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• haha the Shell station logos are placed well. : tomservo
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  lol : kgargonmagrix79
  • Faarten Moldstein?? : Orange Pylon
• It's only a few ads.... haha : pimpium
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  are there any pics of the real ads? : carazy
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    real screenshot:
    
    http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9008/bf2142billboard2ha4.jpg

    Oct 18, 2006 2:58pm CST
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    real screenshot: http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9008/bf2142billboard2ha4.jpg : Korban
    • Wow. That looks out of place. : Grim_Grom
    • See IMO that's really cheesy - totally draws you out. : EvilDolemite
    • LOL wtf : Magus
    • That's not as bad as some of you had me thinking it was. Maybe if it was a little battered and war-torn i... : mancide
    • I want to call that fake, I thought the ads were supposed to somewhat blend in with the environment. : helvetica
    • Sorry, this is even worse than the fake pic. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • lol for real? wow, I was hoping for broken down relics of ads, like the way things were before everythin... : pigvomit
    • Well, WTF! : bitter ego
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      Whoa. Is that for real? Like, not a photoshop? If so, that is terrible. It ruins the sense of immersi... : UtilityMaximizer
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        UT2K4 already did that anyway with their onslaught mode. It's close enough. Fun times back in the day. : K1Bond007
        • I remember a demo.. waaay back when Unreal Tournament first came out. It had ONE ad in one specific plac... : Maddog_Delphi97
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          Really? I don't remember seeing ads in Unreal Tournament at all. : tomservo
          • I think he means battlefield gameplay, not ads. : Evil Benius
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          Huh, wut? I can't remember seeing any at all. : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • I wasn't really referring to the ads here. : K1Bond007
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        They could even have the UT announcer during the round and after. When you win: "This victory brought ... : Chod
        • Even the UT announcer wouldn't stand for that shit. :( : omnova
      • Also, it would be hilarious to create a satirical advertisement map. Make the map in the shape of the Pep... : UtilityMaximizer
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      Hey, you guys might think thats out of place and distracting, but I'm willing to be thats what life will ... : not work safe
      • that's what's life is like today! Who would have thought you'd be staring at that ugly ass shit in a vid... : aethyr
      • unless you can blow up the ad with a detpack - it's out of place and distracting :) : Jonathan
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        hell no in 2142, they will beam the advertisements directly into your brain and you will be deleting 1 bi... : Str8Dog
        • err... meNtal ads... : Str8Dog
      • But I thought Taco Bell won the franchise wars? : bad_fish
    • Seriously, can we get a real screen shot? : rosewood
    • This is a fake too right? Geez.. : K1Bond007
    • Hahaha holy shit : j33uk
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      lol gg EA : sanchez
      • 3A5UX5 : Flying h4x0r
    • Hahahahhaha so not at all unsimilar to this: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13068058 Ladies and ge... : tomservo
    • 70% of gamers tell us ads make the game more realistic : EAGAMES (#2984) : metalremains
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      Nevermind the boba fett space craft and the floating base - that ad looks out of place! : kgargonmagrix79
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        I have a feeling that small billboards in high locations is amongst the first thing to topple when that f... : SilverSnake
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          Dude, we all know that Pepsi is EXTREME enough to survive any war : j33uk
          • It should say Mountain Dew - Code Future ... EXXXTREEMMEE : kgargonmagrix79
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          IIRC, you can't destroy ad billboards, but on the bright side, they'll give more landmarks. Run to the Pe : helvetica
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            What happens if they're dynamic ads??? : kgargonmagrix79
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              wtf man? I only see Mr. Pibb! *headshot* : DarkWolf5
              • man, guild/clan drama would so start cuz of that : kgargonmagrix79
            • I think they are, hence getting your IP to know what region you're in, etc. tracking browsing habits : tomservo
          • Haha this made me lol. : Evil Benius
          • Except they will vary depending on geographical location and they'll probably rotate after a few impressi... : SilverSnake
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      bwahaha. It'd be like Doom3 with neon Budweiser signs. : khaosman
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        i think id rather have the flashlight... : Str8Dog
        • Powered by DURACELL. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Doom 3 would torture you with duct tape ads : Halen
    • Well atleast in the future we haven't lost what it is to be American. PEPSI! : freshyk
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      what's bad about this? i don't see this ruining the immersion at all, kinda adds to it, imo. : lakren
