"[Discussion] Podcast regarding encounter with John Hanke on plane"

#PokemonGO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP_9gSJyincTake this with a pinch of salt.TL;DRSilph Road - Really appreciated by John Hanke, positive communitySpoofing - Fighting against bots and scanners because servers were suffering due to loadPokémon Company - Niantic not strapped, can do anything they wantPokéStop Submissions - Coming soon - Coming very soon, probably before Go Fest 2Gen 4 - Likely Coming Soon - Sounds like it's coming soon (possibly August/End of Summer)PvP - Being Explored - Still deciding on the style of battleBattle System Rework - Being Explored - Considering different types of new battle system, Turn based battle system is one possibility being explored, They want strategy not just tapping, Exploring different solutionsNew Items - Being Explored - IV Stat Increase Items being considered to counter spoofingRaid fix - Being Explored - Late Europe Raids/Early Finish in USA mentioned and a fix could be comingGo Fest 2 - No new info - Germany is unlikely, Location not in San Francisco, Possibly on July 21st for Professor Willow's birthday, not confirmed or dismissedTrading - Highly unlikely in near future/No Plans - Worried about real world money being traded for Pokémon/Selling Accounts - Main IssueOlder Gen Pokémon not released yet - No plans in near future - Smeargle - want to honour properly, Shedinja family - no good solution found yetAbilities - No Plans - Not discussed in detail but potentially exploring as part of the battle reworkIn-game Map - No Plans - Discussed, no specific plans to introduce at the moment by the sounds of itLevel Cap Increase - No Plans - Discussed, no current plans but being considered. Not a priorityIn-game Chat - No Plans - John Hanke isn't a fan of the Ingress chat, Not seen as needed at the momentAdditional Item Space - No PlansBreeding - No Plans - Not on their radarAce Trainer Badge/Prestige System - No Plans - No plans to reintroduce via /r/pokemongo https://ift.tt/2HMwIzK