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Hello everyone 🙂 as many already know i have decided to quit pro atfer playing it since 2016. Most of you know my rather new Account "Financebro" the best. I have been mainly a pvp player and collector of godly pvp mons and i managed to get to top 25 quite a lot of times back in the days and also recently. After all those years of playing this game, which made me experience my love for pokemon and the nature of pvp again, i decided to quit once and for all. Mainly because i work in a tough work environment, but also because i believe that playing this game for kids doesn`t add anything to my big picture of life. I am gonna focus on my other passions like weightllifting, mountaineering and ofc my lovely girlfriend which makes my life and me as a person complete. Another reason for me to quit was the poor staff behaviour in the last years aswell due. The community was wating for many changes in maps and mons which just took too long and also there were no serious pvp tournaments held by the staff like in the good old times of pro. Also i received a discord ban which i wasn`t allowed to appeal and never got a serious explanation for why i got it. But i don`t want to end this in a bad manner. I am happy to get to know a lot of lovely people which i grinded pvp with, talked on discord, played pokemon skribble in the evening and much more. First and foremost my guildmates in Dynasty where i became an officer a couple of years ago and pushed the guild 2 seasons ago to be the top 1 guild on the silver server and arguably overall in pro. Secondly @Lacomus as a dog lover aswell as me and a huge contributor to the pro community, aswell as @Lykabaws which i share my love of nature with. For all of those who pvp`ed (and mostly lost) against me in all those years, simply thanks for all those fun battles, although rng was almost against me (obv.) 😂 Those who i bond with will hear from me in the future but for pro this is the end. Cya Nerds! ❣️

Who's getting scammed? Your rationale makes 0 sense. You're not paying other members, you're paying staff so I'm unsure how scams even factor in here. Stablecoins like USDT and USDC are a real thing and do not fluctuate. To avoid the hassle of a refund policy, Crypto transactions being 100% not refundable would take the headache away from administration. No ACH, no 2.99%+ stripe fee, just money in a wallet.

Not everyone has access to reliable banking services, especially in certain countries. Platforms like BitPay or CoinGate could provide an alternative. Stablecoins pegged 1:1 to the US dollar, which means the concerns around crypto price volatility don’t really apply in the same way. It’s a practical and workable solution. Another payment option, and I don’t see the harm in offering it. I’m in favor - +1 from me.

Trade Zone - SuggestionFalse bidding; the act of placing a fake offer with no intention or possible means of following thru with it. Despite there being clear rules against such behavior, unfortunately there is no system to prevent it from occurring. [Self-Rant]: Long story short; I hosted an auction which got insta'd and ended up being a false bid. I received a notification that a player had insta'd one of my pokemon, something about it was off though. Decided to examine the player that had "won" the auction, and noticed that their account was created a few days ago at that point in time. I began to doubt whether it was a legitimate bid. Wondered if it was a mistake or of malicious intent to sabotage the auction for unfair reasons. After closer inspection by trade staff, it was concluded that the bid was indeed false due to the player lacking funds on their account. Therefore, under unfortunate circumstances, the auction had to be restarted. Surely, nobody wants to go through a similar situation with their own auctions. [Suggestion 1]: Verification of Funds - The dashboard seems to track & display the pokédollar amount on a player's account. - What if there was a system implemented that would utilize this data to verify a player's ability to place a specific bid amount in an auction. (Example: A player wants to place a 500k bid, but doesn't have the specified amount on their account, therefore nullifying their bid request.) [Suggestion 2]: Account Age Rule - Another idea would be to prevent newly created accounts to be able to place bids. (Example: A player that has created an account less than 15 days ago is not able to place bids within the trade-zone.) [Suggestion 3]: Gym Badge Verification - A system that would verify whether the bidding player has at least 4 gym badges to be able to trade in the first place. (Example: A player under 4 gym badges will simply not be able to place any bids.) [Suggestion 4]: Stricter Rules - Imposing stricter rules alongside harsher consequences to urge players to stay within the guidelines. I lack the technological expertise to understand the complexity of implementing such systems. However, it would greatly benefit all players; including staff, as an outcome. 🙂 - Nox