October 1, 2008
Why Do Zynga Games Not Have Leaderboards?
Zynga is the creater and developer of Mafia Wars, Dragon Wars, Street Racer, Vampires, Gang Wars, Pirates and Triumph. All of these games are fantastic in certain aspects but lack the critical component of competition. Of course every battle fought is some sort of competition, but a long term goal and strategy to get on top of a leaderboard is unobtainable.
In this author’s opinion there is no real drive to succeed in any of the Zynga games. If Zynga created a leaderboard system as seen in Outworld, Mobsters, and Heroes this author believes that the longevity and consistency of playing time would increase exponentially. There are no public stats to back this opinion, but from a competition standpoint it makes sense.
SPUKO is very interested in user feedback and would like to know how you feel about this. Also, if you would like to read the Zynga company blog, click here.