Originally posted by TVMAN:

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Dropping a portal and going back to base for the full 25 minute rested bonus is actually less tedious than dropping a campfire every 8 minutes for the same amount of work.
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Dropping a portal every 25 minutes and get out of immersion is more tedious for me than dropping a campfire every 8 minutes in the place i am already be.
The game can't be everybody's darling