A lot of players are now worried at what looks to be a loot box system implementation for "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG), as there appear to be new features which resemble gambling in-game.
"PUBG" just got an update which incorporates a new crate system for players, and this bears quite a similarity to the controversial loot box issue going on right now that many authorities label as gambling. That said, it seems that at the moment, the contents of the said crates or loot boxes do not have any advantageous impact on the game and exist purely for cosmetic reasons.
This means that all of the items players will be getting from crates are clothing for their characters, which offer no statistical advantage, and while some might acquire clothing like camouflaged pants or tops, these can be easily acquired in the game as well.
Still, that did not stop players from becoming suspicious of the new system, as the crates and its contents can actually be sold by players for real-world money, making it an in-game economic system which allegedly benefits both the developers and Steam, the market platform for the game. The new crates, which are currently only available on the test servers for "PUBG," feature different tiers of rarity and rewards in them, where more elusive crates can be sold for a lot more depending on how saturated the market is.
This new system will require keys from players before the crates can be opened, and while the first crate will be free, the succeeding ones will require keys, which can be bought with $2 of real-world money. What is worse is that getting an item which is highly coveted is very sparse in occurrence. This is why players with more extra cash for keys can actually make a lot of money selling rare items they obtained.
While it does not affect the chances of winning in-game, players fear that the developers of "PUBG" might soon cross that boundary. This, however, still remains to be seen in the near future.
