Goodeye8 comments on 'People Enjoy Surprises' — Valve Is Trying to Dismiss New York's Counter-Strike Loot Box Lawsuit

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[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 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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[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 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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[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 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.

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

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