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Opinion - 6 Worst Gaming Trends

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by RPGWatch, Oct 18, 2018.

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    [​IMG]Cultured Vultures shared their opinion on the 6 worst gaming trends of this generation.

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    1. Loot Boxes

    Easily the trend that's received the most publicity even outside the realm of gaming is loot boxes. Although it seems to be dying down again now that legal action was taken in some countries, it's still very much a trend. Without any guarantee of getting anything worthwhile, loot boxes are annoying enough when purely for cosmetic purposes, so that only those who have enough money and a few other lucky people will have the cool skins and the like. That's a problem by itself, but it's not the main problem behind loot boxes and the whole reason for the fuss behind them.

    The main problems arise when you get a situation like with Star Wars: Battlefront 2, where loot boxes are filled with items that help you progress. The game becomes not only pay-to-win but RNG-based pay-to-win, where the wealthiest always has a massive head-start. You could argue that that makes the game more realistic but that really is beside the point. The point is that companies using loot boxes to make players pay out of their arses to have a shot against those who maxed out on day one by doing so is absolutely unacceptable, and it hasn't been a major problem before this generation of consoles.

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