Pokémon GO is Killing Remote Raids

[@AnnEvelyn7]

The problem is that Niantic refuses to believe that times have changed. People aren’t gathering as before COVID. We knew it was going to happen, but Niantic needs to be realistic. So, I guess I should be happy. Niantic is now saving me money - less raids from me! I think “new” players will be low. Pokémon Go is going on 7 years old. It’s not like the game has become MORE fun.

[@portalmasterry6765]

+10 to this. The cat is out of the bag. It's not going back in. Refusal to accept this reality is going to KILL this game.

[@gulfcitynd]

And let's face it the game is broken as is

[@WillSheltonXx]

Best comment here

[@deviousj5868]

In raid groups alot of people just ignored some people suggesting a raid....but if someone else suggested a raid then everyone would go. I had to leave one of these groups since it happened to me. As a semi rural player with a semi active raid group it took its toll on me and other people since they played favorites and organizing was hard. Remote raids made things more flexible for many people.

[@MNSnowKat17]

100% agree. Before covid, my rural town player base would meet up once a week for raids and now it's hard to coordinate elite raids. Raising prices doesn't matter but it's to the point that when it's a normal raid, almost everyone does remote raids.

[@PlushiePoogle]

I'm so tired of them screwing over rural players. Even IF you have enough gyms around you, there's NO ONE TO PLAY WITH! And a LOT of raids cannot be solo'd, so you NEED people to join remotely! I already can never get my online friends to join, and now it's only going to get worse.

[@yanetj4160]

I live in Chicago and have the same issue. I use my remote passes when I get invited from Japan and other places when there's lots of people in the lobby

[@christifey6480]

I live in Orlando and even before remote raids I'd sit at gym from hatch until it ended and no one would show. It's ridiculous. I'm also still pissed about them getting rid of stationary incense

[@charles1314lewis46]

That’s why I stopped playing tbh lmao they didn’t care about Rural players

[@kmannone]

No kidding I'm hoping that enough of my online Facebook group friends will join and invite a lot of us to the landorus raids so we all can get our snapshots of landorus for the research alot have been stuck on for a while

[@edwardmontesi2182]

I’ve played the game since day 1, and living in a rural area, was never part of a community. Fast forward to hoenn tour, and I did over 100 remote raids with friends I’ve made on Twitter, all over the world. Remote raids made me a part of the community. So going forward, Niantic has now lost me as a player.

[@randomuser395]

See my issue is if I'm out "exploring the world" and I see a t5 raid I want to do, I want to actually be able to do it. Not spend 20 minutes standing outside messaging on a local discord or campfire server trying to get people to leave their homes and come raid. With the current system I can just invite people who are online on my friends list and they join. I don't understand what I am expected to do now. Even in those local discords, most people prefer just to remote in instead of leaving their homes

[@bdel80]

Plus, it's not exploring when you know your local area already. I'm not going to another town just to play pokemon go. It's not exploring.

[@connorhalliday7304]

I used to enjoy heading out for a walk and catching up with people to do a t5 at lunch with my one free daily raid pass. Bring back those days I say.

[@DRKGRN]

​@@connorhalliday7304 Those days are gone

[@connorhalliday7304]

@@DRKGRN why?

[@DRKGRN]

@@connorhalliday7304 Covid changed society

[@JeffFieldsMcCormack]

I don't say this lightly... I think that, for a lot of hardcore players, this might be the end of Pokemon Go. We knew that remote passes were going to get nerfed because well, Niantic logic, but... This is bad. Really bad. I'm trying to look at this from their point of view... But I really can't. Less remote raids means less fun for players, less playability for rural players that rely on remote help, and less money for Niantic. Sure, they will force us to go outside more (the ultimate goal of the game), but... Why do that in a way that actively punishes players that love remote features? It would make more sense to add extra bonuses for in-person play, not detract from an already well-working remote raiding system.

[@gulfcitynd]

Spoofing will be making a return I bet

[@andrewregard7250]

What annoys me the most is remote raiding is not just bc people are lazy. It's easier because of some people's hectic schedules. I know I've dumped a lot of money into remote raids, but now I won't. I'll only use my free coins now. I bet they will "forget" to turn ok the increase xl candy drop rate haha

[@StevenGumboAppleton]

Games been dead for a LONGGGG time, hardcore players should have stopped a few years ago, its literally just recycled garbage for the past few years 😊

[@vctrsigma]

I have a community (a real one of local players, not just PokeGenie or Discord) that use remote passes heavily. It lets us all play and interact even if we can't all group up at the same little-free-library at the same time. There are still people "going out" that invite the others. The restrictions only serve to penalize this sort of suburban group. San Fransico is not a representative player base of how many random players are around to hit every raid you stumble into.

[@Mellowyellow8888]

lets face it.. this game has a quickly dwindling player base.. i live in a large suburb just outside a Metro city... theres a ton of gyms in the main city hall and mall areas.. Raid hours attracted zero players at the gyms.. even raid weekend barely attracted any players.. The only hardcore remaining players are in the metro city areas.. the raid discords in the metro areas are essentially slowed down to a scattering of requests every so often..

[@kb2004]

Niantic collects location data which is a bigger revenue stream for them. The first thing that can be done en mass is turning off adventure sync. The second thing is to turn off the sponsored messages setting in the game. If the player base denied some of what is valuable to Niantic then you might stand a better chance of being heard.

[@MissMurderAU]

This is the most logical response I have seen. If the community stands any chance of being heard, they need to firstly take away as much as possible that is valuable to Niantic.

[@jazandriz]

everyone turn off adventure sync. april 6 no more $.

[@turkey2003]

They still gather data no matter if location sync is on or off. Read the terms of service. Only way to deny that to them is to un install the game.

[@robobert4681]

I just did thank you,

[@bml37733]

Adventure Sync doesn't use my GPS at all. In fact, Google Fit doesn't even use GPS to track my steps, which is how PoGo pulls this data. Also, it never seems to work correctly anyway. Unfortunately, turning Adventure Sync off won't solve this problem. If you really don't want them to collect your location data, the best thing you can do is stop playing the game.

[@kawaiiide]

Have never seen a company speedrun negative press like this, hopefully this goes how they think it is but realistically this will just turn people away

[@LUTROO-t4c]

Facts

[@ownedweezybaby]

Yes it will turn me away

[@igetboredproductions]

I've defended the game on a lot of things. I even enjoyed many of the recent events they've done. This was a huge middle finger. I'm done with Pokemon Go.

[@Fyrewuffen]

I personally don't have time to get to raids working a full time job so I used a lot of remote raids, but now that they are making them more expensive I will pass on doing them at all.

[@jm.barker4928]

It has begun :/

[@joshuaburmeister592]

This is the killing blow. This absolutely kills playing for people outside major areas. Great job niantic

[@lopoa126]

What a dumb take.

[@cypher7523]

Kills raid streamers content capping them off at 5 raids.😂

[@cheesesteakphilly]

Imagine spending $2 for a raid and having it run away :(

[@joshuaburmeister592]

It sucks. Especially for players like me that have played since day 1.

[@dominiquehaughton1056]

I wonder if Niantic fully appreciated the extraordinary experience of being connected to players everywhere in the world, albeit remotely. It is the way of the future for many human activities, not just gaming.

