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Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Call of Duty: Elite Tops 12 Million Users
Written Friday, August 03, 2012 By Lee Bradley
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So, Call of Duty: Elite is a hit. The social and competitive hub cooked up by Activision for Call of Duty fans has more than 12 million users, 2.3 million of which pay for the premium service. 

Meanwhile, straight-up DLC sales for the series are down, falling short of previous years. Despite this, Elite will continue to be optimized to meet consumer expectations. Whatever that means.

The news comes via the publisher’s annual financial report, which also went on to discuss Black Ops 2. CEO Eric Hirshberg said the game has “several innovations and firsts for the franchise” and boasts pre-orders in excess of Modern Warfare 3. He also said it will have the “biggest and best zombie experience ever.”

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is out on November 13th, 2012.




 
 

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Comment #1 by 123abc
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 04:54:46 AM
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I want there to be a statistic of how many subscriptions belong to 10 year olds


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Comment #2 by Dirty130
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 04:58:20 AM
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No matter what people say about the game(s), they sell very well (and I'm not a fan, Battlefield is my choice of the two).


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Comment #3 by Gav-3000
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 04:59:50 AM
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really wish i didn't buy it MW3 is the worst cod i have ever played, whats worst though is i am tempted to buy elite again though for black ops 2 as no doubt i will buy all map packs for zombies.


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Comment #4 by ASSASSIN STEEL
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:00:23 AM
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LOL and those who pay xbox live 60 a year and elite 50.waist of money


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Comment #5 by three15
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:01:51 AM
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2.3 million very silly people.

Activision must be laughing at every single one of them, all the way to the bank.


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Comment #6 by allusiveturtle
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:03:08 AM
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I bought the Hardened edition of MW3 for myself and for my son - we both got Elite with the editions which were bought for 'free' maps. We have both activated the Elite, but neither of us actually use it at all. So, whilst the headline figure is pretty impressive, I wonder what the underlying figure of active / regular users of Elite would be?


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Comment #7 by Comatose
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:04:58 AM
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i have been happy with elite and its features. it paid for itself.


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Comment #8 by MilkyTee
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:09:02 AM
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@5
Why?

I'm not a fan of CoD at all but even I can see users get a pretty good deal with CoD Elite.

If they get X hours of entertainment for their money with the service, I don't think anyone loses.


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Comment #9 by mhkerr
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:10:11 AM
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Just want to know if I buy Elite for the next COD do I get MW3 dlc as part of it or will I have to pay for it separately. Cos it would work out cheaper to get dlc for both games


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Comment #10 by ademlakey
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:23:35 AM
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@ 9 it will only work for black ops 2 if you get it when the next cod is released.


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Comment #11 by creaper210
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:40:47 AM
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Don't get why people complain about this. It's essentially a season pass but also gives us clan support and other little goodies. We get DLC CHEAPER and EARLIER. I personally wish more games would do this. It would help me save money.


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Comment #12 by iMrLeMoN
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:47:19 AM
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No thanks id rather not waste money on Elite, pay enough each year for Xbox LIVE I used to be a massive CoD player. Just my opinion I thought The Call of Duty series went down hill after MW2


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Comment #13 by x SL4YER x
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:50:39 AM
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12 u hit the nail right on the head .


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Comment #14 by plum
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:56:28 AM
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2.3 million people are idiots


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Comment #15 by Tomtam
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 05:56:42 AM
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The only reason I have elite is because dlc got cheaper, really don't care about clan support and shit like that.


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Comment #16 by Diamondxinferno1116
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:01:22 AM
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@11 every game does this nowadays!!
and to the fanboys that still buy this game you need your heads examined


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Comment #17 by thenewpeter
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:22:31 AM
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@11, you pay for dlc to be cheaper, but the dlc isn't really worth buying that much when you compare what you're paying to what you get, you get a mission, with on replay value, a multiplayer map, or a game mode, all of it just what it is on the surface, where as something like halo gives several maps, all of what have matchmaking, custom games, forge and theatre, or gears, which has multiplayer, custom and horde.
Although CoD now has a theatre, it's useless for machinima makers, just montage makers.

