Summary
- Pokemon GO players are frustrated with limits on Max Particles for Dynamax forms and moves.
- Niantic announced a bundle for $8 USD to overcome the limit.
- Limited daily earnings will impact participation in Max Battles due to the high cost of upgrading moves.
Pokemon GO has finally begun rolling out its Dynamax system, but players are angry about the limits implemented on Max Particles. Pokemon GO's Max Particles are a necessity in order to access upcoming Dynamax battles and upgrade moves, but players are limited to a set amount that they can earn and carry.
Pokemon GO fans have been waiting for Dynamax for a long time, but so far, the implementation hasn't been what many players expected. Only a select handful of Pokemon are eligible for Dynamaxing in Pokemon GO at this time, and due to Pokemon GO being a monetized mobile game, the method of transforming one's Pokemon differs from the core titles.
Pokemon GO fans have taken to the game's subreddit to complain about the state of Max Particles. Pokemon GO player MaleficTekX shared their frustration at discovering that there are limits on how many Max Particles they can earn per day. The standard limit for earning is 800, though there are ways to go slightly above that via redeeming walking Max Particles, but even that method still maxes out at just over a thousand earned per day. To make matters worse, Max Out season players are ordinarily limited to carrying 1000 particles per day.
Pokemon GO Max Battle Monetization Concerns Fans
Plenty of players have voiced their complaints following MaleficTekX's post, with many sharing the sentiment. Others have pointed out that they worry that this system is set up the way it is purely to monetize Pokemon GO's Max Battles. Niantic announced that a paid Pokemon GO Max Particles bundle will arrive shortly, which will give players 4800 Max Particles for $8 USD. This obviously overwrites the standard limit on how many one can earn and keep per day, which leaves F2P players at a disadvantage. Others have speculated that the game may also add microtransactions to increase the Max Particle storage limit in the future.
While there aren't many Pokemon to invest these particles into yet, the limit versus the amount required doesn't match up. Unlocking a Dynamax move costs 100 Max Particles, while leveling it up to Level 2 and 3 requires 600 and 800 Max Particles, respectively. In other words, maxing out a single Dynamax move on just one Pokemon exceeds the daily earning and carry limits. Players will also need to use Max Particles to fight in Max Battles once they're introduced, which will limit how many times players can participate per day.
For now, it remains to be seen if Niantic will make any adjustments to the Max system in Pokemon GO. Fans would likely appreciate it if they were able to increase their limits by completing tasks or through other non-monetary methods, but at the moment, the upcoming purchase option is the only known way to do so.
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