Lab caches seem to be a combination of multicache, virtual cache and Wherigo cache elements
I love the geofencing aspect, but Wherigos have that already
Groundspeak grandfathered Virtuals, for good reasons: this game is about finding a box
And, most importantly:
Lab caches are hardly integrated into the regular geocaching experience, website and app; this makes it awkward to play, doesn't gain from the favorites system, makes it hard to keep track of them on the map, skews the numbers, etc.
Why not rebuild Wherigos into an experience including geofencing, retaining all flexibility (more than 5 locations, not restricting the order), and a box to find in the end? And integrated into the geocaching experience.
Exactly my point!
And speaking of "I love the geofencing aspect, but Wherigos have that already" - in Wherigo builder there are tons of methods how to prevent value guessing and how to make sure that player is out there and not sitting on coach and using fakeGPS app on his phone. Nothing like that in AdvLabs ... and for the lab to be player-friendly, lab owner can ask player to count the windows for example, but that makes the answer easy to guess when playing the lab 'remotely'. From the other hand lab owner could ask player to input all letters from some small info post, but then the real players would be frustrated.
I'm saying that AdvLab could exist as spereate game where points are not added to statistics .. or at least one point for one completed adventure lab, not one point for each lab stage.
Also I have experienced situations where in the middle of forest the adventure lab application somehow keeps showing that 'loading' circle and not showing the lab ... the mobile data coverage is perfect, but there is some glitch with the app - and there you go - in the middle of trail with non-functioning app looking for adv lab like a fool.
Stop adventure labs
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Posted · Edited by androns1983
Exactly my point!
And speaking of "I love the geofencing aspect, but Wherigos have that already" - in Wherigo builder there are tons of methods how to prevent value guessing and how to make sure that player is out there and not sitting on coach and using fakeGPS app on his phone. Nothing like that in AdvLabs ... and for the lab to be player-friendly, lab owner can ask player to count the windows for example, but that makes the answer easy to guess when playing the lab 'remotely'. From the other hand lab owner could ask player to input all letters from some small info post, but then the real players would be frustrated.
I'm saying that AdvLab could exist as spereate game where points are not added to statistics .. or at least one point for one completed adventure lab, not one point for each lab stage.
Also I have experienced situations where in the middle of forest the adventure lab application somehow keeps showing that 'loading' circle and not showing the lab ... the mobile data coverage is perfect, but there is some glitch with the app - and there you go - in the middle of trail with non-functioning app looking for adv lab like a fool.