Colorful XM on Events
This change of color is very nice, but why we can't have it more often?
Not always rainbow of course, but other colors according to the holiday or event, like red/green during christmas, white/gold in new year, green on saint patricks day, pink october, etc...
And at every special event, change it to red/orange, like it were during the Dark XM event.
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I would also like to see something like this. Undoubtedly 🤩
The reason that's probably not happening as often is because, as usual, some agents don't like it. The last change was during the January special event, after which it was made permanent. I'd love if they could add a "Don't show Event XM" in settings so we could see some more custom XM colors :D
I would like to have an option to disable useless things like that which just makes xm less visible
I like the rainbow XM because the contrast against the black background is nice to look at. Customizable XM visuals would be a cool feature.
The only problem I have, with the rainbow is that it lasts for a whole month, and it gets old and boring really quick. It should last for weekend or a full week. To many colors onscreen became a mess.
What about selling it just like avatars? Event colours would take over only the standard one, and to avoid it players could just pick (buy) another one, just like it already happen with NL van avatar.
I like the Rainbow XM. 🌈
Bring on the red, green and white XM for Christmas and similar things.
I agree with this. I have non-mild ADHD, and the various colors of XM is very distractive. I would love it if the Rainbow XM was the default but there was an accessibility mode to turn off any event XM.
As an LGBTQ+ person, I know Niantic had good intentions with Pride XM. However, I would love it if Niantic would focus on meaningful things such as being stricter on homophobic language on Comm.
Please keep in mind that not everyone celebrates Christmas.
One of the reason I love Ingress is that it's one of the few games that I play that doesn't push Christmas down my throat.
>However, I would love it if Niantic would focus on meaningful things such as being stricter on homophobic language on Comm.
To be fair though, as the Rainbow XM is reused from the last two years, Niantic probably only needed to check a box to activate it. Probably five minutes to check with others when it'll be activated and another five minutes to find the box and click it, so definitely something Niantic can do on the side without pushing back other, more import things.
Not everyone in the world is gay too...
When it became white, the other side of the world were at summer, and some places never even witnessed snow...
It's a worldwide game for players with different cultural values, religions, minds (and so on...) so leave your personal social themes outside, please. Regards. But XM color switcher is desirable anyway.
I already suggested time ago to allow XM colour to be a store feature, given current delay I expect it to be implemented in September 2022.
They should let us buy to customize xm color but perhaps that isnt easy to inplement in the code.
That’s true. Quite happy to have relevant colours for other events like Eid, Ramadan etc. if appropriate for the celebrations.
I mean, not everyone celebrates pride month either, but that's what's happening here.
We need an option where we can choose we want or we dont see these colors.
I've not any oroblem for few days or a.week butn1 month uff bored
Certainly not hard at all, but maybe not a priority. Or they just like the power to control it by their will and beliefs.
If the colour changed only during ingame relevant events, like being red during the dark XM event, or when they changed it to blue because resistance won something, that would be totally fine. I mean, at every ingame event it could turn into orange, just to stand out of a regular day.
I don't mind the rainbow and what it means, but it's not ingame relevant and a whole month of it is too much. Not to mention that it seems to be far more bright than regular XM, and when a green or blue portal got mixed you can't see it. I almost lost a drone jump today because o this, a lv1 portal alone right in same colour XM, but luckily I was guiding myself more by Intel rather than scanner only and already knew it was there.
Brian previously stated that the reason he kept the XM Snow White instead of returning to the Purple Haze at the end of the winter event was because of the visibility of the ornaments in layers was better with the white XM, but now we have this multicolored XM that makes the red purple and yellow ornaments in layers impossible to see if the portal is surrounded by same color xm.
This is Niantic.
They haven't even done an announcement for pride month.
https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/11212/store-make-cosmetic-seasonal-features-avaliable-by-purchase#latest
I breathe XM.
"Not everyone in the world is gay too..." But everyone loves a rainbow 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
Love pride! Love being an ally! Pride month is for everyone ☺️
Also I just really love the colours.
I'd love to see XM color become regional. When you move into a new scoring cell, the last cycle winner has XM their color on the ground.
xm should never be blue or green, less visible under fields
I'd like the option tk just pick the colours you want, preferably have a few that are standard colours then open out more to buy if people wish.
Thank you all for discussion.
I think the events for social movement including Pride Month are better to be customizable for each player.
There are two reasons: one is that leads to optimization of playability. Changing XM color into rainbow for a month has reduced playability.
The other is that customizability enables us to show our solidarity to the movements. In Ingress, BLM beacons have been distributed and many agents had lit them. In Pokémon GO, there has been SDGs costume.
It’s important that people take action voluntarily and encourage each other.
To say more, customizable ones can be measured. Niantic can report amount of in-game actions related to social movements.
Please, we would love to leave it outside, however, the players do remind us why Pride exists: 3 players (a couple of lesbians and a transgender woman) are being harassed by the opposing team on Wayfarer because they believe that being LGTBQ is something to be laughed at.
Do you really think we like to be targeted because our gender or **** orientation? No, we don't. Once this attitudes are banished from our society, we could call off Pride, but let it be know that these attitudes like yours have the opposite effect you desire.
By the way, the whole case is being post on Wayfarer and we are still waiting from an answer from the team.
GIVE US THE OPTION TO TURN IT OFF.
I liked it more on the first version, but some agents complained that couldn't see all colours, and then Niantic made it extra bright.
Rainbow avatar and badge would be nice.