Pokemon GO fans had only started to believe that Niantic had given them a reason to celebrate. Then, they noticed that the spawn radius in this game, which is around 40m usually, had been doubled to 80m. They first thought it was a bug. However, after it wasn't fixed immediately, they believed it was a conscious decision on the developers' part.Niantic Support@NianticHelpSome Trainers may have experienced an increase to the current interaction radius. This was the unintended effect of a bug fix intended to improve the Pokémon encounter experience when your device is experiencing GPS drift. While we’re reverting this change, we will take your… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1316310Some Trainers may have experienced an increase to the current interaction radius. This was the unintended effect of a bug fix intended to improve the Pokémon encounter experience when your device is experiencing GPS drift. While we’re reverting this change, we will take your… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Niantic Support made a tweet on June 27, 2023, stating the increased spawn radius in Pokemon GO was indeed a mistake and that the bug was being patched out. This sent the community into a spiral. u/Surfing_Arrokuda took to the game's subreddit to express their discontent regarding Niantic's this bug being fixed, saying:"I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us."They were not the only player disappointed and angered by the reversal of the increased spawn range. Redditors swarmed to the comment section of Surfing_Arrokuda's post to share their grievances.Niantic infuriates Pokemon GO players by retracting increased spawn radius bug I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. by u/Surfing_Arrokuda in pokemongo The developers of Pokemon GO can't seem to catch a break when it comes to unpopular decisions. The chain started with nerfs, moved on to Remote Raid passes at the end of March, and has continued with the spawn radius changes.Some individuals think as soon as they appreciate a feature, it is either nerfed or removed altogether. Comment by u/thesch from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo Comment by u/keyfangirl from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo Fans believe all the decisions that the developers make with respect to the AR-based Pokemon game are unilateral. Even though they say they will take community criticisms into account, very little feedback-based makes it into the actual game. This is clear from the company's response to the #HearUsNiantic movement.Some players have compared this structure to other games, such as Old School RuneScape and League of Legends. Comment by u/VanQuackers from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo Comment by u/SomeBlindTurtle from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo Players like u/ShutUpDorn wonder if there was a way to stop the update: Comment by u/ShutUpDorn from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo However, their hopes were immediately crushed as others pointed out that eventually, a forced update would be implemented, and they would have to give in.Some believe these constant changes — which are unwanted by most players — are a result of Niantic being an AR-centric firm and not a "game company." Comment by u/EnderWT from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo However, making the game unfriendly also affects this studio's goals for collecting AR-based data through the game. u/nurley pointed this out in their comment. Comment by u/nurley from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo This decision even shed light on the matter of accessibility and Pokemon GO. Even after several calls to make the game more accessible to players with different levels of ability, no positive responses came from the makers. Comment by u/opal-snake from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo Comment by u/Robinhood1688 from discussion I'm honestly getting sick of Niantic toying with my feelings. We finally think they do something right, just for them to strip it away from us. in pokemongo The conversation ultimately boiled down to how Niantic is basically just another company that exploits the popularity of the Pokemon IP (Intellectual Property) to fund their other operations and interests.Individuals pointed out that there were much bigger, more profit-generating intentions at play, and gamer satisfaction was not anywhere near the top of this company's priority list.