So I expect seeing a new Elite version for every game.
Wouldn't be surprised if they made you buy it again to get the "Upgraded Service".

Well, it would make sense that you'd have to buy it again because it's in 1-year subscription blocks

So far it's been what, like 3 maps? I hope people get their $50 worth eventually.

Why does Destructoid feel so compelled to cover Kotick's latest scams?

Fuck's sake. Why is CoD even relevant anymore? I thought it was almost universally decided that is has been shit ever since CoD4, and yet everyone still rushes out to but the newest £60/$60 iteration every single fucking November. Please can it just die already, or at least decrease to one good game every two years....

Will this update make the service actually worth paying for? Because as it is, I don't need my life so ruled by video games that I get on my phone to mess with my loadouts when I should be oh, I don't know, getting out of the house.

It has always been activision's thorn to put into our thigh.

Keeps playing

HOLY SHIT! Does that mean theres gonna be a new Call of Duty this year? I can't believe they let that leak!

so this is what it's like... when dove's cry.

also, seriously, you people paying for this? you guys are poison to the gaming industry. i don't care how awesome or rich or stoic or bro or apathetic you think you are to the whole issue, you fucking suck and you are blindly/stupidly ruining fun on a basic level. seriously.

love,
tek

to bad elite is a pile of shit.... though it still would of got 9.8/10 if the fan boy reviewed it...

In other news, the sun rises tomorrow.

@jahawk man you are seriously deluded.

Ever noticed that CoD switches back and forth between Activision's studios? As in, Infinity Ward every other year, with Treyarch in between. So really, there's only good one CoD game every two years. It's just up to you to decide which studio makes the good ones.

I'm pretty sure that clears up a bunch of issues.

P.S. Ripping on a game because everyone else does doesn't make you a badass.

worth every penny. haters can shut up now plz

They need to make their video content available through the console app as well. All that extra stuff is worthless if you don't have a PC to access it.

They'd be stupid not to milk it.

@ tekbunny

sounds like u dont get the point og CoD or mayb dont have anybody to play it with bud

@tek

you aren't serious are you? Ugh, people who bitch about other people enjoying something they don't the way they want to are the real people who are "ruining" this industry.

@JaHawk2009
Because no matter how shitty the new CoD is, sellouts like Jim Sterling will always give it a perfect 10/10. And the CoD fanbase will eat it up.

@rancor
The 10/10 is well merited. Clearly CoD has become the perfect game. People are as dedicated to this game as they are to sports. While I do not enjoy the games in any capacity, it would be folly to pretend that it does not cater exactly to a massive segments needs. Activision would be stupid not to rehash every year. That would be like the Madden games giving their roster updates for free, instead of charging $60 for new rosters every year.

CoD might not deserve all the attention it gets, but it's not a bad game at all.

@tekbunny How about simply supporting games you like? The COD Elite crowd having a good time with a product they love is not away from you in any way or form. There's still a shitload of games out there that are catered for us. Show more love towards the dish you get rather than hate the dish that the guy next table is having.

I play MW3 competitively and all I can say is it is shit compared to COD4 even BO. But little PUG noobs will claim black and blue MW3 is the best, its just sad.... When MLG decides to drop COD (currently in consideration) the hype behind the game will die too, as the pipe dream that people have of some day being a MLG pro wont happen.... CANT WAIT for this franchise to die so a better game without noobs in mind can take over.... Here is looking at you CS:GO

Tcazz1: people like you are the reasons communities are shit

Do those innovative features include the features they promised for Elite 1.0 that they *still* haven't delivered?

I've noticed more and more people comparing Activision's treatment of Call of Duty to how they ran Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero into the ground. Not CoD detractors, mind you. I mean CoD fans for whom Modern Warfare 3 and Elite have set them over the edge. Activision still advertises Elite features that aren't present. MW3 devs still haven't fixed the completely broken lag compensation system. MW3 devs are too busy adding new features and DLC content to fix the broken parts of their games. MW3 devs show little to no coding ability or even common sense (botched patches, obvious problems, even bugs from MW2 that had been patched came back, the whole idiocy of the legal boosting that is Infection), and are more concerned with appealing to the most casual audience than in getting a working game (just look at some of the Infection idiocy). The game is a mess, and the devs are arguably making it *worse* instead of better.

@tekbunny If you want to hate the game go ahead, but stop with all your nonsense about cod fans being a poison to the industry. I don't see why assholes like you who hate a game have to take it a step further and start hating on anyone who actually likes it. I don't like racing or sports games but you'll never see me insulting a games entire fanbase simply because I don't like it.

