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ShopTo Blog Gaming Discussion 12/08/19 – Loot Boxes…
| 2019-08-13

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend! Apologies for the lack of articles over the weekend and Friday, there just hasn’t been anything worth talking about and we are still a while away from any major releases this month! It’s all going to come at once with those three big games and Gamescom all still to come in the second half of August. Anyway then, how are we all? The weather wasn’t great over the weekend, so it made for a great opportunity to get some solid game time in, which I did. I managed to play a fair bit of FIFA, Fortnite and Rocket League. I also got to try a bit of the FIFA 20 Beta which my mate has access to and let me say one thing, Volta with your mates is banging and I’m extremely excited for the new game! Sticking with the subject of me, I actually moved back home from University for the final time over the weekend which was pretty sad as I loved living in Cambridge, but I guess it’s time for a new chapter in my life! News coverage and content frequency will remain the same so don’t worry about that, just don’t expect the same background for my next livestream which may be pretty soon! Anyway, enough about me and seen as there isn’t actually any big games releasing this week, we’re going to have another throwback video that you guys can cringe at just after this week’s discussion topic, enjoy!
 

Discussion Topic: Are Loot Boxes really that bad?
 

Georges Answer: Yes and no, hear me out on this one. When a loot box contains an item which I have no way of getting without luck and its effects gameplay drastically then yes, they are literally the most stupid thing within gaming in 2019. A good example of this is Black Ops 4 which has a ridiculous Loot Box system which locks extremely overpowered, game changing weapons behind what is essentially a slot machine. Yes, if you grind the game a crazy amount you can earn them, but I am at a huge disadvantage essentially because I haven’t gotten lucky enough, that is not acceptable. Moving over to the other side, I actually shamefully enjoy having pack in FIFA. No I don’t spend any actual money on them but the thrill of getting a high value card is what makes FUT worth playing for me, I still to this day open packs with coins on FIFA 19 trying to make profit, it’s literally all I play for and I haven’t spent a penny since day one and I intend to not even touch FIFA points on FIFA 20. So then, if they’re done right, they can be ok and if they’re done wrong, they can completely ruin a game. Hopefully we end up seeing more of the former as more companies and governments take a stance against them.
 

Throwback Video – Challenge ShopTo Episode 2: Forza Vs SilverShane – July 12th 2017



So, there we have it then! A few things to talk about, a solid discussion topic and a throwback video featuring a repulsive facecam, what more could you want on your Monday morning? We should have new articles up every day this week including the return of Revisited and the debut of another new article series so make sure to keep an eye out for those! Have a great week everyone!

Comments (3) Add your comment
HARRISON 2019-08-15 15:56
Loot boxes and real money definitely not ok in any way. Free to play games need microtransactions as compensation for being free, but paying for random loot should never be ok, if you pay for something it must be guaranteed, or at least similar stats.
HARRISON 2019-08-15 16:01
The blog is hidden on ipad (and probably iphone too) as there is no link to the blog at the top of the website, but there is a link to the blog at the top of the shopto website on the pc desktop version. Maybe the reason the blog is so quiet? Even long time readers may think the shopto news is now gone for good and not realise about the blog?
George Woods 2019-08-18 16:43
@Harrison Apologies for the slow reply, i had to reset my password! I see your standpoint on MTX and i agree. If for example on fifa you bought a pack which guaranteed say a player of at least a set rating i think that would be a lot fairer and would allow consumers to know what the very least reward would be. Regarding the Blog\'s visibility, i have just checked and you are completely right and make a great point. ill pass this information on :)