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Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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Inb4 "sense of accomplishment" I'm not taking about obviously predatory practices here, more of the basic stuff.

So from what I understand, people are against loot boxes, because they are like gambling for children. I argue that gambling isint inheritly bad, and therefore loot boxes aren't either. The vast majority of people are able to go to a Casio and have a fun night. The vast majority of children can go to chuck E cheese and not become degenerates. Yes some people go overboard with it, but that's the same with alhocol, weed, food, etc.

I think a teenager pulling a double shift and spending some money on a virtual slot machine to win a virtual knife skin or some shit is perfectly fine. Yes, some will go overboard, but I think most people are okay.

Change my view

Edit: down voting because you disagree with me is going to lead to the same echo chamber we had on reddit. I'm actually trying to have a discussion on this

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[–] shifty51@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The issue is the potential age of the potential audience. Some people are too young to understand they are gambling money that has fixed value on a CHANCE to win big without understanding the ODDS of winning big, and the marketing team behind this are counting on that. It's predatory behavior on people too inexperienced to know they are being scammed as the item they get has no real monetary value.

[–] Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have to say again, just because some people have a problem, doesn't mean we all have to miss out. My uncle is an alcoholic, should I not be able to have some brews and watch the chiefs? Some people eat to much sugar, my kid can't have a popsicle? Some people gamble to much, so it's bad for my kiddo to play that coin dropping game?

It's our job as parents to educate our kids on this stuff.

[–] hayes_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

As a different take, I think it’s just an un-fun mechanic that infects an increasing number of what I’d otherwise consider “good” games.

Because the (broad-stroke) economics of it mean that only 1/100 people actually need to engage with loot boxes for the company to see a profit, they’re incentivized to shove that shit in all of our faces constantly even if most of us hate it.

So, “we all have to miss out” is a huge mischaracterization of how I’d react to loot boxes being banned.