[@Will5353_]

That’s not a good thing Not just the game but life in general we should be pushing for people to leave home and be social with each other

[@dominiquehaughton1056]

@@Will5353_you cannot force this and trying to force it is a bit patronizing tbh. We are not kids for the most part. It seems to me that the elite raids are plenty sufficient for this purpose.

[@Saroku1000]

Not every acitivy in this world should be about your screeb without any connection to your real enviorment. Pogo is a game about your real world, its about moving in the real world, not about playing online. There are already 10000 online games for that demand. We also need real world games like Pogo where walking and playing locally is the gameplay.

[@Saroku1000]

​​@@dominiquehaughton1056 Of course you can "force" it. Every game is based on forcing players to play by the games rules and basic gameplay.

[@dominiquehaughton1056]

@@Saroku1000PG is the only video game I play and I do find the local exploration very interesting but I also value the chance to remotely connect to players thousands of miles away. One does not preclude de other.

[@razorblade53]

As a rural player, this has unfortunately put the final nail in the coffin for me doing raids. Getting to my nearest gym is not simple and the chosen locations means the routes between gyms are also a pain. This is sadly locking me out of content. Thanks Nick, for always trying to have everyone in consideration so the game can include everyone

[@Reticulated_Spline]

I just started up again not too long ago so I don't have the backlog of coins others do. I'm certainly not waiting 4 days for coins or spending $2 for a chance to catch a legendary. The limit they have makes it unlikely I'll get a shiny when there's something I even want regardless.

[@cheesesteakphilly]

@@Reticulated_Spline Exactly. And you’re waiting at least 4 days assuming you don’t get kicked out right away. The closest gym to me is about 1km away and it has a high turnover rate. So it’ll take me about 10 days to get 50 coins.

[@revel2658]

Changes like this will not only affect Pokemon GO, but it will also affect Niantic's reputation as well. People will think twice before trying out future Niantic products given their history.

[@pjwestin]

I mean, considering they've failed several times to develop a second successful game, I think there's good reason already not to check out their new products.

[@DEM94]

You mean third? Cause Niantic’s first game was Ingress and it was pretty successful (obviously not at Pokemon Go’s level, but Ingress is the main reason of Pokemon GO’s existence)

[@pjwestin]

@@DEM94 Meh, it was successful enough to land them Pokémon Go, but it peaked at 1 million daily active users, about 1/5 of what Go pulls down. It was a decently sized game at its peak, but it's still pretty obscure, and the majority of people who are aware of only heard about it from Pokémon Go. May not have been a failure, but it's not exactly a success.

[@revel2658]

Off the top of my head I can think of the following games that Niantic has done: Ingress, Pokémon GO, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Pikmin Bloom, and NBA All World. Based on this, it feels like Ingress and Pokémon GO have had success for Niantic (although Ingress can be debated).

[@pjwestin]

@@revel2658 Harry Potter was canceled, Pikmin is (from what I've heard) DOA, and the NBA game has been out for barely 2 months. Ingress is the only other game you can possibly call a success at this point, and no one would have heard of it if it weren't for Go.

[@demoneyin9390]

Sounds like a Niantic shill video. Everyone just delete the game, because they inadvertently made the game better, and for whatever reason wanna ruin it now that they got a whole different demographic of people in the game. No one plays this game to walk around. People are still gonna just drive around. Turn off your adventure sync and anything that tracks your data if you are going to still play it.

[@treaco89]

They're digging the grave for the game with this.

[@vissarion69]

We are past the point of digging the grave, this is jumping in.

[@EDEK99]

Dude, this game is already dead in small towns...

[@marioh5172]

Is anybody in 2023 stupid enough to play this crap?

[@97MiloProductions]

it's incredible, this is the first time I've actually seen a business striving to LOSE money.

[@XXLRebel]

Gotta hand it to them. Their vision is more important than money😂

[@VansFullOfPandas]

I think he makes a good point though. The location data they make is probably worth more than what they were making with remote raids

[@JLS-vv6ye]

Netflix was doing the same but was smart enough not to

[@truek1ng7]

@@VansFullOfPandasthat’s exactly it. At the end of the day they are an ar mapping company, they force us to walk around and nominate stops to keep their maps updated, they don’t give af about Pokémon

[@Unknowngamer1138]

To me, this reads more as price gouging than nerfing. If they truly felt that remote raids fully unbalanced the game, they would just get rid of them entirely. But they are too good and too useful for them to go away completely. Remote raid passes were the last thing I was occasionally giving them a few bucks for, as like you Nick, I have basically zero interest in chasing egg spawns. I can't even bring myself to be mad about this, this is just how businesses run these days.

[@Xeebakou]

As a rural player, the introduction of remote raids meant one raid once in a blue moon was now one raid once per two days after getting 50 coins each day. The price change is literally ONLY bad for rural players 🙃

[@gulfcitynd]

Yeah I live more near a city but I'm done

[@teogonzalez1053]

Use pokeraid

[@DorkyMatt]

Me too man :(

[@Davethawave1999]

Be real, everyone was using remote raids even in cites. People just got too comfortable with them

[@BetterYogesh]

@@Davethawave1999 That's what they don't want It's community based game Get out of our homes and enjoy

[@tvbmadness]

If they are changing remote raids, I do hope that they go back to legendary Pokémons in research breakthrough.

[@Reticulated_Spline]

Best we can do is a chance at a few rare candy XL every 5th Research breakthrough.

[@jambon6451]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. im sorry.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@davidpeters8813]

They won't

[@McKaySavage]

They won’t of course, but I’m with you: until remote raids were released I didn’t, and couldn’t, do a single 5-star raid, so I relied on the research breakthroughs to finally collect the legendaries I’d missed the year before. Now, looks like I’ll go back to not raiding, and just not ever get those legendaries. And how is this a better game for players?

[@davidpeters8813]

@@McKaySavage it's not, Niantic doesn't give a crap about players.....

[@justingoldman2523]

Really? There’s *nothing* we can do? Just by this video it’s very clear you stand with Niantic and not the community. Why don’t you use your massive platform to speak against their decisions. You and other “mainstream” PoGo KZbinrs need to take a stand and stop sucking up to Niantic

[@ethanos2577]

The future of raids is basically needing 8+ trainers. That requirement is so overwhelming, a lot of people won’t attempt going in person

[@andrewregard7250]

Exactly. Very few 5 star raid bosses can be duoed, trioed, or even soloed.

[@ACSanchezium]

would be a pretty shitty 5 start if you could do that. the whole point is you need a team. most of them can be done with 5 people.

[@murphstahoe]

@@ACSanchezium then the point is that if your area does not have a lot of trainers, good luck to you bud

[@Powergeek]

​@ACSanchezium it's a pity that the difficulty of the raid wasn't star related but instead it was trainer related, trainers could at least the attempt raids on their own and if it worked like that the difficulty could increase with more players.

[@sigisoltau6073]

I don't even have a local community for these raids.

[@beckfindsawayy]

i understand what you're saying nick, and i'm mostly upset/angry for players other than myself who are in situations where they can't play day-to-day. but to advise us not to voice our concerns to Niantic, whether they hear them or not, isn't great advice. this is how things snowball and whole groups of people get controlled in general. i've spent YEARS of my life keeping quiet and cracking on thinking it was best, but i also realised, calling people out and holding people, or companies, accountable, is the RIGHT thing to do. whether it makes a difference or not. sorry.

