Pokemon Go developer Niantic has been under a bit of fire lately for lack of communication and fixes that delete features or introduce more bugs. But the developer wants you to know it is working on the problems.

A recent tweet acknowledged a new bug that is making it difficult for trainers to catch Pokemon, or using an inordinate amount of Pokeballs to catch low CP creatures. "Trainers, a new bug affecting throw accuracy increases the odds of escape and omits the XP bonus. We are working on a fix, stay tuned..." How long it will take to actually roll out a fix remains to be seen, but when Niantic also sells extra Pokeballs for its free-to-play game, it is understandable that players can be a bit skeptical.

In addition, Niantic offered a bit more explanation on why it had shut down third-party location apps, while removing its own busted nearby tracker. In an effort to roll the game out to more countries - the game just rolled out in Brazil in time for the Olympics - CEO John Hanke said in a blog post that the company needed more server resources, and that the third party apps were draining them too much. He offered a chart showing how much was freed up after the third party apps were blocked.

"In addition to hampering our ability to bring Pokémon GO to new markets, dealing with this issue also has opportunity cost," he said. "Developers have to spend time controlling this problem vs. building new features. It’s worth noting that some of the tools used to access servers to scrape data have also served as platforms for bots and cheating which negatively impact all Trainers. There is a range of motives here from blatant commercial ventures to enthusiastic fans but the negative impact on game resources is the same."

He also mentioned hackers trying to ruin the experience for others, given DDOS attacks against the company.

Despite all the issues, Pokemon Go continues to be popular. Niantic still plans to add new Pokemon - and eventually legitimately add new Legendaries - as well as new features.