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[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 63 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46MQ1ZMZ-l4

This is a trailer for NBA 2k20, that shows more gambling content than actual gameplay.

The top comment is:

Hey 2k, theres a basketball minigame in your gambling simulator, can you fix it please?…

[–] Nelots@lemm.ee 37 points 6 days ago

Jesus, your comment really under sells just how bad that was. That trailer is 95% gambling. That's nuts lol.

[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

i was expecting you to be exadurating, but its mostly just... cards cards cards.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 6 days ago

Those aren't gambling. they're surprise mechanics that are ethical and fun. blobcat, box

[–] blackwateropeth@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That thumbnail is right before this person loses the game, lol. Them jokers are trash.

[–] srock@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Unless that knife has a lot of mult

[–] blackwateropeth@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

True, I find that one a pain to work around since you gotta continually ‘eat’ jokers… gets worse with eternals too

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And they didn't even bother playing their planet card.

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

There is a voucher that makes each planet card for the hand played give 1.5 * mult

[–] juli@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

LMAO! Good one!

[–] DerArzt@lemmy.world 61 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Love the joke, hope it stays a joke.

[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 35 points 6 days ago

For context, he made this joke because PEGI rated the game 18+ recently

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If lootboxes as they are done now can give someone an addiction to gambling, surely they could also be done in a way that stops addiction. Like maybe the game comes with a thing you attach to your genitals and every time you attempt to gamble on a lootbox, or shocks the shit outta you.

I get the feeling this might just make the gamblers gain a new fetish

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

thing you attach to your genitals

pcgaming

I knew where am I before even cheking. 🫶

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because consoles would never have things that attach to your genitals.*

*(Rez doesn't count as it wasn't intended for the genitals)

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 week ago

Doing it on the couch with friends just feels different, you understand.