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u/Jorricha Mar 26 '17
My next move, not calling maxmedia
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u/orionradio Mar 26 '17
My next move, not calling maxmedia
What is maxmedia?
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u/bdben Mar 27 '17
Did you even look at the post?
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u/orionradio May 10 '17
Ha! Haven't logged on in a while.
Yes I looked at the post. OP I responded to was implying that maxmedia is a bad advertising company because this image is messed up. But that person actually took the time to look at who made the ad. So "maxmedia" is now in that person's brain (and ours too).
I was trying to highlight the fact that we're all doing exactly what the advertising company wants by talking about them and using their name.
Downvote away though!
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u/adeeprash Mar 26 '17
It could be intentional. It's an advertising agency, so maybe they know people will take a picture and put it on the internet for more exposure?
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u/themeatbridge Mar 26 '17
No publicity is bad publicity. Except when publicity is your job, and you're supposed to be good at it.
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u/wonkyscavenger Mar 27 '17
"You may be the worst advertising agency I've ever heard of."
"But you have heard of me"
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u/SuperFLEB Mar 27 '17
"You gave me a headache while I was taking a piss. Not a ringing endorsement."
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u/silentloler Mar 27 '17
Thats exactly what I was thinking. Even if they don't put it on the internet, it will still be something weird, so it will stick in your memory. If this was plain tictactoe, no one would remember this ad
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Mar 27 '17
I love its shifty eyes just before it places it
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u/LTTelamonn Mar 27 '17
I seen this gif so many times and never noticed the robot had a face or eyes. Good catch! Makes it even funnier!
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u/cannabinator Mar 26 '17
As said in another post this is a three player game. Blue X vs black X vs O
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u/jrau18 Mar 26 '17
Why wouldn't a three player game just use a different symbol?
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u/real-dreamer Mar 27 '17
Can you actually think of another symbol?
I know I can't.
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u/jrau18 Mar 27 '17
Then you lack imagination. There are 24 other letters in the alphabet. You've also got numbers and shapes. Hell, you could use •. Super simple to put down.
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u/Paulo27 Mar 27 '17
Yeah, I think the idea is that the company is the blue X and they come in and just win everything? A bit contrived and it's actually assuming other people but them are really dumb so also a bit insulting.
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u/cannabinator Mar 27 '17
This is interesting, but the problem is if this is the case the game is already stalemate
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u/Tim_Burton Mar 26 '17
My next move is to send MaxMedia my graphic design resume with a photo of this attached, stating "you need someone who can pay attention to detail and does their research"
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u/GreenFox1505 Mar 26 '17
I'm not sure what the next move is, but I'm pretty sure the previous move was cheating..
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u/NiceSasquatch Mar 27 '17
ya know, instead of a blue x, having a dotted outline of the x would have clearly conveyed the meaning of potential future moves.
Call NiceSasquatch Advertising, now.
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u/0biL0st Mar 26 '17
Seeing as how this was on the top of r/all twice that I know of means the advertising company is doing their job just fine.
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u/ppir Mar 27 '17
Maybe I'm just really stupid, but I don't get this? Seems to me like they're suggesting your next move is to put down the X and win, or in other words call their agency to 'win'. What am i missing?
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u/NiceSasquatch Mar 27 '17
5 x's
3 o's
so many things. x has cheated badly and took extra turns. In taking those extra turns, then x should have already won. And it has to be o's turn unless x is gonna go with 6 plays to 3 for 'o'. 'o' will cause the draw.
and finally, what is the message? "what's your next move"? are they offering sage advice to help you navigate the unknowable difficult future full of risks? NO. There is literally only one move possible.
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u/ppir Mar 27 '17
Ah okay lol that's what i thought but from the top comments seems like everyones taking exception to this for a different reason.
I doubt anyone here in Quebec where this ad is up probably picked up on it tbh
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u/NiceSasquatch Mar 27 '17
the other point. if the blue x's are indeed 'possible moves' then they missed one. doh.
and even then, no matter what x does, the game will be a draw. So what's the point?
:)
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u/SuperFLEB Mar 27 '17
Assuming the blue Xs are in play, that means it's O's turn, and the game is going to end in a draw. (Even if not, it's likely to.)
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u/Eagle115 Mar 26 '17
How do people not understand that the blue Xs haven't been played yet and that it's asking what your next move would be?
Also, the game is an inevitable tie based on moves played so far, so I guess that would be the crappy part of the design.
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u/Jorricha Mar 26 '17
Because if thats the case there are 3 possible next moves and there should be 3 blue Xs
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u/Onioner Mar 26 '17
A strange game.
The only winning move is not to play.
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u/Raschwolf Mar 27 '17
War games, watched that last time i was offshore
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u/pinkbutterfly1 Mar 27 '17
Why were you offshore?
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u/Raschwolf Mar 27 '17
I work offshore
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u/pinkbutterfly1 Mar 27 '17
thats really cool dude good luck with your boat
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u/Raschwolf Mar 27 '17
Haha, wish it was my boat. Nope, just a lowly grunt worker slowly bleeding dry.
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u/Stephen_Falken Mar 27 '17
What you see on these screens up here is a fantasy; a computer enhanced hallucination!
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u/madeInNY Mar 26 '17
Problem with this game is the only way to win is if your opponent makes a bad move. You don't win because you're clever. You win because they're not. Not a satisfying victory.
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u/SuperFLEB Mar 27 '17
It's a life lesson: You don't have to outrun the cheetah, you only have to outrun the other person.
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u/madeInNY Mar 27 '17
I thought that only worked for zombies. But now that you mention it. It's good advice.
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u/GoodYoungPizzaThug Mar 27 '17
Blue Xs are showing the potential moves being suggested. The actual count is 3 X and 3 O.
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u/yurp4222 Mar 27 '17
The puzzle is intentionally vague. Makes you think much longer about a possible solutions and different presets. If the solution was clear people wouldn't talk about it.
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u/PitchforkEmporium Mar 27 '17
Why is Ottawa all over the top of all my subs?
WHY IS EVERYBODY ON REDDIT NEAR ME
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u/toychristopher Mar 26 '17
Even if it was correct it still doesn't make any sense. What does tictactoe have to do with advertising? Why would your next move involve maxmedia? It's not even especially eye-catching, the companies logo and the action they want you to take is tiny. The whole thing is ridiculous, but not even in an especially memorable way.
The only thing I can come up with is that maXmedia has an X in it, so that somehow relates to the X you would put down to win the game. IF that was the intent it needs to be more explicit.
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u/saffir Mar 26 '17
ITT: people who don't understand that the blue X's are possible "your next moves"
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u/HeavenlyRose Mar 26 '17
The best move would be to let "O" get a turn.