A recent trend in the gaming world sees players sharing their progress in particular games via achievement trophies and badges. The trend is popular among social gaming and video gamers, and now online casinos are jumping on the bandwagon as Microgaming’s Quickfire has announced a new player achievement mode for casino games.
Achievements have been around for quite some time in the gaming market. Steam, Xbox Live and PSN all allow players to earn badges for completing tasks in their video games. Players can publish these trophies to share their progress with friends and spread the word about new games.
The new Quickfire Achievements system awards players with badges and trophies for completing certain goals while playing online pokies and other casino games. Operators can even rank players based on their achievements heightening the competition element and making online gambling a more community-driven activity.
Another benefit of achievements is that operators can create customized promotions for players based on their badges. Their achievements offer insight into the types of games the enjoy playing, and operators can ensure that their custom bonuses are in line with these tastes.
“Achievements is a perfect example of how we offer the most engaging and innovative features to best serve our operators,” says Ashley Sandyford-Sykes, Head of Quickfire. “By utilising the Achievements structure, our operators will be able to monitor real-time play in customer segments and communicate directly with their players to offer prizes and promotions”.
Quickfire Achievements could be a game-changer in the online gambling market. We expect this new system to start an industry-wide trend, as more online casino operators begin to allow players to earn achievement badges when they play online pokies and table games.
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