Pokémon GO captivates millions and annoys them at the same time, as the augmented reality game still does not run stably. A server disruption has become the norm. Is Niantic jeopardizing the success of the title?
Fans of Pokémon GO hardly experience a day where they can truly hunt Pokémon without interruptions. There is always something wrong with the servers, and there are always issues, for example:
These errors are frustrating in Pokémon GO
The GPS signal is not recognized, even though it should be there.
You catch a Pokémon and Pokémon GO freezes. After restarting, the creature is gone and the Poké Balls have been wasted.
Sent Pokémon disappear without a trace, and you receive nothing in return.
And the biggest annoyance of all: You can’t even get into the game and instead have to stare at the now-hated loading screen with the ominous message “Player information could not be fetched from the server.”
Success in Danger
All these errors have plagued Pokémon GO since its launch last week, and it does not seem like these issues will be fixed anytime soon. We hear very little from the developers themselves; only regarding the major server disruption last Saturday was there a brief Twitter announcement that they had identified the issue and could now resolve it. Still, on Sunday the servers were again inaccessible for hours. And the recently released app update only brings “minor text improvements,” according to the patch log.
The issues causing the server problems have been identified. Trainers should once again be able to search for Pokémon in the real world.
The ongoing issues are causing great frustration among players, and even on the stock market, Nintendo’s share price fell below that of competitor Sony today. Whether this is solely due to the poor performance of Pokémon GO, however, is unclear. If you want to have fun in Pokémon GO despite all the issues, our Pokémon GO guide collection is certainly a good resource.
Mein-MMO says: I am actually a calm and peaceful person who doesn’t like to get upset or complain, but right now it’s just annoying me. I am totally enthusiastic about Pokémon GO and since I live in the countryside, I drive to the city to hunt Pokémon. But when I arrive in the evening, the servers regularly crash, and I have to stare at the loading screen for hours, while in the end nothing happens and I’ve wasted a good part of my free time.
This is annoying! And since I am sure it is not just me feeling this way, the success of Pokémon GO is at risk if things do not change soon. At the very least, a bit more feedback from the developers would be great, and please no more patches that only fix a few typos!
So much for my opinion. What do you think? Are you also fed up, or did you drop out last weekend when nothing worked for hours? Do you feel like my colleague Cortyn, who complains about Pokémon GO? Or do you have sympathy for the developers who certainly have a tough job? Let us know and write it in the comments!
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