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Quote: Originally Posted by xthe1

I wouldn't be holding my breath on the federal government regulating MTX in this capitalistic society.

The US is likely decades away (more specifically, it's loot boxes that are a problem, rather than MTX themselves). It will depend on how hard companies push the envelope and whether it becomes a societal problem (which would then takes years of studies). Given the direction of sports betting, It's more likely we're heading in the opposite direction.

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I'm against an overabundance of MTX but in the case of 2k, unless you're talking about myteam, there isn't a need to spend real money to get good results. Sure grinding myplayer in NBA games is boring af and it would be great to take away much of that grind but it's not a necessity to buy VC to compete online.

It's up to the consumer whether they want to pay $60 + dump additional money into their account.

They can download League of Legends for free & optionally buy characters & costumes.

At this point 2K would probably be better served going the FTP (free-to-play) route, but they can't because they don't own the IP. The only reason we're still buying the game is the NBA's billion dollar licensing fee.

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On the other hand, MTX ruin the competitive balance in myteam for people that don't want to buy VC. Then of course you have my(W)Nba, play now and blacktop. So at least for me, the real problem 2k has with MTX is in myteam and I don't play it because of that.

MyTeam is a gacha game. I'm curious how many players actually know what those are and realize they're playing one. 2K certainly hits a different demographic. Just as there are lots of people that dislike RPGs like Final Fantasy but then play MyCareer.