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[Quinton]

I would definitely leave this game if it did either of the above options. Not because i'm offended or anything, but i am really getting tired of being bombarded by commercials from every angle. I understand the need to make money, but if I was required to watch commercials for non gameplay related stuff in order to play the game, I think i would have to move on.

As a side, I canceled my cable TV subscription for the same reason, I found that I spent as much or more time watching commercials than i did watching the shows i wanted.

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Garrath, on 28 March 2013 - 11:21 AM, said:

Constant radical gameplay changing elements popping in and out show me that they don't really know what they're doing yet. Eg: LRM flip-flops, ECM making it an entirely different game than pre-ECM, etc.

do you mean BETA testing?

i knew when i bought my founders pack that the game was not finished. i will admit there are certain changes that i am not a fan of, but they never tried to claim that the game was done or that all of the current rules were set in stone.

i miss repair and reload. i think removing it was a mistake that severely broke gameplay. my interest has steadily waned to the point that now i rarely play even once a week. i have not seen the desert map and currently am not interested enough to bother with it.

as noted by my tag i spent $30 because i thought this game had potential, but it was and still is going through the design process. if you paid your $120 expecting everything to stay the same or stick precisely to your particular ideals of what the game should be then that makes you king moron.

there are some that say this isn't beta because they are accepting money. news flash, they were accepting money with founders packs back in closed beta. BETA is an admission that the game is not complete and there are still many changes to come. this was not a bait and switch. they have made it very clear all along that things will change.

i can respect not liking the direction the game has taken, but demanding a game that is in beta to be perfect and unchanging is pure ignorance.

[Munk8]

Lol! Gellete fusion shavers: on the side of a high rise on the urban/river map:-)

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Phalen, on 29 March 2013 - 12:07 AM, said:

Lol! Gellete fusion shavers: on the side of a high rise on the urban/river map:-)

i tried one of those once. first time i have switched razors while in the middle of shaving. it was like waxing my face one inch at a time.

[Corvus Antaka]

only for free to play players. once you pay, no more ads, or at least an opt out button.

[Brilig]

They could put real world advertisements up on the billboards in city maps though. It wouldn't kill my immersion if there was a coca cola bill board somewhere in the city.

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StalaggtIKE, on 28 March 2013 - 06:37 AM, said:

River City has billboards... Where are the ads?
But seriously, if they were going to implement ads I suggest starting there.

someone beat you to it already. we even had a lengthy discussion about tacos as a result of this post.

[Werewolf486 ScorpS]

Do you people realize that if the adds brought in $ for PGI to use toward development it would likely help them to get things done better, or quicker? Frankly I'm a little shocked at the no responses and the reasons for it. So it would take an extra 30 seconds to log into your client? So what? I see responses about "No Delay" 30 seconds, come on...you wait longer than that to enjoy a movie, watch a favorite tv show, or to watch a video on youtube. Then I see the responses about how bad the game is or how bad PGI is doing with the development of this game and instead of thinking "Hey maybe he's on to something here, the extra money could help PGI to hire more skilled people, or pay to develop new maps and mechs!" you instead use the opportunity to flame PGI about the job they are doing and don't seem to have given the idea any real thought, just decided to flame about your disappointment.

Think about it, I mean really truly think about it. If PGI sold add spots for $10,000 per business quarter to just ten companies that would be enough to develop a map in the first 3 months. I really don't see a down side to loosing 30 seconds at client launch in an effort to help PGI develop this game and bring in extra money that could only help brighten the future of MWO.

Personally I'd hoped for a more open minded and less anti PGI response from the community that while complaining and moaning about the game still plays and spends money on it. Most of the people who are against this idea seem to play it a heck of a lot for not liking it.

I don't know maybe it's not the idea you're against but PGI in general. I'll admit they haven't done what was expected in some cases, and I will admit a bit of disappointment with how MWO has developed, but this idea was presented with the mindset of helping PGI to make the game and hope for the best outcome. Sure if I or you were in charge then things would likely be different with ECM, LRM, Boating, Variants and a host of other things. We're not though and we have to hope that PGI gets it and understands what the community as a whole, not as an individual wants.

