"It's (not) Rocket science - Raid passes shouldn't be consumed until you win, just like Radars"

#PokemonGO: Raid passes should have always worked this way, but now with Rocket Radars working the way they do, and with Niantic pushing remote raids on us as hard as they are, it's ridiculous that a raid pass gets used when you enter the lobby, and not when you actually complete the raid.Why would I buy a remote pass (since I can't use my free one remotely) and gamble on a bunch of randos checking the lobby and joining me? If no one joins, I'm just out that money? No thanks. If I sit in the lobby for 45 mins waiting for other people to join, I can't be checking other raids in the mean time, and if I then hop into a different lobby because that one has people, I have to waste a new pass?Plus there's a limit on how many remote raiders are allowed to join? So I could think I'm joining a raid and then be kicked into a new lobby because they're already full, and now I'm all on my own?There's zero chance I'll be participating in the upcoming raid hour as-is, but if I didn't have to gamble my money I'd at least try to play (and maybe do the six gyms I'm lucky to be able to see from home).And yes, I could coordinate with friends...but at that point, I don't need a remote raid pass, I just need a car. Remote raids as they exist now are great if you live in Tokyo and can see 30 gyms from your apartment that people are guaranteed to be raiding at, and don't need to worry about anything I mentioned above, but I can't imagine they're particularly useful to people anywhere other than big cities. via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/2YuDDsu