[falcor84]

Not being familiar with their system myself, I have to ask - does this imply that there's 2nd order gambling? I mean, the same gambling "kick" then arises from seeing what they would get after paying for the following big, right?

I suppose they could also make the boxes transparent all the way down, but that would just shift the gamble to the account creation phase.

Oh, or is it just the exact same boxes for everyone? I suppose that solves the problem.

[falcolas]

The problem is that it just pushes out the "unknown" factor to the next box. The content of the current box never changes for an individual, but the content of the next box might have that rare or legendary object that I really want.

Practically speaking, it's a brilliant move because it works around laws without removing the addictive gambling feeling.

[yAnonymous]

The box system is exactly the same as before, only that you can see the contents of the next box. It's very easy to implement and, as you pointed out, changes pretty much nothing. The gamble is still there, but not in the box you pay for.