Players of the popular augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go are rejoicing over the recent update 0.275.0, which doubles the radius at which obtai
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The update, which bumps the spawn radius from 40 meters to 80 meters, makes it easier than ever for players to capture Pokémon while standing in the same spot. “Shiny hunter” players, who seek out the franchise’s pocket monsters in rare colorways, known in both Pokémon Go and everywhere else as “shinies,” will certainly benefit from this. But update 0.275.0 is especially helpful for players living in rural areas, which rarely receive any spawns, with barely any nearby competitive gyms or PokéStop landmarks for them to utilize.
Niantic improved the rural game experience with the onset of covid-19 and global travel restrictions, making it so that players could temporarily interact with Gyms and Stops from 80 meters away instead of the original 40 meters. Once restrictions subsided, the developer went back and forth on keeping the change, but ultimately made it permanent in 2021 after plenty of community outcry.
That first fight for 80 meters, along with recent empty, bugged events and disappointing paid features, is why some Go players are sceptical of this supposedly everlasting update. But others are embracing it, sort of. “This is a huge win for the community!” an enthusiastic post on update site Pokémon Go Hub said. “In the event this is something Niantic will fix in a future update, we’d recommend turning off automatic updates for now, and not updating the game past version 0.275.0 until there is a new forced update.”
The latest Pokémon GO update, 0.275.0, has been welcomed by players as a great improvement to the game. The update doubles the range at which players can see Pokémon on the map, making it easier to capture Pokémon and find rare shinies. The update is especially helpful for players living in rural areas, who previously had limited access to gyms and PokéStops. Despite the positive reaction, some players remain sceptical due to Niantic’s historic lack of communication and past issues with empty, bugged events and disappointing paid features. Players have been advised to turn off automatic updates until a new forced update is released.
