Purchasing Pokécoins?

Started by Hiidoran July 12th, 2016 10:14 AM
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Haven't actually played that much Go yet, but once I get into it's probably only a matter of time before I start sinking money into it. I'd really just like to buy more incense.
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16.6 Years
I purchased $5 worth of coins yesterday evening since I ran out of Poké Balls and found a Slowpoke which I hadn't yet seen. =o It was worth it. Hard getting enough capture items for me right now (especially with how many wilds appear) when gyms aren't a reliable source of coins yet since I'm fairly weak and PokéStops are limited, so I'm glad I have the ability to purchase.
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Seen August 18th, 2016
Posted August 7th, 2016
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7 Years
Not really, these are just a small amount of the pokestops near me. And 2 at range when I'm at home (which is where my character stands). Plus I got my app from the Australian App Store so I need Australian credit, which i don't have. I'll have to wait till the game releases in the Netherlands and then I might buy some stuff

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Esper

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Seen June 30th, 2018
Posted June 30th, 2018
I might later on, but right now I'm doing fine without and I hope to keep things that way. About a 10-15 minute walk from my house there are dozens of stops so I can always stock up there on pokeballs and such. The extra large bag is tempting though.

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Posted December 17th, 2018
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There are a lot of Pokestops in our area, so I'm not worried about running out of things like Pokeballs.

I've been saving my Lucky Eggs and Lures and such...I haven't felt any need to want to purchase Pokecoins.
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Indiana, U.S.
Seen September 20th, 2016
Posted September 11th, 2016
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6.9 Years
I'm tempted to buy the extra large bag first and then be able to stock up on balls to a greater extent.

But yes, I expect I will spend money on this. I haven't done so yet.
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Captain Fabio

Age 33
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Posted November 2nd, 2021
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17.1 Years

Honestly, it hasn't even crossed my mind to spend money on the game. Luckily, I work in the centre of London, so it's PokeStop galore!!

The only thing that's annoying is the lack of bag space with only 350 slots. However, the upgrade is only by 50 slots, so that's not enough to spend the equivalent of 200 coins.

Mana

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Posted August 18th, 2021
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14.3 Years
If I spent money on coins at all it will be to buy more egg incubators. Rubbish how few you get and how temporary they are :(.
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Posted August 19th, 2021
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I don't know. I guess it wouldn't be too bad since it would be nice to support Game Freak in this way.

I think I'll wait a while to figure out how many pokeballs I can get from the pokestops in my immediate area. Also I'm going into the capital city next week so it'll probably be my best oppurtunity to stock up.

Though if I got anything it would probably be a bigger bag or more Pokemon storage.
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Posted August 7th, 2019
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15.4 Years
Luckily I haven't reached that point of running out of Pokeballs.. yet. I'm pretty sure when the time comes I'll end up purchasing some more, the prices are fairly reasonable after all.

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Posted June 11th, 2018
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8.8 Years
I went out to see The Shallows the other day, and there were tons of PKMN there. I wound up running out of balls on the way home. So when I switched the game on to run out to a stop across the street, and a Charmander and a Jigglypuff showed up. Had to make an emergency micropay.

Let's not pretend I don't know what I'm getting myself into, though. We've all seen that one episode of South Park.
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Squirrel

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Posted July 10th, 2021
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11.7 Years
I bought some coins already for some lucky eggs, incense and Pokéballs. With only having two or three PokéStops in my village it's pretty hard to find enough balls to get by on so unfortunately for now I'll have to stock up in the shop until I move to a bigger town. I don't mind too much though - the prices seem pretty reasonable from what I've experienced and it's a good enough game to warrant paying some money for.
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Indiana, U.S.
Seen September 20th, 2016
Posted September 11th, 2016
304 posts
6.9 Years
Living in the city, I don't see myself ever needing to buy poke balls.

But I did, however, spend $5 today in order to expand my bag size. I get so, so many items so quickly I was ending up deleting Revives and Razzberries--which I would rather not do.

Bigger bag: problem solved (for now).
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Squirrel

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11.7 Years
I've had to top up on Pokéballs again since the last post which is unfortunate; when you live in an area with so few PokéStops it gets hard to save up Pokéballs for when you want to go on a catching spree. I don't mind spending money on the game for now as it's a great game and I think it's fair enough to 'pay' for the app but I'll start to get annoyed if purchases become even more vital with extra levels.
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Australia
Seen September 14th, 2016
Posted September 14th, 2016
4 posts
6.7 Years
I've bought PokeCoins and exchanged them for Incense if I want to play at home or for Lure Modules if I was sitting at a bar with my friends and we played Pokemon close to a PokeStop. I myself haven't spent a lot of money... But it has allowed me to progress on the game faster. Me and my friends enjoyed the game so much that we came up with an idea to create a PokeCoin calculator.
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Seen November 5th, 2016
Posted September 24th, 2016
338 posts
6.8 Years
Bag space was an issue so i increased that to 450 (which still seems not enough), and i have bought some egg incubators as well
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Posted September 24th, 2016
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If someone says they don't spend any money ask them their distance travelled and how many eggs they've hatched. Most people who spend money put most their coins into egg incubators so if they've hatched a lot of eggs but clearly not done the distance for that then they've been spending the money but lying about it.
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Seen November 18th, 2016
Posted October 24th, 2016
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6.7 Years
i know several people who say they didnt spend a penny on this game but theyre somehow at level 25+. they usually say "I JUST PLAY A LOT". riiiight......
ive purchased $20 worth of coins 3 times so far, to get lucky eggs, incubators, a bigger pokemon/inventory bags.
I just got to level 25 and have never spent a cent on the game. I have never run out of eggs, transfer pokemon, delete potions (because I don't battle gyms too much, although I've started recently), etc. Granted, I do play a lot, but don't jump to conclusions, it's possible!

Also, with the ability to gain coins from defending gyms, I don't see myself ever buying pokecoins. It's not the quickest source of poke-income, but it'll do.