Pokémon GO - Complaint Threads and moving forward |
- Complaint Threads and moving forward
- [Discussion] Who else is feeling very discouraged to play?
- Dear Niantic, can you please stop robbing us from our victories?
- For a game less than than one and half year old, no field test is supposed to take absurdly 3month. Not to mention it involves one of the most valuable beasts.
- [Idea] Daily Outbreaks of Pokemon
- [Idea] Pokémon GO 2: What PoGo could be...
- He's a keeper!
- [Idea] If/when there is a Fighting-type event, it should be a charity event to fight cancer
- Niantic lied to us. There was no announcement.
- [Photo] Can Somebody Explain this??
- [Complaint] Where have all the potions gone?
- What does everyone think of this? Niantic is apparently handpicking 'famous' testers for some mysterious event/features to likely hype them up before release..
- Just wanted to say good bye and thanks
- Will we ever have an in-game chat?
- [Complaint] Lets be proactive. Sign the petition to have Ex Raids removed
- To those who have received EX raid invites and caught Mewtwo - what is your opinion of the game? Are you still playing?
- Evolving and CP
- Little photo I made for my Thanksgiving event expectations. Made in 15-20 minutes!
- [Idea] Varying Raid Rewards Depending On Raid Boss
- I caught a ditto after not playing for a year!
- Serious discussion - what’s your planned spend on the future game? Lone players especially.
| Complaint Threads and moving forward Posted: 17 Nov 2017 10:40 AM PST Hello Trainers! We come to you with some rule changes that we hope This subreddit has become a place for people to vent their frustrations and concerns, and a lot of the time it is done in an uncivilized manner that does not promote discussion, it is simply the user lashing out. We'd like to move away from that, and try and promote more discussion based threads. Going forward:
We aren't looking to silence your opinions, we're just hoping to lean the sub towards a more civilized constructive discussion, and away from rudeness. We're hoping this changed approach will make a difference to the environment here. If you'd like to help, please report rude threads, and we will take action on them. We are also currently looking for any volunteers that want to help make this sub a better place, click here if you're interested in joining the mod team (We'll be closing the applications Monday). Feel free to use this thread to discuss these changes, or send us a modmail any time. Edit: to the first bullet point [link] [comments]  | ||
| [Discussion] Who else is feeling very discouraged to play? Posted: 17 Nov 2017 03:58 PM PST It seems there's no benefit to contuing to play anymore because there's nothing new to do in the game. Lots of people I know who play are feeling very depressed; we have meet ups every week and each time they seem more and more disinterested. Does anyone else feel like the 'adventure' aspect of the game really has no substance to it anymore? It's just not worth it... Only the spoofers are getting Mewtwo while many people are stuck here with no ex Raids :( [link] [comments]  | ||
| Dear Niantic, can you please stop robbing us from our victories? Posted: 17 Nov 2017 05:52 AM PST As one of few challenges left in the game, many players enjoy solo raiding. However, anyone who's even the least passionate about solo raiding can tell you about a raid where they really did deserve a victory but were robbed of the last few seconds, resulting in a Time's Up screen where there should have been a You Win! Now, there are many problems with raiding – pretty much no one starts with a full timer, the game is much better optimized for iOS than Android, there are various glitches and bugs causing problems – but, in my opinion, the most infuriating issue is that many of us time out with several seconds remaining on the clock. I've had this happen to me way too many times now.
All of these end with a Time's Up screen – unfairly, if you ask me. Niantic, I don't know the technical details of how to solve this (perhaps this subreddit does?), and I am sure you already have a ton of other work to do, but can you please stop robbing us of our victories? [link] [comments]  | ||
| Posted: 17 Nov 2017 05:00 PM PST For a game that makes million dollars, it would have been much better if 10% of the money has been reinvested. And yet, 2month, no communication at all? Are they testing how angry we can be!!! [link] [comments]  | ||
| [Idea] Daily Outbreaks of Pokemon Posted: 17 Nov 2017 08:19 PM PST
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| [Idea] Pokémon GO 2: What PoGo could be... Posted: 17 Nov 2017 10:30 AM PST Pokemon Go 2.0What Pokemon Go could be...IntroductionPokémon GO is an awesome game, but since the launch, the majority of players have stopped playing because there's just no depth to the game. This article is what I would change about Pokémon GO if I had the opportunity to do so. I try to address some of the major issues for rural players as well, and just change the things that don't make any sense whatsoever to begin with. I'm trying to do this in a way that makes sense (commercially) as well, with additional interesting ways to spend gold. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Niantic in any way, nor am I a game developer. Most of the ideas are mine, albeit inspired on modern idle/mobile games. Disclaimer 2: I know a lot of these things can and would be abused by spoofers and other forms of cheaters. These people shouldn't dictate how the game is played however, and instead should be dealt with. Moreover, a lot of people spoofing right now do so because they cannot play in their physical location, which a lot of my changes try to solve. Disclaimer 3: I made this mostly for fun, because i wanted to do something creative around Pokémon GO, and as an exercise in game design and UX design. I welcome any critiques you may have, along with correcting my English, since it's not my native language. Let's get into it!
