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Let’s be real. You don’t HAVE to buy the loot boxes lmao. It’s not like they make you any better as a player.

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CS skins are practically pay to lose thinking about it. They make you stand out against the map more.

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That’s how I think of cosmetics in most MP games as well haha. They’re immersion breaking.

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I’m not even talking about loot boxes

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…so is gaming in general. What’s your point?

My point is that they’re just cosmetic, unlike gacha games or other free to play games where you’re FORCED to buy loot boxes to unlock good weapons and items.

A casino REQUIRES you to spend money in order to participate. CS2 does not. Big difference.

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I haven’t checked in on Counter-Strike in a long time, but we can and should call out shitty business practices designed to exploit gambling addiction to make you play when you don’t want to. I’m not equipped to assess whether CS is designed that way, but gaming in general is not predatory and addicting in this way.

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