r/OnePieceTC • u/pesaher • Sep 23 '17

MEGATHREAD Global Controversy Megathread

As you all know, shit has been going down in the Global server in the last 48 hours. So, to avoid cluttering the front page, all the already existing threads will be linked here and any future threads regarding this topic will be deleted. Keep the discussion in this thread, and please redirect users who make new threads here.

Without further ado:

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u/StNowhere Surf Clam Pirates - 53 Legends Sep 23 '17 edited Sep 23 '17

Let's take this a step further. This story needs to be spread and here's a few places that might be interested:

Gaming Media:

Mainstream Media:

Government/Rights Groups:

Keep in mind that most of these places might not give a damn about this, but if any of them decide to run with the story, this could be big. Remember to be civil, respectful, and understanding when contacting any of these groups/organizations.

Know that the person you are speaking with may not have ever played a gacha game, or even a mobile game. The situation needs to be explained in terms that someone who has no idea what this game is can understand. Some things that can be touched on:

  • A gacha system is gambling.
  • You gamble by buying a digital currency (gems) with real-world money, much like you would buy chips or tokens at a casino
  • This digital currency is used to pay for a chance to unlock new features/characters within the game
  • The rates of success for these pulls are not disclosed anywhere by the game's creator, Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • A separate version of the same game released in the company's home country of Japan does disclose these rates due to new laws in the eastern market.
  • The rates disclosed in the Japanese version of the game are not the same as the rates in the Global version.
  • It has been discovered that Bandai is manipulating these chances individually on a per-character, and possibly per-player basis (linking to /u/heathtech's thread would be a good idea)
  • This is incredibly unethical and predatory towards Bandai's player base, a significant portion of which are children

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u/mikejm1393 Rich Mahogany Sep 23 '17

If they do consider it gambling, wouldn't the game have to have an age restriction in the states?

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u/StNowhere Surf Clam Pirates - 53 Legends Sep 23 '17

Most likely, and it isn't legally considered gambling yet. But let's not kid ourselves, we're spending money to have a chance at winning a prize. It's gambling.

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u/xyzqsrbo Oct 03 '17

Except a lot of us don't spend money which means it is not gambling.