Niantic have launched the new-look trainer avatars in Pokemon Go, but players are not happy with the changes. In fact, many are asking for the old models back.
PokemonGo’s new avatar customization system waslaunched as a silent updateover the past few weeks, with players gaining access to the new changes at various times.
At first, fanswere excited about the revampHowever, now it seems a larger portion of the player base has switched to the new customizable characters, and said large portion of the community isn’t too happy with what’ they see’s on display.
“Yeah, Niantic remove these new avatars please, and thank you,”was the title of one threadon the game’s subreddit.
“Change it back now”read another, in all caps. “It’s horrendous isn’t it,”another playerin the thread agreed. Even going so far as todescribe the new avatar faces as“AI generated”.
“I was so excited when they announced these new updates. How did they manage to f–k it up this bad.”Said one disappointed fan.
Other threads described the changes as “horrific” and “terrible”.
While the changes from Niantic were supposed to allow players more freedom and flexibility to customize their trainers, it seems like many fans feel it’s limited their creativity.
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Eliana was formerly a staff writer on the Australian Dexerto team. A freelance journalist for a decade, she earned her master’s in international journalism from the University of Western Australia. She has written for a range of outlets and most recently served as a founding member of the editorial team for esports news and leaks website, BLIX.GG. A lover of JRPGs and strategy MOBAs, when she’s not writing you’ll most likely find her playing Dota 2 or FFXIV.
