In Pokémon GO had a top raid event last weekend that went pretty wrong. Now the developers have spoken up. We at MeinMMO show you how Niantic plans to handle the faulty event.
What event is it about? On March 11, 2023, the popular top raids took place again in Pokémon GO. These are special raids that can only be played on-site and are supposed to be a bit more challenging than most regular raids. For the first time, the legendary dragon Pokémon Regidrago was available to catch.
But instead of having a cool event, trainers, especially in the first time zones, were plagued by numerous bugs. For example, they could not join the raids, did not receive the promised limited research, or had a catch circle that was too small for Regidrago.
A replacement event in New Zealand was supposed to provide compensation on March 12, but this also went horribly wrong. The same errors from the previous day reoccurred. Now Niantic has finally commented on the misery. We will show you what they have to say and what is now planned.
Niantic plans compensation
What did Niantic say? As the developers of Pokémon GO announced on the evening of March 16, 2023, via their Twitter account, they want to apologize to trainers for the faulty event weekend and plan to provide compensation.
They write (via twitter.com): “Trainers, we apologize for the problems with the top raids over the weekend and the impact they had on your gaming experience. We are planning a way to make it up to trainers worldwide, especially those in the GMT +13 timezone. Please stay tuned for details.”
What compensation will there be? Niantic has not yet provided a specific indication of what the planned compensation will look like and when it will arrive. So, you will still have to wait a bit. However, it appears from the announcement that compensation is planned for all trainers. Thus, players here in Germany would also benefit from it.
Trainers fear “a free gift with potions, berries, and revives”
What do players say? While some players appreciate that Niantic publicly apologizes for the mistakes, others are disappointed that it took so long to respond. Particularly, the fact that a concrete idea of how and when a refund will occur has not yet been communicated frustrates the trainers.
Additionally, some have concerns that the compensation may only come in the form of simple items or by merely repeating the event. For instance, the following comments can be found on reddit (via reddit.com):
- Kedem2: “How can it take almost 4 working days to formulate this response?”
- AstrakanX: “And yet they can’t tell us what they will do or when they will do it…”
- Qoppa_Guy: “What is your offer? A free gift with 3 potions, 3 berries, and 3 revives?”
- A_Lone_Macaron: “And all they will do is schedule another weekend for these raids.”
- Shipshaefter: “This is the first time in a long time that they have even remotely taken responsibility for an issue.”
Whether Niantic will really only compensate you with a few items or fix the errors and then make another attempt remains to be seen. As soon as there is official information about compensation, we will report it here on MeinMMO.
How was your top raid weekend? Were you able to play the raids without any issues, or did you also have to deal with bugs? And what kind of compensation would you wish for the failed event? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about it.
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