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FTC is investigating video game “loot boxes”

Basically you can spend real money on randomized in-game goo...
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
It hooks kids into gambling and most sales come from addicts...
Mind-boggling Deep Temple Regret
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irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
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marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness
  11/28/18
Jesus fucking christ
fishy cracking piazza
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Outnumbered resort
  11/28/18
Theres a link to the patent language somewhere. Its as bad a...
lascivious jew macaca
  11/28/18
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sec...
Mind-boggling Deep Temple Regret
  11/28/18
damn
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
Hehe
Abusive rose rehab quadroon
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jfc
lascivious jew macaca
  11/28/18
fucking lol
effete business firm
  11/28/18
Holy shit
fishy cracking piazza
  11/28/18
$$$
Plum gaming laptop
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Coiffed degenerate
  11/28/18
something something GC hehe
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  11/28/18
I appreciate the honesty; they're not trying to hide the bal...
Fuchsia shivering dopamine
  11/28/18
well done
ruddy lay
  11/28/18
For example, in some conventional systems, a player who is a...
Copper site doctorate
  11/28/18
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Mind-boggling Deep Temple Regret
  11/28/18
They're literally directly saying that it's more fun for pla...
Copper site doctorate
  11/28/18
And this is after paying $60 for call of duty
Mind-boggling Deep Temple Regret
  11/28/18
Burn it down.
Razzle ceo
  11/28/18
LMFAO guillotines now
Mint International Law Enforcement Agency University
  11/28/18
Hope the gaming companies get pwned
Aqua talented gas station
  11/28/18
especially EA/Activision
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chocolate church building alpha
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There is a real-money economy for these goods. It is a vehic...
indigo pea-brained private investor space
  11/28/18
Transaction costs are too high for it to be viable for any c...
Bat Shit Crazy Locale Tank
  11/28/18
I know a guy who made $200,000 and change from CS:GO loot bo...
Tantric stag film codepig
  11/28/18
explain, he was reselling them or something?
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
Yeah. Apparently a few years back some skins became super p...
Tantric stag film codepig
  11/28/18
Weird. Skins are just cosmetic and have no game effect. Surp...
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
Trevor “McSkillet” Heitmann made enough money tr...
flushed vivacious stage
  11/28/18
lol
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
wait just read up on this. he killed a mother and daughter. ...
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
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effete business firm
  11/28/18
"he bought his nephew a Nissan Titan truck from the mon...
aphrodisiac painfully honest bbw hall
  11/28/18
There is a massive Grey market for items in massive games li...
Diverse center
  11/28/18
*govt stops kids from spending $200 on video games* *govt...
vigorous skinny woman institution
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ruddy lay
  11/28/18
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Outnumbered resort
  11/28/18
GOOD DEBT never hurt nobody hehe
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chocolate church building alpha
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effete business firm
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Concupiscible duck-like meetinghouse
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they should be made illegal. it's an entire industry preying...
marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness
  11/28/18
what if they put an age limit on who can purchase loot boxes...
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
Casinos are a strong value add.
indigo pea-brained private investor space
  11/28/18
(Chinaman)
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
(Guinea)
ruddy lay
  11/28/18
this doesn't seem to conceptually make sense. nobody underag...
marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness
  11/28/18
youre a gamer we get it
ruddy lay
  11/28/18
fortunately i have a triple digit IQ so i've never bought lo...
marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness
  11/28/18
Leave coinbase alone
Aqua talented gas station
  11/28/18
crypto should also be banned, at least for everyone under 12...
marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness
  11/28/18
I think the problem with directly selling merchandise is it ...
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
Yeah, chess was ruined when they began to allow people to pl...
flushed vivacious stage
  11/28/18
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Mint International Law Enforcement Agency University
  11/28/18
Lots/most of these items in the loot boxes are purely cosmet...
demanding appetizing theater stage police squad
  11/28/18
no, the "problem" is they wouldn't make as much mo...
marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness
  11/28/18
Seems like a relatively easy call. Not sure why this needs t...
demanding appetizing theater stage police squad
  11/28/18
UDAAP Anything that is "unfair" "deceptive...
irradiated potus hell
  11/28/18
This is an international problem. In China, you have to d...
Racy sound barrier
  11/28/18
Makes sense that the odds are horrible. EA has to make a ni...
Rambunctious Galvanic School Cafeteria Haunted Graveyard
  11/28/18
a very credited DBG post, actually one of the reasons why...
Rebellious at-the-ready plaza
  11/28/18
(gook bug that spent thousands on a video game)
Aquamarine kink-friendly base
  11/28/18
http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3533140&mc=30&am...
Rebellious at-the-ready plaza
  11/28/18
thanks for confirmation that you're a weird gook insect that...
Aquamarine kink-friendly base
  11/28/18
made a lot of it back when i sold my character i still pl...
Rebellious at-the-ready plaza
  11/28/18
(((loot boxes)))
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bull headed lavender nursing home immigrant
  11/28/18
we're in the wrong timeline
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They should also investigate "free" mobile games
Razzmatazz henna kitchen
  11/28/18
Isn't the FTC relatively toothless though. I don't see anyth...
irate onyx pozpig tanning salon
  11/28/18
No, they can fuck you up with a consent decree.
fishy cracking piazza
  11/28/18
FTC is a complete joke. My former advisor was the chief tech...
chocolate church building alpha
  11/28/18


