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TigerTycoon posted...

Do people with gambling problems still spend over hundreds of dollars trying to get the skin they want? Yes.

But that's not your problem, as the gambling addicts and whales are paying so you can get free updates right?

It's not my problem because it's not my problem how people spend their money. People get addicted to and spend tons of money on a lot of various stupid things.

TigerTycoon posted...

Well, whether Overwatch's loot boxes are "fine" depends on what angle you're look at it from.

Nah, it's fine because the things you get from it are purely optional and cosmetic. It's not the company's problem if people are addicted and spend way too much money on them. And like I just said, people spend way too much money on lots of things that are optional and/or cosmetic.

The difference is that when you can get things that aren't just cosmetic, like what was in the Star Wars game, then the value shifts from being completely optional to being somewhat optional but leaning towards needed. That's what makes it predatory. They would never come out and say it, but of course they hope that you feel the items are needed enough to where you would go spend more money just to get the desired outcome of better items.
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If the people only understood the rank injustice of our money and banking systems, there would be a revolution before morning - Andrew Jackson