US Senator demands review of loot box policies, citing potential harm
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Re: US Senator demands review of loot box policies, citing potential harm
#2It is actually a very good point.
Now that I look into it, I think we should also ban all the booster packages for the board games.
These packages can contain or may not contain valuable card and you are effectively gambling when you buy one.
It can also become very addictive.
Re: US Senator demands review of loot box policies, citing potential harm
#3"The rating board will fix this for us."
Ugh.
Re: US Senator demands review of loot box policies, citing potential harm
#4It is actually a very good point. Now that I look into it, I think we should also ban all the booster packages for the board games. These packages can contain or may not contain valuable card and you are effectively gambling when you buy one. It can also become very addictive.
This seems like an argument to remove all randomization from purchases.
Re: US Senator demands review of loot box policies, citing potential harm
#5It is actually a very good point. Now that I look into it, I think we should also ban all the booster packages for the board games. These packages can contain or may not contain valuable card and you are effectively gambling when you buy one. It can also become very addictive.
This seems like an argument to remove all randomization from purchases.
I am fully supportive of that.
Re: US Senator demands review of loot box policies, citing potential harm
#6Not always the biggest fan of regulation, but man do I hate loot boxes... They are really egregious in many games. If the industry hadn't taken it way, way too far, it might not be necessary. However, I think it's way past time they're looked at
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#9It is actually a very good point. Now that I look into it, I think we should also ban all the booster packages for the board games. These packages can contain or may not contain valuable card and you are effectively gambling when you buy one. It can also become very addictive.
This seems like an argument to remove all randomization from purchases.
At the very least, all purchases should include info about the randomization. It shouldn't be legal to sell randomized products while keeping the randomization secret.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am fully supportive of that.
Does that mean you're also in favor of ending state sponsored lottories, raffles, etc...?
I am.
Unless it's not-for-profit or single use (e.g. lottery revenue going to schools), then it's a regressive tax on people who don't understand probability.