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I wouldn't be surprised if they were but it takes some time to actually release a game feature.

by jtmcmc 10y ago

jampa 10y ago
I would hope so, but the CEO already said he was against it: F: How do you feel about Poké Radar and things that tap into the code and show where Pokémon are spawning? JH: Yeah, I don’t really like that. Not a fan. We have priorities right now but they might find in the future that those things may not work. People are only hurting themselves because it takes some fun out of the game Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2016/07/28/pokemon-go-creator-john-hanke-answers-all-your-burning-questions/#746ee55f23ac http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2016/07/28/pokemon-go-cr...
- mixedCase 10y ago
  >People are only hurting themselves because it takes some fun out of the game Well it sounds like they were wrong about it.
  - Larrikin 10y ago
    I feel the opposite about that. To me it very much felt like cheating, atleast with the way the mapping apps were setup. In the real game even if you're using a guide, certain Pokemon appear in certain areas, but for most of them theres no real way to find all of the Pokemon in an area without wondering around until you find them, a feature I felt was necessary to recreate the actual game. The feet feature being removed hurt the game, but those maps that posted the exact location of the Pokemon seemed to go counter to the actual game.
    - FeepingCreature 10y ago
      I mean, you feel like you want, but objectively you have to admit it clearly took the fun out for a lot of people.
mixedCase 10y ago
Doing something like giving the users a poll to say "are you excited about the upcoming map feature that does X?" would be enough for them to inform the users of what they're working on and gauge interest at the same time.
PeterisP 10y ago
If a feature can be developed within a day or two by a hobbyist developer who has to reverse-engineer your system (and they aren't that exceptional because there were multiple such projects built), then there aren't any technical reasons why your team can't release such a feature within a month.

I wouldn't be surprised if they were but it takes some time to actually release a game feature.

by jtmcmc 10y ago

I wouldn't be surprised if they were but it takes some time to actually release a game feature.

jampa 10y ago

I would hope so, but the CEO already said he was against it: F: How do you feel about Poké Radar and things that tap into the code and show where Pokémon are spawning? JH: Yeah, I don’t really like that. Not a fan. We have priorities right now but they might find in the future that those things may not work. People are only hurting themselves because it takes some fun out of the game Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2016/07/28/pokemon-go-creator-john-hanke-answers-all-your-burning-questions/#746ee55f23ac http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2016/07/28/pokemon-go-cr...

mixedCase 10y ago
>People are only hurting themselves because it takes some fun out of the game Well it sounds like they were wrong about it.
- Larrikin 10y ago
  I feel the opposite about that. To me it very much felt like cheating, atleast with the way the mapping apps were setup. In the real game even if you're using a guide, certain Pokemon appear in certain areas, but for most of them theres no real way to find all of the Pokemon in an area without wondering around until you find them, a feature I felt was necessary to recreate the actual game. The feet feature being removed hurt the game, but those maps that posted the exact location of the Pokemon seemed to go counter to the actual game.
  - FeepingCreature 10y ago
    I mean, you feel like you want, but objectively you have to admit it clearly took the fun out for a lot of people.

mixedCase 10y ago

Doing something like giving the users a poll to say "are you excited about the upcoming map feature that does X?" would be enough for them to inform the users of what they're working on and gauge interest at the same time.

PeterisP 10y ago

If a feature can be developed within a day or two by a hobbyist developer who has to reverse-engineer your system (and they aren't that exceptional because there were multiple such projects built), then there aren't any technical reasons why your team can't release such a feature within a month.