Thanks, I felt sort of alone with my opinion
It is really annoying that people are just expecting to find shinies within just a few hours of hunting...It makes me wonder if the increased rates almost exacerbated the 'problem' it's attempting to solve - if before, some people (not referring to hunters) thought shinies were just about impossible to find and would otherwise just give up hope of finding a shiny in their games and not worry about them, they'll now start expecting them and complain even more when they don't find one =\ So it seems like instead of simply satisfying more people by making shinies easier, it's also going to upset those same people just the same when they don't find one quick enough.
And they definitely don't seem as rewarding...For months leading up to the release, I thought for sure I'd be doing a ton of hunting on the new games, but once I saw how fast everyone was finding shinies, it just didn't even seem like it was worth it anymore.
Good luck on your side quest and your BQ. In my opinion, it's looking really nice, as I'm really liking that Charmander and Nidoran
And good luck not giving into the Kalos shiny temptation...Though if you do end up hunting there, good luck anyways