Is this what we can expect in the future.

[Tekgun2]

I was really disappointed when I installed TOH and started it up to see advertising for Facebook. I don't expect to find advertising inside software that is paid for, I think it looks cheap and tacky and to be honest I'm sick of seeing FB everywhere.
So can I expect the same in ArmA3? I hope not, BI your my favourite developer but I hope this is not going to be the future.

[MadDogX]

Aren't they just pointing out their social channels, including Twitter and such? This isn't exactly "advertising for Facebook".

You're crying about nothing.

[W0lle]

That's no advertising but as MadDog said pointing you at Twitter, Facebook and their website. Every tiny company today has links/buttons to their used social media platform now.

That's the 21st century, web 2.0 or whatever you like to call it.

[Hellfire257]

Yeah, that isn't advertising anything that I can see. Social media is one of the best ways to group people together and also is a great way to ask a question about a product. That sort of thing is integral to modern society now.

[Nicholas]

I also thought it looked rather tacky. I think they should have those buttons in the credit page or something. I believe that in this case, them pointing out and drawing attention to their social media pages would be considered advertising.

Definition of Advertise: Describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.

[MadDogX]

I also thought it looked rather tacky. I think they should have those buttons in the credit page or something. I believe that in this case, them pointing out and drawing attention to their social media pages would be considered advertising.

Definition of Advertise: Describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.

So if they have a link to their forum or their website in the game it would also be advertising, right? Somehow I don't think many people would be complaining about that.

This whole issue is rooted in a very subjective and specific objection to certain social media sites, as seen in the cherry picking of Facebook ("advertising for Facebook"). If it was just YouTube, the forums and perhaps Twitter, I bet this thread would not exist.

[Nicholas]

Any kind of link that would promote or draw attention to their forum or social media pages I would consider advertising. Because it is. I'm not saying it is bad, but it looks rather tacky right on the main menu screen. Perhaps if they just added a few links that would be added to the start menu or desktop during the installation that could later be removed by the user. Or at least place the links on the credits menu. But not right on the main menu where its the first thing you see.

I like the way that the Carrier Command beta did it. They show you those links and everything when you exit the game.

[Hellfire257]

So if they have a link to their forum or their website in the game it would also be advertising, right? Somehow I don't think many people would be complaining about that.

This whole issue is rooted in a very subjective and specific objection to certain social media sites, as seen in the cherry picking of Facebook ("advertising for Facebook"). If it was just YouTube, the forums and perhaps Twitter, I bet this thread would not exist.

True that!

At any rate, their aim is probably to encourage participation in the community and the beta program, not specifically Facebook. Facebook is a contact method as well. Would a phone number for BIS HQ be advertising too?

[Nicholas]

I'd just like to point out that I don't have a problem with the fact that they are advertising, but where they have placed it.

[DM]

the fact that they are advertising

But they're "advertising" themselves?