Death penalty

[hedbonker]

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/loadNews/21096

That's just too funny...

[Bardalicious]

Lol I love the whiney bitch that posted in that thread about uninstalling the game. OH NO I'd have to stare at a gray screen for 10 seconds anyways and now it's filled with an advertisement for the game company. THE HORROR.

I think it's actually a really good idea, especially if it's a F2P game.

[Knuckle]

Lol I love the whiney bitch that posted in that thread about uninstalling the game. OH NO I'd have to stare at a gray screen for 10 seconds anyways and now it's filled with an advertisement for the game company. THE HORROR.

I think it's actually a really good idea, especially if it's a F2P game.

probably because its the start of a disgustingly fucking pathetic campaign to riddle game worlds with modern pop culture shit fucking commercials that i play these games to get away from, we can thank this company and WoW for pioneering the way for soulsucking capitalism with absolutely no entrepreneurship based on a passion, but on greed.

[JenJen]

soon there'll be Coca Cola billboards popping up in EC =/

[Harrison]

Old news, games have been doing this for years.

Anarchy Online was one of the first MMOs I believe that had billboards of "real" products.

[vinx]

probably because its the start of a disgustingly fucking pathetic campaign to riddle game worlds with modern pop culture shit fucking commercials that i play these games to get away from, we can thank this company and WoW for pioneering the way for soulsucking capitalism with absolutely no entrepreneurship based on a passion, but on greed.
^^

Agreed! it will turn into another avenue (albeit game related ads) the same way youtube is being used

[Bardalicious]

probably because its the start of a disgustingly fucking pathetic campaign to riddle game worlds with modern pop culture shit fucking commercials that i play these games to get away from, we can thank this company and WoW for pioneering the way for soulsucking capitalism with absolutely no entrepreneurship based on a passion, but on greed.

The above mentioned game has the option to turn off said advertisements for PAYING members. Anyone that wants to ride the coattails of a F2P game without investing anything back into it should most certainly be subjected to earning the company some extra revenue. No harm no foul when they'd be staring at a grayed out screen anyways.

When said ad campaigns make their way into pay-to-play games is when it becomes the consumer's responsibility to stop supporting the company by cancelling their account and walking away. I really don't foresee any serious company shooting themselves in the foot like that though.

[Taryth]

At least this is incentive for the developer to make challenging content (or horribly stupid content that basically requires deaths.)

Wouldn't bother me, as long as the literal game world/play didn't have ads. If I'd have been unable to do anything or even look around for the time the ad plays anyway, why does it matter?