No free participation in Umbra anomalies
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Dear Niantic,
Do you really think it is acceptable to announce that only paid tickets get the rewards only 4 weeks out from the event?
I get that you need to make money but it's a bit scummy to do this now with only weeks to go. It would have been acceptable for the next series if announced well in advance.
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+1. already bought tickets and booked a hotel. cannot cancel my trip
Asking people offsite to pay $15 + tax USD is ridiculous. I can understand Niantic wanting and even needing to make some more money off these events, but not only do you get almost nothing of substance for this price (badge, 2x AP (whoopdydoo) and leaderboards (who even cares?)) but it's REQUIRED for your work to count towards scoring. Given how UPH has been a swinging score point for anomalies now, that really screws everyone over.
That's just going to create animosity towards people who do not or can not pay to get a badge.
Also they could have at least included a couple small swag items in it. This is a really badly planned idea even for Niantic's level of repeated incompetence.
Haha yeah, already got my flight booked. Visiting for a whole week though so I could just... forget Ingress attend and go tourist elsewhere. TBH popping down to DC to visit the Smithsonian museums is much more appealing now.
Niantic, not only have you created a situation in which individual players have expended money to attend an event, but some of your POCs have taken on some major financial burdens to help support your events. While I understand the desire to make money, you have created a situation in which some of your most loyal players could be left with bills for tens of thousands of dollars, Please reconsider adopting this policy until after this anomaly,
+1
This will be my first and only anomaly on site badge and I damn well won't be paying to be a part of a recharge room too. At least I am making a small holiday of my anomaly but still...
Niantic are going to lose so many event attendees. Good for them.
Agreed. There’s being a business looking to make a profit from a product / service, this is a problem mostly by notice given. Thoughts go to those boots on the ground who have paid for transport and/or accommodation.
there are more community friendly ways to make Ingress more profitable like the key lockers.
How about purchased tickets for medals and **counting** inofficial players' contributions to the anomaly? there are plenty of people who like to play and don't need the badge, but 17 euro is too much for a lot of people.
I understand the need for income. My argument exactly for when prime had glitches, was that this is a free game.
Please reconsider making this a "faction who has most money to spend will win" anomaly.
#Ingress
Why should European players pay more?
1€≠1$
Jesus. It's like Niantic is doubling down on _questionable decisions_ lately.
RIP Ingress, it was fun.
I'm not quibbling about paying or the price. I'll spend more than that on beer on the Thursday night. My issue is sneaking this in only 4 weeks out without any consultation and the one size fits all.
There are better ways it could have been done. Give plenty of notice that it would apply from the next anomaly series. Ask us what we think would be an acceptable price for on and off site participation. You might be surprised.
Wasn't there a tonne of complaining about off-site participation effecting the outcome during the the last Anomaly? This could be Ninatic's attempt to curb that a bit.
but then onsite should not be penalized
Hi there Niantic
I see several issues with what u guys are doing.
First as some mentioned, people already booked their flight and hotels months in advance to ensure to get a good deal, if it was known about the price changes quite few might have reconsidered to join the anomaly.
Second, not everyone can afford to buy a ticket there are students and also low-income players who safe up to travel with their buddies for the anomaly and now suddenly they will not get an anomaly badge bc there are no free tickets and they can't afford the priced ticket?
So even if people join and attend anomaly and don't have tickets they can't contribute at all?
Also you need to reconsider the pricing you shouldn't just put 13 USD (exl. tax) world wide not considering different income levels and exchange rates. As example in Malaysia that's a lot of money, just as example you can get 3.5 buckets of beer there. Or India the Ticket will cost roughly 1000₹ with that money you can go to a 4 star restaurant and have a really good meal for 2.
Also the exchange rate to USD to EUR you used is 1:1 which is not fair the current exchange rate is 1:0.90.
17.85 Euro. includes tax,, service fee...
Nah just people who either think it's a ridiculous idea in the first place for.... reasons that are not fully logical or (mostly Resistance in NA) players who hate it because they don't really do it themselves and think it's unfair (even though they could do it too, they just refuse to, again for reasons).
RR rooms introduce a lot of people to anomalies which, if they can afford it, they will likely want to attend after seeing what's up with them.
$15 says no one at Niantic thought about how much more expensive $15 USD is in other countries. $ = Euro conversion is also just ridiculous, come on. It's 2019 game companies should be bloody well past that level of lazy greediness.
