By that logic, people should just never call others stupid, moronic, imbeciles, or idiots?

I’m not saying we can use the term because they can use it as an in-group term, that story was an aside.

In that specific case, the supervisor had an R-word pass.

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In theory I agree, but live service games need to be sustainable somehow. Subscriptions are one method, but create a barrier to entry past the trial phase.

I don’t think about the Hoyo model as gambling (it is), as the vast majority of successful pulls happen between 74-80 pulls.

In any case, I don’t disagree with you, but simply pointing out the obscurity claimed in the article is false, the system is transparent and fair, compared to other games which are far more deserving of being regulated.

You say tenderly, I say transparent.

I enjoy the game, the fact that I can’t get every unit for free doesn’t bother me. There’s no copium here dingbat.

How? I’m F2P lol

Can’t disagree with that, but knowing there’s certainty removes an element of exploitation.

Most players don’t pull duplicate characters (though you can if you want to supercharge your favourite characters). Hoyo’s business model essentially relies on whales who have too much money; not trying to nickel & dime the vast majority.

There is a paid battle pass (which becomes worthless once you’re at endgame), and a supply pass (which gives more character pulls). Both are unnecessary, but buying at least one of them seems fair for the level of polish their games have, considering it’s free to play.

Don’t get me wrong, I think loot boxes are predatory, but compared to models which are totally RNG based, Hoyo’s model isn’t nearly as problematic.

For what it’s worth, the Hoyo “loot boxes” are quite fair because of the pity system:

• Every 10 pulls you’ll get one if the featured 4* characters
• Within 90 pulls you’re guaranteed to get a 5* (though you’ll almost certainly get it between 74-80 pulls)
• When you get a 5*, there’s a 50% chance of getting the featured character
• If you lose the 50/50, the next 5* will be the featured character.
• The pity system persists through each banner.

Each patch, free players will have enough resources to guarantee one of the featured characters and their signature weapon (provided they do their daily tasks and clear the content).

I’ve been playing Star Rail since launch, never purchased any premium currency. It’s certainly the fairest form of gacha I’ve seen.

It kinda sucks that Hoyo is being targeted, when the system is so transparent and forgiving. There are MUCH more predatory systems out there.

Not to mention the pedo-bait character, Marie Rose.

If they are taking a very strict stance, it means they are deviating the least.

It’s regrettable that the most fundamentalist groups of any religion produce the most suffering, but that’s what happens when a book promotes/endorses/encourages bigotry.

Women needing to be safe isn’t an argument for increasing the availability of guns, it’s an argument for improving safety for women.

If the objective is to protect women, allowing guns to circulate within the civilian population is counterproductive.

On top of that, gun control is inherently not sexist because it doesn’t discriminate between gender.

I’d argue that they represent the word of the Quran more closely than moderate Muslims.

Wrong password then

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