# \[Poll\] Remove the ads in the main menu **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Discussion\ **Created:** [June 5, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682 "2026-06-05T22:18:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CouguarLoup7693](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/couguarloup7693/32/29921_2.png) [@CouguarLoup7693](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/CouguarLoup7693)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/1 "2026-06-05T22:18:01Z")
Since the last update there is ads in the main menu. **Do you want to remove the Ads in the main menu ?** _Poll ([view on site](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/1))_ Personality I don’t want to view those ads even if I own all the DLC, theere is already a pop-up when a new DLC is released (and is very annoying for because I usualy preorder athe DLC). For those who don"t want the DLC the content is already showing a locked in the campaign and civilization menu. So please stop the enshitification of then game, fix the bugs, many of us cannot play the game, since the last update. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/91PEzTYFn4M/maxresdefault.jpg "We don't need Ads in AoE2 (& How to Remove)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91PEzTYFn4M) PS ; for those who don’t want to view those annoying ads there is a mod , **Anne\_HK - Remove carousel in main page** : > **[Mods Single - Age of Empires - World's Edge Studio](https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/514269/)** ---
**Author:** ![TheStrayKing152](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thestrayking152/32/52972_2.png) [@TheStrayKing152](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/TheStrayKing152)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/2 "2026-06-06T00:46:19Z")
It’s so disgusting they need to remove it immediately. ---
**Author:** ![AbuzzJam4677680](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/abuzzjam4677680/32/55419_2.png) [@AbuzzJam4677680](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/AbuzzJam4677680)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/3 "2026-06-06T00:57:03Z")
Can’t agree more. It is unacceptable to have ads in a paid game. ---
**Author:** ![casusincorrabil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@casusincorrabil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/casusincorrabil)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/4 "2026-06-06T06:11:30Z")
TBH I don’t really care about these adds. Over the time I have learned to ignore it. I just find it sily and should be removed because of that. ---
**Author:** ![KHANATTILA](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/khanattila/32/30722_2.png) [@KHANATTILA](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/KHANATTILA)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/5 "2026-06-06T08:19:15Z")
> [@CouguarLoup7693](#): > > Do you want to remove the Ads in the main menu ? I don’t really care, 20 chars ---
**Author:** ![Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/akleoni/32/203695_2.png) [@Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Akleoni)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/6 "2026-06-06T09:17:24Z")
Another topic spreading negativity for the sake of it… You even have a mod the first day to remove it and stop getting disturbed. You should have added “don’t care” as a choice. ---
**Author:** ![Nordsultan](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nordsultan/32/201271_2.png) [@Nordsultan](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nordsultan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/7 "2026-06-06T09:32:30Z")
where ist the i dont Care Button ---
**Author:** ![Tyranno13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/tyranno13/32/127995_2.png) [@Tyranno13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Tyranno13)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/8 "2026-06-06T09:55:25Z")
> [@Akleoni](#): > > You even have a mod the first day to remove it and stop getting disturbed. We shouldn’t be needing mods to fix the devs messes. ---
**Author:** ![Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/akleoni/32/203695_2.png) [@Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Akleoni)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/9 "2026-06-06T10:24:49Z")
Why is this a mess in this case? Because you a few other people are complaining in an internet forum? A mess would objectively be the game not working as intended and having lots of bugs, but “I don’t like this” is “SUBJECTIVE”. ---
**Author:** ![Tyranno13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/tyranno13/32/127995_2.png) [@Tyranno13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Tyranno13)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/10 "2026-06-06T10:33:38Z")
> [@Akleoni](#): > > Why is this a mess in this case? 1: It covers up the nice art on the main screen, permanently. 2: There already is a section to view unbought DLCs, introduced in the same patch. This is excessive, pointless and crass. Not to mention it implies people are too stupid to realise that locked civs and campaigns mean there is DLC content. 3: I do not like that dev time was wasted on this, rather than on bug fixing or balancing. 4: In my country, we have places where ads are banned, and some where they are heavily restricted. I hate ads, they make me not want to buy whatever is on them. I do NOT want to see them in something I am trying to relax and enjoy. > [@Akleoni](#): > > but “I don’t like this” is “SUBJECTIVE”. Correct, it is subjective. And subjectively, a lot of people hate it. Otherwise one of the most upvoted posts on the AoE2 subreddit wouldn’t be a post asking for its removal. ---
**Author:** ![Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/akleoni/32/203695_2.png) [@Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Akleoni)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/11 "2026-06-06T10:40:50Z")
They are Ads about their own content in a tiny part of the menu (which most games do and way more invasive) that can be removed with a mod day one, people are disturbed so easily these days. ---
