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There are an impressive number of companies attempting to cash in on the loot-box phenomenon in more and more blatant fashion. That's probably not sustainable
by paulmd 9y ago
There are an impressive number of companies attempting to cash in on the loot-box phenomenon in more and more blatant fashion. That's probably not sustainable in the long term, even apart from the possibility of regulatory gaze turning upon this form of gambling.
- makomk 9y agoIt seems even Twitch is dipping its toes in that water at the moment. They've been displaying a message at the top of the chat telling people that they can get a random temporary emote for every 250 bit "cheer" (about $3.50) - collect all six to get a permanent emote. It's effectively a version of the good old kompu gacha except with a limited-time deadline: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-25-twitch-halloween-crates-contain-temporary-emotes http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-25-twitch-hallowee...