In Pokémon GO you can now earn more coins per hour, but less per day. The developers have changed the coin rate from arenas.
Last night, Niantic secretly changed the rates at which you can earn coins in arenas. The previous system gave you one coin per hour as a defender in an arena, with a limit of 100 per day.
In the new system, you will receive one coin every ten minutes as a defender, but the daily limit has been lowered and there are fewer maximum coins per day.
Arena coins changed, players were dissatisfied
The major arena update in Pokémon GO is still fresh on the servers but has already received severe criticism. Players were not satisfied with the new defender bonus that the system brought. Defenders of Pokémon arenas received one PokéCoin as a reward for every full defended hour. A maximum of 100 coins could be earned per day, but your Pokémon had to be stationed in five arenas.
Many trainers were dissatisfied with this system and expressed their criticism on social networks. Apparently, Niantic listened to the feedback from players, as last night the coin reward system was readjusted. Overall, there are now fewer coins per day, but you earn them faster.
New coin system:
In the new coin system, you earn one coin when one of your Pokémon defends an arena for 10 minutes (1 coin every 10 minutes). However, the daily limit is now 50 coins. Your Pokémon can currently bring you no more than 50 coins per day.
Will it stay that way?
It is not yet certain whether this is the final coin system in Pokémon GO. There may be some fine-tuning to the reward system in the coming days or weeks. As seen from the recent changes, Niantic is listening to player feedback and will likely make further adjustments in the future if the community is unhappy.
