I'm ok with us agreeing to disagree. I can see your points, even if I differ.
I do see the split between using gamification/psychology on site as a way to keep people engaged and feeling like they are growing..for example earning a Mentor Level 3 badge to show off...and the outside games (which I agree can cause issues if people try to simply maximize game stats vs learn helpful things like how build up organic followers.) But I def don't want to see spammy game invitations any which way.
we have similar now.. with the reputation, steempower, followers etc .. simple and easy to recognize without clutter
True, I just personally see small non-invasive ways to show what 'roles' people have filled or are performing to be a nice addition to that. Examples being mentoring or certain curation guilds/trails they are a part of. But again, I can see how that could be done poorly with it getting overwhelming on the page and/or some people just not really caring for that sort of thing.
I'll admit that I come from a gamer mentality where things like that are the norm for me to see.
will be interesting to see what they end up trying.