Activision on MW3...."Let's blow this franchise to smitherines!" (content fee)
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daphinsforum_veteranOPI'm not huge on MW games. They'll have a place in my library as I like warfare shooters, but they're discussing charging a fee for an add on MW subscription service that allows access to stuff not offered in just the disc.
They're well within their rights, but I hope this blows up in their faces..big time. I hate when stand alone games try to nickle and dime us (see Madden and their upgrade features). It's a ****ty practice on their part, and i'm hoping for a huge backlash....
#NFLFU
GridIronKing34forum_veteranWho cares... if people want it, they will buy it. If they don't want to buy it, then they won't. I personally don't intend on "upgrading" to the Call of Duty Plus or whatever they wanna call it, but more power to others if they wish to spend the $5 a month to do so. Why complain about something you have no intentions of purchasing?
daphinsforum_veteran"GridIronKing34 wrote:
Who cares... if people want it, they will buy it. If they don't want to buy it, then they won't. I personally don't intend on "upgrading" to the Call of Duty Plus or whatever they wanna call it, but more power to others if they wish to spend the $5 a month to do so. Why complain about something you have no intentions of purchasing?
Not complaining, I just think it's a really bad move on their part.....particularly in the case of this franchise. They pushed the original developers out, and it's facing mounting criticism for being a grinding out cash cow. This could lead to cementing that status in a lot of peoples heads. I don't see this sitting well with the MW faithful.
Like I said, they can do it, and more power to them. I just think they're getting very close to raping the franchise to death..and I hate to see that happen to a good franchise. Too much of anything isn't good.
#NFLFU
GridIronKing34forum_veteran"daphins wrote:
Not complaining, I just think it's a really bad move on their part.....particularly in the case of this franchise. They pushed the original developers out, and it's facing mounting criticism for being a grinding out cash cow. This could lead to cementing that status in a lot of peoples heads. I don't see this sitting well with the MW faithful.
Like I said, they can do it, and more power to them. I just think they're getting very close to raping the franchise to death..and I hate to see that happen to a good franchise. Too much of anything isn't good.
If it were a fee to actually play their online multiplayer, then I would say it's a bad move. However it's just a way to "upgrade" so to speak so I don't see it that way. Just IMO.
Desidesforum_veteran"GridIronKing34 wrote:
If it were a fee to actually play their online multiplayer, then I would say it's a bad move. However it's just a way to "upgrade" so to speak so I don't see it that way. Just IMO.
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Stitchesluxury_box"GridIronKing34 wrote:
If it were a fee to actually play their online multiplayer, then I would say it's a bad move. However it's just a way to "upgrade" so to speak so I don't see it that way. Just IMO.
Yea, NCAA 12 (well EA) is doing something similar I believe with their website and game interaction. I'll likely pay the couple bucks extra for the extra features in that game, but not COD. It helps I'm only paying $48 too though.
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Desidesforum_veteranBut starting this fall, series publisher Activision will offer a service you can pay for each month: the premium grade version of something called Call of Duty: Elite (don't panic... there's a free version coming too).
Starting as a beta this summer and then launching on November 8, 2011—the same day as the next Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3—Call of Duty: Elite will be a PC and mobile service that lets players track their stats, compete for real and virtual prizes, and form both social and gaming groups with players from across multiple CoD games.
Elite will be available in two tiers of service, one for paying and one for non-paying Call of Duty multiplayer fanatics. While all of the perks of membership are yet to be announced, that paying group may never have to pay for a Call of Duty map pack separately again.
At a glance, Elite resembles Bungie.net, the richly-detailed stat tracking service for that other mighty first-person-shooter series, Halo. But the top people behind the Elite project, including the heads of Beachhead Studios, an outfit dedicated exclusively to building and supporting Elite, promise that their service will prove to be the best of its kind, transcending expectations of websites for multiplayer video games.
The Elite service is, at its most basic, a very fancy website. It will primarily be accessed through users' web browsers, though Activision is planning to offer some sort of Elite app for iOS and Android devices.
Elite will include stat-tracking, lots of social-networking options and a bevy of competitions, some of which will be organized like the season of a professional sport.
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Based on what we've been shown of Elite so far, the service looks like it will give CoD addicts a trove of data and networking options that they will surely enjoy. It doesn't offer anything to the single-player-only CoD gamer. It also doesn't yet have any meta-game in its own right, no way, for example, to "play" Ellite on your iPhone in a manner that would let you beat other Elite gamers or affect your standing in a proper Call of Duty game. The top developers on the service told us that game-like extensions and other unseen features may well be a part of future evolutions of Elite. For the beta, though, players should expect the features listed here, retro-fitted to suit Black Ops. An expanded suite of features will be offered when Elite launches alongside Modern Warfare 3. (Update: Elite will continue to also connect to Black Ops after the service launches in November, according to a spokesperson for the service.)
Screenshots of the service at the link.
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Stitchesluxury_boxI loved bungie.net when I was competitively playing halo 2 and 3, so I could definitely see the appeal of a site dedicated similarly for CoD.
2017 Dream Draft (3/17 – NFLDraftScout ~ Rankings used)
22. Zach Cunningham, LB, Vandy
54. Desmond King, S/DB, Iowa
97. Demarcus Walker, DE, FSU
166. Jermaine Eluemunor, OL, TAMU
178. George Kittle, TE, Iowa
184. Charles Walker, DT, Oklahoma
223. Aviante Collins, OL, TCU
GridIronKing34forum_veteranI guess you can register to be apart of the BETA testing later this summer. I don't know how they select their testers, but you can at least register.
dolfan32323New MemberCouldn't be any less enthused by this game. Disliked MW2 online play, and COD4 is now overrun with hackers. At least Bungie maintains their games at a high level.
MonstBlitzforum_veteranHmmm....I certainly don't like the idea of getting nickel and dimed, but if the content was worthwhile I'd consider paying. Will this apply to all CoD games?
Desidesforum_veteran"MonstBlitz wrote:
Hmmm....I certainly don't like the idea of getting nickel and dimed, but if the content was worthwhile I'd consider paying. Will this apply to all CoD games?
Appears that it will.
But since it’s totally optional, who cares.
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MonstBlitzforum_veteran"Desides wrote:
Appears that it will.
But since it’s totally optional, who cares.
I actually think it's a good thing if it applies to all CoD games, not a bad thing. I don't want to sign up for a monthly fee if the service is only good for one game.
unifiedtheoryluxury_boxYou know damn well the free online version will be dumbed down big time.
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Desidesforum_veteran"unifiedtheory wrote:
You know damn well the free online version will be dumbed down big time.
Well, the free version of Elite will be dumbed down, sure. But CoD multiplayer apparently won’t be affected.
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