DroneNet Mk1. 5 and events
With the DroneNet layer now active, time to speculate on potential events.
Aim to have 8 drones of a single faction at a target portal? To enable Hacking of an unique media as a clue to a bigger game?
But also, I personally would like to be able to customize my drone, in the same way we can customize our Avatars
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New item "XMRails": can be used to connect two portals together in conjunction with a Key. Rails can cross links but not other Rails. Rails can link two opposing faction portals, but are destroyed if either connection portal changes alignment. Drones can travel down rails between connected portals despite the distance. Rails would only be visible in the drone layer. Meh. Just tossing out ideas.
just speculation, next (maybe) Lucida Drone Challenge..😁
I really want a drone challenge, but I also feel bad for the poor mission challenge that never happened because of covid. Missions deserve love too!
well who says lucida wont be missions? thats what they had planned before... i still think it will be that.
Maybe they will combine it : Drone missions
Optima was originally a mission challenge back in March of 2020, but was changed to a kinetic challenge in March of 2021.
I'm willing to negotiate. Lucida can be a drone challenge, and in exchange Niantic starts recognizing monthly locally-organized mission events. Deal? 😉
agree, Lucida can be a drone challenge 😁
it seems like a good solution for us to get the next challenge (if Niantic can't continue the Kinetic Challenge) and complete the sequence of nemesis challenge when the world has not recovered from the pandemic.
I hope not, drones shouldn't be a event.
Ingress is about moving not playing on couch
Drone Groan...
Drones could be a way to push two layers into the game. They could have a small playability factor, while "in person" stays much stronger. We could play from home, but in person is where you get the big guns.
So... just in the crazy ideas category... what if you still have to drop and move a drone... you can't just spoof anywhere... but a drone could carry 10 bursters, 10 resos, and 5 shields. Also, drones are visible and weak to regular players... so any player out there could take out your drone with a few bursters. Maybe turrets **** down drones.... or even drones can take out other drones. We could have drone wars... but always keep the balance so that one player in person would wipe out an army of drones. Could be fun game dynamics that both allow playability from home, but still encourage getting out.
The 8 drone slot limit clearly gave a hint that they're baking something with this.
I acctually thing 4 is a better limit, since could be hard to gather 8 people on the same spot.
Of course, that is why you need to be out there to defend your portals from being taken down, with drones on it.
Or to capture the portals which you don't want drones on.
It is a fascinating game angle. And exciting to see it play out.
Oh for the days where 8 agents at a portal was a daily or weekly event........
Soon™
👀 IFS
IFS will cease to be VIFS at some point in the future, and go back to requiring an in-person hack at the Start Portal.