"Please stop calling every feature a “Cash Grab”....you are giving us a bad reputation."

#PokemonGO: I may be the only one here but can we please stop referring to everything Niantic does for the game a “Cash Grab”, it is really making us a spoiled and ungrateful community.First and foremost this IS a free to play game. This game can be played at all levels absolutely free. Yes, raid passes and incubators cost PokeCoins but they are not needed to play, we just want more of them so we can do more of the things we want...well Niantic has a HUMUNGOUS player base and still need to pay for all of the support needed to keep the game we love not just running but evolving over time. Coins can be earned through play, albeit slowly, so that we can supplement the things we want to use more of. This isn’t a Pay To Win game either with the best stuff locked behind pay walls....you can be competitive in all facets of this game without spending a dime. PVP, raiding, collecting...all can be done for free. Yes it takes longer, and yes it is more difficult, you can pay to get ahead faster but not to get things that others can’t.Gible in eggs is a GOOD THING. Yes i understand that there probably won’t be a Community Day where they give out this rare and strong Pokémon for free to everyone but the reward for earning a strong Pokémon is better than being given it. And on top of that i HATE not knowing if i SHOULD evolve a good Pokémon out of fear that a CD will roll around and make that Pokémon less viable. My 100% IV Metagross and Salamance with non-CD moves never get to come out and play anymore.Now I agree that there are things that need a rework desperately. Specifically the TM system especially with new move rollouts that make getting a specific move very expensive. Or the uselessness of XP beyond level 40, and why does EVERYTHING have to cost so much stardust....leveling, trading, secondary charge moves, purifying....cut is some slack there. But if you want examples of how much Niantic is doing for us just consider how much this game has evolved in the last 3.5 years...even the last year! More events, more shinies, PVP updates out the wazoo, the return of Legacy Moves that most of us thought would NEVER be back, Shadow Claw Gengar anyone!TLDR: Some things are meant to be hard to get, some things are meant to be very rare. In order for this game to keep growing financial support is required but that doesn’t mean everything is a cash grab. That mentality just makes us sound spoiled and ungrateful of all the work Niantic is doing to make this game great! via /r/pokemongo https://ift.tt/2PTP86R