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Topic	EA removed microtransactions from Battlefront II!*
Mead 11/17/17 4:50:11 AM #39:	DarkKirby2500 posted... Mead posted... AllstarSniper32 posted... papercup posted... pressure the ESRB It'd be kind of weird to see ESRB put on the rating label, "gambling features" Or whatever they'd call it. Or how about! "pay to win" XD That'd make me laugh. It needs to be a thing. Adolescents are very vulnerable to addictive behaviors and the micro transaction business models are often designed in a way to give players a sense of success based on luck that affects the mind in the same way as gambling. Players and parents should make up their own minds about what is or isn't appropriate, but personally I feel like a disclaimer that a game uses this kind of in game economy is just as important as a warning about violence or sexual content. FYI the ESRB was founded and is funded by major video game publishers like EA. That's why the ESRB has already said they won't label pay loot boxes as gambling and won't in the future. They will if they think government regulation is looming. That is why the ESRB was created, to keep that from happening. --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead "I'm Mary Poppins ya'll!" <cite>Mead posted [p:890553700] in EA removed... [t:75999307]...</cite> <quote><cite>DarkKirby2500 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mead posted...</cite> <quote><cite>AllstarSniper32 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>papercup posted...</cite> <quote>pressure the ESRB</quote> It'd be kind of weird to see ESRB put on the rating label, "gambling features" Or whatever they'd call it. Or how about! "pay to win" XD That'd make me laugh.</quote> It needs to be a thing. Adolescents are very vulnerable to addictive behaviors and the micro transaction business models are often designed in a way to give players a sense of success based on luck that affects the mind in the same way as gambling. Players and parents should make up their own minds about what is or isn't appropriate, but personally I feel like a disclaimer that a game uses this kind of in game economy is just as important as a warning about violence or sexual content.</quote> FYI the ESRB was founded and is funded by major video game publishers like EA. That's why the ESRB has already said they won't label pay loot boxes as gambling and won't in the future.</quote> They will if they think government regulation is looming. That is why the ESRB was created, to keep that from happening. --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead "I'm Mary Poppins ya'll!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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