Niantic has released a change to “Pokemon Go” something initially seen as harmless though slowly molding into something expanding to other facets that players are frowning at. This is with regards to the new security update meant to fend off third-party bots and trackers, pushed even more with the addition of a new authentication check known as reCaptcha.
As mentioned in a previous post, the entry of reCaptcha has made it harder for third-party app trackers like PokeVision, FastPokeMap and so on to do their thing. The intent to block these apps from the Niantic game servers is to ensure that “Pokemon Go” was played the right way.
Unfortunately the measure has affected even the normal playing gamers that may eventually lead to dramatic falls in active players. Hence, many maps and scanners went down, practically wiping out the available third-party apps for use in “Pokemon Go”.
This makes it harder for players to track down nearby pocket monsters, with the in-game sightings feature practically ineffective. Regardless, app developers such as FastPokeMap have not waived the white flag for "Pokemon Go" and are in fact busy looking for alternatives as we speak.
I'm so bummed, this will be tough to bypass. I sure hope niantic has a real tracker planned because otherwise i ask you to boycott.
— FastPokeMap Official (@FastPokeMapCom) October 5, 2016
For now, the best that “Pokemon Go” players can do is to turn to apps that do not try to access the API of the Niantic game servers. An example of such programs include Nest Atlas and The Silph Road, crowdsourced maps where a lot are available for consideration.
For the folks who want to see this alternative, instructions on how to use Nest Atlas can be found over at Reddit for study. The whole reason behind the heightened security updates for “Pokemon Go” was made to force gamers to play the game fairly. Unfortunately there are loopholes and glitches which Niantic will have to look into, hopefully before players get tired of updates that are not properly defined or directed to erring players who cheat in the augmented reality game.
