I heard about this not too long ago and I'm so excited for it! This may sound ridiculous but I think the official page for Pokemon Go is following me on Twitter!
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At the initiative of eminent user skylight, DHR-107 and I recently teamed up with hollywood to write a panel on Pokémon Go!. Check out the article on Smogon's main site, to find a little more elaborate thoughts on the game and its concepts than we could present in single forum posts.
That would absolutely never happen. This is very definitely going to be a mobile only game mostly about collecting, and battling in some limited capacity. If there is an external app or user experience that interfaces with the games, it will likely be another device that comes with the game, or a website like Dream World. EVERYONE has internet, and everyone that bought HGSS got a Pokewalker, but not everyone has a smart phone, see?
As for the game, it's just gonna be another pay-to-win venture where the true masters will be bored middle-aged moms and oil tycoons that spend $1000 a month buying in-app
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No.
Just no.
It's confirmed in interviews that they will be able to interact with future main Pokemon games.
Ishihara also confirms it won't be pay-to-win. They specifically programmed it to AVOID pay-to-win, so that everyone can enjoy it.
I don't have much to say on this, but it seems really promising. The locally based multiplayer aspect is a fresh idea for the franchise and should be interesting to see how it's pulled off. The only thing that might be flawed is finding Pokemon in completely incorrect areas, such as a Rapidash in a downtown alley or something. But besides for the possible inconsistency of logical locations, I don't see how this could turn out bad ;D
Hype hype hype hype hypeeeeee!
Hype hype hype hype hypeeeeee!
To get into more specifics, the Pokemon Company, Nintendo, and Google are investing a collective $20 million to Niantic, Inc with another $10 million if they reach certain milestones. If you're wondering why and/or how Google is investing, Niantic, Inc was a startup of Google's which then went independent; so I'm guessing Niantic, Inc gave Google the opportunity to invest which obviously Google took.
You tried your best. You assembled your strongest team, but it wasn't enough. After a close battle full of twists and turns, your victorious opponent walks up to you menacingly, a bright glint in their eyes.
"You lose," they say.
Before you can react, BAM! They rabbit punch you in the face and the world slowly goes black. Hours later, you wake up in a hospital. The nurse tells you a passerby saw your unconscious body and carried you here. All of your belongings are still with you, except, when you open your wallet, half of your money is missing.
And this is why I won't be playing Pokemon GO when it comes out next year.
"You lose," they say.
Before you can react, BAM! They rabbit punch you in the face and the world slowly goes black. Hours later, you wake up in a hospital. The nurse tells you a passerby saw your unconscious body and carried you here. All of your belongings are still with you, except, when you open your wallet, half of your money is missing.
And this is why I won't be playing Pokemon GO when it comes out next year.
I don't think they'll be going THAT indepth with the game mechanics. :P
I imagine its more like you ensemble a team, get beaten, and gotta wait for the Pokemon Center to heal your Pokemon (unless you of course pay for "health insurance"). So at least another person isn't taking half your money, on the other hand the game makers are nickel and diming you every step of the way. THAT'S why I won't be playing (in addition to not having a iPhone).
I imagine you were playing Pokemon GO while driving and crashed while trying to chase a Suicune. The money missing is from the hospital bills.
We could make jokes about this for days and a half! And you think that's bad? Try chasing Raikou, who promptly sprints towards a telephone pole, or Entei, who enters onto private property, and promptly has you facing down the barrel of a shotgun! And Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit are just plain evil.
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Ah, so I don't have to worry about not finding Pokemon near me.
So they aren't random.
New competitive platform? I'm hyped!!
So we are divided into factions too? And we are having more than 2 factions. Sounds cool to me.
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Overall, I think Pokemon Go will be great. I have high expectations for it, and I'm really hyped.
They didn't mention about in-game-purchase, but I'm sure they stated somewhere else about programming to AVOID pay-to-win.
They probably save it for the rarest Pokemon... or items like master ball.
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To be perfectly honest, I'm more curious than excited for this. It's obviously a great idea, one that seems like it could come closer than Nintendo's past and present handheld devices in terms of recreating the kind of bond that man and pokemon have shared on TV. But the way I see it, this venture is either going to be very good or very disappointing, simply due to all the hype surrounding it. More hype leads to higher, possibly unrealistic expectations.
That being said, I thought a pokemon fan like me was something of a rarity where I come from, but an astonishing number of people have, mostly via social media, shown that they are eagerly awaiting Pokemon GO's release. So I guess I'm more excited to meet fellow, once closeted, pokemon fans so we can hang out, exchange ideas, etc.
I'm so lonely :(
That being said, I thought a pokemon fan like me was something of a rarity where I come from, but an astonishing number of people have, mostly via social media, shown that they are eagerly awaiting Pokemon GO's release. So I guess I'm more excited to meet fellow, once closeted, pokemon fans so we can hang out, exchange ideas, etc.
I'm so lonely :(
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Item purchase via cash confirmed.
Pokemon Go launched Japanese site.
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/PokemonGO/#
Scroll to the bottom, you get a chart.
Purchase price-- basic play= free
* Some items can be purchased via cash.
Pokemon Go launched Japanese site.
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/PokemonGO/#
Scroll to the bottom, you get a chart.
Bold characters say:
Purchase price-- basic play= free
* Some items can be purchased via cash.
It would be pretty awesome if GO will work with the Samsung VR and other VR devices for your phone.
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Still no release date though.
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Still no release date though.
I wonder if there's still region lock/ language lock at all? What are the differences between the language versions? Can different languages trade?
What language are the Chinese people going to play in?
We get Pokemon Shuffle in English, but main games in Japanese.
If there's no region lock in-game, then I'll start with a Japanese account. (We have many ways to play Japanese exclusive games via manipulation of user IP. We can even do in-app purchases using Japanese yen.)
Don't see why there would be. Like is there a way to trick your phone in thinking you're somewhere else in the world (like most phones has GPS now and this game requires your real life location to work properly)? Otherwise there would be no point in region locking.
