You see it slowly being integrated with other, more skill-based genres in the form of Achievements, little badges you can display and a progress bar/counter that marks how many you’ve gotten. Many of these are skill based, but just as many are presence based (ie: complete 1000 multiplayer matches).
Their widespread adoption into nearly every sort of game leads me to believe they’re VERY effective for keeping people around.
You see it slowly being integrated with other, more skill-based genres in the form of Achievements, little badges you can display and a progress bar/counter that marks how many you’ve gotten. Many of these are skill based, but just as many are presence based (ie: complete 1000 multiplayer matches).
Their widespread adoption into nearly every sort of game leads me to believe they’re VERY effective for keeping people around.