[@jazandriz]

Yeah I don’t know what he was thinking with this video. If I recall correctly he acted similarly last time the community got angry. Peacemaker or niantic shill?

[@Nyitemare]

Hold them accountable if it makes you feel better absolutely, i think Nick is more trying to advise people to try and not let the frustration and stress affect them and their own lives as much as possible. Its a "do whatever it is that makes the most sense for you" sentiment, but he's right, it wont be rolled back.

[@pjwestin]

@@jazandriz Shill, 100%.

[@pocketdexter]

I think he means you are in your right to voice your concerns and emotions, but don't expect things to change. Knowing this fact, you can find other activities to enjoy. Remote raiding isn't the only thing you can do. He is not being a peacemaker. I think he is saying that when he went through the voicing of his concerns, it took a toll on his mental health. His channel suffered and I forgot what else he has mentioned in previous videos. Personally, I will be moving on to other great titles, RE4 remake, Guilty Gear strive, Diablo IV, etc. I may play for pvp and occasionally events in pogo. It was a hard transition when I overcame FOMO. They recycle raids often and bring them back in shiny forms or new moves.

[@WordsofIvory]

He's not saying that it's wrong to do so. He's saying that Niantic won't listen even if you do. Life is short. Spend that time on things worthwhile.

[@TheJackal342]

Yeah, we're done here... I've already been feeling like this game has been stale for a couple years. This just kind of did it for me. Thank you to everyone for the great memories. I hope you all continue to enjoy the game.

[@Mrmcbearbear]

Ggs same hope the game gets better in a year or 2 so I can sell my acc

[@ReynoldsGarrett]

Yeah. I was on the edge already. Just needed a reason to finally stop playing.

[@Tyler-ko8dp]

yeah same here, it's just not worth it, if I didn't know any better I'd say they are trying to sabotage their own game LOL

[@demoneyin9390]

Yep after I use the raid passes I saved up, I’m probably deleting the game altogether. Until then, I’m turning off any that eats at my data like adventure sync and whatever else. I’m not handicapped, but the creators of this game are clearly ableist’s who don’t understand that people have disabilities, or simply live in an area where there’s not a community or even pokestops. Seems like an extremely toxic company to say the least. #FuckNiantic

[@golokid]

I haven't been playing for quiet some time now , I still have the game just haven't opened it, i definitely won't open it for a lot more time maybe years

[@Seed]

Sadly, i've played this game since 2016 (and had a break during covid, yes I know I was stupid) and picked it up again around september last year. Ever since I picked it up again, i've really enjoyed doing remote raid passes and even made me switch from a f2p player to a p2p player. I think this however might kill the game which is a real shame as I have been enjoying it quite a lot. Thanks, Niantic.

[@FlameSoulis]

I was an Ingress Beta Tester, with many stops in my area because of my work before Wayfayer was a thing. I still have some of my 2016 roster, and took a long break until remote stuff became a thing. The friends I play with are thousands of miles away, and I have met many good friends and aided friends who moved away because of remote passes. You can't put a price on friendship, but you can with remote raid passes, and I am afraid it's not worth it.

[@lopoa126]

How would it kill the game? Getting people to play in person and interact is the point. Remote raids are killing those factors.

[@auto217]

I did the exact same thing. Played from 2016-2019ish. Came back last summer and love the remote raiding. Now it will be gone. It's super disappointing

[@arsalanfaisal2816]

I am happy cuz you guys put real money and grind like hell and get shiny ✨ legendary Pokémon in no time on the other hand 🤚 me as free to play player does 2 raids every alternate day to save free raid pass and don’t get shiny ✨ I mean it ok that’s what game is all about u don’t get every Pokémon you want but this rule is not applied to you guys you give money and get every single Pokémon that not fair …… I am happy this is happening 🤭🤭🤭😏😏😠😠

[@hextechmagikarp4610]

​​@@lopoa126 Pokémon Campfire is still unavailable worldwide

[@Lora2788]

This is starting to feel like an end for quite a few players. It's pretty sad watching the decline

[@FlameSoulis]

I'm quitting. As a past Ingress beta tester, someone who laid the foundations for some Pokestops that exist to this day, I am done providing support for their terrible practices.

[@jamesg871]

Thousands of people have already quit.

[@bighandsjohn]

Yeah I'm done too. Spent thousands of dollars on this game and had a lot of fun playing. Its obvious they dont care about the long time players.

[@comebackcruz]

Nick saying "there's nothing that can be done that's just how it is" is laughable. Of course someone on niantics payroll would say something like that. The game deserves to die

[@AniChatterAnime]

The only thing that feels sketchy is that they raised the prices on the passes so they can still make a profit off of them because less people will buy them but if they raise the price they can make back similar profits

[@Sirbushyballz]

Exactly why not like delete them??

[@Reereez4795]

This right here! It’s one thing to limit the daily amount, and keep the same limit in your inventory of 3 at a time. But raising the prices? Yes, potentially to disincentivize people from defaulting to remote raid passes… but they KNOW some people will have to use them anyways. So they’re getting their money’s worth still. I find that sketch as hell

[@AniChatterAnime]

@@Reereez4795 yeah I feel the same exact way

[@elleseven71]

exactly!!!

[@ShakeyCup]

I do wonder how much spoofing will go up by after these changes.

[@mrdinosaurproductions9507]

Truth

[@Klynch111]

It's the only way to play the game 😂

[@josephpulliam1351]

​@@Klynch111 cheaper raids for spoofing 😆

[@mrdinosaurproductions9507]

@@Klynch111 no it isn’t 😂

[@JakeB323]

@@Klynch111 how do you do it?

[@4L3X006]

IMO, If they are putting a cap on the amount of remote raids you can do per day, they could allow to use the free daily pass for remote raids as well

[@kellieclover7149]

If Niantic left the price of the remote reads the same, I would believe their intentions were good, but really the major driving fact of Niantic is greed. It’s too bad because I’ve really enjoyed playing this game the last several years, but I believe it’s time for me to take a break. I have really enjoyed your channel!

[@SleepyDroid]

yeah it is just greed.

[@lopoa126]

Another dumb take. Increasing the price is about greed for a feature they introduced because of COVID? Wow. You don't have to buy remote passes to play the game.

[@skabs508]

I would agree with the greed aspect- except that they are loosing money doing this. I’ve bought upwards 30 passes in a day because I was going after a shiny- that’s a good chunk of money- now I can’t do more than 5 remote raids a day? That means they’re not making as much money off me as they could. They’re capping what I can buy. So no- it’s not greed. They want to rebalance the game- remote raids were Only introduced because people couldn’t leave their houses and they wanted people to keep playing.

[@BL1TZKRIEGBOY]

​@Lo Poa what you just said is dumb dear God biggest excuse you don't have to buy it to cover up greed price scale

[@elenagaeta771]

Same here. It’s gotten way too greedy and complicated. Seems something new every week is added and I don’t have the time and money for this.

[@kre8n0yz]

I'm disabled and sometimes have trouble walking due to my disability. I also suffer from a weak immune system. Remote raids were the best feature, in my opinion, that Niantic introduced to Pokémon GO. The price hike and daily raid limit makes me extremely sad. This is honestly one of the worst decisions Niantic has ever made.

