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00:55 Oct 14, 2020

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English term or phrase: loot box

Definition from WhatIs.com:
In video games, a loot box is an in-game purchase consisting of a virtual container that awards players with items and modifications based on chance. Loot boxes are considered to be a type of microtransaction.

Example sentence(s):

Przybylski also said that blanket regulation of video games with loot box mechanics as gambling would be "apocalyptically stupid," as this would essentially mean slapping an 18+ label on a wide range of games aimed at children, such as "Fortnite" and "FIFA." Business Insider
Loot boxes aren’t needed to play the games in which they appear – but their contents can still be very tempting to a child. Getting a ‘legendary skin’ from a Fortnite loot box can be a significant status symbol. ParentZone
If player-centric justifications for adding loot boxes ring false, then we must look closely at how and why publishers are successfully integrating these economies into their games. DigitalTrends

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战利品箱

Mina Chen

开箱

Shaohang Fang

补给箱

Xi (Zoey) Lin

奖励箱

Carolyn Batay 蔡虹虹

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战利品箱

Definition from wikipedia:
战利品箱是电子游戏的一种营商手段，属于「微交易/内购/道具收费」的一种形式：玩家在游戏界面内支付现金获取随机的虚拟游戏物品或服务。

Example sentence(s):

为什么许多玩家无法抗拒免费游戏中“战利品箱”的诱惑？ - zhihu
关于战利品箱（Loot box）这种设计，还有许多包装方式，比如：抽卡，扭蛋等等，它们相同的地方在于玩家们是不清楚战利品箱具体内容的，也不清楚掉率。因此，战利品箱（抽卡，扭蛋）带有“赌”的性质。这种机制目前在游戏市场越来越常见，而且大多是所谓免费游戏中的收费方式。 - zhihu

Mina Chen
United States
Local time: 12:58
Native speaker of: Chinese

3 days 14 hrs confidence:

开箱

Definition from own experience or research:
开箱：购买道具箱，开启后不知道你会获得什么道具，开到你需要的或稀有的道具玩家会感到开心，开到价值低的玩家会感到失落，所以该行为具有读博性质。

Example sentence(s):

从付费购买游戏，到时间点卡收费，再到免费游戏加入微交易，游戏的收费方式与游戏本身一同不断进化，游戏开箱系统就是开发商不断探索盈利方式的一种积极尝试，似乎任何一款热门游戏中都或多或少的存在开箱元素。但是现在，这种游戏开箱系统却引发了极大的争议。 - 钛媒体APP

Shaohang Fang
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:58
Native speaker of:

Chinese

8 days confidence:

奖励箱

Definition from MC百科:
chc特有的箱子，类似地牢箱子，可找到各种稀有物品，但信息碎片是最多的

生成在chc特有的遗迹中,容量相当于两个原版箱子

Example sentence(s):

奖励箱充当一个初始装备提供者的角色，它提供了在这个世界里用于生存的初级工具，这个箱子里可以让玩家在生存早期快速获得资源和建设庇护所的能力。最多有4个火把环绕着奖励箱的地面垂直或水平方向生成。每个种子的奖励箱都将会生成同样的物品，除非在原主机版，原主机版的奖励箱里面的物品都不同。奖励箱最多有10个物品。 - Minecraft wiki

Carolyn Batay 蔡虹虹
Philippines
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of:

Chinese

8 days confidence:

补给箱

Definition from 灰机wiki:
每一个补给箱包含四个随机物品，这些物品可用来自定义你英雄的外观，以及你在游戏中表达自己的方式。物品分为普通，稀有，史诗和传说四种品质，每一个补给箱中至少装有一个品质不低于稀有的物品。

Example sentence(s):

而在今日，XBOX ONE提前泄露了“一周年”主题活动的补给箱，并进行了相关的活动说明。 - 新浪游戏

Explanation:
根据情境的不同，“lootbox”可以有多种翻译，包括“战利品箱”、“奖励箱”、“补给箱”等，这里仅补充“补给箱”这种翻译。

Xi (Zoey) Lin
China
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Chinese

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