Raiding is RUINED

[u/SilentKiller2809]

With the 200m raid joining "exploit" getting patched, raiding as we knew it has been ruined.

1) The raid ended in the overworld, but if you are in the lobby (120s) or if the battle has already started, you could do the raid no problem. Now if you try to heal your pokemon by exiting out to the lobby, or if they all faint, you'll get kicked

2) If you happened to be in the lobby when the boss dies, you would just automatically get to the "raid win" screen and get the encounter. Now, nothing happens automatically, okay, not the end of the world. But rejoin battle doesnt work either. The raid timer keeps counting down in the lobby, even though the raid has been defeated by other players, you think ok once it gets to 0 it will realize the raid has been won and give me the encounter. No, nothing happens. If the raid is over you don't even get the raid "rewards", much less the encounter. And you just wasted a pass and revives + potions.

And this is all in 3 raids. I was planning to go join my nearby community meetup around 2 pm to do atleast 30 raids, and do the active raid at my home gym in the meantime. This is a nightmare. Raiding is the thing I enjoy most and it has been ruined for me. Not to mention they keep recycling these origin forms with only a "chance" at the moves and apparently they are not even shiny boosted this time.

[u/Substantial_Mix_1634]

Doesn’t that just amplify the fact that they should be fixing problems like this that actually matter?

[u/dod6666 → u/Substantial_Mix_1634]

Yes, there is no excuse for that bug being in the game as long as it has been.

Hell there is no excuse for booting players from a raid after they have joined and burned their pass at all.

[u/Substantial_Mix_1634 → u/dod6666]

Yeah and support is usually useless because it’s all done by some bot. I’ve gotten raid passes back after being kicked out, but you have to be very specific with what you say the problem is (I say it’s a purchasing error with it not working as intended rather than a raid error) otherwise support will say that partaking in the raid and receiving the rewards is what matters and that the encounter is just a “bonus” so they can’t compensate you. It’s a piss take. Anyway rant over

[u/OGShiGuy → u/Substantial_Mix_1634]

Yeaa, I’ve found this to be true as well. Don’t put it under raid error and I feel like you’re more likely to get compensation.

[u/chefhero93 → u/OGShiGuy]

also never compile errors. submit a ticket for each otherwise they'll say their limit is 1 and you've been compensated after they give you the 1 despite losing 2 or more.

[u/Substantial_Mix_1634 → u/OGShiGuy]

Exactly. They’ll just ignore everything you say if you say it’s a raid error.

[u/AutisticPenguin2 → u/Substantial_Mix_1634]

Yeah I think raid errors are basically just ">is ticket submitted? >deny ticket". I've not seen the bot actually put out yet, no matter how many legitimate complaints I have.

[u/Substantial_Mix_1634 → u/AutisticPenguin2]

I can’t guarantee it will work but, for remote passes for example, I’ve had more success raising it under purchasing help and saying it didn’t work as intended/advertised. I usually get a remote raid pass back the next day.

[u/chefhero93 → u/Substantial_Mix_1634]

usually that's the only way to get actual support. if you file a claim under raid issues, then a bot will just say you have no issues or already been compensated.

[u/rubber_psyducky → u/Substantial_Mix_1634]

Thank you for the advice!

[u/ManagerHot8709 → u/Substantial_Mix_1634]

But this also is an old problem that most raid players have adapted to. And forget bugs, if you somehow fail the raid, you'll be screwed regardless.

[u/Substantial_Mix_1634 → u/ManagerHot8709]

What’s your point? It should still get fixed.

[u/ManagerHot8709 → u/Substantial_Mix_1634]

My point is that there is a point where the player is also the problem.

[u/Substantial_Mix_1634 → u/ManagerHot8709]

If you’re able to use a raid pass and join a raid, the game shouldn’t kick you out and let you waste it. End of