Pokémon GO fans have called for changes to the game’s regionalization mechanics after a “disappointing” month-long trip to Australia.
Just as the mainline series has region-specific monsters, Pokémon GO has also introduced real-world equivalents called region-specific monsters.
As the name suggests, regional Pokémon only appear in certain regions of the world. For example, Farfetch’d only appears in East Asia, Mr Mime only appears in Europe, and Kangaskhan only appears in Australia.
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But one Pokémon GO player called for changes to the “forgotten” region-limiting mechanic after analyzing the results of a month-long trip to Australia.
Pokemon GO fans want revamped region-limited mechanics
a post On Silk Road subreddit I criticized the localization mechanism in a detailed thread titled “Locals are almost non-existent – analyzing my month in Australia.”
The OP begins the post by saying that some trainers simply think this mechanic is unfair, but that “as a mechanic that exists in the game… they are becoming increasingly disappointed and somewhat He said he would like to discuss the issue, which seems to have been forgotten.
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During the four-week trip, the trainer caught 36 Kangaskhan, 46 Chatot, 10 Salk, 13 Pansage, 3 Zangoose, 3 Heat Moa, 11 Pau Oricorio, 2 East Sea Shellow, and 0 Blue Flabebe. said.
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This seems like a good deal at face value, but they explained their dissatisfaction. “Six of these species, which are not accessible in the area where I live, have released Shinies, but none have been anywhere near where I would expect to encounter a Shiny. This is also the fault of local residents. but, still It disappears every time an event occurs. ”
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The OP features revamped mechanics such as permanently boosting local Shiny rates, increasing local spawns at airports, crafting special incense and lures for locals, and placing locals in the 7km egg pool. Several methods were shared.
Many people praised the post and the improvement concept, with one trainer saying: After the great OP. ”
There were also opinions that the region-limited function needed some work. “I don’t like locals. I think the idea is nice. The implementation is junk,” said one fan.
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Region-limiting is an interesting idea for a location-based augmented reality game, but it might be time to shake up how Pokemon Go works.