Good news for legitimate users that Niantic is taking action against bots and cheaters.


First things first, in case your account was permanently terminated wrongfully.
Here's the appeal FAQ. https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/h...it-a-ban-appeal


Seems there are now account termination and perma bans in addition to soft bans. I hope there aren't too many false positives. Perma bans will probably take some time for Niantic to process. Now would be a good time to report Level 30+ players. I suspect they'll be going after bots first.


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This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 15 2016, 11:57 PM

Good job!

What we need to be aware is that use of ANY third party software is in violation of ToS.

https://www.pgnexus.gg/

This site seems to be very popular here and this is also likely to be in violation of ToS as it accesses Niantic's servers to pull data from them.

There are players who use similar 3rd party site like PokeAdvisor already getting permabanned because of this.

This kind of website is not harmful, I'm sure they won't ban you easily because of it. Those who got banned from here probably a botter themselves.

It's not about whether they are harmful or not. They are in violation of ToS, simple as that. There were far simpler 3rd party tools for Ingress like extracting personal game data onto a spreadsheet and people got banned for using them.

Agreed. I don't think Niantic would care what it does. As long as there's 3rd party access to the servers, it'll probably be flagged. What's their criteria for a ban, we won't know.

Hope that I'm not in the false positive. My redmi note gps is really wonky.

Almost everyone I know on Pokémon go has wonky GPS teleporting everywhere

Every one I know that plays Pokemon don't have gps problem.

I think if you're teleporting a few hundred metres and jumping around be like crazy, you should be ok.

some people travel around the globe

U used agps which refer tower. Maybe something fixed to focus gps issue using software from store?

Dont want to burst the bubble of certain people but still so many 3k+ player in my nearby gym

make a report... they will ban straight away

they told you they just came back from US, New Zealand or Paris.

finally, we can fight square and fair in gyms

gangbang em

Yes, apart from waiting for the ban on them, team up with others and attack the same time is the only way.

Niantic probably busy with US, Japan region. Especially with Japan since some gyms there are sponsored by McD. Malaysia is probably at their bottom of their list.

Maybe making a report will help.

These 2 weedles used to be quite prominent in UTAR Sg Long. Haven't seen them the last few days.


This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 13 2016, 11:28 AM

Good news:
botting is much harder
many quit botting
the rise of legit players

Bad news:
Ex botter not getting banned , means if the cheater did not bot since yesterday , they get no penalty . Which means their high CP Pokemon still remain, their level still remain .
So do expect to see high CP Pokemon at gyms.

What type of banned niatic is introducing :
Back before this there is a ban call soft banned , if you get this ban you can't loot pokestop however it can be unbanned quickly with spinning 40 times at pokestop.

So yesterday there is 2 new ban wave
1) IP ban, will ban your ip, if one get this ban, just need to wait 4-12 hours for the ban to be lifted. Or simply play around with ip changing ?

2) This is what they call permanent ban , you can't get any of your account data from niatic, meaning you can't login. This is the heaviest ban that all legit players are hoping for and its coming true . Many players got hammered by this .

Be happy that Niatic is taking action guys .

now as long a botter lay low and dont fight gym, account should be safe.. dint even aware there;s way to bot .. only know can cheat location

Just checked, yes using high accuracy position with WiFi + gps
Friends settings all the same.
My mi note 1 bad
Friends mi4 ok, Nexus 4 ok, brother's ip5s ok

This one must be ban

Working people can pay to win ma e.g. Lucky Egg + Incense + Lure Module

Report! To Niantic, MCMC and special branch also.

Yeah I was trying to fight a gym last night but kept getting error

waa so bloody level 38?? must be kidding me i'm barely level 8 now after week plus playing. This one must be banned

I reached level 10 in one day... but after level 15 I feel want to give up already

that nickname jilake

Everyday, im reporting 4 to 5 player that those lvl above 25 with insane cp dragonair...

Its quite effective... i never see their.name on the gym any more..

Errr in that logic, working are at a disadvantage to do ANYTHING like learn new skill, watch TV, play games, etc because less time. Correct?

i read on pogo subreddit that people that use pgnexus may get banned. betul ka?

