GAMESPY ARCADE which I refuse to use.. although the masses have already accepted it. From what I can recall it forces you to watch an advertisement for x seconds before you can do anything. That is what I can't stand and luckily there are alternatives like using ASE or the in-game browser. Imagine steam doing this to you. You NEED it to download and launch steam games. There isn't an alternative and hacking out the ads there would be an unending mess because updates are NOT optional (you'd likely need to re-hack it every update). Gamers wouldn't accept this? Maybe, maybe not. I don't have alot of faith in the masses.
Exactly. And that's because the masses are morons and don't see the big picture. They sit there kissing The Man's ass, stating how there's no harm in steam or in-game adverts and such. But what they for some reason CANNOT seem to grasp, is that it's just the first step. This type of situation never improves; it always gets worse.
Remember when one station (which was it?) decided they would take a chance and advertise their station ID in the lower right corner of your TV? Soon they all started doing that. Then, one brave network tried advertising other shows in the lower left corner of your screen, DURING your show. Then, all. Then, they added SOUND EFFECTS! My goodness "what are they thinking?!" Wrong, the masses accepted it. We all always accept it, because we're collectively, short-sighted sheep. You could be the common man's best ally, and instead you're the biggest liability. Weakest link, goodbye.
Remember when cable TV's main draw was that it was free of commercials? Remember when stores didn't have restock fees? Remember when you didn't have to bribe your garbage man to take the couch? Stop acting helpless. And stop accepting "small losses of interest" because they always inevitably become HUGE losses of interest for all.
And to all those saying "as long as the advertising is in character for the game, I don't care," you're just as bad as the completely blind fools who say it's a good thing.
Keep watching. Soon that digital play diagram overlay on your favorite football field will be a Coke commercial.
This comment was edited on Dec 20, 10:11.