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Isn't it time to get some regulations on m(i/a)cro transactions? This seems very illegal to me and it is exploiting people's addictions.
What's illegal about it? Are they committing some kind of fraud? Is there some threat of harm if people don't buy it (i.e. extortion)? Where exactly is the potential crime?
Yeah, it would be pretty stupid to buy this in general, especially if you can't actually afford it, but being stupid isn't illegal.
What's fraudulent about it? Here's the definition of fraud:
The legal definition is either an intentional or (usually reckless) negligent misrepresentation of fact. From what I've seen, every manipulative MTX game never misrepresented any facts (you will get X if you pay Y), they just create an environment where you want the thing more than you normally would (e.g. the thing won't be available tomorrow). That's not fraud, it's just FOMO, the crux of advertising.
There's a difference between being "a fraud" and being unsuccessful. Development continues, and people seem to like the direction it's going, so it's not like they abandoned the project and ran off with the money.
I think it's part scam, part poorly managed game, but I don't think it fits the legal definition of "fraud" since they've largely delivered on their promises, just incredibly slowly and inefficiently.