General Discussion - 15 European gambling regulators unite to tackle loot box threat - Forum

" So, a good glass of wine should be prohibited because of alcoolics? " Regulated. Not prohibited. Just like how alcohol and gambling are highly regulated right now. Exactly.	Posted by Orbitalx#4006 on Oct 11, 2018, 4:56:08 PM Quote this Post
" Katastruff wrote: So, a good glass of wine should be prohibited because of alcoolics? Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs, both in health and social regards. The only reason it is not illegal is that making it illegal creates a huge black market due to ease of production, so it is less harmful to regulate it without banning. This is confirmed multiple times in multiple countries. Organic chemistry is a weird thing. If you add a spoon of shit to a barrel of jam you'll get a barrel of shit.	Posted by Oblitus#2951 on Oct 11, 2018, 5:05:33 PM Quote this Post
I'm playing the latest assassin's creed on Project stream and the amount of pay2win is fucking disgusting. It's bad enough every big game already has DLC available before games' release. Last edited by HappyRogue#6160 on Oct 11, 2018, 5:34:19 PM	Posted by HappyRogue#6160 on Oct 11, 2018, 5:24:17 PM Quote this Post
Outlawing P2W loot boxes? Alright. Outlawing cosmetic loot boxes? Why, at least in PoE I can get something expensive for really cheap, I like it.	Posted by Johny_Snow#4778 on Oct 11, 2018, 5:36:20 PM Quote this Post
So, the good thing here? The MTX will go straight to the shop, they may have their prices adjusted to reflect the value (lost revenue and cost to make) Ancestral Bond. It's a thing that does stuff. -Vipermagi He who controls the pants controls the galaxy. - Rick & Morty S3E1	Posted by lagwin1980#2224 on Oct 11, 2018, 5:42:58 PM Quote this Post
Which means even more expensive crap than armors which cost the same as a new game. Last edited by Johny_Snow#4778 on Oct 11, 2018, 5:45:40 PM	Posted by Johny_Snow#4778 on Oct 11, 2018, 5:45:32 PM Quote this Post
" Orbitalx wrote: Hopefully some good will come out of this and eventually gambling boxes will be made illegal or at least highly regulated and treated as gambling. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-09-17-15-european-gambling-regulators-unite-to-tackle-loot-box-threat "The regulators stated games providers must "ensure that features within games, such as loot boxes, do not constitute gambling under national laws". This indicates more countries will now examine whether loot boxes can be classed as gambling." Sweet! Good. Would be great if loot boxes in this game would be removed, either due to this or because GGG found some sense themselves. It's a stain that would be best removed. Obviously many other games are much worse, but the feature itself is not something I like seeing anywhere, including in POE.	Posted by Pangaearocks#3938 on Oct 11, 2018, 5:52:18 PM Quote this Post
GGG should be ashamed of themselves selling these because it preys on addiction for cash. Might as well package up some coke or carton of cigarettes with the larger supporter packs. Needs to be regulated because they can't seem to control themselves and act in publics best interest. I'm sure there are kids like as young as 12-13 playing this game who are getting "hooked" on gambling. Git R Dun! Last edited by Aim_Deep#3474 on Oct 11, 2018, 8:00:10 PM	Posted by Aim_Deep#3474 on Oct 11, 2018, 7:48:44 PM Quote this Post
" Johny_Snow wrote: Outlawing P2W loot boxes? Alright. Outlawing cosmetic loot boxes? Why, at least in PoE I can get something expensive for really cheap, I like it. I hope you are trolling, because that is exactly why they are gambling. IGN:Axe_Crazy	Posted by MasterAxe#6129 on Oct 11, 2018, 8:06:41 PM Quote this Post
" Aim_Deep wrote: I'm sure there are kids like as young as 12-13 playing this game who are getting "hooked" on gambling. The issue there would be where are the parents? ~ Please separate the PoE1 and PoE2 forums.	Posted by DoubleU#7266 on Oct 11, 2018, 8:56:40 PM Quote this Post