Key insights
- Niantic admitted and claimed to have resolved false ban issues in Pokemon GO.
- However, some players say they are still banned.
- No compensation was provided for missed Gigantamax raids after the ban.
Niantic has released a statement revealing that some Pokémon GO Accounts have recently been accidentally blocked and claim that the problem is now resolved. However, some Pokémon GO Users have noted that the issue has not been resolved yet as their accounts remain suspended.
The last few days have been a pleasure Pokémon GO players, with a plethora of exciting events taking place in the game. From people like Morpeko, who debuts in Pokémon GO The Halloween event to launch the highly anticipated Gigantamax feature saw a flurry of new additions to several aspects of the game. However, a recent bug has left many disappointed.
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In a new tweet, Niantic released an important update on a frustrating issue players have been facing recently. Apparently some Pokémon GO Players were incorrectly banned due to an issue that caused them to receive ban or ban messages in-game. Niantic has claimed that the issue has now been resolved, meaning the in-game ban has now been lifted for affected players. However, fans are particularly unhappy with the way Niantic handled the entire situation for several reasons.
Pokemon GO players are unhappy about not receiving compensation for the wrong ban
Firstly, it seems like many players are still banned. Several Pokémon GO Players on Twitter and Reddit noted that they were still receiving a ban message when starting the game. In response, Niantic has advised that affected players should contact customer support and appeal their ban. The fact that there is no compensation for the entire fiasco is also not well received by the community. Considering the whole thing happened during the debut of the Gigantamax feature film Pokémon GOThis essentially meant that players couldn't participate in the raids at all. Therefore, affected users expected at least some compensation for the error, in addition to a makeup event. However, Niantic has not yet announced either of them.
The Gigantamax feature was much more hyped compared to the Dynamax feature as many considered the latter to be a gimmick. However, the high difficulty of Gigantamax battles makes it extremely difficult Pokémon GO Players can win a raid with fewer than forty players. Since the problem of false ban coincides with this, many locals have Pokémon GO Communities that organized meetings for the raids were unable to catch the Pokémon as some of their team members ended up being banned. It remains to be seen whether Niantic will compensate players.