not counting many many more I'm just ignoring), 67 Gastly and 46 Zubat. Now that I have a Gengar, all of these are on my ignore list.
I'd welcome a fire themed event since those just don't spawn up here.
I'd welcome a fire themed event since those just don't spawn up here.
The game had been grossly mishandled but holy internet hyperbole Batman. The app had been released in first countries 3.5 months ago, you think they should have started adding new generations before launch or what?
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Deleted member 231381
Unconfirmed Member
I'm well into the 6000s and have encountered 3 Charmander. One was my starter and one was from a 2k egg.
Calm waterfall
Banned
Zubat? Ugh, the damn thing is the hardest pokemon to catch lol.
Also nice with Gastly i am missing the last evolution. Should have Abra and its evolution.
Also nice with Gastly i am missing the last evolution. Should have Abra and its evolution.
Already Torn
Banned
Finally, just what I needed to get back in. Can't wait to catch a Zubat!
Linkstrikesback
Member
I can't believe the games been out what, 3, 4 months? now and they haven't even added at least gen 2 pokemon.
clay_ghost
Member
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
I want my fucking MewTwo.
SiegfriedFM
Member
I think the reactions show that the regional differences, while cool in theory, are a problem without trading. I mean, everyone gets the same caterpies and spearows every day, fine. But when there are loads of fairly common Pokemon that haven't been seen after three months, the distribution is wrong.
It does make job trips to the big city more interesting, but if I hadn't had that option, I wouldn't have 10-20 Pokemon at all.
It does make job trips to the big city more interesting, but if I hadn't had that option, I wouldn't have 10-20 Pokemon at all.
Diablohead
Member
Help I can't hold all this zubat candy
Vital Tundra
Member
When your app is as shallow as it is, you need to do something other than these extremely minor updates. It's clear this game doesn't have the legs that maybe was thought it had. I don't expect to see new Pokemon so early, but something substantial should have already came to the app but all we have is partner Pokemon to grind candy. It's clear the game doesn't have enough to offer and one thing that makes Pokemon exciting, is new Pokemon, and trading Pokemon. But wait both of those things don't even appear to be coming.
I think Gen 2 can wait until December or January. I also don't think that's the actual problem, but the fact that there's almost nothing to do in the game, and for the main point of the thing being getting some exercise, the distance tracker doesn't always work properly, the pokemon tracker is worthless, and if you are riding a bicycle it renders the whole thing meaningless since the top speed is so low.
Personally, make it so that you can at least ride a bicycle and give me a few extra things to do, and I would think about going back to the game. As it is right now though, yeah... the fact that it's been 3 months and there's no major update for a game where they've racked up so much money makes you wonder what the support will be when things calm down more.
WrenchNinja
Member
If I never see a Drowzee again it'll be too soon
Daily quests, better rewards for holding gyms, special events every couple of weeks "For this week only, spawn rates of Dratini are increased, and stardust rates are doubled!"
Those minor things would have at least give us something to do and make it feel like a real game and not just a shitty nostalgia simulator. If they had added stuff like that I would forgive then not introducing Gen 2 yet, but there is absolutely nothing. Most updates now revolve around the Plus accessory and nothing else.
It was obvious how shallow it was from the very beginning but I at least thought that after a few months there would be something built upon the base game. Are there like 3 people managing this entire game?
Those minor things would have at least give us something to do and make it feel like a real game and not just a shitty nostalgia simulator. If they had added stuff like that I would forgive then not introducing Gen 2 yet, but there is absolutely nothing. Most updates now revolve around the Plus accessory and nothing else.
It was obvious how shallow it was from the very beginning but I at least thought that after a few months there would be something built upon the base game. Are there like 3 people managing this entire game?
I've never seen a Drowzee/Hypno and I've been playing daily since launch, and I've caught maybe one Ghastly in all that time as well. This will be nice to finally fill out my 'dex some more.
Two of my coworkers still play, but we primarily use the game as an excuse to go on two or three 15 minute walks each day. We hatch eggs and hit up four PokeStops along our route. I really hope that the candy you get from eggs is at least doubled, as well.
Two of my coworkers still play, but we primarily use the game as an excuse to go on two or three 15 minute walks each day. We hatch eggs and hit up four PokeStops along our route. I really hope that the candy you get from eggs is at least doubled, as well.
