Counter Strike "Gains" In game Ads

Logsi · 4 Jan 2007 at 09:37

First Battlefield now Counter Strike!

IGA have won the right to advertise in CS!

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2207229.stm

Dont know if this is good or bad, in my opinion it cant be good.

Old news but i havnt heard it before

Josh

Naffa · 4 Jan 2007 at 09:50

Luckily I only play Source so there's a chance this won't effect me.

(Or is it affect? I'm awful with those two.

)

Logsi · 4 Jan 2007 at 09:50

Not sure if its just tied down to the Original but i guess it would be all of them?!

Naffa · 4 Jan 2007 at 09:51

Well 1.6 is played by wwwaaayyyyy more people than Source. So there's a chance?

Andyt_uk · 4 Jan 2007 at 10:15

only happening to 1.6 at the moment i believe. And it won't be that much of a problem anyways as you already get adverts before you join a server. Plus it should only be changing things like the drinks machines on office to have Pepsi or Coke logos or what have you.

Naffa · 4 Jan 2007 at 10:37

So could be good for a laugh?

I was thinking we may get things like wall decals and what have you? Maybe even adverts on the TVs?

Pajeh · 4 Jan 2007 at 10:39

If it is just changing posters on walls and drinks machines it won't really be a problem but if its big banners randomly around the map then it will ruin it

Calexico · 4 Jan 2007 at 10:46

Aren't most CS servers privately owned? Surely the admins of these servers can just do cl_adverts = 0 and stop the corporate whoreage. When i used to play CS 1.3, I remember UK.net servers had terrible floating, glowing, spinning logos that were rather distracting. I don't see a problem if its vending machines, although you might get some parents protesting about games companys telling their kids to be fat.

As long as adverts don't detract from realism/immersion I aint bothered, game making is a business and they need money for those 1024x1024 snow textures. Although I'd much rather see game developers concentrate on game content and gameplay rather than graphics and celebrity voice overs which seem to be inflating the production costs.

bloodline76 · 4 Jan 2007 at 11:06

I dont think it will make much difference. It will be subtle changes like said earlier to drinks machines and such.

Macabre · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:12

IGA are retards and should die, Gabe newell just needs the extra funds for some more pork pies. Alough even though he eat everyone who gets VAC banned, greedy.

gord · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:14

Will i fire Coke cans and my guns be covered in Rizzla wrappers while i knife people with my Activia yoghurt?

Hellsmk2 · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:19

gord said:
Will i fire Coke cans and my guns be covered in Rizzla wrappers while i knife people with my Activia yoghurt?

I would play this game.

Macabre · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:22

gord said:
Will i fire Coke cans and my guns be covered in Rizzla wrappers while i knife people with my Activia yoghurt?

No thats BF2142.

In this you will fire Pepsi cans and your guns will be covered in orange rizla wrappers and you will knife people with your muiller yoghurt.

daven1986 · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:23

naffa said:
Luckily I only play Source so there's a chance this won't effect me.

(Or is it affect? I'm awful with those two. )

it is affect

and this really annoys me, i want to play a game not look at bloody adverts

KNiVES · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:38

Macabre said:
IGA are retards and should die, Gabe newell just needs the extra funds for some more pork pies. Alough even though he eat everyone who gets VAC banned, greedy.

You remind me so much of hl2world.com and a lot of other immature fansites.

Memphis · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:53

daven1986 said:
and this really annoys me, i want to play a game not look at bloody adverts

Then, erm, how about you don't look at the adverts and play the game as normal??? :confused:

Naffa · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:18

Memphis said:
Then, erm, how about you don't look at the adverts and play the game as normal???

Good suggestion. :cool:

I'd recommend the same.

daven1986 · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:28

because adverts start off small and ignorable but then get slowly bigger and more invasive.

Macabre · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:30

KNiVES said:
You remind me so much of hl2world.com and a lot of other immature fansites.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOLOLOL <MADee A MISHTAKE.

Anyway on a more serious note, IGA is lame, you pay for the game and no one should have to put up with bonus ads. Seems to be the massive companies that seem to be doing this.