An Open Letter to Valve About Ads

[m4elite]

ma_cherie wrote..

then my friend... you suffer from shitty computer syndrome and i feel bad for you

Don't be fucking stupid, EVERYONE gets the lag when the round restarts.

If you don't notice it, it would only be because you have fucking downsyndrome.

[ma_cherie]

well hey, it beats watching a commercial or animated ads. don't forget the noisy ones too. for a game that's over 6 years old... i don't really see a problem. now, if they were to add it to source or any of their newer games. i'd have a big problem there as i payed 60$+ for their newer games and like them the way they are. i still play 1.6 from time to time and i don't really see a problem with the ads as they are. i just hope they never become animated.

[omgomgz]

I used to play BF1942, I play Madden 07, and I play C&C, and I can't really recall any ads in those EA games. I guess they're all in BF2 and BF2142?

[icemanz-alb]

ma_cherie wrote..

I suffer from I'm-a-Raging-Retard Syndrome.

[FlyingMongoose]

What not enough people take into consideration is the fact that in valve's own EULA they state that by agreeing to said EULA any and all changes made in valve's software by valve of a third party approved of by valve the end user must agree to hence forth.



Basically their EULA doesn't require a re-agreement prompt because the first time you agree to it you agree to any changes they make.

[Thortok2000]

All EULA's have a 'we can change this at any time and you can't do a thing about it' policy.



Accept it or don't play the game. That's the legal stance.



Satan's contract writers could learn a few lessons from video game EULA's.

[Bokuho]

The great twist in all this is, EULA's aren't actually legally binding outside of the United States of America, Canada, and Australia. Everywhere else, they've got no ground! Hurrah!





Yeah, stick that one in your teapot and drink it. m i doig tis rite?

[^Liquid Dreams^]

SO cs is free now that ads are in it? so i can walk into a shop and say give me cs that was being sold for £9.99 for free now ads are in it YES YES........ oh wait no its not free its still 9.99 and we now get ads added into game yippe yippe yippe give us more ads in all games please oh please more ads cant get enough ads.

[omgomgz]

CS is free to download if you buy Half-Life.