Pokemon GO! (2016)

DIABLO · 16 Jul 2016 at 18:25

Servers are flaky as hell glitches all over the shop even if you can login.

Steedie · 16 Jul 2016 at 18:31

Yeah :/ they really need region specific servers

dbmzk1 · 16 Jul 2016 at 18:46

muon said:
Niantic is still relatively small.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niantic,_Inc.

I'm sure Nintendo and the Pokemon Company would be looking to try and pump in money for more equity.

Google must be kicking themselves. The people that got equity when it was spun out will probably end up very rich.

It's still heavily related to Google - they are the main investors in the company, Google provide some of the technology and infrastructure behind the company... you can rest assured Google will be making a crap ton from it too!

No1newts · 16 Jul 2016 at 20:05

Trying to
Register this for my son and had no luck since 11 this morning

Buckster · 16 Jul 2016 at 20:42

couldn't believe number of Pokestops in British Museum

literally one every half a room ....

lol

esoteric · 16 Jul 2016 at 21:14

My closest PokeStop is roughly 1 mile from my house and the closest gym is also 1 mile away. Those 2 are the only things I can see on the map around my house.

krooton · 16 Jul 2016 at 23:00

Lovely evening in bed with the lady, watching tv, and rinsing lures

Orcvader · 16 Jul 2016 at 23:13

krooton said:
Lovely evening in bed with the lady, watching tv, and rinsing lures

I think you need to get out of bed and claim those gyms

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Uncle_Gravy · 16 Jul 2016 at 23:28

So i just started using my iPad Air (Wifi only model) to play the game since it runs it better than my iPhone 5 so far.

Question, Am i suppose to get GGPS signal not found when i'm connected to a 5GHz Wifi network which is cherning 80 meg into is? It randomly comes up with the message for a minute, then disappears and a pokemon appears normally like it does on my iPhone (When it loads the app -_-)

Cheers.

D3K · 17 Jul 2016 at 10:15

Happens on my android phone too. I can only surmise that gps is being dynamically switched on and off, and this app has a very small window between asking for gps and reporting it can't find it.

Raikiri · 17 Jul 2016 at 10:49

3km and not a single Pokemon, is this not tall grass!?

DB_SamX · 17 Jul 2016 at 11:23

Two questions -

1. How quickly do gyms lose prestige? Is there a fixed number per pokemon defeat (if I beat them)? I wasnt to know how many times I'd have to fight one.

2. Does the incubator distance tracking if I turn my screen off/auto-turn off/or use another application? I.e. does it keep running in the background or do I need the screen on ALL the time.

Craig1981 · 17 Jul 2016 at 11:29

Dunno the answer to number 1, but to answer number 2, the distance tracking only works when you have the app open and the screen on. And you cant drive to get the distance as the tracker cuts off over certain speeds.

Uncle_Gravy · 17 Jul 2016 at 11:45

D3K said:
Happens on my android phone too. I can only surmise that gps is being dynamically switched on and off, and this app has a very small window between asking for gps and reporting it can't find it.

Its quite a pain.

mark43 · 17 Jul 2016 at 11:45

Went for a bit of a walk this morning but it really is so broken at the moment, just far to frustrating to try to play.

DB_SamX · 17 Jul 2016 at 11:56

Craig1981 said:
Dunno the answer to number 1, but to answer number 2, the distance tracking only works when you have the app open and the screen on. And you cant drive to get the distance as the tracker cuts off over certain speeds.

in that case, I saw that if you do turn battery save on in the game options, it dims the screen/turn off automatically in game if you turn your phone upside down but does keep tracking.https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/221958288-Settings

bobbyspangles · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:21

DB_SamX said:
How quickly do gyms lose prestige? Is there a fixed number per pokemon defeat (if I beat them)? I wasnt to know how many times I'd have to fight one.

Not sure exactly but it's way too quick. If you take all the Pokemon it's usually something like 2-3000. Compare that to training when you get a couple hundred each time, it makes it completely pointless to try and defend a gym in real time.

The best thing to do when someone is attacking your gym and you are nearby is wait until it's vacated and stick your Pokemon back in before they can heal and deposit theirs

bobbyspangles · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:27

Raikiri said:
3km and not a single Pokemon, is this not tall grass!?

It's a shame that you really only get Pokemon in urban areas. It is a missed opportunity to get kids out into the countryside.

Water is a good bet though. I had a Dratini and a Polywhirl pop by the canal miles from anywhere yesterday whilst walking the dog.

DB_SamX · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:35

ANother question:

WHen does a pokemon at a gym get returned to his owner? Is it as soon as the pokemon gets defeated, or is it only if prestige goes down to zero and gym is lost?

I am presuming the latter? So if I fight a gym, beat the first 3 pokemon, then lose, then fight again, are the first 3 pokemon still there (at full hp)? Or woudl they have gone?

Orcvader · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:56

It depends on the prestige, the amount of prestige determines the maximum amount of pokemon allowed in the gym. So if the gym as attacked, it loses a chunk of prestige depending on how many they beat. So for example a gym has 2 pokemon, but the prestige drops to under 2000, then the weakest one gets kicked out and returned to the owner.

As far as I noticed prestige goes like this:
Lv 1 gym: <2000 = 1 pokemon
Lv 2 gym: 2000-4000 = 2 pokemon
Lv 3 gym: 4000-8000 = 3 pokemon
etc.

Prestige doesn't seem to decay over time from what I've noticed. You can build up the prestige to reach the next gym level/open another slot if the gym is in the same team as you, but you seem to add a lot less prestige if your pokemon is vastly stronger than the gym's.