Author Topic: My coworkers are trying to convince me I should sell Paintball2... (Read 24883 times)

PiCaSSo · « **Reply #120 on:** October 13, 2006, 11:21:33 AM »

That's a cute idea. Unfortunately. mapmakers would have to each revise their maps, or new maps would have to be created with billboards to support the idea. Also, the advertisements would be appealing to only those who are playing the game most of whom are under 25 years old and probably don't have the funds to buy what you're selling. Plus the fact that this is such a fast paced game, it would be hilarious to run up on a player staring at the billboard while the other players wonder whether the person is wallhacking or jotting down a 1-800 number off the billboard... Hehehe

I'm with Matze and eiii... they won't do it...

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #121 on:** October 13, 2006, 11:43:23 AM »

i see what your saying... but it would be funny finding someone writing down a 800 number in game...

PiCaSSo · « **Reply #122 on:** October 13, 2006, 11:50:25 AM »

Hehehehe indeed it would. Instead of Idle kill, Spawn Killer or Type Kill!!! We'd have Billboard Killa!!

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #123 on:** October 13, 2006, 12:03:53 PM »

another idea, youll probally hate it though. before each match begins eveybody waits for a set amount of time, what if you had something there like a name of a website or a compay with a website, or something of that nature. that way they are not distracted while the match is in progress. also the maps would not need to be modified. could something like that be possible?

jitspoe · « **Reply #124 on:** October 13, 2006, 12:20:09 PM »

If I were to include any kind of advertisement in the game, it would be something unobtrusive like the banners and whatnot you'd see on a real paintball field. Trackmania Nations did some pretty tasteful in-game ads. I wonder how successful they were.

JOE · « **Reply #125 on:** October 13, 2006, 02:23:24 PM »

haha an idea for banners, if you've played warsow you see like bilboards in the maps that change to advertise leagues/server companies/radios/ etc... that would be coool. But i like the idea of texture banners such as the 4thx one in ub_rooftop or the ksplat banner

toM|vendettA · « **Reply #126 on:** October 13, 2006, 03:49:26 PM »

What about if we contacted paintball companies and offered textured advertising, like they could advertise on jerseys of the actual player, on paint boxes or co2 canisters, and once a month an update is issued to servers and then the players download new textures via the server.

jitspoe · « **Reply #127 on:** October 13, 2006, 05:18:19 PM »

The approach I would take is this:
- Maps would be designed with specific ad locations, such as billboards and banners (this probably wouldn't be applicable until after a new map format is created, but it might be possible to do with the current one).
- Ad images would be located on a central ad server and downloaded in-game (just like a website, basically). Once downloaded, they'd stay cached so you wouldn't have to re-download the same ones (unless you reinstall the game).
- Advertisers could spend as much or as little as they wanted. The more they spend, the more likely their ad is to be displayed. If Company A spent $50 and Company B spent $150, Company B's ads would show up 3x's as much as A's.

Eiii · « **Reply #128 on:** October 13, 2006, 05:28:48 PM »

I suggest you ask around and see what companies would be interested before implementing it.

TinMan · « **Reply #129 on:** October 13, 2006, 06:33:57 PM »

Try to get companies that are known to sponsor lan parties and produce computer/paintball goods, I don't want to have to shoot paint on a Viagra ad.

bitmate · « **Reply #130 on:** October 14, 2006, 03:15:32 AM »

Quote from: jitspoe on October 13, 2006, 12:20:09 PM

Trackmania Nations did some pretty tasteful in-game ads. I wonder how successful they were.

The ads were by known companies, like nVidia or TrackMania itself. I don't think that these ads were that successful

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On the other hand, adding banners to the game, especially one's of paintball companies would make the game more paintball'ish.

ViciouZ · « **Reply #131 on:** October 14, 2006, 05:21:25 AM »

On the goldsource/source engine version of the digital paintball, they're doing this already. On the loading screen for the goldsource version there are ads and on the Source version they're planning to implement them in game, randomly selected from paintball companies and spraypainted on bunkers, obstructions, walls, billboards etc.

www.digitalpaint.net

Before you consider actually trying the game, I can assure you that it sucks. Hard.

P!nk · « **Reply #132 on:** October 14, 2006, 08:16:17 AM »

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Sharp · « **Reply #133 on:** October 29, 2006, 07:23:25 AM »

Id only pay if this game was improved, e.g. cheat detection EG...and those annoying lag spikes which aren't on my end, Ive got 8MB.

ViciouZ · « **Reply #134 on:** October 29, 2006, 01:39:11 PM »

stop beating the threads, sharp.

toM|vendettA · « **Reply #135 on:** October 29, 2006, 03:07:19 PM »

thread abuse is a serious crime.

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #136 on:** October 29, 2006, 03:08:43 PM »

punishable by the chair.

HELLFIRE · « **Reply #137 on:** October 29, 2006, 03:29:01 PM »

I WILL PUNISH U IF U SELL DP I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!

jitspoe · « **Reply #138 on:** October 29, 2006, 11:22:57 PM »

But not enough to pay for it?

qQwaR · « **Reply #139 on:** October 30, 2006, 12:35:28 PM »

Heh i woulnt pay for dp... sry guys^^