Summary
Pokémon GOplayers are seemingly avoiding the Welcome Party Special Research in droves.Pokémon GOSpecial Research can net players a lot of valuable items, but it seems this one isn’t a hit with fans.
Pokémon GOcan be played completely solo, but Niantic has often seen value in the social qualities of the game. In theory, players who visit raids or specific spawn areas may encounter other fans who are doing the same, and thus a friendship of sorts can be established. However, it looks like a lot of players aren’t interested in that.
Pokémon GOplayer Top_Structure1721 took to the game’s main subreddit to talk about the Welcome Party Special Research, and that after all this time, they’d made no progress with it.Pokémon GOpartiesallow up to four players to join together as a group, where they can then partake in Party Challenges,participate in raids,or simply roam the map together in search of Pokémon. The Welcome Party Special Research was introduced alongside the feature, encouraging players to try it out. However, it seems like this challenge is one that a lot of players have no interest in completing.
What’s Wrong with the Pokémon GO Welcome Party Challenge?
The post has attracted hundreds of comments, of which many are complaints and screenshots of users' own incomplete Welcome Party challenges. It’s clear that some fans have made progress with it, but others have systematically chosen to avoid the party system entirely. Some said that they didn’t have anyone to play with, while others went so far as to open a second account on another device to party up with themselves as their sole method of completing it. Many of those who have managed to complete thePokémon GOparty challengesmade it clear that it was an unpleasant task and the need to grind with at least one other player to complete everything was a nuisance.
Some said that they didn’t have anyone to play with, while others went so far as to open a second account on another device to party up with themselves as their sole method of completing it.
Fan Cautions About Playing Pokémon GO With Strangers
One player made a good point about playing with strangers, as the party system can be joined by scanning a QR code. As they pointed out, some players might be wary of scanning a QR code due to concerns about their phone being hijacked or malicious software installed. Of course, that’s unlikely, but consideringPokémon GOplayers have been targets of crimein the past, it’s hard to blame fans for being a little cautious.
Thankfully, completing challenges inPokémon GOisn’t a necessity in order to play the game. Some fans forego battling entirely, preferring to simply collect Pokémon, especially shinies and hundos. It would be interesting to see what percentage of the playerbase has actually completed the Welcome Party challenges, but in lieu of that, conversations like these seem to indicate that fans would prefer the option to complete challenges alone.
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