Author Topic: Where is soldat going to? (Read 5979 times)

PQ · « **on:** February 25, 2009, 12:12:55 pm »

It used to be freeware, then we get some lousy advert on starting soldat.
And now we get some adware in the installer.
Where is this going?

Sir Jeremy · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2009, 12:16:36 pm »

What do you exactly mean by adware? Is it advertising something? Maybe MM needs to get some more money. I think he wants soldat to become a bigger game, with more players.

I think it's a good idea that Soldat is getting more advertised.

-Major- · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2009, 12:19:12 pm »

it's a shareware.

PQ · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2009, 12:23:00 pm »

I am kinda sure that it's adware as well..

~Niko~ · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2009, 12:32:45 pm »

yes, there's a installer that installs adware too, as a modified soldat installer.... can someone fix it? it's one soldat installer in the soldat.pl downloads page...

-Major- · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2009, 12:34:38 pm »

shareware is almost like freeware, you don't have to pay for it, but you're limited, either by functionality or can only use the product over a limited time.

but, didn't somebody bring up that one of the installers had adwares on it? surprises me they didn't remove it.

PQ · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2009, 01:03:42 pm »

Quote from: -Major- on February 25, 2009, 12:34:38 pm

shareware is almost like freeware, you don't have to pay for it, but you're limited, either by functionality or can only use the product over a limited time.

but, didn't somebody bring up that one of the installers had adwares on it? surprises me they didn't remove it.

I think that it's suposed to be in there..

-Major- · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2009, 01:15:49 pm »

Quote from: PQ on February 25, 2009, 01:03:42 pm

Quote from: -Major- on February 25, 2009, 12:34:38 pm
shareware is almost like freeware, you don't have to pay for it, but you're limited, either by functionality or can only use the product over a limited time.

but, didn't somebody bring up that one of the installers had adwares on it? surprises me they didn't remove it.
I think that it's suposed to be in there..

why would it?

PQ · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2009, 01:30:43 pm »

money money money

-Major- · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2009, 01:57:13 pm »

MM wouldn't include adwares for this small shareware, sure he got some ads here and there. and the ad screen when you start soldat is not an adware.

PQ · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2009, 02:13:28 pm »

"Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used."

aka

(unregistered) soldat is adware.

edit: but that's not thing I wanted to discuss.
How far should soldat go with advertising?

-Major- · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2009, 03:06:51 pm »

:), so you say photoshop is an adware? everything wears logos, which can very well be seen as advertisment.

~Niko~ · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2009, 03:36:47 pm »

without money MM wouldn't keep soldat alive anymore, so stop whining...

PQ · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2009, 03:45:10 pm »

Quote from: ~Niko~ on February 25, 2009, 03:36:47 pm

without money MM wouldn't keep soldat alive anymore, so stop whining...

Do you want it to be one big advertisement? A pop-up every time you join a server?
All I am asking is: how far do you want it to go?

We need to say something before it's gone too far!

@ -Major-
I never had a pop up/advertisement with commercial info about other companies in Photoshop. But as I already said: that's not what the discussion is about.

edit: typo

Laser Guy · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2009, 04:08:34 pm »

Soldat is going nowhere, it's staying right here with us. IMO the adverts in the installer and on startup are fine if they don't do any harm to the game itself. As for adverts on joining servers... I'd say "yes", if you are downloading a map and there is some time for you to wait, but "no" if it's something like you join a server and gotta wait every time 10 seconds and watch something...

Rook_PL · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2009, 04:28:50 pm »

Damn you, whining people. Just register.

EnEsCe · « **Reply #16 on:** February 25, 2009, 04:36:22 pm »

Milkin' the old cow dry

Laser Guy · « **Reply #17 on:** February 25, 2009, 04:38:07 pm »

Quote from: Rook_PL on February 25, 2009, 04:28:50 pm

Damn you, whining people. Just register.

As if I weren't

Shadow_Knight · « **Reply #18 on:** February 25, 2009, 05:28:14 pm »

register,register,register, what for those that can't? there's lot o people here that can't pay for registering soldat, or any other game. Never considered an under 18 registration with no fees attached? Most of us who can't pay it quit after a while without all that cool stuff. I have lots of friends who don't play it any longer because it's not free. Yes he needs the money, theres lots of companies that pay you for how many clicks you get on their advertise in your page. What about putting ads like crazy like in the forum and get people here to click them. This is only one way i know about, maybe there are more, think of it.

-Major- · « **Reply #19 on:** February 25, 2009, 05:32:52 pm »

Quote from: PQ on February 25, 2009, 03:45:10 pm

@ -Major-
I never had a pop up/advertisement with commercial info about other companies in Photoshop. But as I already said: that's not what the discussion is about.

why the hell would photoshop add commercial for other companies? and if it was just that you failed to express yourself, take a closer look at the pop up loading screen.

and yes, this is meaningless discussion.

Quote from: Shadow_Knight on February 25, 2009, 05:28:14 pm

register,register,register, what for those that can't? there's lot o people here that can't pay for registering soldat, or any other game. Never considered an under 18 registration with no fees attached? Most of us who can't pay it quit after a while without all that cool stuff. I have lots of friends who don't play it any longer because it's not free. Yes he needs the money, theres lots of companies that pay you for how many clicks you get on their advertise in your page. What about putting ads like crazy like in the forum and get people here to click them. This is only one way i know about, maybe there are more, think of it.

it IS free, it's a SHAREWARE (not an adware). it's completely free it doesn't hinder you to play in any way. and like MM would care if you can't register, why would MM make it a freeware just because you can't get all benefits others gets, who can pay.

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Author Topic: Where is soldat going to? (Read 5979 times)