🔴 Machina Targets leaked for Q3

RGNN has been alerted to a major change in anomaly gameplay, to be tested at the XM anomaly in Paris. Here’s what was shared.

🔴 In order to "increase tactical fluidity" and "adapt to the evolution of XM", Niantic plans to implement an astonishing feature: Machina targets.

🔴 By landing a Shard on a Machina target, it is expected you "delete" it from the game area. We expect to see any number of machina targets in the playbox, which could create some quite chaotic gameplay.

🔴 If you're stuck with a Shard and can't move it to your own Target, it would be possible to get rid of it, preventing the opposing faction from scoring.

"Why fight for a Target when you can just throw the Shard into the void and prevent a score ?” — Anonymous Researcher “Kureze”

Agents in RES channels are pleased to see some exciting changes to anomaly gameplay, and are expressing curiosity about how this mechanic will play out. A unnamed RES agent said “Isn’t our faction supposed to keep the portal network... at least predominantly… human ?”

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🇫🇷 Paris RES welcome you to test this mechanic at our exciting anomaly on August 22nd !! Please join our hype chat (https://res.blue/group/paris-hype-chat)

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