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Unfortunately we don't need to wait. We have every reason to be skeptical and critical of the way Valve is run now, specifically how they promote underage gambling via Counterstrike.
Whether Gaben personally agrees with that assessment, or whether he's wiped his hands clean of the damage his company has done, the fact is that someone at Valve created this system, and they will still be there.
True. That whole gambling thing is pretty appalling. It's not like they can't make enough money without it, either.
Edit: AND they could turn it off with the flick of a switch.
If you are vulnerable to gambling via lootboxes you are not old enough to play CS. Their parents should be more.invested in their hobby their children spent 70% of the day on
TIL only children develop gambling addictions.
"Your honor, I may have run over that family while I was driving very, very drunk. But as my gambling addiction shows, I am a child, and therefore can not be tried as an adult! I rest my case!"
That's exactly the kind of libertarian "personal responsibility" philosophy that Valve would use as an excuse to justify themselves. You don't need to be carrying water for a multi billion dollar company, they can take care of that themselves. Unless you work for Valve. I don't know, I'm sure it pays well.
"Because make no mistake, Valve is an amazingly talented game industry icon. And they've also very intentionally crafted a highly addictive slot machine system... in a game that's free to play that has no enforceable age limit."
(Interviewer) "Has gambling led to a greater interest in Counterstrike?" (Valve) "We don't know. We don't have any data to support that."
(CS Player) "I got a bunch of other kids to kick in $50. It was really fun when we won, and then it was all gone very quickly." ... (Ex-Valve employee) "It's a very libertarian place. Valve doesn't want to say what can and can't happen on Steam."