Current Events > Online gaming 5 years ago:

(+) Yeah! (+)

*cosmetic item available only for real money purchase*

"That's bullshit! You should be able to unlock it in game. There's no way this could get any worse!"



Online gaming today:

*cosmetic item available for both real money and in-game currency, but you have to hope you get it from the mystery box instead of being able to outright buy it*
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I can't tell if you're saying things have gotten better or worse.
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DevsBro posted...

I can't tell if you're saying things have gotten better or worse.

Worse
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I don't think you pointed out the fact that it takes forever to get enough ingame currency to buy a mysterybox.
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Random Loot Drops are the dumbest thing you can spend real world money on.

Like, I honestly think less of you if I find out you spend money on that shit.
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Loot Boxes are actually the worse, dude. I don't mind it when there's a cost for cosmetic or aesthetic items (I find it absolutely worse when there's a price for gameplay changing stuff), but if I want to buy an extra costume or whatever I want to buy it for a specific character. I don't care about hunting through the entire cast's set of bullshit for a bunch of crap, I just want Lucio or Scarecrow's shit.

I have only play two games with a Lootbox system, but I truly despise loot boxes. It's demoralizing to earn a lootbox (I have yet to spend money on one) open it and get, say, Zarya or Black Adam stuff. I don't care about them and will never use them. It's useless to me. Oh and you have the chance to get repeats. WHa kind of dumb shit is that?

This is a very personal side of the issue involving only my side of it (how selfish), but that's my mini rant for it. Fuck Lootboxes.
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