Earlier this year the new Wayfarer tool rolled out and offered power users the chance to submit, edit, and review potential points of interest. This was incredibly exciting news for Pokemon GO fans, but so far the features have been limited to just the highest level players. Anyone who has spent time in PoGO knows that the grind to level 39 or 40 is pretty painful and requires a ton of dedication to the time. Luckily, Niantic is starting to slowly lower the level requirements for select Wayfarer features once again, making it a bit more attainable. It’s not much of a chance, but it’s better than nothing.
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The new update to the Wayfarer system was announced just yesterday and opens up Gym and Pokestop nominations and edits to level 38 Pokemon GO players and level 10 Ingress players. Again, not a massive change, but considering how long it takes to make it from level 38 to level 39, this should still impact a ton of players and provide a big influx of users for Wayfarer.
“Niantic Wayfarer empowers eligible Pokémon GO and Ingress players to review and ultimately decide on which interesting points-of-interest get added to our platform. Since the global launch in November 2019, the Wayfarer community has helped add nearly 1.9 million (and counting!) Wayspots across the globe. We’re incredibly motivated by the community’s dedication and we’re excited to open up the opportunity to more players to explore the real world through Wayfarer.
The ability to review Wayspots in Wayfarer is limited to those who meet strict eligibility requirements. This includes a level requirement in Pokémon GO or Ingress, and passing a tutorial quiz. This has been an important strategy to carefully pace the influx of Wayspots across our platform while maintaining quality reviews.
Based on the success and quality of the reviews those Wayfinders have been submitting, we are pleased to announce we will be lowering the level requirements for reviewing even further, allowing Pokémon GO Trainers Level 38 and Ingress Agents level 10 to join! PokéStop and Portal nomination levels will remain the same.
We’re also adding and updating in-game rewards! In Ingress, we’re temporarily doubling the credit value for Wayfarer Agreements towards the Recon medal. Starting today in Pokémon GO, we’ll be launching a new Wayfarer Medal for eligible Wayfarers. Wayfarer will credit eligible Pokémon GO players for the number of Agreements earned while their Wayfinder profile rating was in good standing (green). And yes, Agreement points will be rewarded retroactively for all the hard work players have been putting in!”
For now, players may want to keep hunting down the best Unova Pokemon in the game if improving their Battle Raid rosters is their primary goal. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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Source: Niantic Labs
