"Just have to get this off my chest"

#PokemonGO: Hey everyone,I've been playing this game religiously since July 2016, and have just reached level 40 after hardcore grinding night and day for the past few months. I currently live in the suburbs where it's a bit more challenging to play this game than other places around the world -- and I'm just looking for a place to vent a little.I think it's completely ridiculous that getting to Level 50 requires over 175 MILLION XP. Unless you're a dedicated Poké-Tuber or millionaire with all the time in the world at your fingertips then this will most likely be impossible for most players. And to top things off, the research tasks for each new level aren't even fun. They're stressful, hard, and overall very frustrating to see. Seeing tasks like "30 raids" or "defeat 50 team rocket leaders" or "hatch 30 eggs" on top of millions of XP is just a big "F U" in my eyes. I'm not trying to say that things should be handed over on a silver platter, but I just wish things weren't also excruciatingly hard... if that makes any sense lol.I guess one could argue that I don't have to try to get to level 50 if I think it's too hard, which is true, but I think the system should be more fair to all players to have a chance of reaching it.Additionally, with Gen. 6 on the horizon, I think it's absurd how they handled the roll-out of Gen. 4 & 5. The game used to be about catching Pokémon and adding them to the dex. Gens 1-3 were so much fun because the game had an emphasis on catching Pokémon. Not locking them behind raids, eggs (12km eggs...really?) and other paywalls. There's still a bunch of Gen. 5 Pokémon they need to release as well as mythicals from Gen. 4 and Kecleon! Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for Gen. 6 but they need to get their releases in order. Sheesh.Anyway, I hope this post doesn't upset anybody, that is not my intention. As a long-time player, I needed to let off some steam about a game that I absolutely love. I just wish the game went back to it's roots a bit and focused more on what it was originally about: catching Pokémon.TL/DR: I miss the old objective of the game which was catching Pokémon. And I think that the new XP requirements & research tasks for Levels 41-50 are positively unfair and absurd. Do you think the game has become too challenging for the average player? via /r/pokemongo https://ift.tt/39jPCP7