oh god that thumbnail

@seanwillmon

6 жыл бұрын

fuck it, it's staying

@EmZevSS

6 жыл бұрын

The face of a loot box defender

@DavidKyokushin

6 жыл бұрын

By far your best thumbnail so far

@sniggleboots

6 жыл бұрын

some people come *for* the thumbnail, I come *to* the thumbnail

@franciscolaurean8550

6 жыл бұрын

Where did you find that sexy beast in the thumbnail😂???

But it's not gambling, I mean, one time I got the skin I wanted! And I only spent £50 on crystals!

why is it always crystals why do they never make it something like eggs

@The_Endless_Now

6 жыл бұрын

Crystal eggs

@TheCookiezPlz

6 жыл бұрын

Are you crazy? What kind of idiot would spend 200 bucks on worthless eggs?!?

@DHGameStudios

6 жыл бұрын

What an eggregious idea!

@Favmir

6 жыл бұрын

"Did somebody say *eggcellent* ?"

@thewolfin

6 жыл бұрын

Probably some NLP shit because crystals/gemstones/diamonds/shiny and worth a lot for no reason besides aesthetics

My friend spent $2240 on Cartel Coins in Star Wars: The Old Republic. He wanted to buy as many hypercrates as he could to get the Darth Revan armor set. He never even got 1 piece of the (I believe) 6 piece set.

@BigBlackGlock

6 жыл бұрын

Lazer yup! I still laugh at him for it.

It's a testament to this channel's quality that, months after quitting Overwatch (the original reason I subbed), I'm still here.

@jprice_

6 жыл бұрын

Pompous Picard whait waht? Months? Quitting?

@PompousPicard1

6 жыл бұрын

That's right! Whole months!

The ESRB decided that loot boxes are not gambling, but the reason has nothing to do with the tokens used to buy the boxes not being real money. They say since you always get SOMETHING for your money, it's not gambling, even if what you get is random. They say it's analogous to buying packs of cards for a trading card game. Now I'd argue that those packs of cards are "gambling-lite" for children. But I think the ESRB is under pressure from the AAA game studios to say there is no gambling in the games, otherwise they would be rated Adults Only and therefore sell very badly. kotaku.com/esrb-says-it-doesnt-see-loot-boxes-as-gambling-1819363091

@tasin2776

6 жыл бұрын

You either argue those children card games are gambling or not. If you say they're sort of like gambling then you're drawing a smudged line in what is and isn't

@FirlowXD

6 жыл бұрын

The ESRB are controlled directly by the gaming industry and not some outside organisation, so of course they'd say the one thing giving the industry piles of gamblers money isn't gambling.

@TheNeXusCore9032

6 жыл бұрын

With so much money gained from people loosing too much over gambling, of course there will be pressure to make sure it stays that way. Las Vegas is one example of that.

@wastedpunk407

6 жыл бұрын

I mean just because they "give you something" doesn't mean they don't classify as gambling. Let's just say I want a Legendary Winston skin so I spend $100 to try and get it.And if I don't then I just wasted my money.I don't give a shit that "I got something".

@TheGamingAlienTV

6 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt those trading card packs are gambling. It's as simple as can be: You buy a pack for $5, you can either get something worth 10c or $50, it's the luck of the draw and 100% gambling. I'm personally not against gambling at all, but i think it's important to call this what it is.. Unregulated gambling for children.

Can I just say, I love these little skits you do with yourself so much 😂😂😂 Your super creative and comedic Spum, keep it up. Thanks for the laugh

I love these videos man. Keep it going! :D

These sketches are the best!

Loot boxes was a thing way before the Battlefront debacle. Pretty common with F2P RPGs and Mobile games, and now become a trend to talk about, fuel by EA hate bandwagon. For me was always gambling, but people counter argument was always "I can do whatever I want with me money." =P

guarenteed to work

No it's actually worse than gambling. The skins you get aren't worth any real money, so you could blow a hundred bucks to get one thing but never have the chance to get that money back. That's how gambling hooks you. You think you could get a whole lot of money back, and what you're spending is just an investment to get to the jackpot. But this time there is no jackpot. Just a chance to get a cosmetic item that isn't worth anything.

How to win any argument in favor of lootboxes: You *COULD*, but you don't have to. Also you can just directly buy whatever it is you want

This is why I hate Minecraft.

I got a knife, and look at me! Is in debt.

Lmao keep up the work :)

With money, you can buy crystals, which you can trade in for tokens, which can then be spent on slot machines where you can win gold bars, which you can use to buy loot boxes

Are you putting on some timber, Sean?

I miss short videos

What game is this crystal sheit from?

I feel like this is oddly pointed at star wars battlefront2 but you can’t even pay to get anything anymore they took it out

Lootboxes are gambling as much as Kinder Surprise Eggs are gambling.

@Staymare

6 жыл бұрын

That's the only reason I bought those as a kid. If I just wanted chocolate there were chocolate bars that had way more chocolate for the same price.