You do get less for your money then what you get with other games. Never mind the ;services' which should be free, and are free in other places, sites such as game battles, for instance for clan tracking, halo has complete stat tracking, Elite is a excuse to milk money, and nothing more when you get down to it, as is the CoD series generally now, it really stands out as a game to give impressions to anyone, and thats a bad thing, that makes games seem more childish, as well as making the majority of the gaming community seem like 'CoD arse's' what i mean by this, is all of the worse kinds of gamer that come to mind, they are the ones who inhabit the majority of CoD's online, because its the 'cool game' to have.

It's sad that so many would give into just handing over their money, when not actually knowing what they're getting, to be honest I just laughed when I saw the full list for the dlc, that was given months after actually starting to sell elite, it wasn't worth the money for elite at all in my opinion, it's just my thoughts at the end of the day, but, allot of others also seem to share my opinion.


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Comment #18 by Slayinfool
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:24:15 AM
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That's 12 million stupid people out there..


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Comment #19 by TacticalTodger
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:28:24 AM
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@18 No. Only 2.3 million people are PAYING for it, the rest the using it free of charge, if i'm using something and benefits me, please explain to me how that'd make myself and others stupid? Almost like saying if you used Bungie's Halo stats or dice's Battlelog you're stupid?..


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Comment #20 by Zenka The Myth
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:30:29 AM
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@4. Why the hell are you even on this website. Cheap cock!


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Comment #21 by Akatsuki Sensor
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:37:39 AM
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Say what you like, Elite is well worth the money. The content you get is well worth the subscription fee. You save so much money.


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Comment #22 by TerraRazoR
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:50:09 AM
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Glad I only payed £30 for both the game and elite on launch. Haven't played it for 3 months, content drops are poor and not worth the money if had paid full price. Don't think I'll ever play another CoD again.


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Comment #23 by creaper210
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:50:18 AM
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@17 If you think it's not worth it, that's only your opinion. I've already gotten more playtime out of the MW3 DLC than I have other $20 pieces of DLC or even full games. It was well worth it.

I handed over money before I knew what it was because I know I would buy it anyways. No need to wait and end up paying more. Anyways, I'll most likely be getting Elite again for Black Ops 2. Along with any other games that have a season pass.


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Comment #24 by Purple Hooter
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 06:54:03 AM
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It seriously cracks me up seeing all of these people bash others for paying for elite. Apparently it must be the "cool" thing to do on the forums?? Must have missed the memo. Anyway, why talk negative about people who purchased elite - if that is what they wanted, then so be it. Let me find something that you wanted and paid $$ for it, then I am going to trash talk you: "Oh, haha your an idiot for buying something that YOU wanted and spent with YOUR money." Completely asinine, grow the hell up. Cant wait to see the flame responses.


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Comment #25 by Gonin
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:20:04 AM
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Getting fed up with this whole 'season pass/elite service' shit. We're paying £40 for a game, THAT IS ENOUGH YOU GREEDY FUCKERS


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Comment #26 by BUZZARDIO 1080
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:23:27 AM
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@24 i agree .ALL the trash talkers make me laugh so much,do you realise how stupid you all look for posting your drivel.


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Comment #27 by Carmona25
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:28:02 AM
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@24 while I wont bash those who paid for Elite I'm happy I didn't buy it. I have friends who did and don't even play anymore.


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Comment #28 by Joshi 82 AT
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:31:01 AM
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Like CoD or not. Elite is a huge success for Activision.

What personally interest me is if they continue the support after the release of black ops 2, will there be a new premium service or will the current one be adapted to black ops 2?

