Because I decided to spend twenty minutes prestiging a level 7 gym near my house. I thought, why not, I'll take a little time out of my day for some fun. I'm a busy guy and work pretty hard, so this twenty minute window was worth a lot to me. The gym stack was strong and I figured I could add to the mix.
Unfortunate for me, the lowest slot was 935 Pigeot and I didn't have a viable half CP pokemon to maximize my gains. So I built the gym up, 500 prestige at a time. And just as the prestige hit 30001, I tapped the gym to add my Lapras to the hard earned spot..
and then the game crashes.
After a short load time, I reopen the gym. The slot is taken.
I look around. The parking lot is empty and not a soul is in sight. Furious and without another 20 minutes to spend, I left for work.
I had never been more frustrated with a game. I had experienced team snipes before, but the confluence of a GPS spoofer, a game crash, a team snipe, and a lot of valuable time spent to earn a slot really got to me. Enough to pick up my old Reddit account and rant. Gym sniping has got to be easy to fix. Come on.