Also, I do not love you tek. I hate you. You sound like a horrible little troll and I want nothing more to do with you. Good day.

It bothers me that people actually pay for this abomination and it also bothers me that Dtoid keeps giving it free advertising.

dtomek speaks the truth.

@Kanten why does it bother you that somebody purchased a product they enjoy. That is just sad. Thats like me getting mad because someone else bought Barbie Magical Princess Adventure. As long as they don't bother me about it, I don't give a fuck.

Call of Duty 9? Color me not interested.

@FPS Baby Jesus

Because MMS games influence the industry way more than that they should. It's one of the reasons why we have so many goddamn MMS FPS games.

I could go on for hours but I'm not in the mood right now, lets just say that it's not because you guys are having ''fun'' playing MW3, it's because they influence big companies as well as Indie devs into thinking ''oh boy lets make another MMS game! cod can do it so why can't we!?''

Bungie does ''Elite'' for free(they'll probably change it considering 343 and all), and why again should you pay 60€ (yes, 60 euro, fuck your goddamn dollar but that's a story for another time) for a sloppy stat tracking system? Because of that thing is so goddamn popular we're gonna have it spread across all over the industry, oversatuation ftw but hey atleast we're having fun right? Tis not asif we're influencing other devs/pubs to do the same cheap shit ever year.

You could say it's capitalism but Kotick is practicing his bullshit on the edges of it, I'm quite shocked on why he hasn't done Disc Locked Content yet

Hope you get my jist but man I'm hella salty right now.

@Kanten +1

k I'm really done, As much as I hate cod it's just a dumb shooter where people want cheap fun but realize they're getting exploited (yes exploited) by a publisher that performs on the fringes of ''capitalism''

And please @tcazz1 don't make me laugh, playing competitive shooters on a console is like drinking tea without sugar, it just doesn't work.

@Gorescream

Bungie does "Elite" for free? You do realize that the stat tracking/heat maps for Elite is also free right? People are paying for Elite for the monthly MP content drops and weekly online videos (though I imagine most people are in it for the content)

Again Activision is providing a service. You pay 50$ for 9 months of game content. It's no different than these season passes.

@gorescream the funny thing is, I rarely play MW3 anymore. I just don't understand how someone can be bothered by what someone else plays. Even with the countless MMS FPS games, there are still plenty of good games in other genres. Also Elite on consoles is essentially pre-paying for map packs. You actually save money on the maps. They aren't forcing ppl to buy this stuff. The reason I can't stand Elite is because it didn't even work properly immediately.

i have the money to buy all the cod shit i want, actually any fucking shit i want. haters are poor people with no ca$$ in their asses :(

@Gore - Yep Waypoint is awesome and free. Elite is too (the actual app) - it's the "content" subscription you're essentially paying for. If 343/Bungie did a similar thing - I'd be tempted to sign up. Also when the mobile waypoint app works on my HTC! Elite on the mobile is OK, although not as advanced as the waypoint app yet.

I mean really, what's wrong with a content subscription/season pass for a game you know you'll play over 12 months or so.

Gears and La Noire did it (with a discount for buying all) - COD essentially does it with a free, "not so amazing yet app" - but one of the things that makes it interesting is rather than dropping 4 or so maps every quarter, you get one a month, which keeps the playlists interesting - as opposed to "everyone's playing these 4 maps for the next 3 months".

I can see why people rag out on COD - I got a bit fatigued by it all after COD4, and didn't really play for a coupla years (and new releases became new backlogs as new domestic situations evolved) - but have been having a bit of a lash on MW3. Iss OK. It's like Pac-Man with guns, relies a lot on muscle memory and is mostly pretty brainless cowboys and indians/cops and robbers. BF3 (which I also own/play) is much deeper, with many more ways to approach a round - but each bring their own specialties to the table. If BF3 is like a steak, MW3 is a cheeseburger. And sometimes I feel like a cheap and nasty cheeseburger.


Anyway - Elite is a glorified content subscription, and priced about in line with what the DLC would cost. I paid %60 more on top of what MW3 was worth new (maybe also due to crazy Australian pricing - $110 for the game - $170 for the Hardened/Elite version) for all the content that will be released. I'd do it with more games and probably save money if it was an option. I would have saved a ton if there was a Dragon Age 1 "Elite".

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