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I'm just tired of bundling deals together. I saw an ad online today saying if you're a Twitch Premium user you will get a gold loot box in Overwatch. I just want to enjoy Overwatch, and it feels like those loot boxes almost never deal out good loot anymore. I do not look forward to earning loot boxes.


Golden loot boxes are basically guaranteed to have good loot in them...try it, you might like it !


Loot boxes don't effect gameplay.


If loot boxes don't have value then why are they being used as a carrot?


They have social and visual value, but not gameplay value.


That's my point. Saying they're not affecting gameplay doesn't mean much when they have other value to players.


Doesn't mean much other than the fact that Blizzard implemented a feature that doesn't ruin the integrity of the game.


Blitmap seems to think it means something. Again "integrity" or "mechanics" of gameplay aren't the only value here.


they have perceived value despite their non-existent gameplay value. Oh, and the 100% margins.


You had to pay an artist to make those hats ;)




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