Level 10 pun susah wooh.. lambat compare to kl member.
Unless you be like idiot waiting days to hot poke stop.

many quitely levelling their way to level 40 right now. once the time is right they will come and t/o those gyms lol

------

LEVEL XP Needed To Reach Level Total XP
1 0 0
2 1,000 1,000
3 2,000 3,000
4 3,000 6,000
5 4,000 10,000
6 5,000 15,000
7 6,000 21,000
8 7,000 28,000
9 8,000 36,000
10 9,000 45,000
11 10,000 55,000
12 10,000 65,000
13 10,000 75,000
14 10,000 85,000
15 15,000 100,000
16 20,000 120,000
17 20,000 140,000
18 20,000 160,000
19 25,000 185,000
20 25,000 210,000
21 50,000 260,000
22 75,000 335,000
23 100,000 435,000
24 125,000 560,000
25 150,000 710,000
26 190,000 900,000
27 200,000 1,100,000
28 250,000 1,350,000
29 300,000 1,650,000
30 350,000 2,000,000
31 500,000 2,500,000
32 500,000 3,000,000
33 750,000 3,750,000
34 1,000,000 4,750,000
35 1,250,000 6,000,000
36 1,500,000 7,500,000
37 2,000,000 9,500,000
38 2,500,000 12,000,000
39 3,000,000 15,000,000
40 5,000,000 20,000,000

------------------

So imagine guys, if let say you can catch one pokemon you shall get at least 500 xp, how many that you need to reach , well, at least level 20?

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Aug 13 2016, 05:02 PM

The experience curve after lv 25 is just insane and as of now I think the game is really unbalanced. Imagine spending 50+ pokeball to catch 2kCP charizard and 1 pokeball forr 10CP pidgey yet both give only 100XP. They should add incentives for actually catching 2nd and 3rd tier evolutions, like more XP.

after level 31 is 500,000 xp

do calculate how many months you need to spend lah in order to move to level 32?

this one can play for fun lah.

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Aug 13 2016, 05:11 PM

Erm as you level through, pokeball is almsot nonexistent. At least to me. I drop all my poke and aim only for greatball and ultraball.

IKR, probably by then PoGo gen 2 will be out in the US or something while botters will be roaming around with 3.5k dragonites. Niantic really has some serious work to balance out the game

actually IMHO they are targetting those clueless fellas out there. die die must buy coins in order to capture those so called rare pokemons.

nickname can change. but 1 time only

At close to lvl24, already started to feel tired from the grinding. Maybe just get a dragonite by evolving Dragonair and then can quit.

Catching evolved form is just for the skillsets rather than getting unevolved form and trying to evolve countless times to get the skillset u wan.

so early retire meh?

Then no use complaining lah. Since you're working, can go the $$$ route.

wtf bot kah ?

Future release. Later also will have trading and pokemon gender. And gen 2 evolutions all come in.

+1

Indeed

and there is a person who didnt study and work, freshly graduate and job hunting. More time, Im so scared to share my achievement, got labelled spoofer/botter/cheater just when I have the time and follow all the leveling tips exist in the internet.

some office nearby poke stop.. During working hour always got someone put lure..
My office also the same, but my seat a bit far from it.,

Just done lipot a level 33 trainer in the gym
Hehehehe

Sigh.. my office got nothing. Occasionally got cacing

how do u see the level of the trainer?

btw, I'm seeing some high cp (2.5k up to 3k) cp pokemon at the gym around my area, not so if legit or not

behind their username.

ah okay thanks. didn't realize that. is it possible to level up to level > 30 at this point of time? got the feel that they are using bot

Go in the gym and there is trainer above it has a blurry number of 30 it is the level
And the cp is visible at the left

how to report player?

https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/
>> submit a request
>> report inappropriate gameplay
>> cheating

You believe someone just play PokemonGo everyday for 16h non stop and spin pokestop for the past 1 week?

If not then yea they bot

finally they take action
btw no idea either is telco, gps or location issue
sometime me and my friend sit next to each other, location is different
off course not hack location, example live in KL hack to Singapore lar

who said cannot? can also, i ever sleep 3 hour play 21 hour for final fantasy 7-8 when i was young, even 3 day without sleep playing diablo 2 i also can but now cannot... old already ahaahaha. i'm real hardcore gamer when i was young now all left memory.

This post has been edited by eluna: Aug 14 2016, 12:54 AM

You need to move around to get Pokemon unless you tell me you can lepak 16h on pokestop with lure outside with inifinite battery phone no need to charge just sitdown play PokemonGO

Then yea please get a job then

not really... eventually after i play pokemon in certain area like my city, certain shop lot with many kopitiam the spawn rate are crazy like 2-3 minute?? feel like (very close spawn location, yet when spawn it spawn 3-5 pokemon once, even the sightings screen maximum pokemon )... if i stay above kopitiam shop, i confirm can do it with $$$$ buying pokeball without going to pokestop.


based on my experience, market and kopitiam rate really good ofcause no rare pokemon lar. kopitiam can get gastly very easy in my city.

p/s: eventually i do spent $$$ buy pokeball.... lolx because pokestop too far and working

This post has been edited by eluna: Aug 14 2016, 01:15 AM

gps issue. one workaround would be to enable wifi even though there's no wifi to connect to, because the phone will use nearby ssid's info to further locate where you are.

yeah I try it before, but I prefer restart the game instead turn on wifi
else the phone battery last even shorter due to gps + data + wifi

Why is using $$$ to buy stuff in-game considered immature? So whining about unfairness due to having less time to play compared to student players is mature?

