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MuffinzwOrned
11/23/17 4:40:37 PM
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They're worse than gambling because you can't actually win money.
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Naysaspace
11/23/17 4:42:02 PM
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you win items with tangible, established monetary value.
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NeonOctopus
11/23/17 4:42:59 PM
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Naysaspace posted...
you win items with tangible, established monetary value.

Yes, everyone who bought stuff in Marvel Heroes has something of that value that they bought with money.

Oh wait...
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weapon_d00d816
11/23/17 4:43:04 PM
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Naysaspace posted...
you win items with tangible, established monetary value.

That you can't trade or sell or do anything with.
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armandro
11/23/17 4:46:12 PM
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lets ban alcohol while we're at it!
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wackyteen
11/23/17 4:46:37 PM
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Naysaspace posted...
you win items with tangible, established monetary value.

no you don't

you can't go out and buy those cards directly with real money
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50Blessings
11/23/17 4:50:48 PM
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Only this generation could be so fucking stupid to actually enjoying paying money for random shit.
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CruelBuffalo
11/23/17 4:59:11 PM
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27_Sandman_40 posted...
I think arguing whether its gambling or not is stupid and only serves to fuel peoples egos of having to be right with everything.

The point is its shady, anti-consumer, needs restrictions, and has no place in video games.


Here here. Lets Magik and Pokemon cards!
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GamerSanta
11/23/17 5:05:47 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Naysaspace posted...
you win items with tangible, established monetary value.

Yes, everyone who bought stuff in Marvel Heroes has something of that value that they bought with money.

Oh wait...

This. It's also incredibly idiotic to compare lootboxes to pokemon cards. When a game's severs go down, you will no longer own your skins / emotes / ect. When pokemon cards seize production, you will still have your pokemon cards. Anyone with a brain knows that.

wackyteen posted...
Naysaspace posted...
you win items with tangible, established monetary value.

no you don't

you can't go out and buy those cards directly with real money

Also this. In addition, the "monetary value" is moot. Can you sell an Overwatch skin to someone? No you can't. Can you sell your Overwatch account? Nope, that violates the TOS and you will be banned.
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Dash_Harber
11/23/17 5:09:34 PM
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50Blessings posted...
Only this generation could be so fucking stupid to actually enjoying paying money for random shit.


That's funny. Blaming this generation for consumerism.

Anyway, loot boxes aren't gambling. I'm not saying they are good or bad, but they aren't gambling. The loot doesn't carry any inherent value. They are technically worthless. You are paying money for something that has no value, can not be resold, and has no purpose other than paying your way to victory. If anything, it is akin to bribery.
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Romulox28
11/23/17 5:10:59 PM
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50Blessings posted...
Only this generation could be so fucking stupid to actually enjoying paying money for random shit.

Ever been to a casino? Lol
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50Blessings
11/23/17 5:13:23 PM
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Romulox28 posted...
Ever been to a casino? Lol


But I thought Loot Boxes weren't gambling

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My point is, gambling or not, the practice is for fucking morons, plain and simple.

Hey, give me 10 bucks. Then we'll roll the dice, and if it lands on 1 you get what you want.

Do you see how fucking stupid that is?

In what world would someone prefer lootboxes over just buying whatever the fuck you wanted?
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Darmik
11/23/17 5:13:25 PM
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Naysaspace posted...
you win items with tangible, established monetary value.


So if you earn the items through in-game play you're making profit?! Why didn't anyone tell me?
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