The world goes gaga over "Pokemon Go." In fact, most, if not all are addicted to the game. Due to "Pokemon Go's" popularity, it receives so much attention, from players and hackers. There have been a number of "Pokemon Go" hacks and tricks online that players use to exploit the game. Unfortunately, Niantic is well-aware of this and is determined to enforce a fair gameplay in "Pokemon Go."
According to recent reports, "Pokemon Go" players will struggle to cheat when playing "Pokemon Go" because Niantic just adds a captcha in their security feature. According to BGR, although Niantic has started banning "Pokemon Go" cheaters they are still aware that the cheating continues so they are doing an extra step to stop the "Pokemon Go" fraud.
Per the report, "Pokemon Go's" captcha will block players from cheating in the gameplay. It is intended for authentic "Pokemon Go" players and not third-party apps that use machines or robots to manipulate the game.
As the report puts it, the added security feature in "Pokemon Go" is intended to stop "Pokemon Go" players from using bots and third-party trackers. You can check the captcha feature here.
Niantic has not deployed the captcha feature in "Pokemon Go" yet but developers are still into it. Reports have it that when it is enabled, "Pokemon Go" players will no longer be allowed to use third-party services.
At the time, it is still unsure if the captcha security feature will affect the "Pokemon Go" mapping trackers. If Niantic will only use it when "Pokemon Go" players spin a PokeStop or try to catch a Pokemon, the third-party maps might not be affected.
However, if Niantic wants to ban all cheating and hacks, they could make their way around it and deploy the captcha when there is any sort of suspicious behavior. If they do it this way, the "Pokemon Go" maps could be in affected too.
According to Business Insider, Steven Bartell, one of the hackers behind the bot called Insta-PokeGo admitted that the captcha would be tough to crack. In fact, Bartell announced that they are shutting down the Insta-PokeGo website, which "Pokemon Go" players use to catch 3.3 million Pokemon in less than a week to keep the gamers who used the tool from being banned.
At the time, Niantic has not deployed the captcha feature yet. However, "Pokemon Go" enthusiasts and hackers will always find a way to get around it. The hacks and fixing of codes by developers and hackers are a cat and mouse game to popular games. This is not new anymore.
Soon, we might hear another cheat for "Pokemon Go's" captcha. So, stay tuned for more updates.
