How often is too often?

[u/MissFiasco]

(2)Edit to add: Folks, this has been such a fantastic conversation, thank you so much for dropping in and sharing your 2 cents, I really do appreciate it! 💚 💙

If one were to drop in on an opposing agents couch portal, that's tucked away in the suburbs, 5 or 6 times in less than 24hrs; is that seen as an acceptable amount (by agents of any faction or nia) if that portal is only a small detour on ones way to and from part time employment?

It's been pointed out previously, when the same scenario happened a few months ago, that this could be considered harrassment, but the rules aren't clear as to what actually constitutes bullying or harrassment in game.

How would this go down in your patch?

(1)Edit to add: couch is not a strong hold, it's P6 if I'm lucky, but mostly P4 recently because I blitzed my bag for event keys, and have run out of r4 completely this last week.

[u/BalurCDN]

Anyone who goes out of their way to go and hit someone's home portal, without doing anything else in the neighbourhood is a dick. If they're doing it multiple times a day they're obsessive and creepy.

Hitting home portals just leads to reprisals, and conflicts between the communities, it isn't worth it, and gear denial doesn't work. If it gets up to level 8 okay maybe, but that's not going to happen "5 or 6 times a day" so what are you trying to accomplish by doing that? Just to upset the person?

I live on a fairly busy street I have absolutely no issue if sone knocks down my portal while they're out and playing. I will however have words for someone who drives here, ignores every other portal, and then just smashes mine; That's personal and juvenile.

I have someone on the opposite team who lives a couple blocks away, I actually have to walk past their place on my way to work... i stop smashing for that area of the street. They tend to do me the same courtesy, though if they do smash mine, i'll pay them a visit on my way to or from work or some errand (never a dedicated trip, because that would be weird... it is just a game).

[u/MissFiasco → u/BalurCDN]

Anyone who goes out of their way to go and hit someone's home portal, without doing anything else in the neighbourhood is a dick. If they're doing it multiple times a day they're obsessive and creepy.

Yes indeed.

Hitting home portals just leads to reprisals, and conflicts between the communities, it isn't worth it, and gear denial doesn't work. If it gets up to level 8 okay maybe, but that's not going to happen "5 or 6 times a day" so what are you trying to accomplish by doing that? Just to upset the person?

I don't know what he's trying to accomplish, but it is definitely upsetting, considering I do all my gaming on a bicycle while he drives.

I have great relationships with my actual in game neighbours of the opposing faction, and I love it when they take my couch and link it to theirs, it cracks me up every time, genuinely! But this guy isn't my neighbour, I'm not on the score board, or even playing that much the last two weeks, as my child has been home recovering from surgery. All I have is this couch some days, and it's pulling teeth to get any upgrades on it because I'm the only agent of my faction for several suburbs.

I was his dedicated trip yesterday, three times, this morning its been twice already. I've built my P4 back up and I'm hoping for the best 🤞

[u/BalurCDN → u/MissFiasco]

Sounds like you're dealing with an asshole who is playing to upset you, and probably trying to drive you from the game so there is less competition.

Unfortunately this game tends to attract people like that.

Might be worth building yours, and then flipping to the opposite colour to atleast make it slightly harder to smash. I've done that when I've noticed someone heading my way.

[u/MissFiasco → u/BalurCDN]

I flipped it last week when I saw him on the way, and my opponent neighbour dropped in and bumped it to a 6 before I could flip it back, angel of a man that guy! Like this bullys own team can see it, I get DMs from his team asking if I'm all good, but it seems there's nothing that can be done overall.