BoboBrazil
Member
Stopped playing once they started making catch rates lower. Uninstalled when they blocked rooted phones. Fuck off Niantic.
Quoting myself from the first page:
It's absolutely clear that the game shows inherent long legs when it can rival games with some of the best retention numbers across all gaming platforms.
345triangle
Member
i have never once seen a drowzee anywhere in japan but when i visited the UK a couple months ago there were so many i got an evolved hypno in days.
distribution is weird. hopefully this gets me a gengar at least!
distribution is weird. hopefully this gets me a gengar at least!
PinkCrayon
Member
Oh boy more of the most common pokemon.
avrophantasm
Member
Double candy yields? Nice.
More Zubat and Drowzee? Not so nice.
Maybe when Gen 2 is released, we'll get more Umbreon and Houndour spawns instead. Now that'll be worth going out into the cold, Canadian autumn rain for.
More Zubat and Drowzee? Not so nice.
Maybe when Gen 2 is released, we'll get more Umbreon and Houndour spawns instead. Now that'll be worth going out into the cold, Canadian autumn rain for.
bananafactory
Banned
This seems like a fine event. I don't understand why people are so upset with it
Gonna try and grab myself a Gengar!
Gonna try and grab myself a Gengar!
Ricky Ricardo
Member
YO, I've never even seen a Drowsee, only hatched one, so ... yes please. I'll start playing again
MulderYuffie
Member
I know the feel just came back from a visit to see my family for two weeks for my birthday in a way more populated busy city with TONS to catch every time I went outside. Now i'm back home where outside of wifi in our house my phone gets no internet in this backwoods village and you'd be lucky to catch much anyways so i'm totally boned here.
chrominance
Member
The list of increased spawns just shows how little thought went into the event. Niantic already knows there are significant parts of the world where Drowzees are super common; they came up with the spawn formulas themselves! So why create an event where the most common pokemon just spawn in even greater numbers? Yes, there are areas where there are no Drowzees, and for them this event is a lot better. But would it have killed them to come up with something a bit more nuanced than "lol ghost pokemon spawn more have fun"? Even just a different list of increased spawns for areas where ghost pokemon are already common? All this does is raise demand for a mass-transfer option (that I have zero faith Niantic will actually implement) for anyone in Drowzee, Gastly and Zubat-heavy areas..
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Lol I do. Been following their progress for a while, especially since I'm 15 Pokemon away from completing the deck.
Someone here brought up the idea of releasing different pokemon via seasonal batches or events instead of entire generations and I think this would've been an amazing idea for this Halloween event.
Pinko Marx
Banned
Hah! As soon as I read more common Zubats I went to delete the app. Haven't opened it in months anyways.
somecrazymember
Banned
This is not a critique but a genuine question: is there still a lot of people playing Pokemon GO?
That's the issue for me as well.
This event is incredible for the double candy alone. Basically it's 8 candies per transferred evo fodder. There's a park that's a bulba nest, so I'm definitely going this weekend to farm for Venusaur. Shouldn't take long. I'm also going to walk a bunch for the candy. Getting candy four times faster and getting more per egg.
Damn fine timing if you're at 130ish Pokémon and you want to fill out your dex.
Damn fine timing if you're at 130ish Pokémon and you want to fill out your dex.
Dirtyshubb
Member
What a really shitty event for such a huge game.
It's becoming more and more obvious how out of their depth niantic are when it comes to something like this. Also they are seriously taking the piss with the choice of pokemon on offer, that's basically the top 3 most common pokemon for me.
Maybe things will change but it's going to take a long time.
If they want inspiration they need to look at marvel future fight for a f2p game done right. Content rich Base game, lots of unlockables, tonnes of updating and fixing plus lots of events that tie into external events.
It's becoming more and more obvious how out of their depth niantic are when it comes to something like this. Also they are seriously taking the piss with the choice of pokemon on offer, that's basically the top 3 most common pokemon for me.
Maybe things will change but it's going to take a long time.
If they want inspiration they need to look at marvel future fight for a f2p game done right. Content rich Base game, lots of unlockables, tonnes of updating and fixing plus lots of events that tie into external events.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Cool i guess
Are they gonna remove any more features again?
Yep. I've only seen 3 ghastly and have been playing since launch.
Are they gonna remove any more features again?
Yep. I've only seen 3 ghastly and have been playing since launch.