brokenbeans
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Oooo ah yeah that's shitty
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PAY2WIN: COD microtransactions keep getting worse - IW gives stat boosts to guns
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Oooo ah yeah that's shitty
Superkamikaze
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So I guess EA didn't send Titanfall 2 out to die, they sent out the Titans to scoop up anyone abandoning the sinking COD ship.
WHY THE FUCK DO THEY HAVE A CRAFTING SYSTEM THEN? Ugh, this sucks, I thought they'd learned from AW but I guess not.
rackham
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So why aren't big gaming sites making a big fuss about this? I'd expect IGN, Eurogamer etc. to tell people to avoid buying COD this year but let's be real, Activision still gives those sites the big money.
They're not Bethesda- who only wants people to experience the game at the same time. But of course all the sites jumped on Bethesda's ass because they saw their free ride ending if other companies followed suit.
They're not Bethesda- who only wants people to experience the game at the same time. But of course all the sites jumped on Bethesda's ass because they saw their free ride ending if other companies followed suit.
Daffy Duck
Member
Hahahahahaha, I just fucking knew it.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
You would think people would learn to stop making such ridiculous statements as this.
rackham
Banned
Don't see anything ridiculous about it and until I see game sites rally against this, I fully believe it.
GhostOfSparta305
Banned
Getting tricked into paying $80 for a decade old game is nothing to celebrate.
UserDoesNotExist
Member
You'd think that those websites would learn that taking advertiser money from the companies they are criticizing looks like rank corruption. (But don't worry, they've told us that it's not corrupt!)
Daffy Duck
Member
As I said in an earlier post and possibly a different thread, wait until Christmas/January time and there will be a whole host of weapons added to the game that are only obtainable via this method.
Tip of the iceberg.
A whole 20 salvage a day, hahahaha.
Tip of the iceberg.
A whole 20 salvage a day, hahahaha.
BattleMonkey
Member
must be all that Dorito money keeping the media quiet
Felix Lighter
Member
Wow, this is a disaster of a microtransaction strategy.
Cornbread78
Member
Oh man, this is ridiculous. I guess it's time to tell the wife and kids not to buy my annual copy of CoD for XMass as the online MP will be a complete mess with stat boosts and uneven competition. How do they even think this is a good idea? I get it, "C.R.E.A.M," but this will just make MP unplayable for casuals that will completely get destroyed by "premium" cash players.
EDIT: Even Better
EDIT: Even Better
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Will be so interesting to see how this affects player count over the next year.
Collateral22
Member
I can see them adding skins and stickers, but not as supply drops. I can guarantee you they will not add weapon variants to MWR.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
lol
Yep, 20+ years of games criticism and absolutely no evidence of this stuff means it's totally happening.
Japanmanx3
Member
Are you a fan of polygon by any chance?
Glad Treyarch kept that out. They couldn't screw over longtime zombies fans too much
Besides, this zombies has nothing on Treyarch's. It's a wanna be
EL CUCO
Member
9pm PDT tonight, via Shinobi
I thought this was a thing since AW started with the supply drops? Still sad stuff that its not limited to purely cosmetic items.
Drakendodertje
Member
Greed really is a short term strategy. So when all of it comes crumbling down somewhere down the line, then there definitely is blame to pass around at Activision HQ.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
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For real. It's like people are declaring how smart they are for falling into Activision's trap. $80 for a remaster. Jesus Christ.
Collateral22
Member
The game is supposed to have a grindy system where you can unlock them just by playing. Not through RNG supply drop crap
Cornbread78
Member
uggh, this is the tough part. I'd like to play the campaign for both games, but $80? Daaaaamn.
I find it unlikely that the Developers wanted to include this. It's most likely mandated from Activision.
Fuck.
This is the thing that will guarantee nothing of note will happen with the release: People will still buy it, and CoD will always have this bullshit going forward.
"I'm disgusted by this practice, but that's why I'm playing this game instead! Well, yeah, you only get that game by buying a more expensive version of the game I'm disgusted by, but still!"
Saucycarpdog
Member
Wtf? A gun that gives extra experience per kill? And it's only available in a supply drop?
mysteriousmage09
Member
LOL.
EnlightenedMint
Member
Lol hopefully this backfires on them, but I doubt it at this point.
Went from interested in this game, to excited, to hesitant, to excited, to disappointed, and now disgusted.
I CoD 1-4 and MW 2. Rest of the titles have sucked to me. I picked up AW for the campaign and played very little multiplayer. This title I want for MWR, but not enough to spend $64 (GCU price). Will wait. It is like Activision is trying to kill CoD now. I will stick with Destiny for now.
Bolivar687
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The media should absolutely 100% be dragging Activision through a bed of nails for this. Not merely because it's unfair or because it's greedy for a full priced game to also adopt a free to play model. They need to step up because these features are intentionally designed to prey on individuals with weak will and addictive tendencies who end up hurting themselves and their families by contributing a disproportionate share of the revenue from this.
the better for all those people who make unboxing videos on youtube
Audioboxer
Member
Not selling MW2 on its own like every other remaster ever and then "evolved MTs". Games industry gonna games industry.
At this point just lite the Jim Sterling signal flare and have a little laugh at how scummy these publishers continue to be.
At this point just lite the Jim Sterling signal flare and have a little laugh at how scummy these publishers continue to be.
Honestly hope that is a staple on all of these supply drop variants. Makes them less worthwhile imho.
So I just bought Black Ops 3 for that $20 Newegg sale a bit ago, and if I'm not mistaken - that game does the microtransactions bullshit for guns too?
Did it start with BO3? I'm sure Activision is happy to just keep profiting off of this scummy move, but the fact that certain individual special skills are tied to these guns is sad.
Did it start with BO3? I'm sure Activision is happy to just keep profiting off of this scummy move, but the fact that certain individual special skills are tied to these guns is sad.
Well for BO3 it wasn't gun variants, it was entire guns themselves locked behind paywalls. I never got to use the FAMAS for example cause it never dropped for me.
Started with AW. Really didn't mind it in BOIII because they weren't variants of existing guns. Some of them suck anyway, FAMAS is ass imo.
UserDoesNotExist
Member
They finally did it.
They put a $50 coin doubler in Call of Duty.
I wish I had a time machine, could go back in time 10 years, and shove this in the faces of the industry sycophants bellowing "microtransactions will only be used for cosmetics and full expansions, quit being paranoid."
They put a $50 coin doubler in Call of Duty.
I wish I had a time machine, could go back in time 10 years, and shove this in the faces of the industry sycophants bellowing "microtransactions will only be used for cosmetics and full expansions, quit being paranoid."
Where can I try this shiny new F2P mobile game?
Battlesmurf
Member
Been saying this for years. Activ is really good at killing their cash cows over short term gain when I'd wager a better thought out plan and a higher quality product would have longer legs.
I'll check out the campaign much later if it's worth it, avoiding multi-player with it though.