As they played the game, Ingress users helped build the map now used in Pokemon Go, said Ryan Morrison, a lawyer in NY who specializes in legal issues related to video games.
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“And that is all we ever needed”, wrote a Reddit user named AllUnits in a massive comment thread on Niantic’s response.
One has to wonder what Niantic considered confusing about the system – which dictated how close surrounding Pokemon were by way of displaying one, two or three steps by their image – but at least we appear to have confirmation that the feature will be reintroduced at a later date. Niantic is now working on a better Pokemon tracking system. This morning Niantic issued a statement on the Pokémon Go Facebook page explaining the reasons for the removal of both the tracking features, and third party services. Silence on Niantic’s part added to the community’s frustration, until a Facebook post late Monday night alleviated some concerns. “I asked to have it removed and Niantic removed it within 48 hours”. Without a dedicated way to track down pokémon in or out of the game thanks to Niantic’s recent efforts, more than a few players are understandably upset.
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This update also cut off access to the Pokemon Go API, which rendered third-party services like Pokevision, useless. “We want you to know that we have been working insane hours to keep the game running as we continue to launch globally”. And we aren’t done yet! “We want you to know that we have been working insane hours to keep the game running as we continue to launch globally”, the Facebook post said. Yes, Brazil, we want to bring the game to you (and many other countries where it is not yet available). We want you to know that we have been working insane hours to keep the game running as we continue to launch globally. We want you to know that we have been working insane hours to keep the game running as we continue to launch globally. But we’ll do our best going forward to keep you posted on what’s going on.
