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The Force Amplifier, referenced in-Scanner as the Force Amp Force Amp, is a Portal Mod. It multiplies the damage inflicted by the equipped Portal.

Like Turrets Turret, all Force Amps Force Amp have the Rare rarity level, however, they have 0 stickiness, while Turrets Turret have 20. Community studies suggest that the item's drop rate is approximately 1 in 500 item rolls.

An Agent of any level can attach a Force Amp Force Amp to an allied Portal at a cost of 800 XM.

Effects[]

Whenever an Agent hacks or attacks an enemy Portal at close range, the Portal has a chance to counterattack. The "zap" drains the Agent's XM reserves for an amount proportional to the Portal's level. The Force Amp Force Amp multiplies this damage, increasing the XM and time required to neutralize the Portal.

Attaching multiple Force Amps Force Amp to one Portal has diminishing benefits.[1]

Deployed
Force Amp(s) Force Amp
Damage Deployed
Force Amps Force Amp
Damage
Force Amp
Empty
Empty
Empty
Base x 2
Force Amp
Force Amp
Empty
Empty
Base x 2.5
Force Amp
Force Amp
Force Amp
Empty
Base x 2.75
Force Amp
Force Amp
Force Amp
Force Amp
Base x 3

Strategy[]

Properly deployed Force Amps Force Amp will fully deplete an attacker's XM tank after each XMP Burster XMP Burster barrage and disable his or her Scanner. While most Agents carry hundreds of Power Cubes Power Cube, continuously waiting for the "Scanner Disabled" animation to end, then using a Power Cube Power Cube, then returning to the Fire XMP menu slows him or her considerably. This grants friendly Agents leeway to recharge Resonators Resonator, wastes the attacker's time, and makes the attack generally tedious and unsatisfying.

Because the counterattack's base damage scales with the Portal's level, Force Amps Force Amp should be attached only to L7 or L8 Portals. Multiple Force Amps Force Amp should never be deployed to the same Portal, as the effects diminish sharply. Instead, a single Force Amp Force Amp attached to each Portal in a dense cluster will maximize the damage dealt per enemy attack.

Force Amps Force Amp synergize well with Turrets Turret and Portal Shields Portal Shield. The Force Amp Force Amp multiplier is applied to each additional attack, exponentially increasing the damage output. In addition, Force Amps Force Amp should always be deployed in conjunction with a Portal Shield Portal Shield, since increasing the number of XMP Bursters XMP Burster required to destroy the Portal also increases the total damage the Force Amp Force Amp will deal over its lifetime.

A common modding pattern, FATTS, consists of a Force Amp Force Amp, Turret Turret, Turret Turret, and Portal Shield Portal Shield. When applied to a L8 Portal, each Portal zap will deal 10 000 XM of damage, with a 40% chance of dealing 20 000 XM. If an attacker is within range of three FATTS Portals, each of his or her XMP Burster XMP Burster barrages is almost guaranteed to fully deplete his or her XM tank. FATTS clusters are virtually impossible for a lower-level Agent to engage and will put pressure on a high-level Agent's resources and time.

Because Force Amps Force Amp have zero stickiness, they will be rapidly destroyed. An Agent should assume that each Force Amp Force Amp in a Portal cluster will need replacement after a single skirmish.

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