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FTC is investigating video game “loot boxes”

Basically you can spend real money on randomized in-game goo...
amber mother box office
  11/28/18
It hooks kids into gambling and most sales come from addicts...
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  11/28/18
Jesus fucking christ
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Theres a link to the patent language somewhere. Its as bad a...
Boyish roast beef
  11/28/18
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sec...
Charcoal school
  11/28/18
damn
amber mother box office
  11/28/18
Hehe
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jfc
Boyish roast beef
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fucking lol
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  11/28/18
Holy shit
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$$$
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something something GC hehe
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I appreciate the honesty; they're not trying to hide the bal...
judgmental scourge upon the earth
  11/28/18
well done
motley carmine plaza preventive strike
  11/28/18
For example, in some conventional systems, a player who is a...
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  11/28/18
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Charcoal school
  11/28/18
They're literally directly saying that it's more fun for pla...
Fuchsia senate mental disorder
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And this is after paying $60 for call of duty
Charcoal school
  11/28/18
Burn it down.
haunting comical piazza
  11/28/18
LMFAO guillotines now
Swollen laughsome den windowlicker
  11/28/18
Hope the gaming companies get pwned
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  11/28/18
especially EA/Activision
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There is a real-money economy for these goods. It is a vehic...
Translucent flatulent pervert property
  11/28/18
Transaction costs are too high for it to be viable for any c...
Ocher unhinged site
  11/28/18
I know a guy who made $200,000 and change from CS:GO loot bo...
Sadistic Canary Church
  11/28/18
explain, he was reselling them or something?
amber mother box office
  11/28/18
Yeah. Apparently a few years back some skins became super p...
Sadistic Canary Church
  11/28/18
Weird. Skins are just cosmetic and have no game effect. Surp...
amber mother box office
  11/28/18
Trevor “McSkillet” Heitmann made enough money tr...
multi-colored locale pocket flask
  11/28/18
lol
amber mother box office
  11/28/18
wait just read up on this. he killed a mother and daughter. ...
amber mother box office
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aphrodisiac hyperventilating degenerate
  11/28/18
"he bought his nephew a Nissan Titan truck from the mon...
Territorial marvelous quadroon
  11/28/18
There is a massive Grey market for items in massive games li...
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*govt stops kids from spending $200 on video games* *govt...
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GOOD DEBT never hurt nobody hehe
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they should be made illegal. it's an entire industry preying...
Insecure sexy center
  11/28/18
what if they put an age limit on who can purchase loot boxes...
amber mother box office
  11/28/18
Casinos are a strong value add.
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  11/28/18
(Chinaman)
amber mother box office
  11/28/18
(Guinea)
motley carmine plaza preventive strike
  11/28/18
this doesn't seem to conceptually make sense. nobody underag...
Insecure sexy center
  11/28/18
youre a gamer we get it
motley carmine plaza preventive strike
  11/28/18
fortunately i have a triple digit IQ so i've never bought lo...
Insecure sexy center
  11/28/18
Leave coinbase alone
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  11/28/18
crypto should also be banned, at least for everyone under 12...
Insecure sexy center
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I think the problem with directly selling merchandise is it ...
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  11/28/18
Yeah, chess was ruined when they began to allow people to pl...
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Lots/most of these items in the loot boxes are purely cosmet...
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  11/28/18
no, the "problem" is they wouldn't make as much mo...
Insecure sexy center
  11/28/18
Seems like a relatively easy call. Not sure why this needs t...
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  11/28/18
UDAAP Anything that is "unfair" "deceptive...
coiffed national security agency
  11/28/18
This is an international problem. In China, you have to d...
Glittery Indecent Parlor
  11/28/18
Makes sense that the odds are horrible. EA has to make a ni...
bright associate
  11/28/18
a very credited DBG post, actually one of the reasons why...
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  11/28/18
(gook bug that spent thousands on a video game)
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http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3533140&mc=30&am...
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thanks for confirmation that you're a weird gook insect that...
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made a lot of it back when i sold my character i still pl...
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(((loot boxes)))
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we're in the wrong timeline
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Dashing Yellow Half-breed
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They should also investigate "free" mobile games
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  11/28/18
Isn't the FTC relatively toothless though. I don't see anyth...
amber mother box office
  11/28/18
No, they can fuck you up with a consent decree.
lemon exhilarant station
  11/28/18
FTC is a complete joke. My former advisor was the chief tech...
thriller therapy
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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:07 PM
Author: amber mother box office

