I meant by major AAA studios. I also prefaced with “in the west” AND “one of the first,” not the first. Not sure why you brought up China, despite the phrasing.
I didn’t lie, you’re just twisting my words and building a strawman argument to attack.
Why the white knighting for Valve? I actively play Valve games and even participate in buying the occasional lootboxes. That doesn’t mean they don’t profit massively off of children gambling. They’re a multibillion dollar corporation and do not need your defence.
did valve do something recently that was bad?
Two decades actively inducing children to bake and seeking out new methods to trigger addictions to that gambling isn’t “recent,” I suppose.
I didn’t realize the kids were baking, that’s nice
ah…so nothing. cool.
…they’ve been actively peddling loot box based gambling to kids for 16 years.
They’re probably one of the first western gaming companies to introduce such a mechanic, even.
that’s a lie.
Chinese MMOs were the first to implement loot boxes.
it was widely popularized in the west by web based games on Facebook and then took off once console/pc games became internet connected.
why the hate for valve?
I meant by major AAA studios. I also prefaced with “in the west” AND “one of the first,” not the first. Not sure why you brought up China, despite the phrasing.
I didn’t lie, you’re just twisting my words and building a strawman argument to attack.
Why the white knighting for Valve? I actively play Valve games and even participate in buying the occasional lootboxes. That doesn’t mean they don’t profit massively off of children gambling. They’re a multibillion dollar corporation and do not need your defence.
Criticism and observations != hatred.
I’m just trying to understand the seven degrees you had to follow to get from a Facebook post to valve.
…Because the conversation was literally about Valve? Wtf are you smoking lmao