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I think the Devs, namely Paul, is stalking me...


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#1 Burned_Follower

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 02:02 AM

Seriously! I go to check my email, MWO ads are there...i get on facebook and behold...MWO ads are there...i watch some videos on utube and lo....MWO is also there!

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I think the devs are stalking me! lol jk. But seriously, hats off to MWO's ad campaign. It's getting harder to avoid MWO! WOOT

Edited by XxDRxDEATHxX, 14 October 2012 - 02:03 AM.


#2 DrnkJawa

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 02:05 AM

Try going to a halo wiki looking for info one a books release and find 2 MWO adds lol

#3 GriefHard

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 02:11 AM

Well, advertisment is brought to you by analyzing your browser's history or something like that... The first time, I saw something from a shop, where I just ordered something I was pretty amazed, that they just at this moment pull out adds, when I decide to buy a SOFA! Even on pcgamer magzine internet pages...
...until I found out, that it is connected to your browsing habits...

Let me tell you - you are not stalked, but it is always helathy to keep some sort of paranoidism! :-D

#4 William Rahn

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 02:33 AM

It's not just MWO - it is google and the ad networks following your every step on the 'net :-). With cookies, super-cookies, tracking of downloaded ads and browser fingerprinting coming soon (or is it already used?) you end up having less privacy than when you go shopping on the high street...

#5 skoot

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 02:36 AM

Adblocker. Win.

#6 Nacon

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 06:27 AM

That's not stalking... It's just advertising.

And Facebook is very good at tracking your interests, it look for what you normal search for, what site you visit often, what you post often about... etc etc... Facebook sell that data to advertising companies and thus... advertisers knew what you like, so they'd advertise you MWO.

Yes, AdBlock Plus FTW. Also... This would help a lot. If you know about host file in window to redirect IP: then this list would help. http://pgl.yoyo.org/...ostformat=hosts


EDIT: Godsmack? really?

Edited by Nacon, 14 October 2012 - 06:31 AM.


#7 Arturus

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 06:30 AM

Nice to se PGI putting out some solid advertising, even in closed beta...this will mean many new 'Mechwarriors to square off against and riteous battles for years to come :)

.../Salute!

#8 Joe3142

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 07:00 AM

I know Paul is stalking me, he wants me to upgrade my founders.

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#9 Redshift2k5

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 07:50 AM

Buying those ads is what they did with our Founder pack money :)

#10 Rugarou

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 11:50 AM

Turn off tracking cookies, java scripts, etc while browsing websites.
See no adds what so ever.
....
Profit!





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