Come on Escapist... Too Much?

[twaddle]

-shrugs- my Pub Club membership pays off again. Although, I hope that they don't do that. Even if I don't have to experience it myself, that's really annoying. I think that if they start doing that then they're going to lose viewers. People may put up with an ad at the start of a video, but an ad part way through a video is beyond annoying.

i have never had this problem and to you KPT Rob.....

"I walked 1000,10000 miles to see you.
And ever grasp of breath
I crafted just to find you!
I walk to the ends of the earth to get to you,
i crossed the ancient lands to hold just you.

and every single step of the way I praaaaaaay
every single night and....daaaaaaaaaaaay
i search for you
through sad stars and hazy skies i reach for you oooooooo!!"

 

[Weslebear]

Advertisement in the middle of videos is only acceptable if the video in question is at least 20 minutes long, whilst still annoying it is bearable. But halfway through a 5 minute video? That's just taking the piss.

Although in this case I do believe it's an error, has happened to me before but only once.

 

[Woodsey]

I haven't had that before.

Either way, I'm sure you can deal with a one off 40-second wait. No ads, no(where near as good) Escapist.

 

[Queen Michael]

It's never happened to Queen Michael.

 

[Kuliani]

...Am I the only one with Firefox with the plugin Addblock Pluss?

Do not confess, teach, admit to, or promote ad-blocking software that will allow users to block the ads of this site.

...sigh.

 

[Spinwhiz]

I'm annoyed at the one advert anyway. Why everytime I click on a video do I have to see an advert? They're everywhere! There's even occasional ones on youtube too, and they annoy me.

Just let me watch the video already! D;

How do you expect a FREE site with FREE content to maintain being FREE without ads?

 

[Lord_Panzer]

I'm annoyed at the one advert anyway. Why everytime I click on a video do I have to see an advert? They're everywhere! There's even occasional ones on youtube too, and they annoy me.

Just let me watch the video already! D;

How do you expect a FREE site with FREE content to maintain being FREE without ads?

He could also just pony up and pay for it.

*adjusts monocle*

 

[Daffy F]

I was just watching the Kane and Lynch Zero Punctuation, with an advert video at the beginning. Not a problem, I can wait 20 seconds for the video.

Only problem was, half way through the video, ANOTHER 20 second advert appears over my video!

Err, Escapist? You're interrupting viewing now? What the...?

Has anyone else experienced this? Perhaps some ploy to get PC members?

It's happened to me, and a couple of times, too.

 

[Tehlanna TPX]

I'm annoyed at the one advert anyway. Why everytime I click on a video do I have to see an advert? They're everywhere! There's even occasional ones on youtube too, and they annoy me.

Just let me watch the video already! D;

How do you expect a FREE site with FREE content to maintain being FREE without ads?

Seriously. Don't be ridiculous, man. Be grateful it isn't a full pay site! Much like hulu and their adds I'll take a 20 sec delay (or even a minute delay, hell a two minute delay) to enjoy the stuff I want to see. If you have ADD that bad, whip out the solitaire and deal with it.

 

[afaceforradio]

I was just watching the Kane and Lynch Zero Punctuation, with an advert video at the beginning. Not a problem, I can wait 20 seconds for the video.

Only problem was, half way through the video, ANOTHER 20 second advert appears over my video!

Err, Escapist? You're interrupting viewing now? What the...?

Has anyone else experienced this? Perhaps some ploy to get PC members?

It's happened to me, and a couple of times, too.

You seem to be the only other one so must be a glitch. One or two mentioned to me 'it's just an advert'. I don't MIND adverts, as I said in the OP - I just don't expect a 4 minute video to be interrupted, I mean... it's 4 minutes.

 

[Catalyst6]

I've never had that happen. Although, my method for watching videos is to start them in a tab, mute them, then dawdle somewhere else on the site until 30+ seconds go by, so one might have slipped me by.

 

[rockyoumonkeys]

Escapist hasn't yet reached the point of saturation for me regarding ads, but they're close. This awful crap on the sides of my screen are annoying, but they're at least related to Escapist itself.

If they started putting ads in the middle of videos, then yeah, I'd probably have to stop watching them.

 

[Zannah]

Never seen that, and I'm fine with 20 sec Ads beforehand, at least now, that they stopped the god-awful Sir Walken adverts.

 

[CitySquirrel]

I have never seen the adverts at all...

 

[Niasar]

O'shi-

Well thanks for the heads up, will most likely not happen again.

 

[joshuaayt]

Must have been a bug- I hope it was, anyway.
Don't get me wrong- bring on the fucking ads. I will fight for our right to use the majority of this site for free, and I get that that means advertisments. Before videos, craftily blocking video links, whatever. I just hope that this isn't some new thing that will detract from the viewing experience of an actual video.
I haven't had it happen, personally, so maybe it's nothing.

 

[Susan Arendt]

I was just watching the Kane and Lynch Zero Punctuation, with an advert video at the beginning. Not a problem, I can wait 20 seconds for the video.

Only problem was, half way through the video, ANOTHER 20 second advert appears over my video!

Err, Escapist? You're interrupting viewing now? What the...?

Has anyone else experienced this? Perhaps some ploy to get PC members?

It's so awesome how you immediately assume we're deliberately screwing with you to get you to join the Pub Club.

As far as I know, it's a tech issue. Let us know if it happens again. Sometimes, the internets, they break.

 

[orangecharger]

Never had it happen to me. I can tolerate the advertising because this site provides such great content -- there is really nothing else like this site out there. Certainly not for free! I am leaning towards a pub club membership just to help make the site last. Right now though my wife and I are looking to buy a second property a 22 hour drive from this one, so that she can further her career. I need to save my pennies for the flights/train rides/drives to see her.

 

[DustyDrB]

I just wonder why the ads are so kiddie. Like the Slim Jim one. Makes me wonder about the demographics breakdown for site visitors. I don't mind ads, though. I just like to picture Don Draper making the Slim Jim ad pitch.

 

[smeghead25]

I don't mind the ads. That 20 seconds is another 20 seconds I can spend reading the forums