Pokémon Go: a site to check the connection to the game

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Image 1: Pokémon Go: a site to check the connection to the gameIt often happens that Pokémon Go players cannot connect to the game (photo by Marie Turcan)

Since launching the application Pokemon Go In the world, it is an understatement to say that the application suffers from some connection problems. Fortunately, a group of developers has developed a service to find out if the application is accessible or not.

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If the game Pokemon Go has its share of funny, moving or dramatic stories, it also suffers since its launch of big connection issues. Concerns that can arise as well when catching a Pokémon, with a Pokéball that will freeze, as when using special objects, limited to 30 minutes. This is particularly the case for chance eggs, lure targets or incense. If these rare items are used while Pokémon Go suffers from connection, they are simply spoiled, the player being unable to reconnect while the countdown continues to run.

To better inform players about the status of the game, a team of developers has put the site online ispokemongodownornot.com, which we could translate by “Did Pokémon Go fall or not?” “. This clearly displays several pieces of information such asaccessibility to the game, the proportion of accessibility during the last 4 or 24 hours, the latency to send information to the server or the connection time.

To do this, the developers of the service DataDog explain check the status of the servers using HTTP checks on an entry point of the Niantic studio, which develops the application. The service also connects every 30 seconds to the game to check the possibility of connecting. A good way not to see your precious objects flying away.

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