blankempathy
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I mean, they just absolutely need to do something about rural players who aren't in distance of stops, using the mechanics they've already established. The Ingress data they imported just isn't sufficient for how widespread and ubiquitous this thing became. That's just a developmental necessity, and I'm sure they are aware of it.
I actually do not at all agree with the idea that you should just buy Pokeballs if you aren't in convenient distance of a stop. It's scary to think how many people must be doing that to see it offered as advice. In fact I kinda wish they didn't sell them at all, even though the rest of the stuff in the shop I'm fine with. It definitely shouldn't be a matter of where you live that determines how much money you need to spend for basic functionality.
That is definitely an interesting perspective. I think "bad influence" is sort of apt, like in this case it's justified or even borderline necessary, you want to evolve this thing and the in-game tracker won't help at all, what else are you supposed to do? But down the line I hate the idea of "well, I have 5 pokemon left to complete my pokedex, let me enter them into a script that will cross-check the map and have it tell me exactly where to go to get them."
While they definitely need to add more stops for rural players you have to remember this is a game. Players aren't entitled to free stuff. And yes they should sell pokeballs. You're only thinking about distance but what about time? Not everyone has the time to sit at pokestops for a few hours to restock their items. As for python its not a spoofer. Yes you can see whats around you but that doesn't mean I'll find stuff I need. Even if I manage to find it the window is at max 15 minutes to get to it. For example I can't find water pokemon except for a handful i've seen spawning randomly. Its clear I'm going to physically drive to an area they spawn at like a beach.