Pokémon Go users with jailbroken phones are furious after the game’s latest update has essentially blocked them from playing.
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Reports have been springing all over the internet with regards to Pokemon Go’s sudden decline on player pools and just now, paying customers. The device allows players to enjoy the game without having to open their smartphones. Numerous forum threads are now calling for users to demand refunds for IAP purchases. For instance, if I have a Dragonite as my buddy I would need to walk 5Km to get one candy. It also fixed an error in egg-hatching and provided a feature where you can get insight on how good your Pokemon would be in battle.
Pokemon Go’s new buddy system allows users to choose a Pokemon to travel with, picking up sweets for every X amount of km you walk.
The functionality allows you to pick one of your creatures in order to have a virtual pet by your side as you go through your journey. This buddy will appear on-screen with the player’s avatar, which is a cool cosmetic bonus.
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Using the Pokemon Go Plus with the Pokemon Go app in the background saves a lot of battery. The distances can vary, depending on the Pokemon. Agonizingly slow growth, though, could turn the promise of progress into something closer to hopelessness. It sounds as though the Niantic team is only considering the possibility of allowing players to battle each other directly at this time, rather than saying with a certainty that it will be a future feature, or that the team is now working on it. Niantic labs believes that we can do it with titles like Pokemon Go and smart watches make things much easier. However, most of the items in the in-game store are very much optional. I know what 233 miles means in real life, and, therefore, what the game is asking from players physically, not merely virtually, for a nice, but fairly minimal reward. The only problem is that most players have yet to see it. It would be significant and make a huge difference to avid gamers. In some cases, walking results in getting two sweets at once. At the moment, it seems like the game is asking its player base to take a few too many steps.
