开箱一直是不少免费游戏厂商用来获取盈利的方式，像是《PUBG》、《Mobile Legends》都有类似的开箱获取特殊道具的课金机制。不过在昨日（10月14日），本地的联邦直辖回教法诠释庭（Pejabat Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan）在官方FB专页回答网友回答时，明确表示这样的开箱玩法是存在赌博成分，已经违反了马来西亚的伊斯兰法！
Question: Assalamualaikum.
The purpose of this SS Mufti’s message is to talk about the practice of FB streamers (Livestreamers) in Malaysia who are Muslims who like to purchase unusual items in video games such as Player Unknown’s BattleGround (PUBG), Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) and so on. The way they buy these items is by using Unknown Cash (UC) for PUBG games and Diamond for MLBB games. To get the UC and Diamond, one must top up using real money (RM). Is it legal to conduct such transactions?
It is hoped that the SS Mufti will be able to look into this issue which is occuring more and more often. Thank you very much.
Quick Answer: The law on the process of buying items by opening crates (lootboxes) using UC (in-game) money bought with ringgit money is illegal because it has an element of gambling that is prohibited in religion (Islam) because it has a zero-sum game element; that is, it depends on luck alone. In addition, it denies the buyer the right to buy what is desired.
However, the ban is specifically for if a player uses UC money to buy the loot box items. As for UC that is used to buy goods directly without the loot box process, the law is to be like buying through regular money and so on.
不过，他们也强调，如果玩家使用代币来直接购买游戏中的道具，那么只要不通过开箱子这个随机获取的过程，就不存在任何违法行为。
不可否认的是，利用虚拟币抽取稀有道具的开箱机制，的确存在伊斯兰教义中禁止的赌博成分，而其他国家像是巴西正打算全面禁止当地任何有赌博形式的开箱玩法。但在这方面，许多游戏的开箱机制也有着不同的规则，像是《原神》的保底机制，是否会同样算作违反了马来西亚的伊斯兰法，或许还有待商量。各位玩家觉得未来政府会不会像巴西一样，立法管制或直接禁止所有开箱机制呢？在下方和我们一起讨论吧！
资料来源：Gamerbraves
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