1. Pokémon catches1.1 Stardust rewardsWhen catching a less desirable pokémon, you were always rewarded the same amount of stardust. This leads to the unintuitive idea that low level pokémon are more desirable than higher level ones, since they're easier to catch. In short, you should be rewarded for your effort in catching a higher level pokémon.
2. Items2.1 ShopSimply buying revives, potions or pokéballs feels like a trap since more densily pokéstopped areas allow you to get these easily for free. For more rural areas however, we're introducing a new item that will provide trainers with an alternative way of acquiring basic gameplay items. Also, we're giving trainers the option to change their team. Another issue we're addressing is trainers missing nearby pokémon because they take no priority in the "nearby" screen. You will now be able to buy permanent "filters" to make specific pokémon no longer appear on the nearby list.
2.2 Supply DropA supply drop is an item that will spawn a box of basic items within walking distance of your location. Players receive one every day provided they do not already own one. The box is only visible for the player that spawned it.
IMAGE: https://imgur.com/6NUgzfu 2.3 Raid PassLosing a raid pass because you weren't able to play for a while hurts. Rural players especially, who need to travel to find raids they can do, are victim of this. That's why raid passes now accumulate up to 3 times. This way, players can go 2 days without raiding and have 3 passes available to them the third day.
2.4 IncenseIncense have basically become irrelevant for most players, since the pokémon they spawn are usually common and far apart, making them not worth their money. We're giving incense more value to players unable to access different biome's or nests by adding a candy-blending mechanic. On top of that, incense will now increase the capability of your buddy pokémon!
IMAGE: https://imgur.com/BEgnyn7 2.5 Daily login bonus
IMAGE: https://imgur.com/iJz2vWl 3. Battle systemI won't be spending too much time on this, because other people have done so already, so I will instead be referring to Trainer Tips ' video on a reworked battle system, because I found it very well thought out, realistic and open for growth. Go follow the guy. He rocks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPL0roMnjjg Note: I will be continuing my ideas based on Nick's proposal for the battle system. 4. Gyms4.1 Attacking and defending gymsTaking over and holding gyms has not been very exciting since the gym update, so we're giving players a competitive incentive to compete for their local gyms again for more than just your daily coins.Also, remote berry feeding should feel less impactful than doing so at the gym, so we're nerfing the effect of golden razz berries.
IMAGE: https://imgur.com/xMDAfF4 IMAGE: https://imgur.com/6N5OGjJ 4.2 RaidsRaids have become stale for most players due to always having the same few pokémon in raids. That's why the pokémon appearing in raids will now be rotated every other week. We're also rewarding players for coming with the right counters and packing the biggest punch, along with giving another incentive to try and solo raids.
IMAGE: https://imgur.com/6N5OGjJ On top of this, we're giving players a way to communicate and arrange meetings at raids, without relying on third-party communication.
IMAGE: https://imgur.com/WBuu4J9 4.3 Battle LobbyHaving a lot of pokémon can make it difficult to know which is which. Long pressing on a pokémon in the lobby will now display information.
4.4 EX RaidsThe current way EX Raids are handed out feels too much reliant on luck, and active players aren't necessarily rewarded for their effort, which was exactly what we wanted to achieve with EX Raids. So we're making it a little easier to get an EX Raid invitation through other ways, along with adding consistency and better communication to the old method.
5. Player Profile5.1 Medals & badges
5.2 Trainer PointsOne thing Pokémon GO lacks right now is a competitive aspect. That's why we're introducing a new metric for trainers to compare to each other.
