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DadPhilly's avatar
DadPhilly
7 years ago

Re: Why is EA/Respawn the bad guy for loot boxes?

U need to realize if they sold skins straight up they would need to be extremely expensive or they would cannibalize the loot box sales completely.

Imagine them selling $30-$40 for a single skin!! People would scream bloody murder and EA is evil, etc, lol.

U cant have both and u cant please everyone, the whales dont care they are usually single boys in their 20's with nothing to spend their money on anyways, if not this game it would be online poker or porn getting their cash.

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  • Allen_Booth's avatar
    Allen_Booth
    7 years ago

    @DadPhilly

    Your logic is fundamentally flawed. Why in the world should any game have the ability to soak $200 or more from a single player for additions that a lot of developers and games can give way at a fraction of the price and/or free?


    The issue isn't about getting everything for free it's about getting your moneys worth.


    "A now-deleted thread on reddit made the rounds a few days ago cataloguing the plight of a guy who spent $500 on loot boxes to try and get the ultra-rare Wraith “heirloom” set, thinking that with guaranteed legendaries every 30 boxes, he’d be bound to get it. He didn’t. Loot boxes, cosmetic or not, trigger something bad in people and it's not a healthy business model." - This directly citing Forbes

  • Prupisek's avatar
    Prupisek
    7 years ago
    @Allen_Booth and thats why lootboxes exist because people are willing to spend 500 usd to get something from random chance, it would look stupid if heirloom was 500 usd in shop right? Stop blaming EA and start looking on that people who are willing to spend insane amount of money to take their chances.
    Btw friend got that heirloom for free from lootboxes, so now he has no reason to spend money.
    Also idk if that chance 1/500 is official but obviously not since he didn't get it and counting on 1/30 guaranteed legendary well thats way low for only 500 to have it guaranteed.
  • Allen_Booth's avatar
    Allen_Booth
    7 years ago
    @pruplsek

    Intentionally abusing a system known to prey on peoples psychological weaknesses or inclinations to gambling isn't a respectable business model. Some states and countries have actually completely banned this kind of service.

    Some people can afford it because they're from affluent families. If they want to have some respect as a company while still making profits they wouldn't blatantly try to exploit people.

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