1 in 10 young gamers in debt due to lootboxes

[Solano707]

my gf's friend's kid managed to spend $3000 on Fortnite

I told my gf "does that little shyt realize all the real cool shyt he could have bought with that money?"

Your gf is a single mom?

Breh, you better fukking run if you want what's best for you.

I'm speaking from experience....

 

[itsyoung!!]

figured some of these numbers would be higher

Blizzard tried with a real money auction house in Diablo 3, it was wildly successful, so you know the government wanted in on the money and loot boxes are the result of this since its random they dont get taxed at all or nearly as much when compared to people just buying straight up items with a player created market

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

my gf's friend's kid managed to spend $3000 on Fortnite

I told my gf "does that little shyt realize all the real cool shyt he could have bought with that money?"

the hell did this kid get 3k to drop on fortnite from

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

the hell did this kid get 3k to drop on fortnite from

I don't even think I accumulated 3 grand total by the time I was 18

. Somebody needs to parent these kids.

 

[You Win Perfect]

my gf's friend's kid managed to spend $3000 on Fortnite

I told my gf "does that little shyt realize all the real cool shyt he could have bought with that money?"

You should stay clear of single moms like that

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

You should stay clear of single moms like that

 

[Mordith]

Yeah, at 50 bucks a pop, that's 600 games better than Fortnite that he could've been bought.

 

[Cowboyz89]

Threadspin: Xbox is a loot box. No new games. Just a monthly service where you cross your fingers for a 12 year old game you never cared enough about to buy outright.

 

[Legal]

Breh got loose with the 0 key.

 

[JoseLuisGotcha]

What’s a loot box?

i had to look it up myself ...

In video games, a loot box (also called a loot/prize crate) is a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomised selection of further virtual items, or loot, ranging from simple customization options for a player's avatar or character, to game-changing equipment such as weapons and armor. A loot box is typically a form of monetisation, with players either buying the boxes directly or receiving the boxes during play and later buying "keys" with which to redeem them. These systems may also be known as gacha (based on gashapon – capsule toys) and integrated into gacha games.

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

That's what happens when you abandon your children to these platforms, companies run wild. TV, gaming, smartphones, whatever.

This is the real problem. How hard is it as a parent to monitor your credit cards and what your kid is doing online? If anything I'd use it as a motivational tool. I just bought my lil nephew some Vbucks for Christmas. He got his grades up to get it.

Gotta redirect that energy to the right place.

 

[daze23]

You should stay clear of single moms like that

not my gf. her friend's kid

 

[Supercoolmayo]

Threadspin: Xbox is a loot box. No new games. Just a monthly service where you cross your fingers for a 12 year old game you never cared enough about to buy outright.

You wrong for this

darth vader mjlol

• Supercoolmayo
• Dec 17, 2015
• darth vader mjlol scm star wars

 

[419scam]

Man I had to loot this up

*fixed

 

[TheGodling]

That kind of math is how folks end up spending $1000 on lootboxes.