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Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ... by gameswithgo on Friday October 26, 2018 @04:42PM (#18312563)
How is fortnite more like a slot machine than doom or mortal kombat?
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Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ... by solean on Friday October 26, 2018 @06:02PM (#18313013)
It's really not, feels like a case of "the things I did when I was young were good, but the kids these days..."
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Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ... by cthalupa on Friday October 26, 2018 @08:19PM (#18313612)
Mortal Kombat and Doom didn't have loot crates where the cool looking items were all low chance to be had upon opening and the loot crates can be bought with real money?
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Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ... by mdrzn on Saturday October 27, 2018 @05:16AM (#18314983)
Neither have Fortnite Battle Royale. You can buy the skin you want in the shop, for a predetermined amount, and there's no hidden fees.
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