[Escapist] download ads instead of video

[hdhoang]

It downloads a 4.5MB, 45-second mp4 video which is an ad, instead of the normal video

% youtube-dl -v http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/10119-Grand-Theft-Auto-Online-Review
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/10119-Grand-Theft-Auto-Online-Review']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2015.05.15
[debug] Python version 3.4.3 - Linux-4.0.4-2-ARCH-armv7l-with-arch
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg present, ffprobe present
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Escapist] 10119: Downloading webpage
[Escapist] 10119: Downloading video config
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'http://video.escapistmagazine.com/links/316860e78107a05e6f1c1e9646ac716c/mp4_hq/escapist/zero-punctuation/3ea8c080b4a98ef9e0d3eb197fb8ea29.mp4'
[download] Destination: Grand Theft Auto Online-10119.mp4
[download]  15.5% of 4.48MiB at 11.04KiB/s ETA 05:51

From viewing the network console in-browser, I think escapist sends this ads, then do HTTP 206 to get the real one.

[ddevault]

I think you're IP banned. You and me both.

[Ghoughpteighbteau]

Yah, they are detecting youtube-dl and ip banning anyone who tries it. The problem is they also cripple their video player if they don't detect the ad's and tracking systems go through. They really are incredibly hostile.