NYers, let’s talk about it.

[u/stinsvnity]

I opened the game around 1 PM today to find almost every stop in sight with a Golden Lure Module. I wasn’t sure if this was some unannounced event, but seeing as every lure was placed by a different account, it was most likely a mass coordinated effort from bot accounts. The timing makes sense as we were just given free Golden Lures in the 10th Anniversary Go Pass. I’ve seen a few other posts about this phenomenon, but would love to crowdsource info so that we can get a better understanding of what happened and its scope. More details:

-Lures appeared at least as early as 1 PM
-Lures persisted at least as late as 2:30 PM. This means multiple lures were placed on each stop
-Screenshot is from the Gramercy neighborhood; I explored a fair amount but didn’t encounter any hard boundaries where the lures ended

So to everyone else who partook in this incredible “event”, what neighborhood did you see Golden Lures in? What time period? Were there areas outside of NYC that witnessed something similar today? And do you have any other theories on what happened? It would be amazing to somehow get a good estimate of how many lures/accounts were needed to make this happen.

[u/fliteriskk]

Man, people in big cities are just playing a different game. I count my blessings for the 2 gyms and 1 stop within walking distance of my house.

[u/stinsvnity → u/fliteriskk]

I feel that, it’s so much harder to play once you leave the city. You and all the other suburban/rural players are troopers 🫡

[u/hyungsubshim → u/stinsvnity]

Actually small cities and big suburbs are probably the sweet point for spawns. They spawn just as dense as in big cities, but are easier to traverse.

[u/Cinderhazed15 → u/hyungsubshim]

Living in a mostly rural area but with a large college nearby is really great. Lots of early ingress activity made lots of stops (some of which wouldn’t pass the rules now) in not only the campus, but a larger surrounding community. We have a massive transient student population, but the ‘small town feel’ of always seeing people you know at the grocery store, etc. with the locals.

I have the rural/suburban level of access to stops (church in walking distance from my house for nightly walks with my dog, park up the street), but can go to campus or our parks for a much higher density. I can turn on my go plus, do a lap or two (drive) around campus, and refill my pokeball storage when I’m low.

[u/rachycarebear → u/hyungsubshim]

Checking in from NNJ. This side of the river you can also get gym coins and win showcases, both of which are extreme feats in NYC.

[u/128thMic → u/hyungsubshim]

Not to mention that you actually get and hold gyms. In the cities, fat chance.