As soon as Pokemon GO (Free) launched, many players started using all kinds of cheats to be able to stream the game while sitting comfortably in front of their deck rather than walking around town. As you can imagine, not everyone was happy with that, especially not developer Niantic. Now, Twitch is cracking the whip and putting an end to all those shenanigans. According to a blog post on Pokemon GO cheating, the streaming of content which violates third-party terms of service is a violation of Twitch’s Terms of service. That includes “cheating in online multiplayer games" as defined by the game developer.
The post then goes on to clarify that the policy also holds true for Pokemon GO content on Twitch. Niantic’s Pokemon GO Trainer guidelines consider as cheating the use of modified or unofficial software, playing with multiple accounts, and using tools or techniques to alter of falsify ones location. Therefore, Twitch’s post continues, the above behavior also violates Twitch’s own Rules of Conduct and Terms of Service.
So, the blog post concludes, as of August 8th anyone sharing content that features or promotes Pokemon GO cheating will receive a strike on their account. In other words, the party is over. I have to say, I’m not surprised that Twitch is going after Pokemon GO cheaters, I’m just surprised it took so long. Read the whole blog post here.
How much did I obsess about and over-play this game?
I finally determined that I would defeat Raidriar in the final battle wearing only cardboard boxes and wielding a rolled up newspaper. I succeeded. There was nowhere to go after that.
Haha awesome
This game is just fun. Actually i like the 3 of them, not the kind of games id play for hours but even years later i pop one for around 15 minutes every month just for a few fights when waiting somewhere.
Bought this recently expecting it to be pixelated version of IB3. Very nicely surprised- very similar graphics quality to the 3rd one. These games are a legend and a testament to what can be done on modern tablets.
Loved this series from beginning to end. Enjoyed how each installment expanded the narrative world, and frankly, I hated to see it end!
I love all three, but remember reading the book and playing through this one the first time. It was a mysterious adventure that I thoroughly enjoyed. I'd alternate playing these and playing Epic Citadel so I could move around, pretending it was the town I was stopping at between battles. Anyway, I really wish we'd see more from this franchise. I totally love the marrying of sci-fi and medieval.
Late to the party, but I love(d) this game. I would kill my battery on the way to work on the train, charge up during the day, and kill it again on the way home. I couldn't stop playing it, and ate up the added content they pushed later.
I was determined to read the book too, but that fell by the wayside. I was caught up with something else when the last big content update dropped, and since it had been so long before I had time to play again, I had forgotten where to go, and what I'd need to do to experience the new parts. Weeks passed, and I kept feeling like one of these days, I should just sit down and get back into it. That never happened.
Then, IB3 was announced, released, further updated... And there's another book? For whatever reason, I couldn't bring myself to start the third game unless I refreshed myself on the lore, and still IB2 sits on my phone, unopened for years. One of these days.