June 30th is the end of Pokémon Go Beta Testing. Beta players received an e-mail less than a week ago notifying them that access to the Pokémon app would be disallowed, and all game data would be dumped for when Pokémon Go is to be released to the public sometime next month. Testers knew this day would come when they started, and now the flow of informative videos will flood YouTube, as they would have been booted from testing had they released pictures or videos during the Beta Test. But now as they need to start anew with the rest of us, they're more than free to fill us all in.
The biggest thing will be the team set up. There will be three teams where we work together. Red, Blue, and Yellow. As many players are coming from Ingress, the assumption is that anyone who played on the Resistance side (blue) would go to the Blue Team. This leaves Enlightened (green) players high and dry. Also it's human nature to be drawn to the colour blue. So the teams may be somewhat stacked one way.
Starters; these have purely been rumour until recently. Apparently we do get one though; they'll be of the First Generation. (Yeah, I watched some YouTube game play. Sue me.) You will get a choice of the original three. When you start they may not be all present. But once you catch one the other two disappear. So don't jump when you see one. Pick the one you want. Walk to find them. That is the point of the game.
Also, there is no in game chat. There is an app for Android and iOS called "Pokémon Go Chat". A separate app, but necessary for teamwork within the game.
In Ingress I was a real lone wolf; I always have been in many aspects of life. I lost interest in Ingress when my own team decided to work against me in my small town. I picked it back up when I moved somewhere more populated and diverse. I can see how in Pokémon Go actually taking part in team work would be better. So I will attempt to be friendly and work well with others. I look forward to chatting with others an seeing how things go. I started talking to a couple of my co-workers recently, and found out I have a few Pokémon fans around my age group, which makes me happy. I think I'm the only one currently to have pre-ordered the Pokémon Go Plus. What can I say? I'm excited.
Have a buddy of mine - HEY MAN! - who's excited too. But when we got into Ingress, he chose the opposite side as I did. So we'll see how Pokémon turns out. I already know we'll go for the same starter, hands down. Team will be the only debate.
I don't know if teams will have a write up as they did in Ingress, or if it will pretty much be on colour. All I can say is reading the write up for Ingress made me over think and pick out of character. But not really.
Whatever. We gotta stick together, train on, and catch 'em all!
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