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Is it even about punishment? This is a civil case about loot-boxes. The settlement is to pay off the lawyers and make the case go away. I'm not that morally
by jayd16 6y ago
Is it even about punishment? This is a civil case about loot-boxes.
The settlement is to pay off the lawyers and make the case go away.
I'm not that morally opposed to loot boxes and I don't believe any laws were broken. What kind of punishment are you looking for?
- _Microft 6y agoI hope the lawyers are also paid with in-game currency.
- alpaca128 6y agoOr exposure
- stuaxo 6y agoThe point of the settlement is to hit a company hard enough so they stop before doing something like this again. Using in game currency and not real money is absolutely not going to achieve this.
- curryst 6y agoNo, that would be the purpose of a judgement. This isn't a judgement, it's a settlement. To Epic, the purpose is to make this go away. To those suing, the point is take a small but guaranteed windfall rather than risk a lengthy and uncertain court process.
- njharman 6y agoA disincentive to continuing the activity the class action suit was brought for. In theory, class action lawsuits are either or both 1) compensate victims 2) "force" company to stop activity society deems "bad" Victims care about #1, the rest of us want #2 so we don't become victims in the future. In this case, stop exploiting addiction and other human psychology for profit via loot boxes.