pacwarz Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 you've gotto be joking? do we seriously have to pay 6$?? please tell me i read it wrong Link to comment
0 Hedning Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Lol, had to create a new topic? It could be a joke.... Link to comment
0 pacwarz Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 read the newspost... Link to comment
0 Dark Dragon Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 its april 1st so dont check any newssite if u dont want to get joked Link to comment
0 erorr404 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Just cause it's April 1st doesn't necessarily mean it's a joke... Link to comment
0 ArmedAndDangerous Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I think its sounds like a good idea. lol Link to comment
0 Clerlic Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 If this would be true, valve would quickly replace all the ads and brands in GTA for real ads and brands to make money off us. But luckily it isn't. Link to comment
0 Robix Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Just cause it's April 1st doesn't necessarily mean it's a joke... But it's still joke.I think some kind fake release would be better than this. Link to comment
0 rockstarrem Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Lol @ the obviousness of this April 1st joke. Link to comment
0 Brophy Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 But it's still joke.I think some kind fake release would be better than this. We could always of faked SA:MP screenshots and claimed them as a new mod like you did with GTA:Extreme rofl Link to comment
0 darkdreamingdan Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 If this would be true, valve would quickly replace all the ads and brands in GTA for real ads and brands to make money off us.But luckily it isn't. Are ads necessarilly a bad thing? They make users aware of latest products, and generate revenue for both MTA and the company themselves. It means MTA can afford to sustain development and has a much higher incentive - this incentive is brought to its playerbase - allowing a much greater experience. Why do you think mod support was added very recently? Besides the advantages of carmods etc, it gives a very easy engine to externally replace GTASA's billboard textures with those of real ads on the fly, for example. It means dynamic ads can be placed anywhere in san andreas, subtly. (i can give you a screenshot if you like). Link to comment
0 Dark Dragon Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Just cause it's April 1st doesn't necessarily mean it's a joke... ... ... ... just LOL Link to comment
0 lil Toady Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 do we seriously have to pay 6$?? Of course not! I'd never pay 6$ for a mod, that's why it's only 5.95..! Link to comment
0 pacwarz Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 all i need is a clear answer, do we have to pay because i REALLY doubt my parents will let me pay to download it. Link to comment
0 Dark Dragon Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 APRIL 1ST !!!!! they would never tell us that on the april 1st if they would mean it Link to comment
0 Clerlic Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 If this would be true, valve would quickly replace all the ads and brands in GTA for real ads and brands to make money off us.But luckily it isn't. Are ads necessarilly a bad thing? They make users aware of latest products, and generate revenue for both MTA and the company themselves. It means MTA can afford to sustain development and has a much higher incentive - this incentive is brought to its playerbase - allowing a much greater experience. Why do you think mod support was added very recently? Besides the advantages of carmods etc, it gives a very easy engine to externally replace GTASA's billboard textures with those of real ads on the fly, for example. It means dynamic ads can be placed anywhere in san andreas, subtly. (i can give you a screenshot if you like). They are a bad thing if you look at CS. Valve has pretty much stopped the development of Counter-Strike 1.6 since the Source came out, if you don't count a few bugfixes. But there are still bugs of which they are aware of, and what do they do, fix them? Nope, they just slap a bunch of ugly pictures on walls and in scoreboard and in menu's and stuff, and claim that they're fun and improve gaming experience. They give us no option to opt out of the ads, and make the "update" essential. Plus, when someone found a way to circumvent ads, they released a "bugfix" for that the NEXT day. I've never seen such a quick update from them, but this time they were driven by greed for money. Of course, their EULA allows them to do whatever they want without any warning or consequences. Don't buy valve products, they are evil! Link to comment
0 Guest Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 all i need is a clear answer, do we have to pay because i REALLY doubt my parents will let me pay to download it. No. Link to comment
0 darkdreamingdan Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 They are a bad thing if you look at CS. Valve has pretty much stopped the development of Counter-Strike 1.6 since the Source came out, if you don't count a few bugfixes. But there are still bugs of which they are aware of, and what do they do, fix them? Nope, they just slap a bunch of ugly pictures on walls and in scoreboard and in menu's and stuff, and claim that they're fun and improve gaming experience. They give us no option to opt out of the ads, and make the "update" essential. Plus, when someone found a way to circumvent ads, they released a "bugfix" for that the NEXT day. I've never seen such a quick update from them, but this time they were driven by greed for money. Of course, their EULA allows them to do whatever they want without any warning or consequences. Don't buy valve products, they are evil! I understand your fustrations, but ads arent something that will happen immediately. Obviously CS is the only game curently with Ads in it, and the switchover process will be slow and very smooth for you guys. We have discussed this a lot and really feel the advantages outweigh the disadvantages - im sure you will agree when you will see what's to come. Link to comment
0 paul527 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 (edited) i decided to research alittle, and i have found that Valve is really deciding to get on the MTA bandwagon, i guess the timing of the news it a bit bad. I tried showing the guys, but its gone now i'll post my screenshot in the news topic Edited April 1, 2007 by Guest Link to comment
0 IceMan Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Well if you have to "pay" for MTA DM it should come ad-free, only stuff that is free should come with ads why pay for something that comes with stupid ads that annoy the hell out of ya? Link to comment
0 Clerlic Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 They are a bad thing if you look at CS. Valve has pretty much stopped the development of Counter-Strike 1.6 since the Source came out, if you don't count a few bugfixes. But there are still bugs of which they are aware of, and what do they do, fix them? Nope, they just slap a bunch of ugly pictures on walls and in scoreboard and in menu's and stuff, and claim that they're fun and improve gaming experience. They give us no option to opt out of the ads, and make the "update" essential. Plus, when someone found a way to circumvent ads, they released a "bugfix" for that the NEXT day. I've never seen such a quick update from them, but this time they were driven by greed for money. Of course, their EULA allows them to do whatever they want without any warning or consequences. Don't buy valve products, they are evil! I understand your fustrations, but ads arent something that will happen immediately. Obviously CS is the only game curently with Ads in it, and the switchover process will be slow and very smooth for you guys. We have discussed this a lot and really feel the advantages outweigh the disadvantages - im sure you will agree when you will see what's to come. CS is not the only game with ads, Sierra has introduced ads in SWAT4's new patch. SWAT4 is literally SWARMING with advertisements, they're all over the place, and player count has been steadily going down. Now, EA has also introduced ads in C&C3, but they're optional (you can turn them off in options), so people are ok with those. But what Valve did is really a betrayal of it's customers and players. There should be laws against that, just like against piracy. Customers need protection too! Link to comment
0 paul527 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 If you look in the news topic, i posted this. its confirmed, they really are working with Steam. i only saw it for a second so i took a screenshot Link to comment
0 KWKSND Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 oh man i can't believe what i just read its not really the fact that i haave to pay hell i like the fact if its worth it but i hate steam i dont want anything to do with it i never want that crap on my pc and i'm sure most of you agree. its the reason i never bought halflife 2 and i guess it'll be the end of mta for me after waiting how many years now? put up a paypal link and dont commit suicide on us now guys sheesh get the support of rockstar not valve.. screw valve and steam whos with me? Link to comment
0 KWKSND Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 ok you got me lol good one guys phew!!!!! rofl Link to comment
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you've gotto be joking? do we seriously have to pay 6$??
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