A few months ago I deleted the app
This was not an easy decision.
I had previously had a lot of fun with Pokémon Go. It got me exploring and seeing places that I otherwise wouldn’t’ve. Not to mention as far as I can discover, this is the game that so far comes the closest to being able to let you pretend that you actually have a Pokémon buddy.
The reason why I deleted the app was solely because of the new Terms of Service that was released earlier this year, that gave Niantic the “permission” to read our phones files wherever they felt like it.
I know that ostensibly, this is to catch cheaters. And to be clear, I myself do not know enough about programming to even attempt to do the things Niantic would be looking for.
However, I refuse to give a private company carte blanche to invade my privacy.
This was not an easy decision.
I had a few quite hard to get Pokémon that it felt physically painful to loose. Not to mention the amount of money that I have spent on this app over the years.
I really wish it hadn’t ended this way.
I had previously had a lot of fun with Pokémon Go. It got me exploring and seeing places that I otherwise wouldn’t’ve. Not to mention as far as I can discover, this is the game that so far comes the closest to being able to let you pretend that you actually have a Pokémon buddy.
The reason why I deleted the app was solely because of the new Terms of Service that was released earlier this year, that gave Niantic the “permission” to read our phones files wherever they felt like it.
I know that ostensibly, this is to catch cheaters. And to be clear, I myself do not know enough about programming to even attempt to do the things Niantic would be looking for.
However, I refuse to give a private company carte blanche to invade my privacy.
This was not an easy decision.
I had a few quite hard to get Pokémon that it felt physically painful to loose. Not to mention the amount of money that I have spent on this app over the years.
I really wish it hadn’t ended this way.
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Fun moments equal disappointment
I’ve been with this game since 2016 and it’s been fun. Don’t get me wrong I’ve experienced a lot of enjoyable moments and probably still will. I’ve seen players concerns about the cap on remote raids and the catching difficulties. I’m on the road work wise and life wise. When I’m a passenger it shouldn’t limit me from playing the game and I feel this game does that. Multiple moments where I use a razz berry and a curved excellent throw with an ultimate just to have the Pokémon break the first ding and flee. I think it’s toxic just my opinion but I know players who’ve played for years that share the same grief. Would be nice if the devs would work harder to enhance the experience rather than trying to limit those who don’t live in super populated cities where exclusive events occur mostly. At this point I feel likes it’s catering to an elite few and it’s just a game. Don’t make it difficult. I’ve had my ups and downs with this and I hate to see it go down the drain further.
Update to Review: I’m glad the daily remote raid cap went from 3 to 5. That’s taking it somewhere.
Still have issues with the golden razz berries on raids. 15-16 balls in, breaks and flees. Excellent throws, great throws, nice throws it don’t matter. I’ve caught legendaries without making those which is wild. Truly rng but the golden berries should be better
Update to Review: I’m glad the daily remote raid cap went from 3 to 5. That’s taking it somewhere.
Still have issues with the golden razz berries on raids. 15-16 balls in, breaks and flees. Excellent throws, great throws, nice throws it don’t matter. I’ve caught legendaries without making those which is wild. Truly rng but the golden berries should be better
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Why I’m in love with this game.
First off, I LOVE Pokémon go. Its design, the gyms, the raids and everything. Even the Team Rocket grunts saying “I need to catch some Z’s!”. With augmented reality and how long it’s been standing around for, it’s really old. Though there are some things I want changed about it. When a grunt sends out his bug Pokémon, I had a difficulty spike (minor, but still hard it took me like a few tries to beat him) with Scyther, even when I had a Gengar with CP 1537. I do also want the game to feature other community days focused on idk something like Beldum? Another part I do want improved on is the entry part of the game where you can run out of Poké balls, so you either have to stockpile them by daily free boxes or buying them from the store. The daily free boxes kinda are a bit useless as they only give you an Ultra Ball if you’re lucky or a Great Ball, but usually a potion or a Razz Berry, and 1 or 2 Poké balls. The weather system isn’t always accurate, and the eeveelution is always kinda confusing for me, but I do appreciate it. And the battle leagues get nerfed from time to time but usually they come back in like a week or so. Overall, a really good game. I’d keep on playing it for a long time, and I do frequently play it. So yeah, that’s it for now.
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