What is the story with those dominion ads??

[Herode]

Wow

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.

[Salamander8]

Herode said:
Wow

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.

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.

[AlgaeNymph]

Herode said:
Come on, boys, showing a woman in an ad is NOT evil.

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.

[vfb]

So Jurri, what do you do if some "concerned segment" gets offended by blood sacrifice of virgins in the game? Take 'em out?

[S.R. Krol]

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...

[DigitalSin]

Yay, burkas!

[Ironhawk]

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!

[Tim Brooks]

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.

and

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
I make another geeky friend.

DryaUnda & Tuidjy:

Marketing asked me to inform you that they are listening. Check back on Sunday...

[Dedas]

Yahoo! Marketing is the best.

[Agrajag]

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)