"Equinox event: Niantic's answer to "FOMO""

#PokemonGO: On the surface, this may look like just a lackluster event. But I think this is by design.I believe this event is Niantic's way of showing they are listening to the complaints leveled their way about exploiting FOMO (fear of missing out) as a marketing device. Many players have voiced concerns about this, as well as the associated burnout too much of this can bring.Therefore, they are giving us this event as sort of a "break."Let's take a closer look:No bonuses of any kind. This gives a break to the players among us who feel compelled to grind out as much of a bonus as possible.No limited evolutions. This means don't fret if you forget to evolve your level 35 100iv monster before the event ends.No research tasks worth obsessing over. Some may disagree with this and are hardcore about stacking Venusaurs, but most of us can take those tasks at our leisure. Some might need the Tangela candy but it's quite easy, it comes with a low price of 50 Hoppip candy.Featured raid bosses for the event are a nice change, but again nothing that's a "can't miss" boss.Last, the shiny of course. Yes they did give us a new one (two technically) but it's spawns have not been boosted much. I've seen so few Solrock (in partly cloudy) that I've decided it's not worth actively hunting. I don't feel as much like I'm wasting valuable time in which its spawns are boosted.All in all, nice little event that showcases grass pokes and the Solrock/Lunatone switch, and of course the new PvP oriented moves. All while bringing to the table nothing that's "can't miss."While this event may not be the most exciting, it does show Niantic is listening. via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/2TSfV7C