I can buy anything in a crate using endeavours instead of crowns. Happy that there a choices for different people.
Two a year? Hardly think that qualifies as getting whatever you want.
Loot boxes of any sort are predatory. I'm not against a cosmetic cash shop (as it was before), where someone can make an informed decision on if they want to use real life money for something. I'd rather things be earned in game, but that's never going to happen.
Loot boxes are straight up gambling. For sports betting, this comes with an age limit and numerous warnings in a lot of countries.
Not loot boxes though. Yet, anyway.
They are flat out wrong and are indefensible.
No other industry is it accepted. Imagine going to buy clothes, and you have to pay a fixed amount, then get a random piece? You might get a really nice coat. But you'll probably get a single sock.
Or going out for food, paying £50 and you might get a nice steak, but you might get a tuna sandwich.
People would find that utterly crazy. It blows my mind that loot boxes are so widely accepted in the gaming industry.
I'm not calling ZOS out specifically - most companies are at it. They could take a stance against it though (parent company anyway).
If you need to generate extra revenue, you can still do that with a normal cosmetic cash shop.
Gamers need to wake up and boycott loot boxes in every game.
They won't be removed from ESO anytime soon though.
I can buy anything in a crate using endeavours instead of crowns. Happy that there a choices for different people.
Two a year? Hardly think that qualifies as getting whatever you want.
Loot boxes of any sort are predatory. I'm not against a cosmetic cash shop (as it was before), where someone can make an informed decision on if they want to use real life money for something. I'd rather things be earned in game, but that's never going to happen.
Loot boxes are straight up gambling. For sports betting, this comes with an age limit and numerous warnings in a lot of countries.
Not loot boxes though. Yet, anyway.
They are flat out wrong and are indefensible.
No other industry is it accepted. Imagine going to buy clothes, and you have to pay a fixed amount, then get a random piece? You might get a really nice coat. But you'll probably get a single sock.
Or going out for food, paying £50 and you might get a nice steak, but you might get a tuna sandwich.
People would find that utterly crazy. It blows my mind that loot boxes are so widely accepted in the gaming industry.
I'm not calling ZOS out specifically - most companies are at it. They could take a stance against it though (parent company anyway).
If you need to generate extra revenue, you can still do that with a normal cosmetic cash shop.
Gamers need to wake up and boycott loot boxes in every game.
They won't be removed from ESO anytime soon though.