07-10-2016, 06:30 PM
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#21
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
I haven't played, but I'm pretty sure if you walk to a gym you can battle, and I think you can battle other trainers as well, since you can see them on your map (which is how people keep getting mugged).
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Battling is basically swipe and tap, nothing like the actual Pokemon games. Also you can't see other people on the map, but it's pretty easy to see who's playing Pokemon Go when they're just staring at their phone, walking without actually doing anything.
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07-10-2016, 07:56 PM
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#22
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pitt Meadows
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anduril
Battling is basically swipe and tap, nothing like the actual Pokemon games. Also you can't see other people on the map, but it's pretty easy to see who's playing Pokemon Go when they're just staring at their phone, walking without actually doing anything.
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One of the Pokemon locations I was at was near a park, so after we caught it we just hung out at the park. Later I saw 2 people get out of there car both staring at phones, stopped fot a bit and drove away. My guess is they were hunting for Pokemon.
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07-11-2016, 09:42 AM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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One thing you can put at Pokestops (minor landmarks ie libraries, sculpture/signs) is a Lure. It draws in Pokemon so that anybody can benefit from being in the area, getting a few items and having a bunch of Pokemon come by.
Was walking around the Coventry (Harvest?) Hills shopping area and saw that somebody put a lure by Vivo. Noticed at least 6 other people playing Pokemon Go. Can't imagine the kind of scene in other major cities at popular locations.
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07-11-2016, 09:50 AM
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#24
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Franchise Player
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I mean, this is pretty clearly a Millennial thing, which is why a) it looks super great, and b) like a piece of satire.
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07-11-2016, 10:10 AM
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#25
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First Line Centre
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I'm in downtown Calgary for work today, and there's pokestops on every corner. I have 2 right beside me so I'm racking items
I wish the eggs went off a step counter, because ill do 15000+ steps a day, but usually all in one small area. The gps isn't tracking how much I'm walking I don't think
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07-11-2016, 10:12 AM
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#26
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Franchise Player
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I've heard if you bypass the thing to play in Canada before the Canadian release they will ban your phone from playing when it is actually released.
Any truth to that?
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07-11-2016, 10:22 AM
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#27
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Franchise Player
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Does this affect your data usage at all ?
I have no interest but my son is eagerly awaiting to play.
I just don't want a massive data bill after he plays.
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07-11-2016, 10:24 AM
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#28
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nufy
Does this affect your data usage at all ?
I have no interest but my son is eagerly awaiting to play.
I just don't want a massive data bill after he plays.
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no there's surprisingly little data usage. I installed it today and went out for 45 minutes or so, and I've only used about 9 MB.
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07-11-2016, 10:25 AM
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#29
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nufy
Does this affect your data usage at all ?
I have no interest but my son is eagerly awaiting to play.
I just don't want a massive data bill after he plays.
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If you're not connected to wifi yeah, it needs data
Dont think its too big of aa hit though
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07-11-2016, 11:51 AM
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#30
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: The Armpit of BC: Trail
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The downtown "core" of Trail has a few gyms and a bevy of Pokestops, but it seems like everywhere else is nothing. The town I live in now is maybe 10 minutes outside of Trail and I barely even find Pokemon there, never mind a Gym or a Pokestop.
Fun game though. I've conquered a few Gyms, and I've managed to hold one so far. I need more high CP Pokemon though, which are rare. Does the CP increase as you level? I'm level 7 and I seem to only find mid 100's or lower.
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07-11-2016, 12:28 PM
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#31
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Franchise Player
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I know someone tried to explain this to me but I still have no ####ing idea what you guys are talking about. Why would you do this? What is the point?
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07-11-2016, 12:35 PM
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#32
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: On your last nerve...:D
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07-11-2016, 12:35 PM
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#33
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: An all-inclusive.
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All I know is that we're going to be seeing a lot more of people walking into fountains, light posts, and traffic.
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07-11-2016, 12:39 PM
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#34
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aka Spike
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The Darkest Corners of My Mind
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Quote:
Originally Posted by corporatejay
I know someone tried to explain this to me but I still have no ####ing idea what you guys are talking about. Why would you do this? What is the point?
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Because it's Pokemon and it's fun
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07-11-2016, 01:04 PM
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#35
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: The Armpit of BC: Trail
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Quote:
Originally Posted by corporatejay
I know someone tried to explain this to me but I still have no ####ing idea what you guys are talking about. Why would you do this? What is the point?
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With that attitude, why do anything? We enjoy Pokemon. Why? Because we want to. Because we enjoy it. What is the point of cheering for a certain sports team? Why would you do this? Not everyone likes what you like, and you certainly don't like what others may like. Do you really need to question this? Or are you just so full of yourself that you think everyone should be exactly like you?
What is the point of coming into a thread you claim to know nothing about then proceed to judge those that do know something about it.
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07-11-2016, 01:08 PM
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#36
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NOT a cool kid
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary
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That was a productive lunch walk. Anyone watching me probably thought I was crazy when I found a clefable and it took me 5 minutes to catch him. Broke out of like 20 balls!
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07-11-2016, 01:26 PM
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#37
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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If anything, I think it's great that it'll get people out and walking around/being more active than they use to be. It might just be a small step, but a step in the right direction none the less. One of the guys at work said he might actually go for a bike ride on his days off just to see if he could find any pokemon.
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07-11-2016, 01:31 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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What's the longevity of this? A month? Sounds fairly shallow as it is, but maybe they will expand on it.
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07-11-2016, 01:38 PM
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#39
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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If you signed up with your Google account, might want to revoke that access (though you'll lose your progress I'm sure). They have full access to your gmail account.
http://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-gets-fu...n-i-1783467458
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07-11-2016, 01:56 PM
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#40
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broke the first rule
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Quote:
Originally Posted by corporatejay
I know someone tried to explain this to me but I still have no ####ing idea what you guys are talking about. Why would you do this? What is the point?
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I'm also wondering.
From what I can see, you walk around with your phone on looking for, and picking up characters in various places. Then you can use them to fight other characters. And the app tracks how much you're walking in order to find them?
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