The trainers are frustrated about many issues in Pokémon GO. In a survey, players share what bothers them the most and how the game could be improved.
When you ask Pokémon GO players what problems there are in the game right now, you get a wide range of answers. Connection issues with catching helpers and unclear EX raid invitations regularly cause frustration.
The battle system is also rated negatively by many players.
Quests, weekly events, and a better battle system are desired
The YouTube channel “TrainerTips” is well-known in the community with over 660,000 subscribers. Operator Nick regularly interacts with his followers and talks about current events in the game.
On Twitter, he wrote a few days ago: “Reply to this tweet with one thing that needs to be improved in Pokémon GO.”
So far, almost 2000 replies have come to the tweet. In a video, Nick presents the responses that
- received the most likes,
- were the most well thought out,
- or were mentioned particularly frequently.
The result is many improvements that players from the community desire. Maybe some of your improvement wishes are also included.
We summarize the demands from the tweets for you here:
- Players want an improved EX raid system
- Niantic should clearly communicate what players need to do to receive an invitation.
- Better rewards are desired for players who spend a lot of time in Pokémon GO. EX raid invitations are wished for in this regard.
- “The EX raid system is complete bullshit and inconsistent.” Players are annoyed when the same trainers receive EX raid invitations repeatedly while many other players do not receive any invitations at all.
- If there were a system for the prerequisites of invitations, many players would be happy.
- Rural players want more gaming opportunities
- “More for rural players. More gyms and more PokéStops. And please, rare spawns!” It would be nice to find something other than Rattata, Pidgey, Caterpie, Spinarak, and Whimsur. Many rural players have no incentive to play and are not even close to completing their Pokédex.
- EX raids are also desired in rural areas.
- Daily quests or events for more variety and rewards
- Quests or something similar are desired. Raids are no longer interesting for many players, and the rewards are pointless without a PvP system.
- “Pokémon GO doesn’t need a story to go through. But players should be able to achieve quests.”
- “New raid bosses, legendary monsters, and Gen 3 are only a temporary solution,” say trainers. Simply catching doesn’t bring them as much joy as it did at the beginning.
- Many are generally dissatisfied with the battle system and gyms
- Many trainers find the battle system boring and too repetitive.
- “I hate being dependent on other players during raids. I am not someone who likes hanging out with strangers and do not want to change that. Generally, gyms and raids should be improved to require more strategy rather than just combining strong monsters.”
- A more engaging battle system with more Pokémon abilities is often desired. Every Pokémon should be unique, not just their candies.
- It should be important which Pokémon you use to attack the defenders instead of just waiting for their motivation to drop.
- Penalties for spoofers and bots
- Spawner accounts should be banned and deleted.
- One player complains about a lack of interest from Niantic. “My hometown in the Netherlands is overrun by bots. We (30 players) have sent the evidence to Niantic, but nothing has happened. There are six accounts from Team Yellow, and the highest has nine perfect Heiteira. It’s no longer fun.”
- iOS issues irritate trainers with GO Plus
- Niantic should finally fix the “iOS 11 GO Plus” issues. Players have been living with connection drops and other problems for weeks or have to forgo the GO Plus gadget.
- More frequent spawns everywhere!
- Spawns should be evenly distributed worldwide.
- Higher spawn chances for “exciting” Pokémon. Better interface on the “Nearby” system.
- For example, the option to ignore frequently appearing Pokémon on the list. The option to block specific Pokémon.
- Niantic should focus on providing the best player experience to every player around the world.
- Players want to interact with their Pokémon
- Interaction with their Pokémon (playing, feeding, petting, etc.). An option to see their buddy walking next to them. A revision of the coin system (more options for earning coins daily). The values of Pokémon should be displayed without having to install extra IV calculators. Additionally: badges for shiny Pokémon.
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