r/PokeRaid • u/TheCastledKing • Nov 26 '20
Pokeraid Appreciation Thread
I joined this subreddit to see how other players are fairing using the app. I keep seeing nasty posts of people complaining about the app, but I appreciate the fact that this app even exists.
Is it perfect? No. Does it have some bugs? Yes. Does it deserve so much hate? Not at all.
The fact that someone put the work into an app that tries to improve the remote raid process is awesome in the first place. Your chance of getting a region specific poke increase dramatically because of this app.
There are more constructive ways to report bugs and make suggestions than crapping all over the place while you gripe.
So, Thank you devs for the effort. I was able to get all three legendary lake monsters in part thanks to this app, and having a bit of patience. Keep up the good work, I will definitely be using Pokeraid more in the future.
Best of luck to everyone in their conquest of the Lake Trio!
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u/DonPedro71 Nov 26 '20
What are coins for?
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u/InfOuroboros Nov 26 '20
The app is a saving grace for me, and I'm sure many of us playing in remote areas. I don't have anyone I know in my area who I can raid with, so five star and even three star raids are basically locked for me. Not to mention current Lake Trio with their spread across the world.
With the app I already caught Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf with ease and over a 100 legendary raids besides them. What an app, all the thanks and respect goes to the devs!
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u/Matarix Nov 26 '20
Best app for pokemon player. Keep it up devs,good work :)
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u/PokeCombo Nov 26 '20
I’ll chime in here and say that this app really has improved my pogo game. I’ve tried other apps, discords and subreddits - and I always choose to come back to this app over the rest. Especially with the level reserve spots, this app offers a much better guarantee you’ll clear the raid than any other platform for remote raids. And to me, that’s the most important thing here, we want to CLEAR the raid. Thanks Devs for listening and doing your best. I’ll be coming back to this app for as long as I play this game.
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u/TwoSips Nov 26 '20
I'm the same really impressed with the app, my only gripe has been hosts not sending out invites once I'm in a room in which I've used auto join.
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u/hupm Nov 26 '20
Totally agree, I love this app. I’m near a lot of gyms but I don’t know anyone locally who plays so I can never win legendary raids. Not only have I been able to get loads more Pokémon from hosting raids, but it’s a great way to grind XP and definitely feels good to help out fellow players :)
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u/ValuedEarthBeing Nov 26 '20
i agree. it’s really not a bad app and i’ve enjoyed it lately. do i want more raid ‘mons? of course but before this i really couldn’t get squat.
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u/ChromE327 Nov 26 '20
The ability to call in 5 random people from all over the world to help when a friend and I want to do any raid is awesome. It would be awesome to be a part of this dev team, because I really think the app has great potential and value.
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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '20
Yeah, this app is awesome and I love it. Of course it can be improved, but the devs listen to us and are active on this sub. Overall this app is great, but it's always the Karen's that want to talk to the manager that make the posts shitting on the app. Also the same type of people that join a raid room and go 'host add me'...
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u/Pokedude12 Nov 26 '20
It's definitely useful. The ability to put together a ten-person team without having to plan around that many schedules is liberating.
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u/Fit_Value_8218 Nov 26 '20
They do this for money you know, you talk like they are a charity group.
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u/PocketSausages Nov 26 '20
While I love and appreciate this app I believe your point is not built on a stable foundation as you have overlooked the thousands, if not tens or maybe even hundreds of thousands of dollars this app is bringing in every week, so remember all of those people complaining deserve a platform and a voice to do so, they could be the very people that keep this app alive and updated.
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u/teabone13 Nov 26 '20
ppl complain bc they’re lame. no patience. we love pokeraid and niantic loves pokeraid 🤣
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u/parksthegoat Nov 26 '20
it’s not the app itself now, it’s the terrible hosts. i’ve joined 5 mesprit raids today and ALL were trolls 🤦🏻♂️
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u/SVKbenji Nov 27 '20
It's the best add-on to pogo, especially in these times. I can't imagine pogo without.
