Darkpixie99

The gambling mechanics were first brought to attention via EA's Star Wars Battlefront.
Long story short, everything was behind a paywall, and Disney got as mad as the players.

The sad thing is that gachapons and loot boxes have been going on for nearly a decade, yet even gambling experts can't actually read.
Nay, they brashly refuse to even think about losing profitable businesses over a single definition.
According to Wikipedia:
"Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods."

What's most tragic is that even if you are informed of the rates, you still don't know what you're going to get.
Hence it is still an unknown variable.
Also, Virtual Goods such as a Homestead Seed isn't a material good, it's strictly virtual.
While it's virtual, players can still place a monetary material value based off of the real world RNG it takes to get the item.
The gold we use to buy the item is earned either through game play, or eternal AFK shop keeping.
The item remains within the game, it can never be taken out of the game, and vanishes into the virtual void when Mabinogi is sunset.
All monetary in game value is lost alongside the game, the moment it shuts down. This means that there is no longer any value.
When the game is sunset, player money has been placed on randomized items in a virtual world that simply does not exist.
There is no value, yet value has been advertised and expressed by both consumer and company.
So while there is no visible value, there is indeed value in each randomized item.
(This is expressed in other games as either a colors system, or Common/Uncommon/Rare/Super Rare/Ultra Rare rates.)

So yes, by literal definition, Mabinogi's gachapons are gambling.
The gambling mechanic is called the false hope syndrome.
In other words, it's hope in getting that one rare item before the in game price skyrockets.
The player bets money, and receives nothing in return but the loss of money.
You could technically argue that gachapons are a transaction scam.

The problem with the "You need to parent/adult better" argument is that people have seen children no older than 10 with tablets and phones.
I'd have to agree that targeting children at such a young age isn't just unhealthy, you're not giving them much of a choice with Pay To Win.
Tell me how much patience you had as a kid, and try to explain how Pay To Win is good to your mental state at that age.

Update, update, updated official webpage!
There appears to be some English text there as well...
It seems to be a very common thing KR has been doing as their NA audience hypes up for global release dates.
We have 3 Coming Soon and 1 Introduction Icons.
There are also the dates for what appears to be a CBT (or Pioneer test), 5/9-5/12, which is today on their side of the planet.
The chat log is gone, and the Coming Soon pages are all locked.

Note: The official Peria Chronicles Facebook account has been updated as well.
https://www.facebook.com/nexon.periachronicles/posts/696829884066952

Kensamaofmari wrote: »

Kim goes to make an offer to Disney.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3451546-nexon-bids-coming-due-founder-reportedly-taps-disney-connection

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190417000561

A week ago, it looked like Tencent was in the clear.
https://www.reuters.com/article/nexon-ma/explainer-who-is-in-the-drivers-seat-in-battle-for-skorean-gaming-giant-nexon-idUSL3N21F199

Other news
https://www.ft.com/content/dafdca04-40b4-11e9-9bee-efab61506f44

Your "Other News" link is a subscription paper.

Seems the bidding war hasn't affected collaborations in the slightest.
This is great to see, it mean's Nexon isn't bankrupt enough to say they'll wait out the bids or take anything down.

Oh snap, more Disney news.
"The anticipated price for the stake to go on sale is 15 trillion won ($13.2 billion), with premiums for business management rights on top of the Nexon Japan share price, which closed up slightly at 1,681 yen ($15) Tuesday, but slid to 1,558 yen as of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday."

"But Disney reportedly has a special place in Kim’s heart."
-Things no business owner should ever openly admit, yet did anyways. (Bias over punctuality/turn over)

"Nexon Japan completely owns Nexon Korea."
*snickers* That explains how NA is able to negotiate with JP collaborations much faster these days.
Not a bad thing, but also maybe... not an okay thing?
It could go either way if the NA virtual market isn't the same as what JP is used to.


“What I envy the most about Disney is that they do not force money out of kids ... (consumers) gladly pay Disney. Nexon has a long way to go. Some people hate Nexon to death,” Kim Jung-ju was quoted as saying in an anecdote in Nexon’s foundation story, “Play,” published in 2015. He was referring to the common practice of effectively requiring players to make in-game purchases.
#NexonKnows #NexonIsWatching

Opalthira wrote: »

Mabinogi is an NA service so i doubt they will do anything.
because only EU is regulating loot boxes.

"The Federal Trade Commission agreed to investigate video game loot boxes, following an official request by Senator Maggie Hassan."
*cough cough*
Investigations take months to years.
Once a thorough investigation of all 50 state gambling regulations are completed, there will be regulations. (On a National level.)

Iyasenu wrote: »

Darkpixie99 wrote: »

Complete list of event gamble box items, or I question why we need 400 gems for one ticket with minimum 12 per day.
I call Nexon rigging hacks.
*Edit* Green Kiwi drops might be bugged, someone was complaining earlier about how they're not entirely bound to the priority system.
Can't confirm if it's true or not.

What do you mean "minimum 12 per day"?
Did you mean maximum?
Though that wouldn't be quite true either, as your other characters can complete the quests for Cat's Paws as well.
So since every account should have at least 6~8 characters, that's a lot more potential Cat's Paws per day, since you can put Cat's Paws in your bank and trade them through the account that way.

I meant that for those stuck with eternal shop syndrome, or who don't have all day to play around on alt characters.
It's not an entirely fair event to allow alt abuse.