I know some of you like to brag how fast you get to L8/10/12/16 etc...

DeoreDXDeoreDX ✭✭✭

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

  • DrThodDrThod ✭✭✭

    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!

  • Patka07Patka07 ✭✭✭✭

    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!

  • Qu4rdQu4rd ✭✭✭

    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. :)

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