are there any other video game companies which let players sell items received from loot boxes for real money? I know blizzard tried with Diablo 3 but reneged.
You can’t even sell Steam Marketplace goods (i.e. the skins and lootboxes) for real money (while following the rules). Market transactions give you SteamBux^tm and third party transactions are a violation of the Steam terms of use.
The RMAH from D3 was kind of interesting, but quite different (not to mention quickly abandoned like you point out)
Making bank on Steam transactions is just a mechanism to either buy more useless skins or get free games. Although, let's be honest, most people likely spend more than they make.
Diablo 3's Real Money Auction House definitively proved that there is no such thing as mtx monetization that does not negatively impact game design. Blizzard immediately destroyed loot balance and cranked difficulty in order to funnel people towards purchasing gear (with Bliz receiving a cut of all proceeds).
are there any other video game companies which let players sell items received from loot boxes for real money? I know blizzard tried with Diablo 3 but reneged.
You can’t even sell Steam Marketplace goods (i.e. the skins and lootboxes) for real money (while following the rules). Market transactions give you SteamBux^tm and third party transactions are a violation of the Steam terms of use.
The RMAH from D3 was kind of interesting, but quite different (not to mention quickly abandoned like you point out)
Making bank on Steam transactions is just a mechanism to either buy more useless skins or get free games. Although, let's be honest, most people likely spend more than they make.
I lucked out buying some M4 skin for $0.45 back when they first added skins. Sold it for $250 a decade later…
It’s a good system for a F2P game (though i bought it when it wasn’t, lol)
TFW valve is not a publicly traded company, yet investing in valve still beats NVDA and AAPL
Diablo 3's Real Money Auction House definitively proved that there is no such thing as mtx monetization that does not negatively impact game design. Blizzard immediately destroyed loot balance and cranked difficulty in order to funnel people towards purchasing gear (with Bliz receiving a cut of all proceeds).
one of the factors that got me to quit playing CS:GO. the case shit was out of hand at the time. it wasn't even fun anymore.