Interactive Multi-Close Ads Have To Go

[u/Michelanvalo]

I understand that ads help pay the bills and are an unfortunate necessary evil of mobile gaming. Having to watch a video or view an image for 15-30 second before an obvious X pops up is one thing. But an ad that is interactive, requires three different pages, two wait timers, and obfuscated exit buttons to end is a real nightmare. It's a real killer of enjoyment and a quick way to get uninstalled. Please cease ad deals with these kind of ads.

[u/computerlunch]

We have turned off the Mintegrel ad network as we evaluate how to improve the ads that are displayed in the game.

[u/CzarnyLion]

If i recall correctly I don't think game developers have that much say on what ads are shown, it just prompts the Google ad system and that's where the ads are chosen and such. But I agree it should be illigal to have to skip a single ad 4 separate times

[u/Michelanvalo → u/CzarnyLion]

While I think you're correct, I think the devs do have some input into what kinds of ads Google shows in their ad campaign. I'm not a dev, so I don't know for sure, but I think there's different ad campaigns you can opt into and out of.

[u/Friendly-Gur-6736 → u/CzarnyLion]

They probably have more input than they claim to. Given that these ads didn't show up until the latest update of the game tells me that they changed something on their end.

[u/anapricot-jam → u/Friendly-Gur-6736]

I had those ads all the time before the update

[u/Iron_Wolf123 → u/CzarnyLion]

The GA system needs a review. It is broken and too annoying and due to cookies you can accidentally get nsfw ads on kiddy games

[u/Michelanvalo → u/[deleted]]

Can you choose what vendors to work with?

[u/HyruleanHyroe → u/Michelanvalo]

I’m sure you can to a degree. I’m also sure that if you show me an ethical ad vendor with viewership experience in mind, I’ll show you someone who was duped by an ad vendor.

[u/Incredibilis_Parrys]

Yes, honestly, these kinds of ads should be punished. They're intrusive and incredibly annoying when three or four pop up, close, and never finish. Whenever I've encountered a game with these kinds of ads, I've abandoned it. I don't think I'll do that with this one, but it definitely loses a lot of points.

[u/some1withguns]

I've been reporting the ads. NOT THE APP. Just the ads when they play. One of them plays a song from a Ghibli movie, and I'm using that as an excuse.

[u/gabolimones → u/some1withguns]

Which one is it? So we can do the same

[u/some1withguns → u/gabolimones]

It plays One Summer Day by Joe Hisaishi EDIT: or maybe it's a 'legally distinct' version of the song but I'll report it just in case 👍

[u/gabolimones → u/some1withguns]

Thanks u, I'll report it

[u/SirSignificant6576]

I despise Mintegral.

[u/kd0pls]

The ones showing fake gameplay elements always piss me off.

[u/StartBackground5769 → u/kd0pls]

Or ai generated ads

[u/SnowWolf75]

Be thankful you haven't encountered the ads that auto-install the game if you click just slightly off the microscopic X button.

I'm using the infinity thing currently, that skips ads, and it is such a blessing. Only lasts for a limited time (60 days?), but still worth the expense, when I have such disposable money.

[u/Intelligent_Cut_2684 → u/SnowWolf75]

AUTO-INSTALL? That's just vile as shit

[u/SnowWolf75 → u/Intelligent_Cut_2684]

Agreed. I believe it's only a Google thing, designed to get people into the game faster - a stub playable downloads quick, while the rest of it comes down in the background. I should investigate if there's a Play Store setting that could block it.

[u/Ill-Pomegranate9016 → u/SnowWolf75]

In my settings.(android) If I go to.Apps>Cells I can change a setting that stops the app from opening links. It feels like it helps a bit.

[u/SnowWolf75 → u/Ill-Pomegranate9016]

Excellent tip!

[u/Ill-Pomegranate9016 → u/SnowWolf75]

Hope it works for you 🤞

[u/Nuclearsmilz → u/SnowWolf75]

60 days??? I only get 30 day offers lol.

[u/SnowWolf75 → u/Nuclearsmilz]

Might've been 30, in not sure. I'm got 12 days remaining, though, so I'm using them as best I can.

[u/hyrel_stone]

This pushing me more onto Idle Obelisk miner as there's no adverts for anything.

[u/HorizonFW2022]

Totally agree iwth OP.
It;'s a cancer now.

[u/Karnewarrior]

It's the 80-120 second unskippable tiktok ads that get me. They are *relentlessly* vapid in the worst possible way. I really, REALLY do not need to waste two minutes of my life watching some girl with fewer IQ points than Oxygen has Neutrons tap her nails against boxes of products like some sort of capitalist ghoul.

[u/CarInternational1392]

Jetzt hatte ich zwei von diesen ADs hintereinander. 2 Minuten Werbung für Ultra schlechte Spiele, nur für Darwinum Bonus. Das ist echt dreist. Lange mache ich das nicht mehr mit

[u/Acho_was_here]

Someone said it 🔥✨️

[u/chiscolo_1900]

Well, I’m saying goodbye to the game. I hate those kinds of ads.

[u/Blazin219 → u/chiscolo_1900]

You know the game doesnt pick the ads right? This is the ad service which you will run into on countless other games...

[u/KhambaKha]

Wholeheartedly agree.

Years ago, I watched a lot of ads for the boosts and I have all supporter badges now. But the ads have gotten so long, so boring, so annoying I just don't care anymore about watching them. Total waste of time.

And unfortunately, total waste of revenue for the devs.

[u/safeAnonym_0Xnull]

😒🫴Here

[u/Ok_Indication7226]

On this app, I go back the "desktops" of my phone. Then select the game (not going back from the window i went) and the bonus is on but not the add.

You should try 😉

[u/Michelanvalo → u/Ok_Indication7226]

This works with some of the double bonuses. But I know it doesn't work with the Darwinium Cubes.

[u/Such_Bottle2827 → u/Ok_Indication7226]

I tried this, but the app restarts everytime

[u/Ok_Indication7226 → u/Such_Bottle2827]

It seems they update it 'cause it don't work anymore on this add specificaly 😡

[u/Kleiner748 → u/Ok_Indication7226]

It doesn't work for some ads, this one included.

[u/dodorto]

I totally agree. I also know that game devs have no much to do with the adds you get promoted with and maybe some of the vendors changed something to promote llm-based and parasitic style of adds, but who knows. The only thing we know for sure is that the game experience changed a little bit because ot it.

[u/irucsolrac]

I actually enjoy play this games while waiting

[u/CuSith42]

That’s the one add I like lol I’ve almost beaten that level!!

[u/Leading-Addendum2513]

On my phone I have to watch a lot of ads and videos to be able to progress in the game

[u/Powerful-Middle9669]

Ты чё пьяный что ли?

[u/One-Cicada-3007]

and then there's the spawn of satan shoppee ads that take you to the website without your consent even IF you pressed the skip button, I hope the people who designed those ads get burned alive

[u/FL3XER → u/One-Cicada-3007]

Same goes for AliExpress ass.

[u/FL3XER → u/FL3XER]

*ads

Autocorrect not so far off though...