U.S. Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Loot Boxes And Pay-To-Win Microtransactions

[hotbeezie]

Man they gotta do something about VC that’s straight up bullshyt

 

[Jean Jacket]

Y'all are pro exploitation I see.

 

[Lord Beasley]

everyone has heard the horror stories about fortnite/etc. kids unsuspectedly racking up thousands of dollars on their parents credit cards because they see idiot streamers doing the same thing. children are influenced easily and there needs to be some measure of protection in place.....

I really don't know why some of y'all are against the bill. is it that y'all like P2W in other games because it gives y'all the competitive edge w/o you actually having to earn it?

 

[Panther]

I only am opposed because I play Dokkan Battle

I'm sure gacha games will be included in this somehow.

 

[5n0man]

Yall supporting microtransactions?

The fukk am I reading

This is the coli breh, where loot boxes and pay to win mechanics is good. Where cross platform play and backwards compatibility is bad.

The arcadium has been terrible for years now, that's why its basically dead.

 

[hotbeezie]

This is the coli breh, where loot boxes and pay to win mechanics is good. Where cross platform play and backwards compatibility is bad.

The arcadium has been terrible for years now, that's why its basically dead.

I keep saying they should’ve never split with the film room

 

[Rell Lauren]

Surprised some of you are against this. The EU won't allow this to fly at all. When it comes to regulating digital practices, they're leading the way with similar legislation and GDPR.

 

[Deucage]

Some people are against this?
Is this the Twilight Zone?

 

[Bboystyle]

This senator must of got that work from a pay to play player and said, no more

 

[itsyoung!!]

How dumb is the average coli poster to not know that in politics / councils / congress etc theirs seperate people / groups / organizations that focus on certain subjects so they are more prepared to handle that subject?

Youre really going to blow your mind when you find out each city has an entertainment commission , yes like the party planning commitee in The Office tv show , where they approve, disapprove and regulate parties in your city

Gaming is what, a $100 billion a year market? You dont think theirs entire groups in congress dedicated to only that to regulate and monitor this $100 billion a year business? “WhY dOnT ThEY fOcUS on COpS” you dont think the police have their own group monitoring them as well?


As far as the bill at hand, pay 2 win I do believe needs to go. Cosmetic items I dont mind but DLCs with only minor adjustments (adding 2 new fighters in mortal kombat, 4 new maps to call of duty etc) and pay 2 win

Rewards, maps, characters should stay locked behind achievable events in game that you purchased

Cosmetic items dont actually effect game play so

 

[Bubba T]

Yo, the first page is wild. People supporting abusive micro transactions

 

[Ciggavelli]

Meanwhile toys and sugary foods are advertised to children nonstop. I guess that addiction is okay

 

[Rigby.]

It’s obviously gambling but the gacha/mobile gaming market is prolly gonna collapse for years if this goes through

Man they gotta do something about VC that’s straight up bullshyt

2K deserves to lose every dollar they earn. The increased grinding is the only aspect they focus on annually. At least Netherrealm put an incredible game behind their loot boxes

 

[Rout3r2035]

fukk Congress for worrying about this crap

What about lobbyists, super PACs and the money games politicians play?
Imagine being a Republican senator and introducing this bill when your own party is loaded with people far worse than EA sports.

Only a dumb ass would propose this bill and only a big dumb ass would support it.
Its the free market, don't want loot boxes and pay to win, don't spend money on a shytty game.
Kids today, for as much as they want to talk about adulthood, are damn near infantilized.

gotta be 18 to play the lottery. i think there's more important shyt to worry about, but i have no issue with it

Parents and adults are not held to any responsibility anymore. shyts fukking sad. Hey u dumbass parents don’t have your credit card info tied to your kids account. And fukk any adult that weak that they seem forced to spend money.

Anybody in here saying this is stupid have no clue how that shyt affects the reward center of kids. Even just the non micro transactions.

Yall should be happy this forces EA, Activision, and others to find alternate rev streams which many of yall been complaining about. No more loot shooters forcing them to make true AAA experiences.

It’s overdue that a bill like this comes forward. It seems like every big game these days is almost entirely built around micro transactions and loot boxes. It ruined madden and 2K (every series 2K is in charge of), likely did a number on fifa, pretty much ruined battlefront 2, and countless others since the games aren’t centered around an actual progression system designed to encourage new styles of play regardless of genre. The games instead get built around a pay to win mechanic while making them as tedious a grind as possible so that people instead of playing the game, will spend more money to unlock stuff and then realize the game isn’t actually fun to play, so they stop playing entirely after realizing they’ve been ripped off. The loot boxes absolutely are gambling in every sense of the term and the publishers know it. Loot boxes and micro transactions are exceptionally sleazy and unethical practices far worse than even cut content day 1 planned dlc is. For the health of the industry doing ahead, it’s the sort of thing that needs to be regulated since large corporations can’t be trusted with that sort of thing.

Kids out here getting addicted to gambling and spending thousands of dollars on virtual currencies and motherfukkers on here are defending pay to win These companies will make every single game free to play with pay walls every fukking hour if they aren't kept in check.

 

[Thanos]

Nah, I think they should do what China does make the probablity rates public.