LOST LOOT BOX FULL
More recently, it seems more and more likely that EA and FIFA itself are scheduled to part ways, with the former rumored to be considering a full rebrand, following the alleged doubling of the latter’s licensing fee.įor decades, FIFA has been one of the most financially lucrative franchises in all of gaming. In the summer of 2022, a scandal dubbed “EAGate” saw employees selling high-ranking FUT cards “under-the-table” for ludicrous amounts of money. Though this particular situation has worked out in EA’s favor, it has been a turbulent 12 months for the FIFA franchise. The Administrative Jurisdiction Division has ‘revoked’ the imposed penalty.” The publisher has therefore not violated the Games of Chance Act and the Gaming Authority should therefore not have imposed a penalty payment on the publisher. “Since the packs are not a standalone game, they are not a game of chance and do not require a licence. “The vast majority of packs are obtained by and used for game participation,” ruled the court.
Moreover, according to The Verge, gamers with past gambling addictions or even poor impulse control have lost thousands of dollars due to loot box gaming. From the group of students, 94.8 had opened a loot box at least once. On Wednesday, as reported by Eurogamer, The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division - essentially the highest order of law in the Netherlands - decided that the purchasing and opening of FUT packs did not qualify as “an isolated game,” and that it was an element of chance voluntarily utilized as a part of a “game of skill” ( FIFA itself). From the adult group, 88.9 had opened a loot box before. EA chose to call the ruling’s bluff, filing for appeal and continuing to sell the digital trading cards in the meantime.Ī risky endeavor that has paid off (quite literally.) The Hague had previously decreed that EA broke Dutch gambling laws via the sale of in-game FUT packs, fining the FIFA publisher a hefty €500,000 for each week it continued to sell the digital add-ons, with a maximum penalty fixed at €10 million. The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division has upheld the publisher’s appeal, effectively overruling the decision handed down by The Court of The Hague in 2020. If you believe you should have a Lost & Found box in an interior location, but can’t find it, make sure you’ve checked all possible entrances, and keep in mind a box will only appear if your items would have been lost to begin with.In a surprising bit of legal news, a Dutch court has overturned the €10 million fine handed down to Electronic Arts over its popular loot box mechanic FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT). Interior boxes will be located near entry points (e.g.
Keep in mind these boxes will ONLY appear in locations where you have already stored loot that would have otherwise been misplaced, that you can only remove items from the boxes (not place items into the boxes), and that each box will disappear once all the items are removed from it.Įach changed interior location, as defined by a loading screen, will have its own Lost & Found box. You can expect that any loot “missing” from the location will be in the nearest Lost & Found box. Not sure if this is known or not but just started a new hero (stabbo) and upon reaching brighthoof tavern I opened lost loot box and it spat out Press J to jump to the feed. Areas are defined by loading screens - that is, there will be one or two Lost & Found boxes placed in the exterior of a changed region, and one for each changed interior location. Coinciding with the release of Episode 3, we implemented a system designed to “catch” any loot that would have otherwise been deleted or permanently misplaced by putting it inside a Lost & Found box.Ī Lost & Found box created to catch any misplaced items.įor each adjusted location, a Lost & Found box will appear if you have previously stored or placed any items in that area that would have otherwise been lost. Historically, making significant changes to existing locations in the game could result in people losing their stored or placed items.
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