Since the start of PokemonGO I am heavily grinding this game. I don't want to go into deep on this, but I like everything of this game. I play it as it is supposed to be, without spoofing, botting, cheating or anything.
Besides that, I'm a big android fan, because of its possibilitys. I root my phones since ever, to have all the freedom I want to have. This is my own choice, I even relinquish my phones warranty just to have root. I bet many people do, without beeing badly intentioned hackers.
Since a few weeks, PokemonGO relies on SafetyNet by Google, making it impossible to play the game without even more extra modifications (making root itself less stable and more unsecure). It works for some days, google pushes an update, another workaround arises, next update... and so on.
Niantic: I don't think this is the right way. You won't get the cheaters out of the game this way but you argue with A LOT of legitimate players. This is collective punishment. There are so many people using android because of it's rooting possibilitys, without wanting to cheat or anything. Please, find another way. I can't use my phone without root, but I don't want to stop playing this game.
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October 5, 2016
Seeing this community unite around the need for a more nuanced approach to security feels validating. It is clear that many dedicated players have been forced into a difficult position between technical autonomy and the game they enjoy. Your participation shows that there is a significant group of users who value both their devices and the integrity of the game experience.
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I am not even a root user, but i have a chinese brand phone that is supposedly a bit modified, that's the reason i can´t play, im not a cheater and i really like to play this game with my friends
It is completely unfair that you have stopped me from playing your game. I have walked 90km, spent money and caught 99 pokemon. I love your game but also love modding my phone. Why you have stopped my being able to play because I rooted my phone is beyond me. Please let me play again...
You branded me a cheater, simply because I rooted my phone to modify the status bar, and remove ads. That isn't fair to people who have done the same. I did not cheat, and had no plans to, but if you're going to brand us cheaters maybe we should.
I see players spoofing and botting everyday who are unrooted. Banning rooted players is not the solution to stop cheating. Please change how you are stopping botters and spoofers so I can play a game.
By the time this war runs its course, Android will surely be crippled, its user base divided, and its enthusiast development community gone up in smoke. No video game is worth the sort of backwards progress that a war like this promises to bring, and the only party which doesn't stand to suffer irreparable damage is also its primary motivation: Nintendo.
Wife loved playing this. This is sad.
Banning all people with rooted phones for the mistake of a few is completely unnecessary. Niantic should focus on making the game less stale. That would keep people playing rather than trying to ban the players who stayed after the game's popularity began to ware off.
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Since the start of PokemonGO I am heavily grinding this game. I don't want to go into deep on this, but I like everything of this game. I play it as it is supposed to be, without spoofing, botting, cheating or anything.
Besides that, I'm a big android fan, because of its possibilitys. I root my phones since ever, to have all the freedom I want to have. This is my own choice, I even relinquish my phones warranty just to have root. I bet many people do, without beeing badly intentioned hackers.
Since a few weeks, PokemonGO relies on SafetyNet by Google, making it impossible to play the game without even more extra modifications (making root itself less stable and more unsecure). It works for some days, google pushes an update, another workaround arises, next update... and so on.
Niantic: I don't think this is the right way. You won't get the cheaters out of the game this way but you argue with A LOT of legitimate players. This is collective punishment. There are so many people using android because of it's rooting possibilitys, without wanting to cheat or anything. Please, find another way. I can't use my phone without root, but I don't want to stop playing this game.
Updates
October 5, 2016
Seeing this community unite around the need for a more nuanced approach to security feels validating. It is clear that many dedicated players have been forced into a difficult position between technical autonomy and the game they enjoy. Your participation shows that there is a significant group of users who value both their devices and the integrity of the game experience.
41 Comments
This punishes legit players with rooted phones while doing little to curb cheating, as the vast majority of cheaters do it on their PCs. Shameful, stupid, shortsighted actions like this make me lose confidence in a company and not invest actual money in a game.
I am not even a root user, but i have a chinese brand phone that is supposedly a bit modified, that's the reason i can´t play, im not a cheater and i really like to play this game with my friends
It is completely unfair that you have stopped me from playing your game. I have walked 90km, spent money and caught 99 pokemon. I love your game but also love modding my phone. Why you have stopped my being able to play because I rooted my phone is beyond me. Please let me play again...
You branded me a cheater, simply because I rooted my phone to modify the status bar, and remove ads. That isn't fair to people who have done the same. I did not cheat, and had no plans to, but if you're going to brand us cheaters maybe we should.
I see players spoofing and botting everyday who are unrooted. Banning rooted players is not the solution to stop cheating. Please change how you are stopping botters and spoofers so I can play a game.
By the time this war runs its course, Android will surely be crippled, its user base divided, and its enthusiast development community gone up in smoke. No video game is worth the sort of backwards progress that a war like this promises to bring, and the only party which doesn't stand to suffer irreparable damage is also its primary motivation: Nintendo.
Wife loved playing this. This is sad.
Banning all people with rooted phones for the mistake of a few is completely unnecessary. Niantic should focus on making the game less stale. That would keep people playing rather than trying to ban the players who stayed after the game's popularity began to ware off.
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This punishes legit players with rooted phones while doing little to curb cheating, as the vast majority of cheaters do it on their PCs. Shameful, stupid, shortsighted actions like this make me lose confidence in a company and not invest actual money in a game.