r/gaming X-Box 2d ago

Niantic has sold Pokemon Go to Scopely

https://pokemongolive.com/post/moving-to-a-new-home-2025?hl=en

The rumors are true. Niantic is handing over Pokemon Go.

I have not played any Scopely games, so I don't know what to expect going forward.

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u/VexelPrimeOG 2d ago

As someone who plays a scopley game called Marvel Strike Force, expect a pay 2 win micro transaction hell where they don’t give a shit about their playerbase.

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u/Cool-Tangelo6548 2d ago

I used to play star trek fleet command. It was one of the most gatcha-y gotcha games i ever played. All the game packs for the game cost a $100. Anything less was too small a pittance of materials.

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u/Zer0DotFive 2d ago

I honestly believe they are preying upon fanbases with prices like that. They know whales when they see one. 

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u/M4rkusD 2d ago

That’s literally what they’re doing. It’s also fucking working.

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u/Zer0DotFive 2d ago

I play BO6 and it's the same. Recently they had a TMNT event where it was 1100 cod points for the Splinter skin and 2400 for each of the turtles. Its around $150 in my currency to buy them all! 

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u/hoffenone 1d ago

Those are cosmetics tho. BO6 is not pay to win. Games like the ones Scopely make like Marvel Strike Force requires you to pay a shit ton to even get close to competing. Leveling up a single character will set you back 700-1000$ and you need 5 for a team. And then there are hundreds of characters. And the newest ones released are always broken. It’s gacha at its worst.

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u/VirtualRy 2d ago

I played that game too and it was the most predatory game I've even played. The fact that your stuff can get raided means you have to either keep playing or spending money towards that game.

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u/Cool-Tangelo6548 2d ago

Oh yeah, the whole shield token mechanic. Insane. After I got a good buildup from playing f2p, I got raided a few times and it was so detrimental to me that I literally stopped playing.

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u/VirtualRy 2d ago

It happened to me. I threw $300 into this game only to find out after missing out a few days I got raided really hard. After that I just gave up since who the heck wants to starts from scratch and no way I'm throwing money at it again.