Should April FS Happen?
As we speak, the world is grappling with one of the worst health crisis in recent history. The Covid 19 virus is spreading at an unprecedented pace and continuing to claim lives by the minute globally. It is perhaps right that while declaring the state of affairs to be a pandemic, WHO expressed concern ‘both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction.’
In such a situation, FS events globally would be naive, irresponsible and flies in the face of advice pertaining to social distancing by every responsible health organisation.
I would urge the concerned teams at both Niantic and Fevgames to call off the April FS at the earliest.
Edit: Thank you @NianticOfficial for being so responsive and calling off the events.
Comments
Each location in the Works is taking different actions and having different risks. I won't mind if it got cancelled globally, but is preferable to leave it to local organization to decide it. What Feb games could do is reduce event windows and requirements.
IFS all over Europe should be cancelled as fast as possible. (also the Hexathlons)
Germany has shut down the borders to Austria and France today. The local authorities shut down the public life in the next couple of days step by step.
There is a responsibility for the players that NIA has to take. It should not be left to the PoCs at every location to say YES or NO to an Event that is not vital.
So @NianticOfficial @NianticBrian @NianticCasey and so on make a fast and maybe for some players disappointing decision and cancel the events in Europe until May.
any events this or next month should be canceled how things look now in europe and rest of world.. still waiting for them to give any details also to the only anomaly in germany in may.. that should also get canceled as germany is in lockdown from what i hear...
Unless you live in Antarctica, the risk factor is the same everywhere, what is required is aggressive social distancing and unfortunately Ingress does not fit into that scheme of affairs.
Hi folks,
Just in case you didn't see the announcement that we sent out earlier today, all First Saturday events for April have been canceled. Stay safe out there!
Thanks for being so responsive. Hopefully by doing what we can in our own little ways we will all come out of it safe.
Virtual FS meetup would be great, similar to virtual NL-1331X meetup.
Something special on FS would be nice. A medal for the agents that stay home at the FS.
@Starkiller7G un consiglio spassionato eliminerei il tuo treadh
Virtual sounds good, how about virtual mission day also?
Hmm all of Ingress aspects are virtual :-)
well yea but i mean many now got the nl badge unlocked, how about do something like if they do Optima again like do 6 piece banner like on a mission day and unlock the mission day medaL? thats the last medal for me and many locked now... kinda frustrating and in corona times nobody will or can travel for mission days that are canceled anyways....