Pokemon Go

rsclause

singingflutelady wrote: »

Anyone play ingress?

Is Ingress for me. I like that it involves more planning and teamwork. There is something that just doesn't click for me in pokemon. The funny thing is that because I submitted a "couch portal" for ingress I now have a gym in front of my house.

retirehappy

jm216 wrote: »

shadow2soul wrote: »

I love playing it. Be careful though. My mom informed me last night that people are putting lures on pokestops to attract pokemon go players and then robbing them at gun point (my mom is a dispatcher and has apparently had a lot of calls about it).

So sad... And pathetic!

But true. Adults should know better, I am concerned about the distracted children. Kids get too distracted, I saw a child run right into the pond in our local park, Looking for Pokemon.

And why the emphasis on battles etc. Don't we have enough battles on TV news between the cops and civilians right now?

Adults should know better,they are targets. It has been reported that adults have fallen from cliffs already. And finding dead bodies is not my idea of a fun time.

I do see that organizations could get kids and parents to parks, etc. for events with this. But using it like it currently used? Not so good.

If I want to take a long walk with my phone, I will use geocaching or simply listen to podcasts while walking. Not nearly as distracting.

DresdenSinn

I want to hurt anyone I see playing that game, not paying attention to anything else, and are in my way!

Madwife2009

So far, and I am in the UK, I have seen what can only be described as dangerous behavior. I've seen people do an emergency stop in their cars as they "spotted" a pokemon, blocking roads, pavements, cycle paths (pedestrians that is - super irritating when you're trying to cycle), getting in the way of others who are trying to get somewhere, walking into trees/lamp-posts/getting really close to the edge of water (I thought that the players were supposed to be able to see their surroundings through their cameras?), neglecting their children (to a point whereby earlier today we saw two children (probably about 5 or six years old) almost fall into a lake - their parents were playing the game and let the children wander off so they decided to play by the side of and in the lake.

Absolute madness. I cannot get over the idiocy of people.

Tracey_B_72

Me and my dog are loving it, right now we walk round and go to the pokéstops (I have a 14 stop walk that I've tried to do the last 2 days and both days the servers went down) and I collect any Pokémon that pop up I have nothing high enough to fight at a gym yet so I'm just collecting and walking and in my first week of having the game I lost 4.9lbs.

I have seriously been in a funk for the last 3 to 4 months, just about managing a 16 - 20lb gain, that is now a 15.2lb gain. If it can do this for me then I'm all for it, yes you do need to be aware, I avoid anywhere with loads of people due to being slightly embarrassed at being a 43 yr old Pokémon playing woman, i have perfected pokéstops on the go though.

AuraLynne

I love the game so far. And there are always good and bad with anything, especially something newer to the general population. A personal reason why I continue to use it besides it being fun, is that my husband is also starting to pick it up and do a bit of walking finally. And he's even asked to get our mountain bikes repaired.

jm216

I think the good outweighs the bad with Pokemon Go. I love how it gets people moving, and interacting with each other. It's a fun social game, that gets gamers, kids, and adults outside participating in something fun together.

Are there people that will take advantage of this? ..yes. Will kids become distracted, and excited? ..of course. We as parents can educate our kids on how to play the game safely.

Get out there and play!☀️

Jill

nemmer315

I love it!

I downloaded it for nostalgia's sake and seeing what used to be tiny grey pixels on a green screen suddenly become fully rendered 3D animations in the "real world"!

I went out and played it properly on Sunday and it was amazing I had no idea that there were so many points of interest in my town. It's definitely making me look for excuses to walk to the shop or have a walk outside on my lunch break. It eats a lot of battery life, but I suppose it depends how long you use it for.

You also get eggs that hatch when you walk a certain distance so you can set yourself goals. I think if it was integrated into the MyFitnessPal app, that would be amazing!

I think zombiesRun! should be integrated as well.

rsclause

I decided that Pokemon is just not for me as in I just don't get it. I did go out at 4:00 this morning and did an Ingress run. I ran four miles and racked up 100,000 AP linking downtown. Best part is I don't have to look at my phone while I am running because I know where each portal is. Ingress is what got me into running so I am going to stick with it. I also love to watch the confused Pokemon players when I run to what they think is a Gym or Poke stop in their game but a portal in Ingress. They can't figure out how run and play.

jm216

My daughter caught a Pikachu yesterday!!!

berolcolour

I now need ingress...I want to run and play too.

I like Pokemon, worst bit for me is finding something rare on the train and trying not to look like you are photographing the person opposite!

SylviazSpirit

I play it. My kids are really young so we do play together on my phone. But, to be honest, I love it myself haha. I've never played Pokemon, this is the first time ever, and I'm 30 haha but I really like it. I just play it here and there when I'm out and about. As long as everyone is responsible, I think it's great in getting everyone to move and have fun

indigobirdie

jm216 wrote: »

Caught my first Jigglypuff!

Awwh! That's a special moment :')

And yes, it motivates me, I get out of the house more and walk more so it's really neat.

BewitchedBelinda99

My 19 year old suffers with anxiety and depression and it gets her out of the house a lot more. I have a 22 and a 24 yr old who play it too. It's great x

jm216

BewitchedBelinda99 wrote: »

My 19 year old suffers with anxiety and depression and it gets her out of the house a lot more. I have a 22 and a 24 yr old who play it too. It's great x

I agree with you. A game that gets you moving, makes you more social, and is fun to do is a great thing! Get out there and catch them all!!!

jm216

I waste so many Pokeballs trying to catch guys that keep jumping out. Any secrets?

clintondiehl

Already Level 22. My families activity goals have been regularly crushed since we started playing together.

mbaker566

jm216 wrote: »

I waste so many Pokeballs trying to catch guys that keep jumping out. Any secrets?

turn off of the AR
hold the ball until the circle is kinda small. if it disappears, they can block it.
green is easy yellow in between orange is hard red is HARD-

all of these are "typical" and there are exceptions

jm216

clintondiehl wrote: »

Already Level 22. My families activity goals have been regularly crushed since we started playing together.

That's awesome!

jm216

mbaker566 wrote: »

jm216 wrote: »

I waste so many Pokeballs trying to catch guys that keep jumping out. Any secrets?

turn off of the AR
hold the ball until the circle is kinda small. if it disappears, they can block it.
green is easy yellow in between orange is hard red is HARD-

all of these are "typical" and there are exceptions

Wow! That totally helps....thanks so much!

jm216

I'm down to one egg incubator... What's the best way to get another?