So it seems that if I hack a portal four to five times in a row, I will eventually get a "Portal is burned out…" message and I have to wait for four (?) hours until it resets and I can hack it again.
When it is burned out, can other people still hack it and get things out? Or does the "burned out" state affect everyone – perhaps even the other faction?
Best Answer
Confirmed: it is only burned out for the player getting the message, all other players can hack the portal.
It takes 5 hacks within 4 hours to burn out the portal, sometimes an unsuccessful attempt to hack the portal (hack within 5 minute cool down time) counts toward burning out limit.
Portal will be again available for hacking in 4 hours after the last attempt, hack counter is restarted.