The issue with NBA 2k18 isn’t loot boxes its paid currency.

And I agree with Forza 7 being dumb? I didn’t say all applications of lootboxes are good. And in my first statement, which I’ll just give you the benefit of the doubt and say you skipped it, I said “provided they don’t give a competitive advantage.”

Please show me a full priced game where you have to pay your way through via loot boxes, thanks. Its already been show Shadow of War was mostly a reaction to an “unpopular” (to the “hardcore”) game mechanic as even the Kotaku review has pointed out they had not felt the need or requirement to pay cash for lootboxes.

I enjoy the randomness of loot boxes and the excitement of getting a rare drop. I have bought some in games ranging from AAA titles like Destiny 2, to dinky little mobile games.

Not gonna lie, I care about a lot of things, but whether or not people who first opt in to a game whether it’s free or $60, and then choose to spend additional money on it afterward, really aren’t going to garner sympathy from me. Are their people that are gambling addicts who really shouldn’t be playing FTP mobile…

Why? In what game has cash enabled Loot Boxes significantly changed the experience? Even this Shadow of War baloney ended up being fairly fruitless, given you can get plenty of Epic and Legendary orcs via free lootboxes.

I mean, yeah we are paying a lower price for AAA due to inflation. They have to make up the margin somewhere, go ahead and put micro transactions.

Nah.

I fail to see the issue, provided that they don’t give an advantage in competitive play.

This sounds so cool.

Actually the world is black and white there are no grey areas in morality, thanks.

Nah.

Yeah except most modern games are larger and more detailed than the older gens, then you get more stuff.

Because drugs are a direct comparison to guns.

I drive a car from 2006 that only has an aux port, and when I’m forced to use something other than my phone for music (most often due to dead battery) I flick through the radio... channels? for a few minutes before turning it off and listening to nothing.

I mean, I’m sure there’s a market looking for a good car that doesn’t want to pay more just because it has a German name (my dad comes to mind).

Pretty sure that would be because you don’t leave your basement, not because they wouldn’t help you out.

Like, a video game? Sounds like a pretty good opportunity for a Deadspin/Kotaku cross-post classic right here.

All I know is I haven’t been this excited to leave work and play a game in a verrryyy long time. It’s all I can think about and what I do immediately when I get back home.

That’s not really a steroids-level physique, though. Someone with money and resources like he has could easily attain that body without steroids. Any person who is fairly good-conciois and focused on weight lifting can look like that sans steroids.