Cost of Nests
I could understand if the cost of a nest was lower, but currently it is very expensive to play with the core mechanic of the game — creating and discovering new peridots to raise. Even if they’re lower priced, adding back the mechanic of building our own nests for free with found materials would be better. Please change the pricing, or add more ways to gain nests, as most people have already raised concerns about this and about how they will be leaving the game because of it.
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Point of the game is blocked
It’s a cute and fun game but the whole point is blocked by money. The game starts with you picking an egg which hatches into your own Dot. They grow into teens then adults (which is when you can breed them with other dots). The whole point of this game is to breed & explore the genetics of the Dots. You have to have nests to breed the dots to do this but each nest costs $5 (over seas equivalent). The game gives you one free nest at the beginning then every nest after that is $5. There is no way to get these nest otherwise it is the only way to get them. It ruins the game (since the whole point is to help repopulate the endangered species that is the Peridots). You can grow your dot in a few days then you have one more nest before you have to pay. So essentially if you don’t/can’t/won’t pay then you have two dots that are completely grown in a week and can do nothing else. It would be a wonderful game if they fixed this but as of right now there is no point in playing.
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Amazing potential but paywalled
Theres a pay wall pretty early on in game play. The dots are cute, and the ar is pretty cool. However, it cooks my phone with maybe 5 mins of game play, which is a bummer seeing as i want to be able to actually interact with my dot and use the ar feature. Its cool to see your dot walk with you and interact with the world but that also kills battery. After playing for 10 minutes my battery drained from 95% to 75%. I understand the ar can be a bit of heavy lifting but on a brand new phone with no battery issues this is pretty bad. All to say you really cant be on the app for longer then 4ish minutes until problems start to arise. There isnt much motivation to use this throughout my day when im busy if i know im not going to be by a charger. Its a cool game with a cool concept but the pay wall and battery life issues are real problems. The game is a glorified tech demo, which is a shame because it could be a full fledged game.
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Need more Free-to-Play Features
The game is an adorable concept, like a grown up tomagotchi, the dots are super cute and it make sense you unlock more traits as you level up, and the breeding system is pretty cool. The issue is you only get one free nest, and then you have to pay $5 for each dot after your second one. There should be more ways for people to earn them through daily logins, or weekly/monthly rewards. Maybe even earn “components” in desire rewards and after collecting 5 you have a full nest you can use to hatch a new dot.
Also, having something else to do with your dots would be a nice option. Not a requirement for all players to progress, but maybe do more with the trick systems, like competitions in the habitats or even just make us so they do tricks on demand without being in the feeding mode. Anything to make the game more immersive and more interactive long term. Give us a reason to keep playing.
Yes they’re cute but if we can’t 1. Collect them all at a faster pace or 2. Do anything to make the bond with a singular dot more significant, what’s the point in continuing to throw sandwiches and tennis balls around with them?
I really want to like this game long term, and it has potential, but Niantic needs to add some features or nobody is going to stay invested and the game will never gain full traction
Also, having something else to do with your dots would be a nice option. Not a requirement for all players to progress, but maybe do more with the trick systems, like competitions in the habitats or even just make us so they do tricks on demand without being in the feeding mode. Anything to make the game more immersive and more interactive long term. Give us a reason to keep playing.
Yes they’re cute but if we can’t 1. Collect them all at a faster pace or 2. Do anything to make the bond with a singular dot more significant, what’s the point in continuing to throw sandwiches and tennis balls around with them?
I really want to like this game long term, and it has potential, but Niantic needs to add some features or nobody is going to stay invested and the game will never gain full traction
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Good game but a little desperate
This is a great idea for a game. Love the way it plays seeing my dot run around in the wild. But the way the nests are priced is a bit much. This is a game that little kids up to adults will play and for a free game the fact that you only get one free nest is kinda not fair. I think maybe you should add a daily spin that has a small chance of giving a free nest so that it will keep people interested and you can still make your money. I understand this game was probably very expensive to make and is free but I think there is another way. Also I think you should add more features. Maybe being able to send one of your dots on a quest far away why you are offline to get a chance of a new egg or dot or souvenir. Also maybe washing your dot and more things you can do with a real pet. Not sure if you guys will read this cause I’m sure you are a very busy company but I hope you take a minute to read the reviews! I’m looking forward to watching this game improve!! ❤️
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Definitely a Niantic game!!!