[@lisar7630]

I agree with you but there free games you can play with your disability I am in same boat as you I have GBS and disable.

[@woody4077]

"hashtag not legal advice" as a disabled person you MIGHT have a legal claim/complaint against them for this but you should consult a legal professional

[@mattharrell3932]

So did you play the 3 and half years before pogo had remote raids?

[@kre8n0yz]

@@mattharrell3932 I played for about a year when the app originally released but I took a long break from it. I started playing the game again over the pandemic when I heard about remote raid passes. How long have you been playing the game for?

[@mickierobinson5774]

I feel you pain I'm in same spot

[@BabbleElbbab-ek7jr]

After realizing how much of a suck up Trainer Tips is for Niantic and their terrible decisions like the remote raid nerf I’ve unsubscribed from his channel. I suggest others who agree to do the same, don’t support the content creators who support Niantic and their terrible choices.

[@The_Goblin69]

Them raising the price is so messed up lol I would have been at least fine with the limit of 5 per day but raising the price on passes is crazy

[@milkyrafael5860]

Since people will generally do less, they need the same income.

[@scallywaggin]

​@@milkyrafael5860 they need to take hints from clash royale and Fortnite, all the money could come from battle passes and cosmetics without ruining the gameplay and being pay to win

[@Andreamom001]

If they limit the number, they lose sales. If they limit the number and raise the price, they don’t lose $$.

[@milkyrafael5860]

@@scallywaggin They are more interest in our data walking outside, so they can sell to other companies. That's why they created the Wayfarer in the first place, not because they wanted to give players more pokéstops.

[@mimikyugigas8106]

the best next step is really to bring legendaries back to research breakthroughs

[@RequiemXeight]

How much did they pay you for that speech? When someone makes life difficult for us, should we accept it? No, we have to fight to make our lives enjoyable. This game exist because of us - players

[@FortesFT]

THIS!

[@ottopantoja3837]

I hope you don’t limit yourself to Pokémon Go. I think you’re a talented person, who’s run this KZbin channel. Like the stuff you put out plus the scenery of the places you travel. Whether I play this game or not, you’re a cool dude

[@connorhalliday7304]

He has a second channel where he goes on some cool trips that aren't pogo related.

[@realdeal9177]

Nah, he's just not excited as used to be when playing Pogo..

[@tanyawurl1090]

You must be new here :)

[@BlazingKing]

The disconnect between players and niantic is absolutely wild it feels like niantic is intentually shooting themselves in the foot

[@grandmasteryoda9893]

feel like the trying to fight ea

[@Silver-Freddy]

They want to train you like a dog, they don’t see you as a human being

[@harrisonsims7680]

It’s more about the price increase. If it was really about reverting the play style fine whatever, but keep the prices the same. They want to keep the same profit margins with the remote raids and few raids means more expensive. So if they had kept the prices there wouldn’t be as much backlash. Also the ending is a great message from Nick, but it really feels like Niantic told him to try and calm down the players because they knew a majority would be upset lol

[@krbcan1]

I don't think Niantic probably told him to try to calm players down, but I do think he is saying this as he wants to protect future sponsorship opportunities in the future. So he doesnt want to be seen as an instigator.

[@Dreamer-gp8ye]

Nick, with all due respect, I don't think too many new players are starting Pokemon Go. It appears that most people that were interested in the game have already tried it out. I doubt there will be a large increase in new players trying it out.

[@jitsnydzer6302]

As a rural player, if they don't want me to remote raid that badly they need to make it possible for me to go out on MY schedule and do raids. As a productive suggestion I would love to see the spontaneous spawning of raids done away with all together and some sort of new system where you can challenge a raid boss at any gym maybe once an hour, a tier of your choosing, perhaps with the roster at each gym rotating every day (this is obviously more for the tier 1 and 3 bosses). That would make raiding so much more accessible too everyone while being out and active like Niantic wants. It would be a lot easier for a community to get the players they have together at the same time to do in person raids if they could just go when they all had time and be guaranteed that raids will be available.

[@truek1ng7]

I agree, if they want to change remote raid passes then they need to change how raids work all together so I can go out and do one on my time, It’s like they don’t realize people actually have jobs and don’t grind all day long like these KZbinrs lol

[@shanewaltz5440]

This may be the most productive comment I've seen and a good point. I'd add further maybe make raid hours for Legendarys and megas just like raid hour very Wednesday, except for 2 hours each night. For example it could be laid out like this: Monday and Thursday from 6-7 Mega raids. Tuesday and Friday 6-7 Legendary raids. Then have Spotlight hours Wed from 6-7. Weekends it could alter like every 2 hours or something. All of this based on local time zones obviously. I feel this could at least keep some consistency and could be a start of players trying to coordinate meetups.

[@igetboredproductions]

Something I suggested is they just rework raids. Make them scale based on number of players. That way even if you have nobody to raid with you can still do them. Higher star raids would still be tougher, but in a range that is more doable. However, to encourage players to work as a community if they have one to actually play with, have the Pokemon scale up in power with the number of players. The Pokemon becomes tougher to beat the more players are in, but the rewards also scale up. More XL candy, boosted shiny rates. Stuff like that. Do away with time limits and instead have it be so you can't just hop back in after your Pokemon are all wiped out. If you don't have 6 Pokemon capable of taking down that 25k CP Mewtwo then you don't get that Mewtwo.

[@stillshallow]

This is such a great idea - I've have a 20 minutes wait for a bus every night next to a gym AFTER the raids have all finished - if I could initiate a challenge I'd probably do a raid every day instead of doing one every few weeks when I get out of work early.

[@jitsnydzer6302]

@@igetboredproductions the scaling idea crossed my mind but I dont think Niantic would ever even consider it due to two issues. First off not requiring teamwork to take down a boss is the opposite of how Niantic wants the game to be played. Second, making things scaleable to a single player would be a nightmare in that what do they scale the boss based off of? They can't scale it off level because hardcore players would be able to solo a boss faster than if other people joined in while very casual players with poor teams of pokemon STILL wouldnt be able too even solo it. There's no metric in the game to determine YOUR specific capability to beat the boss and so the game would have no idea how to scale it appropriately. Honestly I think the difficulty of raids is in a decent place right now. I suspect the limit to raid passes will not dramatically effect the availability of remote raiders if you use a third party grouping app like poke genie but time will tell for sure.

[@leorindraws]

Personally, I don’t raid that much so I’m okay with having a limit. But them increasing the price of remote raid is crazy to me. I can’t always find a group in my area to take down a legendary raids. They need to add more ways to earn coins.

[@TheReal_ist]

Lol Ya cause putting more BS that we have to grind for just to Play a feature that worked fine before. How dumb can u be? Your just enabling these morons to keep making bad decisions. Just stop

[@nickbilodeau8725]

Turn off adventure sync

[@JLS-vv6ye]

@@nickbilodeau8725how come??

[@thatportland]

@@nickbilodeau8725 why?

[@Arshveerk]

@@thatportland it’s basically data from u and around which is why they want u outside more

[@gabydelcristo9101]

I think Nick has just lost hope so this is why he made this video. But to do nothing is like saying "Fine Niantic you win." We can't let them think that we will just accept every decision like a trained dog. We gotta at least try. Change doesn't happen by just sitting around and doing nothing. Better to have tried and failed then to not have tried at all.

