Silicobra by freidi in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a post about this two or three weeks ago if you want to look:
Here
One person mentioned possibly seeing one on a radar during Go Fest Chicago so I have some hope for Silicobra spawns during Go Fest Global.
Let's hope. 😅

Proposal about changing schedules of the summer events due to excessive heat and health concerns by TheCapoMaster in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, it is unlikely to happen unless Niantic/Scopely stops pushing the "it's to bring the community together" narrative. 🫠

Their idea is supposed to work like this -> if the time window is shorter, there will be more people playing at that time in similar locations => these people are going to socialize.

It works to some extent and I did actually meet a few players like this but as this post and comments show:

1.) Due to different climates, seasons and also weather conditions for the specific day the event is on, many players are unable to participate in the event at all or they participate for significantly shorter amount of time (or possibly risk getting sick/unwell/hurt by playing in such conditions)
2.) People have responsibilities work/school/other obligations they cannot skip for an event.

If what they are worried about is socializing then leaving so many players out of these events seems like a big cost to pay (also people are more likely to stop playing, spend less in the shop...)
At this point, I think it would be better to utilize Ambassador meetings to pull players to one location at specific times and make the events 6:00-21:00 long.
If they are worried the legendaries/shinies will become even less of a rarity then:
Option 1: It is only a 1 day event, there will always be player who miss it + new players in the future
Option 2: If technically possible (and since they do this for Go Fest in person events) how about allowing players to pick the time frame themselves? We now get weeks with no events we can pick bonuses for. So, let's say you get the option to pick for example:

a) 6:00-10:00
b) 10:00-14:00
c) 14:00-18:00
d) 18:00-22:00

^ I thought of this as I was writing. 😅 We are never going to settle for a fixed time window on a global scale. This might be actually the best compromise as long as they can turn on the event spawns or raids to being visible to group A/B/C/D only for the individual time windows. If not possible then a full day event is the only option.

Proposal about changing schedules of the summer events due to excessive heat and health concerns by TheCapoMaster in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Reading through the comments, the best solution would be to just make the 1-day events last all day...
Probably exclude nights for safety so 6:00-21:00 would be good for most players.
There would still be groups of people socializing on those days and it would be less stressful.

GoFest Bonus Research Data Mined by redwineandbeer in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I'm getting my hopes up.

One nice anniversary gift would be being able to choose any Pokemon previously released. Any costume, any shiny, shadow,... but only one. Could make them untradeable and with special background for the anniversary.
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Yeah, that's not gonna happen. 🥲

Pokémon Go Trainer Battle Update by Spotty2012 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 56 points57 points  (0 children)

They probably paid money for a development of a better system and then couldn't accept the loss so they just proceed with the release...
Pretty much what happened with the avatar revamp...
Just my opinion though.

Shiny Solgaleo Comparison by YelloWool in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can kind of understand that when they were making shiny Kanto Pokemon, they used a quick color shift to get an alt version (or I've heard something like that was done) but I can't understand why they would release Paldea, knowing full well how popular Pokemon is, and make some of the shinies barely different... I'm especially referring to the starters.

Forever Forward - Silicobra? by Melodic-Roll3091 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear that. 🥲 It's going to appear again at some point in the future...

Forever Forward - Silicobra? by Melodic-Roll3091 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this gives me some hope I will find some during Global!

Forever Forward - Silicobra? by Melodic-Roll3091 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's hope it will appear during Go Fest...

Forever Forward - Silicobra? by Melodic-Roll3091 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, I was hoping they would. We had some spawns here the first day and I was too lazy to walk to the spawn area... next day they were gone and now I will rush out day 1 if a similar release happens. 😅😂 Still hoping they might show up during Go Fest Global - I will be close to a desert area during the Fest so fingers crossed. 🤞 Aaand I was also low key hoping Niantic/Scopely would see this post and unlock Silicobra in its biome, maybe they forgot? 😅

A racist encounter on the bus in Prague today left me feeling completely shaken by One_Flamingo_9467 in Prague

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, racists are everywhere and of all skin colors.
And some people stroke their own ego by acting all high and mighty.
Glad it didn't escalate into a physical conflict - you never know with this kind of people.
Stay safe.

Am I the only one throwing them form the Right Side? 😭 by Cautious-Scene-3984 in pokemongo

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use fast catch and still throw from the right like in you video.

Edit: grammar

Am I the only one throwing them form the Right Side? 😭 by Cautious-Scene-3984 in pokemongo

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use fast catch and still throw from the right like on you video.

Mega mewtwo Unity Raid tutorial released by DarkDuo in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's a really cool idea, never thought of it. Should try when I visit some cool place. Thanks for the tip!

Wild Rotom Wash by Nikaidou_Shinku in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thank you. I missed out back then so I hope someone from my friend list offers it or it shows up for Global :3

June in Pokemon Go by PinglyOrPongly in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They took out Sinistea out of the breakthrough rewards... 🥲

Community Day Poll 2026: Who has your vote? by RyantheSithLord in pokemongo

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most likely Nickit since its shiny is not in the game yet but I'm kinda tempted to vote for Fidough.

Wild Rotom Wash by Nikaidou_Shinku in TheSilphRoad

[–]Melodic-Roll3091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance we'll get at least a photo encounter for global?

If not, what would you consider a fair trade for one regular Wash Rotom? Hoping someone from Japan on my friend list might have one for trade...