Guess we will see after the release if the Elite is also a success for the fanbase


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Comment #29 by thenewpeter
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:32:13 AM
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@23, fair enough, there are those who enjoy it, but it still seems a not so bright move to pay twice for a game, when you have no idea what the second thing you pay for will be like, the list is a letdown to what you're getting, when compared to what it would of been, hence why I found the list so funny to read. (especially the spec ops missions... one mission... wtf)

@24, allot bash CoD because CoD isn't that great of a game, and it gets all the attention, people blindly handing money out for something no-one knows anything about, thats not a very bright thing to do :/
You could compare that to other dlc or games/movies act, but you don't buy them blindly normally, you do know things about them before hand.

CoD is a game that does insult it's fans quite a bit in a lot of ways, much like how capcom have insulted a lot of their various fan base's, and overly milk allot of their games (street fighter things... good god are they milked)
On the bright side, treyarch do try to add new things to make their game different, zombie mode was a great success in waw, and marginal success in BO, as was theatre, though it's useless for machinima makers due to the character models. Where as infinity ward, made a brilliant game, then made it more accessible to noobs, then didn't change it at all after 2 years.

One of my bigger gripes, is how other games change to allow their multiplayer to be nicer towards new players, making it more 'cod like' in how it's played, instead of making it challenging, or have a learning curve. The main reason I no longer like cod, is, other then the laziness of the games and insulting hits towards their fan base, is how anyone can play it.
Thats a reason I prefer Halo's multiplayer, because it's challenging compared to CoD, or shadow run, chrome hounds(when you could play multiplayer), gears of war, ect.

It is my opinion at the end of the day, however, ALOT of others have the adsact same or similar opinion to me, thats why so many complain towards CoD, because of the reasons i listed just a little up.
CoD is made for money, not for fans. Treyarch fill some of the gap, but its still just money making, more then fan satisfaction.


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Comment #30 by Majica8
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:50:23 AM
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I paid for Elite and I'm glad I did. It's saved me a lot of money. I would have got all the DLC for MW3 one way or another. Why am I an idiot for gettting cheaper, and sooner, by paying for Elite? Just because you don't like MW3 and wouldn't have any benifit from buying Elite? Yeah, that makes sense O_o
I'm not a Gears fan so I didn't buy the season pass for Gears 3. I don't want any of the DLC. Doesn't mean I'm going call people idiots just because they want to save money. I'm not going to renew Elite either because I have no interest in Black Ops 2, especially zombies which will probably be a big focus of the DLC.

Go ahead and vote Thumbs Down, it will just confirm that you are the only idiots.


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Comment #31 by ash356
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:53:15 AM
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@17
'You do get less for your money then what you get with other games. Never mind the ;services' which should be free, and are free in other places, sites such as game battles, for instance for clan tracking, halo has complete stat tracking'
Elites stat-tracking is also free. Clearly you haven't done any research before running your mouth, so hence I don't see why anyone should listen to a thing you say.
OT:
Whilst I don't possess Elite, or MW3 for that matter, I don't see how anyone can call it 'a waste of money'. Sorry, but if people are enjoying the content that they've paid for, evidently it wasn't. If they were getting shafted I could understand, but from the amount of maps that appear to have been put out, I don't see it.
You're all just jumping on the CoD hate bandwagon, because it's the 'cool' thing to do nowadays. It's just a shame the people who don't acquiesce to jumping on that particular bandwagon get looked on as 'inferior', but oh well, whatever makes you feel better about yourself...


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Comment #32 by thenewpeter
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 08:03:49 AM
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@30, you just missed the point of some of what I just said, I said it's not that bright, because you are handing over a large amount of money, some something you have no idea what you'll be getting, I didn't buy the season pass for gears3, but know a fair bit about the dlc generally, to have blindly put faith into someone who has shown to over charge and lack development in their games isn't a bright move to make, without any info to back it up, however, the ones who got elite for a slight charge extra (fort which edition that was) thats fair enough to them, but the full whack of £40 is outrageous for any gamer to pay after just buying the game.

