Key takeaways
- Niantic acknowledged and claimed to solve fake ban issues in Pokemon GO.
- However, some players say they are still suspended.
- No compensation has been provided for missed Gigantamax raids after the ban.
Niantic has released a statement revealing that some Pokémon GO accounts were accidentally banned recently and claim that the issue has now been resolved. However, some Pokémon GO users have noted that the issue has not been fixed yet, as their accounts are still banned.
The last few days have been a treat too Pokémon GO players, with a plethora of exciting events taking place in the game. From the likes of Morpeko debuting in Pokémon GO as part of the Halloween event to the arrival of the long-awaited Gigantamax feature, there has been a flurry of new additions to several aspects of the game. However, a new bug has disappointed many.
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In a recent tweet, Niantic released an important update on a frustrating issue players have been facing lately. Apparently some Pokémon GO players have been subject to false suspensions, due to an issue that has resulted in them receiving suspension or suspension messages in the game. Niantic has claimed that the issue has now been resolved, so affected players have now been banned from the game. But fans are particularly unhappy with how Niantic has handled the whole situation for a couple of reasons.
Pokemon GO players are unhappy that no compensation is given for fake ban
First, it seems that many players are still suspended. Several Pokémon GO players on Twitter and Reddit noted that they still get a ban message when starting the game. In response, Niantic has noted that affected players should contact customer support and appeal their ban. Also, the fact that there is no compensation for the whole fiasco is something that has not gone down well with society. Considering it all happened during the debut of the Gigantamax feature in Pokémon GOthis essentially meant that players could not participate in raids altogether. As a result, affected users expected at least some compensation for the bug along with a makeup event. However, Niantic has not announced either of the two so far.
The Gigantamax feature had a lot more hype surrounding it compared to the Dynamax feature, as many considered the latter a gimmick. However, the high difficulty level of Gigantamax battles makes it extremely difficult for Pokémon GO players to win a raid with less than forty players. With the fake ban issue coinciding with this, many local Pokémon GO communities that had organized meetups for the raids were unable to catch Pokémon, as some of their team members ended up being banned. Whether Niantic will compensate players remains to be seen.