What the heck is going with Niantic?

They are nuts!

Niantic is just testing

our patience

They are morons, Ex Raid passes should be earned not this crap lottery system for the best mon in the game.

I say we all go here and submit a bug report telling them that their Ex Raids are bugged and don't seem to be doing anything positive for most of the community.

If they get enough, they might actually take notice.

https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/229616327

...just a thought.

Seriously, they suck
Ex raid passes are not earned but by shit luck. Wtf

I looove Niantic.

The EX system is the most unfair feature of this game. It rewards spoofers, multiple account cheaters and people who don't care much about the game. It split couples, families and friends that play together. It lets down a lot of dedicated players. Seriously, remove it immediately, Niantic.

I said from day 1 ex raids are a terrible system. No one believed me, back then

The "testing" seems pointless and the longer this rubbish goes on the more pissed off people are going to get. Some people are on the third invite while others who have done hundreds of raids have gotten zip. They are burning a large portion of their player base with this stupid lottery.

I don't understand why people are saying EX raids are a failure. Because YOU don't have a Mewtwo yet? I don't have one either, but I'm sure I will soon enough, and the EX raid system seems to be working fine.

Everyone complains that legendaries are too easy to get, along with Tyranitars, Machamps etc. because of raids, but if they have to wait an extra few weeks to get a Mewtwo, they scream bloody murder.

Just relax, people. You'll get your Mewtwo soon enough, and in a couple of months, or less, you will be complaining that Mewtwo is nothing special, because every casual lvl 20 player has several.

I'm not sure if there has been more than 1 EX Raid in my entire city (Ottawa) since it started. I'm not even sure that there has even been 1; none of the people I normally raid with have been invited (and most of them have done 100+ Legendary Raids in our area of town. I might have done 30) and when we do talk about the EX Raids, people talk about them in terms that are somewhat unbelievable. "I know a girl in (other side of town) who told me about the EX Raid in (another part of town) that her co-worker got an invite to - no one showed up!" One of the guys I know has done more than 1,000 Legendary Raids (and Tyranitars) all over Ottawa (due to him being a delivery driver) and he hasn't gotten one yet either.

It's just... eh. I don't actually consider Mewtwo to be part of the game yet. Or EX raids. To me they're pre-Beta; Niantic is testing them (likely sending these raids to places with prominent YouTubers or other Reviewers, or vocal fan bases) on a limited scope to see if they can work on a larger area. That's it.

Eventually they'll figure out something new and better, then Mewtwo will be rolled out for the rest of us to have a chance at.