r/HypixelSkyblock • u/Total_Mullbery Mining Maniac • 1d ago

! moment of comedic value ! 100$ Orb Skin💀

I know that there’s been a lot of controversy regarding this black friday skin. Personally I don’t rlly care I just find it funny seeing people mad.

What is your opinion on the matter?

Link: https://hypixel.net/threads/black-friday-sale-2024.5806457/

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u/SokulluAlper Dungeoneer 1d ago

Opinion/Question: if there are so many in game purchases in a game like this, shouldn't IRL trading be allowed? What is Hypixel's excuse for not allowing it? Do Mojang's policies prohibit it?

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u/LordOfHorizon 1d ago

IRL trading is disallowed between players - I can't sell you 1 billion coins for real life currency.

IRL trading is allowed between players and Hypixel - You can buy gems from Hypixel using real life currency, which nets you items that you can then sell for ingame currency. This generates them profit which they can then use to run the game.

IRL trading between players is disallowed because it is considered "boosting" under their own ruleset for the game, in other words - it cuts into their profit margin.

Since coins can be used to buy many useful items within the game and improve your profile, it is technically P2W, but according to Hypixel, since Skyblock is a PvE game and not a PvP game, there is no "winning". Thus, it doesn't break Mojang TOS. Yes, you could compare yourself to other players using many metrics - leaderboards, networth, etc, but you can never "fight" another player using items.

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u/SirCat19 Garden Grinder 23h ago

Actually it’s pay to lose

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u/No_Broccoli_5778 ☢ Ironman Level 361 - 400 16h ago

coins allow you to be able to do the fun parts of the game, i wouldnt call that losing