Ads all of a sudden? Normal?

[Meat Hammer]

Hey fellow FoE'ers,

I have been playing for the better part of a week, and have not spotted a single ad in the entire game; or the requirement to watch them.

This morning I go to play and I am required to watch an ad for the following: Tavern boosts, aiding (all 3 types), and the Castle system. I can actually tolerate an ad for a 4-hour boost. In fact, I almost consider that fair. But an ad for each of the 3 forms of 'aiding'? This absolutely blew my mind to smithereens as FoE has pushed, and made it a core mechanic of progressing, getting BPs, and an injection of coins. This feels like I am watching ads just to exist.

Make no mistake, I am well aware that this game is a mechanism for revenue - it's a business - which is why I can tolerate a balanced approach to generating it.

I am sure some of you will say "if you don't like it, then leave" - fair enough. If that's the response you want to give me, I will take it. I can appreciate that no one is forcing me to watch ads at the end of the day. But man oh man, is this a rotten strategy for longevity and retention.

I guess more than anything, I am just absolutely puzzled at this move.

Hope you all have a wonderful week.

 

[shadowblackff]

The ads are mobile-only (at least for now).

As for why you had no ads until now, I might be wrong on this, but I believe new players get one free week of Forge Plus, and one of the benefits of Forge Plus is that there are no ads.

 

[Forwandert]

If you play on browser there is no ads.

We didn't have ads on Mobile for about 7 years then they figured out another revenue stream and added them to mobile not long after implementation of the aid all buttons. You have the options to buy forgeplus which includes ad free or buy ad free every month, just ignore them or watch them. It was a tacky addition after being ad free for so long.

You don't need to aid all either, the game was out for about 10 years+ before they added that. You can manually go down the list of players and do them individually.

 

[Meat Hammer]

The ads are mobile-only (at least for now).

As for why you had no ads until now, I might be wrong on this, but I believe new players get one free week of Forge Plus, and one of the benefits of Forge Plus is that there are no ads.

To the PC it is! Thank you for this, appreciated.
I may have also missed the memo on the week of free Forge Plus - and that's my bad.

 

[Meat Hammer]

If you play on browser there is no ads.

We didn't have ads on Mobile for about 7 years then they figured out another revenue stream and added them to mobile not long after implementation of the aid all buttons. You have the options to buy forgeplus which includes ad free or buy ad free every month, just ignore them or watch them. It was a tacky addition after being ad free for so long.

You don't need to aid all either, the game was out for about 10 years+ before they added that. You can manually go down the list of players and do them individually.

It's settled, PC it is for now!

I appreciate all of you. It looks like I was a little hasty in my post. I have no problem going down the list individually, I am used to that for other games.

 

[Forwandert]

Just a FYI, if you're considering purchasing diamonds or event passes etc as you progress, they're also cheaper on browser.

 

[Meat Hammer]

Just a FYI, if you're considering purchasing diamonds or event passes etc as you progress, they're also cheaper on browser.

That is absolutely good to know. I purchased a small thing of diamonds yesterday to try and squeeze in a few more event rewards. Should have done it on the browser. Thank you again!