Yesterday it was revealed that Belgian authorities are investigating Star Wars Battlefront II to determine
if the loot boxes within the game constitute as gambling.
Keep in mind that Activision have decided to go full bore with this even after the many conversations about
if loot boxes should be considered gambling.
If loot boxes are involved, people should also know about that.
Christopher Weaver says players should expect AAA game prices to rise
if loot boxes & freemium models are phased out.
If loot boxes will be removed from the games it's right that they are removed from all the games especially the free to play that are the most accessible to children.
It's not a day in video game news
if loot boxes don't come up at least once.
If loot boxes didn't impact a game publisher's bottom line, they'd disappear before any slow - moving organization could get involved.
But what
if loot boxes had gained prominence 25 years ago?
Under the «Recommendations» section, criminal prosecution is immediately mentioned, stating «Because paid loot boxes in the examined video games are illegal, criminal prosecution should be undertaken
if these loot boxes continue to be offered.
If loot boxes become illegal how can they push forward?
Each class and vehicle type has its own cards and levels, so while this probably isn't how things would've been organised
if loot boxes had never been intended it does provide the game with a perfectly fair and balanced set of skill trees.
I would outline certain criteria, and
if a loot box matches these criteria in spades it gets a pass.
If the loot box business model is going to continue being used in future, more gaming companies will consider the cosmetic loot box route to avoid Battlefront 2-esque backlash.
Without an objective way to determine
if a loot box result is a win or loss, I don't see how they meet the parameters.
«
If your Loot Box contains an item that is already in your collection, you will instead receive Credits.»
If a loot box contains an item you already have, it will be converted into credits, an in - game currency that seems to only be available through loot boxes.
Not exact matches
If you want some other subscription
boxes like
Loot Crate for your fandom needs, this list can help you...
If we had to choose between man with a Black card and a poor man, there wouldn't be much of a The
loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront 2 are changing due to player feedback
Shadow of War was only released on Tuesday, but
if all the noise about
loot boxes didn't affect your decisions to buy it, we have a nice little Shadow of War guide you may want to check out.
None of the 10 games under investigation were specifically named, but
if the four games found that violate Dutch gambling laws do not make changes to their
loot boxes that comply with regulations, the DGA will specifically announce which games are in violation and either impose fines or ban the sales of those games outright.
@lionheartssj1: You can't exploit a gamer
if they have the option to buy MT,
Loot boxes etc..
If lawmakers go ahead and regulate
loot boxes, I wonder how that will affect the various genres of games that depend on them, and whether we'll end up with something better or not.
I wonder
if lawmakers going after
loot boxes will use WHO's recognition of gaming disorder as a way to further their point that
loot boxes are making games more addictive and fueling «gaming disorders.»
If you were hoping the
loot box drama was about to end or slowly fade away, it is about to get a whole lot more interesting.
If you stop yourself from spending any money on
loot boxes, and try not to think too much about the unfairness of it all, then there's no pretending that Battlefront II can't be a lot of fun.
Even
if you somehow ignore the issue of
loot boxes Battlefront II is still a very difficult game to review, since it's composed of three almost entirely separate components: a class - based online shooter, a single - player story campaign, and a multiplayer space combat simulator.
NBA Live 18 vomits in - game currency at you as you play, so odds are
if you care, you can be in a position to constantly have chances to open
loot boxes without worrying about real money.
You can even earn
loot boxes filled with cosmetic items and
if you watch other players open their
loot boxes you'll earn prizes too!
I should also clarify that the controversy surrounding the
loot boxes is a little overblown because
if you manage to do most of the side content and atleast some of the minor online missions, you will end up with more than enough gear to get the true ending of the game.
If you fulfill the requirements of the challenges you'll get some extra XP and it gives you extra
loot boxes.
Look for the telltale pillars of purple haze that usually mark corpses and
loot boxes;
if you aim at these markers, your Focus will tell you what they are, so you can quickly identify the metal flower.
They wouldnt put
loot boxes in their games
if no one was buying them.
If you do spend real - world money for a
loot box, you are, after all, exchanging cash for uncertainty - but, ultimately, a chance that you might actually get what you want.
Loot boxes in FIFA 18, Overwatch, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are now illegal in Belgium, with the country's legislators declaring today that
if the games» publishers don't remove the offending microtransactions, people behind the games could face fines and even time behind bars.
If you want a deeply involving game that will force you to think outside the
box when it comes to combat,
looting, mission, interactions, and a whole host of other features than this is the game for you.
Loombe also went into more detail about rewards, as there are three types, the first being these Clash Capsules, where
if you bid one Ticket, you get
loot boxes from a Clash Orb, while bidding five gives you Clash Capsule rewards.
Also don't think
if the industry standard changed to 79.99 that most devs wouldn't throw in microtransactions and
loot boxes and claim they need them to feed their family as well.
If it only had the games to back it up and would not rely on extremely sparse ms console exclusives and the 95 % of soulless 3rd party cash grab
loot box and cut content bug fest games.
The powers that be might have made a temporary U-turn this time around but it may have to become permanent
if sales fall due to the adverse effect of
loot boxes.
There are Humans, Salarians, Krogans and more to choose from, but the majority are locked away and can be obtained by buying the «
loot boxes», either with in - game credits or real money
if you really can't wait.
It will be interesting to see whether the next wave of blockbuster games contain
loot boxes that require a financial contribution to unlock or
if the makers revert to allowing gameplay to take its course.
«What customers need to understand is that
if they think
loot boxes are gambling, it is only because they are too stupid to really understand the difference,» he said.
Though all of the above can involve spending real - world money on
loot box - style Bright Engrams, thankfully everything can be unlocked without spending a penny,
if you have time on your side and a dose of luck to get what you want.
Leveling up and earning
loot boxes will be enabled for the testing players, and all progress will carry over
if they decide to purchase the game afterwards.
If the practice were to be considered as gambling under the ESRB, the AO rating that games with
loot boxes would receive will lead to said games not being able to be sold in major retail outlets.
However, this grinding can be avoided
if you're willing to purchase
loot boxes that can contain orcs who will remove the need for this grind.
I'll ask again, «Can you imagine»
if EA used the money raised from
loot boxes to put out new free content like a new character?
If you haven't, concerns over the pricing structure and that hero content will be earned via
loot boxes rather than unlocked with the games once purchased has caused outrage among gamers.
It's little details like this that help a game be more immersive, sony is making a huge mistake by taking down the serves, and
if they truly feel proud of supporting this type of games, then the more reason why they should help it as much as possible, just because it didn't sold a million in the first months of release doesn't mean the game isn't worth it,
if anything, is among the few games this year that's actually a true video game, something made with soul and passion, not a plastic product like most games that have come out recently, especially with the whole
loot box fiasco.
If we don't have continued revenue from something like
loot boxes, there is no way in the world we, as a struggling indie, can continue to pay for our team to develop new free gameplay for everyone.