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For all I want a good tracker, and the sympathy I have for friends I have with rooted devices who can no longer play... Niantic is not beholden to anyone to re

For all I want a good tracker, and the sympathy I have for friends I have with rooted devices who can no longer play... Niantic is not beholden to anyone to release anything, add any features, or do anything. Its their game. If you don't like it, either a) don't play, or b) make something better. It's a testament to the compellingness of the AR game genre, and the brand recognition that Pokemon has they so many people are willing to put so much time and effort into the game despite how primitive it is. People calling for an open API are fooling themselves. Why on earth would they give away the keys to the kingdom? Hacking the protocol and the cheaters created this situation. They have only themselves to blame for it. Cry. Me. A. River. You might say that serious cheaters can bypass the restrictions / measures, but clearly from the fuss (and that fastpokemap is still down), its doing the intended job pretty much spot on. Realistically, nothing is going to change, unless someone starts offering a compelling alternative to drive innovation.

minitech 10y ago
> Hacking the protocol and the cheaters created this situation. > They have only themselves to blame for it. Cry. Me. A. River. What does this have to do with the article, written by someone who didn’t cheat? > If you don't like it, either a) don't play, or b) make something better. Yes, everyone affected by this is rather forced to pick (a). Occasionally, they may write articles. If you don’t like them, a) don’t read them.
- shadowmint 10y ago
  The article is basically saying that because of Niantic, we have to choose to compromise between security and pragmatism of using apps. The choice between running the software you want, like Pokemon Go, and the quick road to obsolete devices in the Android ecosystem, at best forces users to make a choice between security and functionality. I think it's pretty obvious from the comments in here that there's plenty of blame being poured on Niantic for whats happening. I'm just pointing out that the root cause and people who should be shouldering the blame here aren't necessarily Niantic... but more importantly, whinging about it won't change anything.
Kenji 10y ago
>Niantic is not beholden to anyone to release anything, add any features, or do anything. I disagree. Some people with rooted devices paid money for this game and now they can no longer play it. In any other industry, this would give rise to a series of lawsuits and the company doing it would be in big trouble. Somehow, though, for games, it's acceptable to just take away the thing you paid for.

minitech 10y ago

> Hacking the protocol and the cheaters created this situation. > They have only themselves to blame for it. Cry. Me. A. River. What does this have to do with the article, written by someone who didn’t cheat? > If you don't like it, either a) don't play, or b) make something better. Yes, everyone affected by this is rather forced to pick (a). Occasionally, they may write articles. If you don’t like them, a) don’t read them.

shadowmint 10y ago
The article is basically saying that because of Niantic, we have to choose to compromise between security and pragmatism of using apps. The choice between running the software you want, like Pokemon Go, and the quick road to obsolete devices in the Android ecosystem, at best forces users to make a choice between security and functionality. I think it's pretty obvious from the comments in here that there's plenty of blame being poured on Niantic for whats happening. I'm just pointing out that the root cause and people who should be shouldering the blame here aren't necessarily Niantic... but more importantly, whinging about it won't change anything.

Kenji 10y ago

>Niantic is not beholden to anyone to release anything, add any features, or do anything. I disagree. Some people with rooted devices paid money for this game and now they can no longer play it. In any other industry, this would give rise to a series of lawsuits and the company doing it would be in big trouble. Somehow, though, for games, it's acceptable to just take away the thing you paid for.