I know some of you like to brag how fast you get to L8/10/12/16 etc...
How about this for a record. Took me 2,468 days to get to Level 10. I'm judging this by the date I received my BETA test e-mail November 19, 2012. Just sad I didn't get to a high enough level in the beginning to get a Founder's badge. Until about 3 months ago 90% of my playing was just using the game to find interesting points of interest in various cities I would visit. If I saw an interesting PoI I would try to hack the portal for a key as sort of a digital keepsake. Never attacked or deployed or fielded. Area was always under heavy Resistance control and I was always too weak to make a dent in their fields so I never tried while at home. Every so often I would log in and hack a few portals and capture a portal or two but I never really played the game and was really still in the dark about all of the game mechanics.
About 3 months ago an ingress video about attacking portals came up in a search for another subject and out of curiosity I clicked on it. After over 2300 days I learned how to charge an attack and glyph hack and request keys. I finally learned what the Ultra Strikes were for and how to use them. I learned what the power cube was for which was the key missing game mechanic I needed to take down a field. In the past I would spam my L1 XMP bursters fruitlessly at shielded portals never make a dent. With my new found knowledge I took down a giant field for over 70k AP and jumped to level 5 in an instant. In my ignorance I actually didn't know it was the **** pin to a giant field it just happened to be the closest portal to my house. Then I figured out how to get higher level gear and started to micro field. After a couple of months of casually micro fielding I crossed into Level 9 and realized my next barrier would be badges. That was when I started recharging everything and actually make some trips to portals 10km+ away from the house so I could layer some big fields for MU. After I got my two gold badges last Wednesday I was just 350k AP away from 10. The serious **** came over the last two days knocking out that last 350k AP. At lunch today I took care of the last 140k AP and finally hit level 10 just 2468 days after I first started playing.
Now comes the grind to level 12 so I can help out in the OPR.
Comments
Great - carry on and good luck.
It is funny how once the game mechanics are understood this game gets really interesting quickly! Good luck, have fun, and play well!
As long as that kind of play gives you joy, it is the best way to earn ap for you. Congrats on reaching 10lvl :)
Very interesting story of genuine curiosity!
I like your spirit. Keep it high, agent!
If you're not planning to play by yourself forever, do contact the local community and meet up. First Saturday is coming soon, btw. :)