Comments on: Blow Up In-Game Ads In Mercs 2 http://www.ripten.com/2008/08/27/blow-up-in-game-ads-in-mercs-2/ Real Independent Press To Every Nerd Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: needtocontrol http://www.ripten.com/2008/08/27/blow-up-in-game-ads-in-mercs-2/comment-page-1/#comment-56735 needtocontrol Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:58:25 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7049#comment-56735 I can't wait for someone to blow up a billboard in real life and claim "in-game advertisers made me do it". S'gonna happen. I'd like it taken further myself, how about a mission where you can blow up the advertisers themselves. "A soul-sucking marketing executive is escaping, take him down!". I can’t wait for someone to blow up a billboard in real life and claim “in-game advertisers made me do it”. S’gonna happen.

I’d like it taken further myself, how about a mission where you can blow up the advertisers themselves. “A soul-sucking marketing executive is escaping, take him down!”.

]]> By: DavidGX http://www.ripten.com/2008/08/27/blow-up-in-game-ads-in-mercs-2/comment-page-1/#comment-56508 DavidGX Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:36:49 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7049#comment-56508 I hate ads in games as long as.... I just plain fucking hate them. The only reason I'm buying this game NEW and not used like I buy other games with ads in them is because a friend of mine will be buying it day-one and we're going to play co-op. Otherwise it'd be a definite USED purchase. I'm sorry but it's just unforgivable. I don't care what time period or universe the game is set in or how realistic it is. I don't care about "immersion" or "atmosphere" or any other sorry excuse people use to justify this to themselves. Ads do not belong in videogames. I hate ads in games as long as…. I just plain fucking hate them.

The only reason I’m buying this game NEW and not used like I buy other games with ads in them is because a friend of mine will be buying it day-one and we’re going to play co-op. Otherwise it’d be a definite USED purchase.

I’m sorry but it’s just unforgivable. I don’t care what time period or universe the game is set in or how realistic it is. I don’t care about “immersion” or “atmosphere” or any other sorry excuse people use to justify this to themselves. Ads do not belong in videogames.

]]> By: greeneggsnsam http://www.ripten.com/2008/08/27/blow-up-in-game-ads-in-mercs-2/comment-page-1/#comment-56220 greeneggsnsam Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:30:31 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7049#comment-56220 I like ads in games as long as they make the game seem more real and don't detract from the experience. Since Mercs is set in real-world, and you can blow 'em up, ads are fine by me. I like ads in games as long as they make the game seem more real and don’t detract from the experience. Since Mercs is set in real-world, and you can blow ‘em up, ads are fine by me.

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