DarcShriek.5829

Actually, you're not as anomalous as you think. The majority of what are commonly referred to as casual gamers are female. Also, the age of casual gamers skews older. You're probably still within one deviation of the mean.

New maps and a title is all I need.

That's why I've gone totally digital.

It matters a lot to Anet. The age of your customers determines how you market the game. The fact that they are selling $20 skins means they know they have an older customer base.

WoW2 had it's name changed to Overwatch. Originally Blizzard was working on a sequel to WOW, then found out it wasn't worth it. So they made a major overhaul to the project and out came Overwatch.

I have too much invested in this account to switch to a new game. If GW3 happens, it will be without me.

Quoting players about how great the game is only makes the ad look worse in my opinion. Thanks for asking for my opinion though.

Butt capes are so popular that they put one on a mount for us. $20 price is set for whales? Someone has no clue what a whale is. $20 is simply what a mature adult can afford.

Druid with Longbow and the wyvern is stopping at 70%. He just curled up in a corner and quit.

I live in Vegas, and casinos do, in fact, have anti-addiction measures in place, as well as contribute to anti-addiction programs. The system ANet came up with is basically slots. Its black lion boxes certainly are (the interface is a simplified version), and so is this mount system. The only difference is that you are guaranteed some kind of result, as opposed to none. The issue is that folks rightly want the chance to pick a skin (and/or trade them, but there is no such option unlike almost everything else in loot boxes), and IDK why you would argue against that. I'm one of those vaunted whales, and I think this is wrong. I haven't bought a single skin. There's a big difference between the mount skins and slot machines. The difference is that if you buy 30 mount skins you are guaranteed to get them all. There is no gambling, there is no risk. Buy the set, get the set. You don't get that with slot machines. There is no guarantee, every spin is independent of the previous spin. Pay for a whole cycle and you won't hit every result. The 30 skin pack is not gambling. The single one is. If you want all of them the chance is 100%. If you only want one it's a minimum of 1 in 30 depending on the rarity weight, which they did not disclose. Are the "dice" loaded? We don't know. Fixed slot machines are a problem, still, too. https://www.americancasinoguide.com/slot-machines/are-slot-machines-honest.htmlI've been designing slot machines for over 12 years. The article you linked to is ignorant.

I live in Vegas, and casinos do, in fact, have anti-addiction measures in place, as well as contribute to anti-addiction programs. The system ANet came up with is basically slots. Its black lion boxes certainly are (the interface is a simplified version), and so is this mount system. The only difference is that you are guaranteed some kind of result, as opposed to none. The issue is that folks rightly want the chance to pick a skin (and/or trade them, but there is no such option unlike almost everything else in loot boxes), and IDK why you would argue against that. I'm one of those vaunted whales, and I think this is wrong. I haven't bought a single skin. There's a big difference between the mount skins and slot machines. The difference is that if you buy 30 mount skins you are guaranteed to get them all. There is no gambling, there is no risk. Buy the set, get the set. You don't get that with slot machines. There is no guarantee, every spin is independent of the previous spin. Pay for a whole cycle and you won't hit every result. There is only one way to eliminate loot boxes. Go to your state reps. Convince them that loot boxes should be regulated as gambling. It only takes one state to decide to regulate them and it all ends. Look what it did for fantasy football.

It's not gambling. Every skin has the same market value. You're simply buying an unidentified skin. Which means I can't see me buying any of these skins.

I paid for the expansion and the mounts. I have no sympathy for the cries of those that didn't when they claim they want mounts.