[@YoungLiam74]

Exactly. die trying rather than roll over dead, though like Nick alluded too i'm sure he and many others tried everything they could to dissuade Niantic. All i know is i'm seriously cutting back on this game.

[@bekindrewind1145]

It's only a handful of players who really get affected, as a casual I dont even know how to use remote raid passes.

[@stephenbridges928]

@@bekindrewind1145 it’s a lot more then a handful I would say the handful are the people who like you.

[@bekindrewind1145]

@@stephenbridges928 lol good one, responding to a month old comment on the Lords day

[@joshsmada]

@@bekindrewind1145 he is right though, you are in the minority

[@josephcollins7899]

Here is what I have to say about this change. Before remote raids got introduced in 2020 I did not do a single 5 star raid boss. Not because I did not want too (Because I did!), it was just impossible for me to do one. I live in a more rural spot and not to many people play in my area. So I never had the fire power to actually complete a tier 5 raid since most Legendaries requires 5 or more Trainers to take it out. When Remote raid passes were introduced in the game it changed the way I played. And I like to think for the better. I was no longer watching other players in cities enjoy the game the way I wanted to. I was finally able to enjoy it the same way. It put me on an equal playing ground. Now that this change is going ahead and the full details have been revealed. In my honest opinion the change that I think is far unnecessary is the price increase for the passes. If we're only able to remote raid 5 times a day then why double the price? I feel like that is absurd. All the other changes that were listed I can live with and understand. And changing in person passes to be cheaper in the bundle is a decent start but Niantic has to do more than that. There are lots of ways they can do this. A couple of examples of how they can incentivize in person raiding is to make the base IV's of in person raid 11-11-11 instead of 10-10-10. This will push people to raid in person if they want to have a higher chance of getting better Pokemon. Another example is if (And they probably wont do) is to perhaps change the shiny rate to be slightly increased. Maybe not for Legendaries since they have a high shiny rate as it is but for all the other tiers of raids. Personally I don't see myself spending any money on the game anymore except for event tickets such as GO Fest.

[@scotthelm133]

100% agree as a rural player Niantic just doesn't care.

[@Starcrash6984]

I appreciate the shout-out to disabled players. I'm deaf, and that doesn't mean that it's hard for me to get out to raids, but it certainly does make it hard to coordinate with other people in person. Remote raids are a boon to me because it can all be done through an app, taking the communication right out of it.

[@SomeStickmanGuy]

If they are gonna increase the prices, let us get more poke coins with Pokémon in gyms. Maybe even no limit to poke coins each day.

[@dogman6687]

Personally for me, things like remote raids and campfire only enhanced the game and made me play even more. None of my friends play pokemon go, and ive tried getting into local discord groups but never really felt comfortable doing that with a bunch of strangers. So i would have no one to raid with most days

[@emsyy]

Per Stephen Spohn - "To summarize, Niantic is doubling the cost of playing Pokémon GO remotely, and limiting how much you can play. This is what we call a disability tax. If you can't leave your home or live in an inaccessible area, you can play, but it's going to cost you, and you can't play much." Absolutely disgusting behavior out of Niantic.

[@stuartharvey2921]

How on earth does this balance the game..... It's insane

[@milkyrafael5860]

Balances their pockets.

[@XXLRebel]

​@@milkyrafael5860Bro. 5 raid passes per day. How does this benefit them financially?😂

[@Marker1313]

I’d like to add that anything that requires you to dismiss any of your emotions is as unhealthy as letting your emotions run wild. Yes focus on what you can control which a massive part of that is acknowledging and processing how these changes make you feel. It is 100% valid and ok to be upset, angry or feel powerless to effect something you love. I don’t think Nick was suggesting to ignore or dismiss those feelings just asking to process them in a healthy way.

[@XxHybridFreakxX]

Been playing since launch day, if Niantic doesn't reverse this, I'm 100% done with the game. I already uninstalled it yesterday and already told my wife and son to not ask for anymore coin purchases. Because I refuse to give anymore of my hard earned money to a company that is obsessed with constantly crapping on their player base. The 3 of us wouldn't even be able to raid at all without remote raid passes. We live in a very populated area, full of stops and gyms and not once have I ever had someone join a standard raid in person with us. The only time I've ever seen another player for an in person raid, was for an elite raid. Also being limited by work hours (not including weekends), leaves only 2-3 hours a day to even go out and do raids. And 99% of the time, the raids we want to do aren't spawned. I would love to do in person raids but it's simply NOT POSSIBLE. This is going to tank the raiding pool and queues and only result in significantly less raids being done overall.

[@snazzaroon]

This is going to save me a lot of money on raid hour days

[@seansorjonen5718]

Niantics profit charts will show the reflection of the community and potentially change again if they feel so inclined to make more $.

[@Jontsu]

actually a positive i didnt think of🤣

[@PlaneetBob]

I would be less frustrated with these changes if they had completely rolled out campfire and you were able to coordinate a raid party.

[@areawoman101]

Yes exactly! Doing this right after the total disaster of the last elite raids is just a really bad way to do this.

[@Sirbushyballz]

They even failed to release a simple app for over a year now.

[@TheChris1369]

Campfire is trash trust me nobody in my area even uses it.

[@Reticulated_Spline]

I went through the time to download campfire and it's dead in my area yeah. The local discord has like 5 actually active players outside of elite raids/interesting content. They never cared about rural players to begin with but playing this game has gotten too rough.

[@arkangel6281]

I am a rural player, and the remote raid passes helped me get legendaries, I wouldn't mind this change if we still had other ways of getting legendaries except pvp and raids, like the 7 day box that is useless now. RIP POGo will miss the good old days of this game

[@claudiel4660]

I think one of the big issues will be getting remote help when it comes to stronger bosses like Lugia. Smaller groups just don't cut it and if your friends have hit their 5 a day limit, they'll no longer be able to help boost the numbers. It will make certain raids a lot more inaccessible.

[@zenox0288]

Lugia as example? You can duo it😅

[@AIMonsterI]

@@zenox0288 yeah…. Not everyone can duo it. Like new players.

[@zenox0288]

@@AIMonsterI that's true, guess everyone Can take it with 4 Players😅

[@andrewweaver5208]

I think the only way we can hope to save the game is if the whole community acts together. Something like a planned day-week where everyone uninstalls and stops playing. We'd need every content creator involved to get the word out. Thanks for the great vids as always man, hopefully we can all get this done.

[@NEGAN_Jane]

Absolutely

[@joemets1011]

the fact that you're one of Pogos most influential players and you're sitting here telling us that there's nothing we can do is INSANE. I almost feel like you're with Niantic on this, i'm beyond disappointed in your reaction.

[@SesshomaruLover93]

There's a huge issue in this change and it's one of the most frustrating one's that I've ever had to go through and that's when people jump out of the raids the moment it starts and not a few seconds before it starts making you waste the raid pass on the raid. Even if the raid pass doesn't get fully used untill the raid runs out of time or has been defeated.

[@Reticulated_Spline]

Primal Kyogre was the first time I ever experienced that and was frustrating enough that I only ended up with primal Groudon. Never did get all those passes refunded by Niantic either.

