PokeRaid for Pc

Being stuck without the ability to roam around like so many people in the world today, this app was a godsend from the jump. However, when I went into looking for a specific Pokémon to do a raid for (Kangaskan) I kept running into the same issue time and time again. I would be put into the queue, and after literal DAYS of waiting, once I received that coveted “NEXT” sign, once I left the app for just a moment, I’d return to see that I was back at the end. Now, granted, I know all about standing in line, but this last time really ground my gears. After having my display set to “Never Off” for an entire 13 hours waiting to go from “NEXT” into a raid waiting room, I hop off the app for a brief moment (seriously, no more than 30 seconds, promise) to return to see that I am now 13th!!! WHAT?!? Every other raid for a common Pokémon was successful so they get two stars for that, but to not have a system in place to let me know “Hey, you’re FINALLY in a raid lobby! Come on in and hurry!” That has happened FOUR times in as many days. You’ve got my money for coins but I never get to spend the darn coins because I never get selected and I’ve been “NEXT” three of those four times!!! Update: developer says that you can’t enter a raid for Pokémon that aren’t currently available. Then WHY IS THERE THE OPTION TO WAIT?!? And why does the queue place me in a numbered line and I get to agonizingly watch it tick down?!? Fix this, please and thank you.

I highly recommend this app. I’ve been using it to find raids for a while. Out of the 20 or so raids I’ve done, I’ve only ever lost one (one person didn’t join in time). I don’t have too much to say, everything works great. The process of joining and inviting people to raids is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. One thing I would like to note is that you do not have to pay money to join raids. Yes, you can pay to get in a queue, but if you keep trying manually, you will be able to join a raid without waiting in line. It can be hard to get a spot, especially when it’s for a raid like Mewtwo on the first day, but it IS possible. You just need a bit of patience and luck. Your experience may vary depending on your internet speed. With that being said, if you can afford coins, it probably isn’t a bad idea to support the developers since alternatives to this app aren’t great.

So you have to pay for coins in order to even join these raids first off, which is stupid and profitting off of the Niantic’s community’s hard work. Next let’s talk about the queue they make you wait in after you have already given them your money. Example, to join an Uxie raid I waited from 1am my time in a 8,000+ person queue, finally at 6am I am down to 35, and then the app bugs out, kicks me out, and when I rejoin I’m waiting after 3000+ more players again. Then we’ll talk about how you loose money. Well out of 5 raids THAT I HAVE PAID TO JOIN, I’ve gotten in 2. Meaning I’ve thrown away the other money it took to get through those nasty, long queues just to get ignored or have the raid end in 1 minute, or the whole group won’t join and there’s not enough to carry so we inevitably loose and loose our pass. Finally we’ll talk about the rating system. This system could save the entire app, not allowing people with bad ratings to participate as often. Instead, you rate someone who screwed you or insulted you poorly, and then they keep getting to ruin other people’s experience. These ratings should be what is determined as to whether people get charged or not, or make sure everyone gets to complete the raid. There are many improvements this app needs. It is a great concept, but with many greater flaws. DO NOT download this, do not waste your time in never ending queues, and DO NOT PAY THEM A DIME.

I download this app to help join raids in other regions of the world where only certain raids were being offered. I coughed up $1 to use the auto join feature because I was wasting too much time trying to manually join a room. Every time I would hit the refresh button 20 to 50 times then finally see a room that was open and had some space, I was never quick enough to get into the raid before somebody else jumped in ahead of me. I used the auto join feature and waited in line for about 20 minutes before a room became available. The worst part was that I could not navigate away from the app or close my phone down I had to sit there and keep my phone awake for the entire 20 minutes otherwise I would lose my place in line. The app seriously needs a way to alert me when my place in line is getting near and allow me to navigate away from the app. It would be awesome if the app was smart enough to notice the rate that the line is moving and give me a two minute warning when my place is almost up. Anyway, I finally joined a room for 50 coins and the person never invited me to the raid so it was all a big bust. There is no way to recover lost coins so it feels like a big rip off. It’s a good idea for an app, but there’s lots of room for improvement.