escapist & ads

[viking97]

whats your thoughts on the ads that run on the escapist, specifically the pre video ones?

i personally would prefer if the escapist had more ads to run, so i wouldn't have to watch the same ones over and over again. and maybe only every other video too.

and nothing obnoxious and/or not related to gaming (slim jim)

 

[Kwaren]

I wouldn't mind if they weren't so long. 10 seconds is fine but 30 just gets annoying after the 4th video.

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

I guess they're vital.
It doesn't mean I like them, but since I shall never ever pay for the Escapist.
(Not because I don't think it's worth paying for, it's just the small socialist part of me speaking up.)

So I guess I have to put up with them.

 

[baconsarnie]

When it's the SAME video every time you just want to punch the computer screen
I don't care if you are NUMBER FOUR, fuck off

 

[Agayek]

Just pay the $10/year and be done with the ads forever.

 

[Tsuki Akechi]

i would suggest that if you have already seen the ad it wont play until tomorrow and so on

 

[Calcium]

The ads recently seem to be slowing down page loading times for me. I know we need there to be ads, and I'm happy with the ammount current ads, although less ads is always welcome.

When you're getting ads for 2 weeks trying to sell you cosmetic surgery and car insurance for female drivers you end up learning to ignore them.

 

[PureChaos]

I wouldn't mind if they weren't so long. 10 seconds is fine but 30 just gets annoying after the 4th video.

this

When it's the SAME video every time you just want to punch the computer screen
I don't care if you are NUMBER FOUR, fuck off

and this some it up. short ads are fine but the same one over and over and over is REALLY annoying

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

Just pay the $10/year and be done with the ads forever.

It is actually 20$.
OP: 20$ a year and you never have to put up with them again.

 

[Agayek]

It is actually 20$.
OP: 20$ a year and you never have to put up with them again.

Did they change it when I wasn't looking? It was definitely $10 when I signed up for it.

 

[Ladette]

I just ignore them. As long as the Escapist never uses those De Blob ads again i'm fine with it. The site needs to make money somehow.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

It is actually 20$.
OP: 20$ a year and you never have to put up with them again.

Did they change it when I wasn't looking? It was definitely $10 when I signed up for it.

Signed up about three weeks ago. It is 20$ now.

 

[Agayek]

Signed up about three weeks ago. It is 20$ now.

Well damn. That's unfortunate.

I'd say still worth it, but damn all the same.

 

[Who Dares Wins]

Signed up about three weeks ago. It is 20$ now.

Well damn. That's unfortunate.

I'd say still worth it, but damn all the same.

Wasn't there like a discount for early membership?

OT: I don't get that many ads, I get post-video ones, but other than that they're pretty non-intrusive.

 

[Sassafrass]

It is actually 20$.
OP: 20$ a year and you never have to put up with them again.

Did they change it when I wasn't looking? It was definitely $10 when I signed up for it.

Discount for the first users to sign up when they first launched the Pub Club would explain that. And I really need to read what I type.

OT: When I wasn't in the Pub Club, I was getting sick and fed up with the same adverts too. A little change in ads would've been nice. Now, I don't need to worry about them but a little variety would've been nice back then, especially with Flash Ads. Thanks, but I still don't want to buy Stella Artios after seeing the same advert for the 60th time. XD

 

[C95J]

Well if you are willing to pay about £10 a year, then the ads will be out of your life forever, AND you will get access to many different and cool features

 

[Vakz]

I first starting posting here during the Desert Bus-event, when they also made it so half of the PubSub-fee went to Child's Play, so I figured I could get some money to a good cause AND get to watch LRR in HD.. so, well, my first thought when I saw this topic was "wait.. there's ADS?"