An early report from USGamer (which was then later mostly corroborated by Kotaku's sources as well) made it known that Battlefield V will have loot boxes, but they'll be
cosmetic loot boxes only.
Not exact matches
From Geens» tone, it doesn't sound like this ruling is negotiable, though it seems that games like Overwatch or CS: GO might have some wiggle room, considering their
loot boxes only contain
cosmetic items.
Fear nor as despite being called
loot boxes there's absolutely no pay to win in this game, the
boxes are given out liberally as well and
only contain skins for planes and other
cosmetic changes.
Zeni is used to buy
loot boxes that contain
cosmetic items
only.
For instance, Overwatch has
loot boxes, but there's very little furore surrounding their inclusion in Blizzard's shooter because they
only contain
cosmetic items.
These
loot boxes contain special anniversary
only cosmetic items.
I think it's important to separate
cosmetic loot boxes and gameplay
loot boxes because while
cosmetic loot boxes can still be done in an unfair manner, as they
only contain
cosmetic goods, they don't affect how the game is played and keep players on an even basis, therefore they won't be mentioned in this article.
Micro-transactions are available for
loot boxes, but these are also available as gameplay rewards, and they contain
only cosmetic items.
This means that any
loot box in the game is now
only good for
cosmetic items or credits.
Sirlin: Yes, the
loot boxes will
only contain
cosmetic items.
Many will defend certain types of microtransaction and
loot box by claiming if they sell
only cosmetic DLC, it's fine.
Speculation says there will be a
cosmetic -
only loot box, but nothing has been alluded to or confirmed.
Sea of Thieves will launch without microtransactions, but will add them in its first major content update, planned for around three months after launch — but they'll be for
cosmetic rewards
only, and won't feature
loot boxes.
Notably, Battlerite lets you pay $ 30 for an «All Champions Pack» which includes all playable characters, current and future, leaving
only cosmetic unlocks and
loot boxes.
This would likely be a non-issue if the microtransactions and
loot boxes were
cosmetic only but that just isn't the case here.
For instance, a game like Epic Games» Fortnite Battle Royale, which does not contain
loot boxes but does sell in - game currency that can be used to buy
cosmetic items outright, would be considered the same as Blizzard's Overwatch, which
only lets players buy slot machine - style
loot box packs with real money and no guarantee of eventual rewards.
The
loot boxes in «Overwatch»
only offer randomized
cosmetic items and don't actually affect gameplay.