It's Time For Pokemon Go 2
Last weekend’s Johto Tour event in Pokemon Go was kind of a nightmare for me. Keeping track of research tasks across three different pages, managing incubators, keep on top of buff timers, chasing down worthwhile raids, searching for Gym leaders, sending and receiving gifts, managing item bag and Pokemon storage space, feeding my buddy, trying to sync up my tasks with my partners - it was all too much to handle. I spent more time standing still, just trying to get a handle on all of the information that was being thrown at me, than I did actually walking around catching Pokemon. I loved the variety and excitement that the event offered, but it highlighted just how bloated and unwieldy Pokemon Go has become. The game needs a major overhaul to its user experience on the level of a full sequel. Pokemon Go 2.0, if you will.
The UI has reached critical mass. Scrolling through lists of Special Research Assignments, Field Research, and event tasks spread across three different pages - each with multiple quest steps - is overwhelming and difficult to keep track of, especially during a limited-time event. When time is a factor, I want to make sure I’m maximizing by doing multiple tasks at once, but remembering to take pictures of five wild Ground-type, power up three Pokemon, and defeat Team Rocket three times. There’s just way too many tasks to keep track of, especially during events, and no good way to do it. We need a way to pin tasks to the screen so we don’t have to constantly swipe through menus to remind ourselves what to do next.
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Another thing that constantly slows me down is micromanaging my storage. While Pokemon sorting has improved
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