Another Scout Controller suggestion. Bear with me here..
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Bear with me, I know there are a lot of topics about this but I have a suggestion.
What if gaining Scout Controller on a portal reset it's cooldown and portal burnout? Like if you already have two mods on the portal and don't want to wait five minutes (or four hours) to hack it again, you could reset the portal by gaining Scout Controller?
Also, please please have Volatiles randomly reassigned at the start of each cycle.
Oh and here's a suggestion to make the Volatiles useful beyond just Scout Controller. Have fields anchored by Volatiles boosted by 1.3 mu.
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This feels just really really artificial, redundant and not bound to plot. And for me it would be another occasion to laugh at Niantic's attempts to add some meaning to completely meaningless labor.
What? Have Scout Controller reset cooldown? Why not award someone who took the time to scan and upload a portal with reduced waiting time?
+10% hack output is better.
This doesn't work if you are the only on in your area who goes after unique scans and more importantly are already done scanning all portals in your main play area. I have had scout controller status on majority portals in and around my playfield for months and I don't see any way the status is going to change unless others decide to bother with it. In short, the work is very tedious, rewards are minimum, and most people would rather play the game than scan portals.
Thats why I think the scout controller should provide some kind of game advantage for th agent who has it. This will make rivals take que scout controller just to deny the privilege from other player, and also just to earn that benefits too. Something like a better hack output, extra outgoing link, extra hacks, etc.
While making small fields, one extra outgoing link makes a huge difference for the single player, but almost no change to th community.
What if gaining Scout Controller on a portal reset it's cooldown and portal burnout?
As a practical matter, this and other "immediate" effects would require:
Neither of which I personally have (or have had) an issue with, but perhaps others might.
If they have an issue like that they won't be able to scan means they will keep playing normally as usual, that's why the proposal is an advantage to controllers, not a present for everyone.
What you are saying is basically: let's not create a MH/HS because then players who didn't hack enough of it won't be able to use (if you hear that proposal back in the day).
I am pointing out that the proposal further widens the technological divide. Only some people have devices that support Portal Scanning. Of those people, only some will be willing to use their mobile data plan to upload scans immediately to get a benefit. It's worth a moment's thought.
Everyone can use a Multi-Hack or Heat Sink. Not everyone can scan and upload immediately.
If Niantic can't even make Portal Scans count as 3 on these portals, I doubt they can do anything additional as bonuses for them
Every one I've scanned had given me 3 points.it takes a couple minutes to update but works