Basically you can spend real money on randomized in-game goods. What is there to investigate here, is it because it’s like gambling?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315153)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:18 PM
Author: Charcoal school

It hooks kids into gambling and most sales come from addicts who spend thousands of dollars to roll a cool gun skin. Activision filed a patent that matches call of duty kids with higher skilled players who have the cool shit that's for sale so the kids get their ass kicked and beg mom for her cc to buy in game currency and buy that item

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315231)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:19 PM
Author: amber mother box office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315241)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:23 PM
Author: Insecure sexy center



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315264)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: lemon exhilarant station

Jesus fucking christ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315269)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:29 PM
Author: sooty irradiated stag film



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315312)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:44 PM
Author: Boyish roast beef

Theres a link to the patent language somewhere. Its as bad as it sounds.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315394)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 3:03 PM
Author: Charcoal school

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/9789406

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315532)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 3:04 PM
Author: amber mother box office

damn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315550)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 3:18 PM
Author: bistre abusive athletic conference set

Hehe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315628)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:23 PM
Author: Boyish roast beef

jfc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315983)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:55 PM
Author: aphrodisiac hyperventilating degenerate

fucking lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316145)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:55 PM
Author: lemon exhilarant station

Holy shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316146)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: vigorous friendly grandma dragon

$$$

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316162)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 6:04 PM
Author: twinkling lascivious crotch point



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316576)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 6:07 PM
Author: alcoholic striped hyena

something something GC hehe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316584)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 6:10 PM
Author: judgmental scourge upon the earth

I appreciate the honesty; they're not trying to hide the ball here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316596)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 6:12 PM
Author: motley carmine plaza preventive strike

well done

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316599)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 6:28 PM
Author: Fuchsia senate mental disorder

For example, in some conventional systems, a player who is at a certain skill level may never be matched with a player at a higher skill level, which may result in one dimensional and unsatisfying gameplay.

. . .

In another example, if a player has been performing poorly (e.g., getting killed at a rate higher than the player's historical rate), the scoring engine may dynamically adjust one or more coefficients to match the player in a game that will improve the player's performance. For example, the player may be matched with easier opponents, matched with better teammates, and/or placed in a game that is more tailored to the player's preferences (e.g., players that play in games more closely aligned with their preferences tend to perform better).

. . .

For example, in one implementation, the system may include a microtransaction engine that arranges matches to influence game-related purchases. For instance, the microtransaction engine may match a more expert/marquee player with a junior player to encourage the junior player to make game-related purchases of items possessed/used by the marquee player. A junior player may wish to emulate the marquee player by obtaining weapons or other items used by the marquee player.

The microtransaction engine may analyze various items used by marquee players and, if the items are being promoted for sale, match the marquee player with another player (e.g., a junior player) that does not use or own the items. Similarly, the microtransaction engine may identify items to be promoted, identify marquee players that use those items, and match the marquee players with other players who do not use those items. In this manner, the microtransaction engine may leverage the matchmaking abilities described herein to influence purchase decisions for game-related purchases.

In one implementation, the microtransaction engine may target particular players to make game-related purchases based on their interests. For example, the microtransaction engine may identify a junior player to match with a marquee player based on a player profile of the junior player. In a particular example, the junior player may wish to become an expert sniper in a game (e.g., as determined from the player profile). The microtransaction engine may match the junior player with a player that is a highly skilled sniper in the game. In this manner, the junior player may be encouraged to make game-related purchases such as a rifle or other item used by the marquee player.

