PLEASE have some sort of balance in PotD? Introduce some sort of checkpoint system.

[Jetstream_Fox]

Back when I was a kid and the batteries on my Game Boy ran out without me saving the game, I didn't cry. I started over again. (And yeah, it happened at pretty random times too because as a kid I didn't worry about battery life, I just wanted to play!)
I wish today's players could go back to just sucking it up instead of complaining about everything.

You could prevent the batteries dying on a Gameboy so the fault is entirely on you in that situation, you can't prevent a game from freezing, your house dropping off the power grid, a system error from randomly popping up, or even glitches from happening that can cause death.

Yup, because SE is entirely responsible about how ISPs operate.

Look, the OP was commenting about WIPING, not dc'ing, wiping. So they full and well took that blow and didn't know that it would reset them back to a brand new saving at F51. I know the OP, and I know they check reddit where there are billions upon billion posts about how wiping at 101+ would require a new saving at 51. Let alone the fact that it was mentioned on the patch notes...
So yeah, working as intended.

Yes, it works IF you wipe TO NORMAL circumstances, there is a flaw with how they designed it that puts players at fault for situations that aren't normal. Resetting progress due to outside interference that forces a player out of the game is bad game design, that's like your boss firing you because you called in due to the fact your car got hit by Thor falling out of the sky and slamming Mjolnir right through your windshield breaking your neck.