Random Area IX: The Undiscovered Random

Report the ad to PB using the report ad tool. I did it when it hit me.
saltin, could be good to report this certain site to PB staff

I miss the Swedish Chef. Bork bork...

You have been served a bad advertisement for sure, a redirect ad.Please use the [Report Ad] found at the bottom of every page so the PB staff can pull it out of the system.Pay close attention to the time of the ad events so you report the correct ad.

I made a Report thread  covering this issue in case it happens to more members.

Some of the things that go on here tend to add a large amount of unneeded stress to my life, so I'm going to be less active than usual. I'll keep work on my mods and keep the same effort I put into coaching the BR mod team, but I won't be in the Lounge as often.

Probably the first time I'm seeing all the four GMs online at the same time.

Hi Desophaeus,

Using the report tool vs talking to pb staff: I can assure you they much prefer for you to use the [report add] automated system rather than communicate with them directly which almost always results in them asking you to use the tool anyways.Talking to them about the problem accomplishes nothing nor does it help them solve the problem any faster than via the automated [Report tool].

Difficulty reporting ads:
It is difficult to report a redirect ad in the middle of the event yes but usually you eventually can get a break at some point and be able to track it down to a time frame and report it.

Frequency of the event: Some members are much more susceptible to it then others,factors influencing this is mobile and certain networks.Many members never experience this problem while others are not so lucky.

proboards response: has been proven to work and has been effective at removing (but not preventing)these ads. As mentioned before PB host millions of sites, they wouldn't be in business today if they werent able to respond to (most of) their customers need.
I have personally used the report link a couple times and the issue ads were solved very quickly.I agree though it is a frustrating process and never a final solution.

How common has redirect been in other sites:
Imgur, the AP, NBC, Hearst properties, various newspaper sites and blogs, eBay, Perez Hilton, SomethingAwful, WeatherUnderground, TwitPic, Cheezburger.com, Slickdeals, Twitchy, NHL, ten of thousands of other forums and many others website have in the past or are currently experiencing this issue.There is nothing unusual or unique about our forum.

Easytech sometimes gets bad feedback about this but honestly their action and initiative was logical and to the point imo.
Aliens was essentially a free dlc,an upgrade to the game.Gaming companies very often charge for anything and everything extra,they did not, so that's cool.

Aliens were added because many players essentially finished the game too early.While the game was brutal to new players it was basically too easy for the many hard core fans and pro-players who knew the in depth game mechanics.

Easytech had to quickly come up with a good plan to add content to these players and they also had to ramp up the difficulty so as to make it a stronger more lasting challenge.
At that point and no matter what model ended up being selected it would have been hard to explain the much harder content or to maintain the old theme anyways so they decided to introduce a new actor:the aliens.

I understand the sci-fi theme may have been somewhat of a challenge for some players to accept but to me it was close to a perfect (practical) solution that focused on fixing their biggest problem "I finished the game too early".
Personally had ton of fun with the aliens, it made the game last a lot longer too.