Seems kinda silly to me to incorporate present day ads into a game set several decades into the future.

McDonald's has more power than the government.

So does this mean it will need a constant internet connection as well?

I don't think so. It's a Steamworks game.

I don't think so. It's a Steamworks game.

So, those ads are then loaded from the hard drive instead of the net?

Nobody knows yet. They could simply be disabled if you're offline. Or have defaults. Or use the most recently cached ones (which could also be defaults).

 

Or be always online.

I don't think so. It's a Steamworks game.

So, those ads are then loaded from the hard drive instead of the net?

That's what I would guess.

Edited August 9, 201114 yr by Bendu

I'm not entirely sure how I'll react if this turns out to be true, for a game that's been selling itself partly by philosophising about corporate power it seems wrong, I might have to cancel my pre-order if there's no way around it

I think this is really going to depend how well the adverts blend into the background or just how glaringly obvious they are...

 

More designers should base game protagonists on themselves.

 

Imagine how cool DA2 would be if Hawke looked like David Gaider or Mike Laidlaw.

 

More designers should base game protagonists on themselves.

 

Imagine how cool DA2 would be if Hawke looked like David Gaider or Mike Laidlaw.

 

I'm thankful that he didn't, though I have to admit that I couldn't shake the feeling that I was living out Gaider's homoerotic fantasies during DA-O, it was a post of his about writing romance that did it, how he wanted big powerful arms pushing him against a wall...or something.

No...just no.

I think this is really going to depend how well the adverts blend into the background or just how glaringly obvious they are...

 

I'd have to agree with this. I'd say it's a problem only if it is "in your face".

 

And to be quite honest, I don't see the big issue here. So there are some dumb**** adverts around, does the gameplay suffer if one see "Coca Cola" on a bulletinboard? It's not a thing to elaborate and enjoy, but I see no harm if it doesn't feel forcefed and if it can be ignored as background fluff.

 

Imagine how cool DA2 would be if Hawke looked like David Gaider or Mike Laidlaw.

 

I vote for Chris Priestly on this one, whether or not he even did anything for DA2.

Edited August 9, 201114 yr by Undecaf

And to be quite honest, I don't see the big issue here. So there are some dumb**** adverts around, does the gameplay suffer if one see "Coca Cola" on a bulletinboard? It's not a thing to elaborate and enjoy, but I see no harm if it doesn't feel forcefed and if it can be ignored as background fluff.

 

I can handle a simple "Coca Cola" or golden arches here and there, odds are those plague bearers are going to stay with humanity for a long time, it's the idea of localised current day adverts being mindlessly rammed into the gameworld that irks me.

Yeah Mr. Poppins Penguins on a billboard in Detroit circa 2027 would be wierd.

Unless it's Mr. Popper's Penguins X. Because that movie is going to be a gigantic success and kickstart the next great franchise.

I'm thankful that he didn't, though I have to admit that I couldn't shake the feeling that I was living out Gaider's homoerotic fantasies during DA-O, it was a post of his about writing romance that did it, how he wanted big powerful arms pushing him against a wall...or something.

 

Yeah, the gay thing Gaider's got going there is just disturbing.

 

So the poor bastard is making those kinds of movies again is he.

He's gotta eat too.

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More designers should base game protagonists on themselves.

 

Imagine how cool DA2 would be if Hawke looked like David Gaider or Mike Laidlaw.

Well dmc is getting that treatment.

Edited August 9, 201114 yr by Majek

Splinter Cell: Conviction had in-game advertising, though the only place I can remember seeing them was the Washington Monument fair. A bunch of posters around the place that all had the same ad for a movie coming out here, either at the cinema or on DVD. The ads would change, but it was only ever for movies.

 

Saint's Row 2 had some billboards which also featured ads for films, though I managed two full playthroughs of that game before ever noticing them.

 

Both of those games no longer seem to show the ads when playing them now, instead showing the default textures.

Seems kinda silly to me to incorporate present day ads into a game set several decades into the future.

Why are we assuming that they are going to be idiots about it?

 

Oh hang on, this is the Internet, we always leap to the conclusion that people are idiots, without giving them the benefit of the doubt or even spending a second to think about the possible causes.

 

And yes, I admit, that mini-rant is only partially related to this topic.

 

Now, if they incorporate stupid, clashing ads into their gameworld after spending an exceptional amount of energy on the visual style of their game, they are ****tards. I haven't seen any signs of them being ****tards, so for the moment, I'm going to assume that the ads stylistically match the game.

I've heard about the ingame advert stuff already months ago, why is this news now?

I've heard about the ingame advert stuff already months ago, why is this news now?

The internet artificial panic brigade only woke up now?

Plus.. I would say that the key news and example is from the pre-launch build that was shown to reporters about 4 months ago and they were still tightening up some of the elements... Who is to say that the adverts as shown in that are the exact way it'll be handled when the games released?