Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation (Destiny)

by Avateur , Wednesday, November 22, 2017, 18:35 (2354 days ago)

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/22/us-legislator-wants-to-limit-sale-of-games-with-loot-boxes-in-wake-of-battlefr...

I figure that since we have plenty of debates here on microtransactions, aesthetic items, the slippery slope, how EA and Activision are garbage, etc., I should post this here. Looks like EA finally pushed their bullshit far enough to get the government potentially involved. This'll be interesting to watch play out.

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Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Avateur, 2017-11-22, 18:35
- Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Cody Miller, 2017-11-22, 18:42
  - Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Avateur, 2017-11-22, 18:49
    - Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Cody Miller, 2017-11-22, 18:54
      - Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Avateur, 2017-11-22, 18:57
        
        Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - cheapLEY, 2017-11-22, 19:00
      - Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Dundre, 2017-11-23, 06:54
        
        Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Cody Miller, 2017-11-23, 10:25
        
        Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Dundre, 2017-11-24, 13:46
        
        Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Cody Miller, 2017-11-24, 17:25
- Nutjob opinion: all gambling should be entirely legal. - Funkmon, 2017-11-23, 04:23
  - Nutjob opinion: all gambling should be entirely legal. - ZackDark, 2017-11-23, 05:13
  - Nutjob opinion: all gambling should be entirely legal. - cheapLEY, 2017-11-23, 06:00
    - Trading cards - Vortech, 2017-11-24, 10:04
  - +10 - CougRon, 2017-11-23, 13:03
  - This isn't new ground. See also electronic slot machines. - slycrel, 2017-11-26, 22:30
- A different nutjob opinion - unoudid, 2017-11-23, 07:15
  - A different nutjob opinion - Harmanimus, 2017-11-23, 16:06
  - Great nutjob opinion! - Funkmon, 2017-11-23, 17:50
  - The timing couldn't have been much better - unoudid, 2017-11-28, 16:57
- Microtransactions, loot boxes, and legislation - Vortech, 2017-11-24, 10:36

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