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evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:22 am
by Oxygen
...really annoy the shit out of me. They've managed to elevate the once subtle use of the sexual image of the woman (though they could've admitedly used MY pictures for similar results) to a whole new level of stupid.

In the unlikely case you don't know what evony is or haven't seen any of their ads, I envy your ignorance (but not too much, let's not forget that I'm perfect). It's basically another of the billion horrible in-browser games, with which you can really show your boss or teacher how unproductive you can get when manipulating a keyboard. But I won't get into that... too much. It is supposedly medieval themed, and their first ads preached on how you needed to "save the princess", save for one detail. There's no princess to save.

You were tricked by the female image! How clever. Beer ads have been doing this for decades already, can we give it a rest, pleez?

A quick search on google images will explain more than I could type in a lifetime;

http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&so ... a=N&tab=wi

In addition, it would seem that I'm not the only one that's sick of their prehistoric marketing techniques. Yet another quick search on google for "evony ads" will lead to...
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,820,000 for evony ads. (0.16 seconds)
...featuring entertaining statements such as:

"Evony ads bring new meaning to the term 'booby trap'"

"Fed Up With Evony Ads?"

"The evolution of Evony ads - or "more boobies makes more clicks ..."

"Is there a way to disable the Evony ads in Google Chrome? I use the internet with a projector in a classroom with young children, and I'd rather not have the distraction of these ads."

...and it goes on and on.

These ads bring so much frustration and make even my (mighty) brain collapse into a black hole of stupid. I had to actually spend some time thinking about this very sentence "how much can these ads irritate me?"

The first and foremost issue that this brings up is the fact that they have been doing it for so long - which clearly shows that these ads WORK. Now, I'll keep myself from bombing this peaceful little forum with a rent about "our" values and social norms.

But this is so f*cking clever! If it bleeds, it leads (or in this case, if it milks it leads, har har har) and I guess that myself talking about it IS in some way part of their ads. Are they this clever through their blatant exploit of the male brain? What if their ads campaign wasn't just about boobs, but rather, about people TALKING about the atrocity of their ads campaign?

Lastly, I have witnessed that the very websites that were advocating against these ads had ads of their own about weight loss (see: flawed and fake before & after pictures), online meetings where you see a supposedly "hot" lady exhibiting her intelligence (I meant breast, my bad) or stupid online college degrees. Hi, this kills your credibility.

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Holy shit! I was tricked!

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Discussion questions

Why do you think these ads are still being aired?
Is there a certain internet authority that can be pressured to prevent the further dumbing down of our people, thanks to evony ads?

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:36 pm
by assassingao
If it sells, it's milking cash.
If it's milking cash, nobody would do anything about it.
If nobody do anything about it, it goes on.

So no. As we know that money equal to power and thus authority.

It's probably got spread worldwide, just like AIDS. And there's too MANY GODDAMNED DOMAIN NAMES to be blocked.

Sorry that I can't be helpful about this, duh.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:36 pm
by vesuvan
Even before the Evony ads became increasingly sexual, the model's vacant stare combined with the low-quality of the image gives her a ghastly appearance. Her constant presence and utterly manufactured expression remind me more of the habits of a predator than a mistress, analyzing your weak points when you are at your most weary and took refuge in the internet.

From then on, Evony girl evolved from a ghostly predator to a pragmatic sociopath, willing to use her victims for every pleasure she could get while brutally killing them and sucking their blood. The bonus of being able to offer her cruelest desires as the bait of her trap rounds her out as a perfect predator.

The Evony ads are not just insulting, they exhibit the nightmares that those who wish to live normal lives stave off and the paranoid lament.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:52 pm
by Deschain
Ignorance is bliss. Seriously. Now I have absolute desire to never check this out.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:08 pm
by Oxygen
Deschain wrote:Ignorance is bliss. Seriously. Now I have absolute desire to never check this out.
Ironically enough, this thread informed you about the existence (not quality) of the product. :[

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:22 pm
by Rising_Dusk
Oxy raaaage.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:31 pm
by Oxygen
Rising_Dusk wrote:Oxy raaaage.
it happens ~_~'

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Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:07 pm
by andriejj
I saw that page from your screen. The guy there says that Evony might be scam.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:51 pm
by Oxygen
andriejj wrote:I saw that page from your screen. The guy there says that Evony might be scam.
I know, I read his stuff, it's actually pretty interesting how much bullshit the evony "team" (chinese rats hiding in basement) are pulling

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:18 pm
by TheIrishPatriot
I agree that they suck. The only certainties in life are death, taxes, and an Evony ad while you play an innocent game involving bubbles.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:46 pm
by Rising_Dusk
The most hilarious part about this is that Oxy is advertising Evony by bashing it on a forum where people don't know what it is. Inadvertantly, he is helping that which he loathes so; the irony is overwhelming.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:03 am
by Oxygen
Oxygen wrote: Ironically enough, this thread informed you about the existence (not quality) of the product. :[
Rising_Dusk wrote:The most hilarious part about this is that Oxy is advertising Evony by bashing it on a forum where people don't know what it is. Inadvertantly, he is helping that which he loathes so; the irony is overwhelming.
I know, and I even suggested that their ads was more than clever because of this, as this is creating such an offense that people are talking about it. Talk good, talk bad, but talk about me, that's what I always said (but I stopped since there's nothing bad to say about me)

Re: evony ads

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:19 pm
by Rising_Dusk
That you were even aware of the fact that you're helping them by raging about it makes it even more hilarious.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:41 pm
by Deschain
Oxygen wrote:
Deschain wrote:Ignorance is bliss. Seriously. Now I have absolute desire to never check this out.
Ironically enough, this thread informed you about the existence (not quality) of the product. :[
So? I still feel no desire to check it out. I even ignored that obnoxious image you posted.

Also the irony in this thread is rapidly approaching Inf.

Re: evony ads

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:36 pm
by Rising_Dusk
I think that's enough.