The release of update 0.71.0 of Pokémon GO will take a bit longer. Niantic has now halted the roll-out.
The new update for Pokémon GO apparently causes many issues. As Niantic now announces, trainers will have to wait longer for the new patch. How long we will have to wait for the release is uncertain. The reason for the delay is latency issues that significantly degrade the gaming experience.
Update 0.71.0 release delayed
Even before the official release of the Pokémon GO update 0.71.0, trainers managed to access the patch by downloading the APK. It became apparent that the update still causes some problems. For example, lag and latency issues are a significant problem.
On social media, trainers pointed out that it is best to avoid the update for now. The gaming experience would suffer greatly from the issues, and it is no fun to battle in arenas with the lags. You can see the lags in this video
Now, the problem has received so much attention that Niantic is stepping in. On Twitter and Reddit, they confirm that they are aware of the latency issues (lags) in Pokémon battles in the new update. For this reason, the roll-out of update 0.71 is paused. It will continue only when a solution to the problems has been found.
On Reddit, Niantic employee “NianticGeorge” writes that these issues affect only a small part of the Pokémon GO community. Nevertheless, they are now working on a solution that ultimately aims to provide a better gaming experience with the new patch.
Trainers relieved – Don’t have to wait for a hotfix
In response to this announcement, many trainers write that they are relieved by this news. There have been many negative messages about the update in recent hours. They feared it would take weeks for a hotfix to come afterward, and they would have to play with the problems until then.
The pause of the update roll-out is received positively. “Better a late update than a bad update”
Trainers who have already downloaded the new APK and are experiencing the issues mentioned should preferably revert the game back to the old version until a solution has been found.
