After the Remote Pass nerf, Pokémon Go begins its rollout of major new features
Pokémon Go developer Niantic told Eurogamer it would launch a blockbuster slate of new features over the course of this summerToday, Niantic has pulled back the curtain on the first of these - the genuinely exciting introduction of Shadow Raids, which Niantic describes as merely the"tip of the iceberg" compared to everything else still in store.
"We're looking for ways to make raid moments which are climactic, unique and exciting for a team," Pokémon Go senior producer John Funtanilla tells me."And as it is for local raids only, we want to create that excitement as a real-life experience." Players will need to stay on their toes for Shadow Pokémon in Tier 3 and Tier 5 raids to become enraged at least once per battle, he continues.
"Mewtwo is one of the most highly sought-after Pokémon and we want to make sure we hold it as the ultimate thing for players to want to get," Pokémon Go director Michael Steranka tells me."Moving forward, we see this as an opportunity to give people a second bite at the apple, so to speak.
"We knew the Remote Raids change was going to be an incredibly difficult one to make," Steranka tells Eurogamer."And for me personally - I can say I probably would Remote Raid more than 99 percent of your readers. That's something that was a core feature I engaged with on a regular basis, so that was a tough pill for me to swallow as well.
As with other major decisions around the game's features and balance, the remote raid nerf was something Niantic decided upon in partnership with the brand's ultimate owner, The Pokémon Company.
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