**Author:** ![Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/akleoni/32/203695_2.png) [@Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Akleoni)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/13 "2026-06-06T10:52:52Z")
> [@Tyranno13](#): > > Meaning I already know about their products. People need to not be treated like brainless babies. Then this advert is not targeted to you, use the mod and forget about it, but most people are probably not as well informed as someone so invested in a game as the people in the forums (echo chamber, not everyone cares so much about everything). Advertisement can be annoying? Yes in your case, but that is because you are NOT the target audience. We live surrounded by advertisement everywhere, if you are disturbed so easily, I don’t know how do you deal with the world of consumerism we lived in. ---
**Author:** ![AbuzzJam4677680](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/abuzzjam4677680/32/55419_2.png) [@AbuzzJam4677680](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/AbuzzJam4677680)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/14 "2026-06-06T10:55:21Z")
> [@Akleoni](#): > > Advertisement can be annoying? Yes in your case, but that is because you are NOT the target audience. Just don’t make aoe2 so unfamiliar to the players please. Who will be the target audience of those ads? ---
**Author:** ![Tyranno13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/tyranno13/32/127995_2.png) [@Tyranno13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Tyranno13)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/15 "2026-06-06T10:59:17Z")
> [@Akleoni](#): > > Then this advert is not targeted to you It’s not targeted towards any real person. It’s already in the game, where all people that both own the game and can see this ad, both can see locked icons and there is an unbought DLC section. It’s useless. > [@Akleoni](#): > > I don’t know how do you deal with the world of consumerism we lived in. I deal with it by noting down products to avoid. Also I just said, my country has rules blocking them from various parts of life, just because wherever you live is worse, does not make this ok. Ads that interrupt or obstruct me persuade me to NOT buy those products. Which this on does. > [@Akleoni](#): > > disturbed Is this your word of the day? ---
**Author:** ![torpedotornado7](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/torpedotornado7/32/32336_2.png) [@torpedotornado7](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/torpedotornado7)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/16 "2026-06-06T10:59:38Z")
I can’t believe there are people actually defending this bullsheet 11. Seriously, if we allow this kind of intrusive ad to be in our game, things will only get worse, much worse. ---
**Author:** ![Tyranno13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/tyranno13/32/127995_2.png) [@Tyranno13](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Tyranno13)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/17 "2026-06-06T11:00:30Z")
> [@torpedotornado7](#): > > Seriously, if we allow this kind of intrusive ad to be in our game, things will only get worse, much worse. Exactly. This is boiling the frog, seeing what level of slop people will tolerate, then pushing further. Allow any amount of stuff like this and it WILL get worse. ---
**Author:** ![Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/akleoni/32/203695_2.png) [@Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Akleoni)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/18 "2026-06-06T11:16:23Z")
You people need to leave your house more and not be on the internet all day, that is what is boiling you, you live in an echo chamber ---
**Author:** ![TommoChocolate](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/tommochocolate/32/197278_2.png) [@TommoChocolate](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/TommoChocolate)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/19 "2026-06-06T11:17:45Z")
@Akleoni, do you actively like the ad carousel? If not, then why are you defending it? Why does it matter to you at all that some people dislike it? > [@Tyranno13](#): > > This stunt stinks of lack of confidence in their own product. Lack of pride in their product as well. If the ad brings in a bit of extra cash, who cares if the main menu looks like crap now? > [@CouguarLoup7693](#): > > for those who don’t want to view those annoying ads there is a mod , **Anne\_HK - Remove carousel in main page** : This is good, but we really shouldn’t need a mod to remove this. At the very least there should be an easy-to-find option to disable it. ---
**Author:** ![Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/akleoni/32/203695_2.png) [@Akleoni](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Akleoni)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/20 "2026-06-06T11:19:19Z")
> [@TommoChocolate](#): > > @Akleoni, do you actively like the ad carousel? If not, then why are you defending it? Why does it matter to you at all that some people dislike it? That’s the thing, I’m not even defending it, I said I don’t care one way or the other, but people make a great deal of it if you don’t agree with their opinion 100%. ---
**Author:** ![torpedotornado7](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/torpedotornado7/32/32336_2.png) [@torpedotornado7](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/torpedotornado7)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682/21 "2026-06-06T11:20:16Z")
No, you are the one that need not be on the internet all day, if it annoyed you that people are complaining on a forums about things they brought with their money were changed without their consent. [Next page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/poll-remove-the-ads-in-the-main-menu/286682.md?page=2)