slowly being ruined by developer

i was so excited to play, and although ill admit it was fun - while it lasted - to revel in the nostalgia and experience the novelty of the AR functionality, Niantic is dead-set on sinking their own ship with the (now forced) update on the app side, and reduced playability from server-side changes.

not going to speculate what is driving the changes, not going to comment on Niantics terrible communication with its userbase. the app is currently unplayable for me thanks to the forced update, so it rates one star.

with all of the negative feedback, youd think they might start turning things around for the better instead of digging in and alienating players. but its their app and their decision to ruin it.

Goatmonsterman about Pokémon GO, v1.31.0