[@reignbowblack7769]

Been there. So frustrating.

[@Fredoindallas]

​@reticulated spline I had issues with multiple passes being wasted with jump outs and error messages. I contacted them and they gave me back one but stated they could only give back one despite my play logs, screen shots, etc. It's digital content.... they weren't out anything but giving back what I lost through no fault of mine.

[@Tom-hc5iv]

I think if you go in with no slot filled on your team...it will prompt if you'd like to back out...check how many are still in your party then decide if you wanna leave sparing you wasting a pass. Never tried this but heard it was still working a while back...hope it helps

[@hanteo.]

That was how my regidrago raids went… literally watched the people leave then just walk away….

[@DevinCallahan]

As someone who has a very small community and recently had an injury that prevented me from going out, this change is terrible

[@TaoPerso]

I raid a lot, like I sometime do hundreds of raids a day, so this change to remote raid passes will definitely affect the way I play the game and at first I funnily enough went through all stages of grief; shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression.. And as I came closer to acceptance, I realized, how much this move from Niantic actually was necessary and made a lot of sense. Here me out : Last week when Lugia came around I went hard for it as I do all legendaries I like, in 3 days I did 134 raids until I got the hundo, I was happy of course, but now that I’m done, after only 3 days remind you and not having to go out of my home once!! All from the confort of my couch which definitely isn’t the way the game was intended to be played, I won’t have to raid Lugia and be excited for him ever again when he comes back around.. Same went for Rayquaza, Mewtwo, Groudon and so on.. This is actually terrible for the game longevity, legendary pokemons should be exceptional, not everyone will agree of course, but legendary should be harder to get and not only a pay to win! It should be an adventure NOT something you can do from your bed while masturbating. There are a finite amount of legendary pokemons out there to get excited for, and now I start to understand why old players aren’t excited anymore when Lugia comes back for the 10th time. So I feel like being limited to 5 will make them be special again, rarer, and the game harder which is good. Obviously I realise most people don’t even raid more than once a day, or 5 for that matter, I know how privileged I am and others to be able to spend in game and raid like crazy, this will definitely level the playing field for everyone, which for a game balance is good guys. And finally but maybe the most important, what if this move actually makes people go out again to their local gyms!! Let’s be honest when is the last time you did that on purpose. Why would you go out to a gym and raid it locally if it costs the exact same as doing it remotely! There are no incentives. So adding this limit could be that incentive people needed, you want to do more than 5 raids per day, well you need to go out there and get it! That said I obviously don't approve of the price increase to the passes.. That just sucks but yeah. So next time that I want to go hard for a legendary, Entei for exemple (my favorite), I’ll be keeping my 5 daily remote passes for remote invites from my friends (especially those living in rural areas that need the most help) and when legendary eggs are hatching in my area I will actually go there to raid it, which is crazy to me because I started playing in 2021 so i’ve only known the game with remote raid passes. And this game actually never really pushed me to go outside, I never felt the need and I made it to level 50 in like 1 year. I did go outside for community days or go fest of course but that's pretty much it. So yeah people don't like change but lets not forget this was always intended as a temporary feature during covid lockdown. Lets all be positive about things and try to enjoy the game or whats the point of even playing. And yes I know some people don’t have legs, some people have issues, some people are fat lazy Americans living in a farm.. that's not my point, I just wanted to share my point of view from my perspective. All Love from Paris ❤

[@jhudson_tiedye]

ouch hundreds of dollars a day on remotes.. you could have bought a mainline console game or multiple every single day and had access to every feature and played from the comfort of your couch. Making niantic rich

[@stephaniesimpson-white3293]

I gotta admit, I wasn't expecting to feel... emotional? about this. I've been a fairly quiet player of Pokemon Go so far. Started on Day 1 and loved the options they added because of the pandemic. Eventually I kind of fell off for a while until they introduced the Daily Incense, and that was a huge motivator to play again. It was nice to get back into things like spotting fellow players out in the wild, getting excited over new shinies, playing with my international friends and getting legendaries with cool geotags... and even with all the bullshit Niantic has been pulling, I had hoped that would continue. I don't think that's possible anymore. I think you're absolutely right: the location and mapping data they're getting from us is more valuable than the player experience. However, I also think you're underestimating the player base. Millennials Kill Industries, remember? If Niantic wants to blow up PokeGo, that's okay. It's their game and they can do that if they want. As a community, we can ensure they get razed to the ground along with it.

[@SmolSandvich]

"Dread it. Run from it. Niantic Always arrives."

[@bigjalopy]

I think this was a really bad take. When Niantic removed the increased interaction distance the community banded together and made change happen. Maybe nothing will change but it doesn't mean that the community should just keep letting Niantic make this game as unfun as possible

[@williamsteavens2640]

yes sitting on your butt and not playing the game the way it was supposed to be played is fun.

[@Abe-my9wb]

That interaction distance should have been reverted

[@EveryDayImJocelyn]

Yeah, I think it's interesting he's saying that boycotting won't do anything. Niantic is a business. Boycotting is one of capitalisms checks and balances. Not to mention, historically, boycotting has worked. You have to remember, though, Nick is sponsored, so he's in a crappy position of having to act like it's all fine and dandy or risk losing his income. Though, if the game tanks that might happen anyway.

[@Ray-lw2rh]

He just being realistic

[@spinceiling7442]

This game in 2020 and 2021 was peak. Covid lockdowns plus remote raids had my local community booming. Now most of us don’t play anymore because of Niantic doing stuff like this. It was fun while it lasted

[@andywright8495]

So much for Niantic listening to their customers! 🤬 They’ve just killed the game.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

It'll probably go on for a couple of more years but the player numbers are dwindling and will drop to a point where niantic will end the game.

[@Qanh1217]

I agree and that don’t care at all and that they will keep killing the game in future unfortunately! It’s sad in my opinion!!

[@TheLoyd369]

Maybe they are listening to themselves. You either connect with their identity or you dont, they do

[@Simmerkiwi323]

They have never listened to the players😂

[@Starcrash6984]

I'm guessing you didn't watch the video before commenting. As stated in the video (correctly), they can advertise for new players who won't have this bias against the prices because those players never knew it to be cheaper. There's no real-world cost to compare it to, and the new price isn't so crazy that it would be obvious to a new player that it was "expensive". Besides, this is just inflation. _Every_ product goes through inflation, and there are plenty of people like you who say "well, I'm not paying this" and then they just do.

[@SnailNick00]

"there's nothing that can be done, I hope this saves you from false hope" it really doesn't? They made their game more inclusive and more accessible to especially disabled people? And now we should just be okay with ableist decisions because there is nothing to be done about it? I disagree. We can all do something when we are unhappy with a product and the decisions made about the product. We can stop giving them money for that product, we can stop engaging with that product, we can try to have some empathy with the people who will be left out in the rain when decisions like these are made and tell that company that they are doing bad by their customers. And at the end of the day, if all of that doesn't help? Well then I had a few great years enjoying this game but I personally don't want to support a company that hates their players because they don't play the game how they imagined we would play it.

[@Brandonay1012]

I suppose we need another #HearUsNiantic movement because this is a huge determent to how rural players are able to play this game

[@ultralysp]

I’m not sure we watched the same video.

[@christifey6480]

Yes we do!!! There is a few strikes going on starting 4/6 people are talking about uninstalling the app for a week.

