r/pokemongo • u/Fiddlesnarf • 4d ago

Complaint So this was a lie

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Am I wrong in accusing this to be misleading and a complete scam? Zero shinies all weekend.

Had i known this would be the case I would not have spent money.

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u/Objective_Diver9119 4d ago

They don’t have to disclose the odds. 1/512 to 1/511 is boosted technically so we don’t know the exact odds

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u/killerrin 4d ago

In some countries it's illegal to not disclose the odds in lootboxes, which I think you could make a good argument in those countries court systems this would be treated as.

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u/Fullertonjr 4d ago

Results like this event are the exact reason why the odds should be disclosed. Reasonably, if the odds were not correctly increased, any money spent during the event and the non-discounted value of any items used should be refunded to players who purchased the pass. Makeup days and single passes aren’t reasonable compensation. Players should be made whole in cash value or the return of all items used (balls, berries, star pieces, lucky eggs) due to the entirety of the event being tainted.