Wow that Dominions 3 Ad is hot!

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by Ironhawk

Those ads are singlehandedly responsible for me not purchasing any more products from Shrapnel.

I haven't gone quite that far (I will still buy Illwinter's next project if it catches my fancy) but it's a definite turnoff. It does dampen my desire to point people toward Shrapnel games.

Oh no, I'm caught in the thread. Sigh.

-Max

[sum1lost]

I for one appreciate the incorporation of maenads, succubi, oreiads and the like into advertisements. Also, I'm really not sure how these things are worse than any other advertisement that uses sex (read- most do). Or how using it in an advertisement is wrong somehow. It isn't like it says that if you buy dominions, beautiful men/women will want to sleep with you. Honestly, I've seen worse in advertisements for personal hygeine products, food, and furniture.

[quantum_mechani]

Originally Posted by sum1lost

Honestly, I've seen worse in advertisements for personal hygeine products, food, and furniture.

I would wager these advertisements at least featured the product in question, somewhere to be seen.

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by sum1lost

I for one appreciate the incorporation of maenads, succubi, oreiads and the like into advertisements.

Hey, good point! From now on these ads will not annoy me. You've pointed out the hidden logic.

-Max

[Alneyan]

Originally Posted by sum1lost

Honestly, I've seen worse in advertisements for personal hygeine products, food, and furniture.

Don't worry, I do ***** about those too! (Hello Herbal Essence?) I'd argue that the worst in ads actually happens in video games, and I shouldn't forget about the Photoshop mania in magazines... Still, knowing that there's worse elsewhere isn't much of an argument, is it?

licker: The ads do show up on the Shrapnel site and elsewhere, but they seem to be less prominent now. I've just seen a new ad when posting a reply (this one here, which seems a bit softer if you ask me... I still wouldn't bother finding out about the game if I knew nothing else about it.

[Loren]

Originally Posted by sum1lost

I for one appreciate the incorporation of maenads, succubi, oreiads and the like into advertisements. Also, I'm really not sure how these things are worse than any other advertisement that uses sex (read- most do). Or how using it in an advertisement is wrong somehow. It isn't like it says that if you buy dominions, beautiful men/women will want to sleep with you. Honestly, I've seen worse in advertisements for personal hygeine products, food, and furniture.

Alright, what ad are you talking about? I haven't seen any that look like that, just a hot girl saying she wants her Dominions 3.

[Klepto]

Originally Posted by sum1lost

I'm really not sure how these things are worse than any other advertisement that uses sex (read- most do).

A fun game I play with TV ads is to figure out which of the seven deadly sins they are promoting in order to sell their snake oil. I agree that lust is very popular, but I don't think it's quite passed the 50% mark yet. Vanity, avarice and envy are also well represented.