Quake Wars to have in-game ads :(

[Triple_6]

I know I know, I'm not being really rational about it. Just letting folks know before they pick it up that it's there.

[Triple_6]

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars producer Neil Postlethwaite has announced on the community site that the upcoming game will feature in-game advertisement. The ad revenue is to help the developers to "provide a higher level of on-going support to the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars community than would have been possible otherwise," he said.

Postlethwaite explains that the ads will be appropriate in content and placement (e.g. the side of container trucks), non-intrusive and non-interactive. The developers have absolute approval rights. "If it's not appropriate or it's distracting, it won't go in," he said. No personal data will be collected. "All they track is if an how long you look at the advertisements."

Since we've yet to see any in-game ads in the screenshots, we don't know how well developer Splash Damage will implement them. However, that Postlethwaite is being open about the process is always appreciated, and he keeps to his word and it does mean more substantial support (e.g. free content packs in the future), it doesn't sound like a bad trade-off to us. The first sign of the advertisements will be seen in the upcoming public beta.

Link (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/19/quake-wars-to-have-in-game-ads/)

[Triple_6]

I appreciate that they will screen the ads before putting them in but I just think there's something wrong with a company getting revenue from ads on a server that somebody else is paying to host. Not to mention the fact that I have already paid for a game and shouldn't be exploited into generating additional money for its developer. I realize the majority of gamers have no problem with in-game ads and I respect your opinions, but the very idea of ads in the one venue where I'm trying to totally escape from reality just irks me! So no, I personally will not be buying this.

[HHBizzle]

I appreciate that they will screen the ads before putting them in but I just think there's something wrong with a company getting revenue from ads on a server that somebody else is paying to host. Not to mention the fact that I have already paid for a game and shouldn't be exploited into generating additional money for its developer. I realize the majority of gamers have no problem with in-game ads and I respect your opinions, but the very idea of ads in the one venue where I'm trying to totally escape from reality just irks me! So no, I personally will not be buying this.

i agree we shouldnt be flushed with adds on an item we paid for.
But it happens all around us, tv, radio, billboards, mobile billboard trucks, planes dangling advertisements flying up and down the beach, big logos embroidered on peoples shit as a mark for all to see and want and desire....can it be avoided? should it be in things like a game? i dunno. nor do i know if i truly care, i think i can just ignore them, unless they are like filled with automatic video and audio, that shit pisses me off....i know this has happend to some of you with AIM, that fucking advertisement at the top of the buddy list sometimes will play shit if you scroll over it, like loud rap ringtones.........

[Sammie]

VIVA LA RESISTANCE Triple!!

They have us sorrounded!! :shock: