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I ATTAC

8 (15.4%)

I PROTECC

6 (11.5%)

Waiting on the third one

2 (3.8%)

Waiting on the third AND fourth one

1 (1.9%)

GET WELL SOON ZYGARDE

5 (9.6%)

I am a concientous objector and abstain from taking up arms

30 (57.7%)

Total Members Voted: 51

[MaximumZero]

So, my retail store is absolutely doing more business because of PokeGo. Then again, we sell video games and geek paraphernalia.

[Aklyon]

So, my retail store is absolutely doing more business because of PokeGo. Then again, we sell video games and geek paraphernalia.

>Mobile game that encourages walking around near stores
>You sell video game-related things

Not too surprising, MZ

[Girlinhat]

It also depends what you sell.  If it's a $5,000+ per item jewelry store, foot traffic isn't really your concern.  People coming for your shop will find it.  If it's frozen yogurt, anyone within 3 blocks is a potential customer.

[MaximumZero]

Bingo.

[Mephisto]

I'm just going to leave this here.

I seem to recall someone jokingly mentioning such things a short time ago.

[Aklyon]

I'm just going to leave this here.

I seem to recall someone jokingly mentioning such things a short time ago.

Props on the poke ball coloring, unlikely to have enough range to be worth it tho. That is a tineh drone.

[LoSboccacc]

I'm just going to leave this here.

I seem to recall someone jokingly mentioning such things a short time ago.

Props on the poke ball coloring, unlikely to have enough range to be worth it tho. That is a tineh drone.

That's a render of what a drone would look like in a marketer dream

[SalmonGod]

Best comedy bit I've seen about Pokemon Go yet

[Paul]

Had some free time today to actually try the game and get to level 5 to try out the gym battles and stuff.

... Why exactly is this so extremely popular, again?

Collecting and evolving pokemon is tedious and repetitive - instead of training them you just grind a ton of them. Gaining levels means catching and evolving and throwing away lots of pokemon... just so you can eventually catch pokemon that don't suck. Just so you can fight in gym battles.

Then the gym battles are tedious and repetitive, and no matter how tough pokemon you put defending you'll just lose to a couple guys on the same team attacking at once.

And that's... it? No trading. No challenging other pokemon trainers. No real development of Pokemon that you get from other Pokemon games - the starter Pokemon is about as useful as a turd in a swimming pool.

All it has going for it is the AR thing. The rest of the features are lackluster and boring.

[umiman]

... Why exactly is this so extremely popular, again?

I suspect it's a combination of normal Pokemon hype, the fact that it's free, that it's available on devices almost everyone has, and that the Homo Sapien is generally a social creature prone to the trappings of peer pressure.

[SOLDIER First]

Trading and trainer battles (the former being confirmed and the latter being very likely) are both on the way.

But really, nobody's... forcing you to play the game?

[Paul]

Just commenting on it. I tried it because, well, everyone seems so hyped about it. I mean, you see videos of huge crowds of people playing it and running around like it's the best thing ever. My visit to the zoo sucked because the place was so freaking crowded with phone zombies I had a hard time just seeing the exhibits. With all that, I figured it HAD to be something to it.

Very underwhelming...

[Furtuka]

Had some free time today to actually try the game and get to level 5 to try out the gym battles and stuff.

... Why exactly is this so extremely popular, again?

Collecting and evolving pokemon is tedious and repetitive - instead of training them you just grind a ton of them. Gaining levels means catching and evolving and throwing away lots of pokemon... just so you can eventually catch pokemon that don't suck. Just so you can fight in gym battles.

Then the gym battles are tedious and repetitive, and no matter how tough pokemon you put defending you'll just lose to a couple guys on the same team attacking at once.

And that's... it? No trading. No challenging other pokemon trainers. No real development of Pokemon that you get from other Pokemon games - the starter Pokemon is about as useful as a turd in a swimming pool.

All it has going for it is the AR thing. The rest of the features are lackluster and boring.

It's fun just to collect pokemon, provides an actual entertaining incentive to go outside and get exercise, encourages you to explore your town and see parts of it you haven't seen before, is fun to go and play with friends, feels good to meet other players, gives a feeling of discovery and adventure IRL especially if you go somewhere with special spawns or travel somewhere far that has different mons spawning there, the gym system appeals to tribal competitiveness, gives something to do in the car and while traveling, and let's every person who grew up in the 90s or later live out their childhood dreams in at least a tiny bit in some way.

[smirk]

Best comedy bit I've seen about Pokemon Go yet

Lost it at the very first line. "It's a Bulbasaur, you fuckstick" as she flails haphazardly on the ground. Gets funnier every time I watch it

I might be really really tired

[Kanil]

... Why exactly is this so extremely popular, again?

I also don't get it, but I don't have a smartphone, so I haven't actually played the game.

Still, at no point in my life have I ever thought "gee, I wish my walk had more RNG and grind in it".