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It's bad because it can be. Mobile apps are easily updated, so they don't feel the need to do as much testing. There's no way an actual Pokemon release would be

• usagimaru 10y ago
  This game has been in Beta for several months, with several long standing issues not being fixed. Plus the game is built off a 5+ year old engine. If that's not enough testing, I don't know what is. Also the 3DS has patching/software updates. The Pokemon Company could release games as buggy as they want. They have the good sense not to do that, since it devalues their product.
• MBCook 10y ago
  I know that's an excuse that lots of developer seem to use these days. It's fucking bullshit. I'm so tired of people releasing utter crap and claiming it's OK to fix it later. You know what happens when you do that? You turn off a huge number of people and poison the brand. It's not like if they waited an extra months to actually fix the issues (which were apparently well known in Beta) the Pokémon brand would've been dead no one would've cared. This isn't tied to some new property that no one knows if it will succeed. This is tarnishing a major brand and ruining a fantastic opportunity. All because a bunch of developers don't care enough about what they're making. They don't have enough pride in their products because "people will buy crap, we can fix it later."
  • niftylettuce 10y ago
    You sir are 100% correct. Glad you made this comment. It's all about the first impression.
  • krapp 10y ago
    >I'm so tired of people releasing utter crap and claiming it's OK to fix it later. You know what happens when you do that? Apparently what happens is your app becomes one of the most downloaded in history. The truth is, those "lazy developers" are right. They can release utter crap and fix it later. People will put up with it simply because of their emotional investment in the brand, and it will make money regardless of its issues.
    • 2bitencryption 10y ago
      > The truth is, those "lazy developers" are right. I don't understand why this discussion is about the developers. Do you think Tim, who writes network code for the iOS version, gets to say when they launch? No. Some top dog at Niantic says "We're launching early to catch the summer buzz while kids are out of school." And Tim says "But we don't handle network disconnects gracefully yet." And top-dog man says "Can you still catch Pokemon and battle at gyms?" And Tim admits, "Yes, you can." And top-dog says: "We launch tomorrow, then."
    • pbhjpbhj 10y ago
      Surely they can release and fix later because Nintendo (or whoever?) built up the Pokémon brand over time. They've built consumer trust but they can easily destroy that do the point that such moves will fail in the future.
      • krapp 10y ago
        I think the game would have to be unplayable for Niantic to really destroy their credibility, and it doesn't seem to be. Consumers have been trained by now to expect a poor initial offering from AAA publishers that might improve over time.
  • int0x80 10y ago
    > Don't care enough I wouldn't blame this too much on laziness but on incompetence.