Usually games with stagnating player counts will go free to play. Ingress is going the opposite way and now charging for things that were previously free.
Bad move Niantic. This is a recipe for killing your game.
Completely agree.
In addition, Dear NIA,
Every Anomalies, there are some agents who become to be not able to participate On-site JUST BEFORE the Anomaly day and join Recharging or other remote. (The reason is such like a) they got extra work on the day before or morning on the day b) their flight were canceled ay typhoon, so on.)
Also, there are some agents who could change their schedule suddenly to join On-site while they had planned to join Recharging.
Howevere, in this ticket system, changing On-site to Off -site is not available.
How can they change it or they have to give up?
Good timing is invisible. Bad timing sticks out by a mile. I have registered and will attend this anomaly as I have in the past. However, it would have been appropriate for Niantic to disclose this fee change when anomaly sites were announced. To do so later is bad form.
Let me join to those who already mentioned it would be better to announce it in advance and not when we all booked our trip. We already spending a lot on travel and now anomaly ticket too, for what? A medal?.
As someone who collected swag, i remember the time when we had packs, and i think i am not wrong when i say we would pay a bit more for those if the company need more income. Or if for that ticket money at least get one card. Now nothing.
Something in the scanner will not stay forever, but a physical memorabilia yes.
Also listening to communities already so mny people said to stop when redcated go.. (of course many stay but not so happy), and what do you do wuth an already upset community? Announce paid tckets for anomaly which werr free since beginning. I'm sorry but you all must thought really really hard how to make agents more upset, and how to make them stop going to anomalies.
The 3 meganomaly should have been the end, with an amazing party.
Dear Niantic
Can you explain what taxes been added to ticket price in Dresden?
VAT in Germany is 19% and reduced is 7% (includes cultural and entertiment events) so why you used 19%?
13.00 + 2.00 = 15.00 +VAT 19% (2.85) = 17.85
13.00 + 2.00 = 15.00 +VAT 7% (1.05) = 16.05
VAT in Belgium is 21% and reduced is 6% (includes sport and cultural events) so why you used 0%?
13.00 + 2.00 = 15.00 +VAT 21% (3.15) = 18.15
13.00 + 2.00 = 15.00 +VAT 6% (0.90) = 15.90
VAT in Sweden is 25% but no reduced tax for events. another time i must ask why you used 0%?
13.00 + 2.00 = 15.00 +VAT 25% (3.75) = 18.75
Another day, another lousy decision. Ever thought about making some anomaly or faction swag available for agents to fund anomaly efforts, Niantic? You know, the way your user base has been funding their anomaly events for years? Giving your users something they actually want and have asked for repeatedly, instead of removing the free participation that is one of the biggest draws of the game?
If your aim is NOT to **** the competitive elements of this game, you're certainly going about it the wrong way.
I'll say it's a great way to lessen the server load with decreasing players. great solution
and now it's onto which side has more money to spend. forget the effort and struggles of trying to score on rules that one can predict the winning faction thru the number of participants on each side...
I understand the charge itself. But not this way. You've already removed the reception desk and physical swags. What's left is a paid digital kit.
And now, you ask more money for CONTINUE.
I feel like
'It's time to remove agents who did not pay for service'
Anomalies are a number game.
number of zeros in your account
well that remained stagnant
If we cannot solve the problem, how about we just solve the reason, which raised the problem? 😂 Outstanding move!
I hope you change your mind charging for basic anomaly participation. Please bring back swag and we'll gladly buy them.
Out of curiosity, you don't happen to bring on board someone from mycom's Armored Warfare team or EA, do you? "Cos it feels like I'm living a deja vu right now.
Normally the system should be delivered in real time.
No way, Impossible Absolutely.😜
We'll cooperate.
Hope Ingress continue on.
I wouldn't mind to pay if NIA books a venue with good PA system, nice decor, after party like what Primary anomaly sites used to be.
There should be some explanation for charging this price!
I don't know the ticket price for Pokemon Go and Wizard Unite events, but with the setup and atmosphere of the event, it's OK to charge an entry fee
The latest physical merchandise is just so lame... At least put the cities and dates on the T-shirts
I wish we can see the old very rare, rare and common packs for us to buy, and players do buy them.