Are players too negative?
I ask this question because it seems to me the new version of the game is an improvement and there are now 3 legitimate aims.
1) Try to complete the pokedex.
2) Try to get gold badges for as many gyms as possible
3) Try to go in and win as main raid battles as possible.
Where possible I will just use the free raid pass for any raid battle that I can on a given day...
I'll try to reserve 100 coins and use it for a premium pass when the raid boss is a mon I want to complete the pokedex, or one I want for some other reason.
It should be easy to earn 100 coins in gyms ... there were stagnant level 10 gyms around here than we can now get into gyms are turning over more frequently but that means more players are getting a chance to win battles and enter gyms..
the game is not perfect and Niantic has to try to make money, you don't need to spend if you don't want to.
I still like the fact that is is a outdoor game that is a group activity and you can get some exercise, apart from playing sport there aren't many other options... that I know of..
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I'm not happy with some changes and other are welcome. The new coin system is downright unfair. This combined with the 'premium' raid pass is a double edged sword. There's nothing premium about it - just call it what it is, a raid pass.
That being said raids are nice. The new gym system has potential. Unfortunately its even buggier than before. Now there's not only the dodge bug, but the charge move bug, and sometimes the switch bug. We can also all agree that facing 500-800 cp mons in a gym is just dumb. Motivation shouldn't reduce combat power so drastically.
I think in the next week or two some kinks will be worked out. The bottom line is Niantic doesn't want to piss off and alienate their player base. That being said they undoubtedly won't be able to please everyone.
100 coin daily limit needs to come back. If you have defenders in a gym and they don't return to you one day you should be rewarded. When you defeat a gym you should be rewarded too.
As a free 2 play player, some things are good, but the normal gym battling is not good...When people can feed berrys and add mons to gyms while you battle (bugged maybe), it's generally a waste of time now to attack gyms. It's an instant level 6 gym and you have to fight things 3-4 times each.
The new system was done to get more people doing gyms (50% of the game) and more casuals to battle...and earn coins...definitely see new names around.
The raids were done ok to get more people to play together, but one major thing which was not done well is that now, high IV mons, and high IV defenders are completely useless.
Also, being high level doesn't mean much and is sorta useless as well. I used to love to level since it meant I can power up my defenders 2 more times and be higher up in a gym to prevent shaving...Now, higher CP hurts you and levels get you very little since you need help in a raid anyways (level 4 mostly).
You also have no incentive to attack gyms anymore since 50 coins per day means if you can get a few gyms with open spots, you will hit 50 in 4 hours with 2 gyms or 2 hours with 4 gyms...
Incubators are useless now as raid passes are a better buy IMO since dust is not needed for defense anymore and you KNOW exactly what mon you have a chance to catch with a raid pass.
No more 6 Mantines in a row from 10km eggs. Coins are better spent for selectively picking raid battles IMO.
Get lucky and see a T-rex raid, don't even need 125 candies to evolve it.
