Niantic has detailed its Pokemon GO compensation plans for GO Fest 2024. The developer will attempt to make good on the event's technical issues by offering Pokemon GO players extra Timed Research, whose amount will be personalized and thus vary on a case-by-case basis.
Pokemon GO Fest 2024 took place between late May and early July across three cities. Its trio of location-specific festivities was followed by a global event held on the 13th and 14th of July. All four events offered chances to catch some mons with special backgrounds that add to their uniqueness. In practice, however, GO Fest 2024: Global experienced issues that prevented some players from obtaining these special Pokemon.
With the 2024 Pokemon World Championships on the horizon, Niantic announces a Pokemon GO tie-in event for all players of the popular mobile title.
Following fan complaints, Niantic started investigating the Pokemon GO Fest 2024 issues in late July. The company concluded that probe a week later, having taken to social media on August 2 to announce it will be issuing compensation in the form of Timed Research that awards the same mons with guaranteed special backgrounds that the players missed...
