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April 28th, 2008, 11:53 AM
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Re: Got it!
I don't really mind too much about the ads. Well, I think they're shoddy and poor, but I'm not interested in discussing them particularly. However, I'm really disappointed by Shrapnel's reaction to their customers' opinions here.
I think it's absolutely fair enough to say "you have a right to your opinions, but on this occasion we're going to follow our business model and go ahead with our campaign; we're sorry that not all of you will like it". But the staff have been outright mocking and sarcastic here - why?
If someone like Jurri, an important part of the community, is driven away from the forums just because Shrapnel staff couldn't make the effort to be polite and thoughtful, I am appalled. And ultimately it is shooting yourself in the foot, since the community here is, I believe, very important to Dominions' success.
Previously I've always been impressed by Tim's responses on the forums. Here I have to agree with Sombre and say my opinion on the company has taken a complete 180. How can you be so careless with your customers' opinions?
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April 28th, 2008, 12:00 PM
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Re: Got it!
I agree with you, llamabeast, at least so far as Mr. Krol is concerned. I have said as much to him, and I am following up with as much 'lambast' as I can in the correct channels. Annette, to me, has the mentality that you say would be 'fair'. The difference in the tone of their responses is incredible and cannot be understated from this customer's POV, at least.
Having said that, the newest ad is a vast improvement over the recent debacle. It honestly looks like Honor Harrington. 
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April 28th, 2008, 12:08 PM
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With regard to the adverts themselves: I find myself picking up game boxes with attractive girls in chainmail on the front and so on, so there's no doubt that kind of thing works (sadly). I think that, apart from those exploitation arguments etc, the main problem with the old adverts was that they just looked poor. It looked like someone had downloaded a picture of a girl and written some text on in MS Paint.
The new ninja looks much better. I think adverts with at least some marginal link to the subject material are much more effective.
I also predict that the male model one will do disastrously.
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April 28th, 2008, 12:10 PM
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Oh - one sad thing about the ninja advert is that "Dominions" is misspelt. Careless.
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April 28th, 2008, 12:10 PM
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Re: Got it!
And, while I'm posting away - does anyone else think the ATF girl looks like she's just been drinking milk?
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April 28th, 2008, 12:11 PM
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Re: Got it!
Oopsie. We get a second new add. While I the ninja girl is either a girl, or pritty enough to make me go totally gay, the other guy is definitely a guy. And made me remember why I'm straight.
(I also agree 100% with Llama's post, but I didn't want to get involved in an inflamed discussion about the adds, so this will probably be the last serious comment I make about them)
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April 28th, 2008, 12:12 PM
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Re: Got it!
@Llamabeast
Yeah..."Got Milk?"...."Got War?"...get it?
@everyone else
If that ninja is a woman, then we need to get her taken off here; that is exploitation.
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April 28th, 2008, 12:17 PM
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I don't think I've heard "Got Milk?". Hmm, obviously that one was wasted on me. I thought the sunlight was just catching her lip.
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April 28th, 2008, 12:29 PM
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The lack of i " Dominons 3." ninja add is really annoying. I don't mind the others, but that's sloppy. 
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April 28th, 2008, 12:40 PM
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Re: Got it!
Perhaps they meant dominoes?
But it is time now to get back to the real problems of this world, like the crappy PD of Bandar Log that prevent it from winning any game.
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