If you'd already chosen to buy them because it was your first CoD game, o just like the series, its up to you, but for value for money, it's debatable if it's honestly worth it. It's not just because I don't like the game, I've not liked any of the games after MW1, though I have checked everything I can to kept my opinions at least valid, instead of pointless arguments.
I wouldn't want to buy elite for any game, because what it gives you, are features that should be free, stat tracking, clan support ect. the only reason to buy elite would be for the dlc all in one, but i just don't see the dlc content as being worth it, when compared to dlc for other AAA titles, though if you replay and enjoy, then fair enough to you if you find it worthwhile, but would you do it for the next infinity ward game? When considering that there was next to no change between MW2 and MW3, would you thnk it was worth while for what would likely be the same thing again? would you blindly put your trust into them for something 'new' or pay for more of the same?

My main fear, is how this elite thing, will alter other titlesand how it may backfire a good title.


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Comment #33 by Hagane
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 08:14:07 AM
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@3

Exact same feelings here. :/


I wonder how many others out of the 2.99 million feel the same way? :o


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Comment #34 by thenewpeter
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 08:14:42 AM
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@31, fair enough to the stat tracking not being included, I wasn't sure off the top of my head wether it was or wasn't. But I have look into things about the game, both good and bad, but the bad outweighs the good imo.
I fail to see it being worth the money, because I see a lack of innovation in whats been given so far.

I didn't jump on the band wagon, I've not been a fan of the series since WaW, the only thing I liked about that game tbh was the zombie mode, that was the saving grace of that game that got better as it went. When I judge something, I look at every version of a game, look at the siilaritys and differences, look at it's impact on other games, look at it's impact in general gaming culture, I take in views from both ends, and give out my views, I see it as a waste, because i don't see the content as being anything special, and the spec ops missions seem like a waste, and I just can't justify paying for game modes, unless is was something like a zombie mode, something to that scale, I'd justify paying for it, but otherwise, I just don't see how paying for a game mode is worth it.
I never bought the Halo Wars content, because it was paying for game modes, despite being a very big Halo fan.

And my fear to what elite may do is above.


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Comment #35 by Hagane
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 08:27:48 AM
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@ 32

For the record, I had put "blind faith" into the Gears 3 Season Pass because Epic had never screwed up as bad as it did with Gears 3. (And I'm talking strictly DLC-wise, I won't even rant about how they messed up six years of story with Traviss' manure shoveling.) We're talking Horde Command Pack aka Disc-Locked-Content mostly; Horde fortification upgrades (lol?), maps- some which would later be released for free, two of the three multiplayer characters were rehashes somehow (Bernie uses some of Sam's VA, BR Dizzy is a re-skin), and some horrid weapon skins (which honestly, probably should've been free.) Later, Forces of Nature makes you PAY for a gametype- which is an attempt (failure, in my humble opinion) to recreate a favorite from Gears 2, and a glitchy weapon skin.

Before Gears 3, Epic had to actually EARN this type of maddog fanboy-ism. They made terrific FREE DLC with the original Gears of War, and I can honestly say that Gears 2 also had great content. (Needless to say; I was happy to pay for Gears of War full price twice, and bought Gears 2 at launch- with each subsequent DLC during they're respective releases.)


COD on the other hand, doesn't have to work to earn a customer. Ninety percent of the XBL community KNOWS that most of their friends are going to play it, so it's a staple game. Therefore; a no-brainer (lol, couldn't resist xD) to consider buying a Season Pass to their regurgitated piece of software.


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Comment #36 by thenewpeter
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 08:37:36 AM
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@32, that is a good point, I was talking more about the general maps, not the just horde ones, I'll agree, that was a rip off, however, I don't agree with Karen travis, I really enjoyed the novels, after the first anyway, though the game felt cut back from the novels, several things generally let down, was very let down by the battle at anvil gate in the game, nothing like I imagined it to be, and very lack luster.
The DLC was bettwe in gear 2, imo then gears 3, though I'm mostly against season passes generally, but at least the gears one was only 800 ms points (i think), so you don't see to loose much money.

