Gamification

What is Gamification?

Gamification is a concept that applies a playful approach to everyday activities, making the act of completing them rewarding in itself. Example: To reward Trainers for collecting and entering cards on masterball, we give Trainers XP (experience) for all activities. This XP is accumulated and reflected in your level. You start with 0 XP, which means you begin at Level 1.

With XP, you can compete with your friends and the community—but of course, you don’t have to! In the “Trainer” overview, all Trainers are listed by XP. Can you make it into the top 4?

In addition, we’ve added various systems and reward elements. On the “Achievements” page, you’ll find an overview of all the achievements you can currently earn on the platform. They have varying levels of difficulty and offer a variety of rewards for your profile; for example, collecting 100 Grass-type Pokémon cards will unlock the “Bug Collector” title and the “Color Badge.” All Trainers who have earned this achievement have access to this reward! You’ll also receive a boost of XP all at once. In the next section, you’ll learn more about the various reward systems.

Reward Systems

Experience / XP

The currency used to calculate your trainer level. You earn it for all kinds of activities: collecting cards, adding information and video games to your trainer profile, making friends, building decks, and mastering achievements.

Badges

Just like in video games and TV shows, you can collect badges with us. You can only earn them by mastering achievements. They can be displayed on your profile and clearly show the community your achievements as a trainer.

Avatars

Avatars are the round profile pictures that represent you as a Trainer. At the start, you have access to a selection of standard avatars, but you can unlock more by completing achievements.

Titles

Every Trainer needs a core trait that describes them. Are you more of a Fisherman or a Gym Leader, a Professor or a Pokémaniac? In addition to a basic title, you’ll unlock additional ones by completing relevant achievements. Show everyone what makes you unique!

Emblems

In addition to your avatar and title, there’s also a small emblem you can use to add the finishing touch to your Trainer profile. The emblem also determines the colors your profile will display. You can only earn emblems by completing particularly challenging achievements, as they significantly influence the appearance of your profile.

Banners

More information about banners will follow at a later date—stay tuned!

As you can see, here at masterball, we have no shortage of rewards that let you customize your Trainer profile to uniquely reflect your personality! If we come up with more ideas or expand our repertoire of rewards even further, we’ll be happy to keep you updated on Discord, on social media, and on our blog!

Why do we rely on gamification?

Motivation is key—for every hobby and every activity. For us, every active Trainer on our platform is a true asset to the community and to what we’ve achieved and will continue to achieve. With a deep, comprehensive gamification approach, we want to reward Trainers for spending their time on our platform and showing genuine engagement. That’s why we prioritize a low barrier to entry, rewarding and engaging mechanics, plenty of options to personalize your Trainer profile, and a series of challenges that keep you motivated to expand your customization options.

Above all, we see it as an optional, fun bonus feature alongside the platform’s core functions.