I reckon that it should be added as an option therefore there can be people like me who don't care for adverts in games as I wll play regardless but those that hate ads in games can still pay to remove them.
Poll: Replace monthly fees with in game advertising?
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Sorry, I'm coming late the show here, and I am not reading through 5 pages of discussion. So I will make my point and move on, if I am repeating anyone else, sorry.
There have been plenty of games that have had in game advertising, only the price of the game was the same as all the other games out there. So you idea is good, but the gaming industry has decided to pass the buck... to them selves. You pay full price for a game and the advertiser pays as well. For a game developer that is having your cake and eating it too. We, the gamers, have not seen the benifit of in game advertising yet, and as such I am against it. A precident is being set, and it is a bad one.
The same goes for movie theaters. You are paying more for movie tickets now, but there are 10-15 minutes of comercials before you even see the first preview. This is a bad trend in advertising in general. If you are going to add manditory advertising, drop the fraking price.
There have been plenty of games that have had in game advertising, only the price of the game was the same as all the other games out there. So you idea is good, but the gaming industry has decided to pass the buck... to them selves. You pay full price for a game and the advertiser pays as well. For a game developer that is having your cake and eating it too. We, the gamers, have not seen the benifit of in game advertising yet, and as such I am against it. A precident is being set, and it is a bad one.
The same goes for movie theaters. You are paying more for movie tickets now, but there are 10-15 minutes of comercials before you even see the first preview. This is a bad trend in advertising in general. If you are going to add manditory advertising, drop the fraking price.
Wow.. You really need to grow up. Let's call someone names in a forum, on a website, and feel just a tad better about themselves. I'll just take my illiterate behind to a different forum were some opinions are respected. *waves*painfull2006 said:
I agreewgreer25 said:
It's about time that the gaming industry started to share the benefits of having in game advertising
there could be endless results for this while i like the idea of not having to pay, i know its not going to happen.
but i mean maybe a trailer while waiting for the servers to come up. Some billboards over the place (not to many). places being renamed so instead of ted's sword shop now its mr tesco's sword shop and down the road of course is mrs audi selling horse's. so not to much advertisment but it would be better paying £5 a month instead of £12 a month you know what a mean.
but i mean maybe a trailer while waiting for the servers to come up. Some billboards over the place (not to many). places being renamed so instead of ted's sword shop now its mr tesco's sword shop and down the road of course is mrs audi selling horse's. so not to much advertisment but it would be better paying £5 a month instead of £12 a month you know what a mean.
So mostly then
that £7 off a month at the end of the year is a saving of... £84 a year? (i have only just got up...) id be more than happy to see a couple of adverts and save that much
that £7 off a month at the end of the year is a saving of... £84 a year? (i have only just got up...) id be more than happy to see a couple of adverts and save that much
Probably depends on the game environment. I'm not sure if i'd like it. My whole world is surrounded by advertising, to have it intrude into my "Escapist" world wouldn't be cool.
Ok... saaaayyyy... a star wars game? your fighting in the middle of an ultra advanced city? surely adverts would fit right in there?Blarneytoo said:
There is no justification or rationalization for product placement and TV-style advertising. It is the enemy of intelligent thought and artwork.
No the ads werent mood breaking or in your face. It might be a tiny poster sized thing of a pespsi video ad. In Anarchy Online it kind of fit in because it had technology and everything. In a fantasy game like with swords and axes bows and magic, it probably would seem out of place a little but if something so small ruins someones perception of the game to the point where they wont play then they are being extremely childish. Just throw a tantrum and stop playing that will help! Theyre tiny little ads. And for one thing, I find it to be extremely rare for game to be so good I forget that im staring at a computer screen. I mean seriously.... you really feel like youre in the game? Dont be such a baby to those who say ads ruin the game for them so they stop playing.painfull2006 said:Thank you ^^ your the first person to actually give some positive feedbackethere4l said:
so what where the ads like? im guessing not in your face and mood breaking?
Edit: Free MMOs are free because youre handicapped into needing/wanting things from their "Item Malls". They seduce you into spending easily $60 a month. I lie not. Free MMOs always end up costing you more. Stay with Pay to Play. $15 a month or less straight and solid and you get a game like the free MMOs should make but dont.
My example to show you? Silkroad Online. Go ahead. Look it up.
Geez, if WoW had no subscription fee, I'd definitely play it again! Who cares if I have to look at a few McD's adverts on the side of buildings? They could still make it fit with something like "McHorders." I don't know, they could make it work. That sounds like a great idea.
Thats a brilliant idea! I still don't know why I haven't looked into City of Heroes...ace_of_something said: