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Beastyfella
Mar 5, 2008

I have lost all powers of reading comprehension and counting ability hours ago
If they award something for cancellation, it should be logged somewhere... So they should be able to award new ex passes... Assuming that they were smart enough to log events happening

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pubic works project
Jan 28, 2005

No Decepticon in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.

NZAmoeba posted:

I did hear chatter from other people at the raid that there were people who were getting Magikarp as their surprise ex-raid.

And now no one gets to raid, just wonderful. Also people are bitching about how cheap 1000 dust (as well as the 2 passes) is as a consolation prize.

I mean I don't really care about the consolation prize. The dust is good. I'm just annoyed that they can't get their poo poo together.

DizzyBum
Apr 16, 2007


What I don't understand is why it took this long for them to get this far with EX raids and still not fix the goddamn issue that players have been noticing for months. This seems like something any decent programmer could resolve with a little free time.

Now that the system has been made more transparent, tons of people are posting screenshots of their cancelled passes on that tweet. I can't wait to see how Niantic responds to all this.

oddium
Feb 21, 2006

end of the 4.5 tatami age

why can't you toss eggs

Unsinkabear
Jun 8, 2013

Ensign, raise the beariscope.





If they get poo poo for this those people are whiny babies. Please inconvenience me with two EX passes and 1k stardust for nothing, Niantic

pubic works project
Jan 28, 2005

No Decepticon in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.

Unsinkabear posted:

If they get poo poo for this those people are whiny babies. Please inconvenience me with two EX passes and 1k stardust for nothing, Niantic

It's Premium Passes or whatever they're called. Not EX passes.

JUST MAKING CHILI
Feb 14, 2008
Got my first EX pass. So did my wife and my alt. Now to choose - do I play her account while she’s working or my alts account?

Entropist
Dec 1, 2007
I'm very stupid.
Fooled by a Ditto transformed as an ex-raid pass.

Fritzler
Sep 5, 2007


Beastyfella posted:

Ex raid passes, or premium passes?

I won't be surprised if they messed it up on the first try. Hopefully people get another ex pass from this
They gave me two premiums to make it up. Not ex.

Unsinkabear
Jun 8, 2013

Ensign, raise the beariscope.





Oh my bad, that is some bullshit.

seiferguy
Jun 9, 2005

FLAWED
INTUITION



Toilet Rascal
My ex raid got canceled and I got 2 passes and 1000 stardust too. Welp.

Guess this is better as I was gonna be out of town regardless.

Butterfly Valley
Apr 19, 2007

I am a spectacularly bad poster and everyone in the Schadenfreude thread hates my guts.

oddium posted:

why can't you toss eggs

Because they want you to pay for incubators.

Elysiume
Aug 13, 2009

Alone, she fights.

seiferguy posted:

My ex raid got canceled and I got 2 passes and 1000 stardust too. Welp.

Guess this is better as I was gonna be out of town regardless.
I'm in the exact same position. Definitely worked out better for me, but I could've tossed an invite to one of my friends who didn't get a pass had it not been canceled.

DizzyBum
Apr 16, 2007


On a lighter note, I finally got enough coins for the last item upgrade. 1500 Pokemon, 2000 items! :hellyeah:

Fritzler
Sep 5, 2007


Elysiume posted:

I'm in the exact same position. Definitely worked out better for me, but I could've tossed an invite to one of my friends who didn't get a pass had it not been canceled.
I was able to invite a friend before the cancel so they also got two raid passes/1000 dust.

Ballz
Dec 16, 2003

it's mario time

https://twitter.com/niantichelp/status/1045419941602750465?s=21

So Niantic has a full explanation about the EX clusterfuck... but will only say it one person at a time via Twitter DM.

Beastyfella
Mar 5, 2008

I have lost all powers of reading comprehension and counting ability hours ago
It sucks, but with pass sharing it's not nearly as big a deal, imo. I won't be in town for my ex anyway, but I'll share passes with people who raid more than I do, so they'll share with me when I'm actually free.

flatluigi
Apr 23, 2008

here come the planes

Ballz posted:

https://twitter.com/niantichelp/status/1045419941602750465?s=21

So Niantic has a full explanation about the EX clusterfuck... but will only say it one person at a time via Twitter DM.

or they're trying to figure out what happened and are getting info from the people affected?

DizzyBum
Apr 16, 2007


flatluigi posted:

or they're trying to figure out what happened and are getting info from the people affected?

Actually if you read the replies on the thread, apparently Niantic just told them to clear cache and reboot. :lol:

Pez
Feb 28, 2002

Thanks to CoX, my stairs will be protected forever!
I'm sure it wasn't a glitch

slave to my cravings
Mar 1, 2007

Got my mind on doritos and doritos on my mind.
It was intentional. A marketing stunt.

bird with big dick
Oct 21, 2015

How do I make three friends I don’t have any real friends and I’m already friends with my mom

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.

veiled boner fuel posted:

How do I make three friends I don’t have any real friends and I’m already friends with my mom

Click the link in the first post. There's a big list of friend codes.

bird with big dick
Oct 21, 2015

Thanks, I shoulda thought to check the first post.

Willsun
Dec 9, 2006

I willed too hard again...
If it's any consolation Deoxys is gonna be weak as hell unless he gets Psycho Boost and it's like a 2-bar 90 power thing.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Also it will probaly be here for a goddamn year.

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.
Defense forme max cp at level 40: 1978
Pidgeot's max cp at level 40: 1994

:geno:

Box wine
Apr 6, 2005

ah crap

Chairman Mao posted:

Defense forme max cp at level 40: 1978
Pidgeot's max cp at level 40: 1994

:geno:

I was gonna say they can't leave it worse than a steelix then I remembered registeel.

Psion
Dec 13, 2002

eVeN I KnOw wHaT CoRnEr gAs iS

MY PALE GOTH SKIN posted:

Also it will probaly be here for a goddamn year.

it has multiple forms right? they could rotate those to keep people interested? Maybe? Theoretically?

i think normal is the one they announced but I'm sure the others will arrive to keep it as an EX boss for two years :v:

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde
To change forme you have to find a meteorite in ar mode

Vegastar
Jan 2, 2005

Tigers will do anything for a tuna sandwich.


Willsun posted:

If it's any consolation Deoxys is gonna be weak as hell unless he gets Psycho Boost and it's like a 2-bar 90 power thing.

Psycho Boost is already in the game. It's pretty bad.

https://pokemongo.gamepress.gg/pokemon-move/psycho-boost

E2M2
Mar 2, 2007

Ain't No Thang.
So I got an invite to an EX raid. The place that it takes place in is in the middle of nowhere. What's the chance I can actually down this? Spoofers gonna help?

Wheany
Mar 17, 2006

Spinyahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Doctor Rope
If you're making a team for deoxys raid, use the one you use for mewtwo raids, it's even better against deoxys, a.k.a "the worse mewtwo"

PathAsc
Nov 15, 2011

Hail SS-18 Satan may he cleanse us with nuclear fire

PISS TAPE IS REAL

Got ex passes on my main and alt, sent an invite to my GF account. It's at a lovely time on Monday, but I'll be able to make it. Really hoping for deoxys!

CROWS EVERYWHERE
Dec 17, 2012

CAW CAW CAW

Dinosaur Gum

Wheany posted:

If you're making a team for deoxys raid, use the one you use for mewtwo raids, it's even better against deoxys, a.k.a "the worse mewtwo"



Party Hat Wurmple was actually the secret Let's Go Pikavee exclusive Pokemon they were going to reveal, but then a glitch created Melman and Niantic had to pretend he was the real exclusive to save face.

e: can't believe Shmorky and Lowtax predicted Melman five years ago

CROWS EVERYWHERE fucked around with this message at 13:07 on Sep 28, 2018

Unsinkabear
Jun 8, 2013

Ensign, raise the beariscope.





Wtf is Melman

Louisgod
Sep 25, 2003

Always Stupid
Bread Liar

Unsinkabear posted:

Wtf is Melman

The current gender shmorky aligns with



Yes I am ready for my punishment

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

CROWS EVERYWHERE
Dec 17, 2012

CAW CAW CAW

Dinosaur Gum

Unsinkabear posted:

Wtf is Melman

He's a nut attached to a lump of gap filler and this season's hottest Mythical Pokemon.

Unsinkabear
Jun 8, 2013

Ensign, raise the beariscope.





CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:

He's a nut attached to a lump of gap filler and this season's hottest Mythical Pokemon.

Hahahaha. I keep seeing that silhouette at stops but haven't caught one yet. Now I know

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CROWS EVERYWHERE
Dec 17, 2012

CAW CAW CAW

Dinosaur Gum

Unsinkabear posted:

Hahahaha. I keep seeing that silhouette at stops but haven't caught one yet. Now I know

The ones we encounter now are actually Dittos pretending to be Melman, who in Go is mostly based off Kecleon data, including typing and Pokedex data, so you never actually see any real Melman data and he remains mysterious and exclusive until Let's Go gets released.

He'll probably be more memorable than Marshadow, at least. Also, because you never actually catch him, Melman locations get pushed to the top of your radar. This means you can hunt them down and take as many photos of him as you could want. One day I will have a photo of every single Pokemon sitting in my rubbish bin.

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