Saw this post from not long ago and it's somehow locked.

https://www.warzone.com/Forum/810498-ads-finally-pushed-away-game

Just want to say I agree with OP. Everything is 60 seconds now. I've been grinding at idle for years now and have spent real money on the game (doh), just kinda looking for a reason or replacement to quit. it's the little stuff like this that makes it easy.

sure nothing can be done and it's all with Google but still,sad to see enshittification creep into our little idle game

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You could always choose to not do the things where you get rewarded for watching ads

I actually tried one of the games promoted for a day, and found after the initial period the ads are a LOT worse on other games. At least in WZ idle you choose bonuses that need adwatching and can forgo them.

But yes, 60 secs is annoying, especially when it's the same stupid ad every day. If I do it, I put the phone down, do a chore, come back.

Ugh yeah, 60 seconds is just annoyingly long. Way more than double as annoying as a 30 second ad, funny how a brain can work like that.

I suspect Fizzer can only pick the category (e.g. "long form video ad" or whatever its officially called), and Google then serves you up whatever they want.
But if he picks another category he probably doesn't get paid as much, so I suspect we will just have to live with this... :{

They ad length is set by Google. I heard they went up recently but I didn't change anything, so it was a change made by Google. I don't think there's any way for me to modify it. If I could I would certainly choose the shorter ads since I also hate long ads.

https://support.google.com/admob/thread/113382349/can-i-control-how-long-a-rewarded-ad-or-interstitial-ad-will-play?hl=en

I'd say it would almost be better to turn it into a micro-transaction than to watch an ad.

You could use a DNS solution like https://disconnect.me or https://pi-hole.net to more generally block network requests to trackers or ads, though I wouldn't be surprised if you were not given a reward for "watching" the ad

There's also content blocking solutions for web browsers like UBlockOrigin (UBlockOrigin Lite is not fully feature packed compared to original due to technical limitations) or AdGuard.

You could also use a browser that implements Global Privacy Controls and make sure it is enabled. Rejects tracking cookies (which in turn rejects some ads) and cookie banners won't be shown as often due to the preference of rejecting consent to cookies by default. Any Firefox or Firefox-based browser has GPC implemented, though you might need to turn on strict/enhanced browser protection. Brave also implements GPC and is enabled. I'm unsure if there are any other Chromium-based browsers that implement it.

I'd say it would almost be better to turn it into a micro-transaction than to watch an ad.

- Dan

Yeah I have thought this a couple times but not sure I've put the idea out there other than maybe global chat. Fizzer could create a VIP/Premium status that has a 30 day length and enables free wheel spinning and unlocks the ad bonuses for idle. Possible to include access to premium colors during it as well, premium wheel with better rewards, or whatever. Similar things in other mobiles games I've seen(they allow you instant access to otherwise video ad bonuses, and usually some other goodies) are typically $9.99 ($10) USD / mo (30 days).

That might sound expensive but it's the cost of using your wallet to enjoy the benefits of not watching possibly 100+ video ads a month. I'm sure Fizzer could take his CPM on the video ad views and work out an advantageous pricing / benefit.

I rarely see the ads but when I do I am always happy. The music, the excitement, my reaction time tested, and in the end??
The Reward!

Love it.