After facing immense backlash for the new avatar update in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>, Niantic has confirmed it is aware of how the community feels and is taking feedback regarding the changes\u2014though that might not result in a fix. <\/p>
On April 17, Niantic released the first wave of its \u201cRediscover Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>\u201d updates, completely reworking the game\u2019s avatars with a new look and more customization options. Despite some nice elements, the Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a><\/em> <\/em>community exploded with negative feedback for these new character models, actively saying that the update \u201cruined\u201d their trainers<\/a> and that Niantic \u201ccould not have handled this worse.\u201d<\/p>
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While this recent wave of backlash was much louder since the Rediscover Yourself update<\/a> pushed the new avatars live for millions of players, this isn\u2019t the first time Niantic was warned about how this would be poorly received. Players who were used as the test group for these updated models begged the developers to reconsider a wider launch<\/a> back in March, which was not heeded. As a result, the community heralded April 17 as \u201cvisual doomsday\u201d<\/a> for Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> and made their displeasure known. <\/p>
Less than two days later, Niantic has acknowledged the very vocal dismay of its player base, reaching out to ask for feedback on the avatar changes, which is being compiled for the team that works on that area of Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re sending all of your feedback to the Product Team, and the folks who worked on the Avatar system, we\u2019re taking this seriously and really appreciate you sharing your candid personal opinions\/follower opinions,\u201d an anonymous high-ranking Niantic employee said to Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> Hub<\/a>.<\/p>
This is great news for players who dislike the new changes and were worried that Niantic would simply ignore the outrage as Go Hub confirmed that a representative from the company directly asked for, collected, and acknowledged feedback from the community by their team. Unfortunately for fans, though, that does not guarantee anything will change, with Go Hub reiterating that no promises regarding future updates or a way to revert to the old Pok\u00e9mon Go <\/em>avatars<\/a> were made, just that Niantic is \u201ctaking [the community feedback] seriously.\u201d<\/p>
