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'People Enjoy Surprises' — Valve Is Trying to Dismiss New York's Counter-Strike Loot Box Lawsuit (www.ign.com)
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[–] 57 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Yes, they do. And when you charge for surprises that can be of varying value, what do we call that?

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Agreed, though NY should be going after everyone involved in 'Surprise Mechanics', not just Valve.

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  • [–] [S] 27 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    It's not unusual to target specific entities first to try and set a precedent. Going after everyone at once would likely spread their efforts too thin.

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  • [–] -3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Not wrong, but there are more worthy targets to go after first. Ones that have treated their customers far, far worse than Valve.

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Just because Valve does great things elsewhere doesn't mean Valve should get a free pass on running a 5 billion market gap gambling economy. And that's 5 billion AFTER Valve nuked 3 billion from the market. I think people don't fully comprehend how sickeningly huge the CS skin market is.

    What other company operates loot boxes at the same scale as Valve?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    I don't recall suggesting Valve getting a free pass, nor downplaying the CS skin market being an issue. What I'm saying is Valve at least turns that money to some good, unlike its contemporaries in the veiled gambling space.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Saying "don't go after Valve (right now), instead go after these other bad companies I won't name" isn't giving a free pass to Valve? My bad.

    And let's not act like Valve isn't raking in money. They don't need gambling money to do good.

    Also

    What other company operates loot boxes at the same scale as Valve?

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