TIL how video games use tricks from gambling to attract big spenders
TIL how video games use tricks from gambling to attract big spenders
Controversy over tactics used by some firms to target players who are on track to spend high sums
Stop wasting your time and $ on mobile game. Get real game. Console, PC master race, ...
PC games are infested with the same issue. Especially anything that's free to play. But even plenty of full price titles have the issue. The FIFA series is one if not the worst offender of this.
Belgium tried to stop it and declared loot boxes as gambling. Effectively banning them from any game that doesn't have a gambling license. This happen back in 2018/19. Unfortunately it isn't really enforced and did nothing. But it's a step in the right direction.
PC games are no different. Loot boxes have been a thing for a long time
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This isn't new. This is why many governments cracked down on loot boxes.
This has been known for a long time. The question is what sort of regulations can and have been implemented against things like this.
Indeed. And Epic Games even went as far as hiring psychologists to make Fortnite as addictive as possible. And as proof that it works, Fortnite is one of my most favourite of games and I play it almost every single day.
Leviathans fund my gacha games.
We’re all gambling addicts haha
How much did you spend on your GPU? 🤣
And how much value do you get out of it? 🤣
It's like you're comparing apples to orange-colored software 🤣
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