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April 24th, 2008, 08:29 AM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
Wow 
Not me. Those ads make me laugh, and pleased some more folks also. They are fun because they are "out of topic".
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April 24th, 2008, 10:02 AM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
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Not me. Those ads make me laugh, and pleased some more folks also. They are fun because they are "out of topic".
Come on, boys, showing a woman in an ad is NOT evil.
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Agreed. I fully admit to not only liking to look at attractive women, scantily clad or not, but that the whole thing here is amusing and interesting and certainly not offensive.
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April 24th, 2008, 08:22 PM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
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Come on, boys, showing a woman in an ad is NOT evil.
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Or men, and I'm not talking about fat'n'hairy porn stars put in as a gag. I want boys so pretty that they'd make straight men go gay.  |
April 24th, 2008, 09:14 PM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
So Jurri, what do you do if some "concerned segment" gets offended by blood sacrifice of virgins in the game? Take 'em out?
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April 24th, 2008, 09:24 PM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
All right folks, just to prove that we do listen we'll be launching a new ad campaign soon. It will still feature beautiful women hawking Dominions 3 but they will be clad in burkas so as not to offend anyone. How about that as a compromise?
Finally I'd just like to point out that we're running ATF ads in the same vein and yet I don't think we've had one person worry about those. I guess that's just a different crowd.
And with that I don't think there's anything more I can add to this discussion. Everyone play nice now...
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April 24th, 2008, 11:38 PM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
Yay, burkas!
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April 25th, 2008, 12:39 AM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
That's great Krol! Let me know when you get those out.
Before you go I'd just like to say thanks for not understanding and for being disrespectful. You did a bang-up job of representing Shrapnel!
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April 25th, 2008, 11:07 AM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
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Or men, and I'm not talking about fat'n'hairy porn stars put in as a gag. I want boys so pretty that they'd make straight men go gay.
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I demand a new Dominions add with a Bog Monster, and a sword, and blood. And the lady from the first ad. Or I will never pay for a sixth copy of Dominions III. Unless
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DryaUnda & Tuidjy:
Marketing asked me to inform you that they are listening. Check back on Sunday...
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April 25th, 2008, 11:13 AM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
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April 25th, 2008, 03:32 PM
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Re: What is the story with those dominion ads??
I've been gone for quite some time due to internet and computer problems. (That are still ongoing  )
So I'll just post my opinion on some main points in this huge thread:
>>The ads are funny
I think they are mildly amusing, which is more than I can say for most commercials.
>>The ads objectify women
1) Pfft.
2) It's not the duty of Shrapnel Games to strengthen the moral fiber of society, they just want to sell games.
3) I don't think there's any problem with ads objectifying women, the real problem is when people objectify <anyone>.
>>Gratuitous violence
Is awesome.
Exploding piles of gore and blood?
That's what you call fun!
Seriously, these are games we are talking about.
>>boys so pretty that they'd make straight men go gay.
I'm not gay, but if there were boys pretty enough to make me go gay then I probably wouldn't mind (in the same way I wouldn't mind dying since I'd be dead.)
Also, adblock+noscript  (so I only saw the first one since it was reposted in many ways)
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