Products · Pattern or everyday thing
Loot boxes
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 5 years (2018–2022), in 4 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Loot boxes make users wait through animations before any rewardUnreviewed
20182026- Animated loot-opening sequences waste user time as an intentional time sink2022-06-17
- Opening boxes requires watching slow animations one at a time, so boxes pile up2018-05-29
- Opening loot boxes takes too long with slow load and animations before any reward2018-01-28
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 4 complaints
- Animated loot-opening sequences waste user time as an intentional time sink2022-06-17
- Parents can't fully block their child's account from buying loot boxes without removing all payment features2019-08-12
- Opening boxes requires watching slow animations one at a time, so boxes pile up2018-05-29
- Opening loot boxes takes too long with slow load and animations before any reward2018-01-28