Activision to introduce pay-to-play online service for Call of Duty

[QUOTE="ForsakenWicked"]Screw Activision. I told you guys, you need to stop buying everything made/published by them before they prove they can do it right and other companies adopt it.Verge_6

Yeah, I voted that's business. Because business isn't personal. Like Gordon Gekko said in Wall Street , don't get emotional over money. It's not against the law for these companies to do this, and with the success of WoW and Live, it is looking like money left on the table to these companies. Now should this start, I simply won't buy. But I won't say what's right or wrong for any company I don't own.cainetao11

So we'll pay for XBL + to Activision just to play the multiplayer mode of the game we've already paid for.

LOL! pay pay pay pay pay pay pay pay pay pay. Might as well charge us for every gun that we use. Jesus.

def_mode

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Activision came out with its own console, then every who loves Call of Duty would have to buy the game, pay for online, and the console.

Guys, i reeeaaaallllly doubt they're actually gonna do this. it's such a fail move that it fails beyond fail.

Guys, i reeeaaaallllly doubt they're actually gonna do this. it's such a fail move that it fails beyond fail.

adv_tr00per

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Guys, i reeeaaaallllly doubt they're actually gonna do this. it's such a fail move that it fails beyond fail.

Verge_6

[QUOTE="adv_tr00per"]

Guys, i reeeaaaallllly doubt they're actually gonna do this. it's such a fail move that it fails beyond fail.

Verge_6

It's seems that the new trend in gaming is to focus on the customer, to give him the best experience as possible and making him addicted to the brand, so he comes back for more. For example, Valve and now EA.

Activision has alway been a big exception. They shoved litterally everything in their customers throats... Insane publicity in their games (a Axe guitar? really?), terribly overpriced dlc (10$ for 4 maps in cod 4), cheap use of their old franchise to milk a quick buck ( they ruined soldier of fortune, wolfenstein...), cutting starcraft 2 contents into 3 differents 50$ games, yearly CoD games (more like xp, since they don't have much contents), removing features in the pc version recently...

Now pay for the mp bs...This is not surprising. It seems like everyone in their dog is against it, but I am sure it will still be a a huge hit. People are such uninformed tools it's incredible. I am sure hardcore fan of cod will actually think this is a great idea... Monthly update for 10$*months... yippe! I bet this "monthly" update will be 2 maps*per months. Have fun, personally I don't care anymore about them

LIVE+Game+Monthly Fee=way too much money.

Even though I love Call of Duty I would stop playing it online if I have to pay a monthly fee (even if it is $5). I'll just play more Halo and Gears.

Screw you, Activision. I don't buy your products, so I can't say I'll be a lost customer if you do this, and unfortunately, I'm not even confident that consumers would oppose you taking more money our of their pockets as long as they get to play their CoD and GH rehashes. But this is just getting ridiculous.

With gaming leeches like this stupid company, and other gaming companies following them, I don't even think I'll game next gen..

Activision just gets worse and worse.

Now I'm definitely not picking up anything by them.

In the White House...

Barack Obama: What's the latest on Call of Duty?

(Press Secretary) Robert Gibbs: Well Mr. President, Activision is going to start using a pay-to-play service for the Call of Duty franchise from now on.

Obama: What? Now I have to pay for Xbox Live and COD multiplayer?!?!?

Gibbs: Afraid so, sir.

Obama: This is an outrage!!!! Who is responsible for this?!?!?

Gibbs: Reports say a greedy, dirty CEO who likes having an "atmosphere of fear" in his company.

Obama: (mutters under his breath) Kotick!!!

You stay c1assy Activision!

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Come on Activision, that's unfair.

Especially for the 360 owners that have to pay for XBL.

Mograine

Why "especially"? Seems to me they are the most used to bending.

:lol:

I picked the bottom option because that's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm going to sit back and watch all the reckless buyers mindlessly supporting Bob Kotick's obeseness and destroying the games industry in the process. Stupid stupid people. You deserve it.

I blame the people who buy COD every year and hype its multiplayer as the greatest

Well, that seals it. I won't be playing the next one...at all.

Activision has crossed the line. MMO like features in a standard online FPS? They can shove it up their...yea.

Activision IS killing gaming.

I don't think ps3 & pc owners will allow this to happen.

Infinity Ward can burn in hell, someone crash a helicopter into their HQGTR2addict

Activision is awesome. They are totally capitalizing on everyone's addiction to gaming. I'm quite frankly really pleased they are doing this. Its good to have a company that will try to push their customers to see how far they are willing to go. Maybe this will finally be the straw that breaks the camel's back, or it will just continue to prove out that the majority of gamers are just so pathetic that they will let corporations walk all over them. Either way, I'll just sit back, watch and laugh my ass off.beekayjay

i am in full agreement with this guy. the tears in the rain will threaten to drown us all but it will be worth it in entertainment value.

Activision seems intent on squeezing it's customers until they revolt and ignore its products.

what... console gamers mad at activision...some also claiming if activision goes thru with this..they will stop supporting them... :O weren't you guys telling pc gamers a while ago to shut up and take it....stop being elitist ..i swear u console gamers think you deserve the best..that's why consoles have been dying since the 90s..no cares about you lol.they are gonna charge console gamers monthly because of piracy...:twisted:

So, XBL fee + COD MW2 higher priced then normal + Paying to play a game im paying to play already???:| This is ridiculous, and as a huge COD fan i refuse to pay this fee, and trust me that will be hard for me, but im not getting pushed around by this greedy company!

if one day gaming will be ruined because of all this crap they're trying to pull, i'm gonna hate activision real badkweeni

I really hope that by doing this, people will finally realize how much they are being scammed out of their money and the next COD game will flop in sales. I can dream....Deadly_Fatalis

Hahaha. They are hellbent on killing their franchise.

"According to the Activision CFO, there is a demand from its core fanbase to pay for additional services."

Who the hell hired this guy, is he mentally ill? This is the stupidest thing I ever heard. I paid 100 dollars for your game, I pay my money for Xbox Live, now screw off and let me play my game that I already paid for! What more do you want from me. You made a game, I paid for it, go away Activision.

For Gods sake I am a massive Call of Duty fan but if they ever do this I'm done with the series. This is by far the stupidest thing I have ever seen a company even portend.

God, I don't like Activision at all. If people would just wise up and stop buying CoD. Ugh.

BioShockOwnz

[QUOTE="Deadly_Fatalis"]I really hope that by doing this, people will finally realize how much they are being scammed out of their money and the next COD game will flop in sales. I can dream....jyoung312