"The game is worse than at launch"

#PokemonGO: I know a lot of users are unhappy with Pokemon Go, and I think it is not just the wasted potential, but also the fact that the game seems to be going in the wrong direction. We are all afraid that the next update is going to make the experience even worse, because we have seen that way too many times. And it is not just confirmation bias - I think that the game is truly worse now than at launch. And here is my assessment:Software Quality - it is very difficult to argue that the client has gotten better. It has- longer load time- higher RAM use- more storage use- more network use- more crashes- fewer supported devices- speedlock means that running or cycling does not count+ but the music player interaction has (arguably) improvedThe content (server side) may have improved a bit, depending on how you look at it:+ gen 2 babies+ Pikachu can have a hat!+ daily bonus+ increased spawn rate+ 30 minute spawns instead of 15 minute spawns+ can walk candy with a buddy+ server is more stable (not content, but server side)+ tracker is easier to use- tracker is much less fun and (arguably) less useful- leaves are gone- halfed the chance of 10k egg (from about 10% to about 4%)- higher defense / flee rate- prestiging takes longerAnd finally there is the social side, which has turned worse, although that may be inevitable:- fewer people are playing- fewer lures around- gyms are getting stagnant- spoofers are rampant- higher levels are less rewarding+ it is easier to keep a gym for some timeTaking all that together, it is very difficult to argue for a positive balance. So I wonder: how can you launch a 1 Billion game, and 7 months later it is worse than when you started? via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2lhkmIm