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Advertising Standards Authority bars EA from advertising Dungeon Keepers as "Free To Play"
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It is a non-regulatory organisation funded by the advertising industry to effectively self-police; so it is nearer the former than the latter.
How many times....
Infinite...a levy is a tax. The government levys taxes to pay for as a. Its a government agency. Or do you have a different definition for levy? Does some other instiuion have the authority to tax?One more time, it is not the British Government. The government has done nothing.
The ASA is self-regulation by the advertising industry just as the PCC is self-regulation by the free press. It is nothing to do with the government- in fact it is designed for the very purpose of avoiding interference from the government.
Why is this so difficult to understand?
So it isn't free enough? .... I am baffled at the entitlement.
adverb
adverb: free
"ladies were admitted free"
informalfor free, on the house
"admission is free"
with the sheets eased.
Without cost is defined as free. You can play without cost.
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Hi, Canadian here, the CBC is a crown corporation. That definition allows them to sell advertisements to make more money.
Boycotting EA. Why? They suck, even moreso since 2008.
Stop playing stupid, free also includes the following:
not physically restrained, obstructed, or fixed; unimpeded.
A playwall is definitely not free. They should say free to download and install, but it is clearly not free to play.
Boycotting EA. Why? They suck, even moreso since 2008.
I know and already said that (read: partially funded by taxpayers). My point is, even though that is the case, it is by no means a "governemnt agency"
No it is not. It is self-regulation within the advertising industry. It is funded by the advertising industry.
Stop talking about things you clearly have no comprehension of.
Or free to try out..
Thats exactly like a car dealership advratising "Free to use" cars.......yet when you get there, you find out that you can only drive it to the exit of the lot for free, but if you want to leave the lot, you have to pay. I understand paying extra if you want to have air conditioning, power windows etc etc, but if they advratise "free to use" cars, you should be able to use the car for more than a tiny demo...
Anyone arguing that having a restritive paywall is "still free the play, because you played free, even though it was for a small amount of time", means you also think game demos are free to play game as well. With that said, WoW is free to play as well......these arnt slippery sloap arguments, they are 1 to 1 exact comparion examples....
His ruling is it isn'r free enough, because you can't play without stopping. I disagree, as I can still play ther game for free, as was advertised. It never said how much of the game was free. It just said you can play the game for free, which anyone can.
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But for how long?
Are you free to play as long as you want or will you be playwalled/timegated?
Would everyone to whom the advertisements were shown be able to play as long as they want, unimpeded?
How far into the game are you? The ASA clearly says that it is later in the game that causes issue with the term free to play.
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Yes, those are free to play games. If you look at the WoW Advertisement, it clearly says, word for word "Free to play to level 20" As such, even blizzard claims it as free to play.
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There are no taxes at all. How many different ways can I tell you this? None of it is funded by taxes- NOTHING, not one bit.
It is funded by the advertising industry to self-regulate. Just the same way that many other professional bodies are funded.
Then it is not free to play. It is gratis with restrictions, which you can pay to have removed.
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grat·is
adverb: gratis
"a monthly program was issued gratis"
"the room was provided gratis, courtesy of the casino"
adjective: gratis
"gratis copies"
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Exactly, it says "free to play until level 20"....not false advratising...if it just said "free to play", then it would be false advratising......in that scenerio, level 20 is the paywall. In this threads case, the time limit is the pay wall. If the advratisement was "free to play for 30 min (or however long the timer is), it would not be false advratising....
How is this so hard to comprehend for some.
What is difficult to comprehend is you are trying to tell me that a gam I can download and play for free right now is not free to play, because there are restrictions. No restrictions was not advertised, playing for free was. I can play for free.
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There are no taxes at all. How many different ways can I tell you this? None of it is funded by taxes- NOTHING, not one bit.
It is funded by the advertising industry to self-regulate. Just the same way that many other professional bodies are funded.
Its funded by voluntary levy paid by the advertisers. Its confusing isn't voulantary levy contradictory. A levy by definition is a tax you must pay or face fines or imprisonment. How is it voluntary then?You tried to "get" me by pointing out that WoW advertises "Free to play until level 20", while all you did was point out the flaw in EA's advertising for DK....
Blizz lists WoW's paywall in its advert....EA should do the same for DK....you can disagree, but don't act like we are saying that the moon is made out of cheese....
To make this simple- if you are a solicitor you will pay fees to the Bar Association, if you are a surveyor you will pay fees to the RICS. These are professional bodies entirely unrelated to the government (other than acting as a powerful lobby group) which regulate their own industry. If you are an advertiser you pay the ASA.
I would add that it is in everyone's interest to have their professional practice properly regulated, or their professional credentials become meaningless.
There are no taxes at all. How many different ways can I tell you this? None of it is funded by taxes- NOTHING, not one bit.
It is funded by the advertising industry to self-regulate. Just the same way that many other professional bodies are funded.
Its funded by voluntary levy paid by the advertisers. Its confusing isn't voulantary levy contradictory. A levy by definition is a tax you must pay or face fines or imprisonment. How is it voluntary then?To make this simple- if you are a solicitor you will pay fees to the Bar Association, if you are a surveyor you will pay fees to the RICS. These are professional bodies entirely unrelated to the government (other than acting as a powerful lobby group) which regulate their own industry. If you are an advertiser you pay the ASA.
Thanks I understand it now. Basically companies work together to police themselves. The only part I have issue with is their power to "refer" you to trading standards if you don't play ball. Its very close to what I would consider ideal...the whole threat of government action ruins everything though.And Blizzard wouldn't be rejected since you can play for free until level 20 and you arnt block upon reaching 20, only your progress is stalled, but if they would say only "free to play" and then would paygate at level 20, they would have been told to change that. And after filing complaints on Blizzard myself for other regulations, they don't even try to swerve around it and only fix what the complaint tells them to fix (once accepted). Its a shame my kid is too young to be able to play a game like GW2 or I'd have had criminal charges on them just because why not? (there is gambling for dyes/items in their game, which is a criminal offense to offer that to minors)
Boycotting EA. Why? They suck, even moreso since 2008.