Pokemon GO

[JCP]

Anyone here playing it?

 

[WorkAtHomeGal]

Nope. I want to but just found out my Samsung Galaxy S III is not able to support it. I at this point cannot upgrade my phone so it is what it is for a now. I am hearing good things though about people getting out of the house and walking and so on.

 

[imosher]

I am not but my kids are and it is really quite neat. I love that it is getting them wanting to get out of the house and interact with other kids around them. We live in a fairly rural community and just yesterday I passed a group of kids hanging out at a cemetery easily two miles from the nearest house. They were refilling their Pokeballs, being respectful and being outside during the summer like kids should, if this is the way that games are heading than I have to say that I agree completely.

 

[jaden11218]

I tried it out. I enjoyed playing it, but I live way out in the country so I have to make a trip into town to play. It killed my iPhone's battery though. I know tons of people who play it and I'm surprised I haven't heard more complaints about battery usage. I ended up deleting it because I didn't want to be tempted to play.

 

[redpanda]

I am . I've actually heard that it's been helping a lot of people who suffer from anxiety and depression disorders. It encourages you to get out of the house, exercise, talk to new people, etc. It seems like a great way to get an anxiety sufferer out of their comfort zone a bit.


I'm also a long-time Pokemon fan so that helps, haha! My partner and I play together, it's been a lot of fun.

 

[Pandora]

I have only heard of it recently. My daughters don't even play it because they believe it's a waste of time, battery life, and waste of cell phone memory space. I am blessed that my daughters have gone against the "normal" and have found better ways to spend their time instead of finding died bodies, getting in wrecks, bugging businesses, and not looking out for drivers. I am surprised this Pokeman Go has become the big thing. I am curious on what will be the next big thing.

 

[bangtanboys]

It's my current obsession, I find every excuse to go out just so I can hatch my Pokemons and catch new ones. This week my friends and I are going to this tourist trap to "eat" when really all we want to do is play PoGo.


If any of you are currently playing it as well, may I ask what team you are on?

 

[redpanda]

It's my current obsession, I find every excuse to go out just so I can hatch my Pokemons and catch new ones. This week my friends and I are going to this tourist trap to "eat" when really all we want to do is play PoGo.
If any of you are currently playing it as well, may I ask what team you are on?

It really is a great excuse to get out of the house. So many people are getting fresh air and exercise, I think it's great . I'm on Team Valor. I joined that team mostly out of nostalgia for red version. But I'm also a very competitive person so I think it fits. It seems like most people are on Team Mystic, though.

 

[Robilas]

It's my current obsession, I find every excuse to go out just so I can hatch my Pokemons and catch new ones. This week my friends and I are going to this tourist trap to "eat" when really all we want to do is play PoGo.
If any of you are currently playing it as well, may I ask what team you are on?

I play it, it's almost an obsession for me too! I really love how it basically forces you to go outside to catch Pokemon and play the game: you can also meet a lot of new people with similar interests since many players gather around gyms and rare Pokemon's spawn points. Even when I'm too depressed to hang out with my friends I have a good reason to take a walk outside and maybe meet some new interesting people. On top of that, I got to see Pokemon in the streets! How cool is that?

 

[lexinonomous]

I am super surprised at how much I enjoy it. I thought that it would be a really short lived fad, but once I picked up the game I quickly realized how much fun it is. I like the idea of getting people out of the house and going outside. It makes socializing much easier for me, since I know that majority of the people around me are actively playing it. We actually have a meetup every Friday in my downtown area. It's insane how many people are out and about every night, playing the game. It's such a good source for exercise and really helps you connect with people that you may not have connected with otherwise.


I love the concept. It's forcing my to socialize a bit more than usual. It's allowing me to get a bit of exercise into my routine.

 

[ErinPaige]

I played it when it had just come out, when it was brand new. I love Pokemon, and initially, I loved the app...but it was far too buggy and still has a lot of issues as well. I got up to level...28, and had a few very strong Pokemon, but I didn't have enough time to go out and search for new ones and eventually the app got so slow that it refused to play on my phone. I still have it, though it's just using space at this point. I hope they fix the bugs because it is an excellent concept.

 

[Julian]

This is one of those games where when the hype settles down, it dies. Completely. All your hard earned Pokémon and whatever level they might be, will all be worthless since no one will play the game anymore. So I'm not even going to start playing it.


However, I do think that it is a great game, for obvious reasons. I ride my bike every day, and whereas before the streets were empty, there's now always at least one kid playing the game.


I know kids that never really went outside until they started playing the game. It actually changes their lives, that's just amazing.

 

[diaz212]

i'm playing it

 

[rldonah]

No, I'm not. My husband and son were up until the issues with the tracker (I think they removed it?). It worked for a little after that, but then it kinda just didn't want to work anymore, so he got frustrated and deleted the app. He hasn't tried again since.

 

[LovelyLiz]

I find that having the little motivations of walking to hatch an egg or to collect pokeballs at the nearest stop helps give me a little nudge to get out of the house on my days off, and break up my routine, as well as giving me 20 minutes or so of quick exercise which boosts my mood. I find that the more immediate motivation helps kick me into gear more easily than the broader and more abstract motivation of looking after my mental health, which can be difficult to quantify.

 

[kgord]

No, but my phone is crappy, and has too many apps on it as it is. I don;t think it is for older people like myself. I think it is for young 20 somethings with nothing better to do. It reminds me kind of geo caching. I do think the idea of getting outside and getting some exercise is good, but you need to really be smart and take your surroundings into consideration if you do this, as there are many ways you can actually get hurt playing this game.

 

[17emilyhalko]

Yes, I'm playing the game! It's very fun, competitive, and most importantly, it motivates me to get out of the house and be interactive with other people! Unfortunately, I find it to actually be a little too addictive, which is both a good and bad thing. For this reason, I've gotten rid off the app twice, but I've always gotten it back. This app is quickly dying down, though, so while it might be good to motivate those to go out of the house, I'm not sure how long it will be a good thing. Regardless, I enjoy it and hope that they plan to improve it in the future.

 

[KW2496]

I tried it out for about a week and it was something somewhat fun to do if I was bored. It kept crashing and freezing on me though. Then it got to a point were it wouldn't even finish loading so I haven't played it in a while. I'm thinking I might uninstall it now.

 

[justsayyes]

I played when it first came out and it was fun, but the app keeps crashing and it ruins the mood so i deleted it altogether. I have yet to give it another go, i don't think i will. The response from all over the world is really unbelievable. It's a phenomena.

 

[kimmie216]

I am not personally playing, but my son is on my phone. He is completely obsessed with it! I don't mind him using my phone, but it certainly drains the battery. It is frustrating for him to run out of the balls when he is having a hard time catching a particular Pokemon character. We happened to be driving near a local beach and the game said a Pikachu was nearby and he just about hit the roof. We weren't able to drive around to find it though. Oh well...another time!