NationStates

Minoa wrote:

Frisbeeteria wrote:How did you figure out that we're making a Bubble Shooter game? That's supposed to be a big sekrit!

NationStates always seems to capitalise on a craze, including IPOs, zombies, and cryptocurrency. Even last year’s theme took a poke at the loot box controversy.

Yeah, but they also usually have things with time delays and so on. :p Though, yeah, I agree, it's probably going to be something to do with a craze.... But which craze is the question. :p
rip flappy nation

Minoa wrote:Even last year’s theme took a poke at the loot box controversy.

For those of us Out of the Loop, what was this "loot box controversy" of which you speak?

Minoa wrote:

Frisbeeteria wrote:How did you figure out that we're making a Bubble Shooter game? That's supposed to be a big sekrit!

NationStates always seems to capitalise on a craze, including IPOs, zombies, and cryptocurrency. Even last year’s theme took a poke at the loot box controversy.

Even Belgian NS users weren't allowed to participate in last year's April Fools event. That's what I call authentic.

Can't wait, hopefully its elections again.

That was loads of fun :3

All nations become Ursine...

^_^

I still think the best April fools would be no event at all. Really, who would see it coming?

Christ Triumphant wrote:

Minoa wrote:Even last year’s theme took a poke at the loot box controversy.

For those of us Out of the Loop, what was this "loot box controversy" of which you speak?

Loot boxes are paid DLC that unlock items or skins through chance: it is like a lottery scratchcard. In late-2017, many players and consumer authorities criticised Star Wars Battlefront II (a full-priced game by none other than EA) for originally locking higher level characters behind such a loot box system in a full-priced game.

In spring of 2018, the suspicion that loot boxes were very similar to lotteries attracted global attention, and the Belgian and Dutch authorities were notably the first countries to take on the loot box systems.

The EA’s FIFA games tried to resist the ban until January 2019, when they realised that Belgian authorities were not kidding about taking them to court for running an illegal lottery, which carries a jail term of five years in prison.

Minoa wrote: -snip-

I see, very interesting. Good job, Low Countries.

As someone whose video gaming knowledge froze in time during the era of the N64, I thank you for this explanation.

Christ Triumphant wrote:I see, very interesting. Good job, Low Countries.

As someone whose video gaming knowledge froze in time during the era of the N64, I thank you for this explanation.

It is really just lottery scratch card, just repackaged to attract those under the legal age of gambling and get them into a vicious cycle of gambling. If it continues, people will likely stop buying video games and the video game industry would then be doomed for the first time since 1983, but that’s for the other thread.

In the meantime, this is about the theme for the April Fools’ Day mini-game, which I think involves a smartphone game, whose format and genre was so popular that there are many alternatives. One of the alternatives is made by a famous company (clue 2).

Minoa wrote:April Fools’ Day mini-game, which I think involves a smartphone game, whose format and genre was so popular that there are many alternatives. One of the alternatives is made by a famous company (clue 2).

Hoo-boy...the only smartphone game I really know is Clash of Clans, and that's basically ancient history at this point.

"developed by the same people behind a video hosting service" ... "One of the alternatives is made by a famous company"

Did youtube develop smartphone games? Vimeo? I should probably just stop guessing, at this point.

I thiiiiiink he's going for fortnite, though my knowledge of video games might be worse than yours, @Christ Triumphant.

21st Century Rome wrote:I thiiiiiink he's going for fortnite, though my knowledge of video games might be worse than yours, @Christ Triumphant.

Of course, even I know of that phenomenon...well done

Although, is that a mobile game? I always assumed that it was a pc game. How would one play a shooter game on a phone?

Also, does a video streaming service run it?

My new guess is Minecraft.

United Dependencies wrote:The real prank will be that he doesn't do anything at all this year.

Also: Bring back NationDates

Yes, and bring back NationDates again every Valentine's Day.

Wrapper wrote:We're giving April Fools a pass this year. We're going to do an event on International Respect For Chickens Day (May 4) instead.

Is that the joke?

Ghost Land wrote:

Wrapper wrote:We're giving April Fools a pass this year. We're going to do an event on International Respect For Chickens Day (May 4) instead.

Is this official Word of Mod?

If so,

Guys i think this is a joke/red herring

Spoilers: It's Crashbox Trivia Time

I'm wrong.

Actually, it's Trivia Time.

Cue the Crashbox Intro

Visigotha Nova wrote:Actually, it's Trivia Time.

Cue the Crashbox Intro

I had HQ Trivia and Confetti in mind. I think that is what the theme is based on.

Is the Trivia minigame still taking new questions?

What happened to the Trivia Game subforum?

Yannia wrote:What happened to the Trivia Game subforum?

It's now a sub-forum of Arts & Fiction, along with Cards Against NationStates.

Ok so this was a lot of fun. Frustrating at times for sure (lookin’ at you, Jakker), but it was super cool that you kept adding questions at the end. Well done.

21st Century Rome wrote:*looks back at this thread suspiciously*
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=461984

Yes I agree

Frisbeeteria wrote:

Yannia wrote:What happened to the Trivia Game subforum?

It's now a sub-forum of Arts & Fiction, along with Cards Against NationStates.

Thanks! Have a cookie.