Valve, the master of microtransactions, has invented a new type of loot box that seems to get around regulations in some European countries.
  • Luffy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    181·
    17 days ago

    You get to see what you’re paying for before you pay.

    Yes, for the first box. The box after is not shown. So its basically just „hey, if I open this Box, it could very well be that the next box will be a legendary knife”

    So you are just betting for what comes after that

    • AAA@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      17 days ago

      Still the point is you don’t spend money without knowing what you get so it is better. Still predatory, but better

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      16 days ago

      I think it has an option to decline it too, so you don’t have to purchase to move on. I could be wrong about this, but I think this is what I heard.

      • Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        15 days ago

        If I understood it correctly, you open a new box when you buy an item, but if you don’t buy it then you need to wait until the following week to open another box again.