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Electric_Mud
May 31, 2011

>10 THRUST "ROBO_COX"
>20 GOTO 10
I kind of feel that you should be able to skip one of the research missions every 30 days because this ditto mission is such bullshit. It doesn't help that I've only seen a maybe a dozen potential ditto spawns since the fighting event started. I'd swear they weren't spawning at all if I didn't know better.

Drove around a bunch tonight with the wife trying to find dittos and she dropped her Wailord in a gym, we hung out there for a bit catching some of the fighting types that'd spawned and I kept an eye on the gym because seeing the giant Wailord is amusing. The entire time we were there only her Wailord showed up ontop of the gym, not sure if that's a bug or not but it just made it more amusing.

Electric_Mud fucked around with this message at 04:16 on May 6, 2018

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White Light
Dec 19, 2012

robziel posted:

I kind of feel that you should be able to skip one of the research missions every 30 days because this ditto mission is such bullshit. It doesn't help that I've only seen a maybe a dozen potential ditto spawns since the fighting event started. I'd swear they weren't spawning at all if I didn't know better.

Drove around a bunch tonight with the wife trying to find dittos and she dropped her Wailord in a gym, we hung out there for a bit catching some of the fighting types that'd spawned and I kept an eye on the gym because seeing the giant Wailord is amusing. The entire time we were there only her Wailord showed up ontop of the gym, not sure if that's a bug or not but it just made it more amusing.

You missed out on that Kanto event didn't you?

Electric_Mud
May 31, 2011

>10 THRUST "ROBO_COX"
>20 GOTO 10
i was there for that but zero Pidgeys and Rattatas we're spawning only thing that could turn into ditto that spanned we're ghastlys.

I've been on ditto since April 5.

That's why I want the ability to skip one special research mission after a month because it's pretty loving annoying to be stuck on something you have zero control over.

Edit: on the plus side my morning walk just netted me the fighting badge so I've got that going for me.

Electric_Mud fucked around with this message at 13:44 on May 6, 2018

Boywunda
Jun 25, 2003

robziel posted:

Drove around a bunch tonight with the wife trying to find dittos and she dropped her Wailord in a gym, we hung out there for a bit catching some of the fighting types that'd spawned and I kept an eye on the gym because seeing the giant Wailord is amusing. The entire time we were there only her Wailord showed up ontop of the gym, not sure if that's a bug or not but it just made it more amusing.

Gyms only show the last mon that was dropped on top of the gym.

Electric_Mud
May 31, 2011

>10 THRUST "ROBO_COX"
>20 GOTO 10

Boywunda posted:

Gyms only show the last mon that was dropped on top of the gym.

Really? I could have sworn I've seen them cycle through the various mons in the gym. Huh, learned something new thanks.

Robokomodo
Nov 11, 2009

robziel posted:

i was there for that but zero Pidgeys and Rattatas we're spawning only thing that could turn into ditto that spanned we're ghastlys.

I've been on ditto since April 5.

That's why I want the ability to skip one special research mission after a month because it's pretty loving annoying to be stuck on something you have zero control over.

Edit: on the plus side my morning walk just netted me the fighting badge so I've got that going for me.

Aren’t they raid bosses?

Psion
Dec 13, 2002

eVeN I KnOw wHaT CoRnEr gAs iS

kensei posted:

No EX Passes today?

nope, today instead. Wave just going out now.

Cowslips Warren
Oct 29, 2005

What use had they for tricks and cunning, living in the enemy's warren and paying his price?

Grimey Drawer

Robokomodo posted:

Aren’t they raid bosses?

Duskell is but it's a random shot to find one.

kensei
Dec 27, 2007

He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!


Psion posted:

nope, today instead. Wave just going out now.

Yeah I got one today :toot:

Willsun
Dec 9, 2006

I willed too hard again...

robziel posted:

Really? I could have sworn I've seen them cycle through the various mons in the gym. Huh, learned something new thanks.

It might look like they cycle if you were there before and after someone dropped in their Pokemon. Otherwise it's always only showed the last mon that was put in.

Chairman Mao
Apr 24, 2004

The Chinese Communist Party is the core of leadership of the whole Chinese people. Without this core, the cause of socialism cannot be victorious.

Willsun posted:

It might look like they cycle if you were there before and after someone dropped in their Pokemon. Otherwise it's always only showed the last mon that was put in.

It's always showed the last Pokemon you fight when battling the gym.

The Zombie Guy
Oct 25, 2008

Hey I got my very first EX pass!

Aaaaand it's at a day and time where I won't be able to go. Oh well.

I did manage to snag my first Zappy Bird today, so now I have my team mascot.

SeXTcube
Jan 1, 2009

kensei posted:

No EX Passes today?
There were EX passes handed out today.

Edit: whoops forgot to refresh before replying

Grillfiend
Nov 29, 2015

Belgians ITT
(ie Me)


Chairman Mao posted:

It's always showed the last Pokemon you fight when battling the gym.

It used to cycle through all the mons, back before the gym revamp

mastershakeman
Oct 28, 2008

by vyelkin
oh hey , safari things in Europe and go fest in Chicago is back

I dunno about attending this year because God drat last year sucked hard

Cowslips Warren
Oct 29, 2005

What use had they for tricks and cunning, living in the enemy's warren and paying his price?

Grimey Drawer
I'm almost impressed they want to do Chicago again.