The idea of commercials at launch of client to help pay for the development of a genre we all seem to love, that would provide money at no cost to us except 30 seconds a client launch seems to me like a great idea. It provides them with money, helps provide us with a Mechwarrior game, and may help to reduce costs for us in the future. I presented this idea in an effort not to be selfish and closed minded, in an effort to help the community and PGI. I hope some of you reconsider your "NO" and find it in your hearts to reconsider the idea to better our game, the game we've been waiting for.

Thank you

[Tekadept]

Simple fact, if PGI wants more money to develop this game they shouldn't have made a Free to Play game, and converting it to wait to play is a terrible idea. If they find they are wanting more money as free to play they would come up with much more viable options then advertisments.

As this is a niche game as much as PGI dont want to admit, in reality they would probably get more revenue from making a small subscription fee vs spending time and money coding in an advertisment system, sending people out canvasing potential advertisers to provide the advertising, then having people quit because they dont want advertisements in games.

My leisure time is precious and I dont want to waste it watching ads.

Edited by Tekadept, 29 March 2013 - 05:21 AM.

[Aim-Bot]

This is a pretty onesided NO but no matter what the results are PGI should do it!

Edited by KuritaGuard, 29 March 2013 - 07:28 AM.

[Comassion]

I walked into the Sanctuary, the sacred and safe home of my beloved Terran Republic. We were soldiers, fighting hard across the continents of Auraxis. As I solemly put on my helmet and took my weapon in hand, I looked above the equipment terminal.

I saw Rob Schneider's face. DEUCE BIGELOW, MALE GIGOLO was emblazoned across the walls of a planet separated by innumerable amounts of time and space from this Earth.

That moment snapped the illusion. I stopped playing Planetside 1 shortly after that, and that's the experience I remember most that killed the game for me.

If commercials come here, I will not be watching them.

[Hedonism Robot]

They already have ad space on the client, they just use it to advertise their own sales since they make a lot more money by doing this that getting 5cents per link redirected to newegg.

[focuspark]

No, no, and hell no.

I've already dumped over $250 into this game. If they show me a single commercial I'll drive to Vancouver and give them a good piece of my mind (it's only like an hour away).

[Aurrous]

I only want to see billboards in the game if i can blow a hole in them with my PPC's..
Yo quro taco bell... PPC Alpha stike.. Dog running Yip yip yip yip

[Tekadept]

Well as i said PGI will find another way to raise money for their development and it has just arisen. To be part of a merc unit in community warfare "we'll probably require them to have a premium time account, as a kind of dedication level."

[Wriath]

Everyone who voted no, do you use Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, Newgrounds, search engines, anything on the damned internet? There are advertisements everywhere, but you're gonna make your big ******** stand about not wanting adverts in your game. Oh wah, stuff comes out too slow, the balance isn't properly done, stuff's fubar. Income from advertising would help solve problems like these because they'll have more money to use to fix them. If you've got such a big problem with advertising go read a book.

[Dr Roshima]

This thread is another reason to hate the community...

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Romeox, on 29 March 2013 - 11:52 PM, said:

This thread is another reason to hate the community...

So you stand outside us or are you even above?

[Aurrous]

Wriath, on 29 March 2013 - 04:49 PM, said:

Everyone who voted no, do you use Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, Newgrounds, search engines, anything on the damned internet? There are advertisements everywhere, but you're gonna make your big ******** stand about not wanting adverts in your game. Oh wah, stuff comes out too slow, the balance isn't properly done, stuff's fubar. Income from advertising would help solve problems like these because they'll have more money to use to fix them. If you've got such a big problem with advertising go read a book.

its because i use all of those thing that i don't want to go to yet another one, and be constantly blasted by ads..AOL was the best at selling you out for ads and money.. where is it now?

[focuspark]

Wriath, on 29 March 2013 - 04:49 PM, said:

Everyone who voted no, do you use Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, Newgrounds, search engines, anything on the damned internet? There are advertisements everywhere, but you're gonna make your big ******** stand about not wanting adverts in your game. Oh wah, stuff comes out too slow, the balance isn't properly done, stuff's fubar. Income from advertising would help solve problems like these because they'll have more money to use to fix them. If you've got such a big problem with advertising go read a book.

None of those services are immersive like game, movie, or book. An ad on Google isn't going to break my immersion. AND I do pay for Netflix, there's no ads there - I refuse to use Hulu because even once paid there are still ads. So: NO again.