Are people really spending $30 for some MW2 maps?

In the last couple months activision spawned not one, but two maps packs to milk the MW2 herd: $15 for the Stimulus pack and in two days $15 for the Resurgence pack. $30 total. You can almost buy a new game with that money. Even worse, if you don't buy the map packs, good luck finding a game lobby (at least that's how things are going for me).

Isn't this trend getting out of hand? Wasn't CoD4 perfectly fine with a single map pack? Also, aren't these prices absloutely ridiculous? I'm not arguing about how anyone spends their money, but as I said: add $10 to that amount and you can buy a newly released title.

Your thoughts?

Theres 2 map packs? Why didn't they just add the 2 together instead of forcing people to pay for each.. Don't they make enough money already ?:twisted:

Apparently, yes.

My older brother is one of those people. :(

Fortunately there is Borderlandsfor those who want a great amount of DLC for little money.

You really cant blame Activision if there are people stupid enough to buy at that price they will sell at that price. Hooray for capitalism!!!

I hate to say it. Despite the fact that Activision is an evil spawn of hell for selling us some stupid maps at $15 (which will likely increase the price of DLCs in all games in the future), people still BUY them. And as long as people keep buying, the companies are going to resort to DLCs to make more revenues in the future. This will also make companies more eager to keep contents from the original retail version to be sold later as DLCs. Supply-Demand applies. We have to stop paying for these craps.

Fortunately there is Borderlandsfor those who want a great amount of DLC for little money.

Dudewrsmygame

Yeah, cause Mad Moxxi was worth $10, right? Come on man, the MW2 pricing isn't that off base.

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Fortunately there is Borderlandsfor those who want a great amount of DLC for little money.

Yeah, cause Mad Moxxi was worth $10, right? Come on man, the MW2 pricing isn't that off base.

This is the same company that sold a WoW mount for $25, isn't it?

I've sworn off all games that are affiliated with Activision. Yes, that includes Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3, which is unfortunate because I'm a fan of both games. But so long as Blizzard is partnered with Activision, I won't support them.

Last I heard the new map pack was 20 dollars for five maps. When did the price decrease?fireball2124

For $15 give me a map editor and let me create my own maps

People must be crazy. To pay $30 for 10 maps instead of $10 for three, it makes no sense. Why would anyone pay more for more?Legolas_Katarn

I dont know about you, but newly released games cost $60 where I live, not $40. That's twice as much as the $30 Activision is charging, so no, it's not that bad.

[QUOTE="Legolas_Katarn"]People must be crazy. To pay $30 for 10 maps instead of $10 for three, it makes no sense. Why would anyone pay more for more?Black_Knight_00

Then just about every map pack on Xbox Live has been even MORE of a rip-off. Really, Halo 3 has been selling 3 maps for $10 with minimal outrage, even when one of those maps was a remake as well. Most of this is just Modern Warfare 2 hate extended to all aspects of the game.

Let's be honest here man, if the downloads were priced at $10, it would be a substantially better deal than almost every other game out there. $15 is a bit pricey, but it doesn't put Activision into evil empire territory. There are plenty of things that do, so let's not focus on this as if it is one of the worst deals out there.

I dont know about you, but newly released games cost $60 where I live, not $40. That's twice as much as the $30 Activision is charging, so no, it's not that bad.

S0lidSnake

Then just about every map pack on Xbox Live has been even MORE of a rip-off. Really, Halo 3 has been selling 3 maps for $10 with minimal outrage, even when one of those maps was a remake as well. Most of this is just Modern Warfare 2 hate extended to all aspects of the game. Let's be honest here man, if the downloads were priced at $10, it would be a substantially better deal than almost every other game out there. $15 is a bit pricey, but it doesn't put Activision into evil empire territory. There are plenty of things that do, so let's not focus on this as if it is one of the worst deals out there.AtomicTangerine

And its only gonna go downhill from here.

20 years in the futures i can see companies selling only the core game with a single portion of the game open (like a demo) and you having to pay for the rest if this trend continues.

