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It's good at killing time. I think the hot focus is building proper PvP teams to get some more cognitive likeness to the main game. At this point I'm not willing to put the effort into anymore. Really just in it to try to net some last collection pieces. I didn't go as hard at the grind as many, but look back and see I got more than my fix.

Not hating on the game now, but I'm always going to live in the past with it. Maybe it's because I'm also more inclined towards the Kanto setting. It was crude early on, but my first night out (like 3rd day it was out) was the most fun as my friends and I just ran into other people trying to figure out the game. No datamining or maps just yet, so people would just speculate/claim weird shit like Aerodactyl was at one of the church towers although the logic of nests rang true.

Pidgey/Rattata all over the place, which was dull and authentic at the same time.

The first raids were a trip as Discord groups were just starting to come together. Sometimes lately I complain about spending on remote passes, but I didn't bat an eye before spending on premium passes and gas. People used to celebrate hitting Level 40 (well, it was harder then), and commemorating their first EX raids.

Remote options pressured by Covid and Pokegenie made the game more accessible at the expense of engaging. What's still great about the game is you can be ultra casual about it or very cognitive. You'll still reel in a lot and for the most part you're never going to permanently miss out on something. You can control the grind.