Over the weekend , Niantic , Jehovah ofPokémon Go , force outan update for the darling app . It offers a master of ceremonies of changes , from fixing the much - maligned " three whole tone glitch " to more decorative change like the ability to edit your avatar . It should be simple-minded enough .
Somehow , it was n’t that simple , though . In fact , a lot of hoi polloi really detest the update to the point where they ’re deleting it and finding direction to take activity against the game ’s creator . ThePokémon Gosubreddit , once home toPokémon Gowar stories and loving Pokémon memes , has turn into a post - revelatory wasteland of dumpster fervor and furious commenters .
Here ’s a look at how people are contract the update of an app for their phone .
Poke Radar | Dustin Nelson
Gimme your toys
There are a mess of things people are upset about . The giving cult - inducer might be that track sites like Pokévision have been exclude down by the new update .
Say goodbye to battery saver mode
Difficulty ≠ Fun
Attacks are changing
The update changed the root stats for many Pokémon plan of attack . Notably , Vaporeon has been " nerfed " ( as isexplained thoroughly here ) .
Everything is frustrating
Even small graphical changes like the look of the Pokéballs have some people torment .
This is not a joke
Even making a joke about updates is making people flip over table . These are reactions from one Reddit user making a joking Photoshop about the update that peradventure fooled a few people .
1.5 Stars or Bust
All of this added up to users on Reddit razz to tank the app ’s rating on app stores . It ’s presently down to one - and - a - half stars in the iTunes store . ThePokémon Gosubreddit is reveling in it . This position comes from a ribbon entitle " We did it boys . 1 1/2 stars on the App Store . "
…it goes deeper
One user put together a Emily Price Post that was quite useful for anyone so moved by the update that they want to take action against Niantic . For most that meant trying to get a repayment for in - app purchase ( and many are report that they get it ) , but users across the internet have reported that there ’s an motorcar - response from the Niantic support email that says that they do n’t supervise that email address . Ignore the Redditors at your own peril .
Not everyone is pissed, some people are sad
On the upside
Some substance abuser are reporting that all their Pokémon are getting deleted when they update the app , and peradventure that ’s not all uncollectible .