In one implementation, when a player makes a game-related purchase, the microtransaction engine may encourage future purchases by matching the player (e.g., using matchmaking described herein) in a gameplay session that will utilize the game-related purchase. Doing so may enhance a level of enjoyment by the player for the game-related purchase, which may encourage future purchases. For example, if the player purchased a particular weapon, the microtransaction engine may match the player in a gameplay session in which the particular weapon is highly effective, giving the player an impression that the particular weapon was a good purchase. This may encourage the player to make future purchases to achieve similar gameplay results.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316654)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:25 PM
Author: Charcoal school



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316897)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:37 PM
Author: Fuchsia senate mental disorder

They're literally directly saying that it's more fun for players to be matched with similar skill levels but that they're going to lead noobs to the slaughter to get them to pay to win.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316942)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:57 PM
Author: Charcoal school

And this is after paying $60 for call of duty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37317032)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:55 PM
Author: haunting comical piazza

Burn it down.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37317023)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:59 PM
Author: Swollen laughsome den windowlicker

LMFAO guillotines now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316189)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:19 PM
Author: Fragrant Maize Hell Community Account

Hope the gaming companies get pwned

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315237)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:20 PM
Author: amber mother box office

especially EA/Activision

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315247)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:33 PM
Author: Anal bat shit crazy parlour



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315332)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:36 PM
Author: Pale Field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315348)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: thriller therapy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316019)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:19 PM
Author: Translucent flatulent pervert property

There is a real-money economy for these goods. It is a vehicle for money laundering and creates an incentive for identity theft.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315244)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:55 PM
Author: Ocher unhinged site

Transaction costs are too high for it to be viable for any crook except scamming Russian and Brazilian teenagers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316142)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:20 PM
Author: Sadistic Canary Church

I know a guy who made $200,000 and change from CS:GO loot boxes things

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315252)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:22 PM
Author: amber mother box office

explain, he was reselling them or something?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315258)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:27 PM
Author: Sadistic Canary Church

Yeah. Apparently a few years back some skins became super popular and this guy had a bunch of them and was selling them for mad money. Don't really know the mechanics of it all because I don't fuck with Counter Strike, but he bought his nephew a Nissan Titan truck from the money he made

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315292)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:29 PM
Author: amber mother box office

Weird. Skins are just cosmetic and have no game effect. Surprised people are willing to pay so much for them in a game of supposed skill like CS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315305)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:45 PM
Author: multi-colored locale pocket flask

Trevor “McSkillet” Heitmann made enough money trading Counter Strike skins that he bought a McLaren, then suicided in it by intentially crashing into another car after getting b& from CS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315402)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:46 PM
Author: amber mother box office

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315414)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:50 PM
Author: amber mother box office

wait just read up on this. he killed a mother and daughter. sad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315447)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: aphrodisiac hyperventilating degenerate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316158)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:44 PM
Author: Territorial marvelous quadroon

"he bought his nephew a Nissan Titan truck from the money he made"

Once of the more potent prole tells I've seen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315390)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:42 PM
Author: bonkers home boistinker

There is a massive Grey market for items in massive games like Wow and CS:GO

Ppl earn real money from in-game labor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315380)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:22 PM
Author: histrionic filthy location mad-dog skullcap

*govt stops kids from spending $200 on video games*

*govt enourages kids to spend $200k on worthless college degree*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315257)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:23 PM
Author: motley carmine plaza preventive strike



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315262)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: sooty irradiated stag film



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315317)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:56 PM
Author: wonderful spruce headpube

GOOD DEBT never hurt nobody hehe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315485)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:33 PM
Author: thriller therapy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316024)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: aphrodisiac hyperventilating degenerate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316160)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 6:19 PM
Author: aromatic stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316616)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:23 PM
Author: Insecure sexy center

they should be made illegal. it's an entire industry preying on children and addicts and adding zero value to society

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315263)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: amber mother box office

what if they put an age limit on who can purchase loot boxes, then it would essentially no different than a casino

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315268)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: Translucent flatulent pervert property

Casinos are a strong value add.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315275)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: amber mother box office

(Chinaman)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315279)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: motley carmine plaza preventive strike

(Guinea)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315297)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: Insecure sexy center

this doesn't seem to conceptually make sense. nobody underage is directly purchasing loot boxes - you can't even open a credit card in your name until you're 18 (i think?) these kids are all demanding loot boxes from their parents and the parents just give in because they figure they're buying their kid some cool in-game item that they want or something like that

in reality, you can't directly purchase items in these games - just tons of loot boxes, and hope you get lucky. and you can't trade items between players either to get around this issue. the entire system is just outrageously jewy and exploitative and should be legally banned

