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I think the worth of the loot is the difference. The surprise is just nice to have but it's just a piece of plastic, and all of the different ones have the same
by Double_a_92 9y ago
I think the worth of the loot is the difference. The surprise is just nice to have but it's just a piece of plastic, and all of the different ones have the same value.
Where as in e.g. CS:GO you can get weapon skins that are worth thousands of dollars and are even tradeable for real money (via 3rd party sites).
Also because the skins are easily tradeable and have a real money value they are basically virtual casino chips. And they are used on real 3rd party gambling sites, which are completely unregulated and even children can participate. At that point it's beyond the loot boxes, it's real gambling with roulette and everything!
- majewsky 9y ago> and all of the different ones have the same value. Not quite, as I point out in a comment to one of your siblings. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16929805 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16929805
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoThose skins though - is there any reason other than gambling/speculation that someone would spend that money on them?
- Double_a_92 9y agoYou spend a lot of time as your character in the game... It's maybe nice to give yours an unique look. The high prices just come from the money that you theoretically need to unbox a rare one. I wonder however who does actually buy those.