Pokémon GO: 10 Reasons To Start Playing Again

10. The Radar Is Fixed (And Improved?)

Probably the first and still the biggest blow the game took was its original radar system, that let you know what Pokemon were nearby and roughly how far away they were, glitching out and becoming completely useless, which rendered the game, in many people’s eyes, completely unplayable.

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Starting in August of 2016, weeks after the initial glitch, a replacement feature started to roll out. While it was a little too late to prevent the hemoraging of players, it’s now a steady and reliable way to track down Pokemon day to day, as the tracker highlights creatures guaranteed to be found at nearby PokeStops.

Players don’t have to walk blind anymore, or worry about heading in the wrong direction as could be an issue with the original tracker.

Now it’s just a case of getting your Domino’s fuelled butt three streets over for your thirtieth Pidgey of the day.

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