      • Seriously right. I saw an ad for Confederated Slave Holdings just the other day here in Boston as I walke... : j33uk
      • Fagren why do you have to make all your posts so stupid? : khaosman
      • really. with laser weapons and flying vehicles, you're thinking "i really need to see a pepsi ad to belie... : Maarten Goldstein
      • You people never cease to amaze me. : rosewood
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        I was hoping it would look like the ads did in France after the region was war torn. Half displayed, des... : pigvomit
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          A new gametype: protect the billboard crew as they move through the level. : Fyunch Click
          • hahaha fucking excellent! A thrid faction. Advertisers! : pigvomit
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            Billboard Conquest Mode Two teams, Coca Cola and Pepsi, struggle in the advertising market. Each team : UtilityMaximizer
            • hahaha, BF2142 Mod Tools will now never be released. : burningtrees
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              Sponsored by Clear Channel. : Fyunch Click
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                OMG..... ads over the voice comm! *patents and sells idea to EA* : DarkWolf5
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                  "You just fragged your one hundredth kill! At the end of a long day of fragging, I like to sit back with : UtilityMaximizer
                  • "Everyone is hawking products. That's the highest thing you can achieve now, isn't it -- become some bark : tomservo
            • I would like to play this mode for the absurdity of it all. : pigvomit
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            Also, I love the idea of having a couple guys on each team in painter's outfits, whose class equipment wo... : UtilityMaximizer
            • With the opposing class armed with Post no Bills stickers. : Fyunch Click
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              They can spend rank points on waving arms, 3d popouts, and video displays to ad to their billboard's look... : pigvomit
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                ^^^Brilliant ideas. I'd say we should pool our resources and do it, but then we'd have to actually buy an... : UtilityMaximizer
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                  We could mod 1942. Theoretically it'd be more stable than the others. : Fyunch Click
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                    Good point! I know how to do custom textures and maps and stuff like that already! Now we just need someo... : UtilityMaximizer
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                      We just have to alter the existing flags and change tickets to advertising revenue. And we could just im... : Fyunch Click
                      • Well, ideally, we'd have billboards instead of flags. We'd need new models for the Billboard Poster class... : UtilityMaximizer
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                      THIS IS WHY IT'S A BAD IDEA TO LET ECONOMISTS DICTATE YOUR MARKET STRATEGY! :P : Bean
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                        I subscribe to Dogbert's theory that a computer interface should cause pain to the user. : UtilityMaximizer
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                          You sure you don't work at Microsoft? : Bean
                          • No. Why, are they hiring? : UtilityMaximizer
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                      Your classes would be Marketer, they are required to take the area. The more you have, the faster you ca... : rosewood
                      • You forgot the consumer, who can't shoot back and gets bent over the nearest chair and assraped when 3 or... : Fyunch Click
          • OK, How did you manage to steal my idea! *pfffffffftttt* : RookieCAF
      • adds to it, hahah : FushigiDenki
      • I sent this link on IM to my friend and he said the same thing, so I blocked him. : tomservo
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        You see a lot of pristine Pepsi billboards on battlefields don't you : losimagic
        • Especially in 2142!! : FushigiDenki
        • i have no idea where this game is supposed to take place, why can't the battlefield be somewhere there ar... : lakren
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        Lakren for fuck's sake. You can't be serious. I am actually FOR in game ads so long as the world caters t... : haiku
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          I wouldn't mind them in GTA just as long as they still were able to keep the "Parody" ads in there too. S... : tomservo
          • Ideally, they'd creatively force advertisers to caricature themselves. Rockstar would have the clout to g... : sgtsanity
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        Massive clash in art styles, duh. The billboard uses tons of bright colors with a modern layout and the ... : tedv
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          Actually, that latter thing would be kind of cool. : UtilityMaximizer
          • I was thinking the same thing : khaosman
          • Well it would be cool specifically because it's so outrageously out of place. : tedv
    • Why the fuck would EA charge people to play a game that is subsidized by advertising in such an aggressiv... : FushigiDenki
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      UPDATE: don't think that's a real one, that was from a forum and the person that posted it is quite quest... : Korban
      • IBN. : sharkII
    • Simply bullshit. : trove
    • Let's just hope this never happens http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bf2142billboard2ha4ov9.jpg : kgargonmagrix79
