On content and why we're hurting for it. (Destiny)

by Hoovaloov, Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 10:05 (3779 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I probably should have called it Avatar progression, since that's what it really is. Avatar progression is simply when a game lets you improve the character you play somehow. You can get better weapons, abilities, items, moves, etc. Player Investment are the systems which try to entice actual people into playing the game, usually through a system of rewards.

Avatar progression can greatly enhance a game. An investment system can never enhance a game.

Thanks for the reply.

But don't all Player Investment systems by default have to include Avatar Progression in order to function? What does a Player Investment system look like without Avatar Progression?

And isn't Avatar Progression (i.e. the promise/reward of upgrading your Avatar) a form of Player Investment? What does a non-investment version of Avatar Progression look like?

Have these two things ever been clearly separated in a game, and if so, what did it look like?

Thanks! :)