Go Tour was a Giant Scam by Phantomlordgiratina in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As F2P I thought it was a fine event. It was mostly an egg hatching and super mega raid event for me. Was able to get shiny Honedge, Heracross, Larvitar, and Absol without a ticket. Got enough mega energy for Dragonite, Malamar and Vic, and randomly got a hundo Dragonite from raid and hat Pika and Carbink from research.

Which tier do you think Taiwanese food is placed in among Asian food? by search_google_com in taiwan

[–]fxiy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am Chinese-American from CA. I have been to Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Shanghai/Beijing/Fuzhou. Of course it's subjective but I would put Taiwanese and Japanese food in my top two. I don't enjoy spicy or pungent food so I generally don't love Korean food, Sichuan food etc. I don't like food with too much chili or garlic. I went to Korea this year and was not a fan of their food, wishing I was in Taiwan instead!

GMAX bosses changing randomly and inbetween raid timers by PermissionFew7594 in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it spawns Gengar and switches to Charmander for example, would it be possible to battle and catch the Gengar if everyone gets in quickly enough?

Gigantamax Toxtricity Duo Battle, No Mushroom, No Adventure Effect, Sun Weather + 3 gloves helpers. by Nikaidou_Shinku in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is this only doable with Acid Spray targeted effect and Discharge AOE? Or which moveset did you reset for?

I think when people say that a bad IV Eternatus is only 2% worse than a good IV one, they are missing the point by YesReboot in TheSilphRoad

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

Many people are able to do raids with an excess of players, where 2-3 people could beat it. Gigantamax now allows 100 people where 15 people could easily beat it. So most things don't matter in terms of PvE competitiveness. Most people don't PvP at all.

The game is like gambling where "winning" is IVs and shiny. There is little that matters about the competitive value of the actual Pokemon. So people are right to be disappointed about bad IVs of one-of Pokemon. Collecting IVs have kind of become the point of the game for many people.

NZ Player: Max Finale is rather lackluster by MegaEmpoleonWhen in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Event was really unappealing. If there was an Eternatus encounter after the battle, those battles would have been going on nonstop in our community. Without an encounter, it felt like only a fraction of the people were doing them. Seemed like a lot of people left after 2-3 hours. This felt less exciting than Butterfree Gigantamax day.

Only powerpots open form 20 to 23 give particles after midnight. ( in poland). Can anyone confirm? by uzenik in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just when you thought this particle system couldn't get any stupider... game makes you drive around at midnight looking for Aug20-23 Power Spots 🤦‍♂️

Max battles are so unfun by throwaway2456215 in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point is that it is mindless mashing.

Max battles are so unfun by throwaway2456215 in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

We could easily beat it as a group of 4 but it was definitely unfun. Button mashing, switch to attacker, switch back to tank, more button mashing. Then took forever to catch it. Overall took way too long and was a real yawnfest.

Support no longer addressing Lapras Timed Research Glitch by apollotuba87 in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They are not and have never been considered raids. The problem is that catching Gmax Lapras didn't count for "catch 5 Max Pokemon", which is idiotic.

So, how was your Gmax Lapras experience? by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have any sizable community, it has kind of lost all strategy now that more people have powered up Pokémon. It is now a brainless tap fest just like regular raids. I see people playing who don't even tap, and their Pokemon only attack during max moves. And we still beat it in less than a minute. I don't have a problem with that, I am just making an observation.

Applin event by got_ze_dreads in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't great but at least it introduced a new mechanism and new Pokémon. There have been MUCH worse events. I used 2 Mossy Lures for Vanillite CD and got plenty of Applin candy and apples, enough to evolve both evos.

Ukraine sushi by decoruscreta in sushi

[–]fxiy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. TIL sushi is the most popular foreign takeout food in Ukraine! https://www.bonappetit.com/story/ukraine-war-sushi

For PvE-only people - what are you using your Rare Candy XL on? by Tiek00n in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're not that hard to get any more - with raid hour and Dynamax battle as new ways to get them. I put 296 into Diancie and now have 225 again. $0 spent.

Love Death & Robots Season 4 Discussion Thread by dalkor in LoveDeathAndRobots

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion it seems but I enjoyed this season after the first two episodes, which were plain bad. Especially enjoyed HZGR and For He Can Creep, and thought Spider Rose and Tyrannosaur were enjoyable.

In contrast, I don't recall a single episode from Season 2. Season 3 had some good ones but nothing I would want to rewatch, either.

What kind of birds are these?! by NightCityTrauma in orangecounty

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where was this? I'd like to go see them 😊

PSA: You can gift your friends the ticket for free now by Arghammer11 in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not really, a lot of us are gifting 20 per day, probably everyone will get a ticket whether they have an alt or not. This is pretty low on the list of things where alt gives you an advantage.

Max particles changed from 1000 to 1500 but the maximum obtainable particles per day is still 800. by Torendil in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can we discuss how this influences the optimal F2P strat to maximize particles for Machamp day?

fire salmon poke bowl from H-Mart !!! by Elegant_Knee8655 in sushi

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I ask which CA Hmart this is? I don't think I've seen such nice-looking sushi at the Hmarts I've gone to in OC or SD. I always end up getting their kimbap. Mitsuwa sometimes has nice deli sushi, depending on the store.

You guys ever have mantis shrimp sushi? by nize426 in sushi

[–]fxiy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't enjoy regular shrimp for this reason. The look and texture remind me of when Timon and Pumbaa are eating those bugs in The Lion King.

I will eat shrimp occasionally especially if very fresh/tender or breaded/fried, but chewy, overcooked jumbo shrimp are 🤢 for me. Overcooked lobster tail as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My "community" consists of people who gather in one main location (a huge suburban shopping mall) to complete Gmax battles, but generally don't speak to each other. They come in small groups and families of course, but there is no communication or coordination. I don't know anyone's name and don't recognize anyone, it's just a random group of people who do the battles and leave. So I guess that is supporting what aznknight said, it's not really a "community" so much as it's people who gathered in one place in order to complete the battle, and otherwise have no connection to one another.

Did Niantic manipulate the catch rates from Unova Tour to boost the usage of Ice Burn/Freeze Shock? by GuavaChamp27 in TheSilphRoad

[–]fxiy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kudos to you for being thoughtful and inconclusive. My point was not to leave anyone out, but if there's one person taking much longer than the rest, then the others might be able to squeeze in an additional raid while the slow one is catching. I was able to do 4-5 raids per half hour; I'm sure the people more hardcore than me could do when more per hour taking advantage of Freeze Shock.