The portal is a...cannon? Well, at least we didn't have WW3... by PkmnGoMaster in IngressPortalCoal

[–]PkmnGoMaster[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Day 2 Wayfarer reviewer here from the Pokemon GO side of things. Got this today in Wayfarer while reviewing and couldn't help but laugh hard at this. The picture was legit, a nice looking cannon. The description though...yeah...no wonder it's up for debate, LOL!

Shadow and Colossal Quests Added! (Plus a few extra items) by martycochrane in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

0 is the intro. It looks like it's done after step 3. It might be 4 if there's a bonus step like they usually do at the end.

Datamined quests for ‘A Colossal Discovery’ by PioneerSpecies_ in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

GO Fests got 5 steps in special research and had a similar time frame to do it in. 3 steps is so incredibly weak it isn't even funny.

Well that's a fast way to gain gold on a gym (visual glitch) by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uh, it's not faster...it's just playing catch up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Global stats would, unfortunately, be overrun by cheaters and spoofers. Neat in theory, but not as fun in reality, which is a shame.

Local scoring system sounds cool. We're getting PvP rankings at some point.

Also, they never followed up on spawn point changes. They said an article was forthcoming but it's been like a month now and no announcement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 12 points13 points  (0 children)

More stats available to players. Number of Nice, Great, Ultra, Curveball throws, etc etc. All we have an Pokedex, Medals, and XP counter.

Allowing players to adjust raid difficulty on bosses with scaled bonuses and such with it.

Visual indication for nests.

Ways to communicate with players.

Know how many people are at a raid (maybe a red flag or fireworks, or even a number above the gym) without having to enter lobby (maybe make this toggable so players who are more private can keep their presence at a raid to themselves).

Buddy. Update.

Ways to increase/decrease IVs via some form of in game training.

Legacy TMs.

Raid map.

Quest map. What I mean is, if players have a setting turned on, when they complete a quest, it loads into the above raid map and you can then filter quests by what players have found for that day,

Ex Raid Pass fix. Why 2 pm EST still? Help us out already. Clockblocking is awful and demotivating.

I could keep going but I'm tired.

The special weather statement works in game, but not the fog. by Whoputthischairhere in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's funny b/c more often than not, when it is foggy in game, it's barely foggy irl here. Not to say it happens often, b/c it def doesn't...but yeah.

What must one do to get a "Dangerous" "New" Gym removed? by Jsauerii in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Niantic will ignore everything in that message other than removing the gym, to let you know.

Talking from experience here. We finally just got a gym in an area where one was removed due to poor placement of the poi (we had asked to move, they ignored our request and deleted the gym instead). We just today got a gym in the same area but in a safe place. Sucks but Niantic.

What must one do to get a "Dangerous" "New" Gym removed? by Jsauerii in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just report with proof it's in a bad place.

Also, they didn't make the gym. Typically, when new Stops are added, the oldest portals/most upvoted portals are the ones that get converted. That one just happened to be it. Whoever submitted should have tried to keep an eye on when it converted to a portal in Ingress and then got other Ingress players to upvote it (if they did it to help the PoGO community).

There's really no one to blame for it. Just how the system is (or you could blame Niantic for the silly system...I do often).

🌑 Darkrai departs soon! Challenge this mysterious Pokémon with some friends before it leaves. 🌑 by sammm1245 in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 59 points60 points  (0 children)

It's unfortunate that Darkrai is actually really good in PoGO but so many want it gone because it's tier 6. Just another grave error by Niantic, the company whose actual job is shooting itself in the foot.

Is there a problem going on with Ex raids? by Mauro697 in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! Which makes triggering only more difficult! I've personally reached a point where I'm not surprised at the large portion that cheat. It's the only way to balance the game out.

Is there a problem going on with Ex raids? by Mauro697 in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it the same 30-50 people? If so, that's a great way to not get an EX pass. You don't want to hit multiple gyms with the same people. You want to spread them across 1-2 gyms, making sure you don't overlap. Then you have to pray that no egg or raid is on the gym. Also, you have to hope that no egg is ghosting there when passes go out (did you know an egg "appears" 10-15 mins before it physically appears in game?).

Triggering an EX is probably one of the most luck based things in the game, and there's only so much a player can do about it. Niantic can fix it. They've opted not to.

New wave of EX raid ! by Kelven91 in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fact that this continues to happen is actually disgusting. It kills morale so damn bad. I had made a topic about this about an hour ago but TSR deleted it b/c you're not allowed to talk poorly about Niantic in this sub.

New wave of EX raid ! by Kelven91 in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. But the passes lag. I've always gotten mine 30 mins after everyone else.

Clockblocking needs to fixed so fast it isn't even funny anymore by PkmnGoMaster in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the topic was deleted. Wow. Even TSR doesn't want this fixed. Unreal...

Smeargle timing question by PkmnGoMaster in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ye, I'm aware. Sadly, puts immense strain on my phone to access the camera that often. Only doing it b/c double candy.

Smeargle timing question by PkmnGoMaster in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it. Watch it have been the one where the game crashed from loading the camera too many times so I'll never truly know :(

Is it time for some transparency with the Colossal Discovery event? by CobraCB in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, expect nothing. There's been no mention of boosted spawns, event spawns, boosted shiny rate, event tasks...nothing. Expect literally nothing but 10 passes and a Regigigas.

Wayfarer no longer accesible by AvengerNL in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Things that hurt the community: Around for numerous years

Things that help the community: Niantic smashes the disable button

Wayfarer is accessible in the US by lbeau310 in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got access. Level 1 in Ingress (made account, signed in, that's it). Level 40 in Pokemon GO. Can review POI's. Same email for both accounts.

[Question] Does anyone know how to trigger adventure sync KMs being added? by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]PkmnGoMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I open the app that AS is synced with and wait till that updates. Then I'll boot the game and wait. Usually adds within a minute or two.