One day I just want it to be bananas

Literally all we need is for ow to copy paladins for once. Reward credits every match (ex. +100 for playing and staying all the way through and/or +25 for backfill, +100 for a win, +50 for a loss. Once you level up you get 250 credits. If you want to speed up this process THEN you pay actual money. Now you can grind for whatever you want without gambling for it.

g i v e m e t h e c r y s t a l s

At least Overwatch has you buy the loot boxes directly. lol

In some games lootboxes are okay. in others it's a money-grabbing sin. In Overwatch you can play for your lootboxes and they add up very fast if you play games out a lot, which is what the game wants you to do. You can also pay for them. You have no guarentee you'll get what you want, but more often than not the "disenchant" factor (Auto turns stuff you already have into gold which can be used on other items) makes up for it. I dislike the ratio on legendary skins... But at least it gives you something. Lootboxes will always be "useful" to cosmetic players and never required. There are so many games out there that shell out money to progress, money to gain power through actual gambling. There's a chance what you find will be useless and unusable at all. It really depends on the value... which then asks how valuable is the game to you to be worth playing the slots. I think the best way to tell which one is the sinful one is if the game is locking power behind the box AND insisting you need to pay for it, but, every once a month or two, they'll give their players one... Just to try and lure them into the slot game. If you can grind for it (and the grind isn't super terrible, like, 10 hours of play for a roll), it helps. Usually not the case though unless it's purely cosmetic.

See, the difference is that at a casino when you gamble, you aren't guaranteed to get anything back. With loot boxes you're at least guaranteed to get something, even if that something is shitty

@seanwillmon

6 жыл бұрын

That's not true. At casinos you are guaranteed to get a sense of pride and satisfaction.

An argument of ignorance and a deceitful nature. Cant really blame them since people are actually fucking dumb enough to give into these practices. Nice video spum, love these types of videos!

it's gambling but i do enjoy it. sometimes, skins in csgo are fine, guns in cod are are not

are you ok there buddy?

despacito

@jishmael98

6 жыл бұрын

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@wastedpunk407

6 жыл бұрын

I'm offended

The only problem with this logic is that you can turn your chips back around and get money for them. Most loot boxes don't give you items you can make actual money off of afterwards, they're only in-game.

Whyd u remove the roadhog hook video from a year ago. That one always made me laugh. I get that its no longer relevant but i want to be able to watch it again.

I mean the primary definition of gambling is "play games of chance for money," you're not getting any monetary return for purchasing loot boxes, so how is it gambling?

@chinogambino9375

6 жыл бұрын

The primary definition is bullshit then because things are worth money because people want them. Its like saying Pachinko is not gambling because you win steel balls instead of money, its not the operators fault the players want to sell back the balls for money and prizes but they are happy to oblige. I don't see crystal or tokens any differently offered by loot box the operators. If you are dropping money on the chance of winning something its worth money. The monetary value is also not why gambling is regulated, its done out of public health concern because its an impulsive, seductive and addictive activity that most of the public is more vulnerable to than they realize.

@samvise7404

6 жыл бұрын

Chino Gambino Why would a game like pachinko not be gambling when the reward is a form of currency within the casino? Or slot machines, you get tokens, which are a form of currency that the casino established to trade for another, more viable form of currency. Also, the only game I can think of that has any kind of real gambling is Counter Strike, because their rewards have real monetary value and can be traded with others. In most games you have a choice, but them or dont, you can still get them for free at some point. I've never spent money on a video game besides the initial purchase or a season pass or something. In overwatch, you can buy lootboxes, but you can also earn them by leveling up and playing the game, so why should that be regulated? That's just stupid to try and regulate what people can do with their own money.

@eonoflegend2985

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah! It's so stupid that people think that others with gambling addictions shouldn't be preyed upon with these predatory practices! Everyone should just spend their money on what they want, regardless of whether they have a problem or not! DO. YOU. NOT. SEE. THE. PROBLEM.

@samvise7404

6 жыл бұрын

Will Donaldson No I dont see any problem. Busybody.

I thought this an argument against lootcrates. unfotunatlyt I was wrong

I miss my red videos

Is this a paladins joke? because its exactly like this

@GreenJalapenjo

6 жыл бұрын

I assume it's commentary on all games with loot boxes, including Paladins and Overwatch.

@Mischievous007

6 жыл бұрын

GreenJalapenjo probably. Its just that he used crystals and thats what paladins has.

@WaskoDaFox

6 жыл бұрын

alot of games use crystals/gems/diamonds

You dont have to buy crystals or lootboxes if you dont want to?

prozd of gaming

LUL

Except a big part of gambling is the pay out.... and games like Overwatch don't let you sell the skins... so there is no payout, so it isn't gambling.

