"Having a much higher rate for Smeargle's photobombing would encourage better use of GO Snapshot"

#PokemonGO: TL;DR; If Smeargle's photobombs were much more likely (but still one a day) it would encourage better use of GO Snapshot, rather than just grinding out loads of photos.I think that Smeargle's release via the photobomb feature is a clever and fun way of introducing a new Pokémon, and in particular is a good way to handle its Sketch move.However, if part of Niantic's objective is to get people to make good use of the GO Snapshot feature, then I think the idea has missed the mark because Smeargle's photobombs are too unlikely. This makes it a grind to take as many photos as possible, rather than a fun bonus when taking good quality photos.I really like the full AR+ version of GO Snapshot and have used it a fair bit already before Smeargle's release, but having used it last night to catch my first Smeargle, it quickly became quite annoying to have to wait for the placement markers to appear every single session. It was also annoying how many photos I had to delete from my phone afterwards!Today, I turned off AR+ to save time and also took away the photo storage permission from Pokémon GO so that the photos no longer saved. This made it easier to find Smeargle but both changes are a big step back for encouraging the use of GO Snapshot.If it was just a matter of catching one or two Smeargle for the Pokédex entry and then just having it as an added bonus now and then, that would be alright. However, the existence of the Cameraman badge requiring 200 photobombs, while also only being able to get one a day, necessitates the grind approach for people like me who want to complete the badge this year.My feeling is that if Smeargle photobombs were much more likely then I would be willing to actually spend some time to take nice GO Snapshot photos. Keeping the one a day restriction is fine, but I would suggest going as high as photobombs on 1 in 4 individual photos, or perhaps guaranteed after 3 photo sessions, or similar. As it stands, grinding them out with low effort photos in regular AR is the better option for catching Smeargle, although it is unsatisfying. via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/2IDo2k5