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Lords: "Loot Boxes = Gambling"
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Mauhur said :
@Dilbert2001
Still doesn't change the fact EA and Activision are pumping out crummy products. The strong sale of single player games like Jedi Fallen Order proves their "games as service" model is an abject failure. People like finished products with polish more than live games designed to milk our wallets. The House of Lords weighing in on this is the cherry on top.
Also, where in my previous post did I mention parents? I was talking about grown gamers who see predatory monetization for what it is. Just a blatant cash grab.
I don't think the Lord Reports have a beef with single player games, especially the ones like Fallen Order which has no MTX at all.
Not that you have to mention parents, the Lord Reports is aimed at protecting children. You have no choice not to talk about parents and children unless you don't talk about the Lord Report:
I cited Fallen Order as an example of gamers' preference for polished products you buy as is not as something the Lords' Report will affect. I find it funny how the insistence of companies like EA that "single player games are dead" has been shown to be untrue. So much so that governments around the world now have to clarify their stance on gambling in the Information Age in order to crack down on predatory monetization.
G.K Chesterton said it best, "When you break the big laws, you do not get liberty; you do not even get anarchy. You get the small laws." And get the small laws we shall. Whether they're enforceable or not is a different issue. Doesn't change the fact we now have new or amended laws just to deal with this sort of thing.
As for your retort about parents, it doesn't mean I can't focus on one aspect of the report.
Mauhur said :
@Dilbert2001
Still doesn't change the fact EA and Activision are pumping out crummy products. The strong sale of single player games like Jedi Fallen Order proves their "games as service" model is an abject failure. People like finished products with polish more than live games designed to milk our wallets. The House of Lords weighing in on this is the cherry on top.
Also, where in my previous post did I mention parents? I was talking about grown gamers who see predatory monetization for what it is. Just a blatant cash grab.
I don't think the Lord Reports have a beef with single player games, especially the ones like Fallen Order which has no MTX at all.
Not that you have to mention parents, the Lord Reports is aimed at protecting children. You have no choice not to talk about parents and children unless you don't talk about the Lord Report:
"The Lords report is wide-ranging, covering the entire gambling industry, but focuses in part on new forms of gambling, and those targeted towards children."
I cited Fallen Order as an example of gamers' preference for polished products you buy as is not as something the Lords' Report will affect. I find it funny how the insistence of companies like EA that "single player games are dead" has been shown to be untrue. So much so that governments around the world now have to clarify their stance on gambling in the Information Age in order to crack down on predatory monetization.
G.K Chesterton said it best, "When you break the big laws, you do not get liberty; you do not even get anarchy. You get the small laws." And get the small laws we shall. Whether they're enforceable or not is a different issue. Doesn't change the fact we now have new or amended laws just to deal with this sort of thing.
As for your retort about parents, it doesn't mean I can't focus on one aspect of the report.
04-Jul-2020 00:12:04
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