Anyone in IRON been playing this? If you wondering what this is, Pokemon Go is a new augmented reality game that utilizes your phone's camera and GPS location. Its a free game that runs on Apple and Andriod phones. You walk around outside and Pokemon will randomly appear on your phone screen, you then throw a pokeball to catch them. There are some team like features where your team color can control real world locations. Anyone on your team can go to that place to train or hold some type of an event. Other team colors can attempt to steal that location from your team if no one is there to protect it. The game definitely encourages exercise and exploration.

 

Some of my friends and co workers have been playing and its downright hilarious watching them walk around. I was at a party a couple days ago and 2 of my friends insisted they had to go on a walk to look for Pokemon. Then yesterday I was hanging out with a friend and he just had to walk around a nearby park to see what he could find. He got incredibly excited when he saw a battle going on in the area (other people playing the game) but he wasn't a high enough level to join in.

 

I've heard stories ranging from funny to absolute stupidity. One of my coworkers told me one of his friends almost got hit by a car trying to catch a pokemon. Another one of my coworkers was walking around a bunch of heavy machinery being operated trying to chase a pokemon. Also, the same guy I mentioned earlier about walking around the park, he was out driving and decided to catch a pokemon while waiting at a red light. Thankfully none of these people were injured but I can relate to how addicting this game is.

 

I have a Windows phone so I unfortunately haven't been able to play, although given the game's immense popularity I would imagine a version will be ported over in the relatively near future.

 

If you do plan on trying it out, just remember it has bugs and it does drain battery life quicker than most games/apps.

#Valor and damn Chromebook! can't download it and it looks awesome but I'll find a way to get it

I'm Team Mystic.

 

Go blue or fuck you!

Go red or you're better off dead!

 

 

just thought of that, little morbid tho

Yes, Valor shit has Chromebook so he can't get shit! 

I'm going to have to read TheWarrior's post later and then respond even later.

 

 

No but really, I just checked before leaving, so I have to reread later.

 

The game was just released in my country today and I was excited so I went out to play. But I feel that Pokemon Go still has a lot of flaws which Niantic needs to sort out. Otherwise I'll just go back to Ingress.

I found out how I can play it (sort of ).

 

If you just don't give the app access to your Camera, it runs pretty well (with few crashes). If you do give access, it crashes every time you click on a pokemon...

I found out how I can play it (sort of ).

 

If you just don't give the app access to your Camera, it runs pretty well (with few crashes). If you do give access, it crashes every time you click on a pokemon...

 

Play with AR off

What's AR?

Augmented Reality, that way you don't use the camera

The augmented reality functionality is pretty cool but playing without using your camera is really helpful when trying to catch Pokemon because they don't move around.

New update put out for iOS and Android yesterday. Lots of small changes. The most exciting update is that a new tracking system is being beta tested now by select individuals and it looks pretty good! We will probably see it live for everyone soon.

 

http://imgur.com/a/KXY80

New update put out for iOS and Android yesterday. Lots of small changes.

 

Yeah, I realized it updated today, when I looked down at my phone on the way to work, and the app had a pop up that said I was going too fast, and asking if I was a passenger in the car.

Haha, yeah.

 

Other new updates in this version are:

-Fixed the bug where "Good", "Great", and "Excellent" throws weren't giving XP bonuses.

-Renamed the "Nearby" screen to "Sightings" and added a grassy background to the nearby Pokémon.

-Pokémon are removed from the sightings screen much quicker as soon as they are out of range.

-Trainers can now change their trainer name one time.

-And some other random changes.

Yeah it also makes my game crash more frequent again.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kzB-OeOGEbY/

It's been 3 weeks I think since I leveled up to 23, I'm still level 23. Unless I go out and hang around it's almost impossible to level up. I'm 15K away right now but it's such a drag. I work 40 hours a week and go to school full time... priorities or Pokemon, I don't know which to choose.

Yeah. I've been playing since it started and I'm only level 19. Also, I have only seen two squirtles. Caught them both. In like, two months. How does anybody level the starters? It's like impossible unless you play full time.

Leveling your actual starter is worthless, unless you meant leveling up any of the three starter Pokemon in general. In which case, it is a grind. I have found plenty of Bulbasaurs around me. I eceolved one Venusaur a couple weeks ago and have enough candies now to eceolved a second Venusaur all the way from a Bulbasaur.

 

For Charmander I believe I'm up to 71-72 Charmander candies. I already have a Charmeleon but once I get up to 125 candies I'll evolve another Charmander all the way to Charizard.

 

I'm at 91 Squirtle candies right now as well. I actually just found and caught a wild Blastoise last week. I was stoked when I found him. He is my favorite Pokemon. When I get up to 125 Squirtle candies I'll evolve one all the way up to Blastoise as well. This one will be much stronger than the wild one I captured.

I am the proud owner of a 100% IV Dragonite. I feel like I've beaten the game...

Did you evolve it or were you lucky enough to catch it? What is its CP and move set?

It was a 100 IV Dratini that I caught. It's now maxed out at 2650 CP as I'm lvl 25. Moveset is Dragonbreath and Dragon pulse which is great for attacking gyms. I never use it to defend gyms as the turnover rate of gyms here is pretty high