LogFAQs > #937530525

Krazy_Kirby posted...

it isn't gambling, so the governement doesn't need to get involved.

Technically it is gambling....but like the vlog says. The ESRB was created as a buffer between the government and the game industry so it can still have the freedom to govern itself.

Publishers equate MTXs like packs of Baseball Cards or Kinder-Surprise Eggs....however the addictive nature of those ventures is to continue to buy packs or lootboxes to beat the RNG and complete the collection. So in a sense, it is like gambling. Not as pronounced as 'real gambling' with real money. But these features are geared toward gullible children, steering them to the path of such habits.....

And like you, the parents are clueless to differentiate so they don't see the potential dangers involved, when they actually do exist.

So the ESRB (bankrolled by the very publishers) are forced to include more terms in their ratings, before the government steps in and defines it for them.

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*Pro-tip: You're not 'playing' the game, if you're paying your way through it.