Pokemon cards are addictive and fun but they're kind of analogue. Loot boxes are more like slot machines - they have flashing lights, animations and jingles to hook you in deeper. And because the lootboxes are in game they can be tuned in frequency and payout just right to keep you playing in a way boring cards could never be (beyond just boring probabilities)

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dietr1ch 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Idk about pokemon cards, but I'm sure the wotc guys use something to make sniffing newly opened packs addicting.

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smelendez 11 hours ago | parent [-]

That’s funny. I don’t think I’ve opened a pack of Magic cards in about 25 years and I can still remember the smell.

	▲	Lutzb 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's a good smell. My kids are opening packs and I can totally recall the sensation of opening mtg cards in the 90s.