Pros and cons of the Ingress

[Mila Eryomina]

As we have already figured out above - with this game you will run around the city like a wounded beast - after all, the war of factions is going on right now (when you read this post too), even if you captured a portal, in half an hour the enemy can take it away . You will learn to walk faster and longer, and you may become slimmer and more energetic.

The game "Ingress" for me in the first place was an application that did not allow me to sit still. I visited places where, perhaps, I never would have been. I learned new people, by whom I would pass in everyday life. Many of them are responsive and kind people.

More Ingress develops strategic thinking, reaction speed, calm and balanced decision-making. At least because of these skills it is worth playing this game. Yes! And do not forget to choose the right faction =) 

Surprisingly, Ingress is not just a game for young people. It is played by people of all ages. It is likely that your portal has just worn out that serious man with a beer belly, and not the schoolgirl you thought of. And since the older generation is playing quite actively - Ingress is much less trolling, mate and other dirt than in any other online game.

I ingress in existential pre-depressive periods. Well, the contacts are new, yes - you are here, for example;)

Ingress certainly broadens the mind. After all, portals are objects of art (beautiful buildings, architectural monuments, galleries / museums, urban graffiti). C Ingress to walk around the city is much more interesting, and exploring areas in which it was not - a separate pleasure, because each unique portal helps to collect the Explorer medal. Each player has a lot of medals, which must be "pumped" from bronze to onyx. These are the original goals that fuel interest in the game.

Because of the ingress, I developed and developed, finally, with several old Internet-acquaintances and in general expanded my social circle. Walking has become more, the habit of long walks has appeared

Ingress - can be both solo and team play. Be sure that as soon as you start actively playing in your city, you will be noticed and asked to install a Telegram in the game chat. Do not worry, they want to help you, so to speak, take it under your wing so that you can study and ask your questions in the district chat rooms of the faction. Some features are not available to single players, in particular, the creation of matryoshka-fields. I would say that Ingress is a game in which you will surely meet nice people, and they will help you in development, they will tell you how to play correctly. Do not be afraid to take someone else's help - in this game it is so customary.

Ingress - additional motivation for those who do not like to walk. How many couch potatoes this game has turned into active agents ... Tired of walking the same route from work? Or maybe you do not like just wandering around the parks on your day off and looking at the flowers in the company of friends / walking with your child? With Ingress, any routine walk will find new meaning.

With the emergence of such a game as Ingress in my phone, my interests abruptly changed - bike rides found meaningful routes, the seat behind the computer gave way to long walks in the fresh air and the excitement appeared. Now it does not seem to me crazy to break off at three in the morning and leave 120km from the house, which is to tear down the interfering portal or link from it, or to lay kilometer fields for the victory of the fraction in the cycle. Of course, Ingress made it more often and longer to spend time in the fresh air, which makes it stand out from all the games played in the past.

When I can't think of an occupation for myself - Ingress always comes to the rescue. It is worth a couple of hours for a walk in the district, beautifully linking everything ****, and somehow it’s good to feel your soul. And most importantly - there is a sense of accomplishment of an important business. And you are such a good fellow at once.

And Ingress really helped me. Right game of psychological help. I haven't been on the subway for 6 years. Just some fad was. Even when hell was uncomfortable, I moved by car. And then Ingress appeared and playing on foot is much easier than on cars. Now I go to work on the subway and I feel good.

Cons of Ingress

Did you have a good time management experience? Forget it. Now Ingress, not your diary, tells you how, where and when you will spend tonight.

-Farm ** in Konkovo? Tomorrow? Well, I will think...

Can you even imagine that you go to Konkovo? That is generally in principle? And it turns out you can and go. Saturday morning. What is most interesting is that you will not suffer from this, only your husband / mother / wife / children will twist a finger at their heads. But over time, stop.

C Ingress you should try to always be alert. And how, sorry, to be on the alert, when you have a whole bunch of eighth *** portals on your way from work and you have decided to do a lot. So what's in the park, so what's autumn and 9 pm and it's dark. Many agents also play behind the wheel of a car or cut through the city on a bicycle. Personally, I think it is very dangerous and I play only walking on foot. And that happens to please in a puddle, or a branch in the eye suddenly falls. And all because the game requires concentration.

The battery of your device can be discharged pretty quickly (all due to constantly included geodata), and then you will be more nervous than playing. Ingress is a game in which there is practically no donation and you do not spend money on game items, but almost every second agent has a power bank or a more powerful battery on the phone. You understand that this is an additional cost.

Ingress takes a fairly large amount of time in the warm season, forcing out other hobbies and passions from your life. Sometimes it is possible to combine - for example, a walk in the park and play. But if you go on nature, where there is no connection or portals - it can begin a real breaking.

Perhaps the cons of the game I exaggerated a bit, because not every agent is so much imbued with the game and finds time for it. But keep in mind that all of the above may well happen to you.

[Anna Roccova]

The game is a great excuse to get outside. It seems that you are in an online game, in the thick of things, but in fact you are traveling around the city (or even cities), discovering new places that have not been explored before. Many cities have their own Ingress communities, Facebook groups where people agree to seize a particular portal, hold flash mobs, etc. Right now https://3rd-faction.com/ has good discounts on items, so don't miss the opportunity.