Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days ago'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogameswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down113
arrow-up1264arrow-down1external-link'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogameswww.pcgamer.comAgent_Karyo@piefed.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square67linkfedilink
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·edit-29 days agoSelling is the problem, it makes it actual gambling.
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 days agoSelling is not gambling. It’s kind of the opposite of gambling.
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·9 days agoIs valve buying the boxes and destroying them?
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoThat doesn’t make any sense.
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·9 days agoIf valve isn’t buying them and destroying them, then where are they going and why?
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·9 days agoI’m not the one promoting gambling on a gaming platform.
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoYes. Show me where I promoted gambling.
minus-squarewhoever loves Digit@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·9 days agoNo, being able to find items for free and sell them is not the problem or what makes it gambling
minus-squaretekato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoWhat do you think they’re buying it for?
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 days ago“First one’s free” As in you get infinitely more by buying than you are given for free (hence why people buy them) is always the sign of a well intentioned business.
minus-squareEuphoma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 days agoNot really, you need to spend money to open a crate but you can sell a crate for free. So any rational person would sell their crates for guaranteed money instead of buying a key to probably lose money.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 days agoRationality is rare.
minus-squarewhoever loves Digit@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoI never put money into the game for many years until I could afford to support the creators because I was happy with the items I could find for free
Selling is the problem, it makes it actual gambling.
Selling is not gambling. It’s kind of the opposite of gambling.
Is valve buying the boxes and destroying them?
That doesn’t make any sense.
If valve isn’t buying them and destroying them, then where are they going and why?
You’re trying too hard.
I’m not the one promoting gambling on a gaming platform.
Yes. Show me where I promoted gambling.
No, being able to find items for free and sell them is not the problem or what makes it gambling
What do you think they’re buying it for?
“First one’s free”
As in you get infinitely more by buying than you are given for free (hence why people buy them) is always the sign of a well intentioned business.
Not really, you need to spend money to open a crate but you can sell a crate for free. So any rational person would sell their crates for guaranteed money instead of buying a key to probably lose money.
Rationality is rare.
Keep trying.
I never put money into the game for many years until I could afford to support the creators because I was happy with the items I could find for free