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      Also, what is the deal with that weapon model? That looks awful. What is that thing? : UtilityMaximizer
      • Futuristic PEZ Dispenser. DUH. : tomservo
      • It's the Mountain Dew Ion Cannon dude, don't give it shit or you'll be kicked+banned from the master serv... : j33uk
    • Not great, but not too awful. : Orange Pylon
    • Make your own screenshots! Textures seem to be in \Battlefield 2142\mods\bf2142\Objects\StaticObjects_cl... : Tungsten
• olololo. Sandwich Boards on the players would make it complete. : Prototype
• love the Gamespy logos on the characters, nice touch. : MatthewPhillips
• The funny thing is people will think this is real : Mustang|
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  id should buy a couple billboards for this game and say "If you want a better game that doesn't have ads,... : K1Bond007
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    Like this? http://dynotaku.shackspace.com/BF2-QW.jpg : Dynotaku
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      lol @ "adds" : Cygnus X-1
      • Fixed it. bastards : Dynotaku
    • yeah... but with proper spelling : Korban
    • Yeah.. here was my shitty attempt: http://k1bond007.shackspace.com/Shack/2142QW.jpg I suck at Photos... : K1Bond007
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      Dude, "ads"! : bitter ego
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        You forgot ":(" Dudes, ADS. :( : UtilityMaximizer
        • Fawk, my bad! :( : bitter ego
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          There we go. :( http://k1bond007.shackspace.com/Shack/2142QW.jpg : K1Bond007
          • LOL Well done. : UtilityMaximizer
          • nice :) : flooq
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  I wonder if gamers could get their shit together long enough to actual pull off a meaningful boycott. : brickmatt
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    Heh no. Hardcore gamers that actually would don't hold a candle to the amount of casual gamers out there ... : tomservo
    • I doubt that any pc gamer could be considered casual at this point in time. Sure, the consoles are for t... : trove
    • Yeah, I know. The goal would be one of publicity. If the actual sales were impacted, I'd be impressed. ... : brickmatt
  • Boycott or not, this game is probably not going to sell well. : FushigiDenki
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    Meaningful boycott = oxymoron. There are tons of alternatives to EA, so if you don't like them, why the h... : Orange Pylon
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      I don't think the idea is to destroy EA, but to make them change their ways a bit. Although I don't think... : UtilityMaximizer
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        Why do people care what EA does if they aren't forced to buy their products? Why should we MAKE them do a... : Orange Pylon
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          Because of the way the developer/publisher/licensing/rights system works. EA owns many franchises I'd li : brickmatt
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            Exactly right. I would love to buy BF2142, if they addressed my concerns (no widescreen support, out-of-p : UtilityMaximizer
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              You know, with all the hate for the company going around, I never would've guessed that people actually l... : Orange Pylon
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                That's where the anger comes from. People want to play some of these franchises, without the garbage tha... : EvilDolemite
                • Okay. I don't really care too much about franchises myself, but I think I can see why there's all the ba... : Orange Pylon
        • Because we, the gamers, steer this industry. : EvilDolemite
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        but to make them change their ways a bit. Even without the hippie hair, Umax is still quite the ideali... : tomservo
        • Oh, don't get me wrong--it won't happen. An effective boycott simply cannot be carried out. And I don't t... : UtilityMaximizer
  • I'm more interested in the underground programming community's response. I think EA will have to have ... : Downforce
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  couldn't help it :< http://icomeinpeace.shackspace.com/PICS/Resize_of_BF2142adds_1b_.jpg : IcomeINpeace
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    Ha ha ha, I like it! Especially since no one uses those any more. It's even funnier in the futuristic set... : UtilityMaximizer
    • I put more effort into the buggy with advert hubcaps ;( : IcomeINpeace
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    We're fighting a WAR! A War on DELICIOUS.[i : tomservo
    • oh frack : tomservo
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  HEY! If this is the future, where's TACO BELL? It's suppose to be overrun by Taco Bell, mostly! False ad... : pobone
  • isn't taco bell owned by pepsi? : scent.less
  • D E M O L I T I O N M A N ' D : Korban
  • the .au version will have to be pizzahut : CoRDS
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  we need to make some loading screen and HUD mockups featuring the likely ads. commander view with no a : Downforce
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    This shader optimization is brought to you by ____________ : SilverSnake
    • You joke, but the Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory loading screens had ads on them. : Arcanum
• I think the equivalent of in game advertising is like opening up a page in a new book and seeing an ad pl... : Crimson
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  that's fuckin' irritating : Megara9
  • ...it was just a joke : Korban