No. Upgrades are earned by reviewing nominations and receiving agreements on your reviews. They are also occasionally available through special events like Wayfarer Challenges (which again require reviewing).
It takes 150-175 reviews to get enough agreements to earn an upgrade. That's 2-3 hours.
Playing with this "What If"... Niantic could charge whatever is each country's average hourly wage, times 2.5. This would make the monetary cost comparable to other nominators who spend that much time reviewing.
In California, where Niantic is headquartered., the minimum wage is $15.50 per hour, which would translate to around $40 per upgrade.
But of course then, there could be fewer reviewers, so the queues would get even longer.
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No. Upgrades are earned by reviewing nominations and receiving agreements on your reviews. They are also occasionally available through special events like Wayfarer Challenges (which again require reviewing).
It takes 150-175 reviews to get enough agreements to earn an upgrade. That's 2-3 hours.
Playing with this "What If"... Niantic could charge whatever is each country's average hourly wage, times 2.5. This would make the monetary cost comparable to other nominators who spend that much time reviewing.
In California, where Niantic is headquartered., the minimum wage is $15.50 per hour, which would translate to around $40 per upgrade.
But of course then, there could be fewer reviewers, so the queues would get even longer.
Are you willing to buy upgrades only to have your nominations incorrectly rejected?
There, you have my point.