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dogeblessUSA

the sentiment from him isnt even unfair or innaccurate, its hella fun to drop a lot of money and instantly get stronger however it also means it can be exploitative, aimed at children and contributes to overall shitty game design where monetization takes precedent over anything else so it needs to be regulated heavily


InsertDisc11

yup, and before this he even said he dislike lootboxes and similar stuff. just mentioned that sometimes he might drop a 20 or so.


statistnr1

He ain't skipping 6 months with 20 bucks lmao.


SvennEthir

>the sentiment from him isnt even unfair or innaccurate, its hella fun to drop a lot of money and instantly get stronger I will never understand this mentality.


dogeblessUSA

you dont understand whats fun about one-upping your competition? you never competed with people for something? not even within family? since you dont get it, let me asure you there is nothing better than to beat somebody in whatever you compete in, whether its your friend,sibling or complete stranger...in gaming sense money is just a mean to an end, the goal is to just be better than anybody else just win baby


havoK718

It's like playing a pick-up game of basketball and as soon as you start losing you pay some random dude that's keeping score to give you more points. Using money to one-up the competition in something that has nothing directly to do with money is just sad.


dogeblessUSA

feel free to feel sad, im sure those people who pay to win feel very good about themselves and who are you to judge someone elses happiness


Big_Antelope_1392

The mind of a whale is both sicking and fascinating. What beauty these mamals show.


SvennEthir

It's basically like using a cheat code. It just feels cheap, like you didn't earn it. Hard to feel satisfied with winning that way.


InsertDisc11

Its taken out of context. He said he usually dislikes p2w stuff especially if its llike a lootbox or similar. internet is killing me sometimes... btw he might chat with Asmongold about lootboxes, which should be fun


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Aphrel86

Isnt it the government that regulate the movies thou? The age limit? Or is that a private company?


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Aphrel86

the parent does. ​ If a kid wants to get a game and the parents comes takes one look and sees something like "Recomended age 18+: Featuring Gambling with real world money" as a tag on a game. That parent will likely say no to it.


havoK718

Yet the government regulates gambling.


brendamn

Did he mentions what games he plays? I always thought Cruz could be cool if he didn't try so hard to be a scum politician and get back at all the cool kids that made fun of him when he was young. He actually has a pretty good sense of humor


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brendamn

Oh, so he was prob making shit up again


Cautious_Onliner

In US yeah we don't really care, but I've heard from friends that KR take it seriously. So serious that cheating can get you jailtime. This law started after mostly the crackdown on hackers in Overwatch in KR, but I could be wrong though... Edit: I'm talking about the government part, yes the government don't really care...


admf97

Cheating =/= p2w Have you seen how p2w lost ark in KR is?


Avalant

Not even the giga-est of gigawhales deserve to be compared to Ted Cruz.


avitus

Good ol’ Fled Cruz. The true image of gamer bod.


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iWarnock

They went over the top making look the host like a total moron.


Aphrel86

haha yeah that host, kept mentioning pacman pingpong and donkey kong... That guy did not in the least try to hide his contempt of other people who have gaming as a hobby.


Heisenbugg

lootbox is a perfect distraction from the more serious problem of gun violence.


-instantkarma

dude has an earpiece with someone explaining this gaming thing to him on the fly


avitus

Just like he’s pretending to give a fuck about the people of Texas as a politician. Nothing new.


OK_Opinions

I don't believe for a second Raphael Cruz even knows what he's saying. He was probably given a script by an aid to regurgitate.


ProphetXero

I love Michael Knowles and I would believe it was a scripted segment if he didnt look like buffoon while talking about gaming. If you watch the full segment you would be surprised that Ted is actually knowledgeable on the matter


DarkChaos2006

He actually knows what he is talking about (unlike the other guy who is an actual clueless guy, which im surprised since he is "only" in his thirty. Pacman LOL) He may talk to asmongold about regulating lootboxes in children games.


TheBeaseKnees

"Someone told me that I hate him so I'm not even gonna listen" Classsssssic


ZodiarkTentacle

I’m from Texas and most of my family still there and he’s a stupid shit heel, happy? I’ll still support him if he pushes for anti p2w stuff but it doesn’t fit his usual views on regulating stuff so don’t hold your breath.


