1) A strong gacha game needs depth, width, and desire. Depth refers to how long the gacha system will last by balancing max drops and drops per day. Width creates pressure to collect everything through loadout size, weaknesses, counters, and game modes. Desire means players need to pull from the gacha for progress through stats, skills, and other factors. 2) To increase depth, model your gacha system, adjust the pool size, and make duplicates relevant. For width, make all content helpful and introduce strengths/weaknesses, implicit counters, and different game modes. To foster desire, directly link gacha pulls to player progress. 3) Following the "recipe

1. The Recipe for
Strong Gacha
Adam Telfer - Mobile Consultant
@adamwtelfer | @mobileftp

3. Gacha

14. The
Recipe for
Gacha

15. Recipe
for
Strong
Gacha
Depth
+
Width
+
Desire

16. Recipe
for
Strong
Gacha
Depth
+
Width
+
Desire

17. How long will your Gacha last?

18. A Gacha that Lasts =
Long Term Retention ++
Max ($) Spend ++

19. How long will your Gacha last?
= Max Drops / Drops per Day

20. Drops =

21. Drops =

22. High Max Drops
/
High Drops Per Day
Low Max Drops
/
Low Drops Per Day

23. How long will your Gacha last?

25. Content?
Duplicates?
Rarities?
Drop Chance?
Pool Changes?

26. Content?
Duplicates?
Rarities?
Drop Chance?
Pool Changes?
Max Drops
Progress Curve

27. Time in Game
%
Compl.
= Max Drops
= Speed of Progress

28. Add Content!

29. Add Commons!

30. Pool Size
Adjustments!

32. That’s a lot of
Content...

33. 42 450*

34. Duplicates have
Meaning!

35. Depth
How long your Gacha will last?
! Model Your Gacha!
! Adjust Pool Size!
! Make Duplicates Relevant!

36. Recipe
for
Strong
Gacha
Depth
+
Width
+
Desire

37. Why do I want all the content
fully upgraded?

40. Make all content
Relevant + Helpful

41. 4ways

42. #1 Loadout Size

43. #2 Strengths & Weaknesses

44. #3 Implicit Counters

45. #4 Game Modes

46. Width
Pressure to Collect and Upgrade a variety
! Loadout Size
! Weaknesses
! Counters
! Game Modes

47. Recipe
for
Strong
Gacha
Depth
+
Width
+
Desire

51. You want players to
NEED
to pull from the gacha

52. You need more
Gacha pulls!

53. How important is your Gacha
to progress?

56. Stats
Skill

57. Desire
Players NEED to use the gacha to progress

58. Recipe
for
Strong
Gacha
Depth
+
Width
+
Desire

59. Recipe
for
Strong
Gacha
Make it Last
+
Width
+
Desire

60. Recipe
for
Strong
Gacha
Make it Last
+
Demand Variety
+
Desire

61. Recipe
for
Strong
Gacha
Make it Last
+
Demand Variety
+
Link to Progress

62. Adam Telfer
Design Consultant
Any questions?
@adamwtelfer
adam@mobilefreetoplay.com
Slides & Summary will be on mobilefreetoplay.com