Pokemon Go

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:42 pm

Alright, who else is addicted? I know Danny is from his other post, and Nils started playing before he left for Portugal for a week.
Anyone else? A shorter list might be of who isn't playing...

Pirates · Post by **Pirates** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:47 pm

I am not - Unfortunately I don't have unlimited data these days!

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:01 pm

Nope, no Pokemon go here.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:01 pm

Astros wrote:I am not - Unfortunately I don't have unlimited data these days!

FWIW, the app has used 377mb of my data over the span of half a month. Two related notes:
First, I play a LOT.
Second, my wifi at home SUCKS, so I'm often not using wifi when playing at home.
In general the app uses a lot less data than I expected it to. How much that means to your current data cap is up to you.

Angels · Post by **Angels** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:02 pm

Haha...I'm not. Never played it, although some of my co-workers do and found a Pokemon in my office. I'm fascinated by the technology, though, and wonder where it's going to lead us. I think there are some pretty cool possibilities, and we're headed in some interesting directions.

(The Mejia piece I posted was spliced together from a handful of stories about his hit streak, so I can't take credit for the Pokemon line.)

Astros · Post by **Astros** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:49 pm

Me and a friend of mine were at a cigar bar on the patio a couple weeks ago. Hundreds of people walked by and I would say 1 out of 25 were not playing Pokemon. And for the people that claim its great and you're interacting with your friends and exercising, nobody was speaking with their friends. It was sad to watch, granted I was drinking and making fun of all of them as they passed

Athletics · Post by **Athletics** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:00 pm

I am not because first, I don't need to be taking useless photos of every place I have been to capture an imaginary creature for some company to collect. Second, their is no end goal to the game, it is just to bypass time, therefore I rather play other games on my phone with an end result of actually winning or losing. Finally, I give our ADHD society another two weeks with the game before they are bored with it and if they haven't created the battle feature by then, people will just find a new time wasting vice.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:25 pm

no way, Pokemon is gonna be here for awhile. It was pretty wide-reaching in the 90s. I was never into it, but a lot of my friends were growing up.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:48 pm

Pirates wrote:no way, Pokemon is gonna be here for awhile. It was pretty wide-reaching in the 90s. I was never into it, but a lot of my friends were growing up.

I think this depends a lot on how quickly they move the game forward, but then, no way did I or anyone else I know from the beta test think the game had the possibility to become anywhere near this popular. I was at one of my favorite taprooms last week and almost everyone there was playing (40-50 people there), including the bartenders. And they weren't just playing, they were also socializing across the groups they came with as people found out who was on what team.

As for the lack of an endgame, it's not as though Clash of Clans, Mobile Strike, Game of War or other super-popular mobile games have endgames either. Arguably what makes them so popular is the lack of an endgame and the collaborative, social aspect. While some people want an endgame (for some people catching all 151 Pokemon is the endgame) it's certainly not necessary for long-term success.

Whether it endures or not, I don't know, but I've definitely never seen another phenomenon like it.

Nationals · Post by **Nationals** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:49 pm

I was one of those kids addicted in the 90's. Not so much now, but I do play. It's way better if your in cities though. It's tough when there's not much around you.[/img]

Athletics · Post by **Athletics** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:30 pm

Padres wrote:
As for the lack of an endgame, it's not as though Clash of Clans, Mobile Strike, Game of War or other super-popular mobile games have endgames either. Arguably what makes them so popular is the lack of an endgame and the collaborative, social aspect. While some people want an endgame (for some people catching all 151 Pokemon is the endgame) it's certainly not necessary for long-term success.

I play Hearthstone on my phone...atleast then I have to think about what I am doing rather than flicking my phone all day hoping to catch'em all.

Rockies · Post by **Rockies** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:48 pm

Don't play Pokemon GO, but I am a war game nerd and am currently playing War & Order.

Guardians · Post by **Guardians** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:21 pm

Nope. #damnmillenials #getoffmylawn

Orioles · Post by **Orioles** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:09 pm

I feel old. The only game I play on my phone is a truly unhealthy amount of Scrabble. I constantly have about 50 games going. I'm 9581-3586-29 since 2011. That's 13,196 games, so "unhealthy amount" may be an understatement. The only thing that sucks is that most opponents play on Facebook and cheat by going to anagram sites between turns. My phone is too small for all that web-surfery, and I'm too lazy to put in the time it takes to cheat. The worst are the old ladies. Grandmas cheat like crazy.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:41 am

13000+ games of scrabble? Holy crap.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:43 am

Tigers wrote:Nope. #damnmillenials #getoffmylawn

But there's a Charizard in your tall grass...

