Niantic正在調整PokémonGo與憤怒的房主解決投訴！！玩家盡量尊重屋主啊~

Niantic is tweaking Pokémon Go to settle a lawsuit with angry homeowners

 Niantic正在調整PokémonGo與憤怒的房主解決訴訟

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge

PokémonGo開發商Niantic同意與PokéStops放置在他們家附近的人一起提起訴訟，並且作為交易的一部分，它正在進行一些小的游戲改變。該和解協議昨天出現在法庭文件中，目前仍在等待法官的批准。它不會解決關於增強現實如何與物理財產法相結合的一些重大法律問題 - 但它應該讓那些在家中找到不受歡迎的神奇寶貝Go玩家的人生活更輕松。

Niantic同意在和解協議下實施若干新功能和政策，這些功能和政策將在未來三年內具有約束力。房主已經可以從私有財產中移除神奇寶貝健身房或PokéStops，但Niantic現在承諾在15天內解決投訴，移除距離該房產40米范圍內的任何停留，並維護一個數據庫，以防止新的健身房或PokéStop爆裂在附近。除私人住宅外，公園管理部門還可以要求健身房和PokéStops僅在營業時間出現。

新警告將要求玩家“對其他人很有禮貌”

該公司還將為玩家添加一系列警告。如果超過10人出現在PokémonGo上進行突襲，他們的屏幕上會閃爍一條消息，提醒他們“要善待他人並尊重他們真實世界的環境。”類似的消息會與其他警告同時出現玩家啟動游戲。財務損失也在談判桌上，包括訴訟中提到的每人1000美元，盡管Niantic尚未同意具體的總額。

2016年提起的集體訴訟案合並了一些不滿意房主的個人投訴。原告聲稱Niantic的游戲鼓勵玩家侵入他們的財產 - 有時用汽車擋住他們的車道，“窺視他們的窗戶，”亂扔垃圾或破壞財產。去年法院提交的案件顯示案件已經解決，但他們沒有具體說明和解的內容。

神奇寶貝Go的令人難以置信的早期流行揭示了基於位置的游戲中的許多陷阱，包括侵入或冒險尋找難以觸及的神奇寶貝的玩家，或者將PokéStops放置在墓地和紀念館等不適當的位置。該游戲顯然保留了強大的玩家基礎，並且它開始讓用戶去年提名新的PokéStops。但隨著最初的炒作期結束，似乎很少有人能夠通過流動的神奇寶貝訓練師來躲避他們的房屋。盡管如此，這個和解還有助於編寫一些運行類似游戲的最佳實踐而不會打擾非玩家 - 即使它沒有建立規范數字空間的法律先例。

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has agreed to settle a lawsuit with people who had PokéStops placed near their houses, and it’s making some minor game changes as part of the deal. The settlement appeared in court filings yesterday, and it’s still awaiting a judge’s approval. It won’t resolve some 

big legal questions about how augmented reality mixes with physical property laws — but it should make life easier for people who find unwanted Pokémon Go players around their homes.

Niantic agreed to implement several new features and policies 

under the settlement, which will be binding for the next three years. Homeowners can already have pokémon gyms or PokéStops removed from private property, but Niantic now promises to resolve complaints within 15 days, remove any stop that’s located within 40 meters of that property, and maintain a database that will prevent a new gym or PokéStop from popping up nearby. Beyond private homes, park authorities will also be able to request that gyms and PokéStops only appear during open hours.

NEW WARNINGS WILL ASK PLAYERS TO ‘BE COURTEOUS TO OTHERS’

The company will also add a series of warnings for players. If more than 10 people show up for a raid in Pokémon Go, a message will flash on their screens, reminding them to “be courteous to others and respectful of their real-world surroundings.” A similar message will show up alongside other warnings when players launch the game. Financial damages are on the table as well, including $1,000 each for the people named in the lawsuit, although Niantic hasn’t agreed to a specific total sum.

The class-action suit, filed in 2016, consolidated several individual complaints from unhappy homeowners. The plaintiffs claimed that Niantic’s game had encouraged players to trespass on their property — sometimes blocking their driveway with cars, “peering into their windows,” and littering or damaging property. Court filings 

revealed last year that the case had been settled, but they didn’t specify what the settlement included.

Pokémon Go’s incredible early popularity revealed many pitfalls in location-based games, including players who trespassed or took risks to find hard-to-reach pokémon, or PokéStops being placed in inappropriate locations like 

cemeteries and memorials. The game apparently retains a strong player base, and it started letting users nominate new PokéStops last year. But with the initial hype period over, it seems likely that far fewer people are getting their houses mobbed by roving pokémon trainers. Still, this settlement helps codify some best practices for running similar games without bothering non-players — even if it doesn’t establish a legal precedent for regulating digital space.

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