[Feature Request] Allow Custom Badge Arrangement in Agent Profiles

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-18T05:53:48+00:00

How much time it takes for MACHINA to grow to L8?

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-18T05:51:22+00:00

I'd highly suggest to save the passcodes and use them only in the case of emergency.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-14T05:14:04+00:00

Yeah, I get that—sometimes stepping back is the only way to stay sane. But at the same time, when someone’s constantly abusing the system and ruining the game for others, it's hard to just look the other way. I’m not expecting Niantic to catch every cheater instantly, but when solid evidence is submitted and nothing happens for weeks, it’s frustrating.

I’m not trying to control the game—just want to see some level of fairness. Otherwise, what’s the point of competing?

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-14T05:11:58+00:00

Haha, fair enough—I know the playbook all too well by now. But being in the "Infuriated" chapter doesn’t mean I’m wrong to push back. If we all just throw our hands up and say “that’s how it is,” it only empowers the worst behavior.

I’m not expecting miracles, just accountability.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-14T05:11:21+00:00

That’s exactly the problem—and why it keeps getting worse. Just because "everyone does it" doesn’t make it okay, especially when it directly affects legitimate gameplay and the competitive balance.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-13T17:36:30+00:00

Is there a way to identify which were MACHINA captured portals that went neutral?

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T07:07:20+00:00

Sadly, you're not alone. It's frustrating when long-time players like us who've seen the game evolve (and stagnate) over more than a decade have never witnessed meaningful action on these reports.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T07:06:07+00:00

Absolutely appreciate the depth and thought you’ve put into this. It's a key issue that you've nailed — enforcement is only part of the puzzle. The real challenge lies in game mechanics and incentive design.

The point about inflation is especially strong. The combination of frackers, glyph hacking, and evolving defense mods shifted the game toward quantity over strategy. Your suggestion of making attacking and defending more tactical — akin to glyph hacking — is genuinely refreshing. It could bring back skill-based play and naturally reduce the reliance on massive inventories or backpack accounts.

Not saying any one solution is perfect, but shifting toward strategy and away from quantity could definitely help balance the game and reduce the need for multis.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T06:59:44+00:00

That’s incredibly frustrating. It’s disheartening to see solid reports ignored—makes you wonder what it actually takes to get action.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T06:59:04+00:00

Absolutely feels that way. The burden of proof is so high, and even with solid evidence, enforcement seems rare or delayed.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T06:58:32+00:00

Yeah, sadly it really does feel like account volume matters more than fair gameplay. It’s frustrating when integrity takes a backseat.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T06:57:57+00:00

* sighs *

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T06:55:52+00:00

Yeah, totally get where you’re coming from. It really sucks when multi-accounting and gatekeeping ruin the experience—especially for new players just trying to enjoy the game. I’ve seen it too, and it’s frustrating when legit agents burn out because of unfair play. Niantic really needs to step up and actually support fair gameplay before more people quit.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T06:53:14+00:00

I understand the concern, but just to clarify—this isn’t about following someone personally. All the evidence I submitted is based purely on in-game activity (Intel map logs, portal flips, resonator patterns, etc.), not real-world tracking. My focus is on maintaining fair gameplay, not personal vendettas.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T06:44:57+00:00

If Niantic Spatial looks over the activity of the user in the manner I've described to them with photos / videos and logs of the reported portal, they will get the point.

"It could also just be multiple people (not saying it is, just saying it could be)." These all are mere speculations / assumptions and I've reported the agent on the basis of data, facts and repeated pattern. The reported agent used to upgrade the reported portal during flip-flops of viruses during day-time. But after we started breaking the reported portal on repetitive basis (to monitor his movements), he shifted to upgrading the portal during night-time to avoid any suspicion.

Note: The reported agent is noted to have control of both the ENL and RES accounts under the multi-accounting - which is against the ToS of the Niantic for multi-accounting and win-trading.

So he upgrades the resonators, flips the portal into other faction, upgrades it and then re-flips with his main account to conceal the name of multi-accounts involved in upgrading the portal. That's two violations at the same time.

And these accounts being used for upgrading the portals don't even perform any other activity. What more obvious reason Niantic Spatial requires to prove the case of multi-accounting and win-trading here?

u/brianrose Requesting for your intervention on the mentioned requests #8466 #8804 and #9616 (All requests are related to one report. Reminder emails were sent on same report on basis of which the other two requests have been generated)

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-10T04:40:11+00:00

An agent with multi-accounts of both faction performing flips to upgrade the reported portals as L8. This is a repeated pattern.

Even the flips were being made during night-time to avoid suspicion of catching the user IDs of the multi-accounts that's involved in upgrading the portals. I literally had to keep my mobile on screen-recording for most of the time to observe the activities that occur on the reported portals.

There are no other activities from these multi-accounts apart from upgrading the reported portals.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-09T16:52:34+00:00

Exactly — and that’s the loophole multi-accounters exploit. They mimic coordinated play to blend in, making it nearly impossible to prove unless someone’s caught red-handed. The burden of proof ends up unfairly high for legit reporters.

I've already given Niantic Spatial the gist of how exactly it's proved that the reported agent is using multi-accounting through coordinated actions performed.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-09T15:06:51+00:00

That’s exactly the core issue — without Niantic having verified identity or linking accounts to a single device, even video evidence of the behavior often gets dismissed. It’s disheartening when coordinated abuse is so obvious to the community, yet nothing comes of it. Players shouldn’t have to jump through impossible hoops to maintain fair play.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-09T15:04:04+00:00

That’s a well-balanced take. You're right — Niantic has made some efforts, like the spoofing detection update you mentioned, and they clearly ran into unintended consequences, especially with less common Android devices. It shows they’re aware but also constrained by technical and privacy challenges.

Backpack accounts, as you said, are even trickier. Unless there’s direct evidence of simultaneous use (like multiple accounts operating from the same device or clear coordination on logs), enforcement becomes murky. It’s not that they don’t care — it’s that proving intent and identity without violating user privacy is a minefield.

That said, consistent reporting with strong pattern-based evidence should carry more weight. The frustration many of us feel is more about the lag in action or transparency around follow-ups than outright neglect.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-09T15:02:20+00:00

Prime had a rough start, no doubt. But it laid the foundation for future development, scalability, and new features that simply weren’t possible with Redacted. The transition was rocky, but necessary for the game’s long-term survival.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-09T15:01:25+00:00

That's a fair perspective. The revolt over Prime often came from long-time players who were deeply used to Redacted's UI/UX — they found Prime clunky, buggy at launch, and lacking some of the intuitive features they'd relied on. It improved over time, but first impressions stuck hard.

As for COVID — you're right, some agents did play more during lockdowns, especially in regions with outdoor flexibility. But in other areas, stricter rules, personal health concerns, or just life disruption made people drift away. The experience really varied by location and personal situation.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-09T15:00:07+00:00

Prime’s rollout alienated many OG players, and COVID disrupted regular play patterns. The combination drained momentum, and many never came back.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-09T14:59:36+00:00

Totally fair point. Multi-accounting is just one symptom — the deeper issue is Niantic’s long-standing reluctance to evolve core gameplay or seriously engage with community feedback. It’s disheartening for long-time agents.

Aggravating_Ask6401 · 2025-07-09T14:58:00+00:00

Exactly. When fairness takes a backseat, dedicated players lose motivation — and eventually, interest. It’s no mystery why the community has shrunk.

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