Lootbox mechanics prey on the exact same parts of the brain that make gambling addictive. Whether there's monetary wins involved or not is irrelevant to how it works psychologically. You should consider yourself lucky that you're maybe not vulnerable to that type of stuff but it works because it's exploitative and it circumvents logical decision-making. It does deserve your sympathy.
It's become a really fun game for me to start on a lazy afternoon and then finish in 3 hours.
That's the key point tho, not everybody that is addicted to this can afford it.
You should do what I do and just buy everything and then continue to play the same 3 or 4 games you already play
You can disagree that it's not like that for you but there is actual research that the problem is closer to gambling than you think https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190501114406.htm
ok so you're just ignoring actual scientific studies to dig your heels in. cool, good to know you're not actually interested in it at all.
It's definately tiresome and yes, they should be dealt with, one way or the other.
Omg.
"It's psychologically similar to gambling but isn't gambling" is not an intelligent position
Did you recieve that you are in the beta? I am not sure, my client did not upgrade or something.
Wonder how they're gonna solve the problem of handheld mode ostensibly being easier to make levels in. Possibly have the camera on Ben or Jeff playing with the Switch while the other plays levels on the TV?
It's doing the Playnite thing where you can link all of your other storefronts to it.
It scratched my Slay the Spire itch enough that I think Incan wait on Slay the Spire until it's on sale in the eShop.
