On July 9th and 10th, the Battle Weekend took place in Pokémon GO. The event included a special research, Rocket battles, and bonuses in the Battle League. However, for some players, it was too much all at once. They would have preferred a separation over two weekends.
What kind of event was it? The Battle Weekend had a lot to offer:
- For fans of Cryptos, there were four new Pokémon as well as battles against Team GO Rocket and special research on Giovanni.
- PvP players received 20 battle sets per day, more Stardust, and the chance for legendary Pokémon.
- There was an additional free raid pass per day, double raid XP, and special event moves.
Just this list reads like an event that could easily have been split into three weekends. On reddit, this is exactly what is being criticized. There was so much to do that some couldn’t decide or couldn’t reach all the set goals.
“The event should have been split into two weekends”
What do the players say? On reddit, the user pryon-i started the discussion about the Battle Weekend. He felt overwhelmed by the multitude of tasks. Especially the event developments, he would have preferred to see on a separate day. He actually wanted to get a Charizard with Overheat, but couldn’t manage it due to the other content.
In this opinion, the user is not alone. His thread received over 900 upvotes and a lot of support:
- AOMax agrees with the thread starter: “Absolutely. The most boring events sometimes last 10 to 14 days, while they bring so much content in just one weekend. That is, honestly, just disappointing.”
- Zomino2000 is also dissatisfied: “It’s either progressing super slowly or you get everything in way too short a time. It reminds me of why I’m slowly getting tired of the game.”
- TopAcanthocephala also criticizes Niantic’s organization: “It was incredibly overwhelming, especially because I constantly had to check secondary sources in-game due to Niantic’s poor communication. The PoGo editors take so much work off Niantic. I don’t play many other games with a live player base, but I can’t imagine that they all have to rely so heavily on spreadsheets and explanations from third parties.”
pryon-i also sees a problem in the PvP content that hardly anyone could utilize at this event:
Their [Niantic’s] communication is constantly about how to get more people into PvP. Definitely not this way.
What would the solution have been? To extend the event or to distribute the content over two weekends. However, the event calendar for July is already very well filled:
Pokémon GO: All events in July 2022 – Dates and bonuses
Are there also dissenting voices? Occasionally.
- The user ImChillingInReddit says he enjoyed having a weekend full of tasks again.
- Also swanny246 found the event good because it prevented players from burning out on a single content. If you are not in the mood for catching or evolving, you could go into raids or PvP.
What do you think about the event? Was it too much for you too, or did you just binge through the weekend? Feel free to write it in the comments.
