2024-03-26 08:34:46
Niantic, the developer of “Pokémon GO”, recently began to update the virtual characters representing players in the game in some regions. However, many players expressed great dissatisfaction following the update. As of the time of writing this article, Taiwan has not yet entered this update.
This update mainly adds a customization system for your own character. In the past, only hair color, skin color, and eye color might be changed. In the new version, various hairstyles are added, and the width of shoulders, chest, hips, etc. can be adjusted. to change body proportions.
Although it seems to be a good update, Niantic can be said to have destroyed the entire module and redone it, so the characters can no longer return to their original appearance. Many players have found that their female characters have become more masculine. Specifically, The waist becomes thicker, the facial structure changes drastically, the shoulders become wider, etc. Many people use “horrific” to describe this character change.
A friend of mine is using the new style change tool, and all of her friends’ appearance has also changed.I look terrible 😭 No way
My friend has the new style change tool and it changed how all their friends look too! I look terrible 😭 #PokemonGO #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/4CDrcUHKBw
— Yuki Instinct 🇬🇧 (@yukiinstinct) March 22, 2024
I don’t get it. Why was this a necessary change, @PokemonGoApp ?
Why did you do this to her? I used to love Pokemon Go! pic.twitter.com/rxEvZAIRHW
— Grummz (@Grummz) March 22, 2024
Of course, not all players hate this change. For example, the editor of GOHUB, one of the “Pokémon GO” FanSite, wrote an article praising this change. She said that following this update, body shape and hairstyle will no longer be bound to gender, and women will be removed. The too-thin waist has been changed to customizable, which can make her character more suitable for her own appearance (wavy curly hair + large body type).
Image Source:GOHUB
Of course, she also believes that there are still some areas that can be improved, such as additional makeup and beards, some face modules are not deep enough, and hats do not fit well.
This change is not a surprise. Ninatic mentioned this update in an English announcement in January this year, and recently added text to start updating avatars and style stores. In the original announcement, players were reminded that they can use @ on X (Twitter) PokemonGoApp and @NianticHelp tag to react.
As for when it will be Taiwan’s turn to update, it still depends on Niantic’s subsequent steps.
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