This game is destined to die by spoofer's hands.

NoctarionNoctarion ✭✭✭
edited January 2022 in General

At the moment of writing this I'm being attacked and harassed by an spoofer that doesn't even deny being one and is mocking me in comm. This account got created at 2:28am and started making links and deploying resonators. Right now it's 04:03am and the account has already made 458k AP, is level 6 and has already wiped all I had built 2 days ago (a nova with 33 links in and 8 out) and almost all portals i had taken around my neighbourhood.

I'm incredibly concerned about how easy it is to make a spoofer account and level it up in just ONE HOUR to bring down everything someone can build. It's frustrating and i'm considering quiting this because Niantic's action will never stop this. and I don't even think they care as long as we keep paying for a game full of spoofers.

I've got contact with a vanguard and they already reported the account and so did I, but what is it worth? nothing, the account is gonna get banned for sure, but it'll take them just 1 hour to get another account that can easily bring down any portal even with 4 very rare shields like the one I had.

It's sad cause this is a good game but it's also toxic and tainted by damaged sh1ty people that enjoy harassing and bothering others.

Thanks to niantic's horrible way of handling this i think I'm done with the game.

Or maybe i'm just gonna start spoofing too since it is so easy to do.

EDIT: it's 4:40 am and he's already level 7 with 647k AP, that's completely insane.

EDIT2: thanks to the Vanguard the account got banned almost inmediatly, they lost 2-3 hours of their time building this account and I feel better now that justice was made, sadly this is gonna keep happening and I don't think the response will always be this fast. still, i'm shocked by how easy spoofing is.

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Comments

  • ToxoplasmollyToxoplasmolly ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2022

    I myself took a break, at one point, from Ingress because spoofing got out of control locally. So, I do sympathize with you. Some days, Niantic seems to have the upper hand. Other days, the spoofers seem to have the upper hand.

    That all said, spoofing is a problem that is nearly as old as the game itself. People have been saying for years that spoofing would be the end of the game. People have been saying for years that Niantic's lack of communication on this and other issues would be the end of the game.

    And yet, Niantic is still here, and Ingress is still here. Make of that what you will.

  • I think the game is still here cause it feeds on Pokémon Go, I doubt this game can be profitable at all, and it just doesn't d1e because it's Niantics first son.

  • HydracyanHydracyan ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2022

    I wrote something but them I realized I missinterpret it.

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