Popular Post Bullstomp Posted January 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2019 I only hope other publishers follow suit, this is a great step forward in my opinion! https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=webhp&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwikz46225PgAhXp7IMKHUSqB2wQzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%2Farticles%2F2019-01-29-ea-buckles-in-belgium-stops-selling-fifa-points-following-loot-box-gambling-pressure&psig=AOvVaw2gxZFc6jcMjBGZe6EsnFA7&ust=1548876148060083 EA buckles in Belgium, stops selling FIFA Points following loot box gambling pressure New Kompany policy. By Wesley Yin-Poole. 29/01/2019 EA has announced plans to stop selling FIFA Points in Belgium following government pressure over loot boxes. In FIFA Ultimate Team, you can spend real world money on FIFA Points, which can then be used to buy card packs. In September 2018, the Belgian government, which had declared loot boxes to be a form of gambling because players don't know exactly which items a box may contain when buying one, launched a criminal investigation into EA after the publisher refused to modify FIFA's randomised card pack loot boxes in order to comply with the country's gambling laws. Belgium's Gaming Commission determined loot boxes found in FIFA 18, Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive were an "illegal game of chance", and thus subject to Belgian gambling laws. Following the ruling, Blizzard, Valve and 2K Games all elected to disable loot boxes in their games in Belgium. EA, however, had done nothing - until now. "After further discussions with the Belgian authorities, we have decided to stop offering FIFA Points for sale in Belgium," EA said. This change will come into effect by 31st January, which means from then players in Belgium will not be able to buy points to buy FUT packs. They'll still be able to play Ultimate Team and use their existing players, and they'll still be able to obtain FUT packs with FUT Coins, the virtual currency you earn through playing the game. But they will no longer be able to pay to get ahead. "We apologise to our players in Belgium for any inconvenience caused by this change," EA said. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana_Sausage47 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Hahaha! Fuck EA and their shitty microtransactions. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Elvick_ Posted January 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2019 Belgium masterrace, clearly. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullstomp Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, Elvick_ said: Belgium masterrace, clearly. I was thinking the same exact thing. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa King Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Looks like the beginnings of EA needing to come up with a new money funnel idea. Hope this spreads like wildfire! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 "We apologise you can't give us thousands of pounds" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terra Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I hope this trend continues. Good to see this bad practice being put in its place 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro_Gear Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cobby said: "We apologise you can't give us thousands of pounds" LOL yep. Also, you should try Mein Leben again, I'm rooting for you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZACHSP8 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 In Belgium you will end up with FIFA point dealers, there like drug dealers but sell FIFA points. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 But... but... but... these billion dollar publishers surely need the extra revenue from these MTX because game development has just gotten too expensive. I mean, look what happened to Sony as well as Santa Monica and Insomniac after last year's releases of God of War and Spider-Man. Huge expensive AAA games with no MTX and then all those studios went under soon after... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, Afro_Gear said: LOL yep. Also, you should try Mein Leben again, I'm rooting for you! *Vietnam flash backs* Not sure how many more times I can hit my dad over the head with a vase and shoot my dog before I end up just killing myself tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro_Gear Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cobby said: *Vietnam flash backs* Not sure how many more times I can hit my dad over the head with a vase and shoot my dog before I end up just killing myself tbh On second thought, maybe just leave it be. Yeah that sounds best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just now, Afro_Gear said: On second thought, maybe just leave it be. Yeah that sounds best. I wouldn't mind it, but everytime I boot the game up I get halfway through the unskippable start part and just turn it off cos I can't be bothered. Just seen it too many times, if it was skippable I'd try it, but I think I'm done trying :/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZoneHunter Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 A while ago a couple Square enix pulled a couple mobile games too from the market here. So yeah it's definitely doing its work. But tbf, belgium is a small country, i doubt they'll lose that much revenue ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullstomp Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, xZoneHunter said: A while ago a couple Square enix pulled a couple mobile games too from the market here. So yeah it's definitely doing its work. But tbf, belgium is a small country, i doubt they'll lose that much revenue You aren't looking big picture my friend. The legal precedent has been created; EA was challenged and buckled. Here are the governments next-in-line, courtesy of "Seeking Alpha": https://seekingalpha.com/article/4236081-avoid-ea-fun-end Austria Czech Republic France Gibralter Ireland Isle of Man Jersey Latvia Malta The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Washington State United Kingdom With a weak release schedule for 2019, Battlefield V falling hard and the momentum against EA's MTX cash cow, the institutions and the senior company leaders are dumping the stock. Hell, at the end of the article they suggest shorting the stock if there is a sympathetic/dead cat bounce. That's hardcore bearish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Downgraded to "neutral"....wow. Drama queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 31 minutes ago, Bullstomp said: You aren't looking big picture my friend. The legal precedent has been created; EA was challenged and buckled. Here are the governments next-in-line, courtesy of "Seeking Alpha": https://seekingalpha.com/article/4236081-avoid-ea-fun-end Austria Czech Republic France Gibralter Ireland Isle of Man Jersey Latvia Malta The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Washington State United Kingdom With a weak release schedule for 2019, Battlefield V falling hard and the momentum against EA's MTX cash cow, the institutions and the senior company leaders are dumping the stock. Hell, at the end of the article they suggest shorting the stock if there is a sympathetic/dead cat bounce. That's hardcore bearish. Wonderful, just wonderful. Except i'm not seeing Italy or Germany in that list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chellesan Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 me as a belgian can for proud for once that my goverment did something good for once, so yeah im happy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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