Pokemon GO Remote Raid Change is Upsetting Players

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Some fans of Niantic’s popular mobile game Pokemon GO are crying foul as the developer announces major changes coming to the game’s Remote Raid functionality next month. The augmented reality game based around the collectible creatures recently launched the Pokemon GO Let’s Go event, which lets gives players the chance to capture some Pokemon that were previously region locked.

First launched in 2016, Pokemon GO lets players use their mobile phones and a GPS signal to capture Pokemon and do battle in the real world. An evolution of some of the gameplay mechanics first introduced in developer Niantic’s cult classic AR game Ingress, Pokemon GO became a hit with players worldwide despite suffering from some technical hiccups at launch. As people began to stay indoors during the height of the global pandemic Niantic responded by making some changes to the typically social location-based game, including the ability for players to take part in raids in Pokemon GO remotely.

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While many players had grown to love the ability to take part in Remote Raids in Pokemon GO, developer Niantic is now making changes to the feature in order to encourage players to get back to playing the game outdoors. In an announcement posted to Twitter by the Pokemon GO team, it was revealed that the price of Remote Raid Passes is increasing across the board and players will now be limited to a maximum of five Remote Raids per day. The team is also incentivizing players to take on raids in person by increasing the amount of Candy XL received from the encounter. Combined with leaks indicating new raid battle features coming to Pokemon GO, Niantic clearly wants players to step outdoors with phone in hand