First Saturday - Allow Additional Time to Plan

With the Ingress population decreasing, FevGames should allow more time to plan a First Saturday event. Our area wanted to confirm we would have ten agents, and the website was open yesterday morning for registration. However when we finally spent the time to register the event is declined, looking online there are at least 30 events without the minimum required (granted signup is not required).

Seeing the game isn't increasing in population since Pogo has portal submits, shouldn't we allow more time?

FYI - You do not need to use the email tied to your actual Ingress account to host a FS thru FevGames.

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  • It's a suggestion to allow more time to register since the population is declining. Our geographical area has a population of 4M+, however there's under 100 active ingress players now.

    The registration appeared open so a group of us organized then realized it was closed. Oh well, missed the deadline, just means total game population will continue to decrease.

    Sometimes in life changes are required to the status quo, I believe FevGames could easily change this, if they cared.

  • The registration appeared open so a group of us organized then realized it was closed. Oh well, missed the deadline, just means total game population will continue to decrease.

    It opens and closes on a fixed schedule every month. You can always sign up next month.

  • So fixed meaning there is room for improvement, which doesn't always happen.....

  • simurghsimurgh ✭✭✭

    How does missing the deadline this time correlate to total game population for the area decreasing?

  • Fixed meaning predictable, and the fault of people not paying attention if they miss it because it's ... a fixed window.

  • The overall FevGames system needs to be improved since this game is losing players. What worked last February isn't the same now. Niantic could process the batch run seven days before, and it'll be okay.

    I saw a survey in my inbox from Niantic, and left the same comment.

  • simurghsimurgh ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020

    I think you misunderstood. How does missing the deadline this time correlate to total game population for the area decreasing? You mentioned, "Oh well, missed the deadline, just means total game population will continue to decrease." Prime has nothing to do with the FS timeline.

  • The other reason to sign up earlier is that many players travel to other cities for these events if their hometown doesn't host one. Not knowing what the sites are going to be until 7 days before hand makes it harder for those people to make plans

  • OctavianSmashOctavianSmash ✭✭
    edited January 2020

    Seriously, change the rules going forward. Through communication we had enough, the system needs improvements in this game that has less players. THE SYSTEM WAS NOT CLOSED WHEN WE REGISTERED!!!!!!!!!!!

    You can either help or be difficult. We registered and was declined. I don't care about the AP. I tried to volunteer to help, it's over a week away. Clearly the system needs improvements.

  • I think allowing communities to register 9 to 10 days out is okay. We attempted to register 13 days before, clearly the system is broken.

  • The system is broken, 13 days before is plenty of time to do a First Saturday event.

    @cluelessness You act like Niantic announces Pogo events with more notice.

  • The system is still broken, it allowed me to register and be denied. All outside of the 7 day window.

  • The overarching system is broken, and needs to be adjusted with time.

  • The system is broken, what's your point?

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