Last Saturday (July 22), the highly anticipated Pokémon GO Fest Chicago took place, which was meant to celebrate the game’s first anniversary. Attendees were promised the chance to catch rare Pokémon, including ones that are normally region-specific, as well as the possibility of finding legendary Pokémon for the first time. However, the event ended up being a disaster as the game kept crashing, or wouldn’t open at all, for everyone who attended. Niantic, the game’s developer, even had their CEO come out to address the problems and was booed by the crowd. Niantic has since tried to rectify all this in numerous ways. For one thing, everyone who attended the event received a full refund for their tickets, as well as receiving $100 worth of PokéCoins and the legendary Lugia. Then, Niantic put in place a number of rewards, such as increased XP and more frequent Pokémon spawns, and even extended the period that these rewards are available by three days. But for some attendees of the event, none of this was enough.
- This article was updated on March 8th, 2018
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