6. Interface and User Experience6.1 Notifications & InterfaceRight now, aside from a pokémon spawning, shaking your phone or the sound indicator upon nearing a pokéstop is the only "head's up" the game gives you for anything. That's why we're adding a new notification system to the game. Basically, we're making the interface more interactive.
6.2 InboxThe inbox will hold more permanent/long-term notifications. It replaces the "news" section in your profile.
6.3 Push NotificationsFully customizable Push notifications allow you to get the right information at the right time.
6.4 GO PlusThe GO Plus feels lackluster, and with the changes to stardust rewards for harder pokémon, we made some quality of life changes.
7. QuestsPokéStops will now periodically spawn a quest master for 8 hours (familiar faces from the franchise!), for which you will be notified. When near the PokéStop, you will be able to accept (or deny) a quest for which, upon completion and returning to the quest master, you will be rewarded. Rewards will include Rare Randy, TMs, Lures, Incubators, and maybe even a rare pokémon! Example Quests:
Quests will be fairly rare and have a limited completion timer, so be sure to check them out in time! 8. Battle TowerBattle towers are an all new structure that will appear on the map. They'll be rare, so you will need to travel to reach them. At a battle tower, you can finally battle your friends and other attendees in real-time and prove who is the better pokémon trainer once and for all! In PVP battles you will choose a team from your own pokémon, but with their level set to level 30. You may only choose from pokémon at level (trainer level - 10) or above. (*) The selection screen will only display those pokémon.
(\) Otherwise a low level pokémon could be worth just as much or more in PVP than the ones you committed to levelling up.* IMAGE: https://imgur.com/sw5qhb8
IMAGE: https://imgur.com/7KNio6m 9. Community9.1 Community ManagerNiantic now has two dedicated full-time community managers, who will handle communication on social media, along with moderate an official Discord server. They will answers any questions they can on twitter, reddit, facebook and discord. 9.2 Real World EventsEvents will no longer hand out region exclusive pokémon, since that drastically diminshed the value of region exclusives people actually travelled for. Instead they will make pokémon available that served the same purpose in the main series games: To be handed out at events. Those pokémon include: Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, etc. They will be made available through special event-only Quests and Raids. 10. Bug Fixes
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| [Idea] If/when there is a Fighting-type event, it should be a charity event to fight cancer Posted: 17 Nov 2017 06:08 PM PST Lots of great ways to do this and raise money, special items in the shop where the proceeds go to charity, etc. Catch challenges, raid challenges, gym challenges with leaderboards that donate in the player's honor. Just spitballin. Carry on. [link] [comments]  | ||
| Niantic lied to us. There was no announcement. Posted: 17 Nov 2017 09:48 PM PST I cant believe it. I've officially lost all hope. I uninstalled the game, and am never playing it again. [link] [comments]  | ||
| [Photo] Can Somebody Explain this?? Posted: 17 Nov 2017 06:48 PM PST
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| [Complaint] Where have all the potions gone? Posted: 17 Nov 2017 04:08 PM PST Has anyone noticed a lack of potions? Since the last update I've been struggling to keep my fighters healthy. [link] [comments]  | ||
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| Just wanted to say good bye and thanks Posted: 17 Nov 2017 09:36 PM PST Title pretty much sums it up. Started playing Pokémon Go when it came out, so so excited about the potential. Stopped playing for a while because the gyms seemed intimidating but started up again when niantic released the baby Pokémon for New Years. The game gradually got more enjoyable, I loved trying to take down 10 tier gyms by myself, trying to figure out the best 6 Pokémon to do it with and see if I could beat all 10 with just 6. Ah the good old days. I was super excited for the gym rework as well, it sounded dope. However the short turnover made the game more annoying then fun and challenging, drop a Pokémon in a gym and 5 mins later it comes right back to you with nothing to show. I live in a kinda rural area, took our local discord/Facebook groups a little while to join up for raids, but the raids were fun to start with. Getting. 5 people together wasn't too hard. 14 for Lugia was tough but we still managed it. Unfortunately after the gym rework, niantic were more and more pathetic with the way they went about things and it started to upset me. I would come here to see funny jokes and memes but gradually those became less and less and more jokes about niantic abusing its players and more complaints about unhappy community members. I stopped walking daily and Pokémon go started to fade from my life. I thought until recently I could stay subscribed to the sub and maybe see a couple of jokes here and there but I have given up waiting on gen 3 and I have given up on niantic. Just wanted to thank you all for being as thick headed as me when it came to the money grubbing corporation that is niantic and sticking to the game because you love Pokémon. I started playing the original games again and they are miles better than niantic's terrible version. I have been really happy since I stopped playing and now as I bid farewell to this community I hope all of you can give niantic the finger at some point and delete their trash as well with a smile on your face knowing that the game's best days are behind it and you enjoyed it while it lasted. Anyways dear comerade trainers, I look forward to maybe trading (for real though lol) with you in the new versions of Pokémon Sun and Moon and until then, I hope you stay happy. Love you all. [link] [comments]  | ||
