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Who doesn’t love being rewarded for playing a game? I mean, when you look at all that hard work and dedication that we put into honing our craft it only seems fair to get a little something something on the back end. But it doesn’t always go as planned. Loot boxes have made their way back into the news and players are again talking about the ethics of both loot boxes an microtransactions as they pertain to video games. Are they gambling? Are they fair? Are they robbing us of the joy of playing these games that we have all come to know and love? Well, that’s what we want to talk about this week on the Free Play Podcast.
Who doesn’t love being rewarded for playing a game? I mean, when you look at all that hard work and dedication that we put into honing our craft it only seems fair to get a little something something on the back end. But it doesn’t always go as planned. Loot boxes have made their way back into the news and players are again talking about the ethics of both loot boxes an microtransactions as they pertain to video games. Are they gambling? Are they fair? Are they robbing us of the joy of playing these games that we have all come to know and love? Well, that’s what we want to talk about this week on the Free Play Podcast.
The Free Play Podcast, a conversation between a Southern Baptist, a hippie emo father of millions, and a retired Disney princess about the Love Thy Nerd community, the games they play, and the world of gaming culture at large. Part of the Love Thy Nerd Podcast Network.