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i mean i don't really dig the cod franchise anyway, but i'm trying to picture a service like this for a game that i do play online and just, no. no thanks.
To me this looks like "Take a bunch of features offered for the Battlefield franchise (and has been for along time) and charge COD players for similar features. BLOWS!!!
So it's kinda like the service Bungie.net has provided for Halo players since 2004, but it seems to do more. Fair enough.
6o dollar game, 5o bucks for a year of xbl gold and they want people to pay more? Shame on you,activision. People shouldn't have to pay extra for a good multiplayer experience, it should be covered in their annual 6o dollar game...fuck activision
Tourneys are cool. If they keep a steady flow of new prizes and challenges I think the service can be a hit.
I'm still amazed at the amount of people playing these games. This franchise has become something more than just a game. It's a god damn cult. Curious to see what this will be like:)
lol bungie.net has provided halo players with these features for free for years and years now. way to go, assholes over at activision!
You I think I will try it * smacks head against wall * sorry had to knock some sense back into my head, now I need an Advil.
Um.
No. I'll just grab MW3 when it's about £25, play the online till I'm bored 9usually about 2-3 weeks) and trade it in for a little less than i paid for it.
Rinse, repeat, year after year after year.
No. I'll just grab MW3 when it's about £25, play the online till I'm bored 9usually about 2-3 weeks) and trade it in for a little less than i paid for it.
Rinse, repeat, year after year after year.
Activision wants more money, can't say I'm shocked. Lets hope this little stunt puts Battlefield 3 on top...... (where it should be).
Paying a subscription fee for DLC as opposed to paying per map COULD be OK in the long run, but we'll see.
The rest of the stuff sounds OK, but it's similar to what Bungie has been doing for like a decade with bungie.net... only Bungie's has always remained free.
This is how it starts...
The rest of the stuff sounds OK, but it's similar to what Bungie has been doing for like a decade with bungie.net... only Bungie's has always remained free.
This is how it starts...
I don't see myself using the service. This looks like it is geared to the competitive gamer that takes the game seriously, which is fair enough as it's a job to them as well.
I think there needs to be more incentive for people to use a service like this though, as in actual content they will use like the maps but with a lot more like premium only weapon and character skins.
I think there needs to be more incentive for people to use a service like this though, as in actual content they will use like the maps but with a lot more like premium only weapon and character skins.
Like Hamza said, if it is under $30 for a year, that's not really a crazy number for die hard COD fans (which probably isn't a lot of us here at Destructoid). All my friends will be all over this though.
Hell no. You can get these sort of stat breakdowns for free on Bungies website for halo. Why would I want to pay for that?
its funny all the ppl that laugh at this, most are COD/MW haters... as i am, but this is just the begining of ALL games doing this... GREED ppl, this isnt going to end if this fails, which its not... since there are going to a TON of ppl who will pay for this and they will make a profit... so yeah just wait, DLC, preorder bonuses, and this... jsut wait, the gaming industry will find any way to drain you of money....there still comeing out with games that are 6-7 hours long that are 60$
I have no idea why people are trying to be optimistic about the pricing from a Bobby Kotick game. He is consistently on record about how much gouge gamers. I'd be shocked if this is any less than 8 dollars a month actually. Haven't PC gamers been getting things like this for free since forever anyone? Bit by bit companies are trying to make you pay for every single asset in a game individually.
I don't actually play Modern Warfare so I really can't speak as to how this will affect anything, but I just hope this doesn't become precedent to other companies getting away with payed premium content. Then again, the CoD franchise and fanbase are a special case in that it's so strong that it'll get away with something like this.
"Activision wasn't ready to talk about a price point, but a number of the features I'm going to detail for you will be part of the free service".
Taken from the damn article.
Taken from the damn article.
I don't see myself using the service that much, but I gotta admit, the video was pretty damn funny :D
@Wolfy-Boey
I'm guessing the first two sections are free and the second two (and DLC) are paid.
Hamza's crazy if he thinks this will be $30, though. That would mean LESS money for Activision in the long run.
I'm guessing the first two sections are free and the second two (and DLC) are paid.
Hamza's crazy if he thinks this will be $30, though. That would mean LESS money for Activision in the long run.
You stupid little hater pricks have forgotten ONE thing;
This is completely OPTIONAL, you don't HAVE to pay for all this stuff. Most of these features are free anyway. If you don't like it, DONT FUCKING GET IT.
Anyway, I love going online on COD - its a good online game to play when you're bored - but I'm NOT paying for this. I already pay for Xbox Live, cba with anything on top of that. I'll get the free version of this, but nout more. Cause unlike most of the retards on here, I got NO PROBLEM with paying £10 for map packs.
This is completely OPTIONAL, you don't HAVE to pay for all this stuff. Most of these features are free anyway. If you don't like it, DONT FUCKING GET IT.
