"Valve does not cooperate with gambling sites" - Counter-Strike publishers issue rare public defence of lootbox mechanics, following New York lawsuit

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• Xenny@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  This isn’t a defense of lootbox mechanics. This is a defense of their company from this lawsuit. Don’t fall for this propaganda

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  • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    No. Defending someone doing something illegal and profiting off of it because you hate someone else more is not how you get good results. All you’ve done is keep corporation in the system.

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• GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  But they enable them. 

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• ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  You ARE the gambling site. That’s the issue.

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  • _spiffy@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    So should we ban pokemon cards as well?

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    • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Probably, sorry if that hurts your nostalgia.

      The one possible redeeming difference is that those cards are an integral part of playing the game.

      A lot of these loot boxes are for worthless cosmetics that can then be sold for real money using the same company that sold the loot box as an intermediary.

      Japan deals with the same issue with pachinko parlors. Gambling is illegal there, so they give out useless trinkets as prizes. And they all just happen to be located next to a shop (owned by the same company but legally distinct) which will buy those useless trinkets for a set amounts of money. A casino with extra steps. Sounds familiar?

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