I mean it is a dark pattern. It drives us to play more even when we’re not having fun. How many times have we all done a dungeon not because it’s fun, but because we want it to drop the thing?

But at the same time, if that’s the “only” dark pattern, that’s probably fine! And it’ll most likely get a high score of 3+ on the positive side. But if you combine the random loot with time gate, pay to skip, pay to win, etc. then the score rightfully craters.

I think the site is good because it empowers us to pick what we actually want to deal with.