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Topic	A blow against loot boxes?
adjl 04/21/18 7:01:44 PM #9:	AllstarSniper32 posted... Well, to be fair, they're only going against the loot boxes that have gambling elements. Which is all fine by me! At some level, they all have gambling elements. They use the principle of random rewards to keep players feeling like they almost won something and should keep trying, which is exactly how gambling hooks people. Randomized rewards are used in many, many other circumstances in gaming for exactly that reason (MMO's being one of the foremost culprits there), but the problem with loot boxes lies in that players can pay to roll the dice instead of just having to continue playing, meaning preying upon their potential gambling addiction directly costs them money. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:900066796] in A blow aga... [t:76537784]...</cite> <quote><cite>AllstarSniper32 posted...</cite> <quote>Well, to be fair, they're only going against the loot boxes that have gambling elements. Which is all fine by me!</quote> At some level, they all have gambling elements. They use the principle of random rewards to keep players feeling like they almost won something and should keep trying, which is exactly how gambling hooks people. Randomized rewards are used in many, many other circumstances in gaming for exactly that reason (MMO's being one of the foremost culprits there), but the problem with loot boxes lies in that players can pay to roll the dice instead of just having to continue playing, meaning preying upon their potential gambling addiction directly costs them money. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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