Pokemon Go Improves Raids With a Simple Fix
Niantic has pushed a simple quality-of-life fix for Pokemon Go that’s already improved the [...]
The Visual Bug
Initially brought up as a minor issue on Reddit, the fix from Niantic was directed towards what appeared to be a visual bug involving raids.
When using the nearby function where Trainers can see Pokemon and raids in the area, players could select a raid to pop a marker on it so that they could keep track of it. Ideally, the marker would be on top of the raid, but a visual bug was planting the indicator right in the middle of the raid's countdown.
It wasn't a very impactful bug, but plenty of players agreed that it was annoying to say the least.
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It appears that the visual bug caught the attention of Niantic after players brought it up seeing how the issue has now been resolved after a quick solution.
In another post on Reddit from the same user who initially reported the frustrating marker, the marker for raids selected from the nearby feature now appears above the raid. This allows for clear viewing of the raid countdown while also using the tracking feature to keep up with which raid you want to target next, a simple, quality improvement to the raid system.
The user posted another screenshot of their game, shown above, to show that the marker was scooted up just a bit. Some players are reporting that they haven't seen the bugfix yet, but many are saying that it's being resolved.
prevnextA Quick Fix From Niantic
The solution from Niantic definitely doesn't seem like it's a complicated one, but considering how quick it came, it's a perfect bugfix for the community to see and appreciate.
It was an especially short time between the two Reddit posts from the one user that the bug was apparently fixed in as well. From the time the first post was made to the follow-up report on the solution, only around 3 days passed, a pretty quick turnaround for Niantic for something that wasn't gamebreaking.
The bug very well could've been on Niantic's radar prior to the community discussions thanks to support tickets submitted by players, but the fact that Trainers see it being resolved so quickly is the part that really matters.
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