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swordz9 posted...

Only difference is the random factor which does suck,

You're really downplaying the fact that it's gambling. Real, actual gambling. When I say 'predatory' I mean in the actual sense where the word has weight and where people with inherent self-control problems are drained of their savings. Conflating gacha practices with standard DLC practices is completely 100% off the mark, because in those DLC cases you know exactly what you're getting. The mental difference between that and random chance cannot be overstated - certain types of people are vulnerable to addictive behavior that gets triggered by gambling, and gacha games are built on those people's backs so that everyone else can play for free and act as word-of-mouth marketing.

And like, if you enjoy Genshin Impact that's fine. It's not a bad game to play. I enjoyed it for the 20~ hours I put into it. It's still a gacha, and I don't think those types of games should be given more clout than they deserve. Not that the Game Awards show really offers that much clout, but hey.

(And the Smash Fighter pass counterexample isn't a good one because you knew exactly how many characters you were getting by buying the Pass, and because Sakurai literally told people not to buy it if they weren't absolutely sure they'd be picking up every character regardless of who they were.)