PokemonGO in the Country
If any of you are like me and have enjoyed playing PokemonGO but have struggled and drifted away in periods of your life when you've lived in more rural communities, you'll know that often times the Poke-Stops that are prevalent in the city, aren't quite present in the country.
This can lead to player's not being able to regain basic items like PokeBalls without spending absurd amounts of money, preventing players from using the key game Mechanics in the game (Battles, Gyms, etc.), and much more. It lead to me swearing off the game for years because it just didn't fit in my area.
If I were able to add anything into the game, I would add player "outposts." These would function similarly to PokeStops with options for Lure Modules, ability to gain research quests, ability to spin the sign to regain items. Each player is given the ability to establish an outpost that they can move once a month.
In terms of safety, you could add the option to make the "outpost" public so that other players in your area could use the "outpost" or set it to "just friends" so that any player who is concerned about sharing real world information with others has that option!
I think a fun addition to the "outposts" that might separate them from the PokeStops would be to allow players to "Check-In" and while present allow for local trading of items & Pokemon or for local fighting. It would also be cool if these outposts functioned as a "party-link" for those who decide to "Check-In."
As a player who has lived predominantly in rural communities, I think this could help everyone in the community feel like they can interact with the game!
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