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315303)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:29 PM
Author: motley carmine plaza preventive strike

youre a gamer we get it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315308)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:34 PM
Author: Insecure sexy center

fortunately i have a triple digit IQ so i've never bought loot boxes. but i still think they should be banned. no reason why we should be allowing these companies to go around jewing a bunch of children and borderline retarded adults

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315334)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:35 PM
Author: Fragrant Maize Hell Community Account

Leave coinbase alone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315343)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:52 PM
Author: Insecure sexy center

crypto should also be banned, at least for everyone under 120 IQ hth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315460)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:39 PM
Author: amber mother box office

I think the problem with directly selling merchandise is it removes the element of chance and renders the game "pay to win". I could be wrong though, I've never once paid for in-game shit and don't know much about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315358)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:50 PM
Author: multi-colored locale pocket flask

Yeah, chess was ruined when they began to allow people to play with an extra queen for $10K each.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315446)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 5:05 PM
Author: Swollen laughsome den windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316228)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: Overrated soul-stirring elastic band

Lots/most of these items in the loot boxes are purely cosmetic because there is usually a big backlash for pay to win in games. At the very least most pay to win shit is obtainable by (many hours) of grinding in the game.

And it being a gamble doesn't make it any less pay to win than direct selling, it just makes it more expensive on average to get whatever you want.

I could be wrong, I don't play many games with these sorts of loot boxes and have paid maybe ten bucks for them total in support of free games I've sunk thousands of hours into.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315747)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 6:51 PM
Author: Insecure sexy center

no, the "problem" is they wouldn't make as much money that way, lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316738)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Overrated soul-stirring elastic band

Seems like a relatively easy call. Not sure why this needs to be legal. There's no benefit to consumers at all except the fairly shitty argument that people who freely roll the dice are subsidizing players who don't. It's a fairly shitty argument because it's preying on gambling tendencies and they could just as easily sell the loot directly instead of making it a gamble.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315283)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: coiffed national security agency

UDAAP

Anything that is "unfair" "deceptive" or "abusive" -- each of which is vague as fuck -- is illegal.

The feds can basically claim anything is "abusive".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315295)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:45 PM
Author: Glittery Indecent Parlor

This is an international problem.

In China, you have to disclose the odds associated with loot boxes. Of course they’re horrible.

In Belgium, they’re outright banned.

Game companies are not able to resist the easy money that comes from getting retard kids and retard whales to buy pulls of the slot machine lever and it is legit killing the gaming industry. This shit needs to be banned for the greater good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315404)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 3:31 PM
Author: bright associate

Makes sense that the odds are horrible. EA has to make a nice markup for it to be worthwhile to create more imaginary electronic merchandise.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315684)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:28 PM
Author: Violent doctorate

a very credited DBG post, actually

one of the reasons why i stopped paying money for a phone game i used to spend thousands on

said game company had a class action lawsuit filed against them as well

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316910)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:34 PM
Author: mustard federal personal credit line

(gook bug that spent thousands on a video game)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316929)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:36 PM
Author: Violent doctorate

http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3533140&mc=30&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316938)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:38 PM
Author: mustard federal personal credit line

thanks for confirmation that you're a weird gook insect that wastes $ on video games.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316945)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 7:38 PM
Author: Violent doctorate

made a lot of it back when i sold my character

i still play the game but i dont spend real money on it anymore

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316949)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:45 PM
Author: Salmon Gaming Laptop Public Bath

(((loot boxes)))

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315408)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 5:08 PM
Author: Shaky Cordovan Wagecucks Travel Guidebook



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316259)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:54 PM
Author: gay 180 institution wrinkle

we're in the wrong timeline

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315469)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 6:26 PM
Author: Dashing Yellow Half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316645)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 3:00 PM
Author: Excitant keepsake machete circlehead

They should also investigate "free" mobile games

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315517)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 3:02 PM
Author: amber mother box office

Isn't the FTC relatively toothless though. I don't see anything coming of this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37315528)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: lemon exhilarant station

No, they can fuck you up with a consent decree.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316156)



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Date: November 28th, 2018 5:00 PM
Author: thriller therapy

FTC is a complete joke. My former advisor was the chief technologist and was a catty old boomer draft dodger with the temerity to protest the war.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4144411&forum_id=2#37316197)