Jack-Campin t1_jcxlz14 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 10:22 AM

I've only heard of loot boxes via academic researchers on the internet (who have never bothered explaining what they are). Not something the general public is aware of, I think.

asleepaddict t1_jcxvrz7 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 12:14 PM

It is typically a pack of digital items to use in a video game. Usually chances of getting something considered “a very useful item” are slim to none.

Basically, loot boxes are purchased to unlock “random” items/characters with the hope of something great, instead of purchasing something specific.

I find that my gaming friends do not care for these types of things, while my decade younger sibling and their gaming friends are absolutely obsessed.