Does this game come with a warning?
Given that EA envisage thousands of pounds being spent on what I can only call "Loot boxes" to get new items is there warning given on installing it that you may overspend. Parents of underage childr...
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"Hardernater;c-16445722" wrote:
there's no lootboxes in the game ( only on limited time events ) , but the in-game items is pretty expensive
Actually Izzy is one huge lootbox.
Anyway, those who want to keep informed just so you know a few days back after inspecting 10 unnamed popular MMOs (no, Sims phonegames aren't among those) Netherlands find out 4 of them are illegal and lootboxes inside de facto gaming and issued warning to developers to modify it ASAP. The story of course is not over yet, but so far it reached a point where governments finally have to intervene:
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/267994-the-netherlands-declares-some-loot-boxes-illegal-warns-developers-to-modify-them
So it started with Netherlands, I won't be surprised if the same thing happens soon in the whole EU, and afterterwards possibly spreads worldwide.
Note also that there is a new site that tracks presence of various microtransactions in games:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/site-rates-games-microtransactions
Sims Mobile is not detailed yet on it but plenty of games with lootboxes are. I expect the data from that site to play a big role in whatever happens with lootboxes in the future.
