So I decided to buy some coins to raise the cap of my energy cause the 75 was just brutal. I kept upgrading, expecting a popup saying I reached the max but it never happened..
So does anyone know what the energy cap is... if there is one ?
Posted Jun 24, 2019, 5:37 AM UTC
I have a feeling a lot of the people complaining about the 75 energy limit aren't even aware that it can be raised
I’m sure they’re aware it can be raised. Just takes a lot of gold, which means pay or wait a longish time to increase it.
At least once it's increased its permanent. At some point people are going to have more of everything than they know what to do with. I feel like people want that instant gratification.
Sure, just feels like too little to begin with. People just want to be able to enjoy the fortresses and spellcasting without running out of energy extremely quickly and having to wait a long time to refill. Higher cap to begin means it’s easier to balance obtaining and using. Higher chambers use up good chunk of energy,
I had an hour or two where I was low, and I’d walk around hitting the low tier inns, only ones around, getting only one energy and then the spawns would average two energy consumed even with mainly great casts. If not for the quantity of inns around me, I would have had to wait around for a long time just refilling. Higher cap to begin with means I could’ve spent more time refilling while unable to stop for spawns, and built up big enough supply that I could enjoy all aspects of the game instead of scraping by to refill. Finding that balance between how much energy is consumed and how quickly you can refill to maximize enjoyment of game is crucial for longevity.
Pokemon go, I could take the bus to nearby city, spinning stops in slow speed limit areas and stock up on pokeballs so I could play. Then while playing I was gaining enough pokeballs to restock what I was using without missing out on spawns. I could also use all initial storage slots for pokeballs instead of having it split.
I know I didn't for some time. I feel like the game could be helped by more obvious signposting for lack of a better word. I didn't even cop energy was a thing for a while.
Installed the game when it released locally, but going outside wasn't doable because of weather. I didn't even realize I had to go to inns to get energy for ages! I still haven't really figured out how to upgrade my energy. None of it is really all too obvious 🤔 over time it'll be evident and easier to get used to but honestly, had I not played PoGo first I doubt I would have given it a fair shake after my energy was depleted for 5+ hours. I was expecting it to replenish, as energy in 99.9% of games do. Only when I really thought about how Go/Ingress and the like worked did I think to go check inns when the weather calmed down. If I didn't have that previous experience with Niantic I probably would have just been done for a while.
I mean. I understand the Confusion with energy because other games use energy and is different in those games. But this is a gps game with a map. Of course you need to go places to get items. I think even the tutorial spawned an inn wherever you were to explain how they work.
The tutorial definitely didn't spawn an inn. I didn't learn anything about energy until I went to one. Or, I guess more accurately I wouldn't have. I get that they anticipate most people finding an inn after 5 minutes and long before energy is an issue. But not everyone will
Weird I could have sworn it spawned an inn. I must be crazy.
From what I’ve read only “cap” during beta was 99,999 so basically no cap.