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Cynikull

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Why are you playing a game that has "predatory gambling" as a part of it?

You're literally supporting a game that is ethically immoral to you. You might legitimately be the closest thing to retarded- without actually being retarded person that I have ever seen. Thats the most counter-intuitive ass-backwards thinking I've seen in a long fucking time, so I applaud your hypocritical - lack of right brain thinking. You must have really strained yourself to say "This is wrong!" while simaltaneously pressing the login button. I know if it was me personally, the decision would be a lot less complicated. I personally do not like gambling aspects in games, but the way Jagex has presented it to an audience of widely higher than 20 has been very fair and forthcoming, they could have been better but it was never targeted to children nor had they tried to.

Seriously though, how did you manage to have your brain pre-evolution? Like I'm wondering how you can be such an ape and still use a keyboard. Astonishing.

01-Feb-2019 19:02:14

Dilbert2001
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"Why are you playing a game that has "predatory gambling" as a part of it?"


No. I won't play predatory gambling games like Big Fish Casino.

So I play RS3 because it is not predatory gambling according to all the world governments. :)

01-Feb-2019 20:03:05

UrekMazino
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Dilbert2001 said :
I only told you this thread is about government regulations and no government regulations is against MTX other than specific kinds of "loot boxes". Of course I am not going to answer your questions "of the larger topic" unless you can show how other forms of MTX has anything to do with government regulations.

For your questions "of the larger topic", there is already a thread about TH and MTX not specific to government regulations just a few threads down from this one:

http://services.runescape.com/m=forum/c=bnTAmuka48g/sl=0/forums.ws?366,367,6,65940719

If you want to discuss your "larger topic" just go over there and we can have a discussion with the larger groups of forum users on the non government regulation TH or MTX issues.
Ok then, why did you even respond to me in the first place if you were not going address it? You should've said so right from the get go that you weren't interested in defending that one specific statement I called you out on. It seems we have nothing more to discuss.
Cynikull said :
Why are you playing a game that has "predatory gambling" as a part of it?
I'd be supporting predatory gambling if I took part in said gambling, not when I participate in the actual gameplay. Do you think TH would still exist in the game if 0 players were buying it and showing their non-support for this type of monetisation? Please, skip the mental gymnastics and leaps in logic, its pointless to talk about it as we'll only go in circles, just as I have been with Dilbert for the past god knows how many hundred posts. °l||l° Modest Skillers T7 Citadel | Skilling clan recruiting players. °l||l°
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02-Feb-2019 17:42:55

Dilbert2001
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If a "game" doesn't provide you any game content other than casino type of gambling features such as poker, blackjack, etc, and it doesn't allow you to play anything when you don't pay with real money it can be classified as gambling in Washington State if the operator of such game makes real money out of its operation. Big Fish Casino is one of those flagged for predatory gambling. Even so, it is only illegal in one state of the entire USA.

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/big-fish-casino-video-game-constitutes-illegal-online-gambling-federal-appeals-court-rules/

In China, their video game regulations also requires a game to have entertainment features and not just casino type poker, blackjack and such. In fact, Big Fish Casino will not even get a video game license in China. At least they don't have to worry about going to Court. :D

Runescape have over 18 years of for fun entertainment and adventurous content for vast varieties of players. It is by no mean predatory gambling just because it has TH. BTW, duel arena will be flagged as predatory gambling way before TH if such hypothetical scenario comes to the attention of the real world regulations. :D

02-Feb-2019 18:00:40

Never RIP

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UrekMazino said :
Dilbert2001 said :
Even Larry, Moe and Curly know they have to go to COURT for lawsuit. No arrest, no court then there is no law enforcement
yet
obviously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6q37n7GDCY
ftfy

Its almost like this whole debacle is still at a very early stage.

Remind me again, how long did it take for tabacco to be regulated since it was commercialised? Oh yea, the product has been around for centuries, and it took decades of research to confirm its damage to our health, and another few more decades for various regulations to come into effect.

Now remind me again, when did this whole online gambling and microtransaction really start to gain traction, when it people begin to realise that it may be harmful. Oh right, less than a decade ago.

e-fags are much worse.. keep on smoking those e-fags and telling everyone u're cool...

just like e-fags, ur cure (remove th) is a worse sickness and quicker death.

th saves lives.

I saw noobs saying "blah blah stealing from ur wallets..." Well, consider "time is money" th saves time, and saves money...

And as far as when games fell apart - I blame dance dance revolution... It's a skill game like basketball shooting but it GIVES NO PRIZE TICKETS! It's all gone down hill since than. Skillet? Skill no.

So much moot.

05-Feb-2019 01:51:30 - Last edited on 05-Feb-2019 01:54:19 by Never RIP

Dilbert2001
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Uh Oh! Somebody want to tell the Belgium Governments EA is selling loot boxes in yet another game?

This time it is Apex Legends:

"But McCoy also noted that Apex Legends includes a particular free-to-play element that has generated a lot of ire: loot boxes. McCoy said the developers have taken steps to make loot boxes fair to the players who choose to buy them. Respawn publishes the drop rates for its loot boxes both in the in-game store and on its website, so players know what the chances are of getting the best stuff. You're guaranteed at least a mid-tier "rare" item or better in each pack, and they don't dish out duplicates of items you already have. There's also "bad luck protection," McCoy said, to keep you from buying lots of loot boxes and never getting lucky enough to acquire some of the game's best stuff. During the preview, the store said that players are guaranteed at least one legendary item, Apex Legends' rarest, for every 30 loot boxes they open."


https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apex-legends-has-loot-boxes-heres-how-they-work/1100-6464789/

But wait... this is not gambling if Hearthstone is not gambling, not even in Belgium. EA moral compass guides them to give Apex Legends players at least one guranteed legendary item for every 30 loot boxes they pay for. :)

05-Feb-2019 16:39:54

Dilbert2001
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Dulcis Nex said :
Dilbert2001 said :
EA moral compass guides them ded

Don't know what you mean. But you can always call the Belgium government about it.

Oh! Don't forget they don't hire a Cristino Ronaldo as their Apex Legends spokesperson. The Belgian have to come up with a better excuse. :D

09-Feb-2019 00:28:42

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