[Daniel.PinionGG]

Originally Posted by Horsedick Can the pinion rep respond to how they intend to block the use of this and to make sure players see the ads and not get around them?

I've requested an answer from one of the dev's for this one.

[clutchh]

Daniel, I wanted to share that I always crash when I have Kaspersky enabled. So if the other people who are crashing use this as well, you have a link. I'm not sure about other security programs, but it might be worth looking into.

[Horsedick]

Originally Posted by Daniel.PinionGG I've requested an answer from one of the dev's for this one.

great look forward to seeing the response.

Also I just sat thru a Skittles ad that was 30seconds long - need to kick these ads down to 15seconds tops if possible cause nobody in their right mind unless forced will sit thru and watch someone jogging on a treadmill to advertise skittles. People will just get mad and leave the server when having to sit thru 30second ads.

[ThatMatt]

Originally Posted by clutchh Daniel, I wanted to share that I always crash when I have Kaspersky enabled. So if the other people who are crashing use this as well, you have a link. I'm not sure about other security programs, but it might be worth looking into.

I have Kaspersky running and don't crash.

[clutchh]

Originally Posted by ThatMatt I have Kaspersky running and don't crash.

Which version? I run IS '13. Anti-Banner enabled?

[ThatMatt]

Kaspersky 12 and Anti-banner is not enabled.

[clutchh]

Looks like the issue on my end is with Anti-Banner enabled. I'm guessing people running anything like this is having issues as well. Thanks for providing info, Matt.

[DeathMaster]

1/18/2013- Average completion rate for period: 97.66%
1/19/2013- Average completion rate for period: 94.55%
1/20/2013- Average completion rate for period: 92.18%
1/21/2013- Average completion rate for period: 91.49%
1/22/2013- Average completion rate for period: 89.03%
1/23/2013- Average completion rate for period: 88.62%
1/24/2013- Average completion rate for period: 87.42%
1/25/2013- Average completion rate for period: 83.18%
1/26/2013- Average completion rate for period: 74.14%
1/27/2013- Average completion rate for period: 72.36%
1/28/2013- Average completion rate for period: 70.62%

Last week I was getting an average 92% completion rate... now just look at the trend... I am not very far off not getting paid again and here I though pinion had fixed the issues...

Is anyone else experiencing this completion drop off?

[AeroAcrobat]

Originally Posted by DeathMaster 1/18/2013- Average completion rate for period: 97.66% 1/19/2013- Average completion rate for period: 94.55% 1/20/2013- Average completion rate for period: 92.18% 1/21/2013- Average completion rate for period: 91.49% 1/22/2013- Average completion rate for period: 89.03% 1/23/2013- Average completion rate for period: 88.62% 1/24/2013- Average completion rate for period: 87.42% 1/25/2013- Average completion rate for period: 83.18% 1/26/2013- Average completion rate for period: 74.14% 1/27/2013- Average completion rate for period: 72.36% 1/28/2013- Average completion rate for period: 70.62% Last week I was getting an average 92% completion rate... now just look at the trend... I am not very far off not getting paid again and here I though pinion had fixed the issues... Is anyone else experiencing this completion drop off?

[Daniel.PinionGG]

Originally Posted by Horsedick great look forward to seeing the response. Also I just sat thru a Skittles ad that was 30seconds long - need to kick these ads down to 15seconds tops if possible cause nobody in their right mind unless forced will sit thru and watch someone jogging on a treadmill to advertise skittles. People will just get mad and leave the server when having to sit thru 30second ads.

We are working on this. Also, to answer your other question:

We're working on a technical response to this particular code and should hopefully have something released within a couple of weeks.

Unfortunately, this kind of thing often becomes a cat and mouse game as new holes are discovered and patched. Our plugin is open source (https://github.com/PinionTech/Pinion-Adverts), so if you have the talent and the time we welcome pull requests. Especially if they're fixing bugs.

Aside from writing code, the most effective thing you can do is to make sure your players realise that the servers are run by real people just like them with real bills. We want people to be excited about the ads because they're supporting the communities they love, so get out there and tell them why it's important! We wrote this blog post on the subject, which you may want to direct people to (http://blog.pinion.gg/articles/meet-...munity-owners/). If you write your own posts or content please let us know and, if it nails it, we'll share it around.

Originally Posted by AeroAcrobat

This could be because we are currently running a large campaign that is 30 seconds, so the ratio of 15 to 30 second ads is tipped towards the 30's.

The good news is we're expecting dynamic completion added to the plugin this week or early next. This will give you the ability to set the completion rate to a % not a time, so it will vary by the ad.

Also, never been the brunt of a Fry joke before, they're still pretty funny! :-p