The Mega Evolutions and Mega Raids in Pokémon GO are a content that receives a lot of criticism. Niantic has now responded to the criticism and has already hinted that changes will come.
What is it about? For just one week now, the Mega Raids and Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO have been available. They were introduced in the game on August 27 and caused excitement shortly thereafter. But why?
Especially the costs to carry out the Mega Evolutions and the resulting “advantage” are in a bad ratio for players. One has to invest a lot to afford a Mega Evolution. And this lasts only for a limited time. Trainers do not appreciate this. They feel forced to do many raids and invest in passes just to temporarily own a Mega Pokémon.
The criticism has gone so far that players claim: This is the biggest paywall since launch. So the most prominent content that one has to pay for in order to obtain it.
Players have loudly expressed themselves on reddit, Twitter, and other social networks and demanded changes from the developers. And they found open ears. Because Niantic responded.
“We already have changes in the pipeline …”
This is what Niantic says: In a reddit thread, NianticIndigo responds in the comments. He is already known to players of Pokémon GO. He is likely responsible for communication between reddit and Niantic. Indigo writes that much of the feedback has reached the developer teams. He counts both positive and negative feedback. The following points have been heard loud and clear:
- The first Mega Evolution requires a large amount of energies (See more at MeinMMO: Where to get Mega Energies?)
- It doesn’t feel worthwhile to expend the resources one collects for Mega Energies due to the time limit of the Mega Evolutions
- You want other ways to obtain Mega Energies
- The feature feels like you have to pay for the Mega Evolution of your Pokémon
In doing so, he lists some of the most important points that are currently under criticism from the community. He then explains how it will proceed from here:
“So please be aware that we are discussing how to address these complaints. But we are still at the very beginning and it may take some time before you see the changes implemented in the game. We already have some changes in the pipeline, but there is currently no fixed schedule for that.”
So it is unclear when the changes will finally come.
Subsequently, Indigo asks for more feedback to be posted. He would share that with the team.
How is it received? On reddit, the comment from NianticIndigo receives many upvotes. Players eagerly share their ideas on how the system could be improved. They appreciate the opportunity to directly give their feedback and apparently feel heard.
One of the ideas with the most upvotes is to keep the high energy costs for the first Mega Evolution but make subsequent evolutions free. At least once a day. Additionally, Mega Energies should be shared across all Pokémon instead of giving each species its own resource, writes VladimirSteel on reddit.
How do you like Niantic’s response? Is this feedback you wanted to hear or are there crucial points missing?
In line with the new Mega Evolutions, Niantic has also already activated some in-game bonuses and changes. What to expect in the first event for Mega Evolutions and how it will continue in Pokémon GO.
