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Dilbert2001
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RuneDragBot said :
What is the net? Isn't it okay to have gambling in children Games?

What is the gambling game? Kellogs Cereals? Kinder Surprise? Pokemon online card games? Church run Bingo and Raffles?

What are children games? Hmm... Jagex has 2% child players only? Perhaps NBA2K20 and GTA5 are children games.

Now who are the children? Not me. I am the world but I am not the children. :D

19-Sep-2019 03:15:57

Fake moons

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Dilbert2001 said :
RuneDragBot said :
What is the net? Isn't it okay to have gambling in children Games?

What is the gambling game? Kellogs Cereals? Kinder Surprise? Pokemon online card games? Church run Bingo and Raffles?

What are children games? Hmm... Jagex has 2% child players only? Perhaps NBA2K20 and GTA5 are children games.

Now who are the children? Not me. I am the world but I am not the children. :D

How would you have any clue of the percentage of children that play. Oh yes that's right you don't.

19-Sep-2019 03:29:55

Dilbert2001
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Fake moons said :
Dilbert2001 said :
RuneDragBot said :
What is the net? Isn't it okay to have gambling in children Games?

What is the gambling game? Kellogs Cereals? Kinder Surprise? Pokemon online card games? Church run Bingo and Raffles?

What are children games? Hmm... Jagex has 2% child players only? Perhaps NBA2K20 and GTA5 are children games.

Now who are the children? Not me. I am the world but I am not the children. :D

How would you have any clue of the percentage of children that play. Oh yes that's right you don't.

Average age is 22. 2% are under age of 18.

https://www.reddit.com/r/2007scape/comments/b8kymy/jagex_appears_before_uk_parliament_inquiry/

19-Sep-2019 04:13:35

Uncl
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So far from the UK reports - they praise Runescape as an exemplary example. However, there was an adult who spent 50k at some point in time. That caused a measure to be put into place.

I still don't see the criticism that there is gambling. Prior to bonds there were a ton of bots and sites for gp and accounts - not to mention phishing. Basically Jagex legalized pot. It's still not gambling, and it has improved the game. And when pot becomes legal - areas increase revenue.

Anyone willing to make a 3rd less at your jobs? Anyone getting the staff of sliske from th? Or buying $1.1k USD for a Staff of Sliske? The game is fine.

I think Dilbert is right, they are looking for more age verification on transactions for people less than 18. The question for the group is, if you're under 18, should all transactions be made using a credit card that is not in your name? As well as some form of 2-step authentication. Problem solved. Parents get a text saying your account is going to be charged... type in this code to allow it.

Also, it's not the % of kids that play the game, it's how much of the income the kids generate - the UK didn't mention anywhere that Jagex was making even close to 50% of the 3rd of the income from the kids. My Threads:
Starting Player Owned Ports-v2

19-Sep-2019 05:26:13 - Last edited on 19-Sep-2019 05:46:50 by Uncl

boidae
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I Lack Heart said :
Stop comparing kinder, kellogs etc to loot boxes, they are products that contain cereal, chocolate that you still own even if you didnt get what you wanted because its the product that costs, not the prize within.

so what if all th promotional items come with a small bonus exp star too

19-Sep-2019 12:20:34

I Lack Heart
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boidae said :
I Lack Heart said :
Stop comparing kinder, kellogs etc to loot boxes, they are products that contain cereal, chocolate that you still own even if you didnt get what you wanted because its the product that costs, not the prize within.

so what if all th promotional items come with a small bonus exp star too
No they dont and even if they did it wouldnt change anything. You are not guaranteed bonus xp from every single key but you are guaranteed to have some cereal even if your reward inside wasnt the one you wanted.

19-Sep-2019 14:24:27

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19-Sep-2019 15:29:06

Uncl
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I Lack Heart said :
boidae said :


so what if all th promotional items come with a small bonus exp star too
No they dont and even if they did it wouldnt change anything. You are not guaranteed bonus xp from every single key but you are guaranteed to have some cereal even if your reward inside wasnt the one you wanted.
So you're saying we should always get the drop we want? Do you understand that there is always chance in all games? Why do you insist everything be free & 100%. TH isn't any more gambling than paying for membership, paying for bonds, doing pvp in cw, wildy, or the da.

And if you want to talk about school - do you also claim that extra credit and grading on a curve should be banned? My Threads:
Starting Player Owned Ports-v2

19-Sep-2019 15:30:08

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