ampersandrewMar 11

Steam :: About the New York Attorney General lawsuit against Valve

https://lemmy.world/post/44123363

Steam :: About the New York Attorney General lawsuit against Valve - Lemmy.World

Official statement from Valve. > We shared with the NYAG that these types of boxes in our games are widely used, not just in video games but in the tangible world as well, where generations have grown up opening baseball card packs and blind boxes and bags, and then trading and selling the items they receive. You’re right! We should stop that too!

Show threadLegitimateEngineerMar 11
I don’t get why these target valve and how they are a scourge if it’s purely cosmetic. Only complaint I could see is possibly for tf2, though that never seemed pay to win like.
Show threadampersandrewMar 11

I’d highly recommend you check out People Make Games’ videos on Counter-Strike gambling, which include testimonials from child gambling addicts. And if you still need more convincing, there’s also some videos by Coffeezilla.

But I’d also like to see more companies held accountable for this than just Valve.

Show threadLegitimateEngineerMar 11
Did end up watching it (I’ve always enjoyed PMG vids and Quinns). In a way I see it, I just don’t quite fully understand why the onus is on Valve. If valve was directly running the gambling sites, that would be one thing. I would give them flack for accepting sponsorships for dota with some of them. Though it’s a similar vein to sport kings advertisements on shows and such.
Show threadampersandrewMar 11
Even before you get to the reseller sites that Valve is definitely aware of, benefiting from, and doing nothing to stop, the way the system is intended to work is still using all of the tricks out of the slot machine playbook.
Show threadLegitimateEngineerMar 11
This is true, but most things digital do the same thing if I remember correctly. I think rocket league with free loot boxes does that.
Show threadLegitimateEngineer

piefed.social/…/video-game-pegi-age-ratings-are-c…

To follow-up I found this post and feel like this is more the way to attack it possibly.

Video game PEGI age-ratings are changing in Europe from June. Four new categories added to tackle elements of addictive design, unmonitored online communication and loot boxes

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