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0 pointsry_ry9y ago0 comments

I'd assume by looking at the usage patterns - has the device teleported instantly across huge areas, does it display any GPS drift and organic movement rather than a series of static locations, is it moving 24/7, are the reaction times inhumanly fast etc.

All that can be spoofed tho, and whether they have the resources to apply that level of analysis to XXX million users is questionable.

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sleepychu9y ago· 2 in thread

Or the motivation, I guess as botted users start claiming gyms it becomes a problem but until they implement trading each user is silo'd by the game mechanics

pbhjpbhj9y ago

>I guess as botted users start claiming gyms it becomes a problem //

It might be a nice problem for Niantic if that means non-hacking users pay to improve their own pokemon to try and beat the botted gym users? Provided the numbers of bots is relatively low it probably won't be a problem they feel needs fixing. I guess if someone is claiming more than a few gyms it's going to get flagged and they can probably easily spot if it's genuine or not?!?

jack99y ago

Gyms can't be held for very long, in any scenario other than remote destinations that nobody visits (like a reef 2 miles from the coast or a desert monument). 3 Perfect Pokemon of the highest tier will be burned down by 6 Pokemon of various quality (multiple people using 6 at a time), especially with the rock-paper-scissors counters available.

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