No need go that far. Come to Bukit Jalil and meet this hacker. 3 gyms with 2k to 3k Dragonite. Whole night ppl take him down and when successful he suddenly retake gym with SAME pokemon.

Fuck this cheater.

Just report.. level 30 is impossible at this moment

I believe anybody close to 30 is betting because at where my lvl today 21 to 22 needs like 75k experience which is so slow ...maximum I can get a day also 30k at max and that's with lucky eggs.

So imagine those like lvl 30 and above how to grind so hardcore?

yeah, but then sometimes even though I restarted the game it still doesn't work. That's where powerbank comes in right?

Personally I think the report system is quite stupid, there r legit players with high lvl like us players wut if they go travelling and take a few gyms in kl?? Bunch of guys report him and he got ban, is that fair??

They should spend that 200 mil they funded for this game and implement some proper anti cheat algorithms to minimise the cheaters. It's a game after all every game has cheaters but the way it is atm is a bloody mess cheaters get ban ask for refund if they bought in game items and bot again so nothing change.

Bots and spoofers are basically HIGH level faggots.
Good for nothing pest. Niantic should not think twice wiping these ftards for good.

In game cheaters are big time loser in real life. Pity they want to win something in virtual life. To boast about?

This post has been edited by Mea Culpa: Aug 14 2016, 12:53 PM

OK

certain human is like that, if without people contribute the $$$ where does game come? perhaps drop from sky

yeah it not really fun also when u live in rural area and no pokestop or gym..and u have to drive to nearest town that presumably very far to get pokestop...and its a shame of niantic to stop any request of new pokestop or gym..niantic be like " go to near historical place or town if u want play the games.. otherwise gtfo"

This post has been edited by wansr2: Aug 14 2016, 02:29 PM

If legit players are reported, they probably wont get banned, I hope. lol. Hopefully Niantic checks properly before banning.

There plenty rare pokemon near mount everest, LOL

The ban isn't just for the report. You can report anyone.

But Niantic can take at look at reported players. If you have been playing legally and travelling around KL, I highly doubt you'll get banned. But if your account has spoof or bot history of which is easily detectable, then the ban will come.

Don't worry about him, mate. I'm married with kids, working with lotsa commitments and still have time have to play Pokemon. I'm against spending money on in-app purchases also but, having said that, I've already spent USD4.99. Not real money but iTunes credit acquired from freemyapps.

If you ask me, working ppl, should have more time to play. I compare with my daughter, she's revising schoolwork during her spare time. Only plays an hr or 2 a day. Level 10 vs me, lvl 20. So yeah, working ppl have more time especially single ppl working 9-5.

Judging by the lack of communications from them I doubt they have some very accurate way of determining a bot or spoof, they will get them self burned in the future just like final fantasy online did when they won't communicate or take user feedback later everyone left and they came out apologise and say they will start over again. Just my opinions since I've played a few games that ended up that way.

Hey, same boat as me. Installed the game last Sat but no time to play, Sun participated in the SCB Marathon and with family the rest of the day, working 7 days this week (rotating shift), but able to play during lunch and for a while after work. Haven't spent anything yet, but seriously looking at a bag upgrade. Kids at school from morning till noon, tuition center till evening, then it's dinner and family time, only able to play using my phone on Friday night for 2 hours.

Wow you're fast, level 20! I'm just at 15


Whining about working and less time to hunt (but lazy to go out during weekend), whining about hackers, whining about the traffic, whining about the weather, whining about others' English as though yours is perfect (please take a look at one of your posts up there before complaining). Oh yeah whining makes the world go round

I dun tink there is legit players right now that is lvl28 and above given the spike of exp required on each lvl after lvl20.

I am on leave and using 0 cash walk around 12hrs a day and still stuck at lvl23 only. Some might be higher if they keep using lure and incense + lucky eggs.

Banning botters/hackers also not hard..they can just see ur records. U cant be in klcc for 30mins and nx in ipoh within 10mins right.

I wouldn't worry about bans if you are a legit player.

