hello everyone , yes a lootbox thread , again, but here me out: i'll be brief :)
In my opinion there are two sides to lootboxes.
- from the point of vue of gaming (as in video gaming)
- from the point of vue of gambling
From the point of vue of gaming
Lootboxes can harm a game , or not. Lootboxes who do not have any kind of impact on gameplay or on game progression are ok. if a game is single player only, lootboxes that facilitate game progression should be cheat code.
From the point of vue of gambling
Lootboxes use and impact the gamer in exactly the same way has a slot machine, this is a fact, suported by various psychologists in several countries
(google for more info, although now that the problem is mainstream the scientific studies tend to be relegated to 14th or 15th page of results, unfortunately, as they are the most important info/fact).
Now having in a game a mechanic that actually devellops gambling habits is harmful. To us as gamers, and to us as a society. We cannot and must not abide by this trend.
So, in my opinion the debate regarding the gaming aspect of lootboxes is nul and void, because of the gambling aspect of lootbox.
We, as gamers, parents, citizens, should oppose the trend.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS STANCE AND ITS REASON?
Some factual links to prove lootbox=gambling
the historical first study on subject (1930)
how this applies to games:
the science behind looting:
Some articles on subject:
forbes reacting to esrb saying that it is not gambling:
an article on game addiction, good read because it describe addiction related to gaming
behavioral game design explained:
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