Going full retard in favor of gambling isn’t a good look. The legalization of all of this has been one of democrats biggest wins and half of it was sponsored and pushed by republicans. Is James a moron targeting one company, sure. Is it just a money grab, probably. However, pretending this shit isn’t rampant and hasn’t been targeting kids for 20 years now is just full retard. Are you going to cry about pornhub pulling out of Florida because they required age verification next?
Without even looking at the article or knowing which game this is about, I would say that if the game pushes methods to earn the currency used to get the lootboxes by spending real world money, then yes, a case for gambling could be made. At the very least, it is definitely purposefully predatory.
Going full retard in favor of gambling isn’t a good look. The legalization of all of this has been one of democrats biggest wins and half of it was sponsored and pushed by republicans. Is James a moron targeting one company, sure. Is it just a money grab, probably. However, pretending this shit isn’t rampant and hasn’t been targeting kids for 20 years now is just full retard. Are you going to cry about pornhub pulling out of Florida because they required age verification next?
If loot boxes are “gambling” so are trading cards. Fuck off with this nanny-state BS
Without even looking at the article or knowing which game this is about, I would say that if the game pushes methods to earn the currency used to get the lootboxes by spending real world money, then yes, a case for gambling could be made. At the very least, it is definitely purposefully predatory.
It’s counter-strike (mostly, this dumb bitch is also complaining about TF2 and dota).
The “loot boxes” are free from playing. You spend real money on a key. The items you receive have no cash value beyond the secondary resale market.
How is this any different from trading cards?
Physical product is the only legal difference. Are you trying to pretend trading cards aren’t intentionally predatory either?