Follows Not Friends
Puzzmo shifts from a 'friends' to a 'follows' social model to prioritize friend-based leaderboards and reduce competitive pressure from global rankings.
Puzzmo shifts from a 'friends' to a 'follows' social model to prioritize friend-based leaderboards and reduce competitive pressure from global rankings.
Puzzmo explains technical changes to archive old game stats and leaderboards to improve site performance and reduce costs.
A podcast episode discussing the pros and cons of building your own backend services versus using third-party solutions for cross-platform game features like leaderboards.
Puzzmo introduces a redesigned game completion screen, prioritizing personal play history and deemphasizing global competition to improve user experience.
A developer adds GameCenter leaderboards with weekly resets to their iOS game, Endless Hurdles, to foster fair competition.