Even if the games with lootbox became 21 over, there is no real limitation to who buys the game. An example of a 18 over game is GTA5 that is played buy a lot of kids. Is very common to find 10 year old playing the game, and many of those kid bough the game themselves, not their parents.
The only legislation that would do something would be a actual ban on this type of games.
@esqueejy: EA strategy: 1 - Remove micro-transactions from the game at launch and try to sell more to the guys that won't by a game with pay-to-win crap; 2 - Small time after launch, activate the pay-to-win and tell all the player who don't like it to go f*** themselves; 3 - Do it all over in the next game;
I was really interested in "Anthem" but with this approach from EA, that will be another one they will f*** with pay-to-win crap
@lionheartssj1: I "paid" my engrams, in Destiny 1, with my time, and when Bungie came up with eververse the first thing me and my friend told was that if the game became "Pay to win" we would stop playing.
Even if Bungie wanted to make more money by putting micro-transactions, at least they got it right by only selling you the chance for some cosmetic stuff.
When it gets pay to win, even if you can (maybe) get that weapon or character after 1000 hours of game play, then just get in big red letter on the cover of the game "Rich player only"
@darth_zaramoth: If one European country defines loot crates as Gambling, then there is the large possibility for others to follow, and maybe have the European Comissione to make a ruling for all member countries to follow.
This would be great for gaming. GTA 5 is the most sold game online, it has micro-transactions, but there is no gambling in it. Destiny has paid "loot crates" but you only get cosmetics, so the value is 0 for most players. If game companies want micro-transactions, find a way to remove the gambling.
@wexorian: Agree, but more importante, most of the "civilized" countries don't allow underage gambling. So if a game has something that is considered "gambling" it won't be enough to rate it as 18, it will be needed a system to really identify that someone buying any type of loot crate is over gambling age for the country.
This would create a ban on payed loot crates, or several lawsuits from parents. The responsibility of checking the age goes to the entity providing the "Gambling", and if they don't do it . . . well soon or later someone will ask for they money back and win.
As a destiny player who was able to do the nightfall last week and this week is really hard to see this video, you should really read the modifiers of the nightfall.
Still pretty fun seeing you guy take a betting in PVE
Crossplay will allways be a problem in terms of children protection.
You can say all you want that the parents need to see what children are playing, but that will not happen, so when you have crossplay and you are trying to report a player of the other console system to who will you make the report, who are you trusting to analise it?
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