I'm talking about the 30 second ads that appear every 60 seconds, specifically.
There's a couple of things that you (the developers) seem to have not thought about, so let me give you my perspective.
Firstly - of course I want Gems. I'm going to do my best to earn them, and I even bought the 100g/day thing.
Secondly - I also bought the 'new buyer' AND the 'storm deal'. So, to me, I feel I've kinda paid for the game.
So with those two things established, why on earth do you think it's a good idea to advertise OTHER GAMES to me? The odds are I'll probably renew the 100g/day deal, and I might buy something else, if I'm still playing the game. The best way to STOP me playing the game is to encourage me to play something else. By showing me ads, and rewarding me by showing me ads.
On the other hand, maybe you DO want me to stop playing... You think you've got all the money you can from me, so it's time for you to encourage me to go off somewhere else and play something else. I feel this is false economics, too. I did a quick look at what it costs me, as an advertiser, to advertise in games. The most expensive appears to be $10 per 1000 views, of which the app developer gets 10% of. This means that - best case - you earn $1 from me watching 1000 ads, which at 20 ads a day, is 50 days
Wouldn't you rather charge me $2 (of which you get - worse case - $1.30, with whatever app store takes its cut), and just give me the 5 gems? Then we're both happy. You get more money, I get the gems, and I don't have to stop playing every minute to watch a 30 second ad telling me how good all these other games are.
I just don't think you guys have thought this through properly. Eternium is fun, and it's good to play, but the ads are just awful.
There's a couple of things that you (the developers) seem to have not thought about, so let me give you my perspective.
Firstly - of course I want Gems. I'm going to do my best to earn them, and I even bought the 100g/day thing.
Secondly - I also bought the 'new buyer' AND the 'storm deal'. So, to me, I feel I've kinda paid for the game.
So with those two things established, why on earth do you think it's a good idea to advertise OTHER GAMES to me? The odds are I'll probably renew the 100g/day deal, and I might buy something else, if I'm still playing the game. The best way to STOP me playing the game is to encourage me to play something else. By showing me ads, and rewarding me by showing me ads.
On the other hand, maybe you DO want me to stop playing... You think you've got all the money you can from me, so it's time for you to encourage me to go off somewhere else and play something else. I feel this is false economics, too. I did a quick look at what it costs me, as an advertiser, to advertise in games. The most expensive appears to be $10 per 1000 views, of which the app developer gets 10% of. This means that - best case - you earn $1 from me watching 1000 ads, which at 20 ads a day, is 50 days
Wouldn't you rather charge me $2 (of which you get - worse case - $1.30, with whatever app store takes its cut), and just give me the 5 gems? Then we're both happy. You get more money, I get the gems, and I don't have to stop playing every minute to watch a 30 second ad telling me how good all these other games are.
I just don't think you guys have thought this through properly. Eternium is fun, and it's good to play, but the ads are just awful.
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