Ideas for new mechanics and items for Ingress
Good night, agents.
I would like to suggest ideas for new mechanics in the game and would like your feedback and suggestions. Maybe we can brainstorm to help improve our beloved game even more.
I thought this:
- Energized portals begin to exist, however it will be VERY rare to find and it stays energized for a defined time (this will help the community to communicate to look for such rarities).
- When you hack this port, it will produce a sequence of glyphs, regardless of its level. My suggestion here would be a sequence of 5 glyph and removing items from level 8 portals and if you hit all the glyphs, get a small condensed XM crystal from the portal. (Another suggestion would be that the seventh day streak would guarantee one of these crystal fragments, if it hits all the glyphs).
- By putting together something like 15 of these small crystal fragments, you would be able to assemble a complete crystal. With it you could reach the full harmonic resonance of that portal, enabling a single hack sequence of 6 (six) glyphs. If you hit the glyphs partially, you would have chances to get premium items, such as frakers or Battle Beacon, but if you hit all 6, you would get special items for Kinetic Capsule programs.
My program suggestion would be:
- Items for inventory expansion (+25).
- Items for mega-update of portal. When using this item in the chosen portal, I could deploy 2 reso L8, 2 reso L7 and 4 reso L6 in it, besides being able to put 4 mods in that portal.
- Mega shield (Iron Dome). With it +95 defense and it is impossible for the opposing faction to use ADA or Virus Jarvis. (Only the same faction can use ADA or Virus Jarvis).
Another idea, if the hack on the powered portal is done by a drone, the crystal fragment would be of a different type (color) and the resulting items when using the complete crystal would be for Kinetic Capsule programs aimed at drone update (cooling plus fast, using mods, etc).
That would be it, my friends. Let's give some suggestions, criticism or even discuss the story around it.
Thanks.😉🤝
Comments
I think there should be a third orange faction but limit it only to Niantic Employees. That way they can play without being accused of favoring one side or the other. Also this would mean there would have to be an orange type virus/refractor in the game as well usable by any faction
I approve. Excelent idea. Congratulations😉👍️
Sounds like a unique flair for them would be more beneficial.
This would be so broken.
Your suggestion, while intriguing, has a major flaw: for energized portals to be accessible to all players, there would need to be way more than i suspect you are suggesting. Because an energized portal is nobody if you cannot get to it.
Rarity makes conquest more fun. 😉