Sentences with phrase «for more loot boxes»

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The system is unfair by design, and for the sole purpose of trying to tempt people into spending more money on loot boxes than they ever would on the game alone or a season pass.

The implementation was different in each game but the overall problem was the same, in that the games were being made purposefully more difficult, or less interesting, unless you also paid for loot boxes which contained random in - game items.

There are some customization options for your characters, and more can be unlocked from loot boxes that you get for picking up dog tags.

For publishers, then, the loot box is the more easily marketable solution to the public relations nightmare of the microtransaction, but players are already starting to catch on to these tactics.

Loot Crate, I think more than any other subscription box I've seen, gives you a lot of bang for your buck.

Though criminal prosecution against the investigated publishers is their primary recommendation, the BGC has set forth additional recommendations for how to deal with loot boxes more broadly.

All of the sudden, WoW Tokens became a whole lot more valuable, leading to a spike in the amount of gold they could buy via the auction house as dedicated players looked to unload some of their excess gold for other Blizzard products, ranging from Hearthstone card packs to Overwatch loot boxes.

These games make their cash from in - app purchases for in - game money, loot boxes, cosmetic items and more.

She goes on to discuss more recent innovations in monetisation: «There's a lot of negative press around monetization, loot boxes, games as a service, etc. but these things are trending now in the industry, especially for larger publishers, as an answer to the problem of rising development costs.

However, as a gamer, this type of loot box system is one that aggravates me, the so called «Pay to Win» system that rewards a player for spending more money than their opponent.

Even with the host of other great fighters released this year, we can still see ourselves coming back for a few loot boxes or multiplayer sessions for the foreseeable future, especially considering how much more DLC characters will add with their new loot.

For anyone wanting more context, here is the complete set of questions they had about loot boxes in Fantasy Strike and beyond, and the answers I provided:

We've got an Overwatch League faux pas, a big week for Insomniac fans, some posture advice, the next footnote in the history of the war against loot boxes, and even more on Kotaku XP, our weekly video roundup of what the heck is going on with games and the people who play them.

But the ongoing loot box controversy is a reminder that we should be pushing for more a sustainable and healthy development environment.

With more and more countries, agencies and government bodies rushing to have their say on loot boxes, it may be wiser for developers to just remove the darn things before the suits regulate them out of existence.

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I'm inevitably drawn to it, and I have to say that at least for me, the presence of loot boxes is not enough to stop me from enjoying it, probably much more than it should.

More often than not, loot boxes are cosmetic in nature (granting some sort of goodie to make your character look cool), or time - saving, providing in - game cash to bypass grinding for weapons or levels.

Sadly, the minor annoying aspects like tired cliches that just keep coming, the grinding to get more currency making you race the same races over and over again, the loot boxes that are hidden away but still part of the game all make it an easy decision to wait for a sale or wait for it to show up on Origin Access vault (or EA Access on Xbox).

Meanwhile, across the globe in Hawaii, down - with - the - kids Democrat politician Chris Lee added more fuel to EA's fire by publicly calling for legislation to end the sale of loot boxes to minors.

It looks like the jig is up for the humble loot box, as more and more laws, regulations and government studies are coming down, saying «Yep, that's gambling matey.»

With more and more counties taking a stance against bad loot boxes practices, many developers have started abandoning them, for the time being at least.

Players will now receive less duplicates in loot boxes than before, and to compensate for these duplicates, you will now receive more credits in loot boxes than before.

GameSpot reviewer Justin Haywald played through the game without needing to pay for a single loot box, calling the Market «less predatory and more like a cluelessly unnecessary addition.»

There's a healthy selection of guns to unlock, upgrade and customise as well as basic training skills to unlock too, there's a tonne of cosmetic items to earn through the game's strong presence of loot boxes, and there's of course the usual mix of classic multiplayer staples such as Team Deathmatch, Domination, Free For All and Capture The Flag that join more modern inclusions such as Kill Confirmed and Gridiron, a spin on Advanced Warfare's Uplink mode.

But in an EA world, that means there wasn't any room for loot boxes and pointless add - ons that they can fleece more money out of us with.

Middle - Earth: Shadow of War has become more famous for its boundary - pushing loot box system than anything else — and that's a good thing, because any game designed to fleece its customers and exploit those with addictive personalities deserves to be known for nothing else.

Robocraft Infinity has pieces that are blocked for non-premium players, insanely expensive blocks, two types of currency (one dedicated solely to cosmetic items that can't even be obtained through in - game methods), loot boxes featuring duplicate items, and much more.

Kristin Williams (@kristincreate)-- I've been too busy watching the Olympics to get any real gaming done this week, so I'll be trying to get in my loot boxes for the event in Overwatch first, and then hopefully some time for more Final Fantasy X so I can catch up to Shea again!

The reason for this is because the developers claim that the grinding will feel more «meaningful» and give players a sense of «accomplishment», which is similar to what EA and DICE said about implementing the loot box progression system in Star Wars: Battlefront II.

An unforgiving loot box system, for example, erodes players» trust and is usually more trouble than it's worth.

Paid loot boxes are increasingly destroying more games that would otherwise be great, forcing you to pay for additional levels, more characters, or worse, for power - ups and better gear to actually provide a gameplay advantage to paying players.

Microtransactions and DLC inherently change the way a game is developed, but loot boxes are much more invasive ways for these companies to make money.

Just last week, the publisher was forced to shut down microtransactions (paid loot boxes) in Star Wars Battlefront II after the immediate fan backlash that came roaring through the internet after players realized they would have to basically pay more to unlock major characters like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker for the multiplayer mode (characters that were free in the first game, mind you).

Loot boxes are mostly purchased with in - game virtual currency, but in - game virtual currency is more often than not, paid for with real money.

Some of these changes rolled out with the Crimson Days Valentine's event, which had more opportunities to earn exclusive stuff for free than the universally panned Dawning event, and added duplicate protection to loot boxes.

While it may appear to be out of place when thought of in context of Shadow of Mordor, the loot boxes and randomized items make a kind of sense for the more RPG and tactical board game side of things in Shadow of War.

We've got an Overwatch League faux pas, a big week for Insomniac fans, some posture advice, the next footnote in the history of the war against loot boxes, and even more on Kotaku XP, our weekly video roundup of what the heck is going on with games and the people who play them.

Konami opines as long as they don't do loot boxes allowing players to pay more for additional features isn't much of a big deal but it's up to the players to see if they want to keep paying money for something that they already purchased by paying the full price.

That's okay if you're only unlocking superficial upgrades for your character, like a new hat or outfit, but when the loot boxes contain significant player upgrades or other advantages that have a massive effect on the gameplay itself, it becomes more than a little problematic.

That news, plus rumors Battlefield will head back to World War II this year, David Lynch teaches you typing, the ESRB takes less - than - zero action on loot boxes, and a bevy of trailers for Battletech, Heaven's Vault, Vermintide II, and more.

It was 11.4 times more efficient with your time to spend money in the game for loot boxes rather than play it.

So if you want the more rare skins for the character you actually play as, you need to open a lot of loot boxes.

Monster Hunter World does not offer microtransactions or loot boxes that would allow you to skip the grindy parts of the game for more equipment or materials.

In - game purchases have been a part of controversy around the game's Loot boxes — while players can buy new heroes, equipment, and vehicles by earning credits within the game, they can also buy more crates with «crystals» sold for real - world money.