Forum is Gamified!

[IgorG]

Dear Pleskians!

Flexing your e-peen is now much easier with newly added forum achievements and user levels! Getting an achievement gives you a certain amount of points that level you up and grant you access to cosmetic stuff like displaying more achievement badges. There are some secret achievements as well - let's see if you can find them and wear them as a badge of honor. We won't be spoiling things, but if you have any questions, let us know. Game on, have fun!

 

[trialotto]

@IgorG,

I hardly know half of what you are talking about (gamifying?!??), but I really like the new setup of the forum, the badges and points are much more clear and helpful!

Great, a thumbs up!

Regards

 

[IgorG]

I hardly know half of what you are talking about (gamifying?!??)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamification

 

[trialotto]

Haha, there even is a whole wiki page

surely the most trusted source of information

hmm, I barely know how to use my smartphone, I think that gamification is out of my league......

 

[Paul Ellison]

Haha, there even is a whole wiki page

surely the most trusted source of information

hmm, I barely know how to use my smartphone, I think that gamification is out of my league......

This source may have more provenance:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gamification

With regards to gamification, as an active user there is very little to actually do. Just watch the points/badges roll in.

 

[IgorG]

With regards to gamification, as an active user there is very little to actually do. Just watch the points/badges roll in.

What sort of activities do you expect for the active user?

 

[Paul Ellison]

Perhaps that was worded slightly poorly. The point I was making was that active users naturally engage with the gamification by virtue of their activity.

 

[IgorG]

Additional trophies for article writers were added!