Valiane@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agoEuropean lawmakers will study a ban on 'loot boxes' and addictive features in video gameswww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1578arrow-down16
arrow-up1572arrow-down1external-linkEuropean lawmakers will study a ban on 'loot boxes' and addictive features in video gameswww.euractiv.comValiane@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarekernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 days agoSeason passes and FOMO aren’t gambling, you get what you buy and although I don’t like them they are not the issue. Lootbox systems are designed to be addictive as it’s paying money to recieve a prize with very bad odds. Glad my country banned them a while ago.
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoThe problem with a battle pass is that you pay for the chance to maybe get something. If you can’t play or don’t pay well enough, it’s wasted money With a loot box you get something right now. It might be shit but at least it’s on your account
minus-squarekernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoI’m drawing the line at paying for a thing that might be good or bad, mechanics like that are addictive especially to children
Season passes and FOMO aren’t gambling, you get what you buy and although I don’t like them they are not the issue.
Lootbox systems are designed to be addictive as it’s paying money to recieve a prize with very bad odds. Glad my country banned them a while ago.
The problem with a battle pass is that you pay for the chance to maybe get something.
If you can’t play or don’t pay well enough, it’s wasted money
With a loot box you get something right now. It might be shit but at least it’s on your account
I’m drawing the line at paying for a thing that might be good or bad, mechanics like that are addictive especially to children