Crystal betting feature for GA

"capifico22;c-1718443" wrote:

"Halo;c-1718383" wrote:
Mobile games are in enough trouble for pseudo gambling, this is not a good idea whatsoever

Are you on retainer as their council? Or just afraid to lose?

Neither. I’m just stating a fact.
Apple forced games to show probability on packs/loot boxes due to the gambling aspect, and unless you’ve been living under a rock you’d know that a lot of countries have opened up government equiries into the state of gambling in video games, with mobile ones being at the forefront of this.

It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the last thing a video game wants is even more scrutiny on it due to more gambling aspects being added, irrespective of whether it’s random chance or making bets.

"capifico22;c-1718545" wrote:
What you said originally was not a fact, it was your opinion.

It was both, he factually stated they were in trouble. Then voiced his opinion about it being a bad idea.

It's a bad idea, but I'd support it!

Do you know what kind of backlash EA would get for promoting betting after the fiasco that was Battlefront 2?! Haha! There's no way this feature ever comes to the game

Pointless discussion. This will never happen. It's illegal to gamble in games that kids can play. Loot boxes are already squeaking by that rule on a technicality (it is gambling according to my opinion), and that loophole may not stay open forever. If EA wants the hammer of regulation brought down on its head then this would be a good way to make it happen.

"capifico22;c-1718545" wrote:
What you said originally was not a fact, it was your opinion.

It being a bad idea for a mobile game to add more gambling elements is definitely a fact.

Let's do it.

Let's be honest, CG would rake in a percentage of the bet.

One could say that someone will Capitalize on that opportunity..

On a site where you can't even type I can't imagine they'd allow betting.

+1

With matchmaking like this, it would be rare to find an opponent who’d be willing to take even odds. I probably would have needed to give my last matchup 2:1 to induce him to make a bet. The guy before that would have had to give me at least 10:1.

But I just don’t see them opening the door to player-to-player crystal transfers in any form or fashion.

Crystals aren't real money so it may be fun. Unless you're ptp then it's real money. I can imagine a ptp player having to tell their wife the gambled away the kid's college fund on ga.