I see all the people on their whatchamadgets, standing in my way in the middle of the walkways. I do not want to become one of them, so I am not partaking.
Just like STD’s, I guess I will not be catching them all.
Traditionally, what do I pick if I don’t have a phone? What if I both don’t have a phone and think it’s like the worst idea ever? But at the same time I am looking forward to hearing about people falling of the roofs, into rivers and getting taken out by semi trucks while playing it?
I’m not playing, but I’m also not going to crap all over someone else’s relatively harmless fun, especially when it seems like it might be doing its players some good.
@jqubed We’ve logged about ten miles in a few days. I’ve gotten the kids out of the house, and we’ve had some hilarious fun with random game players. We observe safe hunting. No one goes alone at night, don’t go anywhere shady looking, etc.
@juststephen Or, you can do both. I like Go because I can play without going too far out of my way (though it really wants me to break into the military graveyard near my work). Geocaching is a good weekend activity for when I want to really go explore.
We all started asking this at my office, and found that, with no pre-planning or coordination, we had all chosen Mystic. Because we had all either started off with Blue back in the day, or had accepted that Blastoise will always be better than a lame dragon and a flowery toad.
Anyone remember the GBA game that came with a light sensor in the cartridge and it made you go outside to recharge your powers? Video games + outside don’t mix!
I’m convinced that nobody is actually on Team Valor, because all those fucking troglodytes say when you ask what team they’re on is “uhh… the red one?”
@caffeine_dude If original NES systems still sell for what I sold mine for 15 years ago, this is less than half the price. and has modern video outputs
Joined Instinct to be contrary bc my entire town seems to be nothing but Valor and Mystic. I don’t even like the color yellow. I do like Zapdos, though.
I’m on team “I don’t want an app that shares my every step with some random tech company.” (Yeah, I know it’s going to companies already like Apple and my cell provider, but why give it up to more?)
@Yoda_Daenerys Ingress is equally widespread but urban regions have probably been built up the most in terms of portals. That said, I suspect they will have gone out of their way to try to ensure a fairly decent distribution of PokeStops and Gyms and the like across the nation.
@jbartus I don’t know anything about Pokemon past the early cartoons with the slit-eyed guy with the Onyx and the redhead with the water types. Never heard of the teams other than team rocket. But I downloaded the silly game and found 5 pokemons around the house and yard so far.
Guess it matters which non-rocket team you join so I’ll have to actually take time to find out whatever about them. Such a trial…
@duodec Brock and Misty? The teams weren’t part of the Pokemon series to my knowledge, it’s just something implemented to add a competitive nature to the game and make the gyms more than just a free-for-all battle royale.
It really doesn’t matter what team you join, there’s just a lot of good natured silly one-up-manship going on related to it. Our ‘official’ Meh community choice is Team Mystic per the main Pokemon Go thread.
@Yoda_Daenerys Objective? Other than gotta catch em all? It gets me walking in the park. A lot. One of my walking friends was having problems with the update and couldn’t play but it was fixed this morning. Good luck. I expect your account is safe.
Suck it Blue and Red. Go Yellow Team
@Moose Almost all of my employees are team yellow. I have been hearing all week that I need to join them.
@conandlibrarian Don’t do it - leads to the Dark Side
/giphy Dark Side
Instinct all the way. If I knew how to upload pictures I would post my line up
@boredashell you can upload pics to imgur.com and then copy the direct link URL to your clipboard and paste it here
What is the option that you have a windows phone or phone that wont play it?
@darkzrobe Or don’t have a phone at all.
@darkzrobe That is the LOL, Windoze phone option.
@Fen_Star Why do you have to be so mean?
I see all the people on their whatchamadgets, standing in my way in the middle of the walkways. I do not want to become one of them, so I am not partaking.
Just like STD’s, I guess I will not be catching them all.
Team Rocket.
@spacezorro If you mean Team Rocket League, count me in.
I’m not playing because my crappy phone doesn’t have data. So what do I answer?
@ninjaemilee Team Crabby
No purple?
/image get off my lawn?
@metageist Go Team get off my lawn!
I voted “haven’t been playing long enough” which is technically correct because I haven’t played at all.
NOSTALGIA! (and virtual dog fighting, because in the end, isn’t that what technology is all about)
Surprised you didn’t phrase that last option: with (the Krabby one)
Traditionally, what do I pick if I don’t have a phone? What if I both don’t have a phone and think it’s like the worst idea ever? But at the same time I am looking forward to hearing about people falling of the roofs, into rivers and getting taken out by semi trucks while playing it?
@serpent Falling down a cliff?
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Two-Men-Fall-Down-Cliff-While-Playing-Pokemon-Go-386743551.html
(Originally posted by @DaveInSoCal here)
I’m not playing, but I’m also not going to crap all over someone else’s relatively harmless fun, especially when it seems like it might be doing its players some good.
@jqubed We’ve logged about ten miles in a few days. I’ve gotten the kids out of the house, and we’ve had some hilarious fun with random game players. We observe safe hunting. No one goes alone at night, don’t go anywhere shady looking, etc.
