Wow, this has to be one of the worst advertisements ever. (WoW related)

[maddawg IAJI]

Its funny when you remember what movies she's been in and how she acts. Still not as good as the past WoW commercials though, but definitely not the worst commercial ever. That goes to the Washington could learn a lot from a Drug Dealer ad, which, ironically, didn't advertise anything.

 

[MrMixelPixel]

-shrug- I liked it... It makes me want to watch Scott Pilgrim and play World of Warcraft at the same time.

Whatever. >>'

 

[somonels]

I was sure this was going to be that damn annoying chuck norris ad, blizzard is as creative with their ads as they are their game content.

Did you just call Blizzard's games content very poor? This is a garbage advertisement for many that are not the target audience.

OT: Forums should have a rule that you can not punish people on their 666th post.

 

[DracoSuave]

In this thread:

People who take black humour way too damn seriously.

ITT: People who don't think video games break relationships should be something used to advertise a video game.

Q.E.D.

The message of this commercial is:

'We have a sense of humor. Come play our game.'

Anything else is people simply not taking a joke for a joke. Look up: Deadpan humor. Dark humor.

The message is not 'be a stuck up *****, play WoW' it's 'Audrey Plaza is funny, play WoW.'

Besides, have you SEEN trade chat in the past three years? Dark humor will prepare players far more than any mention of a Night Elf Mohawk.

 

[JoesshittyOs]

It's an advert, seriously. If it was just 30 seconds of a bloke giving his girlfriend a copy of WOW and her going, "cheers, this is quality" it'd be one fucking boring advert.

I don't know, if it was as half assed as you describe it it might be kind of amusing.

 

[Worgen]

I was sure this was going to be that damn annoying chuck norris ad, blizzard is as creative with their ads as they are their game content.

Did you just call Blizzard's games content very poor? This is a garbage advertisement for many that are not the target audience.

OT: Forums should have a rule that you can not punish people on their 666th post.

I misspoke, what I meant to say was that blizzards advertising is as creative as their stories and plots.

 

[Cenzton]

Pretty sure this ad is far worse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zJWA3Vo6TU

 

[duchaked]

that...was a pretty bad commercial lol

I actually prefer the Chuck Norris one

 

[SnakeoilSage]

Kind of tired of these advertisements that depict people willing to hurt one another to get their hands on the product in question. We get it, Americans are psycho-consumer-whores. Reminding them of it is only going to make them feel bad.

 

[ghostrider9876]

The chick was funny in Scott Pilgrim. In this commercial, she just comes across as a *****. I really don't understand what the selling point for the game is supposed to be, here. I mean, I assume it's something like "Even if you don't think you'll like it, give it a try and you really will," but it just gets lost under the overpowering message of "This girl is a total *****."

Granted, they may have been going for a darkly comedic angle, but this didn't track as "funny" to me.

 

[dubious_wolf]

*Obligatory pop culture reference."
Thanks Blizzard. Thanks.

 

[The Youth Counselor]

I laughed wholeheartedly at the commercial. I'm a fan of Aubrey Plaza from Parks and Recreation, and she's famous for playing those bratty joyless hater Daria like characters.

I also knew a guy who tried to get his girlfriend into WoW and something similar actually happened.

 

[jedizero]

Q.E.D.

The message of this commercial is:

'We have a sense of humor. Come play our game.'

Anything else is people simply not taking a joke for a joke. Look up: Deadpan humor. Dark humor.

The message is not 'be a stuck up *****, play WoW' it's 'Audrey Plaza is funny, play WoW.'

Besides, have you SEEN trade chat in the past three years? Dark humor will prepare players far more than any mention of a Night Elf Mohawk.

Well then apparently I'm not the only one that 'missed the joke'.

It was in bad taste, and done in a very stupid manner.

Maybe I'm missing something horrible, maybe I'm empathizing with the unseen 'male character' (mostly because the female character in this is a total *****), but I think this is one of the dumbest commercials I've ever seen, and it sure as hell did not make me want to 'give our product a try'.

 

[Urh]

I dunno about anyone else, but her expressionless face and near-emotionless delivery had me thinking this woman's a sociopath. Or just horrible at acting.

 

[JMeganSnow]

I thought it was pretty funny.

Indeed. There are tons of commercials full of stupid men, why not have one with an incredibly self-involved chick?

 

[LT Cannibal 68]

So this girl, first is bitchy because her boyfriend won't give her freaking DIAMONDS (In this economy? Seriously?), and then says 'I'll play the game anyway'. Then she casually mentions how her boyfriend says she loves it more than him, she agrees, so she dumps him.

The worst part? The boyfriend probably got it for her because it was something he enjoyed...So he wanted to share his enjoyment with her. She throws it in his face by saying "I WANTED DIAMONDS", and then takes it and plays the game anyway.

Then when she finds she *loves* the game, she doesn't thank her boyfriend for showing it/giving it to her, she tells him to fuck off because she enjoys her game more than being with him.

How....is this supposed to make me want to try WoW again? Its just implying that people who play WoW are complete pricks. (Not saying they are, simply saying that this is what the commercial implies.)

P.S. Thank you Nin_Ninja for helping me embed it.

talk about being overly sensitive, bro chill the fuck out it's just a commercial made to make you laugh. there is no indoctrination process going on here your girlfriend (if you have one) is safe if she sees this.

 

[James Raynor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAJNntoRgA


I'll one up ya!

 

[jedizero]

talk about being overly sensitive, bro chill the fuck out it's just a commercial made to make you laugh. there is no indoctrination process going on here your girlfriend (if you have one) is safe if she sees this.

*sigh* I am not angry. I am saying "Wow, this is the dumbest commercial I have ever seen."

 

[Skoosh]

I actually liked that commercial, made me laugh. Then again, I like the actress from Park and Recreation and Scott Pilgrim.

Sometimes it's just a really bad commercial, but sometimes it just wasn't targeting you. No need to get upset over it. And using caps to say you're not angry/whining?...Really? Sort of shot yourself in the foot with that edit.