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Re:Loot boxes a matter of “life or death,” says researcher by ShrinkingWild on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @05:46AM (#20684084)
I've never understood this, all economic transactions are voluntary, who am I (or in this case, you) to tell people they can't make that decision?

People who make bad decisions shouldn't be protected from the consequences of their actions. I do agree that loot boxes and gambling mechanics are pretty bad methods of monetizing a game, that's why I don't buy them, but I don't presume to tell other people what they should think of them or the business owners whether or not they can add them in.

Re:Loot boxes a matter of “life or death,” says researcher by esyir on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @07:03AM (#20684517)
This assumes the lack of negative externalities from such a system.