"EX Raid exclusivity wasn't a "beta," it was a marketing ploy"

#PokemonGO: This was NOT a "beta." If it had been a beta, Niantic would've handled it like a beta -- i.e., it would've let a small number of especially techie users (like the folks at the Silph Road) try out the system in a quiet sort of way before officially releasing an update to the general public.This was a deliberate marketing tactic, one of using of exclusivity to manufacture a continued desire for a bunch of pixels on a screen.If you want people to want something, make it exclusive, tell them "Supplies are limited! Act now!" It's the law of supply and demand, and it's the allure of "VIP" status, "Members Only," Mar-a-Lago and the velvet ropes, which have always been irresistible to the insecure. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2fFvkCW