Wait a minute, aren't you two years younger than me?

Twins · Post by **Twins** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:53 am

I was prepared to comment about how grown men playing fake baseball to generate fake stats should not be making fun of things. But this has been mostly civilized. Color me shocked.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:10 am

Royals wrote:I was prepared to comment about how grown men playing fake baseball to generate fake stats should not be making fun of things. But this has been mostly civilized. Color me shocked.

Sorry to disappoint, I'll see what I can do about adding some color...

Guardians · Post by **Guardians** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:23 am

Padres wrote:
Tigers wrote:Nope. #damnmillenials #getoffmylawn
But there's a Charizard in your tall grass...

Wait a minute, aren't you two years younger than me?

Not sure on the ages. I'm kinda like Danny in that I think the technology is interesting. As Gudim said, I'm wasting enough of my time on Earth rooting for players whom I've never met to play well and not get hurt at the same time hoping JB's team completely dismantles. That's enough for me.

Angels · Post by **Angels** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:02 pm

My dad, who is kind of a conspiracy theory nut, thinks that Pokemon Go was developed by foreign governments (read: terrorists) so that people playing it could serve as unwitting on-the-ground spies. That's why there are lots of Pokestops at police stations, military bases, large public places like parks and stadiums. Not to mention at municipal water supplies. So the bad guys can actually see access points, etc., to these places. Because a kid with a smartphone is the best source of intel for ISIS. Like I said...he's a nut. But I do find that to be kind of hilarious.

Guardians · Post by **Guardians** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:09 pm

Indians wrote:My dad, who is kind of a conspiracy theory nut, thinks that Pokemon Go was developed by foreign governments (read: terrorists) so that people playing it could serve as unwitting on-the-ground spies. That's why there are lots of Pokestops at police stations, military bases, large public places like parks and stadiums. Not to mention at municipal water supplies. So the bad guys can actually see access points, etc., to these places. Because a kid with a smartphone is the best source of intel for ISIS. Like I said...he's a nut. But I do find that to be kind of hilarious.

Not going to be hilarious when the CIA reports come out in five years and this is true. Also, Castro killed Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa is under the new Giants Stadium.

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:11 am

Indians wrote:My dad, who is kind of a conspiracy theory nut, thinks that Pokemon Go was developed by foreign governments (read: terrorists) so that people playing it could serve as unwitting on-the-ground spies. That's why there are lots of Pokestops at police stations, military bases, large public places like parks and stadiums. Not to mention at municipal water supplies. So the bad guys can actually see access points, etc., to these places. Because a kid with a smartphone is the best source of intel for ISIS. Like I said...he's a nut. But I do find that to be kind of hilarious.

I've seen that particular conspiracy theory before. It's less crazy than the ones about Denver Airport, but not by much.

Rockies · Post by **Rockies** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:47 am

Padres wrote:
Indians wrote:My dad, who is kind of a conspiracy theory nut, thinks that Pokemon Go was developed by foreign governments (read: terrorists) so that people playing it could serve as unwitting on-the-ground spies. That's why there are lots of Pokestops at police stations, military bases, large public places like parks and stadiums. Not to mention at municipal water supplies. So the bad guys can actually see access points, etc., to these places. Because a kid with a smartphone is the best source of intel for ISIS. Like I said...he's a nut. But I do find that to be kind of hilarious.
I've seen that particular conspiracy theory before. It's less crazy than the ones about Denver Airport, but not by much.

Do tell us about the underground prison at DIA run by the lizard people. What do you know?

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:50 am

Rockies wrote:
Padres wrote:
Indians wrote:My dad, who is kind of a conspiracy theory nut, thinks that Pokemon Go was developed by foreign governments (read: terrorists) so that people playing it could serve as unwitting on-the-ground spies. That's why there are lots of Pokestops at police stations, military bases, large public places like parks and stadiums. Not to mention at municipal water supplies. So the bad guys can actually see access points, etc., to these places. Because a kid with a smartphone is the best source of intel for ISIS. Like I said...he's a nut. But I do find that to be kind of hilarious.
I've seen that particular conspiracy theory before. It's less crazy than the ones about Denver Airport, but not by much.
Do tell us about the underground prison at DIA run by the lizard people. What do you know?

Nothing that I can repeat.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go prep for Her Royal Majesty's arrival...

Tigers · Post by **Tigers** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:01 pm

Not playing PokÃ©mon GO here. Watched some crazy dude walk through our cul de sac at 6 am yesterday morning looking for the PokÃ©mon that is at the trail at the end of the neighborhood. smh

More the beer and cigar type too.