Idea to make lures more fun
I think they should change it to random biome lures where ur lure is a certain biome and you would only get Pokémon from that biome. Or a nest lure, the lure attracts a bunch of the same mon. Or just random Pokémon not the biome u drop the lure in.
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I really like your idea...it would add a little variety rather than just attracting what is already going to spawn in the location you use them.
I also think that mons attracted by a lure should hang around longer.
We actually pay real money but the mons disappear quicker than natural spawns.
Also, they encourage you to use less of them as you can't get too far away or we risk missing out on what gets lured.
I walk around parks to stock up on resources, but don't bother with lures because I will miss most of the mons that get 'attracted' as I keep walking to collect from pokestops - it just seems like a waste to even bother using them.
Lures indeed need some attention to make them more useable.
Defintely this should be done, different kind of lures for each biome/type of mon a part from the regular ones. Also would be nice if they always spawn at least one "rare mon", not saying a Dragonite of course but at least one mon that has a low spawn rate, all the lures I have used the most rare I have ever seen is a Wartortle back in August or so, never bought more since then and only used the ones that I get from leveling up.
For me they are totally not worth it, 80 coins to get 9-10 more pidgey, rattata, sentret, etc...their price is abusive. In my town no one uses them anymore, only bot accounts. Also hardcore players, but they are the absolute minority and just use them for xp/dust farm on locations with plenty of stops next to each other.
I agree that lures and incense should always spawn at least 1 rare type to make them worthwhile.
Sorta like when you buy the Pokemon card booster packs, every deck has 1 rare or ultra rare, maybe 4 commons, 4 uncommons or something (I forget the exact distribution).
I suppose this could possibly lead to pay to win, but at least using an incense or lure would make it exciting if you always are guaranteed at least 1 rare mon.
I could even see people buying them again if that was the case.
Also, lures need to last 1-2 hours. You can't even get through a meal with the 30 minute timer...pretty lame.
I think there should only be one lure. You can attach it to a gym and it will act as they do now but if you leave it will act as incense for the player that places it. It would act as incense also if you use it with no gym placement too. I never have time to just sit at a gym and catch junk mons but that I think I might actually use on occasion.
