"[Discussion] I LOVE the new gym system"

#PokemonGO: Now, hear me out.I love that gyms seems to have different people than they used to who occupy them. Some might say it's because they're easier to take so people don't bother/so many people are taking im just seeing less of the same i used to... but i think it's because you can't just pop a Dragonite down, walk away, and keep a gym for a month and collect the spoils. You have to play more actively, which is kind of the point of the game. I'd bet most of the people who had the gyms around me until a few weeks ago haven't played Pokemon Go since January, but who wants to burn the resources to take a 12000 prestige gym with literally all the best mons in the game stacked? It brings back one of the funnest aspects of Go for me, territory control. I don't mind if I only hold a gym for an hour or two, but it's the fight I'm interested in.I don't find the motivation a bad thing, or the casual play a bad thing. Hell, if a Lv 10-15 can start having fun battling again, I say good on Niantics. There's no reason for the game to be competitive imo.The complaint I have though is the 'Pokemon Hostage' situation. There's really no reason not to implement being able to take your own Pokemon out. It seems like an easy fix though so hopefully it gets changed pretty soon. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2uEP4fR