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Ingress Event - 2017 Q1 (self.Ingress)

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I am anxiously awaiting any information about the next XM Anomaly event. Does anyone know what the name or theme is going to be?

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[–]soloredcupNiantic 25 ポイント26 ポイント  (10子コメント)

As mentioned in a previous post and on my G+ page, we are working to change up the Anomaly format and competition aspect to avoid them from becoming stale and heighten the player experience. Since this is still under development - anything for Q1 may not resemble what has become a traditional Anomaly like Via Lux while we finalize what to do going forward.

I say all of this to manage expectations and hopefully put the fears to rest that you'll have two weeks to organize a traditional Anomaly. Of course, things are subject to change always. Don't stress out about trying to find hotels, make swag, create teams, and spin up a full Anomaly org in 14 days. As a player and former global POC there is no way I would let that happen. I'd fight tooth and nail to avoid that and everyone on staff recognizes that would be a bad idea too.

[–]redneckshamisen 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (1子コメント)

You're pretty awesome at this community manager thing. I'm loving that we know Niantic is listening now and that things are being done. Great job to everyone.

[–]redneckshamisen 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm realizing this sounds super sarcastic. It's not meant to. I really think things have been and are continuing to improve. 👍

[–]perringaiden 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Sooo.... 4 weeks then? ;-P

[–]ClarkJ_Kent 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Tri seasonal anomalies with double the amount of sites would be better

[–]youthfulwookiee[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Just hook us up with some dates and cities, then NIA can do whatever they want with format changes. Please don't scrap the Q1 Anomaly to keep Anomalies fresh. That would be like pouring milk down the drain to keep it from spoiling. I love milk, and cottage cheese (spoiled milk) is good too; don't even get me started on cheese. I have like 6 or 7 cheeses at any given time. Please don't take my spoiled milk, it's still good.

[–]motionb 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I really wish they would consult with the anomaly host cities before setting dates, maybe at least offer the choice one weekend or another.

[–]yurisk -1 ポイント0 ポイント  (3子コメント)

so instead of players losing interest caused by anomalies being stale, you prefer to lose interest caused by not organizing anomalies at all ?

do you realize how few things you organized in past few months for ingress players ? I dont understand why you at least do nnot do more missiondays or something. or you just trying to close the game and get people leave it and keep only shop operators in game ?

[–]ClarkJ_Kent 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (2子コメント)

How can interest become stale? What about your local competition?

[–]yurisk 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

post was about anomalies...

local competition is totally stale, close to 0 enl players that are really playing anymore...

[–]ClarkJ_Kent 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Then spend more time recruiting, need to have players for regular play before any anomaly can take place

[–]irou- 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (3子コメント)

this long silence from Niantic about upcoming anomalies... I have a bad feeling about it.

[–]SoundOfTomorrow 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (2子コメント)

if it helps, Q1 2016 anomalies weren't announced until mid January 2016

[–]perringaiden 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (1子コメント)

They were a bit of mess too with short numbers of sites, because /u/soloredcup hadn't come online in time.

[–]SoundOfTomorrow 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

He wasn't a community manager at that time.

Obsidian was the only anomaly last year to really have adequate time to plan. Announcement January 15th with sites in March and April.

[–]17437258968573378102 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (10子コメント)

We don't know because they haven't announced anything yet.

If there's actually going to be a Q1 anomaly though, I hope they announce it soon. Booking things last-minute is stressful and expensive, and I can only imagine what it's like for the organisers on each side trying to coordinate with hardly any advance warning.

[–]DaSkunk 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

It sucks. 7 weeks to organize 1300 damn people.

[–]ClarkJ_Kent 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (8子コメント)

Logically, organisers guilty of reactive organising is the oxymoron anomalies don't need. Organisation needs to be done in advance.

[–]perringaiden 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Its hard to book in advance without knowing you're getting an anomaly though.

[–]ClarkJ_Kent 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Organising in advance is directed at organisers, then people have reason to commit when the sites are announced

[–]perringaiden 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Which organisers? Why are you organising an anomaly that may or may not happen in your city in the next 10 years? Until sites are announced, you can't organise anything beyond normally community activities.

[–]ClarkJ_Kent 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

The faction organisers that tell you to register through that outsourced company splash that. To organise in advance demonstrates proactive players for Niantic to merit the anomaly site. So proactive players can organise in advance to avoid reactive organisers who don't manage attendee expectations and the trouble reactive organisation causes.

[–]yurisk 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (3子コメント)

so you suggest that any city that potentially can have anomaly should book venues for afterparties, etc for unknown date ? also we should buy plane tickets an d book hotels to random cities ?

[–]ClarkJ_Kent 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (2子コメント)

No, such a suggestion was never said.

Organising in advance is directed to the play box, having adequate skills to organise and deliver to give reason and confidence to attendees to want attend. Then Niantic have reason to merit the anomaly sites

[–]yurisk 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

you suggesated organize in advance. play box picking is easiest task in organization, and nia will do it ignoring locals no matter what.

attendees want to attend becose its anomaly, even if its organized in italy by terrible local orga. attendees want to attend, its nia that is not willing to organize and wants to change format again.

[–]ClarkJ_Kent 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hence the need for proposal to have everything planned (mission day, events, parties, teams, strategies, gear preparation) so that organisers are held accountable to that proposal.

Attendees want to attend anomalies because their expectations are managed. Terrible local organisers is what we all want to avoid, including Niantic because Niantic want the best people to organise their anomalies.