Event Medal Idea

i don’t know if this has been brought up before, but with the pandemic in mind I think it would be cool to modify event medals a bit to be like locked default profile medals. If you’re not able to actually play during the event, you can still play later to unlock and work on the event medal.

Playing during the event would make it easier to work on the medal. For example, you get three points per action during the event but only one point per action after the event.

Maybe make these kind of event medals something you grab from the store to add to your profile so those who don’t want event medals can still play.

I’d even pay for special challenge medals, personally.

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  • Neku69Neku69 ✭✭✭✭

    Even you could buy it like a ticket from the gamestore to replay it again even if you didn't get the high score, like some mobile games do. Have you ever wondered to replay Cassandra event? EXO5 field? Truth to be told, when I was a lowbie, I never heard about those events or what even the Anomalies were. I think they have this code stored somewhere, so it won't be difficult to implement on Prime (@ofer2).

    In addition, as @Azhreia suggested, I'm sure they have our birthing date, and even if they not, they can always check the yearly medals they give us from the anniversaire, though.

    In Pokemon Go, they have this kind of events inside the store, but the events are optional and not repeteable.

    This is a really good idea, I hope @NianticBrian takes in consideration this idea.

  • XK150XK150 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No, that's awful.

  • 1valdis1valdis ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2020

    I was about to hit Disagree but then I realized that I skipped quite some challenges when I was just starting playing...

    I don't know if that will be fair for those who think that time-constrained badges should be left as they are - constrained and exclusive for those who had the chance and had actually passed the challenges. And they will be right in their arguments. So I don't know how you would proceed with that.

    I suggest ONLY making this an option for events which are going to be during the pandemic. For events outside the pandemic time range (measured by lockdowns and restrictions around the world), this shouldn't be an option.

  • GrukzGrukz ✭✭
    edited November 2020

    Your post reminded me of an another idea I had.

    I wish ingress had a special research system like PoGo. Some permant ones with a story line and good rewards like the research for mythical pokemon would be amazing.

    If there was a system like that , they could have made the eos a special research which could be completed any time or a limited time research with a very long time to complete it. The eos research could be given to anyone who is active during the event time.

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  • ToxoplasmollyToxoplasmolly ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2020

    Instead of calling this idea "event medals," I might call it "personal challenge medals." Something that makes it sound like they're less tied to what's happening globally and more tied to what an individual agent is doing.

    If you partake of the challenge when it is originally released, then you might benefit from global bonuses that happen to be active at the time. If you partake of the challenge afterwards (for whatever reason: pandemic, too busy with work, etc.), you still get the benefits and fun of a goal to aim for and an in-scanner stat to track your progress.

    Similar to how previous medals have been structured, these personal challenge medals could be structured so that you can get them only if you had an account at the time they were originally released (as per @Azhreia's comment) and so that you get only one chance to achieve the highest tier.

  • HydracyanHydracyan ✭✭✭✭✭

    They could Just gave bronze for everyone who logged in in the period and ranks silver and gold as a challenge for who can do it.

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  • gerikofgerikof ✭✭
    edited November 2020
  • aaronviannoaaronvianno ✭✭✭✭

    The bit where it goes on for a long period or more points are earned for a specific short period might still be seen as unfair. A workaround could be to have it available as a 1 time personal boost (like the Apex) in the store for about a week. And then activate it any time you want.

  • aaronviannoaaronvianno ✭✭✭✭

    I would normally agree however the current situation is less than normal.

  • Part of the profile is about "being there".

    I'd prefer the events to last longer to give everyone a chance to finish them, if people are struggling to hit the highest tier but still want it. Like instead of 10 days Friday to Monday, use an entire month, and just have a new event every month.

    "This month's challenge is 'Make 100/500/1000 fields'. Save your mods because next month will be deploy 50/200/500 mods!"

  • GoblinGranateGoblinGranate ✭✭✭✭✭

    Perhaps the chance for agents to get the winged version would be a good excuse for that extra time: allowing those who reached the highest tier to double it and get upon their next recursion a winged badge.

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