The Loot Box Question - Designing Ethical Lootboxes: I - Extra Credits

Опубликовано: 24 Март 2026
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Why does the games industry seem to prefer lootboxes over other types of microtransactions nowadays? Why are they so easily manipulated to abuse players' agency? How can we make them better?
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