If Valve were any other company, it would get crucified for its practices, including that it was the first in the West to popularize microtransactions with its Team Fortress 2, long before the likes of EA. It's just that gamers have a blind spot for Valve.
I've never minded micro transactions, as long as they're cosmetic and dont exist in a full AAA priced game, and Valves are neither.
I'm always split on Valve here. I'm not entirely against gambling, I enjoy it in moderation. I do think children should be prevented from partaking in it, but I also dont want to have to verify my government ID to be able to buy and open cases.
I'm torn. Valve has been so good for Linux gaming. They made a handheld console that emphasizes real ownership and the right to repair. They generally make good decisions when it comes to things and while they do take a big cut of game sales, their platform has so many features it's crazy.
This gambling thing though really sucks. I get that they need to monetize, but I feel like they could get away with just selling skins, or having the loot boxes being a free daily play reward that drops things that could be sellable on the marketplace. No way to buy a box like this. Just earned for free through play.
They don't need to monetize.
Valve is already a stupidly profitable company.
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