"[Rant] Sick of Losing Raids to Glitches"

#PokemonGO: Niantic, I understand it can be difficult to admit flaws with your own product however the amount of Raids battles (and therefore passes) me and other players have lost due to glitches is unacceptable. =/ Problems:• Raids timer is supposed to start with 180 seconds. On numerous occasions when I start the battle it has less than 170. 10 seconds may not sound like a lot, but it's often the difference between a win and a loss. • "Error" when in the middle of a Raids battle. Only way I've found to fix it is to turn Airplane mode off/on. Also extremely frustrating when the rest of the players involved in the Raid finish the battle so you're left without a team. • General Framerate drops. I'm on a high-spec phone (HTC 10) - I shouldn't be having framerate drops at all. Introduce graphic settings if you're struggling with framerate optimisation. I'll happily turn down the Draw distance, Anti-Aliasing, etc. if it means I can maintain a stable framerate. • General connection/server lag. My WiFi is good and I have a solid 4G connection pretty much constantly in the city; it's not on my end. Players should have their Raid passes refunded if they do not successfully complete the Raid. Not only would this alleviate the frustration of bugs, but this would also help players who "waste" their passes when no one shows up to the Raid. Raid passes should unlock the reward and not be required simply for participation. It's 100x more infuriating when you've spent coins on a Raid pass only to lose it to unfair gameplay conditions. If you are going to pay-wall a major game feature please make sure it works flawlessly. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2ttcQN3