"I did some maths regarding the new coin system. Yes it's bad. Here's proof"

#PokemonGO: This is coming from a non-hardcore player.I don't raid often, due to a lack of people I personally know who play the game (Though remote raiding has made it easier, and i've even got a Giratina and a Darkrai out of it :D)Though I will always attend community days, and play it basically any time I leave my house with few exceptions.With that in mind, the first and foremost issues I see is the obvious one regarding the gyms. I don't often stay in one place too long, so i'll only add a pokemon to a gym if there's one left with low cp, or if its my colour and there's a slot. So, this is absolutely going to lower the number of coins I get from gyms, plain and simple.In fact! Let's do the maths for a player like myself, or one with only one gym on their regular commute.(Note: I will be assuming that the pokemon will remain in the gym for lets say 8 hours, since that seems like a fair average, if it isn't please correct me)For the current situation:Let's assume that I leave a pokemon in a gym at 08:00, that seems pretty realistic.At 16:00, my pokemon is kicked out and I get 48 coins, neat!Assume I somehow keep this up every day for a week, that's a nice 336 coins/week. Pretty good imo.Now, let's try the new systemI leave a pokemon in a gym at 8:00 and do my daily challenges, awarding me 5 coins for this day.At 16:00, my pokemon is knocked out, awarding me 16 coins. I also do my daily quest, netting me 5 bonus coins.Again, assuming I keep this up for a week, that's 105 coins. Not that good :(.A loss of 231 coins per week!So let's say I do 2 gyms a day for a week? (Already unrealistic for some people)Current situation:2 pokes in a gym for 8 hours, 48 coins each, 50 coins limit is reached and I get 50 coins for that day. Repeat this for a week. 350 coins/week. Neat!New system:2 pokes in a gym for 8 hours: 16 coins each, 32 coins total with 5 coins bonus. 37 coins per day. Repeat for a week 259/week.Worse than what I currently get and double the effort.For the sliightly more hardcore people, let's say 3 gyms a day for a week.Current system:Caps off at 2/day. Still 350/weekNew system:3 pokes in a gym for 8 hours, 16 coins each with 5 bonus coins. 53 coins per day. 371 a week.So:Current system:1 Poke 8 hrs a day = 336/weekNew system:3 Pokes 8 hrs a day + Quests = 371 coinsNot to mention the chances of the latter successfully being pulled off are ridiculously low.Let's make it more realistic and say every day, there's a 1/3 chance that the pokemon will be knocked out after 2 hrs.Current system:1 Poke 8hrs a day, 1/3 chance of being knocked out after 2 hrs.(For 3 weeks for math purposes)\/ (2 Hrs) \/ (Week1 + Week 2 + Week 3)7x 12 + 7x 48 + 7x 48 = 84 + 336 + 336= 756/ 3weeks= 252/weekNew system:3 Pokes 8 hrs a day, 1/3 Chance of being knocked out after 2 hrs. (+5 daily bonus coins)\/ (2 hrs)4 + 16 + 16 + 5 = 41/day= 287/weekNow, this may look like the new system is better right? (No, it's a lot more work for a similar payout)Well, that's until we take into account the fact that now, everyone needs 2 additional gyms everyday to do what they would have done in a week normally. As previously, 3 gyms could satisfy 18 players for a week, now 3 gyms satisfy 6, and there is more competition.So let's re-do the math for the new system:Let's be generous (Imo) and say there's now a 2/3 chance of a poke being knocked out after 2 hrs\/ \/ (2 hrs)4 + 4 + 16 + 5 = 29/day= 189 coins/weekNot good, but generous still, 1/2 chance of being knocked out after 2 hours(7 x 4) + (3.5 x 4) + (3.5x16) + (7 x 16) + (7 x 5) = 28 + 14 + 56 + 112 + 35= 245/weekTldr;Current System: One poke a day for 8 hours, 1/3 chance of being knocked out after 2 hrs252/weekNew system: 3 pokes a day for 8 hours, 1.5/3 chance of being knocked out after 2 hours, as everyone would need more pokemon in gyms, you therefore have a higher chance of yours being knocked out. (+ 5 coins a day)245/weekWith the theoretical probabilities I have proposed (Which I have tried to be fair in doing). It would take triple the work, as well as the inconvenience of doing the quests daily to get about the same number of weekly coins.To players who have a smaller number of gyms, it undoubtedly gets alot worse than these probabilities, but hopefully I have clearly made my point highlighting the issues, I welcome any feedback! :D via /r/pokemongo https://ift.tt/3caY4OZ