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BillyHW, on Sat May 26, 2012 12:28 PM, said:

Nah, forced Cialis ads run during halftime in Madden, just like in real life.

I played Guild Wars probably 20-30 hours per week for about 3 years. I think I have arounf 4,000 hours in. I took days off from work to play. What's funny is that in that game, you hit max level in a matter of hours. After that, it's all monster hunting for rare skins and materials and dungeon running. There's a pvp aspect as well, but I never really got into that.

I would say I enjoyed playing in my clan, even though we were playing like bots, using established roles and tactics. We all had the dungeons memorized. Knew who had to use what spells and where. There was little room for improv. One person not following the script could cause the group to be overrun. Then it would be a matter of running away and hoping someone with a rez survived.

With all that said, I often stay up way too late playing Xbox or whatever. I do sometimes wonder if I'd be a better father & husband if I turned off the console and went to bed.

It looks like Guild Wars 2 will be out some time this year (but the same could have been said last year and the year before). I'm still not sure if I'm getting it, but if I do, I have all the titles/achievements needed to secure all my legacy bonus items!

godslabrat, on Fri May 25, 2012 2:17 PM, said:

Two thoughts, First, while in-game ads like the Pizza Hut ad above can be annoying, they also can blend into the scenery when done well. Think billboards in racing games, ads on the boards in hockey games, etc. This patent, however, is for a method of pausing a game to force an ad to play.

Second, I read once that iPod apps have taught game players that games should cost $0.99 or something very inexpensive. I guess it's also fair to say iPod apps have taught game MAKERS that people will put up with numerous ads to play cheap games!

 SRGilbert, on Sat May 12, 2012 7:11 PM, said:

I can picture it now...
[bradpittvoice] What's in the baaaaaaax?[/bradpittvoice]

godslabrat, on Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:35 PM, said:

Sure, video games are the only software that gets resold. I've NEVER bought a used album, cassette, VHS, DVD, CD, or Blu-Ray.