Dutch legislation calls for changes to Loot Boxes..

@KnifeLife Are you Dutch? Otherwise, loot boxes will remain until the United States changes their rules and regulations. Xbox is America and our gaming population backs PlayStation through our fan base.

My first reaction to reading this is "Is Holland even a major market?"

And I mean that as inoffensive as possible. But I don't see a lot of developers takings this seriously, and might just laugh off the fine.

These decisions will be taken to court I would assume.

@knifelife whats the research say? Again, I'm guessing its not very extensive. Playing devils advocate, we know the connection to video games and violence is weak at best.

@j-husky28 a dit dans Dutch legislation calls for changes to Loot Boxes.. :

Government intervening where no one needs them and no one asked them. This is a none issue, you are not forced in anyway to purchase loot boxes, and in the Overwatch and Pubg, case even buying them, they can be earned. This "problem" can be stopped by the market, as in people just don't bother buying the loot boxes or attack the companies decision to do so themselves. Legislation creates more problems than it solves here. If this truly is an issue, what's stopping them from banning card packs? It's the exact same thing and I'd argue even worse. Goodbye Pokémon, Baseball cards, Magic etc.

And why don't they ban casinos too ?

Oh yeah, because casinos are profitable for them.

@knifelife said in Dutch legislation calls for changes to Loot Boxes..:

@gloog The research? I cant cite a specific study, but ive read articles where developers basically hire in house psychologists to essentially help them develop there loot boxes ect in ways that when you open them they trigger specific reward endorphins in the brain which attribute to the brains reward factors and they make you feel good about it. So then you naturally want to open more to get thay release again.

Ill try and find the articles for you later as im trying to type and get my butt kicked on Fortnite aha, but the biggest games that do it are mobiles, but you also have games like FIFA who are prime examples of it.

There's a disgusting Activision patent related to this. I'm at work so I can't contribute but it's easy to find.

@knifelife a dit dans Dutch legislation calls for changes to Loot Boxes.. :

@gloog The research? I cant cite a specific study, but ive read articles where developers basically hire in house psychologists to essentially help them develop there loot boxes ect in ways that when you open them they trigger specific reward endorphins in the brain which attribute to the brains reward factors and they make you feel good about it. So then you naturally want to open more to get thay release again.

Ill try and find the articles for you later as im trying to type and get my butt kicked on Fortnite aha, but the biggest games that do it are mobiles, but you also have games like FIFA who are prime examples of it.

Thing is, every game release dopamine, if you feel pleasure and enjoyment when playing a game (when doing anything that brings you pleasure really) : That's because of dopamine.

This is just a more effective way to release dopamine, like any game of chance, same concept.
Making it illegal infantilizes people.
Imo, they shouldn't make it illegal but if a game has it, it should automatically force the publisher to label the game for adults only.

@fishst1ck they gon' fight, they gon' fight. Anything to prevent leakage into other EU members.
I really don't have a clue lol. I did like your insight though.