With all the lootboxes controversy going this year. Let say EA really
helped with their release of Battlefront 2. They really pushed the boundaries and limits of gamers on their wallets and how much should
they spend on games. NOT to my surprise, gamers around didn't love. I
didn't too. To be honest I'm surprised EA did it since its the first
time they did use lootboxes and used it in their game design. I mean integrate it in their game system using cards and other items and such.
In other words making this game some kind of gambling system. Remove the graphics and keep the lootboxes and you got a slot gambling machine to
be honest.
In my opinion, they should remove the whole lootbox system and make it illegal for companies to use it in games. My reason behind it is very simple, a lot of people are stupid and weak minded. A lot are just weak
when they are in front of a situation which will give a reward based on
your task you do. Just to be clear search on Google for the Skinner box effect". Its a damn fucking shady method that game developers uses
against gamers. Its an old thing...its not new. Its related to the human behavior and the results can be really devastating when used against a
weak minded person... like gamers unfortunately.
Conclusion: fuck microtransactions, fuck R*, fuck EA... damn it. Sounds
like I'll stick to indy games or other similar games that doesnt have
any loot boxes.
With all the lootboxes controversy going this year. Let say EA really helped with their release of Battlefront 2. They really pushed the boundaries and limits of gamers on their wallets and how much should
they spend on games. NOT to my surprise, gamers around didn't love. I didn't too. To be honest I'm surprised EA did it since its the first
time they did use lootboxes and used it in their game design. I mean integrate it in their game system using cards and other items and such. In other words making this game some kind of gambling system. Remove the graphics and keep the lootboxes and you got a slot gambling machine to
be honest.
Lately I haven't been gaming as much as I used to.. I hadn't heard
about this lootbox issue.
You haven't been gaming much for awhile then. Call of Duty has had this in place for the past 2-3 years. Just making gamers spend more money with in-game purchases than the initial purchase of the game, really. Quite comparable to free Google Play or Apple Store games (with in-game purchses), except you still have to pay $60 for these PC and/or console games, then have in-game purchases on top of that.
Hello Nightfox,
On Thu Jan 04 2018 13:28:18, Nightfox wrote to Bigbangnet:
Lately I haven't been gaming as much as I used to.. I hadn't heard about this lootbox issue.
You haven't been gaming much for awhile then. Call of Duty has had this in place for the past 2-3 years. Just making gamers spend more money with in-game purchases than the initial purchase of the game, really. Quite comparable to free Google Play or Apple Store games (with in-game purchses), except you still
have to pay $60 for these PC and/or console games, then have in-game purchases on top of that.
You haven't been gaming much for awhile then. Call of Duty has
had this in place for the past 2-3 years. Just making gamers
spend more money with in-game purchases than the initial purchase
of the game, really. Quite comparable to free Google Play or
Apple Store games (with in-game purchses), except you still have
to pay $60 for these PC and/or console games, then have in-game
purchases on top of that.
I've seen some in-game purchases in some games. Just seems like a way
for them to make more money. For a similar reason, I never got into online games where you had to pay a monthly fee (like World of
Warcraft). I prefer to just pay the one-time fee to buy the game and
play it whenever I want.
You haven't been gaming much for awhile then. Call of Duty has had
this in place for the past 2-3 years. Just making gamers spend more
money with in-game purchases than the initial purchase of the
game, really. Quite comparable to free Google Play or Apple Store
games (with in-game purchses), except you still have to pay $60 for
these PC and/or console games, then have in-game purchases on top
of that.
I play CoD (WWII most recently) for Xbox One and I've never paid for
any additional content. Well, maybe I bought DLC maps long ago, but
not for many years.
I play CoD (WWII most recently) for Xbox One and I've never paid for any additional content. Well, maybe I bought DLC maps long ago, but
not for many years.
