Man arrested for threatening Square Enix staff - After spending 200,000 yen on microtransactions

[PS1gamenwatch]

www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-02/man-arrested-for-allegedly-threatening-square-enix-over-game-item/.145300

Police arrested a 25-year-old male nursing home employee in Tokushima's Yoshinogawa City on March 29 on charges of intimidation and forcible obstruction of business, for sending a threatening message to media company Square Enix.

According to authorities, the suspect left a message in a questionnaire for a role-playing game by Square Enix on February 5. He reportedly wrote, "[Square Enix] staff, I'm coming to kill you tomorrow. Purify your heads [for a beheading]." The message forced Square Enix to increase security.

Police stated that the suspect admitted to the charges, and wrote in his deposition that he had written the message to "seek revenge," as he had allegedly spent 200,000 yen (about US$1,795) to acquire an in-game item but did not end up getting it. Square Enix also received around 30 messages with the word "kill" last September, and police are investigating any possible links to the suspect.

Many Japanese games use the gacha (a term derived from gachapon capsule toys) model for in-game purchases. The system allows video game players to use in-game currency, often purchased with real money, to receive random items according to predetermined odds.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

lol, spending real-world money for fake video game money.

 

[SiccDicc]

lol, spending real-world money for fake video game money.

Not just fake video game money, but the chance at a hero... usually one's waifu. So he made the most heinous mistake of spending money on a woman -- a fictional woman.

 

[JM 590]

I guess if you're dumb enough to blow nearly two grand on lootboxes, you're dumb enough to send death threats out in video game questionnaires

 

[Vorhtbame]

The closest thing to $17.95 on the Mogstation shop is a range of $18 outfits. What kind of a sped gets that bent out of shape over a billing error on an outfit?

 

[NerdShamer]

The closest thing to $17.95 on the Mogstation shop is a range of $18 outfits. What kind of a sped gets that bent out of shape over a billing error on an outfit?

Same kind who rages out over an minor redesign.

 

[Megaroad]

So he made the most heinous mistake of spending money on a woman -- a fictional woman.

Sorry gamers, you can't buy the love of a woman, not even fake ones.

 

[Autistsforuganda2]

Gamers rise up.

 

[Gustav Schuchardt]

Gamers rise up.

BOTTOM TEXT

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

I guess if you're dumb enough to blow nearly two grand on lootboxes, you're dumb enough to send death threats out in video game questionnaires

Speaking of loot crates:

 

[huckbeine]

LOL. Spending your money on shitty Final Fantasy gacha. At least FGO lets you try to roll for waifus

 

[huckbeine]

Square Enix: someone spend 1800 USD on our game
Type Moon: Hold my beer

But anyway, I find it ridiculous that anyone is still unironically playing any of the SE gacha games, they are boring shit. And that includes Fire Emblem Heroes too. at least FGO is fun in short burst. Langrisser has an actual gameplay.

anyway, Pewdiepie also touched upon it a video about flexing, but there are now youtube videos about rolling the gacha.
There are dedicated video channels about gacha-rolling, usually from FGO or other FOTM gacha game.
Like for example, "today, I am spending 500 USD to roll for Queen Medb and Leonardo da Vinci"
if they get around 100,000 views on that, I would say they have earned back twice the money from what they spent. This goes as a loop.

Then again, they are still a lot of people willing to pay for a chance to get the character they want

 

[The Littlest Shitlord]

I wish they had told us what game. I was ready to make fun of anyone who was still playing Final Fantasy Record Keeper.

 

[huckbeine]

It would be hilarious if the guy spent his money on Star Ocean Anamnesis, that is a fucking thrash heap of a game, even for Star Ocean. So far the only remotely enjoyable gacha game from SE i played was SinoAlice from Yoko Taro. I think its going to be released in english this month. Haven't also tried the Valkyrie Profile gacha, cause can't be bothered to download it