Game Site Wonders 'What Next?' When 50% of Users Block Ads

6 writes "Destructoid, one of the few remaining bastions of independent game journalism online, wonders what to do now that nearly 50% of their users run ad-blockers."

Comments

Re:I used to block ads

[Alumoi]

By nicely you mean very little content compared to today.

I beg to differ. Today there is very little content. Only movies, pics and a shitload of 'professional' opinions from self-appointed independent/expert/investigator/journalist.... assholes whose only purpose is throwing more ads in your face.

Re:It's a flawed way to keep a site up.

[Runaway1956]

That's pretty awful, isn't it? You whore yourself to advertisers, who may or may not exploit vulnerabilities in a person's system, but always make using your site more unpleasant. That doesn't work, so you set up a pay wall. And, nobody pays to see what you've got behind the paywall.

I guess that spells bankruptcy for you, huh?

Well, tough shit. You should have thought things over long ago. Offer a product that people really want, and offer it for a reasonable price. You failed to offer a reasonably priced product that people want? Well - screw you - go hungry. No one gives a small damn about you. You tried to milk the cash cow, but you never even warmed your hands up before grabbing hold of the cow's teats. When she kicks you in the head, don't expect any sympathy from anyone at all.

Bankruptcy, dude. Now, kindly fuck off and die.