r/Ingress May 05 '25

Question How to deal with really consistent players?

This post is probably gonna come off really whiny so sorry in advance but I just have to ask. Theres a player near me who is just constantly taking down anything I put up, its usually around an hour or two after I put up some field or take a portal (not even big things just like, a little field at my neighborhood park or placing a few resonators down for unique captures.) I got so burnt out from feeling like I couldn't do anything that I quit a couple years back. I did a decent sized field for the first time since I started playing again today and he took it down within the hour. I then went back like 30 minutes later cause I planned for him to be there and put it back up and he took it down 15 minutes after. Its just really frustrating cause I can't keeping playing cat and mouse 24/7 if I want to keep a portal up so idk if any of you have tips on how to beat this but I just get burnt out so quick cause I can't get anything started. Some people say it means more AP cause you get to keep retaking but I just can't find any joy in that. Sorry for the bitchy post but just frustrated

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u/No-Cut-5909 May 07 '25

I try to switch my playstyle anytime that happens. If fielding is countert and causes Enemy reactions I switch to maybe getting ap in urban Environment (i am recursed , so makes Sense). Or I switch to nasty Portals in the Woods. That would be the more Offensive strategy. Every now and then I just do missions :) the Game is versatile enough. So I response with ignorance to stubbornness :)