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I hate it when I accidentally implement and publish popup ads in my games. Complete with server backend.

by ranting-moth 3y ago

underseacables 3y ago
Just call it a "feature" that will make games more "accessible".
marcodiego 3y ago
On a previous job, PR people called it "improving users buying experience".
- skummetmaelk 3y ago
  Some people truly live in a different world.
KennyBlanken 3y ago
It's a standard business practice to implement a new policy or change by first introducing a much more severe version, then releasing a statement about how you "listened" and roll it back...part way. Which was the whole plan all along... HR departments do the same thing. Cut or drastically change a benefit; there's an uproar, management "listens" and a few days later announces a revised policy which is still a cut, and the level which they'd planned all along, but now people feel like they had some say in it.
- skygazer 3y ago
  See also New Coke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke#Conspiracy_theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke#Conspiracy_theories
- treprinum 3y ago
  The JetBrains experience?
  - amedvednikov 3y ago
    Interesting, how did they do that?
    - treprinum 3y ago
      https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3ji148/jetbrains_toolbox_monthly_yearly_subscription_for/ https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3ji148/jetbrai... https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3jjb2f/if_you_are_upset_about_jetbrainss_new/ https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3jjb2f/if_you_... Their CEO literally used the words "we have listened" after the uproar. https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/03/pr_030915/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/03/pr_030915/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/18/final-update-on-the-jetbrains-toolbox-announcement/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/18/final-update-on-t...
- dehrmann 3y ago
  I've seen this done, but I'm not sure if it's the strategy or a panic response. It's possible it drives away customers rather than them feeling "appreciative."
- Jenk 3y ago
  It is a practice called anchoring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring_effect
  - NotCamelCase 3y ago
    I'd say it's first and foremost a political tool. Pseudo dictators especially love it. Let's say you're a mayor who needs to increase the price of a public utility by 10%, what do you do? You announce that this price will be increased by 30%. People get furious, protests ensue (sometimes, it's even desirable if riots start) against such an outrageous increase! What to do? You should be as invisible as possible during this turbulent period and let others take all the heat, only to come out at the end announcing that yes, the people have spoken, and as a result the increase will be limited to 10%. Now, the people are happy; it's democracy in action, they have the power! The mayor is happy; he's got his increase happen. Happy ending. *Your link misses a 'g' of .org
    - Jenk 3y ago
      Thanks, updated the link.
- atomicnumber3 3y ago
  And when HR departments start pulling crap like this, your best X% of people jump ship and the rest of them stop giving whatever amount of craps they already nominally gave. I honestly don't know which is more damaging but it's the ole 1-2 of company death. Luckily when managers then backfill the holes left by the top-N and things "keep working" they pat themselves on the back and say "see they weren't so important after all!" And then get perplexed when things are going slower at a macro level because everyone is sad and either literally or mentally out the door.
  - LargeTomato 3y ago
    Do you want quiet quitters? Because that's how you get quiet quitters. There's a big gap between full-productivity and a fireable work ethic.
- leononame 3y ago
  I remember I Fell into this trap when I was 16 and we were on a 3 day school trip. Teachers said we had to be back in the dorm by 11, everyone complained so they said 11:30. It didn't work on 16 year olds back then (except me who was very stupid at that age) and it's pretty obvious it's not tricking people today either. People just don't care enough to be outraged about it that's why this strategy works.
gunapologist99 3y ago
> Ubisoft says it was trying to put an ad for Assassin’s Creed Mirage in the main menu of other Assassin’s Creed games.
- capableweb 3y ago
  > Ubisoft confesses that they've laid off entire QA departments, and now let marketing executives green-light which build gets released to the public.
- MonaroVXR 3y ago
  I'm pretty sure I've seen it with other games... Dirt2.0
CamperBob2 3y ago
"Goddamn it, that's the last time I cut and paste code out of ChatGPT without reading it."

I hate it when I accidentally implement and publish popup ads in my games. Complete with server backend.

underseacables 3y ago

Just call it a "feature" that will make games more "accessible".

marcodiego 3y ago

On a previous job, PR people called it "improving users buying experience".

skummetmaelk 3y ago
Some people truly live in a different world.

KennyBlanken 3y ago

It's a standard business practice to implement a new policy or change by first introducing a much more severe version, then releasing a statement about how you "listened" and roll it back...part way. Which was the whole plan all along... HR departments do the same thing. Cut or drastically change a benefit; there's an uproar, management "listens" and a few days later announces a revised policy which is still a cut, and the level which they'd planned all along, but now people feel like they had some say in it.

skygazer 3y ago
See also New Coke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke#Conspiracy_theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke#Conspiracy_theories
treprinum 3y ago
The JetBrains experience?
- amedvednikov 3y ago
  Interesting, how did they do that?
  - treprinum 3y ago
    https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3ji148/jetbrains_toolbox_monthly_yearly_subscription_for/ https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3ji148/jetbrai... https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3jjb2f/if_you_are_upset_about_jetbrainss_new/ https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3jjb2f/if_you_... Their CEO literally used the words "we have listened" after the uproar. https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/03/pr_030915/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/03/pr_030915/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/18/final-update-on-the-jetbrains-toolbox-announcement/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2015/09/18/final-update-on-t...
dehrmann 3y ago
I've seen this done, but I'm not sure if it's the strategy or a panic response. It's possible it drives away customers rather than them feeling "appreciative."
Jenk 3y ago
It is a practice called anchoring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring_effect
- NotCamelCase 3y ago
  I'd say it's first and foremost a political tool. Pseudo dictators especially love it. Let's say you're a mayor who needs to increase the price of a public utility by 10%, what do you do? You announce that this price will be increased by 30%. People get furious, protests ensue (sometimes, it's even desirable if riots start) against such an outrageous increase! What to do? You should be as invisible as possible during this turbulent period and let others take all the heat, only to come out at the end announcing that yes, the people have spoken, and as a result the increase will be limited to 10%. Now, the people are happy; it's democracy in action, they have the power! The mayor is happy; he's got his increase happen. Happy ending. *Your link misses a 'g' of .org
  - Jenk 3y ago
    Thanks, updated the link.
atomicnumber3 3y ago
And when HR departments start pulling crap like this, your best X% of people jump ship and the rest of them stop giving whatever amount of craps they already nominally gave. I honestly don't know which is more damaging but it's the ole 1-2 of company death. Luckily when managers then backfill the holes left by the top-N and things "keep working" they pat themselves on the back and say "see they weren't so important after all!" And then get perplexed when things are going slower at a macro level because everyone is sad and either literally or mentally out the door.
- LargeTomato 3y ago
  Do you want quiet quitters? Because that's how you get quiet quitters. There's a big gap between full-productivity and a fireable work ethic.
leononame 3y ago
I remember I Fell into this trap when I was 16 and we were on a 3 day school trip. Teachers said we had to be back in the dorm by 11, everyone complained so they said 11:30. It didn't work on 16 year olds back then (except me who was very stupid at that age) and it's pretty obvious it's not tricking people today either. People just don't care enough to be outraged about it that's why this strategy works.

gunapologist99 3y ago

> Ubisoft says it was trying to put an ad for Assassin’s Creed Mirage in the main menu of other Assassin’s Creed games.

capableweb 3y ago
> Ubisoft confesses that they've laid off entire QA departments, and now let marketing executives green-light which build gets released to the public.
MonaroVXR 3y ago
I'm pretty sure I've seen it with other games... Dirt2.0

CamperBob2 3y ago

"Goddamn it, that's the last time I cut and paste code out of ChatGPT without reading it."