[@djbluu]

​@@ClanBez geez, that's not what he's saying at all. Niantic has enough to calculate the projected player loss, and have determined how much of that is replaceable + the $$$ difference. Nick makes the point that it's obviously more profitable to have fewer active players than the current base that remotes into raids. It hurts a big chunk of their data collection model, affects advertiser confidence, and overall reputation in a niche market space. I mean, you can actually pinpoint Nick's existential crisis in the last shot. He does not look thrilled about this change.

[@christifey6480]

@@ClanBez literally. Ive been a big fan of nicks until this video. This video rubbed me the wrong way.

[@christifey6480]

@@djbluu I don't think Niantic realizes how pissed we are and how many players they are about to lose. This isn't 2016 when the game was nice and fresh and this isn't 2020 when everyone is bored. People were already leaving the game. Now players will leave and are leaving in droves.

[@bowserkid7667]

How does this balance anything exactly… if anything it makes the game less fun for people who prefer staying at home.

[@Voppers]

idk man the game was literally made to be played outside lol

[@maganhassan2627]

That's the problem niantic doesn't want people to just play the game from home lol

[@ACSanchezium]

Its pokemon go, not pokemon sit on the toilet.

[@andrewregard7250]

For people bitching about "oh its supposed to be played outside" have you ever thought that maybe it was easier for people who are you know busy with actual life? That remote raids are convenient for people who don't have all the time in the world to go out and raid?

[@bowserkid7667]

@@ACSanchezium some people don’t have the leisure to go outside like you do. Dangerous areas/ environments, as well as people. And yet someone as simple minded as you cannot comprehend that.

[@LadyLawAlly]

I think they are going to take a serious revenue hit, I hope. I work weekends, when all my friends are out raiding. They invite me so that I can help them and feel a part of the group. But with this drastic price increase, it will be much harder to participate and therefore less enjoyable to me

[@cornwell4156]

the problem was and still is that it's super hard to find any raid in person in most areas, i came back to the game a month ago and i have done 1 legendary raid in person with strangers and other than that 1 time i never saw a lobby waiting for legendary or mega raid with more than 1 person

[@scottonomy]

I've played PoGo since mid-July 2016 to present. I enjoyed the addition of remote raids as it enhanced the game for me. I'll wait to see how the changes impact my gameplay. I'm fine with downshifting to being a casual player or playing only big events.

[@blakehigdon7734]

I played before raid passes and was never able to complete a raid. I just recently started playing again and relying heavily on remote raiders to help me complete raids. A big part of the community is basically getting their chance at shiny/hundo legendaries. People are essentially having their ability to play with their friends and family who live in different towns/states/countries nerfed. Military, college students, and people who just moved to have better lives are missing out on being able to play with people they care about.

[@pokemonartographer4934]

Nick, you are the first, and thus far the only content creator I have heard to express the fact that Niantic prides their data over profit. You have always been one of the most honest and real people when it comes to this game, even if it could come at the cost of your partnership with Niantic. Thank you for always having our best interest at heart, and for being a voice of reason in a sea of turbulence - caused either by Niantic or the players.

[@Reticulated_Spline]

I don't think he said anything that should risk his partnership? I don't think they're obligated to be happy with what is effectively a price increase and a nerf to part of their game.

[@luiibarra3746]

We have to come together and send complaints to niantic support! 3 passes used to be 250

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

Maybe you should worry about real issues, and come on the streets for that, like poverty. Quite sad it's easier for some people to come together for protesting a video game than society threats.

[@RoyalOnePrince]

What do you mean accept it because nothing can be done? No, something can be done that is in our control. $$$ no more money for Niantic, its not fun anymore either.

[@garethjones7387]

So they don't want players to have fun with other players all over the world how sad is that. Just because they want players to spend more money

[@rauljr1724]

Well I guess there’s three options, pay to play, quit , or find a community and play and I’m sorry to say but quitting will be the overwhelming response and niantic is crazy if they think they can get numbers to recover all the ones they are gonna lose. Thanks for video as always nick!

[@wiredcoma]

Damn, this literally looks like Niantic gave you a script. And said, here make it your own and post it. But this is the message you need to tell our players. Here is some $ and be happy we sponsor your channel! DO IT!!

[@exfluffbucket]

Agreed

[@tayandday907]

This really sucks for rural players. I still rely on remote passes for legendaries for my son and me. I will stock up on the 3 while prices are still low. I appreciate you providing us this information, even though we could tell that it wasn't easy for you. It's hard when you have to be the bearer of bad news and try to stay positive. We appreciate you and enjoy your videos!

[@JamesWiseMagic]

It certainly would be nice if Niantic listened to it's player base.

[@listenkids]

"Every alternative has been given" so when people say we need actual incentive to go and do things in person, their ONLY option is nerf remotes and give no incentive to go out? Okay. Common L from you and Niantic

[@Nianticdoesntcareaboutyou]

I’ll spend my mental energy being mad at niantic. Thank you.

[@Willcaro333]

Bruh thank you for this comment. I hate that he felt the need to shame people for being upset about this.

[@FortesFT]

This! I don't even know why this video was made... it's like he is trying to justify it for something. It's so weird. And everyone seems to be accepting it. It's ridiculous.

[@glynnisi]

Yes. That was a super depressing video. Honestly, I've been playing less already. I'm level 50. I had a good run. And then I enjoyed the heck out of remote raiding-sometimes with people worldwide and more often just because I can see 8 gyms from home and hanging out with my PokemonGo bestie & chatting/snacking while we raided and caught up on each others' weeks was fun. My son has a virtual dance class w other kids w Down syndrome at 6:30 on Wednesday nights. I could put him in class and resume raiding remotely. I'm a mom. My life doesn't and can't center around Niantic's need to data mine/map build. If they stick to this, I guess I'm done. :( RIP Pokemon Go. I had fun my way. Sorry that's not good enough for Niantic.

[@roberttorres3009]

The real decision is because their primary revenue stream (collecting location data) has been curtailed. So their change is great from a business point of view. 1) You can encourage some people to play the way you intended (to collect more valuable data) and 2) You increase the cost to offset the capital lost from those who want to continue raiding remotely. Its purely business and most likely based on solid numbers.

[@LoggerMane]

I agree.I can’t open the app with my location service off.Sometimes I just want to look at my collection.l don’t need to interact with a gym to do that.

[@lovecraftygirl3493]

The issue I have is that there are all these raids happening where I live but no one is there to do the raid. So I have to use a remote raid pass to get the Pokémon I want. The other issue is that it isn’t safe to walk over to do a raid like before. So there is no way I’m walking around alone just to do a raid knowing that I might not find anyone to raid with. Things are not the same as before the whole place shut down. The only time I raid in person in Comm Day because ppl go to the park and play. I understand what Niantic wants but things are not the same as when they started.

[@DirtyD07]

Over the last month or two, I've really reduced my gameolays after almost 7 years of grinding. The game just feels stale now, and the never ending, back-to-back-to-back events just get old.

[@joshuahealey4942]

I could see if they just made it 5 raids a day, but the price hike is so they can make up for the money lost, they have their cake and are eating it

[@FPSrussiaWANNABE]

Remote raids are the only reason I came back to play this game after a 3 year hiatus

[@xFaithIDx]

People, I know many of you are not watching the full video (though you should) and just came to comment and jump into the hate/complaints, but please, I beg you to at least watch what Nick says from 7:04 until the end. That's the best piece of information and advice you're gonna get.

