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Re:Apple says Pokémon Go is the most downloaded app in its f... by mrb on Friday July 22, 2016 @03:35PM (#12146178)
"there isn't much to do once you've caught them all"

This an extremely short-sighted comment. The developers created a digital world they can modify at will. They can add any number of items to collect, add mini games within the game, create new quests, etc. The possibilities are literally endless.

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Re:Apple says Pokémon Go is the most downloaded app in its f... by squeaky-clean on Friday July 22, 2016 @03:54PM (#12146312)
> The possibilities are literally endless.

Yeah, but no one plays games for possibilities. Will Niantic actually be able to deliver fast enough?

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Re:Apple says Pokémon Go is the most downloaded app in its f... by Bjartr on Friday July 22, 2016 @03:42PM (#12146220)
You've just described a decade of dead in the water MMOs. Which isn't to say you're wrong, just that very few manage to capitalize on the opportunity.
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Re:Apple says Pokémon Go is the most downloaded app in its f... by Yhippa on Friday July 22, 2016 @04:11PM (#12146419)
Happened to me with Final Fantasy XIV. 2.0 was great but since 3.0 came out there really hasn't been much content to keep me hanging around. I let my sub lapse and have no real desire to get back in until I can log in for a few months and play a nice burst of content.
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Re:Apple says Pokémon Go is the most downloaded app in its f... by markcerqueira on Friday July 22, 2016 @03:44PM (#12146245)
"Short-sighted" if you're describing a product as what it is today and not what it can be in the future? Having the ability to do something and doing it right now are two different things.

As things stand, the statement "there isn't much to do once you've caught them all" is pretty on point, not short-sighted.

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Re:Apple says Pokémon Go is the most downloaded app in its f... by bbctol on Friday July 22, 2016 @03:40PM (#12146214)
They better add those things really, really soon, before the userbase gets bored. Because right now, there isn't much to do once you've caught them all.
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Re:Apple says Pokémon Go is the most downloaded app in its f... by xigency on Friday July 22, 2016 @03:46PM (#12146259)
Anyone who quits after playing through the entire game in a week will be immediately crawling back as soon as the next new feature is released.
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