I've played CoD for quite awhile, and honestly wasn't all that impressed with WWII (or Infinite Warfare, to be honest), unfortunately. Maybe I'm just more of
a Treyarch fan. ;(
I've played CoD for quite awhile, and honestly wasn't all that
impressed with WWII (or Infinite Warfare, to be honest),
unfortunately. Maybe I'm just more of a Treyarch fan. ;(
Me too, but it was a gift. Battlefield One plays a lot smoother (at
half the price). I can't believe all the pauses and stutters in CoD
WWII campaign. But I'm playing it anyway. <shrug> :-)
Hello Digital,
On Fri Jan 05 2018 23:40:32, Digital Man wrote to Accession:
I've played CoD for quite awhile, and honestly wasn't all that
impressed with WWII (or Infinite Warfare, to be honest),
unfortunately. Maybe I'm just more of a Treyarch fan. ;(
Me too, but it was a gift. Battlefield One plays a lot smoother (at half the price). I can't believe all the pauses and stutters in CoD WWII campaign. But I'm playing it anyway. <shrug> :-)
The campaign is awesome so far. I think I'm about halfway through, but haven't touched it since I started getting heavy into PUBG. It's gotta be one of the most addicting games I've ever played.
PUBG sounds good but still of pre-release quality. You haven't had any stability issues?
BIGBANGNET wrote to DOVE-NET.GENERAL <=-
In my opinion, they should remove the whole lootbox system and make it illegal for companies to use it in games. My reason behind it is very simple, a lot of people are stupid and weak minded. A lot are just weak when they are in front of a situation which will give a reward based on your task you do. Just to be clear search on Google for the Skinner box effect". Its a damn fucking shady method that game developers uses
against gamers. Its an old thing...its not new. Its related to the
human behavior and the results can be really devastating when used
against a weak minded person... like gamers unfortunately.
What I'm surprised to find out is that theres almost no complains in
the general public or some kind of outcry (like BF2) for GTA:Online. Everything is there. Of course its not lootboxes but the whole game is based on microtransaction. Rockstar admitted to not even make single player content or even barely any multiplayer online content because
its not making them enough cash or profit.
Look at their patches, all of them contains items which you have to
spend credits. After a patch is out, they get a discount on their
"shark cards" which you can spend real money to get in game credits...
JAGOSSEL wrote to BIGBANGNET <=-
I agree, I can do without the microtransactions. I only want to pay for
it once and be done with it. With games, I expect to have the full
thing after it's been paid for. I do make an exception with Microsoft Office 360 (latest version of Microsoft Office, up to 5 users, and 1TB
of cloud storage per user [worth it]) and Adobe Photoshop (kind of the same thing, but with only 20GB and one user). I guess that's where I
make an exception: if I can get some extra benefit when I make constant payments and getting a service, then I would. If it is just to make it through the game and I don't get any extra benefit, then I can get entertainment else where.
ACCESSION wrote to NIGHTFOX <=-
Lately I haven't been gaming as much as I used to.. I hadn't heard
about this lootbox issue.
You haven't been gaming much for awhile then. Call of Duty has had this
in place for the past 2-3 years. Just making gamers spend more money
with in-game purchases than the initial purchase of the game, really. Quite comparable to free Google Play or Apple Store games (with in-game purchses), except you still have to pay $60 for these PC and/or console games, then have in-game purchases on top of that.
and so is Facebook, but what about XBOX Gold for 9.99 a month? I
personally see it like my Netflix or Hulu subscription (I don't
have cable or satillite).
Re: Re: Lootboxes
By: JIMMY ANDERSON to JAGOSSEL on Thu Jan 18 2018 11:38 am
and so is Facebook, but what about XBOX Gold for 9.99 a month? I personally see it like my Netflix or Hulu subscription (I don't
have cable or satillite).
I play games in fits and starts, as opposed to Netflix, which I watch a couple of times a week. Nothing pisses me off more than paying for a subscription I'm not using, and so my Xbox goes mostly unused.
... OF COURSE I'm on topic! (Which conference is this?)
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