2.10 advert discussion, NOT a lawsuit thread.

[il_mago_di_Doz]

I only go online after entering the game.
ADs free since dec. 2009 I think ^_^

[Woopzilla]

Just a heads up: Ads are back.

Remember to logout before starting WOHD (if that works).

[Koleax]

Deleting the game, reinstalling, and never starting the game while logged in is absolutely 100% confirmed to work for every region.

[ACE-FLO]

not guaranteed for the bluray version... meh Yep, i got the bluray.

don't mind the ads anyway. Thing is, I'm surprised Sony haven't got their advertising agency selling more ads? I used to work in advertising and beleive me, they shoulda sold a heck of a lot more.

So what happened? Is it a case of Sony being bombarded by PS3 users, complaning that 'State Farm Insurance' advertising is pissing of gamers who live with their parents? Basically, was it a case of the advertising not targeting to the right market? I think so.

When we were first inundated with ads, they were totally random. The first few pages of this thread gives yo an idea of what I mean. The eads were sold to anyone who would pay...

Then, Through January, the ads were stopped. Did anyone notice that? What I think happened was that Sony demanded their ad agency to sell advertising to companies which were promoting products/entertainment which its PS3 target customer would probably consider...

Since then, they've managed to sell 2 campains only:

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and Clash of the Titans... meh. I'm not too worried about the ads - an ad a month is do-able, so long as it aint something totally annoying like 'State Farm Insurance" or worse...

Peace

[Woopzilla]

I decided to do it Koleax's way and reinstall the game. The ads themselves aren't really that annoying but I had to watch them every 2nd or 3rd race when playing online. My fat PS3 usually makes me load last anyway, so I didn't want to hold people up any longer waiting for me as the ads lengthen my load time. >_< Do Slims handle them better? I wouldn't mind ads if they didn't affect load times...

But I think the way they were implemented could've been better too. It's like finding an ad leaflet on every second page of a book you bought while reading... which happens to the be the same leaflet for last 100 pages.

I dislike how game media is treated differently from books/tv/DVDs/BluRay. An ad in the middle of a BlueRay you bought would be unthinkable... but alas, I'm starting to rant... so thanks to Koleax for the solution to this.

[yeldar2097]

No ad is ever going to out-do the awesomeness of the Rocky adverts during the first advertised avalon (), they were awesome

[ACE-FLO]

They should a Chuck Norris movie - Awesomeness bar raised

[Danterich]

Just a heads up: Ads are back.

Remember to logout before starting WOHD (if that works).

Where do you live? I haven´t seen the ads since several months

[mic-dk]

Me neither - thank the gods for that!

[Woopzilla]

I'm in the UK. It's the one Ace-Flo mentioned above: 'The Clash of the Titans'. It starts off with some whipsering/hissing (that I can't understand) and half way through some guy always shouts "ATTACCCKK!!!!". It annoyed me too much, so I reinstalled the game.

[ACE-FLO]

they're cheesy ads, every one of em feels like a Cut'nPaste jobbie

[Dan Locke]

Still haven't seen a single ad; I got the game for Christmas '08.

[DrMannevond]

Wow. After waiting six months(!) for a reply from Sony I finally got one ("We will get back to you within 24 hours" my ass). Was it any good? Of course not. It was the same evasive bs they always come up with, and it didn't answer my question (Which was basically : "Can anyone quote the part of the tos/user agreement that allows you to put ads in my game "after the fact").
I started with Sony Norway, got sent to Nordisk Film (distributor) who sent me to Sony UK, who sent me to a different Sony UK department, who sent me to a guy at scee who sent me this :

Thank you for your e-mail regarding WipEout HD which has been forwarded to me at our Head Office. Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your query.

I understand from your e-mail that you feel aggrieved at the presence of dynamic advertising within WipEout HD. Sony Computer Entertainment feels that the addition of dynamic advertising (whether static, promotional placement or dynamic advertisements), has the potential to add depth and realism to the gaming experience.

WipEout HD was our first foray into the world of in-game dynamic advertising, so it has been a learning experience. We believe that the un-intrusive nature of the advertisements, which are only present during the game’s loading stages, further the overall experience and promote contextually relevant content to our audiences.

Having said that, I appreciate that you feel that they intrude on your experience and have passed your comments to our development teams for their review should further in-game advertisements be planned for forthcoming releases.

He then finishes off by giving me the email and phone number for Sony Norway in case I have "further inquiries"...
Someone please restrain me

[yeldar2097]

Is he seeing the same adverts as us? Further the experience? Un-intrusive?
Sorry what?

[mic-dk]

This is just sad. Funny, but sad.

I'm pretty sure the marketroids really cannot see the harm in the ads and genuinely find them un-obtrusive. But how this "person" even dare to call them "contextually relevant" is beyond even my bleak world view. I completely fail to see the connection between Rocky and WO.

Oh... wait... <-- there it is!

I hate all things corporate... Execpt of course this particular corporate entity for which I am about to start the days work. After coffee.

[mrconkin]

I can't figure out why I have never seen these ads. I'm in Canada, were they only launched in some countries?

[Rapier Racer]

It looks like no one is interesting in this anymore, but I noticed the ads were gone for a bit, they seem to be back now though.

[UB3R~JKP]

The Lynx adverts are great for obvious reasons...
BUT NOT IN MY DAMN WipEout!!!!!!!!

[Woopzilla]

Adverts are back... a warning for anyone else in the UK. I was just getting used to not having to log out everytime I wanted to play.

Time to reinstall.

[QjonPL]

Sony must've smelt rising interest in W HD because of the upcoming HD Cup