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thistlechaserMan, my new phone is nice. Siri alone is AMAZING. It's like living in a scifi world! The screen isn't as much bigger as I thought it would be, and the whole phone is so darned thin I'm paranoid to even touch it in fear of breaking it, but all in all, I love it. My new case for it should arrive tomorrow, which will make it a lot easier and safer to hold.
I don't know how people get comfortable using their phones without a case... I use Otterbox cases, which are big and clunky protection. Apparently you can drop them off a roof or let it get run over and the phone would still be okay.
It took me quite a while to get the phone activated, and all my stuff from my old phone didn't get copied over, but I got my photos and important stuff downloaded to my computer, so that's good enough.
Once I had everything ready, I downloaded Pokemon Go. Happily there have been a bunch of pokemon that show up on my desk, so I don't even have to go anywhere to grab them. (I think the game does that, starts out giving a bunch around you? I heard that happened to other people when they started as well.)
I hate you, Venomoth. I spent more than half of my pokeballs on you, even though you had a green circle.
A game on one screen, a game on the other, and a game in front of them both. Clearly I am a responsible adult.
Eventually (soon) I'm going to have to find one of those pokestops, so I can get more balls. I'm down to 17.
At this point I'm more amused by the technology of the game than the game itself, but we'll see if it hooks me.
Oh, and the $56 tax on a $199 phone? It was correct. They have to tax you on the value of the phone, not the price they're giving it to you when you sign up for a contract. Boo. So with taxes and activation fee, that was $100 more on the $200 phone. Not as much of a sale as I would have liked. Still, my bonus this year covers the cost (plus more), so good enough. It was getting to be a necessary purchase.
I don't know how people get comfortable using their phones without a case... I use Otterbox cases, which are big and clunky protection. Apparently you can drop them off a roof or let it get run over and the phone would still be okay.
It took me quite a while to get the phone activated, and all my stuff from my old phone didn't get copied over, but I got my photos and important stuff downloaded to my computer, so that's good enough.
Once I had everything ready, I downloaded Pokemon Go. Happily there have been a bunch of pokemon that show up on my desk, so I don't even have to go anywhere to grab them. (I think the game does that, starts out giving a bunch around you? I heard that happened to other people when they started as well.)
I hate you, Venomoth. I spent more than half of my pokeballs on you, even though you had a green circle.
A game on one screen, a game on the other, and a game in front of them both. Clearly I am a responsible adult.
Eventually (soon) I'm going to have to find one of those pokestops, so I can get more balls. I'm down to 17.
At this point I'm more amused by the technology of the game than the game itself, but we'll see if it hooks me.
Oh, and the $56 tax on a $199 phone? It was correct. They have to tax you on the value of the phone, not the price they're giving it to you when you sign up for a contract. Boo. So with taxes and activation fee, that was $100 more on the $200 phone. Not as much of a sale as I would have liked. Still, my bonus this year covers the cost (plus more), so good enough. It was getting to be a necessary purchase.
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Date: 2016-12-19 04:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-12-19 04:27 am (UTC)The other screen is FFXIV, my MMO. I've been playing it a couple years now.
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Date: 2016-12-19 04:19 pm (UTC)ProTip: if you're out in the wild and want to save on your battery, go into the Settings and turn off letting Pokemon Go have access to your camera.
Pokestops are all over the place, but generally at local points of interest. Parks tend to be thick with them, as well as local art'y or historical spots and downtown areas (which may have both).
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Date: 2016-12-19 04:55 pm (UTC)Turns out there's a pokestop that I can just barely reach from my work building. Unfortunately it's on the far end of it from me, but at least that means more walking...
I'm still really not hooked at all on it, but if it helps get me walking and moving, that's reason enough to stick with it.
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Date: 2016-12-21 07:36 am (UTC)By the way, wild pikachus come with santa hats during the Christmas period. I want to say that wild pikachus are also more common right now, or at least it seems that way.
Parks are generally great for pokestops and a more interesting mix of pokemons. The best thing about this game is that it indirectly led me to start exploring a park nearby. I seriously had never set foot in that park before Pokemon Go, even though it's only half a mile away from my apartment.
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Date: 2016-12-21 07:38 pm (UTC)I did get a Pikachu with a hat. I haven't done anything yet with stats/moves/leveling up, so I'm not sure if it's a good one or not. (I'm not sure if I'll ever get to that point in the game.)
While I live in a very populated area, for some reason there's nothing at all around my apartment. The map is totally "empty", there's not even a way distant pokestop marker. There are two pokestops on my way to work (20 minute drive), but that doesn't seem like much.
My issue is I don't really want to have to change my life for this game (or any game!). I've actually spent time driving around looking for pokestops, and that just seems kind of out of whack of what I should do for a game.
I think I need to be more casual about it. Just do it when I know I'm in a shopping center with a Starbucks or something like that...