MrBiron 1,478 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 https://kotaku.com/u-s-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-loot-boxes-and-pay-1834612226 He wants loot boxes and P2W mechanics that pray on kids to be banned. About fucking time something was done about the unregulated and unchecked greed by games publishers. Publishers will be pissed about this but fuck 'em. If anybody watches Jim Sterling's videos he said this would happen because the games industry wouldn't regulate itself. GazzaGarratt, BO7H B4RRELS, Dan94 and 3 others 4 2 Expand Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 It's about time someone stood up to all this shite but it's not just minors, adults also become pray to this disease that's in the industry at the moment. They should ban all this shite and hopefully game developers can focus on making a good story/game/content and not forcing the player to fork out more money than they should. There's no way that someone should pay £50 for a game, then have a chance to pay for more stuff on top of that, unless it's a worth while DLC, new maps etc. I also don't think that DLC should contribute towards a story or force you to buy it if you want to continue playing. It's like giving a junkie a free fix, then charging for the next lot.....kind of. Also loot boxes are a type of gambling, just because you don't win money doesn't make it so. Dan94 1 Expand Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/#findComment-119108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan94 913 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Great news Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/#findComment-119109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 11,162 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 On 5/9/2019 at 12:12 PM, Dan94 said: Great news Expand It is. Just wonder how long will this actually take to resolve? Dan94 1 Expand Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/#findComment-119165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BO7H B4RRELS 2,456 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 [emoji173][emoji106]Via the FG App Expand Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/#findComment-119207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The3rdWalker 1,279 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/10/2019 at 7:27 PM, GazzaGarratt said: It is. Just wonder how long will this actually take to resolve? Expand It will never happen in our country. i7 7700k, 16GB RAM, GEFORCE 1080, 240GB SSHD, 2TB SSD Expand Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/#findComment-119214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,177 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Nice update here It may force the big publishers into a rethink especially regarding microtransactions. Loot boxes have nosedived significantly in the past 16 months after the Belgium saga so if MTX's are targeted on top from a potential US bill, the likes of EA and Activision's revenue streams will be heavily limited and they may have to make some radical changes going forward to remain sustainable rather than just milking it while they can. Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/#findComment-119522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,940 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 3:47 PM, The3rdWalker said: It will never happen in our country. I'm a big believer in realism, so this gets my vote.Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Expand Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/#findComment-119539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The3rdWalker 1,279 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 12:43 PM, phil bottle said: I'm a big believer in realism, so this gets my vote. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Expand The thing is with America, most policies are widely accepted by its citizens. It's just our government that doesn't accept it. 🤣 phil bottle 1 i7 7700k, 16GB RAM, GEFORCE 1080, 240GB SSHD, 2TB SSD Expand Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/6997-us-senator-introduces-bill-to-ban-shitty-publisher-practices/#findComment-119545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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