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Date: November 28th, 2018 2:07 PM
Author: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: Mind-boggling Deep Temple Regret

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon



(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: marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness



(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: fishy cracking piazza

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: Outnumbered resort



(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: lascivious jew macaca

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: Mind-boggling Deep Temple Regret

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: Abusive rose rehab quadroon

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: lascivious jew macaca

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: effete business firm

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: fishy cracking piazza

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: Plum gaming laptop

$$$

(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: Coiffed degenerate



(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: Tan nudist fat ankles

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: Fuchsia shivering dopamine

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: ruddy lay

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: Copper site doctorate

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: Mind-boggling Deep Temple Regret



(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: Copper site doctorate

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: Mind-boggling Deep Temple Regret

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: Razzle ceo

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: Mint International Law Enforcement Agency University

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: Aqua talented gas station

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: Violent philosopher-king state



(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: Translucent associate



(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: chocolate church building alpha



(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: indigo pea-brained private investor space

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: Bat Shit Crazy Locale Tank

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: Tantric stag film codepig

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: Tantric stag film codepig

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: flushed vivacious stage

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: effete business firm



(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: aphrodisiac painfully honest bbw hall

"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: Diverse center

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: vigorous skinny woman institution

*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: ruddy lay



(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: Outnumbered resort



(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: Grizzly Pit Gaping

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: chocolate church building alpha



(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: effete business firm



(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: Concupiscible duck-like meetinghouse



(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: marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: indigo pea-brained private investor space

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

(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: ruddy lay

(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: marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness

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: ruddy lay

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: marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness

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: Aqua talented gas station

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: marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: flushed vivacious stage

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: Mint International Law Enforcement Agency University



(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: demanding appetizing theater stage police squad

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: marvelous cuckoldry twinkling uncleanness

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: demanding appetizing theater stage police squad

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: irradiated potus hell

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: Racy sound barrier

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: Rambunctious Galvanic School Cafeteria Haunted Graveyard

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: Rebellious at-the-ready plaza

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: Aquamarine kink-friendly base

(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: Rebellious at-the-ready plaza

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: Aquamarine kink-friendly base

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: Rebellious at-the-ready plaza

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: milky arrogant turdskin son of senegal

(((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: bull headed lavender nursing home immigrant



(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: crystalline glittery national crotch

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: costumed hyperactive telephone parlor



(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: Razzmatazz henna kitchen

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: irate onyx pozpig tanning salon

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: fishy cracking piazza

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: chocolate church building alpha

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)