The glory days of Epic Games are long gone and Tim Sweeney is a god damn moron.

  • psycotica0@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    I hear people say this sometimes, but I don’t know what they mean. Is there part of Valve’s system that has a gambling mechanic I’ve just never engaged with?

    Or is it one of their games that has gambling?

    Because I’ve been using it for years as basically my sole gaming interface and haven’t seen any gambling.

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      1 month ago

      There is a massive secondary market for in-game items (primarily CS skins) that Valve refuses to combat or even officially acknowledge. Some of it is legitimate, some of it is literal lottery for children. And since every transaction takes place on Steam, they get a cut of that.