Botting or spoofing leaves a few red flags in the system.

LEVEL XP Needed To Reach Level Total XP


1 0 0
2 1,000 1,000
3 2,000 3,000
4 3,000 6,000
5 4,000 10,000
6 5,000 15,000
7 6,000 21,000
8 7,000 28,000
9 8,000 36,000
10 9,000 45,000
11 10,000 55,000
12 10,000 65,000
13 10,000 75,000
14 10,000 85,000
15 15,000 100,000
16 20,000 120,000
17 20,000 140,000
18 20,000 160,000
19 25,000 185,000
20 25,000 210,000
21 50,000 260,000
22 75,000 335,000
23 100,000 435,000
24 125,000 560,000
25 150,000 710,000
26 190,000 900,000
27 200,000 1,100,000
28 250,000 1,350,000
29 300,000 1,650,000
30 350,000 2,000,000
31 500,000 2,500,000
32 500,000 3,000,000
33 750,000 3,750,000
34 1,000,000 4,750,000
35 1,250,000 6,000,000
36 1,500,000 7,500,000
37 2,000,000 9,500,000
38 2,500,000 12,000,000
39 3,000,000 15,000,000
40 5,000,000 20,000,000

------------------

So imagine guys, if let say you can catch one pokemon you shall get at least 500 xp, how many that you need to reach , well, at least level 20? thumbup.gif

btw how to report cheater / hacker ?

yeah, I already get used to it
feeling lazy to visit those pokestop to take items
as for powerbank, almost every 2 days will fully use my xiaomi powerbank 10k mah
and phone charge twice / day

that why force us buy lucky egg if want to level up

Spoofing is tempting for a location bound player like hospital patients or... people like me. Today I wanted to keluar main pokemon, my dad asked 1001 things.

Take bag, takut snatch thief. The three pokestops near my house are notorious daylight robbery areas. And I'm also restricted to a mall. Can't go anywhere outside the 'safe zone'.

Everyone's so worried about me, and I'm 28 years old. Trying to play Pokemon Go can get a little stressful with overconcerned family members

I bought a case w/ powerbank for my phone, people bring powerbank + phone I bring phone only (a lot more convenient to carry imo)

you should fight gym more or catch more pokemon, then you will feel the need to go to pokestop (been kicking gyms with 1-2k cp with my max 700cp pokemon today), 6 vs 1 then revive + super potion and repeat and rinse

oo powercase, I still prefer powerbank as it charge all phone
as for gym, lazy to fight it since need to walk nearby
furthermore, only nearby my house got pokestop, my college don't even got 1 pokestop / gym

take lrt to klcc and play there? klcc is crowded so if anything just shout

ada car ada lrt can go to hotspots (midvalley, klcc, sunway pyramid)

True spoofing is good for bed ridden player like Hospital patients etc or well for underage kids whom parents are worry when they are playing outside.

But sadly its been abused by others for pokemon sniping and botting

Travel in group. Should be fine. Or...

Anyway, that aside I have one of my friends that travel with me with a serious GPS problem. He can never pinpoint his location and his GPS put him in all kinds of different spot so far away from him. Try all kinds of fix and nothing works. Thanks to that, he even receive a short ban for randomly teleport Sometimes we gave him our phone and have him log in to catch rare Pokemon that we just caught at our current location during our travel. But yeah, spoofing makes thing easier for this kind of stuff.

In the end, he uses a map based spoof app, locked the location and finally he can enjoy playing the game. It depends on how you cheat to play the game. First rule, don't ruin it for everyone for your own sake. But forget first rule if you can't even play the game

This post has been edited by Nels: Aug 15 2016, 01:39 AM

Friend of mine reported these 2 persons to Niantic on Sunday 2am. Sunday evening, I passed by 2 of the locations and they were gone. Replaced with some fairly benign 1k pokemons. Coincidence, gang banged or action taken by Niantic?





Let's see if they're back tomorrow.

Now I know why I never spot a Snorlax...........!!!!

SCB Marathon would be great for hatching eggs! Didn't bring your phone with you? But seriously your schedule looks a lot like mine. Fetch kid, work, fetch kids, eat, watch news, sleep. In between, try to squeeze in some family & entertainment time.

If you're gonna buy something, the bag upgrade is highly recommended. I bought 2 x 50 slots for 400 coins. Pokeballs are so expensive. I think it works out to ~20sen per ball. Literally throwing money away, LOL.

Have you tried doing a lucky egg mass evolve? You'll jump a few levels in 30 mins. More details here and example of my mass evolve that I did a few days ago:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4026716

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 15 2016, 02:39 AM