| Will we ever have an in-game chat? Posted: 17 Nov 2017 09:10 AM PST Rant: Raiding is becoming extremely difficult to get numbers for Level 4/5's with Winter settling in up in the great white north. We still have some newcomers to the game dropping into gyms, but no way of connecting with them unless timing is perfect that we're both at the gym at the same time. Can we get some way to contact other players in-game? Seriously Niantic, help us be able to connect with other trainers so raid success is more attainable. [link] [comments]  | ||
| [Complaint] Lets be proactive. Sign the petition to have Ex Raids removed Posted: 17 Nov 2017 02:02 PM PST
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| Posted: 17 Nov 2017 08:25 AM PST Besides the initial hype before the first invite, there is now only a lot of bitterness and nonchalance. The game is dying (not exaggerating) with there nothing really to do for even those of us without Mewtwo. So, are you guys all still playing? What are your goals? We can't even fight gyms now with the potion and revive nerf, so there's really nothing to do. [link] [comments]  | ||
| Posted: 17 Nov 2017 10:06 PM PST Is it better to raise my Pokémon's CP to the max and then evolve it or evolve then raise CP, will there be a difference? [link] [comments]  | ||
| Little photo I made for my Thanksgiving event expectations. Made in 15-20 minutes! Posted: 17 Nov 2017 07:16 PM PST
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| [Idea] Varying Raid Rewards Depending On Raid Boss Posted: 17 Nov 2017 04:19 PM PST Hello r/PokemonGo! I've been noticing quite a lot of inactivity from my local raid group as of late. Suicune is quite a disappointing Pokemon at face value, and the dropping temperatures have made the masses more picky about which bosses to tackle. After the raid pool shake-up, many moans and groans were heard about bosses that aren't even remotely worth our gold and time, like Nidoking/queen and Poliwrath. Also, the inherent value of capturing more of the prior raid pool bosses has dropped significantly. Raid callouts have funneled into tier 3's and TTar (occasionally Golem). This shows an inherent flaw in the raid system: too much value is built into the raid boss capture itself. This causes low total raid participation as we struggle to find 'good' bosses with little info given before the hatch (coloring the eggs and increasing the boss spawn timer would go a long way, but that's another story). If we make lesser raid bosses more appealing, we might have a resurgence of activity. We can do that by adjusting the item rewards based on the raid boss. A lot of my theory is based off the research conducted by TheSilphRoad a while back. While these conclusions are outdated based on the potion reward changes, the basis is still the same. We are awarded through two variable avenues: Number of bundles, and Number of items in each bundle. We can change both of these variables based on the raid boss in question. For example (using tier 4 bosses):
One other consideration might be guaranteeing one bundle attributed to the buffed item in question. However, this might be overpowered for TMs. It would feel a bit bad to not receive the item you're aiming for, especially when the boss in question will most likely go in the grinder. Let me know what you think. This would be a great motivator for raid bosses that a majority of the player base 100% ignores at the moment. Balancing power level between bosses strengthens longevity for the raid scene given the correct item allocations. Thanks for reading and reflecting! [link] [comments]  | ||
| I caught a ditto after not playing for a year! Posted: 17 Nov 2017 09:08 PM PST
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| Serious discussion - what’s your planned spend on the future game? Lone players especially. Posted: 17 Nov 2017 06:22 AM PST I quite happily spend money on coins during events to be able to maximise my eggs, new mons and exp. But I think I spent my last £ on the last big event as it's quite sad how dead the game has become for me. I'm a lone player, I can't raid for the legendaries and I can't get an ex. So it's more that this game has been driven towards groups rather than everyone. I have more than enough money to fund playing if it meant i would fill my Pokédex (even regionals take the piss) sadly I'll play it ftp for ever now and just tick over to lvl40 and then retire. Such a shame, but I might have to just fire up the GBA To reignite my love of Pokemon after Niantic doused me with water. [link] [comments]  |
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