Anyone else searching for the NVIDIA Geforce GTX Titan Black?

A non-intrusive ad that is also free stuff? I'm perfectly okay with that.
Not often that I agree with your standpoint ;)

Ok. It is marketing. But at least the playerbase has the chance to benefit from it too. This is a good way of handling rare (I hope) in game marketing.
 
I am torn on this.

It's a really cool way to do a competition.

On the other hand, I do not want advertisements in my game. That's not on, to be honest, in a full price retail game, which has a cosmetic store too.

If this is kept to a minimum, it's fine, and well done to the people at FDEV for integrating it into the game in an interesting way. But if this becomes too common, it will just feel cheap. In game ads always make it feel like a crappy free to play title.

Be careful with stuff like this please, it's all I ask.

Full price retail game? £35 and no subs?
Dreamer!
 
Even if it is a competition, it's still crass. And I didn't pay all that money at PB (+Lifetime Expansion Pass) to see immersion breaking adverts.
Nope, like me you paid extra to test the game at Beta, Gamma & in your case get the expansions for free (I upgraded my KS to Open Beta and just missed out on the Pass). We did not pay extra to "not see immersion breaking adverts".

Cosmetic items and in-galaxy adverts I'll take any day over monthly subs and/or pay-to-win chuff
 
I think it is a fun idea too...but the realism/immersion crowd certainly has a bone to pick here. What the heck is a space ship commander gonna do with a discrete graphics card from 2015? The HUD seems to work fine without it ;)

Have you looked at the graphics and computers inside your ship latelty? My anaconda has a computer and keyboard to the left of me from 1984. a titan X would be a needed upgrade. :)
 
Don't like it? Ask FD to make Elite be subscription based. NVidia is giving you a chance at getting their latest free video card and you complain? That's nothing short of ignorance.

Seriously though, the future should NOT devoid of advertising. Personally I wouldn't mind seeing a Coca-Cola or Pepsi sign here and there. It would bring a little familiarity to an alien universe. Hell hearing a little commercial while sitting in a port would add more ambiance. I seem to remember the Blade Runner future was nothing BUT advertising.
 
Can someone post the Galnet news article you are all talking about? Some people can't get in game at the moment and are intrigued what the fuss is all about (ie me!).
 
[h=3] Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Black Prototypes Revealed [/h] The NVIDIA labs, in association with Reynhardt IntelliSys, are pleased to announce that prototypes of the GeForce GTX Titan Black graphics card are now available for purchase from one exclusive outlet.

A masterpiece of engineering, the NVIDIA Geforce GTX Titan Black represents the cutting edge of display technology. It balances a sleek design with uncompromising performance and unparalleled processing power, making the Titan Black one of the most desirable display modules in the entire galaxy.

To celebrate the pre-release of the new module, NVIDIA are offering 5 lucky pilots the opportunity to win a commercial grade GTX Titan Black. Winning the competition couldn’t be simpler. The first 5 pilots to sell a canister of NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Black Prototypes back to NVIDIA HQ aboard Godel Ring will be rewarded with a commercial model as soon as they become available. The only problem is NVIDIA isn’t saying where the prototypes are being sold.

Happy hunting Commanders.
 
Imagine if you found it, and you broke it trying to scoop it up..

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:)
 
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No, I have smashed my PC to pieces at the complete outrage of an immersion breaking, intrusive advert that has been thrust piston like into my life via that horrific in game advert. I have cancelled the 500 copies of E D I had on pre-order for my family and friends and will never buy a FDEV or Nvidia product ever again!

I am so outraged at the thought of being able to win a grands worth of electronic equipment whilst playing my game I have been sick on my desk!
 
Don't like it? Ask FD to make Elite be subscription based. NVidia is giving you a chance at getting their latest free video card and you complain? That's nothing short of ignorance.

Seriously though, the future should NOT devoid of advertising. Personally I wouldn't mind seeing a Coca-Cola or Pepsi sign here and there. It would bring a little familiarity to an alien universe. Hell hearing a little commercial while sitting in a port would add more ambiance. I seem to remember the Blade Runner future was nothing BUT advertising.

exactly. What the hell do you want FD to do? Noone wants in game purchases. I don't know how much revenue they make from the cosmetic crap, but it can't be a lot. you simply cannot make a modern day, persistent, on line game with constant updates and evolving content on a pure box-set/paid expansion model. Either the game will stagnate (which some will argue it already has) or it will die. Give FD a break. Immersion. Jesus, take a pill guys.
 
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