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Re: Is Russia playable again?
To avoid any technical question bandwagons, the edges of Russia have always been somewhat playable because of the method of shutting down gameplay.
Svetogorsk falls into NR04-FOXTROT-08, a cell that is shared with Finland, and most importantly Helsinki. Gameplay being disabled by regional cell means that some of the edge cases result in minor overlaps into Russia from cells that include areas outside Russia that Niantic does not want to impede.
Anyway, you can go back to complaining about the OP again now.
Re: Is Russia playable again?
Niantic has used IITC screenshots for communication in the past.
Re: Make Fielding Great Again!
Thanks for the lively discussion on this thread. Based on the content of the discussion, I will be closing it for future comments. I appreciate your understanding.
Re: Make Fielding Great Again!
Players from both factions have had to deal with spoofers for over 10 years and have made magnificently huge fields.
Please, do not give spoofers any attention, report them, and just plan those BAFs
Re: Make Fielding Great Again!
Ain't nobody quitting the game over linking under fields. It wasn't a game changer like so many thought.
Re: Make Fielding Great Again!
I never bought the argument that linking under fields would make the game more fair or fun for agents living in AM01-ECHO-09, AKA Salt Lake City. The fact of the matter is that the size and duration of the BAFs had already started on a downward trend beginning in 2020. Allowing links and fields under the BAF, which started in April 2021, didn't do anything to reverse the trend.
We had a lot of agents who played to zero-out opposition fields under the BAF, and they just aren't as engaged as they used to be. Getting them to plan, clear, or throw big fields is difficult because their favorite part of the game is no longer available.
Re: Make Fielding Great Again!
Yeah all those green links from Kings Peak… spoofer. And BTW I’m down in St. George - the south west corner of the state. Closer to Las Vegas than SLC. I’ve thrown the Pony field once. And the biggest reason the Pony field doesn’t get thrown anymore is because the RES agent who lives in Evanston, WY was pretty much driven from the game by trolling spoofers.
Re: Make Fielding Great Again!
Ironic that when competitive aspects of a game are eliminated or destroyed, people stop playing competitively.
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