Very buggy and quirky but cute. The characters are fairly well designed and each seems to be unique. However it was clearly released several months to early before any real testing was done. The screen frequently starts glitching requiring the game to be restarted. The friends part has a list that can’t be sorted and most often but not always when you send a gift it takes you back to the beginning of the list instead of where you were. Clicking to recover a gift takes you out of the friends area all together despite the game being built around needing to receive gifts from lots of friends to be able to hatch more critters. The tasks are fairly simple but annoying having to go to various types of biomes to collect the foods. Fortunately if you don’t have the right biome nearby you can use a photo. Also the equivalent of pokestops only show other people you can friend rather than actually giving you any incentives. Overall it’s ok but definitely not great and not finished. Definitely what you would expect from Niantic.
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MUST HAVE
So far I have NOTHING bad to say about this game. ITS SO CUTE!?!? My dot is called Sharky and they are the love of my life, so good for people who can’t afford real pets! Just like tamagotchi, but with so many new mechanics! The idea of breeding my dot with others to find new archetypes of dot is so exciting!
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Stupid pay wall
I loved the game until I realise you can’t breed without paying a decent amount every time. It’s extremely unreasonable seeing as that’s the main reason to play. If you can’t pay you play. This shouldn’t be advertised as free to play. Please make it so that you can earn nests some how and I’d be more inclined to pay for the game
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I’m obsessed! But there’s one MAJOR flaw.
I’m a fan of Niantic games, started off with Ingress back in 2015 and have played every game since. When I heard that Niantic was making a virtual pet game like this, I was so excited that I frequently checked for updates on its release. The dots are adorable and playing with them and foraging is a fun! I’m currently on Gen 3 and loving it! But I’m realizing the further in I get, I cannot afford to pay $5 for nests every 1-3 days. And without breeding or any progress for dots once they’ve reached adulthood, there’s nothing left to really do. I am willing to grind with gameplay to earn the nests for free if Niantic is willing to add that as an option. I really want to see this game do well because it has the potential to be my favorite game out of Niantic’s games. I hope to see more updates soon!
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It’s a whale’s game
Long story short It was nice for a few days up until I reached a certain point of the game.
For the first few hours of gameplay It’s a nice little tech demo of how AR can be utilized in the future and is probably one of the most advanced AR games I have ever played from Niantic. So much so that I could see it easily be played on a device like the Meta Quest Pro.
The only downside is that if you REALLY want to actively make progress through the game, you would need to pay $4.99 (USD) every time you want to get different dots which is an ESSENTIAL part of the gameplay. Also not to mention that you would also need to download a additional app called Niantic Campfire so that you can find another person in your local area who also has a dot. So for any curious Pokémon Go players out there, basically it’s nearly the equivalent of having to pay $5 PER TRADE if you wanted to get a Pokémon that you want.
I’ve also been hearing from my Beta tester friends that the nests (where you need to pay $4.99) actually USED TO BE FREE and changed this feature last minute a few weeks before the global release. So yeah, it’s a whale’s game now. So if you don’t got the money and don’t want to download the additional Niantic Campfire app, then you’re stuck with what you get.
For the first few hours of gameplay It’s a nice little tech demo of how AR can be utilized in the future and is probably one of the most advanced AR games I have ever played from Niantic. So much so that I could see it easily be played on a device like the Meta Quest Pro.
The only downside is that if you REALLY want to actively make progress through the game, you would need to pay $4.99 (USD) every time you want to get different dots which is an ESSENTIAL part of the gameplay. Also not to mention that you would also need to download a additional app called Niantic Campfire so that you can find another person in your local area who also has a dot. So for any curious Pokémon Go players out there, basically it’s nearly the equivalent of having to pay $5 PER TRADE if you wanted to get a Pokémon that you want.
I’ve also been hearing from my Beta tester friends that the nests (where you need to pay $4.99) actually USED TO BE FREE and changed this feature last minute a few weeks before the global release. So yeah, it’s a whale’s game now. So if you don’t got the money and don’t want to download the additional Niantic Campfire app, then you’re stuck with what you get.
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