"Pokemon GO Fest Highlights"

#PokemonGO: • All registered attendees will soon receive an email with instructions on how to receive a full refund for the cost of their ticket. These instructions will be sent to the email addresses associated with your Pokémon GO account.• All registered attendees will receive $100 in PokéCoins in their Pokémon GO account.Special Pokémon, Eggs, and check-in PokéStops appearing during Pokémon GO Fest have had their range increased to a two mile radius surrounding Grant Park through Monday morning, July 24. These Pokémon and Eggs will only be visible to Pokémon GO Fest attendees who validated the QR code they received when they entered Pokémon GO Fest. Attendees who were unable to validate their QR code during the event can do so through the special PokéStops through Monday morning.• All registered attendees will have the Legendary Pokémon, Lugia, added to their account.http://ift.tt/2ulEZWV over! Next up, Legendary raids! Looking forward to the coming days! HYPE!Trainer Tip's Video being replayed again incase you missed it.Challenge threshold being changed. http://ift.tt/2vxe3SI the CMO updates the crowd again regarding connections issues and refunds. - "Not the day we envisioned."Live Steam is back up again. Bronze challenge is already Completed, and Silver is almost completed. http://ift.tt/2vM0bU5 is back up!u/yabyy14: Crowd throws a bottle at the presenter - http://ift.tt/2uTJp8Q Tips video is back up and playing properly!Stream is back up!"Due to degraded experience on overtaxed cell networks, Niantic will be offering full refunds to GO Fest ticket holders + $100 in PokeCoins." https://twitter.com/TheSilphRoad/status/888833651689095169 Also confirmed by Mike the CMOWell first challenge is up and to recap:John Hanke is booed -- u/lawlianne http://ift.tt/2vM8Q8G Difficulties on the streamZoomed in on a girl's frozen app -- u/yabyy14 http://ift.tt/2uTGHAd technical Difficulties on the streamFest Goers with login issuesStream zooms in on player group on lounge and they are spoofing around the parkChallenge is extended indefinitely because not enough pokemon spawning in the parkTrainer Tips video with additional technical difficulties -- u/DEVILMANH8U http://ift.tt/2vM9Biq goes offline... again..DJ is killing it despite the eventChallenges delayed again for another hour so far.Notifications popping up on livestreamPeople chanting then the crowd's mic is cutoffPeople reportedly walking out of the event.People getting refunds and $100 in PokeCoinsMike (CMO - Chief Marketing Officer) acknowledges and updates crowd on the technical difficulties.Thousands of people still waiting for the stream to start up again.Challenge #2 is live? No announcement just a screen that shows the progress.Twitter update with no new information. https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/888823344660963329Sound from stream completely turned off.6 Hours in and people are still in line.Line to leave is hundreds of people long.u/juumpz: "Window's notifications"u/cruemelmonster: "Test Test blow air into micu/faded_glitter: Stream delayed an hour and multiple countdown changesu/laughing_cucumber: App constantly crashing can't hatch or catch anythingu/TheJeck: TrainerTips video having awful sound and cutting offu/tea_and_honey: there are still more people outside the event than inside.u/vibrunazo: Crowd chanting "WE CAN'T PLAY!" so loud they block the hosts so they are cutoffu/uhicanexplain: Checking in from the festival here. Been keeping a running count of how many Pokémon people have caught since they've been here for four hours. Highest is around 15. I've caught four.u/FunkMetalBass: The line to leave is a couple hundred people long and moving about as fast as the entrance line.u/BeastModeXLVIII: Looks like they're giving refunds and everyone $100 in PokeCoinsStay tuned! I will keep updating as the event "progresses" ! via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2uKWXTX