'Pokemon Go' News & Updates: Niantic Releases Game in Some Countries in Asia; Pokemon Now Harder to Catch? [Details]
'Pokemon Go' is Live in Numerous Countries in Asia
Niantic Labs has finally released "Pokemon GO" in more than 12 countries in Asia.
"Pokemon Go" was first released in the US, Australia and New Zealand in early July and until now, Niantic Labs is continuing to roll out releases for the rest of the world. It was known that server overloading was the cause why it took longer for the game developer to release the game to some countries.
'Pokemon Go' in 12+ Countries in Asia
As of this week, more than 12 countries in Asia can now play "Pokemon GO." Android Headlines reports that the countries with the game include Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Federated States of Micronesia.
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The website noted that "Pokemon Go" has not been released to countries with populous cities including South Korea, India and China. It is not known why these countries don't have their own game release yet but it is speculated that Niantic is preparing for their release to avoid server overloading issues in the future.
Pokemon in Now Harder to Catch
Players have noted that Pokemon in "Pokemon GO" now run away after the first attempt at catching them has failed. Even Pokemon with low combat points (CP) manage to break out of the Pokeball and run away. Common Pokemon like Pidgey, Zubat, Ratata with low CP in Pokestops with lure module also tend to do the same.
Tech Crunch reports that Niantic has known of this issue and it is caused by a bug. They have promised that a fix will be coming but it is not known when it will be rolled out. The bug has greatly affected the capture rates of "Pokemon Go" players.
Furthermore, Kotaku notes that that capture rings on Pokemon are smaller since the new update. This causes players to miss their target paired with the accuracy bug which resulted in mass frustration of "Pokemon Go" players online.
Another change that has frustrated "Pokemon Go" players is that new Pokemon now spawn in 10 seconds instead of 5. This means that players in cars and sometimes even bikes will no longer be able to capture Pokemon while in motion. That is not unless the motion of the vehicle is slow like a normal walking speed.
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