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Yeah it's exactly like buying Gucci, except if it was dispensed in a slot machine and you had to spin it 100 times to get the clothes you want. And the odds of

Yeah it's exactly like buying Gucci, except if it was dispensed in a slot machine and you had to spin it 100 times to get the clothes you want. And the odds of the machine were rigged and personalized to you, which is illegal in real gambling

pests 3y ago
Overwatch and almost all modern games moved past the lootbox mechanic because that was getting too close to many countries gambling laws. Now you just buy what you want. Like you go into a store and buy a Gucci wallet. You go into the Overwatch store and buy the latest One Piece Collab. No slot machine or anything.
- intelVISA 3y ago
  Regarding RMT, I think Valve did the master play with their proto-NFT marketplace stuff, really ahead of the curve.
- TheOtherHobbes 3y ago
  The Overwatch store is in your living room and available 24/7, before/during/after intense gameplay.
  - Miiko 3y ago
    Do you know that Gucci has on-line store, also available 24/7 from your living room?
    - tekknik 3y ago
      Gucci isn’t affordable by many, a $30 skin is. Plus the overwatch skin is digital, you can’t resell it nor does it mean anything in the real world. Not the same.
      - pests 3y ago
        What do either od those have to do with anything?
        tekknik 3y ago
        Because affordability affects the success of the money grab?
DanielHB 3y ago
There is a distinction between lootboxes with tradable items and those without, if the items are tradable it is literally gambling. But yeah, sucky either way
- pauldenton 3y ago
  It's not the trading, it's the paying money for lootboxes. Plenty of roguelikes/roguelites have loot boxes, but they randomly generated chests you open by defeating bosses, not by pulling out your credit card
AussieWog93 3y ago
>Yeah it's exactly like buying Gucci, except if it was dispensed in a slot machine and you had to spin it 100 times to get the clothes you want. Not sure if you're into buying designer stuff, but that industry is going in a similar-ish direction. People buy a bunch of undesirable crap just so they can be put on the VIP list and maaaaybe get the opportunity to purchase the actually desirable products at a far below market price. Not sure if Gucci themselves do this, but I know Rolex and at least one of the big handbag brands (Hermes?) operate this way.

pests 3y ago

Overwatch and almost all modern games moved past the lootbox mechanic because that was getting too close to many countries gambling laws. Now you just buy what you want. Like you go into a store and buy a Gucci wallet. You go into the Overwatch store and buy the latest One Piece Collab. No slot machine or anything.

intelVISA 3y ago
Regarding RMT, I think Valve did the master play with their proto-NFT marketplace stuff, really ahead of the curve.
TheOtherHobbes 3y ago
The Overwatch store is in your living room and available 24/7, before/during/after intense gameplay.
- Miiko 3y ago
  Do you know that Gucci has on-line store, also available 24/7 from your living room?
  - tekknik 3y ago
    Gucci isn’t affordable by many, a $30 skin is. Plus the overwatch skin is digital, you can’t resell it nor does it mean anything in the real world. Not the same.
    - pests 3y ago
      What do either od those have to do with anything?
      - tekknik 3y ago
        Because affordability affects the success of the money grab?

DanielHB 3y ago

There is a distinction between lootboxes with tradable items and those without, if the items are tradable it is literally gambling. But yeah, sucky either way

pauldenton 3y ago
It's not the trading, it's the paying money for lootboxes. Plenty of roguelikes/roguelites have loot boxes, but they randomly generated chests you open by defeating bosses, not by pulling out your credit card

AussieWog93 3y ago

>Yeah it's exactly like buying Gucci, except if it was dispensed in a slot machine and you had to spin it 100 times to get the clothes you want. Not sure if you're into buying designer stuff, but that industry is going in a similar-ish direction. People buy a bunch of undesirable crap just so they can be put on the VIP list and maaaaybe get the opportunity to purchase the actually desirable products at a far below market price. Not sure if Gucci themselves do this, but I know Rolex and at least one of the big handbag brands (Hermes?) operate this way.