Compromise on 2 l8 resos

gazzas89gazzas89 ✭✭✭✭✭

Theres arguments still semi ongoing that 2 l8 resos should be allowed during pandemic. I see both sides of the arguments but i thought up a compromise of a kind. It won't break the game or anything. The agent that captures the portal is allowed to put 2 l8s on, but no one else is (outside of events), so it will make it slightly easier to make l8 portals, but not much

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  • MirthmakerMirthmaker ✭✭✭✭

    If the tech can make it work, not a bad idea. Still means 7 are needed to make an 8. And a marker for who owns the portal.

  • gazzas89gazzas89 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That was my other thought, gives a small reward for being portal owner

  • grendelwulfgrendelwulf ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's over powering and should only be allowed for very short events. Level 7 portals still give level 8 gear.

  • gazzas89gazzas89 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How would it be overpowering? Its only 1 person getting 2, means still needs 7 people but 7 people is still easier than 8 but not by much

  • HydracyanHydracyan ✭✭✭✭✭

    Again with this?

    Too much p8 during the pandemic will just make the game even boring. You will have to spend even more time to destroy portals. I'm more in favor of removing r8 during the pandemic rather than increase the deploy to 2x

  • gazzas89gazzas89 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm suggesting 1 extra for the person who captures it, im guessing you didn't bother reading, since 1 less person required wont make them pop up everywhere


    As for no r8s, you will be on your own for that one

  • i suggest rather than putting 2 l8 resonators why dont we just try an input of 4 modes for an agent till the pandemic ends,so that even an individual agent can use multiple mode option for their benifict without depending on others.

  • gazzas89gazzas89 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wouldnt be against that, but I'd say that's probably more op than an extra l8 reso. Maybe make it 3 mods but even then, being able to throw a hs,mh and shield on still seems op

  • We all know that the best and most balanced way is to return it to its original state as it has always been. 1 r8, 1 r7, two mods. These bonuses should be really rare.

  • The point of 2 R8s is to only require 4 people to make a P8, instead of 8, and 2 people to make a P7 instead of 3.

    Making it require 7 people for a P8 still isn't much of a compromise at the top end, and 2 people can already make a P7 with a the 877 deploys, so I'm not sure what allowing 1 extra R8 really achieves.

    And likely the development for this would be overwhelmingly wasteful.

  • During a pandemic where travel is restricted, and gatherings are to be avoided, reducing the number of people that come together to continue the same level of gameplay, is a good temporary change.

  • After the pandemic conditions are over, we will go back to 87665544 (unless they finally decide to make 2xR7 normal). Now is not the time though.

  • well, this is interesting. people want game to have new mechanics, but at same time, they force game to stay old as they remember it

  • HydracyanHydracyan ✭✭✭✭✭

    Free 8s aren't a new mechanic... Keeping nthe game balanced isn't making it old.

    As Perringaiden said, what's the point of this? We currently can build p7 with two people already.

    Easing the p8 only bring unbalance to the game. You all might be living in a city where is hard to make a p8, but I live in that at every 2x8 event fill the city with a good hundred of p8, because we have a lot of "couples" playing.

    Niantic already confirmed events every months, and I bet all of them will have double 8s, so there's no need to worry about being hard to gather enough people anymore. You all will just need to defend your portals for 3 weeks,but won't be easy since the rival faction will have tons o xmp8 too.

  • MirthmakerMirthmaker ✭✭✭✭

    If the tech were possible could we put L16 and recursed into "hard" mode where they have to work " harder" to make progress? Would it be too negative op to have 16 and recursed have their decay rate be faster than first time l1-15? I would be thinking that torn pay far more attention to L16 and recursed and cause them more grief, but that's larper instinct talking. What would be an appropriate benefit that would be good but not op for L16 and recursed?

    Obviously this waits until after the bug goes to rare disease status before instituting, but I'd like to see the masters of the game have a new goal to aim for that would be strived for.

  • One of the best things about Ingress, is that when you reach level 8, you're close to 'on par' with level 16. Making recursed players 'work harder' would encourage people to not recurse. Especially now that so many have, can can't take that back, making it 'hard mode' for recursed agents would be a betrayal.

  • Maybe if there was a perk that could be acquired when you recurse. Maybe each time you recurse you get to choose from a set number of perks that you are now able to do over and above other players. Nothing totally game changing but a slight bonus.

    Some suggestions

    -increased recharge effectiveness. Like +10% example, if a portal need 1000xm to be charged it only takes 900 out of your XM bar to recharge it. Limitation could be that you have to have a hyper cube active to get the bonus.

    -additional L8 resonator. Being able to deploy 2 L8 resonators on a portal. Limitation could be that you can only do this on a set number of portals a day like 5.

    -Mega Burster. Maybe able to craft a set number of Lx bursters where x is your current level. These bursters would be super powerful but you only get them once you re reach those levels after recurseing and can only craft/hold a limited number.

    -Mega UltraStrike. Has the critical capability of an ultra strike and a damage radius of a Burster. Again like the Mega Burster only can craft/hold a limited number.

    Mega Ultra Link. Increased range of an ultra link. Only be able to craft/hold a limited number.

    -keep XM bar. Keep your XM bar after recursion.

    -Level up your XM bar increase your XM bar permanently.

    Additional Kenetic Capsule.

    I'm sure more people could think of some ways to incentivise recursion.

  • gazzas89gazzas89 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Its More to find some level of compromise, theres people on both sides of the argument, some dont want 2 r8 deploys because of ease of l8 portals, some want double r8 deploys because of pandemic, I fall under the double camp but I trued to find some compromise, unfortunately it seems theres no pleasing any cam0


  • I understand the intent. My point is that it doesn't actually compromise. It just attempts to placate one side of the discussion with a faux benefit. It would be more of a compromise to allow the first two agents to deploy two R8s, so that it drops the need for Agents to 6, halfway between 4 and 8, but that's starting to get silly.

    Double deploy of 8s should stay until the pandemic conditions are all removed. If there's reason for one, there's reason for the rest.

  • gazzas89gazzas89 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do agree with you that it should be double, especially just now when the virus is worse now than it was last year, and I had considered making it the first 2 agents, just that i figured it would make it even harder teyjgn to set it up for the second agent, like say a level 6 agent put in next, so wouldn't have any r8s, would that mean the next l8+ agent that came along couldn't out double r8s in as he wasn't second, or say the second agent only out one in, could the 3rd come along, put 2 r8s in as the 2nd agent hadn't, meaning the second agent can't do it, stuff like that. At least the first agent could get a bonus and its based on him/ her being the person who captured the portal

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