It was about time, and it is that the Minister of Consumption, Alberto Garzón, has announced that they are going to put serious restrictions on loot boxes or calls like loot boxes. These are in almost 90% of freemium games and condemn players to have to open them in order to progress properly.
Apart from that psychologically causes addiction and sows the seed so that young players can see the bookmakers in a more attractive way; and that they have also received restrictions on advertisements.
Regulate loot boxes in Spain
The objective is to regulate the loot boxes, and they usually have objects that are highly appreciated by the players but with a very low percentage index in order to encourage opening more boxes, and that bring their methodology closer to betting on such a low percentage.
As Alberto Garzón himself collects, the loot boxes is a wicked system that encourages impulsive gambling and can stimulate gambling behaviors, especially in minors.
Toca that of the luck that one can have and that is deeply rooted in feeling like a graceful person. So once after another we can try a loot box to see if we get that new outfit for our character in Fortnite or a new card to improve that unit in Clash Royale.
We have also reported that we will regulate "loot boxes" in video games, a perverse system that encourages impulsive gambling and can stimulate behaviors such as gambling, especially among minors. https://t.co/t3fb8rZlyb
- Alberto Garzón? (@agarzon) February 28, 2020
A measure that follow other countries like Belgium and that prevent the loot boxes from being used in their country. We pick up again the words of the Minister: it is a perverse system. And a system that is taking root to be a part of many of the games; Games that we go through this page and which we play such as Fortnite and PUBG Mobile.
With the objective set in the pay to win
The truth that it is surprising to see a government of a country speak in these terms and how they want to put the objective in pay to win; those games in which if you pay you will have innumerable advantages over those players who put their daily time to try to progress properly.
Yes it is true that there is a difference between some freemium. We can come to understand the freemium where cosmetic objects are obtained in those loot boxes and that have no other reason for being than to customize our avatar. But the worst are those that allow you to obtain special abilities or rare items that are otherwise almost impossible to get hold of.
La video game industry registered a turnover of more than 1.53 million euros. They are the pay-to-win players who want to put serious restrictions on with new measures that Consumption would be working on and thus act accordingly to stop this series of perverse maneuvers and game mechanics.
All in garlic
Nobody escapes here, and even if Nintendo warned that it was forcing the external studios that develop its mobile games to focus more on gameplay than on those perverse systems, it has not been able to escape either. Of course, it has withdrawn the loot boxes in the Belgian country.
We can talk about a lot of games with millions of downloads with this type of system; although they are always the premiums and of which we are fans or those free as the new of Might & Magic and that it is quite a Chess Royale.
Now we will have to wait to see the measurements and who will hit harder. We already know that PUBG Mobile also plays a bit dirty and the rates of touching something are almost crazy. We've seen players spend their $ 1.000 to get some items ...
A good news that this government is able to take action against the loot boxes and those pay to win. And that also shows how close they are to what is happening these days and they are not carcasses. Now to wait for the measurements.
If you don't like it, don't consume it ...