Poll: New captcha is TERRIBLE
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You solve the captcha, then wait 60 seconds for the ad to finish, wait for video to buffer, then shock-wave crashes, so you do it all again, for a video that is 8 billion times shorter than the wait to watch it.
Captcha's I can understand the need for, but not ads on the beginning of videos, get rid of them... They make me hate the product they're advertising even more than I already do.
Captcha's I can understand the need for, but not ads on the beginning of videos, get rid of them... They make me hate the product they're advertising even more than I already do.
Lol, this post is the first I've seen with one. Let's try this. To be honest though, if it takes more than about two seconds (The longest it would take me type a typical captcha) I'll probably just move on and find another site to post on. I'm not watching ads in exchange for the right to express my opinion.
Nothing played... (just wanted me to type a web address that was shorter than most captchas) maybe adblock saves me yet another headache? I'm tempted to turn it off next time and find out for sure. Hell, I only installed it because of those horrible Dragon Age 2 Splash ads that kept popping up on the site.
It's not that the words are in a video. It's that in order to get the words to solve the captcha, you have to run a video ad. A video ad which is extremely loud, obnoxious, repetitive, and very much at risk of crashing and preventing you from being able to post (given it doesn't crash your whole browser). Frankly, I dont mind the old captchas at all. They aren't as strict as they seem to be. For example, if it asks for an e with a little mark over it and you put in a regular e, it will take it.mjc0961 said:
Mods don't like adblockers, considering how they remove a source of income. You'll probably get a warning for that or something.jthm said:
Anyhow, I'm not getting that, and I'm not using any adblockers. I feel lucky now.
It truly is getting ridiculous. I'm switching more and more my attention toward giantbomb now. Escapist is slowly but surely losing its appeal to me. This just adds up to a series of change that diluted the Escapist experience for me. They are very lucky to still have Extra Credit. Once they lose that, they lose me.
the only problem i have with the captchas is that they don't seem to be keeping the bots out recently.
Yes, PLEASE can these be gotten rid of just like the last terrible add ones? Please?Blaster395 said:
There is a new captcha by solvemedia that means I have to watch an advertisement video whenever I want to post. I understand banner ads fine, and video ads, but when I am forced to wait to post a piece of text on the internet things have gone to far.
Also, for reference - to the Escapist Magazine Owners - I click on one of your ads every day I'm on here. I click on it, wait a few seconds, then close the resulting window. That way you get your ad money. I have never actually bought anything this way, but I understand that the click is what pays your bills, so I do it. It costs me nothing, and it pays you.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stop this thing with ad captchas. It was a bad idea the last three times you tried it, it's a bad idea now.
Simple way to handle this: Hit the little refresh button until it comes up with something simpler. Doesn't take long.Blaster395 said:
There is a new captcha by solvemedia that means I have to watch an advertisement video whenever I want to post. I understand banner ads fine, and video ads, but when I am forced to wait to post a piece of text on the internet things have gone to far.
At least i can read this ones with the others you had to refresh the image like 4 times to get one that you could read
You know, I was like "I'm done with the Escapist because of this" because I'd rather just give them money.
Then I remembered that "Publisher's Club" ad and although it's not a title that would lead one to think so, I wondered "does that include no advertisements?".
Sure enough, it does kill the ads, and for 20 bucks a year. The rest of the badge and privilege rubbish they can keep, I don't have a problem giving them that little bit for all the videos I watch on here.
Then I remembered that "Publisher's Club" ad and although it's not a title that would lead one to think so, I wondered "does that include no advertisements?".
Sure enough, it does kill the ads, and for 20 bucks a year. The rest of the badge and privilege rubbish they can keep, I don't have a problem giving them that little bit for all the videos I watch on here.
