[Mobile Games] It seems like an insignificant change, but thousands of players could be left without Pokémon GO forever: Everyone thinks it's a step backwards

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Video games were one of the leisure alternatives par excellence during the time of the highest incidence of the pandemic. However, there was a title that had to reinvent itself in order to continue to exist. Pokémon GO, with its social nature and the fact that it promotes the idea of playing on the street, was not prepared for COVID. The situation forced Niantic to carry out very deep changes that allowed players to perform certain tasks remotely. Functions that are now limited in what seems like a logical step in the gradual return to normality.

 

Pokémon GO can expel thousands of players with its changes
The problem is that Pokémon GO is not a normal game and Niantic is making changes whose impact you may not even have anticipated. The developer has increased the price of the passes to participate in remote raids, so that they are more difficult for players to acquire. In addition, it has increased the rewards for those who participate in these events in person. Everything seems to point to an interest in “getting the players out of the house”. Perhaps there were more subtle methods than making microtransactions more expensive, but even then it doesn't seem alarming. At least, until you think about one thing: what about those who can't really enjoy raiding any other way?

 

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