Remember the good old days when devs didn't give you new maps all that often? Just some dev kits and let the community do its job?

In the last couple months activision spawned not one, but two maps packs to milk the MW2 herd: $15 for the Stimulus pack and in two days $15 for the Resurgence pack. $30 total. You can almost buy a new game with that money. Even worse, if you don't buy the map packs, good luck finding a game lobby (at least that's how things are going for me).

Isn't this trend getting out of hand? Wasn't CoD4 perfectly fine with a single map pack? Also, aren't these prices absloutely ridiculous? I'm not arguing about how anyone spends their money, but as I said: add $10 to that amount and you can buy a newly released title.

Your thoughts?

Black_Knight_00

They'll make the Game Of The Year Edition of MW2, just like Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare. I feel that gamers will spend money new map packs for they want to get most of MW2 (even thought four maps are from COD 4 MW). Call Of Duty 4 had 16 maps when it was released almost three years ago. For $30, I can go out & buy Bayonetta for that price alone!

And some people think that supporting used games is destroying the industry...imo, this stuff is much worse for the state and future of gaming.

Why would you waste your money on such rubbish? CoD is absolutely dreadful, and so's Activision.

Besides, the CoD4 maps should come free instead of people having to pay for some fat Activision scumbag clicking copy & paste

Why would you waste your money on such rubbish? CoD is absolutely dreadful, and so's Activision.

Besides, the CoD4 maps should come free instead of people having to pay for some fat Activision scumbag clicking copy & paste

N7v1K0

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Why would you waste your money on such rubbish? CoD is absolutely dreadful, and so's Activision.

Besides, the CoD4 maps should come free instead of people having to pay for some fat Activision scumbag clicking copy & paste

Archangel3371

By saying CoD up there, I meant the latest CoDs, with the exception of 4, since it was alright. And what they do is pretty much copy & paste, since they don't start the map from scratch.

They can charge as much as they can, but eventually those paying for it (definitely not me) will realize that they're being ripped off and stop buying it. The backlash won't be pretty, example: see GH sales. Activision are digging their own grave.

[QUOTE="Archangel3371"][QUOTE="N7v1K0"]

Why would you waste your money on such rubbish? CoD is absolutely dreadful, and so's Activision.

Besides, the CoD4 maps should come free instead of people having to pay for some fat Activision scumbag clicking copy & paste

N7v1K0

By saying CoD up there, I meant the latest CoDs, with the exception of 4, since it was alright. And what they do is pretty much copy & paste, since they don't start the map from scratch.

I haven't bought a single map pack for CoD.Mainly because i can't stand dying so otfen on multiplayer.Its not like you get 10/1 K/D ratio every single time you play.But yet, that would be like only way, to have fun for me.I just hate to die so often.It ruins the game anyway.

My respects to Archangel3371 for suffering through Clive Barker's Jericho. And the RDR sombreroBlack_Knight_00

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]My respects to Archangel3371 for suffering through Clive Barker's Jericho. And the RDR sombreroArchangel3371

[QUOTE="Archangel3371"][QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]My respects to Archangel3371 for suffering through Clive Barker's Jericho. And the RDR sombreroBlack_Knight_00

MW 2 is just junk

I don't see how it got such high ratings on metacritic..

anyways it's dumb how some people will spend 30 bucks on a few maps..

people need to know how to save/invest and use their money wisley not spend it here and there on some lame maps

[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"][QUOTE="Archangel3371"]And this has what to do with what exactly?Archangel3371

I bought the first map pack but won't be dumb enough to get suckered in a second time. No Resurgence Map pack for me. Another few months and I will be fraggin people on MOH anyhow.

