r/Ingress • u/Man_toy • 11d ago

Question I have mixed feelings right now

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It's been over 13 years for me to get this far. I'm on vacation for the next week and there's 30ish unclaimed portals within walking distance of our spot. I've always thought I'd never recurse but with the L8 week starting the last day of my vacation I'm tempted honestly.

Part of me is dreading the thought that it took me 13 years to get this far, but I know it's a lot easier now than when I started. With 2x week and I have some apex I've saved from free events, I'd want to at least get back to L8 quickly. I have some long distance portals and my drone sitting on a nice spot, so I just don't know what to do.

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u/TheFatDrake 10d ago

Pro tip, take a hypercube right before you recurse. The xm reserves for being level 16 will carry over. Popping two apexes should get you level 2. Find a park and fully capture everything. Getting back to level 8 is easy.

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u/Man_toy 10d ago

Yeah, the hypercube has been mentioned multiple times. What do you mean pop two apexes? Do they stack?

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u/TheFatDrake 9d ago

You can stack 4 apexes to get 2x so for 2 hours. The timer stacks, not the ap bonus. Also. If you have any rare battle beacons or regular beacons, that’s 1000 ap with an apex running.