"[Discussion] You know what saddens me the most as a gamer? Pokemon Go was one of those one-in-a-million ideas and it got wasted."

#PokemonGO: Forget "this game is dead" and everything. The worst part of this is that a developer finally got THAT idea and wasted it. That rare concept that no one has been able to achieve, something that got millions of people out on the streets hunting for monsters together. Millions of downloads on the app store, shitloads of cash, thousands of online communities.If only Niantic had been a little more communicative, a little more patient, developed a little more content before releasing the game (and eventually releasing it according to better crafted events), this game would still be going strong.It really saddens me that despite the fact that we are able to come up with such a concept once in a decade or so, and the company can't even be considerate enough to LISTEN to the player base. To all the aspiring game developers reading this, communication is a highly underrated activity. Check this out: Pokemon Duel launched last week worldwide and the servers are suffering like hell. And here's what the company did ..(posted from r/pokemonduel).It is SO important to actually let the players know what's going on on the other side when an app is having problems. Heck, Duel even has a dedicated in-app section that informs us of updates.It makes the world of a difference to actually go out of the way and play your part as a developer first. It's not likr Niantic urgently needed sponsors right?Ideas such as Pokemon GO are rare. Record-breaking rare. It really saddens me as a gamer to see such unprofessional execution from Niantic.EDIT: Sorry I don't mean to turn this into a comparison or hate post, but this is just something I feel developers should know.EDIT 2: Here's a great video on the topic /u/Breatnach commented about via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2k7W3ur