In Pokémon GO there should have been a special bonus related to lures during the Día de Muertos event, but now some trainers are complaining about a stealth nerf. We at MeinMMO took a look at what it’s all about.
What bonus is it about? On November 1 and 2, Niantic held the “Día de Muertos” event, the Day of the Dead. On this occasion, trainers were not only able to enjoy thematically appropriate spawns but should also benefit from one or another bonus.
One of these bonuses included an extended duration for lures. You could catch Pokémon for a whole 90 minutes instead of the usual 30 minutes, which should actually yield a larger catch. However, reports from trainers about a stealth nerf are now piling up. We explain what happened.
Trainers are asking “Are the lures broken?”
What are the trainers reporting? Some trainers used the lure bonus during the Día de Muertos and found that not as many monsters spawned as expected.
Usually, Pokémon attracted by a normal lure appear about every 3 minutes around the Pokéstop. With a premium module, like Magnetic or Rain modules, even approximately every 90 seconds, but during the event, it took significantly longer.
Reddit user nom101 writes in his post (via reddit.com): “Are the lures broken? I’m sitting here with friends at two PokéStops where magnetic lures are active. Under normal circumstances, we would expect a Pokémon to appear every 1.5 minutes. We felt that this was not the case … We stopped the time and it takes about 4.5 to 5 minutes for a new Pokémon to spawn. The magnetic modules seem to be wasted in this case.”
Thus, nom101 caught about the same amount of monsters in 90 minutes as normally in 30 minutes. This is particularly frustrating since lures are usually only available in the in-game shop and are relatively expensive at 100 coins for a normal module and 180 coins for a premium module.
Have other trainers had similar experiences?
Through the comments, it quickly becomes clear that nom101 and his friends are not alone in this, as other trainers also report similar observations. They have also received comparatively fewer spawns through normal modules as well as premium modules.
And the largest German-speaking Pokémon GO YouTuber, Spieletrend, has also noticed this error. Daniel “Spieletrend” Schilling has been upset about Niantic’s current handling for some time and recently took a hard look at Pokémon GO. Now, he has also addressed the issue around the lures on his Twitter account.
There, he encourages other affected players to contact Niantic support and bring the issue to their attention. He writes:
Did you use lures during the current event? Ask @NianticHelp why they lowered the spawn rate while simultaneously promoting a lure duration of 90 minutes. Premium modules normally spawn a Pokémon every 90 seconds, while during the event a Pokémon appears every 270 seconds.
Spieletrend via Twitter
Serious accusations against Niantic: Furthermore, he goes a step further and makes significant accusations against the developers of Pokémon GO. On Twitter, you can read the following from Spieletrend:
Will they refund every single module? Will they sweep this under the rug again? Or are they deliberately cheating the community at this point? Does the so-called task force actually exist or was it a disguised Zorua all along?
Spieletrend via Twitter
The reason for these outbursts are the numerous mistakes that Niantic has made in recent months. Just last week, the new “Ditto Pokémon” was supposed to celebrate its release during the spotlight hour. Due to problems, the Zorua debut was ultimately canceled.
And even during a second release attempt, there were again mistakes, which is why Niantic intervened and banned the use of auto-catchers like GO Plus.
What does Niantic say about the lure module error? What has caused the problems with the lure modules is currently not officially known. However, reddit user CarpetDeep is sure that due to an error, not only the duration of the module has tripled, but also the corresponding spawn time (via reddit.com).
However, Niantic has not yet commented on the error. Therefore, there is still no further information about whether and how Pokémon GO will compensate affected players. If there are new updates on this matter, you will definitely find out on MeinMMO.
Did you also receive fewer spawns from the lures during the event? Which modules do you like to use the most? Or do you find the item rather uninteresting? Feel free to share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about it.
In Pokémon GO, there are many things happening in the coming weeks. We will show you all the events in November and which ones are particularly worthwhile.
