Board 8 > Twitch introduces lootboxes for temporary emoticons

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Xiahou Shake
10/24/17 1:56:40 AM
#1:


https://blog.twitch.tv/bring-the-zombie-apocalypse-to-twitch-7a5bf4ecff42

I'm ready for this trend to stop now, please.
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Paratroopa1
10/24/17 1:58:12 AM
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If this is how they're going to wring money out of whales so they don't have to wring it out of ME, bring it on
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Nanis23
10/24/17 6:33:46 AM
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Hahaha, nice April Fools

Wait, it isn't?
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GranzonEx
10/24/17 10:44:48 AM
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Gatarix
10/24/17 11:12:41 AM
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scarletspeed7
10/24/17 11:15:08 AM
#7:


Save_us.Sterling
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PrivateBiscuit1
10/24/17 11:45:45 AM
#8:


scarletspeed7 posted...
Save_us.Sterling

Isn't that the fat creepy weirdo who dresses in skin tight outfits with face paint on?

Because if so then I will take my chances with a lootbox future.
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greengravy294
10/24/17 12:04:21 PM
#9:


no more lootboxes
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tazzyboyishere
10/24/17 12:37:44 PM
#10:


PrivateBiscuit1 posted...
scarletspeed7 posted...
Save_us.Sterling

Isn't that the fat creepy weirdo who dresses in skin tight outfits with face paint on?

Yeah, he's great. Also predicted this sort of thing happening immediately after Overwatch released.
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skullbone
10/24/17 12:43:32 PM
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So you can pay 5000 bits to permanently unlock 1 emote after this all ends (or gamble and hope you unlock all 6)

5000 bits = $64.40

I'm not normally against loot boxes but this is starting to get a little silly.
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SantaRPidgey
10/24/17 1:13:07 PM
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I mean... Why make it temporary??
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skullbone
10/24/17 1:27:45 PM
#13:


SantaRPidgey posted...
I mean... Why make it temporary??


To fight against emoticon power creep
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PrivateBiscuit1
10/24/17 1:57:10 PM
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Probably a test to encourage people to put money into it.
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CelesMyUserName
10/24/17 1:59:43 PM
#15:


skullbone posted...
SantaRPidgey posted...
I mean... Why make it temporary??


To fight against emoticon power creep

but that was the best part of Neopets avatars, building a gigantic collection you will never use
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PrinceKaro
10/24/17 2:00:11 PM
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remember when twitch was about watching people play videogames
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Paratroopa1
10/24/17 6:14:10 PM
#17:


I'm sorry but I just can't accept people grumbling over this - Twitch can't be cheap to operate, I don't give a flying fuck about emoticons, if this will extract money from people who have way too much money to throw around, then who cares, if it helps keep Twitch alive and free to use
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HeroDelTiempo17
10/24/17 7:02:25 PM
#19:


Also it's important to note that most of the money is going to the streamers. For example:

skullbone posted...
5000 bits = $64.40


This is $50 going to the streamer and $14.40 to twitch. Which, yes, is a big upcharge compared to PayPal or whatever, but that's why they have all this shiny nonsense to get people to use bits.
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-hotdogturtle--
10/24/17 7:19:28 PM
#20:


Twitch has always been about whoring their emoticons and emoticon culture. This honestly isn't even anything out of the ordinary.
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Grand Kirby
10/24/17 9:13:31 PM
#21:


Lootboxes for emojis. You couldn't possibly create a worse idea.
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tyder21
10/24/17 9:16:27 PM
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WhiteLens
10/24/17 9:22:27 PM
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GranzonEx
10/24/17 9:27:17 PM
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pogchamp
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Grand Kirby
10/25/17 2:37:19 AM
#25:


So it turns this was the thing that pissed off the Japanese government so much that they banned it:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_gacha

Way to go twitch.
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