Aside from all of these external elements driving interest in skins themselves, Valve has also layered in some unique systems to maximize their in -
game gacha system.
Not exact matches
With the success of arcade - card
games like Dragon Ball Heroes, or mobile
GACHAs, Nintendo's platform could potentially be an ark if those
systems eventually die away.
Sdorica's
gacha system is beyond fair, but that isn't the draw of the
game.
Elsewhere,
Gacha systems are a form of positive re-enforcement that have proven controversial in the past, but in modern Western
games a less random version of the mechanic is often used where potential rewards and probabilities are more transparent.
Like many mechanics popular in mobile
games,
Gacha systems require a significant amount of testing and refinement to ensure they provide players with the correct risk - reward ratio.
It's very much based on the combat and feel of Pokemon
games, just with more of a mobile - friendly structure with randomized levels and a
gacha system to get new Mortys and items, along with a whole crafting
system.