Good guy China: games with loot boxes have to announce probabilities

[Legend]

China to force online games with loot boxes publicly announce item probabilities - NeoGAF

China has just passed regulations on online games, in which there are specific parts on games with loot boxes.   The regulation (in Chinese) http://www.mcprc.gov.cn/whzx/bnsjdt/...05_464422.html Translation regarding loot boxes:

2.6 ...Online game publishers shall promptly publicly announce information about the name, property, content, quantity, and draw/forge probability of all virtual items and services that can be drawn/forge on the official website or a dedicated draw probability webpage of the game. The information on draw probability shall be true and effective. 2.7 Online game publishers shall publicly announce the random draw results by customers on notable places of official website or in game, and keep record for government inquiry. The record must be kept for more than 90 days. When publishing the random draw results, some measures should be taken place to protect user privacy.

 

The regulation will be effective on May 1st, 2017.
 

[darkknightkryta]

What loot boxes?

[the-pi-guy]

What loot boxes?

[Legend]

What loot boxes?

You can't buy individual DLC items. Instead you buy a "loot box" that has a few random items in it. The item you want might have a 0.0001% chance of being in it.

Well the digital versions in this case.

[the-pi-guy]

You can't buy individual DLC items. Instead you buy a "loot box" that has a few random items in it. The item you want might have a 0.0001% chance of being in it.

[kitler53]

does this only apply to dlc (purchasable) loot boxes or does it also apply to in-game loot boxes?

[NeverDies]

Haha, blizzard is gonna have so many angry fans when they find out the drop rates for loot boxes.