LOCAL RANKING IN FORTRESS
OzTheWise
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Actually there are no diffeces between fortress A or B. I mean, unlike the gyns in poke Go there is not a "badge" do achieve in such location. In fact, there are not much fortress out there, in my downtown, for example, there are only three or four; so add some uniqueness to the fortress would not be a problem, but it would be another incentive to the community to battle.
What I propose is a Hall of Fame in each fortress. Such ranking would rank the wizards based on the Chalenge XP gainned on that especific fortress:
- OzTheWise: 5.345 XP
- Gandalf: 4.010 XP
- Merlin: 3.215 XP
This feature would encourage wizards battle in fortress A instead of B, or even battle in fortress C, D... to gain prestige in the local community. Also, it would bring the local players together; actually, it's quite impossible to find random local players.
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I like the idea that I can go to any Fortress at anytime, anywhere and do my thing. Makes things so much easier to organize. But I really like where you are going with this idea. In PoGo you can leave a Pokemon in a Gym (Fortress), and over time you get to know who the local players are by their avatar. Not the case here. A ranking system would be ideal so we can see who's who and where.
Even better would be the ability to PM a player at Fortresses you both frequent in an effort to organize 'Battle Parties'. Of course such a feature could be toggled on/off depending on the needs of the player but I think something of this nature would definitely take the pain out of using external social media solutions to organize locally. I would extend your list to the top 20 players or more.
While we're are on the subject, how about an 'Organize Battle Party' button at each Fortress where you can set date and time and other players can 'sign up'? That would be so cool!
I like this idea and the possibilities. It wouldn’t really make me want to play more, but I would love to know who else is playing there. And to be able to organize with those players would be fab!! Like sometimes I think we miss each other by 20 minutes. If we could organize, I’d be more than happy to meet them if I’m available.
If implemented, this would need to be an opt-in only type thing. I can see plenty of reasons I don't want to be tracked in HPWU and I'm not interested in being confronted by someone upset because I took over _their_ fortress.
@Osprey1 Coming from Ingress, I completely agree. I can do without the "these are all mine" drama.
@Osprey1 true. Like, it’s a game. But some people take it more seriously than me. Not worth the hassle.
My ideia is not to make the fortress control a competition, it really does not make any sense in HPWU afterall.
My favorite idea in this thread is setting a battle time. I would love it if there was a feature stating “6:00 Fortress Battle” and maybe unlock a level in the tower at 6:00 only. Then people would want to show up at that fortress at 6:00 to fight in that secret unlocked level and we could meet others, battle in that unlocked level, and then maybe stick around and fight in other levels.
The problem with it right now is I see a glowing fortress and I run to the fortress and 9/10 the person has already left and I feel like an wasted my time trekking over to the fortress.
I was thinking one night and came up with a similar idea based on how my son described Gyms in PoGo. I thought it would be cool if players could claim a Fortress for a particular House or School (or quidditch team, or region, or whatever). Other folks pointed out that bots already make a mess of that whole concept in PoGo though, plus there's the added drama @Osprey1 mentioned where players who take the whole thing way too seriously tend to lose their cool when you introduce some competition into the mix.
I think your idea is pretty cool @OzTheWise. I know that some folks appreciate fortresses being tied together, so if you unlock Level 11 at one it's the same at any other one you visit. Personally though, I'd like it if each fortress was independent. Maybe even set it up so certain fortresses are more likely to be inhabited by beasts, curiosities, or dark arts foes.
@Osprey1 - Absolutely. Had that happen in Ingress a LOT. People POed because I "took their portal" (as though that's not literally the entire purpose of the game).