Dauntless Developers abandon Loot Box Microtransactions

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Phoenix Labs, the Developers working on the game Dauntless have decided to abandon their previous Loot Box Microtransactions system in favor of a more bespoke business model similar to Warframe. This decision was implemented in a patch released earlier today.

PC Gamer article cited: http://www.pcgamer.com/dauntless-is-getting-rid-of-loot-boxes/
Ars Technica article: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/09/loot-boxes-have-reached-a-new-low-with-forza-7s-pay-to-earn-option/

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