Rich Uncle Chet
Jan 20, 2005


The Law? Law is a Human Institution.


Looks like Mankey can be Ditto now

Dr Tran
Dec 17, 2002

HE'S GOT A PH.D. IN
KICKING YOUR ASS!
http://m.ign.com/articles/2018/05/07/how-pokemon-go-fest-2018-will-avoid-the-problems-of-last-year

Their plan seems good for Go Fest this year

Electric_Mud
May 31, 2011

>10 THRUST "ROBO_COX"
>20 GOTO 10

Rich Uncle Chet posted:

Looks like Mankey can be Ditto now

Looks like Mankey's back on the menu.

DizzyBum
Apr 16, 2007


Just caught my Ditto. :cool:

There's a Shuppet nest at a park near my home, so I'll have that quest done tonight!

Solanumai
Mar 26, 2006

It's shrine maiden, not shrine maid!
Yeah, anecdotally I work on top of a Gym and mash the Go+ all day and I caught two dittos this morning along with the unwieldy pile of Mankeys and Meditites so something changed or I got lucky.

Maker Of Shoes
Sep 4, 2006

AWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS
DIS IS MAH JAM!!!!!!
oh hey a shiny makuhita. garbage cp but I have a fat purple hand ninja man now

DaStampede
Feb 8, 2018

Why Chicago again after how bad last year was rated?

Solanumai
Mar 26, 2006

It's shrine maiden, not shrine maid!
I don't think Chicago was the problem, so they probably want a chance to do things right.

seiferguy
Jun 9, 2005

FLAWED
INTUITION



Toilet Rascal
Go Fest failed because everyone was concentrated into one spot. And while they added some capacity, it clearly wasn't enough given the game relies on data. They apparently looked at music festivals as a baseline, which doesn't require the capacity that Go does. They're trying to fix it by upping capacity even more, adding wifi spots, and having the event make people move around so they won't be congregated into one spot.

That won't fix having really long lines or annoying YouTube stars being the MCs though!

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

DaStampede posted:

Why Chicago again after how bad last year was rated?

1. It's fairly central.
2. Most airports have routes that go directly there. It's a hub.
3. If you're on a date, but can't get it up that night, you're going to want to try again if she gives you a chance.

DaStampede
Feb 8, 2018

Chicago's not the only major city in the US. It's definitely not the best. I don't undersrand wgy it wouldn't be rotated through. If you want another chance at getting Chicago right, then do it after NY, SF, and Austin.

mastershakeman
Oct 28, 2008

by vyelkin
it's definitely the easiest city to fly to but they should be doing events in a ton of American cities not just one once a year

and people are so put off by last year a lot of discord chatter is how no one really wants to go but are gonna buy tickets to scalp

DaStampede
Feb 8, 2018

Urgh, scalpers. It would be really good to see multiple events in different cities throughout the year.

Psion
Dec 13, 2002

eVeN I KnOw wHaT CoRnEr gAs iS

mastershakeman posted:

it's definitely the easiest city to fly to but they should be doing events in a ton of American cities not just one once a year

and people are so put off by last year a lot of discord chatter is how no one really wants to go but are gonna buy tickets to scalp

by the time it rolls around 90% of those people will go anyway, this is mw2_boycott.jpg in action. Again.

White Light
Dec 19, 2012

DaStampede posted:

Chicago's not the only major city in the US. It's definitely not the best. I don't undersrand wgy it wouldn't be rotated through. If you want another chance at getting Chicago right, then do it after NY, SF, and Austin.

gently caress doing it in Austin, that traffic is terrible. You want blood on your hands?

DaStampede
Feb 8, 2018

Do it on 6th street

limp dick calvin
Sep 1, 2006

Strepitoso. Vedete? Una meraviglia.
I really wish there was a list of local raids and when they happened.

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

Consummate Professional posted:

I really wish there was a list of local raids and when they happened.

The only way I ever get winnable 5* raids is during Community Days, so thank Arceus for those.

Henrik Zetterberg
Dec 7, 2007

lmao @ planning a vacation around a pokemon event

seiferguy
Jun 9, 2005

FLAWED
INTUITION



Toilet Rascal
Maybe I'm a terrible person but I'm hoping for more schadenfreude at Go Fest.

Bear Retrieval Unit
Nov 5, 2009

Mudslide Experiment

seiferguy posted:

Maybe I'm a terrible person but I'm hoping for more schadenfreude at Go Fest.

well if they gently caress it up they'll have to do some in game thing to make it up again, so it's a net benefit to anyone not going.

Solanumai
Mar 26, 2006

It's shrine maiden, not shrine maid!
Watching it play out live last year was amazingly funny so you're probably not alone.

I mean seriously, clueless people on stage proceeding as if everything is normal while an entire crowd grows increasingly irate is hilarious if you didn't spend an irresponsible amount of money/time to be there.

Louisgod
Sep 25, 2003

Always Stupid
Bread Liar
As much as I want GoFest to be a spectacular disaster again this year I don't think it will be:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/07/how-pokemon-go-fest-2018-will-avoid-the-problems-of-last-year

Seems Nantic is taking the lessons they've learned over all their recent events and are applying them to GoFest this time around.

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White Light
Dec 19, 2012

Any new legendaries for that event? Last year was Legends Rollout and was the big selling point of it

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