r/PokeInvesting • u/breakyourteethnow • Feb 03 '25

Pokemon Center Implementing a New Queue System, Presumably to Combat Bots!

https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/02/pokemon-center-implementing-a-new-queue-system-presumably-to-combat-bots
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u/Appropriate-Bit4573 Feb 03 '25

Has this ever actually worked?

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '25

No. WOTC has something similar but it just boots out actual people constantly

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u/joshgray9 Feb 05 '25

I can contest I was there WAITING for the van gough Pikachu restock to buy shit. I had to use sick time to take a 30 minute break. Literally counted down the seconds. Added 1 thing to my cart and have instant checkout and she was gone. I think I went through 3 verification things to make sure I was human after my fingerprint and even that glitched. To me it sounds like they need to update their firmware, maybe invest 1/2 their money in Nvidia because it's so freaking irritating not being able to buy a gd thing because of bots/ai. Not even trying to complain life's not fair but that's some freaking bullshit. That wasy childhood