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  1. ShadowsOfParadox

    Britain UK government considers regulating loot boxes as gambling

    Even someone who does their research can get screwed. Plenty of games have been fine on launch and then post review cycle ramped up the microtransactions. Just look at Black Ops 4.
  2. ShadowsOfParadox

    Britain UK government considers regulating loot boxes as gambling

    That "your kid gets lost sometimes" is literally ME. I have a hard time pathfinding unless I am VERY familiar with the place. It's not helicoptering when it's "the only reason that kid is willing to go anywhere is having the security blanket of KNOWING they can be found again"
  3. ShadowsOfParadox

    Britain UK government considers regulating loot boxes as gambling

    oh I dunno, maybe cus they get lost a bunch and phones have this neat called "GPS" that makes it easier to find them? Or maybe cus sometimes they stop talking and you'd damn well better have a way for them to readily get a hold of you that DOESN'T involve talking. Or maybe because they have a...
  4. ShadowsOfParadox

    Britain UK government considers regulating loot boxes as gambling

    if you have a phone and you want to download something onto it you need to sign in to the app store and provide your credit card. And it doesn't MATTER if you download it for your kid, the app store has your stuff. Apple at least has a setting so you can mandate that you log in again shortly...
  5. ShadowsOfParadox

    Britain UK government considers regulating loot boxes as gambling

    ...have you tried doing ANYTHING on the Apple App store? It NEEDS your credit card data for you to download ANYTHING AT ALL.
  6. ShadowsOfParadox

    Britain UK government considers regulating loot boxes as gambling

    how much harder do you think it is for a little kid with no concept of money to empty their parent's bank accounts in a store buying pokemon or baseball cards than anonymously online? EDIT: not what they are talking about, they are talking about "Hi, I am a compulsive gambler but I like...
  7. ShadowsOfParadox

    Britain UK government considers regulating loot boxes as gambling

    Here's the thing about lootboxes, to compulsive gamblers they ARE indeed gambling. And worse, it's gambling they CAN'T see coming. Even WORSE, it's gambling that can be introduced into what USED to be spaces where they went to AVOID engaging in addict behavior. And that's not just testimonials...
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