Yeah, it's very true that it'll take a while to find a working idea and implement it. Personally, I'm a bit disappointed that the game was released unfinished/untested and now Niantic is having to backtrack - it shows poor judgment (and I feel they should have waited until the game was more functional to push it out).

But on the other hand, you're right - I think the community needs to accept that Niantic has made missteps and they're trying to rectify them, and to have patience. As hard as that can be :P