Watch video ads.

"Kerrigan;c-1761538" wrote:
So we have the slippery slope argument and the "it's not optional" arguments. The slippery slope is in fact a logical fallacy. The "it's not optional" argument, while not a true fallacy, is simply you choosing to do something. It's your choice to do an optional thing. Not having that option is what takes the choice away. Ancient Romans didn't have the option of driving a car to work, they rode horses or walked. You could walk or ride a horse too. If you instead choose to drive to work, it's because you have decided it is cost-effective to do so. If you choose to watch an ad, it's because you have decided it's worth your time to do so. Therefore you are benefiting from the existence of ads. Basic economics.

In a game like this, any advantage is an advantage. If you want to be a top player, you will need to watch ads if they give you any bonus. So people who dont want them is because they want to be competitive without feeling forced to watch ads for the bonuses they would have to take advantage of.

Sure a penny isnt going to make you rich, but over 3 years those pennies can really add up.

There used to be a daily crystal purchase, right? How much was it and how many crystals did it give? What if purchasing that sort of thing gave all the ad benefits without the ads (you are paying for premium content either with your wallet or your time). I'm not saying one ad gives all the daily crystals, you would watch several ads over the course of the day to receive the full amount (just like the free bronziums), but by purchasing the daily crystal pack, you don't have any ads to watch.

There are lots of ways to make video ads less of an imposition on paying players. That is just one way. And choice is still a choice. There are lots of people who gear characters that they like that are not meta characters solely because they like them. They are choosing a non-optimal path. That's their choice. If somebody doesn't want to watch ads, that is also their choice. They have decided that it's not worth it to them.

So long as the ads are totally optional (as opposed to popups), and perhaps if the paying customers were given an option to buy their way out of ads (and still receive the benefits), I don't see how having more options is bad.