Hello, this is Royalgeu who is actively promoting Wayfarer in Korea.
The reason is that hot air balloon-shaped evaluations have increased significantly recently.
And when you apply for a candidate, the approval or rejection result comes out within a week or two weeks at the most. This is very welcome news.
However, there are also problems that come with this.
In Korea, when a Wayspot candidate is registered, most of them are evaluated by Korean evaluators and the results are either approved or rejected.
(Excluding Global Challenge, Emily Evaluation, and Hot Air Balloon Evaluation)
However, since the hot air balloon evaluation has become more frequent, most of the Wayspot candidates that were normally approved are being rejected because they were evaluated by hot air balloons.
On the other hand, most Wayspots that are frequently seen overseas are being rejected in Korea as being for general companies or private properties.
Below is a rough list. Local private cafes and entertainment facilities (billiard halls, bowling alleys, arcades, game centers, etc.) have been very frequently approved and appear since the hot air balloon screening.
As a result, people like me who search for and report information quickly realize that this phenomenon occurred because of the hot air balloon screening…
The problem is that the winning cards that were usually approved as Wayspot candidates in Korean Pokemon Go are now being rejected.
For example, an area with old housing complexes was developed into a mural street tourist attraction. Previously, the murals in the mural street were approved and appeared, but now they are being rejected as private property. Likewise, structures installed in the tourist attraction are being rejected as private property, and similarly, information signs are being rejected, etc., causing problems.
Then, do you think that all previously approved Wayspots should be deleted and become rejected candidates? I think it is true that they are managed because there are clear common categories, but I think there may be special cases in each country. (I’ve talked about the murals on the school walls before.)
In addition,
I personally think that the number of Wayspot applicants has decreased significantly because it is difficult to confirm duplicate and accurate locations unless a replacement app is released because it is not IITC compatible. In addition, there are discussions about why this was rejected and approved because of the above-mentioned incident.
Do you have any plans to disclose or improve the details of the hot air balloon review in this regard?