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EA: They're not loot boxes, they're "Surprise Mechanics"

Posted on 6/19/19 at 3:59 pm
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
10207 posts
Posted on 6/19/19 at 3:59 pm
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EA: They’re not loot boxes, they’re “surprise mechanics,” and they’re “quite ethical”

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Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Lift every voice and sing
Member since Oct 2011
40635 posts
Posted on 6/19/19 at 4:22 pm to
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“surprise mechanics,”
Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
26929 posts
Posted on 6/19/19 at 5:20 pm to
what the frick
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
19296 posts
Posted on 6/19/19 at 5:56 pm to
I guess game breaking bugs are just "undocumented difficulty enhancements" too.
Posted by bbrownso
Member since Mar 2008
8985 posts
Posted on 6/19/19 at 6:33 pm to
What isn't a surprise: EA making an arse out of themselves.

"Surprise Mechanics"
Posted by whatiknowsofar
hm?
Member since Nov 2010
25966 posts
Posted on 6/19/19 at 6:41 pm to
I feel like it's going to take gamers banding together and boycotting these motherfrickers for them to make sincere changes.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44349 posts
Posted on 6/19/19 at 7:50 pm to
It's not rape, it's "surprise sex"
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
15322 posts
Posted on 6/19/19 at 8:18 pm to
The “quite ethical” part of this is some of the biggest bullshite I’ve ever heard
Posted by PEPE
Member since Jun 2018
8198 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 12:12 am to
Put $10 in this slot machine and pull the lever, what happens next is a surprise!

Totally not gambling.
Posted by brucevilanch
Fort Worth, Tejas
Member since May 2011
24414 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 6:53 am to
I don't see anything wrong with what they're doing.
Posted by h0bnail
Member since Sep 2009
7628 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 8:06 am to
I think loot boxes are fine, if they're purely cosmetics. If they're a required purchase to remain competitive, that's pretty shitty.
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
79347 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 8:18 am to
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I think loot boxes are fine, if they're purely cosmetics. If they're a required purchase to remain competitive, that's pretty shitty.


I don't pay attention to it anymore, but how many loot box systems are actually pay-to-win nowadays? I figured with all the backlash that has gotten, developers are going to stick to cosmetics.
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
10207 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 8:42 am to
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I don't pay attention to it anymore, but how many loot box systems are actually pay-to-win nowadays? I figured with all the backlash that has gotten, developers are going to stick to cosmetics.


This should not be tolerated either.
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
79347 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:12 am to
Who cares about cosmetics? If someone wants to spend money on a new dance and they know what they're buying, why should I give a shite?
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
10207 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:36 am to
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Who cares about cosmetics? If someone wants to spend money on a new dance and they know what they're buying, why should I give a shite?


Games with cosmetic microtransactions usually have garbage art design/choice for cosmetics earned from gameplay.
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
26774 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:41 am to
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EA: They’re not loot boxes, they’re “surprise mechanics,”


My God I feel sorry for the poor writers at the Onion and other satire publications. You spend a couple of days coming up with a good joke and then an actual press release comes along that is far more over the top.
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
30680 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 10:50 am to
What will the loot box streamers do, besides suicide?

Many of them, that's their money maker, people watching them unpack and play, sell, buy,etc.

castro could really be screwed, he is top dog for fifa, and fifa points for packs, are his bread and butter. He spends a ton on them to get views and donations.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
65410 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 10:54 am to
I can’t believe that EA got to make ANOTHER Star Wars game.
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
79347 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 10:56 am to
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I can’t believe that EA got to make ANOTHER Star Wars game.


but they didn't
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
30680 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 11:41 am to
I thought the Dude who started Infinity Ward, and now has a studio with EA, is doing it?

Vince???
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