Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon
Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon
OpenStreetMap contributors have been dealing with Pokémon Go players for years.
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It blows my mind people still play this game. It was great, in 2017.
Also doubt this game will be the only source of bad data. We need better safe guards and checks so that some person can't just delete France.
Now hold on a moment, I think we need to at least discuss this whole removing France thing further…
It would be easy to accidentally wipe some other country instead of France. That's why we need to verify data
I can now see the importance of safeguards!
Yeah we need backup systems that automatically wipe out France
It was great, in 2017
It hasn't stopped being great. In fact it's better than it ever was.
We need better safe guards and checks so that some person can’t just delete France.
The map is updated millions of times per day. There are checks in place, but minor edits don't get much review especially if it's something simple like "this street has a bus stop". Deleting France, yeah someone would notice that change and block it. Most software doesn't use the realtime map state - they use a slightly older version of the map in part to avoid using a version of the map that has been compromised.
You really only see the current map state if you are editing the map.
“I stopped liking this thing, why doesn’t everyone else agree with me?!?!”
They never really dealt with the games biggest issue though and that was the massive battery drain. Once they hype died down it was just a way to kill my phone faster when I'm out and about and will more likely need it before I can charge it again.
What's France? All I see on the map is Spain, Germany, and Belgium.
What's France?
"Wester Germany"
More pokemon makes the game objectively better, especially if you care about newer generations for any reason at all
and even if the game hasn't evolved much, a cute game that encourages me and my partner to go on more walks together is a net positive in my life lol
It's a game where you walk around and catch pokemon... why where there suddenly cease to be demand for that the premise is great. Not my thing but I get why people are into it.
Let's be real, it was mid even back then.
Hard disagree. It got me walking around and exploring my town. It got me in contact with other Pokemon fans. It's added an extra layer of reality on top of everywhere I go - vacations become rare opportunities for indiginous species hunting, which in turn become valuable trade offers.
Exercise is now a game, and I would otherwise be in front of a PC screen.