Pokemon Radar
Do you use a Pokemon radar to find the rare pokemons? Which one?
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I don't think it is this black or white, and let me explain, I don't use a tracking tool but we have a group in my town and sometimes people have said me when there is a rare spawn, am I cheating? We don't know all each other, what if the guy that says that there is a Snorlax at the park is using a tracking tool? Also what if your brother texts you that there is a Dragonite 1km away from home and you take your bike to go there? What if a person that lives in a completely rural area with for example 1-2 stops uses a track to find that a rare has spawned 100m from him? Is he cheating? It is against the TOS, yes, but I would not say to him at his face, "you are a cheater", because I think it is unfair that he gets the chance of getting a rare once each 3 months while people on cities got them 2-3 per week, even more.
I think that if the game was more balanced (less spawns but more diverse and increasing the chance of rares like the double or more if you have less stops and less spawns) and the tracking was actually good, probably 80% of the people that uses trackers won't use them anymore.
And just a small note, for a good tracker I mean the one that did not survive more than 2 weeks, the 3 steps, not this one that takes you to a stop a mile away to get a pidgey, I have seen like 7 rares spawn at my face while the tracking wants me to get pidgey and rattata...
I am sorry but I can't agree, they are very close to each other, how in the world can you even know that the people you communicate with daily is not using a radar? The only case I would be sure for example is if the person is a very close relative, like a brother, sister, girlfriend or boyfriend, but you can't know for sure if even a close friend is using a radar or not when he tells you there is a mon at a certain place.
I have to say I consider all scanning and spoofing cheating. The only exception I see, and maybe this is another debate altogether, but what if you are handicapped? What if you cannot leave where you live to enjoy this game? I would be really upset if I grew up with this game the way I did, got into some sort of terrible accident, and could not actively go hunt Pokemon. I do not think the answer is “Well tough luck you will never be able to play this game”. So, I do not think it is black and white. It still would not be fair to have these people spoof, but I think someone on the Niantic end should have thought about this. I do have friends that are in wheelchairs that simply do not play this game because getting into their car takes more time than you or me haul assin’ down the street to catch a Dragonite, and they just can’t maneuver as quickly if we have to run up some steps or something. People like this have it tough enough already, and I would feel like a real dick for calling them out on cheating.