Though the new gears seems like just a cash in game. I'll be skipping that.


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Comment #37 by chaos1086
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 08:42:47 AM
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Come hate on cod all you little sheep.

OT: If you are still playing mw3 elite is a deal you get all the maps for 15 dollars less than buying each map pack individually I don't understand why people are saying activision is ripping people off


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Comment #38 by Sigmund666
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 08:52:21 AM
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The definition of insanity:

"Gamers buying the same game, again and again and again, with little to no improvements whatsoever. "

Ever since COD:MW came out a little 7 years ago, nothing has really changed. It's always shooting some soldiers, finish the campaign, than play online with some swearing 12 year olds who haven't learned that it's only a game.


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Comment #39 by Akatsuki Sensor
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:00:53 AM
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Doombringer is having a field day on this thread isn't he? fuckin hell.


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Comment #40 by Hagane
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:10:55 AM
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@ 37

Despite three fourths of the internet actually "hating" Call of Duty, I'm just agreeing with some of it now because Modern Warfare 3 is in all honestly... boring. Essentially Modern Warfare 2, but with crappier mechanics and redundant weapons. (I mean seriously, who doesn't use an MP7 an ACR these days? I don't, but most people do.) So I don't think the Hasty Generalization is really adequate in this case.

Meanwhile, Elite wasn't a "deal" either. Weren't the first two Collections just 50% a few weeks ago? (Correct me if I'm wrong, but Elite is supposed to save you 33% the ENTIRE DLC; meaning you can wait or skip Collections if you didn't get Elite. Which sounds like the better deal, unless you really like your Winter camo or the silly Emblem.) :p


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Comment #41 by ThoracicKez
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:12:05 AM
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i like how people still think those 12 million people (including me) are fanboys


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Comment #42 by thenewpeter
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:14:54 AM
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@39, lol, I'm in the mood for a discussion/debate, to break up my drawings, this just happened along at the right time tbh. XD
When I talk about something, I like to go into detail, and actually try to fully discuss it if i can, show that I'm not just here for haters sake. :3 I have reasons for my views ^_^


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Comment #43 by MRriNICKulous
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:26:51 AM
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Elite is & always will be poorly maintained by its crap people. They have horrible customer service & their idea of making things better for us gamers is nothing but a joke. Get use to this people.. they just want out money for nothing now a days!


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Comment #44 by PG_MaxPayne
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:26:55 AM
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Very happy not to be apart of the 12 million.


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Comment #45 by atomic viking54
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:43:28 AM
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to bad the game sucks a metric fuck ton of ass


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Comment #46 by EMP
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:44:10 AM
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I didnt pay a dime for elite.


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Comment #47 by Majica8
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:45:29 AM
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@32 It's not blind faith. They said before Elite was released that you'd be getting 9 content drops over 9 months, and each one would be multiple maps/missions/game modes. That's a minimum of 18 peices of DLC. We've actually ended up with 26. I was happy to pay for Elite before I knew exactly what we were getting, and it was the right choice.


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Comment #48 by WREQUIEM
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:45:45 AM
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paying an extra $50 for dlc.
doesn't seem smart.


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Comment #49 by Akatsuki Sensor
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 10:18:34 AM
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@42 - oh I wasn't meaning to come across as aggressive, I like people who go into detail and speak with so much passion about things they feel strongly toward :)


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Comment #50 by Mrryan12
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 10:26:50 AM
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@48 You can buy them individually for $60, so it is smart. How stupid are they if they save $10 playing a game they like? I don't really like CoD much, but you have to be really stupid to deny the value that, key word, OTHER people get from Elite.


