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Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are.English1·2 years agoI like a lot of your points, but I have to correct you in one area, I’m not trying to convince people this isint gambling. I don’t think that casual gambling is a bad thing.
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are.English1·2 years agoThat’s what makes it gambling, tho. You can’t go a casino and just buy the prize from a slot machine.
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are.English1·2 years agoYes, that’s how most people react to those things. You knew, even then, that you were unlikely to win. But that’s the thrill, beating the odds. I
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are.English21·2 years agoI have to say again, just because some people have a problem, doesn’t mean we all have to miss out. My uncle is an alcoholic, should I not be able to have some brews and watch the chiefs? Some people eat to much sugar, my kid can’t have a popsicle? Some people gamble to much, so it’s bad for my kiddo to play that coin dropping game?
It’s our job as parents to educate our kids on this stuff.
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are.English11·2 years agoOh yeah I’m totally down with them needing to be regulated.
As for the kids thing, I don’t put nicotine in the same camp as gambling. The addiction rate in smoking is way higher then gambling. Most 13 year Olds are able to play cool math games black jack without robbing a liquor store
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are.English2·2 years agoI disagree that most people view it as bad. Arcades and stuff have been around forever, and are still being used by a ton of people. Just because you don’t want send your kids to chuck E cheese doesn’t mean most people agree with you
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are.English47·2 years agoI’ll give you the proximity point, it is easier to access loot boxes when they are in a game.
But as for the missing out part, yeah that’s how it works. Your friend wins something from the claw machine or gets a bunch of tickets, now you want that. That’s part of the fun, your parents could just buy the toy but that’s lame
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Games@sh.itjust.works•Change my view: loot boxes aren't as bad as people claim they are.English35·2 years agoDo those people ban thier kids from arcades? Playing claw machines and stuff? I’m genuinely asking
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Anyone who downloaded the GOG Baldur's Gate 3 release from 1337x, scan with Malwarebytes asap!English461·2 years agoCrytpo isn’t inherently anonymous. you can easily follow coins.
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Android@lemmy.world•Is there a way to permanently remove someones contact picture?English11·2 years agoPeople dont want to know your opinion on support question etiquette, but here we are. Maybe the internet is for everyone, and sometimes that means you will meet people you don’t like.
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Android@lemmy.world•Is there a way to permanently remove someones contact picture?English1·2 years agoThats a good idea, and ill keep that option as a last measure type deal. Hopefully editing the contacts app fixes it. Thanks dude!
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Android@lemmy.world•Is there a way to permanently remove someones contact picture?English11·2 years agoThat is the most bitch way you could have asked me to do that.
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Android@lemmy.world•Is there a way to permanently remove someones contact picture?English31·2 years agoOkay, i understand that you are coming from a place of wanting to help, and you didn’t need to do that, so i appreciate that aspect of this response.
But dude you pulled a lot of context out of a very short post. I’m asking how to change a picture and you recommended me seek mental help.
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Android@lemmy.world•Is there a way to permanently remove someones contact picture?English101·2 years agoI dont know why i didn’t think of that, lol. I’ll try it and see if it sticks this time. thanks dude
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comto Linux@lemmy.ml•Fed-up Torvalds suggests disabling AMD’s 'stupid' performance-killing fTPM RNG14·2 years agoYes, because they are the least likely to know they are a part of a botnet
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Do you share?English2·2 years agoDoes your tracker support bonus points?
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Do you share?English11·2 years agoI upload to the snahp forms, and i have found some hard to find stuff for dudes on reddit or whatever, but mostly i just seed
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Fellow pirates, what are some underrated websites and softwares that more people should be using1·2 years agoThats hilarious. Is it still super bloated?
Shere_Khan@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Does anyone actually make money from stuff like this?2·2 years agoexcept that the exchanges get hacked/shutdown/blackamiled every third wednesday. Ooops, lost a thumb drive, there goes 10 grand of crypto.
Oh to be sure, there are way to many examples of jerks taking the loot box concept too far. But I’m not sure I’m ready to demonize it like some people do