Anyway, I love going online on COD - its a good online game to play when you're bored - but I'm NOT paying for this. I already pay for Xbox Live, cba with anything on top of that. I'll get the free version of this, but nout more. Cause unlike most of the retards on here, I got NO PROBLEM with paying £10 for map packs.
Also they should have just stolen the Expendables logo, it's much cooler then there scull guns for wings logo
Im not interested in Call of Duty, but were I, I can see this being a really cool feature, provided it's reasonably priced.
Like tarvu and wolfy said, its like bungie but better, and stats will probably be free. If they try to make people pay for stats, someone will just make an app to track that stuff and hook in using the web backend for elite.
Call of Warcraft. Called this shit years ago. Activision haven't exactly been modest in hinting that they want Call of Duty to be World of Warcraft.
It's bullshit, but I'd expect no less out of Activision. Greedy bastards.
It's bullshit, but I'd expect no less out of Activision. Greedy bastards.
This sounds great for people who only play COD. I can't see myself spending time analyzing heat maps and such.
I still play COD 4 and will do so until something beats it. Thinking about it, I'm gonna go sell black ops soon
OPTIONAL. O P T I O N A L
You guys got that? K good.
Anyway, I need more information about the premium stuff they are offering to see if it justifies whatever price they are going to slap on it. Also, I don't understand the bitching people are doing over this. If it's a subscription for other crap, and they are releasing stuff on a monthly basis, how is this any different from any other subscription model that does the same thing? Or is it just different because it's Activision and people are supposed to automatically rebel and hate it?
You guys got that? K good.
Anyway, I need more information about the premium stuff they are offering to see if it justifies whatever price they are going to slap on it. Also, I don't understand the bitching people are doing over this. If it's a subscription for other crap, and they are releasing stuff on a monthly basis, how is this any different from any other subscription model that does the same thing? Or is it just different because it's Activision and people are supposed to automatically rebel and hate it?
@ mrandydixon
But consider this: Activision offers a yearly cost of less than $30 per year initially. Everyone gets onboard because they'll get the map packs without thinking and they can just keep playing. Plus they get all the newer features.
Now that they have people hooked, Activision starts adding in more stuff, and much like Live, will raise the price over time. What begins at a slightly lesser profit explodes into something much larger. This of course assumes that gamers don't eventually get tired of yearly CoD games.
I'm praying that gamers are smarter than this, but CoD bros kept the sports game genre chugging along healthily for quite some time. Hell, they still do really.
But consider this: Activision offers a yearly cost of less than $30 per year initially. Everyone gets onboard because they'll get the map packs without thinking and they can just keep playing. Plus they get all the newer features.
Now that they have people hooked, Activision starts adding in more stuff, and much like Live, will raise the price over time. What begins at a slightly lesser profit explodes into something much larger. This of course assumes that gamers don't eventually get tired of yearly CoD games.
I'm praying that gamers are smarter than this, but CoD bros kept the sports game genre chugging along healthily for quite some time. Hell, they still do really.
Sounds like an expanded, paid for bungie.net. still it looks entirely value add for fans and doesn't take away anything.
Lol yeah its optional now, and then if this succeeds more games might start adopting this trend. Then soon they will start removing things from the game that should be free and add them to this optional service to get more people to pay.
So long as I don't have to pay to play, I'm totally fine with this. If people wish to expand their "experience" with a little extra dough, then let them.
@mrandydixon
Yeah, I guess that would make sense. I'm pretty sure Activison will reveal full details on E3, we'll see. Could be kind of useful for big fans of the franchise.
By the way: "You'll get to view top-down images of any map marked up with starting points".
I don't play COD online much, but from what I hear a lot of people complain how some players kill them the moment they spawn. How is showing everyone the spawnpoints help?
Yeah, I guess that would make sense. I'm pretty sure Activison will reveal full details on E3, we'll see. Could be kind of useful for big fans of the franchise.
By the way: "You'll get to view top-down images of any map marked up with starting points".
I don't play COD online much, but from what I hear a lot of people complain how some players kill them the moment they spawn. How is showing everyone the spawnpoints help?
Sure it's optional. Map packs are optionaal, yet people have been desensitized into thinking $30 for a couple map packs is okay. Now Activision is finally offering standard online features in a bundle that will tease "premium" content, and the millionns of people who fanatically follow this series will gladly pay. I would hope that the same result of Guitar Hero is on the horizon, but imy instincts tell me it will just continue selling, regardless of how frequently they're released, how much they charge for DLC, and however expensive this subscription is.
Thank Valve for Steam, and not having to deal exclusively with Activision's shenanigans.
Thank Valve for Steam, and not having to deal exclusively with Activision's shenanigans.
Ya know, I don't play online FPSs and even if I did, I know that having alternatives in the form of Halo and Battlefield, who offer this kind of content that Activision is charging for free, I don't really see any incentive to bother.
They will compare this to WoW which is $15 a month and they will charge less by charging $14.98 monthly for it.
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