Re:Loot boxes are obviously gambling
by jimrandomh on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @03:06AM
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Randomized physical card packs can be gambling, but they also have non-gambling uses; in MtG, there are ways of playing (drafts) where the randomized packs are logistically important to how the game is played, and those ways of playing are legitimately fun.
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Roulette is also "legitimately fun" to many people.
Re:Loot boxes are obviously gambling
by jimrandomh on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:51AM
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Apparently I didn't get the point across. MtG drafts remain fun and the randomization of the card packs remains necessary even if you remove the ownership element entirely, by agreeing to destroy the cards afterwards.