Comments on: Yes, But What Does This Ad Have To Do With Shadowbane? http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/ Random Comments About Games and Tractors Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:37:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ben Roberts http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6933 Ben Roberts Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:49:24 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6933 Ubisoft has found a way to generate a revenue stream for Shadowbane. Actually, as it currently stands, the respawn (death) and exit videos are identical, about 8 seconds long, and the respawn only shows once per every 10 minutes of play time per account. The intro movie is longer, 24-ish seconds. The current sponsor is Dell. However. its not a big price to pay for a free MMO, and like some have mentioned, it does make for some interesting PVP trash talk. BenSBG Ubisoft has found a way to generate a revenue stream for Shadowbane.

Actually, as it currently stands, the respawn (death) and exit videos are identical, about 8 seconds long, and the respawn only shows once per every 10 minutes of play time per account. The intro movie is longer, 24-ish seconds. The current sponsor is Dell.

However. its not a big price to pay for a free MMO, and like some have mentioned, it does make for some interesting PVP trash talk.

BenSBG

]]> By: Azaroth’s Blog » Ad-based Revenue in MMOs http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6932 Azaroth’s Blog » Ad-based Revenue in MMOs Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:31:16 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6932 [...] In recent days, Shadowbane got cheap. [...] [...] In recent days, Shadowbane got cheap. [...]

]]> By: Merkwurdigliebe http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6931 Merkwurdigliebe Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:11:31 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6931 "an advertisement video when you log onto the game, log out of the game, and during the teleportation from death" Too funny! I imagine this model applied to my olde tyme days in UO: "When you use a moongate, when you approach the Brit crossroads, when you enter a dungeon, when you leave a dungeon, when you try to place a house, when you click on a vendor, when you utter the phrase 'vendor buy a bank from the guards recdu recsu,' and right before your CSR arrives to answer your appeal." “an advertisement video when you log onto the game, log out of the game, and during the teleportation from death”

Too funny! I imagine this model applied to my olde tyme days in UO: “When you use a moongate, when you approach the Brit crossroads, when you enter a dungeon, when you leave a dungeon, when you try to place a house, when you click on a vendor, when you utter the phrase ‘vendor buy a bank from the guards recdu recsu,’ and right before your CSR arrives to answer your appeal.”

]]> By: sinij http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6938 sinij Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:48:05 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6938 Yep, I'd take permadeath over that. Yep, I’d take permadeath over that.

]]> By: nerd gone bad http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6929 nerd gone bad Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:18:17 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6929 worst death penalty evar. I'm so not playing that game. worst death penalty evar.

I’m so not playing that game.

]]> By: Jason http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6930 Jason Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:33:44 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6930 Hi, I'm Don Lapre and I'm here to tell you how you can make as much as $50,000 a week just by placing tiny ads in MMOs... Hi, I’m Don Lapre and I’m here to tell you how you can make as much as $50,000 a week just by placing tiny ads in MMOs…

]]> By: Naladini http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6937 Naladini Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:36:11 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6937 With the way people get sucked into MMO's, forcing people to watch an ad on exit/logoff is a very bad idea. Faster exits are generally required, not slow ones. With the way people get sucked into MMO’s, forcing people to watch an ad on exit/logoff is a very bad idea. Faster exits are generally required, not slow ones.

]]> By: TPRJones http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6928 TPRJones Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:56:46 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6928 HEAD-ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD HEAD-ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD HEAD-ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD HEAD-ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
HEAD-ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
HEAD-ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD

]]> By: Kunikos http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6927 Kunikos Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:58:10 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6927 There are so few eyeballs for potential advertisers that you're going to get worse shit than what's on day-time or late-late night TV infomercials. It may even be a straight dump of one of those weight-loss drug TV short spots (15-30 second spot) into some kind of streaming codec. There are so few eyeballs for potential advertisers that you’re going to get worse shit than what’s on day-time or late-late night TV infomercials. It may even be a straight dump of one of those weight-loss drug TV short spots (15-30 second spot) into some kind of streaming codec.

]]> By: Abalieno http://brokentoys.org/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/comment-page-1/#comment-6936 Abalieno Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:23:46 +0000 http://sjennings.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/yes-but-what-does-this-ad-have-to-do-with-shadowbane/#comment-6936 Money hats? Money hats?

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