[@ljmax8693]

still boycot might help. buying new players wont be ethernal...

[@nobbyse16]

This game should be about all players, not just those that can go out and raid. I have paid for and done a lot of remote raids over the last two years that I would not have otherwise done. Ironically of course Niantic will lose a lot of money with this change so a definite own goal for them. Shame they don’t consider everyone when making these changes.

[@Saroku1000]

This game is the walk version for Pokémon. Its not meant for players who cant walk because they obviiously are not able to do what the gameplay is about. Walking is a basic part of the gameplay. Its not a online game you play at home, its a real world outdoor activity game. You cant make outdoor acitivies compatible for every person in this world.

[@stockholmarna]

”I cant play the game as it intended to be so now u must listen to me😡”

[@davidcurtis8427]

Don't buy any. Send a message, they're not worth 2 dollars each. Maybe they should fucking just incentivize in person raids instead of punishing players who need remote raid passes. Sorry, but stop defending Niantic

[@filleeer]

I came back to the game a year ago and live in a rural area .but even in the more populated cities around me I never got to raid with other people . player groups in discord etc are abandoned for years ,so this was the only way for me to raid with my irl friends all over the world . this will now come to an end , I believe . congrats to niantic for digging PoGos grave .

[@xtmedia]

Trainer tips has always been pro Niantic so I'm not surprised about the video. What bugs me is that there are known psychological tricks to get people to buy real money into the game. The price at 195 and 525 and not 200 and 500 shows that they want to play that psychological game with their players. Its difficult to understand why they need more money since their profits are astronomical. If they really wanted to nerf the remote pass just do lets say a max of 3 remotes raids per day but keep the actual prices. The other thing could be blocked are thoses youtube charnel that provides live raids.you could block it by preventing to join a remote raid from new friends. I do not believe this was the optimal way to deal with the issue. I have uninstalled in the mean time will see in the future if I reinstall it :)

[@jakeberry5428]

As someone who doesn't remote raid at all (certainly not more than 5 in a day anyway), im massively indifferent to this. Though saying that, the price increase is a little rough. That's the killer. I think these changes need balancing out a little more as it feels a little extreme.

[@Merrick-sm9ld]

Niantic is so greedy they killed this game it’s honestly not even fun anymore

[@mrdinosaurproductions9507]

Fr 😭

[@Jonnicom]

My ENTIRE community and friend group that played, don't even talk anymore. Game got worse, we all moved on, now it's just memories. It's sad, this game could have gone on for a lifetime. Instead it seems Niantic wants people to forget it so they can move on to Peridot and cut out a third party for profit. Let me know how that goes, Niantic... anyone remember Transformers Go? Or any of the other failed Wanna-Be Go spin offs?

[@bjornrisberg9404]

Out of every update... This is the update youre complaining about niantics greed? + i think its kinda weird that in other games like coc everyone is like "well supercell need to make money somehow" and its fine. While in pokemon go niantic gets sooo much shit for even touching the shop. Weird...

[@WillSheltonXx]

The type of emotional manipulation and abuse this company has twisted on it’s player base and the lack of two way communication makes it hard for people to be able to really preach what they feel at a given time. Each time they do something like this, it feels like an ever lower point. It gets exhausting to constantly react to bad news and speak on it, especially if the company KEEPS doing it with no remorse

[@WillSheltonXx]

Agreed, I legit just put down the game now because of how boring and bland it is. Niantic has a system of rewards and way the game feels, they really don’t change in the aspect of what the player experiences. If they add a couple new features they take away some too. I’m tired of constantly being in search of that dopamine hit from catching a rare and exclusive (behind a paywall) Pokémon. It is just way too unhealthy of a game to try to compete with other players on. The amount of time this game drains out of your life is really sad..

[@victoryee7486]

I guess Trainer Tips didn't support or help the latest "Hear us Niantic" movement

[@chrisnisbet2904]

Things won't change, if people accept what they are given. The 'Just accept it' attitude is why the world is in the mess it is currently!

[@jweezy15able]

The problem isn't the remote raid passes; the problem is groups are so closed off that no one can get into raids. They need to fix how raids work and add an official chat room so we can coordinate. They could also just pre-determine raids so we can better plan raids. Why is Niantic so Anti-player?

[@Jeroen026PoGo]

Although I was initially not a fan of remote raiding, I eventually started to appreciate it as a unique way to maintain international friendships while catching some limited available Pokémon. It was nice while it lasted.... However, I do believe that remote raiding needed a change, but the current changes are not ideal. In my opinion, certain restrictions should be added to only allow inviting people who live for example more than 500(?) km away from you, so that inviting others would not negatively impact your local community. The current changes not only make remote raiding more expensive but also kill maintaining the international friendships that we've built over the past few years. They seem to forget rural areas also excist? R.I.P. #PokémonGO

[@SISSIS-xw2xh]

That last line was Enough & most important & beautiful one i ever heard from a content creator 💙💙

[@apriljohnson4703]

I really appreciate you addressing the concern around people's mental health. This is a big change and could cause some big anxiety issues for people

[@ricardozegers6023]

really? is sounds like , for the first time, he is shilling for niantic, normaly he would be leading the charge and now its all ohhh no dont fight back its pointless

[@kriostosmos3817]

@@ricardozegers6023 Niantic are an AR and location data selling company first, game developer second. To follow their 'vision' they are going to continue making these changes that make the game more and more annoying to play. Walking away now before the game gets to that point is the best option. Still, I don't feel like quitting, but I haven't played nearly as long. I assume for him, leading a revolution over making a mobile game slightly less predatory doesn't seem worth the effort at this point.

[@williamsimkulet7832]

The sad thing is remote raids really do encourage in-person raiding; I know I can't win 4-5 star raids in person without them outside of randomly running into people on weekends with events. Frankly, I wish they'd just bumped up the local raid bonuses. Take inspiration from the Community Day 4 stars; have local 3-4 star raids spawn related pokemon (Swampert spawns Mudkips for 30 minutes, let's say). Increase the shiny odds of local raids. Increase bonuses... say more stardust?

[@TimmahRap]

I remember pre-2020 when Heatran was released. Not a game-breaking legendary by any means, but approaching 6pm (when new raids used to be released) our local group chat was on fire to coordinate for the first Heatran. There ended up being 10-15 of us all gathered along the sidewalk, in the dark, just for a single raid - and to make it even more exciting, when my friend announced he got a hundo, everyone cheered! I hear the accessibility concerns limiting remote raids creates, but damn I would love to have more community experiences like that first Heatran. 🔥

[@sonyfusion1994]

Get over it, it’s 2023 and time changes. Also you can have that same experience with an online community.

[@TimmahRap]

@@sonyfusion1994 Just enjoying the nostalgia, that's all. And I disagree that you can have the same in-person experiences online - maybe similar via voice/video chat, etc., but not the same.

[@TapuSeker]

well said. 2019 was such a good year for the community. Silph rd in person tournaments too. just good times

[@ciphergiest]

Uninstalled the game AND unsubscribed from this channel. Two good things done in one day!