Uh oh....
So it looks like there’s a death, destruction and despair post coming soon...
Shinx and Riolu no longer guaranteed hatches from adventure sync 10k eggs...
I feel my prediction will be chillingly accurate
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It's alright. I walk a lot, so I don't usually have an issue not being able to get eggs. But I gotta say, there's nothing more discouraging than walking your butt off and hatching a Trapinch or Mareep.
Guaranteeing certain pokes in 10/5kms from AS was a great way to encourage exercise as well as incentive for players to hit that mark. But I guess Niantic thought it was too easy or something.
Agree, there really is no compelling reason to use this feature. I now make sure my pokemon box if full Sunday night so I DON'T get the eggs. Last time I got 2x 5km eggs which is nearly as bad as getting the dreadful 7km eggs when opening gifts. PMGO has gotten to be a real hassle of late ... remembering to avoid 7km eggs when opening gifts, remembering to avoid eggs Monday at 9AM, dealing with the tedious (but fun) trading system. Add to that the rising number of glitches and bugs (despite weekly forced updates) and the whole thing is getting dreary. Thank the Lord we have a return of Deli Bird to save our holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>implying Niantic announces changes like this on the regular
They only tweeted about the Sinnoh Stone change *after* people had a few days to discover it themselves and bitched up a storm about it. Admittedly they have made some announcements about item changes such as the raid rewards, but those are few and far between. I don't think they've ever formally tweeted about egg shake-ups outside of events, but I could be wrong.
I guess I hatched a shinx in a regular 10k a while back. Recently I have 4 10k saved, gonna see if I can get 8 or 9. I don’t have a Riolu but I think it is kind of childish for people to want a 10k egg, but they gotta know what is in it (shinx or Riolu). Like kids and Santa Claus—if you get something, have some surprise about it
I am not at all a fan of the "but it benefits spoofers!" argument. It's pretty apparent they're here to stay, no reason to make the rest of the player base suffer as a result. It's a similar argument that allows intrusive, broken DRM software to be tacked onto perfectly functioning games in an attempt to deter piracy. The ultimate irony there being pirates ALWAYS find ways to crack it and distribute copies without said DRM that result in a more enjoyable experience.
I'm not someone who spoofs, I just don't see the justification in curbing my benefits because someone would rather play with a joystick than their feet.