Valve, the master of microtransactions, has invented a new type of loot box that seems to get around regulations in some European countries.
  • Luffy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    171·
    1 day ago

    You get to see what you’re paying for before you pay.

    Yes, for the first box. The box after is not shown. So its basically just „hey, if I open this Box, it could very well be that the next box will be a legendary knife”

    So you are just betting for what comes after that

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      I think it has an option to decline it too, so you don’t have to purchase to move on. I could be wrong about this, but I think this is what I heard.

    • AAA@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      23 hours ago

      Still the point is you don’t spend money without knowing what you get so it is better. Still predatory, but better