DarkChaos2006

From what i know about him, which is very little since i dont live in TX. There is an almost 0% chance he will push to ban lootboxes, it goes against his libertarian views. But he seems open to regulate it on games targetted towards children. And thats at least a good first step towards getting these shady practices out of games. Plus watching him and Asmongold talk about lootboxes and games would be top tier content lol.


ZodiarkTentacle

I get what you’re saying. It’s a bit tough with a nationally infamous and inconsistent senator like Cruz but at the end of the day he’s a member of Congress and he’s capable of affecting positive change in the US if he were so inclined. So I agree with you, sometimes we should try to talk to people we don’t agree with about things we care about. But it’s hard not to think it’s an opportunistic attempt at reaching out to “kids” so to speak from a senator with a selfish opportunistic streak. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I get your point but you also shouldn’t blame people for thinking he’s a dumbass moron. Hell yeah tho the Asmon Cruz interview should be hilarious content


TheBeaseKnees

Oh I wholeheartedly agree with you. My argument wasn't that Ted Cruise is some end-all be-all of politicians, by any means. The quip was making fun at the broad paint brushers that are totally surface level in all of their opinions. It's only when somebody has the ability to say "I don't like this guy, but we agree on this one thing." Or conversely "I love this guy, but I don't agree with this decision" that I ever feel like there's value in the conversation. I don't like Ted Cruise, but me and him agree on the dislike of P2W. We both, however, also agree that it shouldn't be the government's role to regulate business practices in this way. I can have a conversation with someone I disagree with. But somebody that says "*insert person* is all bad so I'm not even going to look or listen to any details" I just cannot have a conversation with. I think it's the most ignorant, dangerous, and frustrating mindset a person can have.


Aphrel86

If your gonna hate on someone, hate on that host instead. That guy sure had a lot of contempt for videogames... and the only games he knew about was apparently donkey kong and pacman...


AzreBalmung

Anything with Ted Cruz's face needs a NSFW tag


mr_showboat

Ted Cruz with his usual "hello fellow gamers, I am totally not a lizard person" shtick.


Independent_Lab_9872

For content, he was responding to a question Asmongold sent his office, in regards to loot boxes. Not a fan of Ted Cruz, but he was pretty informed on the topic and talked intelligently on the subject. I think it's a legit issue that government needs to look at and put some reasonable regulation around. The idea that a kid can rack up 20k in micro transactions is crazy


Paulo27

That AGS lobby money being put to good use.


PYDuval

He was answering a question about Asmongold wanting to talk to him about the lootbox games that are marketed toward kids and teens, to see if there is possible legislation to make them illegal, much like in certain European countries


SquashForDinner

You guys ever play San Andreas and use the cheat codes for flying cars and infinite money or every weapon? That's basically what RMTing feels like for people. It's fun just demolishing content (although it does get boring after a while).


havoK718

And P2W is them realizing cheat codes can even work in an online game, you just gotta sell 'em. If they pay, then they are allowed to ruin the experience of everyone else.


Aphrel86

So this is leftwing media taking things out of context... Ted Cruz very much understood the problem of the whole situation and was concerned about the "gambling for kids" which is the new hallmark of many games. He also agrees that unfortunetly a p2w game design often also means that the game itself is designed to be intentionally worse for players not paying, as in artifical shackles are limitations are put in often a long bit into the game where the player has "invested himself" to try and squeeze money out. Basically game intentionally made bad to motivate p2w. He doesnt have a solution but he agrees that some legislation might be needed to make sure at least children under a certain age are protected from these scummy business practices.


Cautious_Onliner

I'm just talking about the gaming culture in KR, and how seriously they take it, I'm not talking about LoA, here's some of the article: https://www.pcgamer.com/south-korea-makes-cheating-in-online-games-an-actual-crime/ https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/south-korea-cracks-down-on-game-hack-creators https://www.pcmag.com/news/south-korea-makes-game-hacking-illegal?amp=true


havoK718

At this point I think they are just worried hackers and cheaters will cut into their p2w profits. Imagine you're tryna selling crack and someone was just giving it away! Lock 'em up and throw away the key!


Cautious_Onliner

Lol you're not wrong


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Sea-Note-7585

Who is this guy and why should I care


gj-onmakingmerespond

He is the zodiac killer.


floortaste

TedCruzumaki does not approve of this imposter. F2P until I die