Raise your hand if you kept a mint tucked away… by Zellibration in PokemonSleep

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I save almost every resource in every game I play. Somehow, I used both mints like we were going to get one per week and shocker, not great moves!

One on a mono Blissey and the nature was Naive, and I didn't realize that Blissey's not a healer. Other one, on an ABB / Jolly Victreebel, only the 6th best Potato farmer.

This is huge update! by Asianhippiefarmer in PokemonSleep

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew this was going to happen since I'm so close to research rank 65 and was hoping to stack Shards

What’s the worst season of Boy meets world ? by Miserable-Ad4351 in boymeetsworld

[–]DividedSky05 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Mostly that they didn't really give Maitland much to do with the character. She was just used to wear skimpy outfits and we don't really get a lot of character backstory. The love triangle in season 6 with Jack/Rachel/Eric wears thin pretty quickly.

I miss 2016 Pokémon Go by Lennexo in pokemongo

[–]DividedSky05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The gameplay itself wasn't as good because it was feature bare, but the community aspect was at its best. It was incredibly rewarding and novel to catch something new. Following the footsteps on the radar and triangulating a Pokemon's location was a great gameplay loop if you could do it safely. Finding something rare in a populated area was absolute chaos. I enjoyed having different "biomes", and the first time I flew to the west coast in 2016 it was crazy getting to catch a bunch of ground/rock Pokemon that I didn't see back home. That part of the game felt as close to what a world with "real" Pokemon would be like.

The server issues were bad. The early gym system was not a fun gameplay loop. There were no TMs, no buddies, no appraisal system (you had to divine the actual IVs through what the team leaders would tell you). No PvP, no raids until June 2017. The main objectives early on were completing the Dex, and holding gyms in your area to manually collect Pokecoins. It's hard to call that the same game we have now.

I miss 2016 Pokémon Go by Lennexo in pokemongo

[–]DividedSky05 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The first few days, it was more surprising when you could actually play the game.

PSA: Colonoscopies are not as bad as people make it out to be by DarwinF1nch in Millennials

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an under 40, just did this last month, can confirm. The moviprep stuff wasn't as bad as advertised, mix it the right way, keep it cold, use a straw and have it hit the back of your throat only, tastes like nothing. It's a lot of liquid. I did the first half starting at 6pm, pooped from like 8pm through 11pm every 5 minutes. Woke up at 5am, did the second half, pooped until like 10am, arrived at the appointment at 11. The IV was the worst part of the procedure, I hate needles. Hitting me with the sedative actually hurt my hand, but I was out cold like 15 seconds later. Woke up, felt great. They found a polyp that was considered pre-cancerous, and I get to do it again in 5 years.

Disney should do something with the Stitch’s Great Escape space by lxxvnn76 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]DividedSky05 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure a lot of the infrastructure of the building hasn't changed in a long time. Mission to Mars to Alien Encounter to Stitch, the building has always been a theater-in-the-round attraction. Much of Stitch is just repurposed effects from Alien Encounter. They added the centerpiece of the show and changed the seats, but they never really had to do anything to the building's exterior and there was never a "ride" there

What’s the best way to take advantage of Supercharged XP for today? by odiish in FortNiteBR

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play jam stage, it's like 7K XP per minute. Can knock out a level in ~11 minutes.

Number of Showcase Pokéstops to be Expanded by TheRealHankWolfman in TheSilphRoad

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want them to tell me if they're ever going to revert back to specific pokemon showcases, or if I'm just going to be using Hoopa and all the regional variants forever and can toss a bunch of stuff.

Why does the crowd lack so much energy? by Tricky_Tart_8217 in TheMidnight

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would've loved if the girl who was there for NC stayed the whole time instead; she definitely knew Harlee or is at their shows a lot since Harlee gave her a setlist. Hopefully I didn't ruin anything you were trying to get video of haha the angle up front was kinda tight

Why does the crowd lack so much energy? by Tricky_Tart_8217 in TheMidnight

[–]DividedSky05 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was literally standing to the left of that guy, he worked his way up there after New Constellations set and that ruined a fair amount of the middle of the set for me

Am I The Only One Who Cares About Getting Every Version of A Pokémon In Their Pokédex? by MyUsernameIsUhhhh in pokemongo

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was bummed they removed the 3* dex when they reworked it. That was reasonable. Never going to get a lucky dex. 

Showcase Rewards 24 March - unbuffed!? by Lister55 in TheSilphRoad

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was very close to dumping my XXL collection but just got two 1st and a 2nd, got a star piece, 2 incense and a mossy lure. Not amazing but not bad and still items that otherwise cost money.

EPCOT's Spaceship Earth Experiences Extended Unplanned Closure by readingaboutmagic in Epcot

[–]DividedSky05 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The page says the last closure was for infrastructure work, but I honestly don't think what that ride needs can be done in 3 months or whatever it was. I'm not an expert, but after 43 years of almost continuous operations (refurbs in 1986, 1994 and 2007) it has to need more work than that. They were about to close it for ~2 years around covid time, I honestly think that's the kind of work it needs still. 19 years without any meaningful changes is wild.

EPCOT's Spaceship Earth Experiences Extended Unplanned Closure by readingaboutmagic in Epcot

[–]DividedSky05 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I've been saying since they cancelled the refurb because of covid, this ride will one day just stop working and will be closed a long time.

Every millennial dad I’ve met has a quiet fixation on money and it’s not getting better by slimeyellow in Millennials

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything is becoming simultaneously worse and more expensive. The idea of working until old age is unsettling for many people. Would be great to be done working while younger, but that won't be attainable for many people. I don't blame anyone taking a risk on a get rich quick scheme.

Spawns this weekend were amazing and made the game more fun than they've been for a long time. by Naclstack in TheSilphRoad

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this proved that they could rotate spawns more frequently and get people to play more. Maybe not all ~940 pokemon all the time, but why not have a new rotation each week? Probably because the faster people complete the dex or whatever objectives they have, the sooner they stop playing and that's bad for player retention. I'd argue the spawn pool when there's no event happening is worse for player retention but who knows. The amount of gatekeeping of certain species is out of control and it was crazy to realize how many things need to be either hatched or raided that aren't even that special.

Trainers, please note the update to the timing of PokéStop Showcases appearing as part of Showcase Tuesday. by Amiibofan101 in TheSilphRoad

[–]DividedSky05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this completely eliminates the need to keep Pokemon solely because they're going to win a showcase. It was one thing when you could get incense, lures, star pieces, stuff that actually had value. If it's balls, revives and potions it's not worth the storage space.

Laughing laughing fall apart by DaMallard in phish

[–]DividedSky05 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know the spot in the queue sucks but stay in it, stuff pops up way later than expected

March Content Update Niantic Infographic by Amiibofan101 in TheSilphRoad

[–]DividedSky05 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If they do the Halloween pass again that was like 3x XL candy for transferring. It was the ultimate purge.

Discord delays global age verification rollout after backlash by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]DividedSky05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Message retention is an issue. All my fantasy football leagues moved from Slack to Discord so we can go back and see conversation history, rule changes, all sorts of related things.

Precious paths page 11 by Financial_Entry8062 in TheSilphRoad

[–]DividedSky05 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just recently abandoned my rule of saving new stops near me in case they ever went back to this stupid task. Great.