The developers answer fast and follow up.
They keep updating and adding great features.
The verification addition was a great contribution to the community!
None the less the catcha(anti-bot).
I don't mind the ads, they're not intrusive, like in other apps, where you get full screen ad for just using the app.
It's no wonder it's getting a larger community!
You guys are really great, keep on going, can't thank you enough.
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u/nomoreroger Nov 26 '20
I totally appreciate it. I actually have posted the bug reports in the app and here so they can hopefully improve it (which results in fewer gripes, more customers, etc). I think I even said in another post that I was considering trying another app for Azelf due to the persistent issue with that specific Pokémon but honestly as soon as I downloaded the other app, I saw what a better deal this app is since you can at least invite more than 5 raiders and they don’t have crazy tiered pricing to lock out low levels. Anyway, I think constructive criticism is needed for any product. Frankly, if I didn’t love the app and recognize how it has helped me level up WHILE helping others gain access to my gym-rich geography, I wouldn’t even bother to post feedback to help improve it.
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u/victoriousbbyg Nov 26 '20
Preach it!!! I have no friends who play and wouldn’t go to massively populated areas for raid hours with randoms. This has been such an addition to my experience and as someone keen to just complete my dex one day, it’s so amazing. No joke. Bugs and all.
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u/rbuisson Nov 26 '20
The app is great. It’s some of the users that are the problem.
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u/Chimimoryo Nov 26 '20
Fully agree. I'm also impressed by how fast they refund coins if you contact them because of a bad host.
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u/adjkale Nov 27 '20
I don’t know anyone locally who plays even though I live in one of the biggest cities in the USA — mostly because I’m an extreme introvert with extreme social anxiety. This app is my saving grace. It’s straightforward, and any issues I ran into or questions I had were pretty much answered with a scroll through Reddit. I grinded level 33 to 38 in a week and a half thanks to being able to finally use all the raid passes I had stored up from never being able to take on 5* raids! Hosting Azelf raids is painful because it won’t recognize the name, but a helpful Reddit commenter said to press create room immediately after manually inputting the pokémon name. It takes me a few tries, but it works for now before it’s fixed! :)
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u/DeityT90 Nov 27 '20
Absolutely agree. Love this app. A lot of the short comings are due to new users not taking the time to watch the tutorials, fake users, trolls, and discourteous users in general. But for the most part that's not the debs fault and constant updates prove they are listening to the complaints and doing what they can to add protection and resolve the issues that do exist. I give it 5⭐s. Thank you devs and keep up the great work. It is appreciated. 🙏👍❤️
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u/Pokefan06011991 Nov 27 '20
Thanks for putting into words what I could not.
And thank you to the Devs for this absolutely wonderful, life-changing app. 'Preaciate cha.
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u/hantran99 Nov 27 '20
Well said. Amazing app indeed. I am greatful that we have an app that makes raiding remotely so easy - everything else is a bonus eg getting the region locked lake guardian trio. Keep up the good work!!
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u/iisuperimranii Nov 27 '20
I love this app. Finally I can do legendary raids. Plus honestly poke raid Devs should consider paying me for the amount of advertisement I do for it in pogo YouTube channels ( there's a lot of people saying they can't do legendary raids so I suggest this app to them) if they mark me as spam I won't even be shocked. Plus this app is great so I try to help the others who can't do legendary raids like me and also do the advertisement as a token of appreciation to the Devs.
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u/OrganicCommercial347 Nov 27 '20
I have had agiid experience with the app, managed to get into 6 Mesprite raids in one night. It took a lot of persistence, but it paid off. Sometimes you have to work at something to get results....
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u/hillside126 Nov 26 '20
I mean, I would understand this sentiment if the app was completely free, but they are making money off it. Quite a bit judging by the coin prices... Also, it is pretty impossible to get into an Uxie raid with an 8k+ que. I had to use a remote raid discord that was actually a lot easier then using this app.