Pokemon GO receives a major, but bitter-sweet, update

Over the weekend it seemed the world went Pokemon crazy (or Pokemon crazier) as various shreds of news came to light. The biggest of which was Niantic's huge update for the game.

Through version 1.1.0 (iOS) and 0.31.0 (Android), Pokemon GO's update allows you to change your avatar whenever you want as opposed to living with your choice like a bad tattoo. Animations for Gyms and slight changes to battle damage for certain Pokemon has also altered - I guess because everyone's Pokedex is full of Pidgeys and Rattatas.

After Niantic's stern statement about Pokemon tracking websites ruining the fun of the game it's hardly surprising to see the dodgy footprint-tracking mechanism gone. No longer do we have to see Pokemon flitting around in the distance, then disappearing as soon as we reach them. At the same time now the world is just a blank canvas so what's the point in having the map at all?

The trespassing issue might also have something to do with Niantic's reasoning as well, but we'll just pretend it's to make the game more mysterious. Though, those start-up warnings are hard to ignore.

It also appears that for whatever reason Pokemon GO's update has gotten rid of the power saving option. For an App that drains power like a Spirit Bomb, that's really not a smart move at all.

And if you listen really hard on this Monday morning, you can hear the sound of a thousand lamenting Pokemon GO-ers as their smart phones die.