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The Overwatch forum has been updated with notice to Belgian players that paid loot boxes will soon be removed from both Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm. Blizzard, the post reads, made the decision "to comply with their (the Belgian Gaming Commission) interpretation of Belgian law".
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Honestly, Blizzard should not have caved and just make it so people in Belgium could not play their games.
First, its China with their cultural laws that games can not depict skeletons or ghosts because they might upset Chinese religious people or something and now China is restricting the depiction of rebellion against governments.
Now, its Belgium taking their stand against loot boxes. A lot of people see this as a noble cause but whats next?
What happens if South Africa says that video games can not have white people in them? Or if Japan says that video games to be atleast 50% underage school girls?
You might think it sounds ridiculous but the precedent is being set: make whatever demands you want and the video game developers will cave in.
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I doubt that this will prevent people who can get addict to games from... well getting addicted and throwing money away. I personally think that these type of people require different help. Help from friends and family and specialists rather than just force them to buy accounts, so that they can continue to purchase pixels.
Honestly the only thing I can imagine coming out from this is whenever gamers talk about countries and Belgium is mentioned people will be like "Belgium :rollseyes:, that country!".
I hope it isn't contagious.
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
There are two sides.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
And as DNKano says gambling laws are different in different countries; arguably highly restrive in the Us for example.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
1) I see this as Blizzard got scolded, so they're taking their toys and going to play somewhere else. So they're not actually going to disclose chances (which is crap) but penalize people living in that country.
2) I'm confused by their confusion, the law is fairly straight forward and not difficult to understand.
3) I hope lots of countries enforce this so Blizz has to disclose this. I feel that was about all inapp gambles though. It's truly a pervasive problem.
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“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
Second: Of course it's not going to 100% solve the problem, laws aren't magic. The aim is to reduce future problems, not wave around a magic wand that would make it all go away instantly.
We are ripe to fall.
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