Epic Games has had it’s fair share of lawsuits, mainly over the in-game dance features, for it’s popular title Fortnite, and another has come down.
According to The Verge, the lawsuit filed alleges that “Epic has perfected a predatory scheme whereby it exploits players, including minors” with its loot boxes, that are offered “at a lower price point than competitor video games to entice players” to start playing Fortnite “with the goal of luring” them to splash out and ultimately fill Epic’s pockets with cash. It claims Epic is preying on minors with “predatory tactics.”
The lawsuit compares the loot boxes to slot machines saying that the loot boxes never meet the expectations, adding that the boxes “psychologically manipulate” younger players into thinking they’ll “get lucky” and get them to spend more money.
“But what Epic knows – and what its young players do not know – is that Llamas almost never contain what they are touted as containing…Worse yet, Epic fails to disclose the odds of receiving the valuable loot are next to nothing.”