It is very common for Niantic to make gamers angry. Pokémon GO. In fact, it is not long before a new controversy arises in the mobile title, which fans come to believe causes them more anger than joy. Like a surprise update that made them very happy, but in the end it was all a mistake.
The company in charge of the game surprised users, who surprisingly reported at the beginning of the week an improvement in the appearance of Pokémon in their interaction radius. Niantic has apparently doubled the creature encounter radius, allowing users to catch more Pokémon without needing to move.
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Niantic confused gamers Pokémon GO; It was all a mistake
Taking precedent into account, players believed it was too good to be true. However, community members who have contact with Niantic, such as JHHonda121they contacted the company, which confirmed that it was not a bug, but that the game was working as planned.
So, I heard this news and go to reconfirm the information from Niantic and it was deleted and we have now been told it was a mistake…. 1 step forward and 3 steps back…. I swear ??? https://t.co/gqnVMxmwQ1
— JRHonda121 (@JRHonda121) June 27, 2023
Unfortunately, the taste was very short-lived, since Niantic went publicly to speak about it and offered different information, since it revealed that some users were experiencing an increase in the current interaction radius and that it was an “unintended effect” derived from a bug fix intended to improve the experience when the device suffers from GPS drift.
Some Trainers may have experienced an increase to the current interaction radius. This was the unintended effect of a bug fix intended to improve the Pokémon encounter experience when your device is experiencing GPS drift. While we’re reverting this change, we will take your…
— Niantic Support (@NianticHelp) June 27, 2023
Having cleared up the misunderstanding, the company confirmed that it would revert this change, but not before mentioning that it will take fan feedback into consideration in this case, which, as expected, left everyone angry.
In case you missed it: Niantic doesn’t want that Pokémon GO can be played from home.
I was walking around last night and thought to myself:
“Wow, the new spawn radius is showing me Pokémon that are far from my usual path. I want to explore more and see what else I can find.”
Today, Niantic does this. why?
Just why?#PokemonGO https://t.co/52prhH7jdQ pic.twitter.com/jac5fQnKgt— SpeediestChief2 (@SpeediestChief2) June 27, 2023
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