2016-07-25, 04:40 PM
[MENTION=5103]Satellite[/MENTION]; The lack of a tutorial for this game is criminal. It took me a week of playing before I learned from some friends that you could swipe to dodge in gym battlers and that holding down causes the secondary attack. A week later I shared this with my uncle who hadn't heard it yet. There's also a ton of misinformation being spread because of it. There's also a criminal lack of PR for Niantic.
They've also gone on the record saying that trading will come eventually and that they're looking into improving the game for rural players. No idea how long this will take, but positive signs. The servers are also steadily improving.
IMO shinies are the next logical game content update. It will keep people out and exploring while making the level grind more fun despite catching duplicates.
In my areas, literally everyone is playing the game so there's no shame at all. I can go to the pier and seed 50+ people of all ages swiping up on their phone and having a blast. I've been really enjoying it, especially when I get to play with friends IRL. I'm not a diehard player, but it adds a new way to have fun on the weekends and a good excuse to get friends together and check out downtown.
They've also gone on the record saying that trading will come eventually and that they're looking into improving the game for rural players. No idea how long this will take, but positive signs. The servers are also steadily improving.
IMO shinies are the next logical game content update. It will keep people out and exploring while making the level grind more fun despite catching duplicates.
In my areas, literally everyone is playing the game so there's no shame at all. I can go to the pier and seed 50+ people of all ages swiping up on their phone and having a blast. I've been really enjoying it, especially when I get to play with friends IRL. I'm not a diehard player, but it adds a new way to have fun on the weekends and a good excuse to get friends together and check out downtown.