Comment on I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store?

• MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Oh so they have no responsibility at all then. Might as well stop checking IDs when people enter casinos or buy alcohol because they’re not supposed to if they’re underaged.

  They make a deliberately addictive mechanic that they know ruin peoples’ life, and they also know they have a big young audience, but you think that’s fine? Shame of you, really.

  It’s also in TF2 btw

  And whatever you say, it’s still exploiting adults. In many countries, like France, casinos are legally obliged to detect addicted people, prevent minors from playing, and let people opt out legally, and never allow them to gamble afterwards. Valve blatantly doesn’t respect this and takes efforts to bypass the law. They got banned in Belgium and France, and used a legal loophole to avoid being banned in France.

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  • kadup@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I mean… Do you support the recent proposal to ban online porn? How about alcohol?

    Valve provides a game, an appropriate age rating, a description of the monetization scheme, and a way for users to freely trade items.

    If minors transform that into a gambling addiction, it’s certainly a big problem, but I don’t see how that translates into “Steam bad, Epic Games good”

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    • MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Do you support the recent proposal to ban online porn?

      No, but that’s another subject. Gambling is much worse imo, as it impacts your finance. Gambling is already banned/regulated and Valve is avoiding the current laws.

      How about alcohol?

      It’s already pretty well restricted for minors. The world would be better without it, but as nicotine, can’t go back now that people are used to it.

      but I don’t see how that translates into “Steam bad, Epic Games good”

      Never said that.

      I talked about this because the original comment said Valve wasn’t here for money. Why do they push gambling then?

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  • Goretantath@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Parents should do their damn job and prevent their kids from playing what they arent supposed to, or teach them right from wrong.

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    • MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Teens aren’t kids. Gambling is addictive to everyone.

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      • Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Teens are kids, they’ve just got half a brain and adult hormones mixed in. They still need guidance and supervision.

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