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Comment #51 by gravelandx88
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 10:50:05 AM
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@12, "No thanks id rather not waste money on Elite, pay enough each year for Xbox LIVE I used to be a massive CoD player. Just my opinion I thought The Call of Duty series went down hill after MW2"

Agreed! +1


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Comment #52 by Sanchezz4387
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 11:25:20 AM
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The DLC content for MW3 has been the best in the series. It added more than any other CoD an didn't bring back a bunch of maps from a previous game and make us pay for them again (Cod 4 maps on mw2 and zombie maps from w@w on black ops)

They brought in more MP maps than hat came with the game, which I think is around 20 odd plus what came with the game.

Thyey brought a tonne is spec ops and achievements in, and a new Face off mode.

And now they are adding another mode called chaos.

Now everyhing might not be perfect for everyone, I don't like face off, but no one can deny the quantity of content and I'd say 85% is worth the money.

I've played 96 hours online and I'm in a clan, Mw3 came with my console an I got a 4200 point card for £30, elite although pretty piss poor in its actual stat tracking form is not good, but the clan support and early dlc + discount is worth it hands down.

IMO 2.3 million out of 12 million customers isn't exactly that good, but I bet that number will rocket for black ops 2 subscribers.


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Comment #53 by Tim 13
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 11:50:49 AM
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3: Hold on... Black Ops 2 hasn't shown up yet.


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Comment #54 by JonAiello
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 12:08:13 PM
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The hardened edition is seriously worth it though, in the long run


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Comment #55 by STONE DEVIL
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 12:11:37 PM
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2.3 million sheep...LOL. Such a waste of money.


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Comment #56 by lIx PHEONIX xIl
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 12:22:46 PM
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Am I the only one who doesn't have MW3?


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Comment #57 by STONE DEVIL
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 12:22:57 PM
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CEO Eric Hirshberg said the game has “several innovations and firsts for the franchise”

So this means they changing the game to make it fun? Maybe also fixing the horrendously broken MP? Nah, that would take more time and money than even Activision has to dish out. This will be the same shit all over again. But the simply minded gamers will love it as usual. I miss the days when COD was GOOD and FUN.


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Comment #58 by STONE DEVIL
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 12:42:59 PM
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And yes, that $115 million Activision just raked in as extra this year. I'm voting for them in November. Maybe they can turn our economy around.


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Comment #59 by HugTheBear
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 01:01:54 PM
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I was on the fence about Elite. Glad I didn't get it. MW3 was dog shit.


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Comment #60 by DMichaels86
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 01:25:38 PM
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And I think 2.2 million regret buying it


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Comment #61 by Ultimo Godzilla
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 01:52:54 PM
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All those millions of mindless sheep.

Baa Baa Baaaa!!


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Comment #62 by Davisto
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 02:00:20 PM
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ill admit i bought the game and elite i like cod but it needs some major adding to the game its a good series but its running dry for me as for elite i felt ripped of in the terms of content and i know there different games but battlefield premium although i haven't got it seems more for your money because of weapons vehicles and other benefits. also id like to add there should be more measures to stop kids playing over age games i hate going on a 18+ game and there's some 13 year old going through early ages of puberty going all psycho and screaming through the mic i don't need to hear that an i bet nobody else does(although some are just funny to laugh at lol) good day to you all :)


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Comment #63 by neo consumer
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 03:56:10 PM
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@4: Waste, not waist. This English lesson was bought to you by Doritos and Dr Pepper.


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Comment #64 by DeepInfern0
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:32:31 PM
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Suckers.


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Comment #65 by Kyanite
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 07:46:42 PM
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@ #61: Actually, I think the haters sound more like sheep than those posting that they bought Elite. "CoD is always the same game, Activision is greedy, only angry fat kids play CoD," and so on. Sound familiar, sheepy one?

OT: I didn't play MW3 and probably never will. However, a quick DLC check shows that Infinity Ward/Activision has delivered enough content to make Elite worth it for someone who enjoys the game. Can't hate on that.


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Comment #66 by Ultimo Godzilla
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 08:33:43 PM
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@65 I just don't feel like playing the same shit every year for 60 dollars + extra for DLC. But by your assumptions I guess you are a fat angry kid?


