Dota 2 loot boxes start telling Dutch players what they’ll get

Valve have reportedly stripped the razzle-dazzle and uncertainty from opening loot boxes in Dota 2, but only for players in the Netherlands. When Dutchlanders now look at Dota 2’s loot boxes, which contain cosmetic items, the wizard ’em up simply tells them which item they would receive if they bought it. No hoping, no dreaming, no fancy animations or pounding drums as it shows you the fabulous prizes you could have won, just: chuck us a couple euro and you’ll get this hat for this wizard – wannit? This comes shortly after Valve outright blocked opening Counter-Strike: Gobal Offensive’s loot boxes for Dutch and Belgian players, following government crackdowns on loot boxes.

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