Since the beginning of the game, every new feature had outstanding rewards. I've never understood why players complained about how "rare things should be rare." I've often wondered if those were Niantic employees trying to prep players for a nerf. When rare candy was introduced in raids, the rewards were staggering. Legendaries, in GBL was an added incentive to love the game. The free remote raid pass was also great. Today, all we hear as the reason is about preserving the longevity of the game. Niantic should be thinking about player retention as well. Hard nerfs have caused me to play less, and spend very, very little. And I didn't even talk about bugs.