Hawaii takes a stand against loot-boxes

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StokedUp said:

Ka-pi96 said:

Microtransactions, except instead of buying an in-game item you get a randomly selected in-game item/s. Could be a good one that (to some people) is worth the money, or more likely is a pretty shitty one. They're to encourage people to keep paying more and more money either in an effort to get the good things or in order to "catch 'em all", as opposed to regular microtransactions where you buy what you want and only what you want and then don't spend any more money.

AH! Now I understand, they actually have those in Rocket League.

I find it hard to see what the massive problem is then tbh. They arnt manditory and it’s conoletely up to the gamer whether they want to waste their own money on them. I guess if people keep wasting their money on them then developers will keep using them. I play rocket league a lot but never spend and money on those daft boxes.

Because some games, mostly notably and recently Star Wars Battlefront 2, take it way too far so it gives the perception that you have to pay more otherwise the gameplay penalises you. I've played many games with microtransactions/loot boxes, such as Mass Effect and Assassins Creed, without ever buying them. However, I avoid Battlefront as it seemed to be a really struggle to advance in the game without using the loot boxes.