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People want to do heroin, why is it you (or the government's) job to tell them not to? ... Microtransaction games are based around exploiting an inherent flaw

People want to do heroin, why is it you (or the government's) job to tell them not to? ... Microtransaction games are based around exploiting an inherent flaw in human reasoning; predatory behaviors that exploit our weaknesses as humans should be regulated against. edit: to back this up: The wordpress blog linked below references 19 clinical studies and explains in detail much better than I care to write up. https://platinumparagon.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/the-psychology-of-loot-boxes-and-microtransactions/ https://platinumparagon.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/the-psychol...

ApolloFortyNine 7y ago
>People want to do heroin, why is it you (or the government's) job to tell them not to? ... When people start killing each other, or letting their lives fall apart around them, just so they can spend more money on another cute girl in Fate GO, then I'll let you make that analogy.
- baybal2 7y ago
  >People want to do heroin, why is it you (or the government's) job to tell them not to? ... In China these days, parents pretty much do treat smartphone games "as bad as drugs" for kids. Rooting phones to prevent game installation and removing/breaking/locking payment APIs is one of most popular services in phone repair shops.
- 0_gravitas 7y ago
  Anecdotal but I've personally known people that have sunk thousands into microtransactions for a single game. Claiming that they arent harmful or predatory in any way whatsoever just seems to be an intentionally obtuse claim to me.
  - ApolloFortyNine 7y ago
    I also know people who have sunk thousands on gacha games. But that does not make it harmful or predatory. People are allowed to spend money on whatever they want, just because you don't agree with their choices doesn't mean you should make it illegal.
- darpa_escapee 7y ago
  > When people start killing each other, or letting their lives fall apart around them, just so they can spend more money on another cute girl in Fate GO, then I'll let you make that analogy. Gambling, video game, and internet addictions are real and do ruin lives. While I don't want to dive into hyperbole territory and don't blame video games for this instance of violence, just this week someone punched and killed their 1 year old child because they lost at a video game[1]. Brains are weird and are easily highjacked by dopamine hits, whether they're obtained from drugs or external stimuli. [1] https://people.com/crime/dad-allegedly-kills-baby-son-punch-head-after-losing-video-game/ https://people.com/crime/dad-allegedly-kills-baby-son-punch-...

ApolloFortyNine 7y ago

>People want to do heroin, why is it you (or the government's) job to tell them not to? ... When people start killing each other, or letting their lives fall apart around them, just so they can spend more money on another cute girl in Fate GO, then I'll let you make that analogy.

baybal2 7y ago
>People want to do heroin, why is it you (or the government's) job to tell them not to? ... In China these days, parents pretty much do treat smartphone games "as bad as drugs" for kids. Rooting phones to prevent game installation and removing/breaking/locking payment APIs is one of most popular services in phone repair shops.
0_gravitas 7y ago
Anecdotal but I've personally known people that have sunk thousands into microtransactions for a single game. Claiming that they arent harmful or predatory in any way whatsoever just seems to be an intentionally obtuse claim to me.
- ApolloFortyNine 7y ago
  I also know people who have sunk thousands on gacha games. But that does not make it harmful or predatory. People are allowed to spend money on whatever they want, just because you don't agree with their choices doesn't mean you should make it illegal.
darpa_escapee 7y ago
> When people start killing each other, or letting their lives fall apart around them, just so they can spend more money on another cute girl in Fate GO, then I'll let you make that analogy. Gambling, video game, and internet addictions are real and do ruin lives. While I don't want to dive into hyperbole territory and don't blame video games for this instance of violence, just this week someone punched and killed their 1 year old child because they lost at a video game[1]. Brains are weird and are easily highjacked by dopamine hits, whether they're obtained from drugs or external stimuli. [1] https://people.com/crime/dad-allegedly-kills-baby-son-punch-head-after-losing-video-game/ https://people.com/crime/dad-allegedly-kills-baby-son-punch-...