I know this is probably a strange thing to suggest but hear me out on this one.
Basically, you can select this mode in options and it requires the GPS to be turned on to work.
From here you can put your ipod/android/ipad in your pocket or backpack and just walk/jog/run.
The gps then tracks your posistion change every tick to calculate distance (which goes into points) and speed which are both used as following.
Every few metres you travel gives you a chance to get a prize which could be gold/elixer or very rarely gems, this prize is added directly to your storages as you get them.
Speed is used to prevent abuse, if you go above the average running speed of about 8m/s you get a penalty to the number of points you get per metre traveled. So if say, you ran the mode while driving you would earn less than if you were walking.
To work around the offline DC, if the internet is turned off while the app is running, instead of disconnecting you from the app it instead prevents you from returning to your base until the internet connection is restored and sets your status internally as "offline" so you can be attacked.
The variables for resource earned during the run are stored client side and are auto saved every few minutes, however it will stop counting distance if you leave the app while it's running (But will start counting again once you start it again).
This is to prevent people from tricking the GPS into thinking they're on the other side of the world and thus giving them millions of resources.
So what do you get from this suggestion?
- A abuse proof incentive to get fit.
- A different way to get loot quicker.
- An offline mode so the game doesn't kick you out if you go offline.
