Data miners have found the start and end times of the GO Fest 2021 in the code of Pokémon GO. This indicates that you have a total of 4 hours less time for the event.
What’s it about? The developers of Pokémon GO are organizing the big GO Fest again this year. Due to the times of Corona, the festival will not take place in a central location. No, every trainer can simply play at home and participate in the digital event worldwide.
- So far, we only knew the date on which the GO Fest 2021 will take place
- Data miners have now discovered the times for the event in the code
- It shows that you have 4 hours less time than last year
In the overview, we show you what the data miners have found and how players are reacting to the findings.
GO Fest 2021 times from 10 AM to 6 PM?
What has been found: On reddit, user martycochrane shows the findings of the data mining (via reddit.com). He is part of the PokeMiners team, who regularly scour the code of the mobile game for changes. In the past, they have been able to make many accurate predictions that occurred in Pokémon GO.
The latest findings from the data mining show that the GO Fest is supposed to be active on July 17 and 18 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The times are based on the local time of the respective players.
The two days on which the GO Fest 2021 takes place were already known. The first information about the GO Fest 2021 was shared by Niantic in April 2021. What is new are the times from the data mining.
These times were valid last year: In 2020, the GO Fest took place on July 25 and 26. Each day, you had from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM to participate in the event. That’s a total of 20 hours with 10 hours each day. This year, the event lasts 8 hours per day. So you have a total of 4 hours less time compared to this time.
You should always view findings from data mining with a certain amount of skepticism. There is no guarantee that the found things will actually happen.
It is also possible that Niantic will adjust the times again before the event starts and you might have more time for the GO Fest 2021.
Less time = More pressure? The reactions
This is what the players say: On reddit, the finding of the data miners is gathering some comments. Players notice that the 10 hours per day have been reduced.
“I liked the 10-hour days. My feet hurt, my neck felt weird for 2 days and I was completely exhausted. But it was fun to hunt and catch the Shinys I was excited about. I still look forward to this year and I think the reduced time allows for more trading and item restocking,” writes user manamal (via reddit.com)
reddit user latetotheprompt suspects that Niantic is shortening the event to put less pressure on players. “It’s exhausting trying to catch and do everything. You can’t fight the FOMO” (via reddit.com).
FOMO stands for “Fear of Missing Out”. So the fear of missing out on something if you [in this case] don’t fully participate in the GO Fest.
On the other hand, user dokkanvsoptc (via reddit.com) says: “Less time means more stress”
There are two different factions among the players. Some who support less time and others who feel more stress due to less event time.
What do you think? Is the event more stressful for you if you can participate for less time per day, or do you find it good because you have to hold less time per day free for it? Share your opinion on this with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other players about it.
