Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 It seems EA has decided not to comply with Belgian law regarding the sale of loot boxes in the country, and officials there are taking the company to court. A series of other major titles from Overwatch to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive have restricted loot box purchases for players in Belgium, and EA is the last major player named by regulators yet to comply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 PLAYER CHOICE IS A HUMAN RIGHT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Hopefully EA learns that just because they get to run amok in the U.S. that other countries aren't as easily persuaded. I seriously hope they bend EA over and get their money's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said: Hopefully EA learns that just because they get to run amok in the U.S. that other countries aren't as easily persuaded. I seriously hope they bend EA over and get their money's worth. EA actually does have an objective in taking this to court. They're looking for a definitive legal ruling that removes the uncertainty as to what is permissible under Belgian/Dutch/EU law. With this information, they can then design the lootboxes in such a way to be legally compliant with the law. It's a relatively insignificant cost for them to get the legal uncertainty removed and therefore have a perfectly compliant revenue stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: EA actually does have an objective in taking this to court. They're looking for a definitive legal ruling that removes the uncertainty as to what is permissible under Belgian/Dutch/EU law. With this information, they can then design the lootboxes in such a way to be legally compliant with the law. It's a relatively insignificant cost for them to get the legal uncertainty removed and therefore have a perfectly compliant revenue stream. From that story, it just sounds to me that EA is calling their bluff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said: From that story, it just sounds to me that EA is calling their bluff. It's not so much calling their bluff as wanting this to set a legal precedent once and for all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I hope they get a vague, "we'll know it when we see it" legal "definition" so they can't explicitly design their shitboxes to be barely legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 #FuckEA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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