Some ofPokémon Go ’s biggest fansarenothappy– and perhaps even ditching the game – after a recent software program update removed the " Nearby " Pokémon hunting pecker , do away with stamp battery preservation musical mode , andblocked Pokémon tracking cheats , among other big change . As the scandalization continues to grow , the game ’s developer released a affirmation on Tuesday , explaining the controversial tweak .
Niantic Labs shared the abbreviated statementon Facebook , enunciate " [ w]e have read your Wiley Post and emails and we hear the defeat " after the update , but blockade abruptly of apologizing to players for the widely deride changes . The fallout after the Saturday software update was fleet , specially on the popularPokémon Gosubreddit , where dozens of role player vent their frustrations , acutely criticized the caller , and even place explainers on how to demand refunds for in - app purchases . instrumentalist have alsodestroyedthe game ’s rating in the App Store , with more than 21,000 critical review resulting in just 1.5 headliner . Damn .
Here’s the full statement:
Trainers ,
As many of you acknowledge , we late made some changes to Pokémon GO .
- We have removed the ‘ 3 - footmark ’ display so as to improve upon the underlie designing . The original feature of speech , although enjoyed by many , was also confusing and did not meet our underlying product goals . We will keep you posted as we endeavour to improve this feature article .
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- We have limited access by third - political party services which were interfering with our ability to maintain quality of inspection and repair for our drug user and to bring Pokémon GO to user around the world . The large number of substance abuser has made the roll - out of Pokémon GO around the domain an … interesting … challenge . And we are n’t done yet ! Yes , Brazil , we want to bring the biz to you ( and many other state where it is not yet available ) .
We have read your post and emails and we hear the frustration from common people in places where we have n’t launched yet , and from those of you who miss these features . We want you to know that we have been working unhinged hours to keep the secret plan running as we go along to launch globally . If you have n’t heard us twinge much it ’s because we ’ve been heads down working on the plot . But we ’ll do our dependable going onwards to keep you post on what ’s live on .
Be safe , be decent to your fellow flight simulator , and keep on research .
The Pokémon GO team
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