Isn't it what EA are doing with FIFA, buy a pack of players without really knowing which one you'll get?
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Yea but that's a little different. You can resell/trade those cards for other cards/in game currency. Not to mention, most of those Ultimate team game modes allow you to build currency through playing, so it's not all monetary based
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They've been doing that w sports games for the better part of a decade.