EA thinks lootboxes are "ethical"

[gaijinkaiju]

https://nichegamer.com/2019/06/19/ea-claims-lootboxes-are-surprise-mechanics-and-quite-ethical/

At this point, I'm no longer surprised, just disappointed

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

I'm most disappointed in the consumers really. Going so far as to call them consumers instead of gamers.. ,)

 

[Arnox]

The most lenient comparison you can make with lootboxes is physical trading cards, but even then, physical trading cards are physical and are obviously not dependent on a company or service surviving to retain value, and also, usually at least one rare card is guaranteed per booster pack. Or at least they were back when I was young.

 

[gaijinkaiju]

The most lenient comparison you can make with lootboxes is physical trading cards, but even then, physical trading cards are physical and are obviously not dependent on a company or service surviving to retain value, and also, usually at least one rare card is guaranteed per booster pack. Or at least they were back when I was young.

Not to mention that in some cases the values for cards can increase, and more often than not there are alternative ways to get the card/s you're after

 

[Arnox]

Not to mention that in some cases the values for cards can increase, and more often than not there are alternative ways to get the card/s you're after

I didn't think about that. Yeah, that as well.

 

[Signa]

I think the strongest case for the lootboxes being "ethical" is that there is nothing forcing a consumer at gunpoint to buy them. In that case, the games become unethical, because they will design the mechanics to either entice or necessitate players buy the lootboxes.