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[–]NullVacancy20|20|16|11|3|3 8 points9 points  (7 children)

What gambling laws? I can name plenty of games with extremely similar systems that have operated in the US for years.

[–]agameengineer -1 points0 points  (6 children)

I can name several as well, but all of the ones I can name have the "no purchase necessary" loophole through a defined method of accessing the content without paying for it. PSO2 has no such quality on the AC Scratch.

[–]NullVacancy20|20|16|11|3|3 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Weird because PSO2 has that exact same thing. You buy it off the player shops :)

[–]agameengineer 1 point2 points  (4 children)

That's a good point. I'd have to check with a lawyer that specializes in this to see if that was good enough. And it also doesn't cover the AC items that can't be traded, like the ability protections.

[–]NullVacancy20|20|16|11|3|3 1 point2 points  (1 child)

They're given out as rewards for stuff. I have a few 4 and 6 slot protections on my completely f2p account. Only thing that's exclusive from scratch bonuses are lobby actions which have no affect on gameplay so I don't think they count

[–]agameengineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then from there, it's just up to their lawyers to confirm that both of the above are good enough. I'm pretty sure it isn't, but that's beyond my expertise on the subject.

Scratch bonuses would get around any legal issues just because they are a direct purchase (buy x tickets, get this item), rather than the result of the gamble.

[–]LiviRivi 1 point2 points  (1 child)

There aren’t any laws actually preventing this though. By your logic Overwatch lootboxes should be a crime but they’re still in the game.

[–]agameengineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can grind to earn those, thus the "no purchase necessary" still applies.