Does a Pokemon death count towards the Darwin Awards?
@DRBLAW with bonus points if you don’t even catch it.
Oh, and fucking team Valor for the fucking win.
@KittySprinkles Fuck blue and yellow!
@sammydog01 Blue and yellow can bite my sweet, pink Jigglypuff!
@KittySprinkles lol, you would be. please see below.
I don’t play team sports or um games?
What is this Pokemon activity and why is it so enthralling?? I thought it was dead back in 2001.
@growyoungagain No, they’ve continually been making games for Nintendo’s mobile systems and people keep playing them.
@jqubed right, I think it was 25 million copies sold for the most recent two games?
Geocaching > Pokemon Go
@juststephen Or, you can do both. I like Go because I can play without going too far out of my way (though it really wants me to break into the military graveyard near my work). Geocaching is a good weekend activity for when I want to really go explore.
We all started asking this at my office, and found that, with no pre-planning or coordination, we had all chosen Mystic. Because we had all either started off with Blue back in the day, or had accepted that Blastoise will always be better than a lame dragon and a flowery toad.
Anyone remember the GBA game that came with a light sensor in the cartridge and it made you go outside to recharge your powers? Video games + outside don’t mix!
Team Mystic FTW!
I’m convinced that nobody is actually on Team Valor, because all those fucking troglodytes say when you ask what team they’re on is “uhh… the red one?”
Valor = Gryffindor
Mystic = Ravenclaw
Instinct = Hufflepuff
Valor! Red Team GO. Let the hate come, for you fear the fire.
@jlinahon
Screw pokemon, bring on the mini nintendo. 11/11/16
@MrMark does it run pokemon tho?
@MrMark Why not play the original?
@caffeine_dude If original NES systems still sell for what I sold mine for 15 years ago, this is less than half the price. and has modern video outputs
@andrd they will but most TVs have legacy inputs that work with the NES and you can play every NES game ever not just 30 they picked from the top 100.
@jbartus Originally I thought you could use the old cartridges as well. I have since significantly diminished my excitement.
@MrMark yeah I haven’t heard a satisfactory explanation for wtf the flap where the cartridges go is hiding.
I’m on team “Still perfectly satisfied with Candy Crush.”
Team Waiting For the Update That Makes The App Crash Less, IMO.
Joined Instinct to be contrary bc my entire town seems to be nothing but Valor and Mystic. I don’t even like the color yellow. I do like Zapdos, though.
I’m on team “I don’t want an app that shares my every step with some random tech company.” (Yeah, I know it’s going to companies already like Apple and my cell provider, but why give it up to more?)
@sanspoint For fun, duh.
/giphy team instinct
i am a buckeye, if i start i will have to pick the red team on principle
i never heard of ingress before meh and it seemed limited to certain urban regions (not mine), this pokemon thing seems to be more widespread
@Yoda_Daenerys Ingress is equally widespread but urban regions have probably been built up the most in terms of portals. That said, I suspect they will have gone out of their way to try to ensure a fairly decent distribution of PokeStops and Gyms and the like across the nation.
You should join Team Mystic (Blue) though.
#TeamMystic
@jbartus I don’t know anything about Pokemon past the early cartoons with the slit-eyed guy with the Onyx and the redhead with the water types. Never heard of the teams other than team rocket. But I downloaded the silly game and found 5 pokemons around the house and yard so far.
Guess it matters which non-rocket team you join so I’ll have to actually take time to find out whatever about them. Such a trial…
@duodec Brock and Misty?
The teams weren’t part of the Pokemon series to my knowledge, it’s just something implemented to add a competitive nature to the game and make the gyms more than just a free-for-all battle royale.
It really doesn’t matter what team you join, there’s just a lot of good natured silly one-up-manship going on related to it. Our ‘official’ Meh community choice is Team Mystic per the main Pokemon Go thread.
@jbartus Excuse me, @KittySprinkles and I disagree with your “official” designation.
@sammydog01 @KittySprinkles I’m just a follower, someone else made the call before I even knew there were teams.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
i’ve spent many, many, many minutes playing the Pokemon Goes
I can’t login to my account now
/giphy screaming loudly
@Yoda_Daenerys I had to pick the photos that had storefronts and street signs in them. Really? A captcha, poke people?
@sammydog01 i had that a few days ago
what’s your objective in the game?
i’m trippin’ at the moment cuz i can’t sign in and i’ve spent oh so much time on this account
today i trekked 5+ miles on it, so that’s a good thing
amiright?
@Yoda_Daenerys Objective? Other than gotta catch em all? It gets me walking in the park. A lot. One of my walking friends was having problems with the update and couldn’t play but it was fixed this morning. Good luck. I expect your account is safe.
@sammydog01 i mean like a) being in gyms b) achieving levels c) largest pokedex catch # d) poke coins bank
they all take different approaches right?
@Yoda_Daenerys No, no, no, gotta catch em all. Just like the song. I never did like gyms.
@Yoda_Daenerys probably server load again. Gen 2 just released.