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This online game is causing quite a stir (http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/07/15/more-about-evony/)

You may have seen ads for it appear here and and there. It would seem it`s a bit of a scam.

The way its advertising evolved is rather amusing too:

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3127/evonyad1197x197custom.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2674/evonyad2alt.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3673/evonyad3.jpg

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/8848/evonyad4.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9085/evony328x265custom.jpg		2009-07-16 00:47:00

Author:
Matt 82
Posts: 1096

I played it for a bit. NO way it should run that slowly. And yeah... REAL useful advertising... never heard of any of the other stuff.

Yeah... I think I'll stick with Tribalwars/Land of Destiny if i ever decide I wanna play a game like this... which I won't since I don't like these kind of games since a hostile tribe can easily destroy you and bring you back to nothing, but meh. Yeah... this game is just... O_o		2009-07-16 00:54:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

The advertising method they used is GENIUS.2009-07-16 00:55:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432

Someone should SUE them! YEAH!

... wait... is spamming your ads across the web even lawsuit worthy? O_o		2009-07-16 01:10:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Yeah the ads for it are on here nearly every time I'm on.2009-07-16 01:15:00

Author:
mistervista
Posts: 2210

Those sorts of games are always a load of erm, hmm ... "might".

Seriously don't see why anyone would play a game like that and PAY when you can get even better games for free.

Also finding out it has scammables also annoys me.


I'm suprised the Daily Mail havn't jumped on this one, or maybe I just missed the article full of techno-phobia 		2009-07-16 01:19:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

sorry for forum necromancy!

But honestly i still see this ad Everywhere what the heck is going on lol.

What i find funny is look at there ads and then go to the homepage lol. The homepage is all knights and all but the ads to attract people are woman haha		2009-08-12 18:53:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

I was going to make a thread about this!

Look what wiki says:

Evony's 2009 online advertising campaign was criticised for featuring what The Guardian called "a string of increasingly racy images."[3][4] The images depicted females who, as the ad campaign continued, grew further and further unclothed, until the ad was simply a pair of breasts.[4] A running slogan for the campaign was "Save the queen!", although within the game, there is no queen to save. [4]

One 'Save The Queen' advert featured a woman without a bra or panties lying on the floor. It said "Play Unnoticeably", despite the fact that Evony does nothing to hide itself from network logs and its URL and cookies will still be present in a web browser's history like any other website.[citation needed]

Evony was also accused of using spam promotion.[3]

[edit] Other controversies

The game was developed by Universal Multiplayer Game Entertainment (UMGE[5]), a corporation that has been linked to WoWMine, a Chinese operation known for online gold farming.[3] Criticism made regarding the game has been removed from Evony's forum by moderators.[3]

[edit] Copyright issues

The game and website currently uses graphics from various games including Age of Empires: The Age of Kings and Age of Mythology [6][7] as well as descriptions copied directly from Sid Meier's Civilization III and Civilization IV, as well as from other Mods and Wikipedia. [8]

During the ongoing advertising campaign a particular advert featuring a fairy was apparently taken from the website costumecraze.com. The owners were subsequently informed and blogged about this. [9]		2009-08-12 18:58:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

great post leather monkeys!

And omg there is a evony ad right now above the post box lol.
They have got to stop soon though. These ads gotta be using up quite a bit of $ no?		2009-08-12 19:06:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Lol, great timing. I've actually got a decent iTunes ad up atm.

These ads can't be doing their company any favours. But then again, if we have to look at adverts, you might aswell make them ones your going to enjoy looking at. 		2009-08-12 19:10:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

These ads can't be doing their company any favours. But then again, if we have to look at adverts, you might aswell make them ones your going to enjoy looking at.

That made me laugh a lot but you got some what of a point but what about the girls here
well they can look at these handsome Afro guy > 		2009-08-12 19:13:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Lol!

Ok maybe the ads aren't for everyone, especially since LBP is an E rated game (or 7+) and this site tries to keep everything safe for the younger members.		2009-08-12 19:16:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

good tactic
girls who cant resist them 		2009-08-12 20:50:00

Author:
Unknown User

good tactic
girls who cant resist them

Coxy apparently!

Ironically there was a banner for this at the top of thescreen for Evony when I was reading this thread.

****! It's EVERYWHERE!		2009-08-12 20:57:00

Author:
FlameAtNight
Posts: 405

Dont Click it Its A Trap :o2009-08-12 21:09:00

Author:
Unknown User

I see a banner for the University of San Franciso... and then a Healthcare ad covering hyrbid's latest post. Weird -_-...2009-08-12 21:35:00

Author:
Outlaw-Jack
Posts: 5757

The only thing I like about Evony is their ads. Especially the other ones.. (You know what I mean) lol2009-08-12 21:40:00

Author:
Count
Posts: 315

The ones with one picture and a button that says 'play'. It doesn't even say Evony or what you're actually going to be playing...2009-08-12 21:46:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

Popcap made fun out of the case.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7492/popcappvzad.jpg

PMSL		2009-08-12 22:22:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824

Lol!

Guess what ad is at the top of the screen now?		2009-08-12 22:45:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

@Oldage, LOL that's hilarious2009-08-12 23:59:00

Author:
Count
Posts: 315

Aaaahhh!!! EVONY!!! At the bottom of this page!!! Kill it!! Kill it!!!!! Kill-

Oh, you were reading that? Sorry 'bout the crazy spasm.

This reminds me of the ad you see under the side bar on the front page. You know, the one with Marcus Fenix in it that has no relation to LBP whatsoever (unless someone were to make a level 'bout it)... but yes, the Evony ads are getting old.

Speaking of old, @oldage: LOL! That really helped turn my day around!		2009-08-13 03:42:00

Author:
Outlaw-Jack
Posts: 5757

Aaaahhh!!! EVONY!!! At the bottom of this page!!! Kill it!! Kill it!!!!! Kill-

Oh, you were reading that? Sorry 'bout the crazy spasm.

This reminds me of the ad you see under the side bar on the front page. You know, the one with Marcus Fenix in it that has no relation to LBP whatsoever (unless someone were to make a level 'bout it)... but yes, the Evony ads are getting old.

Speaking of old, @oldage: LOL! That really helped turn my day around!

I remember CC saying that lbp (the site founder) has ads for his job on the front page, so I think that's there because it's advertising lbp's college or something.		2009-08-13 03:43:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

How do you save ad pictures again? lol jk I'm not that dumb.

And oh yeah, does anyone think her uhhh.. top part.. on the Evony ads are fake? Look how discolored her... top part, are to her neck.. And look at her face. It's like that picture had 3 layers in it.
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Author:
Count
Posts: 315

How do you save ad pictures again? lol jk I'm not that dumb.

And oh yeah, does anyone think her uhhh.. top part.. on the Evony ads are fake? Look how discolored her... top part, are to her neck.. And look at her face. It's like that picture had 3 layers in it.
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Surely you have better sources for that sort of material 		2009-08-13 16:52:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

lol @ dex.
anyway, those pics in the first post aren't as naughty as the one I have seen...		2009-08-13 16:57:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824

Never heard of it before reading this topic this morning then this afternoon one of their ads was on cinemassacre and was swiftly adblocked.2009-08-13 19:19:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

i asked CC to remove them :O

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/AdSense/thread?tid=7c9ef267b8b3c01f&hl=en		2009-08-13 19:25:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419


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