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OpenCritic now flags Loot Box mechanics

shaneo632

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Over a year ago, fresh off releases such as Star Wars Battlefront II and Middle-earth: Shadow of War, we promised on Twitter that we would take a stand against loot boxes. While it's taken us a little while to actually implement these changes, we're proud to announce that we've finally introduced this new label.

Games that use "loot box" mechanics now have a prominent notification.
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https://opencritic.com/articles/677/opencritic-now-flags-loot-box-mechanics

AFAIK Metacritic doesn't have anything like this, right?
 
Theorry

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Wish Opencritic became the standard instead of Metacritic. Even more with Metacritic still handling that weird multiplier for reviews of big sites.
 
gordofredito

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we should be using Opencritic instead of Metacritic imo. Love those guys, this took a looong time. Glad it's finally here
 
daniel77733

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Master Chuuster said:
Also segregating games based on platforms
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And not including GamingBolt reviews which in of itself is complete fucking bullshit. GamingBolt is my favorite and only website that I visit more than once a day for reviews, previews, articles, news and rumors. Best of all, unlike all the other sites, there's no bullshit, just gaming.

As for Open Critic, I easily prefer them as well but I prefer the older layout than their new one. Don't like it at all.
 
ASaiyan

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Bravo.
 

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This is the correct thing to do. Good on them.
 
ColdSun

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I can't see how anyone would be upset by this. More information regarding a product is a good thing.
 
FreDre

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That's awesome!
The more this trend gets exposed, the better.
We need to get rid of this crap. It's destroying people's lives.
 
ApeEscaper

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There was a site that's up to date with all games microtransactions forgot what's it called but these are good stuff for consumers to be more aware of
 
Giever

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That's cool. Odd that one of their criteria for something being a loot box is that the game needs to encourage your engagement with it. Obviously that's a problematic aspect as well, but to me it'd still be a loot box regardless.
 
J-Skee

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Looking at their 2018 Hall of Fame, none of those games even have loot boxes. You'd think publishers would learn by now, but I guess the money is too good to pass up.
 
Weebos

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The notification is a bit big, but I think it's important to call these out.
 
Fachasaurus

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Opencritics website is so much nicer.

Actually, why isn't OpenCritic the standard on Era? It seems to be catered for gaming a lot more than Metacritic.
 
J-Skee

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I see a lot of people praising OpenCritic & want them to successful, & I had no idea that they had Patreon & were running the site at a loss. If you really want to help them out, this may be the best way: https://www.patreon.com/OpenCritic
 
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