It seems MA’s ComPet team was 100% certain Hitlery will win the elections. So they decided to jump on the bandwagon and involve themselves in real politics of another country. They released 3 videos (all 3 before elections). I can almost see them batting each other on the back for such a great advertising idea.
A stupid move even before elections, and it’s really stupid now as Trump is officially a US president.
I mean, regardless of your political affiliations, posting insulting videos can draw negative attention to MA and their other game. Which can easily end up with declaring EU an online casino with all the legal and practical consequences. MA has been sitting on the edge there all the time, luckily US Govt. never noticed such a small fry.
Go ahead and make them notice you, such a smart move guys!
Satire is something that actually might bring more folks in instead of pushing em out… Go ahead and make a full presidential line… Bush with big ears, and so on and so forth.
If you haven’t noticed, Mindark does this type of thing all of the time, although this is probably one of the most blatent examples… It’s just their little humorous way of doing Search Engine Optimization on a minor scale…
I want a Trumpetta. Where do I write the check to?
On a real note, this is stupid. I don’t know what the management is doing with MA tbh. At least they didn’t buy another castle.
Is it just me or do most of these jokes barely even make sense? It’s like they grabbed a couple words/phrases trump said, had a Chinese kid warp them, and then threw them in with a stock clapping sound. Literally no punchline even.
Ofc it can bring more folks in! I’m pretty sure it works perfectly well like anything controversial.
There’s just this one small detail that worries me. You have to have access to the IP to actually come in.
I’m sure we’ll work something out, right? Surely we could bounce off some Chinese anonymous VPN provider and bypass the IP block. No worries keep advertising guys! :silly2:
Wow that’s crazy, I saw a pic of that pet and thought it was some idiot with photoshop.
You are very right here, this is uncalled for them to do this, and legally not very smart, Trump is kind of known for his ability to sue people for his name infringement. He recently won a lawsuit in China of all places, giving him the trademarks of over 200 Trump based goods.
Very bad form, completely agree. Perhaps one of the most disappointing things Ive seen from them yet.
Kind of speechless now… that’s some sad pathetic weak stuff there.
Why Compet instead of Compets? Every vid they have sounds like borderline broken English. Is MA really in Sweden? I think management must have moved to China.
300-something views in 4+ months? Pfft, MA will have to apologize harder.
A tyrant with a penchant for petty revenge? That’s media image that suits both DJT and his opposition - in reality, DJT is quite pragmatic and doesn’t care about things not worth caring about.
What worries me more is MA’s apparent talent for antimarketing.
Donald Trump is the president of the USA & a lot of people voted for him. For every person who thinks that the way he is portrayed is funny, you can bet another will be deeply offended.
And I do know that Americans do not like citizens of other countries laughing at them & their institutions
I was brought up with spitting image so i enjoy a bit satire comedy, but they took the piss out of everyone, just like south park. I don’t agree with this as it very sided and not right for game.
This type of “satire” makes me feel uncomfortable & I am not American.
If people want to run with this type of shite at least set your targets on everybody.
I know, how about Obama - those videos that make him look like a monkey.
Or what about the Clinton’s - now there is a rich vein of humour just waiting to be mined.
Or how about moderators just lock this thread - this sort of stuff is not funny
Your’re right there. Despite the fact that who Americans elect as president affects millions of people all round the world not just America, they think that no-one other than Americans have a right to comment on the matter. And very thin skinned when it comes to any critical comments. I’ve learned not to make any such comments when talking to my American friends.
Something ingame is named after the Swedish prime minister, and MA wasn’t sued for that. I don’t mean OptimusPrime helmet, but it’s … close. At least same planet.
“Sweden, who would believe this? Sweden. They took in large numbers. They’re having problems like they never thought possible.”
