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Old 02-15-2018, 11:45 AM   #12518
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Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD View Post
Except real gambling has element of loss where you get nothing for your trouble. Videogame lootboxes technically give you 'something', with only our definition of value classifying loot content as 'reward' or 'loss'.

So we're clear, I hate lootboxes. People who buy them are baffling. They completely annihilated reward systems in games.

But they are barely gambling (I can only go as far as to agree it's gambling-ish), they aren't criminal, and we can't call them predatory without a good hard look at the community of gamers or gamer parents. I rather not validate the old violent games debate by acting like lootboxes are anything more than super annoying rewards systems that threaten gameplay balance.
If i make a $10 slot machine that garuntees at least a .01¢ return its still gambling. And that is exactly what loot boxes do.


Still it should be legal.
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