Activision skirting it (Gaming)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Friday, December 22, 2017, 10:16 (2529 days ago) @ dogcow

According to Jim Sterling, in China there is in fact such regulation regarding loot boxes. The fix for overwatch? In China, you buy virtual currency, then use the virtual currency to buy the loot boxes. The real money exchange is a deterministic transaction. You pay X dollars, you get X virtual currency. Then the loot boxes are purchased using virtual currency. Since you aren't spending money to buy the loot boxes, this creates a loophole. This only exists in the Chinese version of the game.

I hope the ESRB cracks down soon, or we are going to have people who know nothing about games or computers passing laws.

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Loot boxes & Apple, a step in the right direction? - dogcow, 2017-12-21, 09:18
- Loot boxes & Apple, a step in the right direction? - ManKitten, 2017-12-21, 09:30
  - Loot boxes & Apple, a step in the right direction? - cheapLEY, 2017-12-21, 09:43
  - Loot boxes & Apple, a step in the right direction? - Cody Miller, 2017-12-21, 09:43
  - Loot boxes & Apple, a step in the right direction? - Funkmon, 2017-12-21, 10:09
    - Loot boxes & Apple, a step in the right direction? - ManKitten, 2017-12-21, 10:43
      - This one is easy though. - Funkmon, 2017-12-21, 12:15
        
        iap can be disabled by device and by account. - Vortech, 2017-12-22, 13:32
- Yes, a step in the right direction - Kahzgul, 2017-12-21, 14:02
- Activision skirting it - Cody Miller, 2017-12-22, 10:16
  - Activision skirting it - Kahzgul, 2017-12-24, 02:28
- For those growing resentful of Loot Boxes and Eververse... - Korny, 2017-12-22, 13:32
  - For those growing resentful of Loot Boxes and Eververse... - dogcow, 2017-12-22, 13:57

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