Gacha mechanics in games can feel like pouring money down the drain at the best of times, and some developers may be making things worse. Nexon Korea Corp., the publisher of MapleStory, was fined $8.9 million by the Korea Fair Trade Commission for misleading players about the chance to obtain in-game items, The Korea Economic Daily reports. That’s the highest fine ever levied by the KFTC for violating South Korea’s Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce.
