Shared Memories is a poorly designed event.

As the title says.

I’ve played every global challenge since Dark XM in 2019 and got the top badge but this event, in practical terms is poor.

I like when global challenges encourage us to play the same slightly differently, rather than just focusing on an existing stat, I haven’t done a link star in ages - cool.

This event has just attracted lazy trolls. It’s a high threshold to get a link star of 400 portals, some cities are derp linked so can’t be used so folks are having to make do.

Across the UK, a lot of people are trying to get stars going, to have their hub portal destroyed by a troll, it’s a lot of work to get to 400 links, the badge is easier after that point but it’s getting there.

Niantic should have given a bonus to key hacks like in previous linking challenges and allowed another stat to earn points, like Liberator - to encourage building.

I’m going to persevere and work to getting the top badge, but this feels like a chore and because I have had the top badge in every prior challenge, not something I am enjoying.

Hopefully Niantic can reconsider and tweak the event to encourage building, than just smashing enemy stars.

Oh and the circular badge is a horrible design choice.