Pokémon Go Fest gets off to disastrous start as Niantic promises refunds and $100 in Pokécoins - Spotty cell reception and overloaded servers made the game unplayable early on
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We’re far removed from the days when you’d see people at every city street corner being guided around by their smartphones to catch pokémon. But some people have loyally stuck with the hit mobile game months after its popularity waned. Pokémon Go Fest was supposed to be a reward and real-world celebration for those players. Unfortunately, for those who traveled to Chicago’s Grant Park to participate and nab the legendary pokémon, things got off to a very frustrating start.Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/22/16014904/pokemon-go-fest-disaster-network-server-problems-refundsShortly after the event kicked off earlier today, a devastating mix of spotty cellular network reception and server problems prevented attendees from logging in. The game was basically unplayable, which in turn made the elusive pokémon that drew people from around the country (and world) unattainable — at least for now.
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I had no problem with connections here and I was surprised to see so many people playing ! It's not dead yet ^^
You have a great name.
Thank you ^^ I like it too :D
The hype was so big about it but there wasn't much to do in the beginning and it seems like they had a lot of problems from the start woth the game. I did enjoy it for a. It going out catching pokemons until 6am with my girlfriend.
Pokemon go still exists? Wow
Yea, and lots of active players ! I think the weather has something to do with it ^^
Maybe they're zombified by pokemon or something...lol
Haha, at least people are playing outside not inside ! :)
I think it's not a great activity to play outside, not a great activity at all. Lol
Well, everyone has their opinion ! ^^
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Just spent a couple of hours driving my kids around to different locations ... Plans to hit the road tomorrow have been made already, with promises to mow the lawn, clean up their rooms and help with the laundry... I'm sure the driving around will happen. Not sure about the chores. :-)
I'm sure you are going to have fun, even tho the chores might not be done by evening ;P
I heard the network reception was shit and they didn't take into consideration, which they should have. BUT people flying in from all over the world to attend was beautiful. Only wish i had the chance to attend