Posted by Xeavn in Everquest 2, General Game Concepts, SOE.
Tags: EQ2, Buying, Ads
The sign on the right says, “No ads. No hitcounts. No salaries.” I am not really sure why Kendricke has chosen to not run advertisements on Clockwork, but I am glad that we are not doing so. When any site starts running ads, it is my opinion that your site becomes at least partially about selling whatever product you are advertising. After all that is the point of advertising, to sell something. At the same time I also understand the need for many fan sites to run ads in order to pay the bills. Many of the sites that I visit on a daily basis are advertisement supported. Some sites do this by running ads that fit the theme of their site, others run whatever ads they can get paid the most to run.
Today I want to talk about the things Sony has been doing lately to bring in an extra buck, and as I am sure many of you have noticed, one of these things was to start running advertisements on their websites. Everquest, Everquest 2, The Station site, and EQ2 Players are all currently running advertisements. These are not ads that are focused or targeted at gamers, or ads for Sony products or other Sony games, but ads that really have nothing to do with Everquest or really any of their games or products. (more…)
Posted by Kendricke in Everquest 2, Rise of Kunark.
Well, it’s been six days so far. There’s a lot to take in with this expansion so far, and I’ve been spending most of my free time exploring through the content.
To be fair, I’ve already seen most of this in beta, but it’s different now that I’m working through more of the quest lines and concentrating on goals. There’s a big difference between playing because you’re looking for bugs or feedback and playing to advance your character and just have fun.
So has it been fun? Generally speaking, it has been. There’s been some recurring issues that have come up here and there, but generally speaking, there’s a lot to enjoy about the expansion.
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