Pokémon GO comments on the fight against spoofers. The blog by Niantic states that 500,000 accounts have already been banned.
What does Niantic say? The blog post revolves around all three of their games: Ingress, Pokémon GO, and Wizards Unite. They have reported success in all three games.
Additionally, the general detection of third-party software has been improved, allowing them to uncover cheaters more quickly.
This is how Niantic is tackling spoofers
What successes have been recorded? According to the blog, the following achievements have been made:
- 500,000 accounts that used cheating apps in Pokémon GO and Wizards Unite have been detected and banned
- 22,000 Ingress accounts have been banned for cheating
This is what it’s about: Overall, it seems that Niantic is currently trying hard to combat cheaters. They allegedly filed a lawsuit against Global++, which forced this cheating provider to shut down.
Recently, a rumor surfaced that Niantic has been actively targeting spoofers and players have been advised not to cheat.
Especially the providers of this software seem to have come into focus. This rumor seems to now be confirmed.
How can one cheat in Pokémon GO? Spoofers are quite common in Pokémon GO. They manipulate their GPS with software, allowing them to sit at home but appear in the game as if they are in Los Angeles or Tokyo.
In the terms of service for Pokémon GO, this is explicitly prohibited.
However, the community has the impression: So far, not much has been done against it. Trainers believe that if they do not behave too conspicuously, they can cheat without any problems.
This seems to be getting harder, and Niantic wants to finally put a stop to it.
What does this mean for the game? It remains to be seen how much spoofers will be affected by these measures. 500,000 accounts is definitely a start.
If you yourself use such cheating software, you should think twice now. The measures seem to be getting stricter and there’s an increasing risk that you could lose your account.
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