MW 2 is just junk

I don't see how it got such high ratings on metacritic..

anyways it's dumb how some people will spend 30 bucks on a few maps..

people need to know how to save/invest and use their money wisley not spend it here and there on some lame maps

Tsuanthony

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MW 2 is just junk

I don't see how it got such high ratings on metacritic..

anyways it's dumb how some people will spend 30 bucks on a few maps..

people need to know how to save/invest and use their money wisley not spend it here and there on some lame maps

Archangel3371

[QUOTE="Archangel3371"][QUOTE="Tsuanthony"]

MW 2 is just junk

I don't see how it got such high ratings on metacritic..

anyways it's dumb how some people will spend 30 bucks on a few maps..

people need to know how to save/invest and use their money wisley not spend it here and there on some lame maps

Tsuanthony

People are willing to spend $60 every year on the same game they already have, $50 to play it online, and if their console isn't in the same room as a comp or modem, $70-100 on a wireless adapter. This is all for the 360 mind you, but the overall point is that people will pay $40 for a new map. Just out of curiosity, does the pc version of MW2 allow users to make their own maps?

People are willing to spend $60 every year on the same game they already have, $50 to play it online, and if their console isn't in the same room as a comp or modem, $70-100 on a wireless adapter. This is all for the 360 mind you, but the overall point is that people will pay $40 for a new map. Just out of curiosity, does the pc version of MW2 allow users to make their own maps?

buldog300

Well this logic kind of fails in a few areas. Firstly while you may find MW2 similar to previous CoD games, most likely MW, they are certainly not the same game.

The $50 fee for Xbox Live Gold is certainly not just to play one game and neither would the wireless adapter be something purchased for one game.

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People are willing to spend $60 every year on the same game they already have, $50 to play it online, and if their console isn't in the same room as a comp or modem, $70-100 on a wireless adapter. This is all for the 360 mind you, but the overall point is that people will pay $40 for a new map. Just out of curiosity, does the pc version of MW2 allow users to make their own maps?

Archangel3371

Well this logic kind of fails in a few areas. Firstly while you may find MW2 similar to previous CoD games, most likely MW, they are certainly not the same game.

The $50 fee for Xbox Live Gold is certainly not just to play one game and neither would the wireless adapter be something purchased for one game.

No way am I willing to pay 15$ for a 'map pack'.

Until the majority of players refuse to pay their completely ridiculous prices for DLC's we'll all just keep getting ripped off.

C'mon guys, it's pretty freekin' easy to understand the intention for all the overpriced dlc's out there....they just wanna stretch the lives outa a dying title before it's done for.

Not me, activision is the new Mafia and wants to extort my money for COD maps and overmilk games they are also mistreating there employees not paying them blackmailing them and force them to slavery dirty criminals

The point of the matter here folks is that companies are openly ripping us off on DLC and we know it. I really like MW2 and I am sure I would love the new maps but enough is enough. Even the the game community and people who work in the industry are openly admitting that these maps are overpriced. I know we want them, heck I want them, but I am not getting them because we need to stop this industry trend before it gets way out of hand. If Activision can charge us 1200 points now for these two map packs whos not to say they won't charge more for less again in the future. I figured after the backlash they have recieved from fans over the Stimulus pack that they might have at least made all 5 maps "NEW" or at thrown in some spec ops missions. Instead they slap us with the same type of deal. If anyone could afford to give fans anything "free" as a way to say thank you, it would be Infinity Ward and Activision. I am one fan that will not be buying the Resurgence pack on the 3rd and I hope many more of you do the same.

Map packs in general suck ass. I am never going to continue playing a game as soon as they bring out map packs. Which basically makes it manditory to buy them because you wont be able to find anymore games. It is enevitable sure but what happened to the days when games released WITH their editor and then those willing to create, created. The sad thing is most of these maps have probably been made for awhile now as Activision has their own software to create them, I'm assuming, rather easily. Not only that but with a $15 price tag for 4 maps? What the hell? They are nothing more than Crooks with victims willingly willing to be victimized. Rather tragic really..

This is the same company that sold a WoW mount for $25, isn't it?

I've sworn off all games that are affiliated with Activision. Yes, that includes Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3, which is unfortunate because I'm a fan of both games. But so long as Blizzard is partnered with Activision, I won't support them.

King9999