Topic: Should loot boxes be banned in videogames? - page 2. (Read 222 times)
If that negatively affects young people, maybe the government makes regulations to control or reduce the number of young people who can addict to that game. But no matter what, if someone is addicted because of something, that will need responsibility for that people not to become addicted because I am sure that people can prevent the addicting. Maybe some people will say that it is gambling, but other people will not say that it is gambling. That will depend on how the perspective of each people to see that game.
That would basically require the devs to somehow choose another option to profit. Yes, it's quite the devious way to earn through their games, but most games with loot boxes are games that are released freely in the first place, so it's actually understandable why such a thing exists. They could retain loot boxes but they have to somehow improve the rates or something, since fr, people are just going to spend thousands of dollars to get one item they really wanted, which realistically speaking, is just the companies milking the money out of their users.
Still, spending for loot boxes isn't really an option that's enforced for its users, and not like having that content from lootbox would differentiate you from other users, so I don't think it should be banned. Rather, it should be properly regulated so that users who spend on it are able to justify the cost for what they wanted to get.
Still, spending for loot boxes isn't really an option that's enforced for its users, and not like having that content from lootbox would differentiate you from other users, so I don't think it should be banned. Rather, it should be properly regulated so that users who spend on it are able to justify the cost for what they wanted to get.
Loot boxes should 100% be banned in video games.
Game developers will always use it as an obfuscation method of profit. Where gamers are taken advantage of and awarded less than what they pay for.
There is never a scenario where devs use it as a method of giving gamers more than their money's worth. It is a predatory business practice and method of exploitation via default.
The typical loot box might award a gamer $1 of content for every $50+ they spend. Its a shell game utilized to hide financial losses of gamers and on the opposite end of the spectrum: game profits. Which is why it was such a big money maker for game developers.
Game developers will always use it as an obfuscation method of profit. Where gamers are taken advantage of and awarded less than what they pay for.
There is never a scenario where devs use it as a method of giving gamers more than their money's worth. It is a predatory business practice and method of exploitation via default.
The typical loot box might award a gamer $1 of content for every $50+ they spend. Its a shell game utilized to hide financial losses of gamers and on the opposite end of the spectrum: game profits. Which is why it was such a big money maker for game developers.
A recent study is showing that during the pandemic addiction to loot packs has grown, with 24% of those participating in a survey feeling they are addicted to them, do you think they should be banned for young people? Obviously most games rely on a random element when it comes to make their mechanics work, but when you can use real money to buy those loot boxes without really knowing what you are going to get you are crossing a line and it seems to me this should be considered gambling, what do you think?
https://news.sky.com/story/children-addicted-to-video-game-loot-packs-in-lockdown-gambling-support-groups-warn-12262946
https://news.sky.com/story/children-addicted-to-video-game-loot-packs-in-lockdown-gambling-support-groups-warn-12262946
No need for a ban.These games are just like normal games with an added element which is to use real money to buy upgrades or other things to make your character in the game more appealing.Gambling is another nature and is you use money to try and make more money while here you use money to create a better gameplay experience which are two completely different things.
I think there's no need for a ban on loot boxes since most games don't have any legal way to sell those cosmetic items apart from steam's marketplace which was mentioned in the article. It's still possible for you to sell them by handing the account away but for me it's not just the same as actual gambling where it's very easy to pull out your money anytime you want once you hit something big.
A recent study is showing that during the pandemic addiction to loot packs has grown, with 24% of those participating in a survey feeling they are addicted to them, do you think they should be banned for young people? Obviously most games rely on a random element when it comes to make their mechanics work, but when you can use real money to buy those loot boxes without really knowing what you are going to get you are crossing a line and it seems to me this should be considered gambling, what do you think?
https://news.sky.com/story/children-addicted-to-video-game-loot-packs-in-lockdown-gambling-support-groups-warn-12262946
https://news.sky.com/story/children-addicted-to-video-game-loot-packs-in-lockdown-gambling-support-groups-warn-12262946
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