Re:‘No way out’: how video games use tricks from gambling to...
by aeoliun on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:26PM
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Maybe it has something to do with Digital vs Physical?
If I get a rare card from a booster pack, I physically own that card.
But say I use something like Maplestory cubing as an example. Cubes allow you to reset % stats on an item, and I think they're like $1-$2 per cube, depending on the cube. I can easily blow through hundreds of cubes trying to get a perfect roll.
However, no matter how much I pay I will never have ownership over that item.
If I get a rare card from a booster pack, I physically own that card.
But say I use something like Maplestory cubing as an example. Cubes allow you to reset % stats on an item, and I think they're like $1-$2 per cube, depending on the cube. I can easily blow through hundreds of cubes trying to get a perfect roll.
However, no matter how much I pay I will never have ownership over that item.