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YouTuber covering Warcraft http://www.youtube.com/user/BellularGaming … and industry news https://www.youtube.com/BellularNews  Game Director @CoffeeBoxGames

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    1. Patrick Beja‏ @NotPatrick 22 Nov 2017

      Serious question to those who consider randomness => gambling: How are lootboxes different from trading card games like Magic or YoGiOh? Or from Panini stickers? Shouldn’t those be banned too under such rules? http://www.pcgamer.com/belgium-says-loot-boxes-are-gambling-wants-them-banned-in-europe/ …

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    2. Michael‏ @BellularGaming 22 Nov 2017
      Replying to @NotPatrick

      I'm worried that if stretched too far, we'll see a strange situation where government has a role in game mechanics. Which is uncomfortable.

      4 replies 1 retweet 16 likes
    3. Michael‏ @BellularGaming 22 Nov 2017
      Replying to @BellularGaming @NotPatrick

      Nothing wrong with an adult spending $15k on Mass Effect 3 card packs (lolwhy). But in real world, millennial are a low disposable income demo, and children are the highest. Perhaps some steps needed for exploiting children.

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    4. Michael‏ @BellularGaming 22 Nov 2017
      Replying to @BellularGaming @NotPatrick

      ...though in those cases, got to blame a lack of responsible parenting... So as with all things, comes down to an education / security problem. Feels like the market has done it's job here though. So not a problem?

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    5. Patrick Beja‏ @NotPatrick 22 Nov 2017
      Replying to @BellularGaming

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      I’d say it’s not a big enough problem to fucking ban it all outright. I like my compromise solution though:https://twitter.com/notpatrick/status/933262385170616320 …

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      Alright, my final position: It's not gambling, but it *is* something. Could require labels ("lootboxes inside"), percentages info ("X% to get a rare", etc), and _possibly_ age restriction (16?)? I just think an outright ban is misguided & a huge loophole headache. Reasonable?
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    6. Michael‏ @BellularGaming 22 Nov 2017
      Replying to @NotPatrick

      To think that we're looking to the Chinese government for consumer protection guidelines! Totally agree on calls for banning to be really silly. Is our job to make sure they aren't worth it by not buying, seems that's worked. Don't even think we'd need labeling tbh.

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    7. Patrick Beja‏ @NotPatrick 22 Nov 2017
      Replying to @BellularGaming

      I agree it's odd, but I don't know that these specifically aren't called for. I don't have a problem with the idea you'd have to make odds public; what's the downside? As for labels, it's an easy fix: one for cosmetics, one for gameplay. Again, no downside I can see.

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      Michael‏ @BellularGaming 22 Nov 2017
      Replying to @NotPatrick

      For me the downside is potential increased regulation over game mechanics in the future. (showing % is a tiny tiny & reasonable step of course). My thought is that people are smart, and that this loot box fad will probably tone down a lot naturally.

      4:15 AM - 22 Nov 2017
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        1. Michael‏ @BellularGaming 22 Nov 2017
          Replying to @BellularGaming @NotPatrick

          In the same way that if that violence / wow addiction hysteria had of led to regulation... well we don't know what damage that would have done. So I'm naturally a little suspicious of where those things could go.

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        2. Patrick Beja‏ @NotPatrick 22 Nov 2017
          Replying to @BellularGaming

          Agree on that as well. Mob mentality is a real problem; I think the outrage was almost as big about DLC a few years back (might have been worse if YouTube angermongers had existed), and it killed the XBox One X DRM scheme which left us with untradable/unsellable digital games...

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        3. Michael‏ @BellularGaming 22 Nov 2017
          Replying to @NotPatrick

          Yeah... When I hear Jim talk about the rising cost of game development being a myth... There are a lot of armchair producers out there who have no idea what they are talking about. The introspection within YT was good. I was a total fucking moron with my WoD coverage.

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