In Pokémon GO there is trouble following the introduction of a new system to obtain PokéCoins. It is said that players should actually have the chance to earn more coins for free, but this is causing stress.
This was announced: Niantic is testing a new coin system in Australia. Players there should receive 55 coins instead of the previous 50 free coins per day. Additionally, there are more ways to earn coins.
At first glance, this system seems to sound good, but upon closer inspection, there is much criticism from trainers, as it becomes noticeably harder to obtain the free coins.
This is how the new coin system is supposed to work
This is how to earn the coins: The way to get the 50 PokéCoins remains the same. You can still defend gyms for this, and if you get knocked out, you will receive the 50 coins, provided you have stayed long enough.
However, there should also be other ways to get an additional 5 coins. These methods can be approached comfortably from home:
- Land a great throw.
- Evolve a Pokémon.
- Land an excellent throw.
- Use a berry while catching a Pokémon.
- Take a snapshot of your buddy.
- Catch a Pokémon.
- Use a power-up on a Pokémon.
- Land a good throw.
- Send a Pokémon.
- Win a raid.
If you complete all the actions required for that day, you will receive the 5 additional coins. So it is not enough to just finish one of the tasks mentioned above.
The system seems to function quite similarly to the daily quest that players can currently receive without a PokéStop during the pandemic.
What is the problem now? An adjustment has led to much criticism. Players are supposed to receive only 2 instead of 6 PokéCoins per hour in the gym. This means that you no longer have to sit in a gym for 8 hours to earn them, but rather for a full 25 hours. Therefore, you need to hold at least 2 gyms per day to reach the daily cap of PokéCoins.
You also cannot earn the 50 PokéCoins through the actions mentioned above. Those only grant the additional 5 coins.
This is being criticized: Many trainers are saying that they would gladly forgo the 5 additional coins if they could still easily earn the previous 50 coins.
Others do not understand this adjustment at all. “jwadamson” says on reddit: “How can you call it balancing when you offer the chance for 5 easily earned PokéCoins and change the maximum gym coins from 8:20 hours to 25 hours of defense time?”
Other trainers have even suggested ways to improve the system directly: “They should leave the gym system as it is and simply add these quests on top, while keeping the maximum of 50 coins per day intact. Trainers could then choose how they want to earn their coins.”
Lastly, the long-distance raids in Pokémon GO faced criticism. Trainers called for a better implementation of the system.
