Some boxes contain things that are so common they’re basically worthless, and some boxes contain exotic in-game goods that can only be obtained through boxes. The trick is that not all boxes are created equal. In the games we’re talking about in regards to this particular ESRB rating, these games will also offer you a choice to outright buy these boxes for real money. I’m not really here to convince you in-game loot packages are a good thing or a bad thing, only that I think this debate over “gambling” is an interesting one.įor reference, here is how I understand the system: The game will have some sort of reward-over-time mechanic where you slowly earn “boxes” of in-game items. I can’t speak with any authority on how the the process works or how exploitative it might be. The point I’m getting at is that I have basically zero experience with boxes of the lootish variety. (And there the boxes are free, but the keys to open them cost money.) I played the original Titanfall in online multiplayer, but I only spent a few evenings with it and I certainly never bought any microtransaction stuff. I played Team Fortress 2, but I was losing interest in the game just as the loot-based economy was taking off. I played Counter-Strike, but that was in decades past, long before loot boxes.
I haven’t played a lot of games that use loot boxes. They’re the equivalent to the MPAA in the realm of Hollywood films. Also remember that the ESRB is a non-government, non-profit, self-regulatory organization. We’re talking about “loot boxes” in the sense of in-game rewards, not “ loot crates“, the physical merch you can subscribe to. Last week the ESRB decided that Loot Boxes are not gambling.
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