What is the story with those dominion ads??

DonCorazon · #1 April 28th, 2008, 05:41 PM

Lighten up everyone

The guy in the new ad is actually KO!

Tuidjy · #2 April 28th, 2008, 06:16 PM

> DryaUnda & Tuidjy:
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> Marketing asked me to inform you that they are listening. Check back on Sunday...

Awesome! Now that's what I am talking about! Any chance you guys include the
full picture (as opposed of a wide but not very tall one) in the game box? :-)

No, serious, that is a damn nice ad, at least for this particular 40 year old
gamer. And congratulation for your choice of models, although I do not think
that this is the lady from the first ad. Just as great looking, and the exact
right expression on her face.

Rathar · #3 April 28th, 2008, 08:02 PM

I think it's awesome you guys talked yourself into implied naked male advertising for dominions.

Foodstamp · #4 April 28th, 2008, 10:53 PM

LOL you old hens.

Jazzepi · #5 April 29th, 2008, 01:19 AM

Please post the click through rate on the male ads.

Jazzepi

DonCorazon · #6 April 29th, 2008, 01:45 AM

I am sure it is skyrocketing out here in San Francisco.

Rathar · #7 April 29th, 2008, 03:36 AM

The problem as I see it one one of a lack of context. The "offending" ads showed a sexily dressed woman with the text of "I want my dominions 3". Now We all know what is meant by that but We are in the know. Imagining it from an outsiders position they wouldn't have much of a clue what was being sold although on this forum they would have to presume it was a game. "Dominating women? What?"

This imho is one of the main things which differentiates this ad from other ads which use sex as a selling point. Beer ads at least show ladies drinking beer/being around guys drinking beer. Car ads are almost always accompanied by well, a car.

The ATF ad was used as an example of "Why don't you have a problem with this one then?!" and again I believe it is context. Foxy lady but she is in a helmet and holding a firearm. While I highly doubt your units in that game resemble buxom blondes it at least implies that the game is combat oriented. (Sorry, I haven't played ATF, maybe it does have buxom units!)

Remember, sex sells, but stay away from implying you are selling sex. I'd bet that if you had the same model slinkily sitting by a computer you'd have gotten horny monkey hoots of approval

There is also, for me at least, a bit of a disconnect selling dom 3 with sexiness as the game has uhh no sexual references whatsoever. (Unless you are playing Pangea in certain eras, sexy ladies don't come up in dom 3. At all.)
A bit of a perhaps weak argument for being baited and switched but whatever just trying to think up some viewpoints.

All a long-winded way of saying that it just doesn't jive with the game. Oh and you folks frothing negatively about this should take a step back, drink a beer or suck on a popsicle and relax as it really isn't an earth-shattering thing.

/5 cents