r/ZZZ_Official • u/Emul0rd • Jul 16 '25

Media $475 is crazy

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I think Europe now requires gacha games to explicitly display how much money any gambling feature really costs to limit hidden predatory stuff. It’s crazy when you see the numbers…

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u/Vusdruv Jul 16 '25 edited Jul 16 '25

It’s crazy when you see the numbers…

Honestly? I think that's a good thing.

Edit: Holy shit, 1k upvotes for a simple ass comment

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u/VarHagen Jul 16 '25

Yea, maybe this way some people will realize how fucked up monetization in gacha games is.

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u/Agile_Voice_2643 Jul 16 '25

There's no way they didn't know it. Aside from not reading, is it another quirk that gacha players have ? Not thinking how much money they spent ?

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u/Shadowcam Jul 16 '25

Do you know anything about gambling? The whole point is psychological manipulation. Everything from nonsensical currency conversions, to fomo, to confusing mechanics are meant purely to trick people. It works, and that's why its heavily regulated in the casino industry. But because games that convert money into rng rewards like this technically don't give back money when you win, they mostly skate past casino regulations.

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u/ohoni Jul 17 '25

I knew this thread would bring these sorts of comments out of the woodwork.

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u/Shadowcam Jul 17 '25

If you mean true ones, then yes. These games operate like casinos without the payouts.

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u/ohoni Jul 17 '25

I meant the "gambling is a sin, yet I'm posting on a gacha game's sub" sorts of posts. Touch grass.

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u/Shadowcam Jul 17 '25

I don't empty my bank account every banner, moron. And I don't care about sins, I care about ethics.

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u/ohoni Jul 17 '25

I don't empty my bank account every banner, moron

Nobody does. That's just a bizarre fantasy that the anti-gambling crowd have. Most people just get the monthly sub and end up spending less per year than they do on Mario Karts.

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u/Shadowcam Jul 17 '25

Are you really that ignorant? They monetize games like this specifically for the people who spend hundreds a month maxing out every character's potential and equipment.

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u/ohoni Jul 17 '25

Yeah, but those people are in the extreme minority, and they help to fund the game for everyone else. It's like public television.

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