S O Y

I'm drawn on this issue. On one end it is predatory and ruins large portions of the gaming industry. On the other, I don't know how I feel about government regulating what can be considered art. Maybe preventing it for kids would be wise. If it ruins a game for you, don't play it or pay for it and the market should change. There are plenty of awesome indie games on steam and other market places that don't have loot boxes and it seems many of the main games have many other issues which could also be fixed this way. 1 reason its not considered gambling in other countries is because you always get something, even if its a duplicate of the same crappy item. There is also other issues with digital items being considered material possession. If we do ban it, then I would like to see consistency in laws. For example, Magic the Gathering and other card games should not be allowed to offer randomized packs of cards. You should always just be able to pick the card you want and buy it without any form of mystery box offered. McDonalds shouldn't randomize the toy you get with a happy meal or be able to do their Monopoly contest, and to my understanding some toys have even done the mystery box thing for kids, leading them to buy multiples until they have a full set. I hate loot boxes myself, so I just don't buy games which offer them. I know it's allot of games now and I end up playing allot of retro stuff when I do game, but I don't know if I think they should be banned, at least without everything else that is similar being banned or barred for children. I'm not anti or pro regulation on markets, I just think there is a balance, and that only things necessary for everyday life or things without alternatives warrant regulation. Games are not a necessity and yet there is a choice in games to play which don't offer loot boxes. It's true that it appeals to those who are susceptible to gambling addiction, but so do many other dopamine traps. At some point as a consumer we have to take responsibility for our actions. Maybe the indie designers who aren't trying to take advantage of their consumers deserve some more business. Designers will just find other ways around it. Don't want to buy a randomized box? Buy a run at this hard mini-game which offers randomized loot, You just paid for the mini-game (with hopes of getting specific loot), no longer a loot-box. And what about games with random generated stats on weapons? If that is the standard, is buying a gauntlet or gun, but having the stats randomized still considered loot boxes, or is it just a micro-transaction?

You are buying something. The difference between a purchase and gambling is that you have a chance of getting your money back. If there is no chance of that happening, ever, you can't call that gambling. If a slot machine doesn't spit out any money, just spins the reels, is it gambling? Japan doesn't think so, they have hundreds of arcade machines for children that do that called medal games.

I always hated these types of comments. They are cringy as fuck. But I have to ask... _Why this doesnt have million views already_

With the new hanzo online, it is the time for a new mccree fxck that guy video.

hahaha so true!

_you have a nice voice_

What is this?

Make longer videos again

So what? Whenever there's an event in Overwatch, I buy a few lootboxes. Other people visit Vegas for their vacation. And while they might end up with nothing to take home, I still get cool cosmetics

Soo, what happened to real content?

@PompousPicard1

6 жыл бұрын

How is this content any less real than any of his other content?

first

@ahoy1014

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but to be first you first need to find the ultra rare First Emblem Skin in a lootbox.

@Piyamakarro

6 жыл бұрын

camlam999 fuck you

@camlam999

6 жыл бұрын

Piyamakarro thank you

Pssssst If I want to gamble my own money I should be allowed to

I'm sorry, but this is just a complete straw man. There are better arguments in defense of lootboxes.

You pretty much are a vine account

I have no problem against lootboxes if they are strictly cosmetic, if you've got an addiction, that's your fault, and that should not take away the fun and excitement from the others. It also helps if some of the lootboxes are free, such as in Overwatch, then you don't have to spend money really.

@ihaveanunoriginalprofilepi1744

6 жыл бұрын

I saw people complaining about a game being pay to win because you get armour from a loot box. This sounds normal except the armour gave zero defense and was supposed to be “merged” with your decent items.

@mansnilsson3219

6 жыл бұрын

Well, that's the charm of lootboxes, not knowing what you get, the thrill of actually finding what you want suddenly, and after all, it is just cosmetics. So to be fair, stop whining and be a man if that's your best argument.

@mansnilsson3219

6 жыл бұрын

I've not gambled in the entirety of my life, since I am not 18 years old yet, there for I cannot say if those feelings are the same or not, but even if it is considered as gambeling, the problem lies in the people who have an addiction, and therefor it should be taken care of in another way other than just not having lootboxes at all.

@ihaveanunoriginalprofilepi1744

6 жыл бұрын

the scrambling gambling eggs scrambled away to gamble but tripped on a bramble and landed in the sandal of a man from istanbul named randall

@PompousPicard1

6 жыл бұрын

"Well, that's the charm of lootboxes" Really? You could easily change "lootboxes" to "slot machines" and it would be the exact same. If games are going to sell gambling, it should be clearly labeled as such.

There's a bit of video in your strawman fallacy

@gradicaldad4308

6 жыл бұрын

PS You yourself have proven that it isn't a strawman and there's no logical fallacy, since if there was you'd easily be able to refute it. But you can't, because you're a mad little middle schooler with Down's.

@Flechashe

6 жыл бұрын

Dude you are so mad I love it. Nothing you said makes any sense so it's pretty hard to answer. Don't you find liking your own comments with your secondary accounts tedious at all?

@gradicaldad4308

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry you're so pissed, but you don't need to throw such a big temper tantrum.