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Comment #67 by totallykyle101
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:34:47 PM
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Mugs.


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Comment #68 by Yourburntstar
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 09:44:41 PM
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sucks for those 2.3 million who throw away $ for "Achievements" which are tied to map packs. bottom line waste of money.


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Comment #69 by aim of kronic
Friday, August 03, 2012 @ 11:30:49 PM
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MW4 coming out 11-7-2013!!! yeh


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Comment #70 by TotalBlank
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 12:52:24 AM
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2.3 million premium users and probably about 1/4 of those premium users actually take the game seriously and think that it's the greatest thing ever.


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Comment #71 by TotalBlank
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 12:56:30 AM
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MW3, just another one of those stupid fucking games that ruin any chances at 100% achievements without forking over tons of cash for boring recycled maps and missions. Subscribing as a premium member is a joke. This is why Microsoft should allow requests to delete entire game history from your profile so you don't have to be ashamed that you ever played such a bullshit game.


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Comment #72 by Dos Equis
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 01:53:57 AM
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2.3 million people payed for a service that bungie.net had up for free. Allow these words to speak for themselves.


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Comment #73 by HyperChondriacMusic
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 04:53:31 AM
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Good for yoou, thaaanks!


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Comment #74 by Majica8
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 04:54:13 AM
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@72 Bungie.net gives you all Halo DLC for free??? Since when??

FFS people. We know some of you hate MW3, you don't have to keep going on about it. Obviously there are some people who like MW3. They aren't sheep for buying and playing a game they like. People are allowed different opinions, are allowed to like different things. And for those of us that do like MW3, Elite has been a great deal. It's not hard to see why, and if you still insist it's not just because YOU personally didn't like the game, then you are the idiot. It might not be a great deal for you, that doesn't mean it's not for anyone else.

@68 Why do you assume every one of those 2.3 million just got Elite so they could get the extra achievements? You really think that? Despite the fact that extra achievements weren't confirmed until the first Spec Ops m ission was about to be released months after MW3 actually came out.

@71 The multiplayer maps are not recycled. The only "old" one is Terminal, which was released for EVERYONE for FREE. The Spec-Ops missions are the only DLC that have achievements, and they are far from old or recycled. They are the most fun part of MW3.


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Comment #75 by Hannibal king 88
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 05:01:04 AM
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I think this was the stupodest thing ever done. U pay money out the ass for a game that takes 6 hours to beat and then still go online to have retards cheat. So why make us wait for 1 extra content that should have come with the game to begin with and 2 why pay more money . If u lok at it a 60 bucl game that wasnt a limited edition just just turned into it cuz of elite. Cod basically turned into battlefeild. And gears of war did it to. When u have to pay 60 to play exra stuff thats right out bullshyt. If halo 4 does this im not even pickin up the game. We shouldnt have to pay more for what we already paid for . U would think since the economy is in a shyt state they would lower the prices but hey there all a bunch of fuckin assholes who dont carr


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Comment #76 by HyperChondriacMusic
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 05:02:09 AM
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@1 Probably technically belong to their unbeknownst dumbass parents.
@2 Yup, its easy, ay.
@3 Same here, bought it beat it, it beat me, then sold it within a week.
@4 Probably, I have my doubts more over Xbox Live than Elite.
@5 Thats why EA woke up in that department
@6 Hit one of the nails on the head there, i'm in the same boat, bought the HE discounted, activated, never used.
@7 No doubt it did.
@8 Agreed, many people put many hours into it and the "benefits" of Elite way forward.
@9 I think you should be able to back track as Elite DLC started with MW3

Now i'm bored, and everything now is a response or duplicated.

I think when the next console generation starts, these yearly iterations should hopefully go away.


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Comment #77 by Sanchezz4387
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 05:08:09 AM
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Wonder how may of the Elite haters have BF Premium or Gears of War season pass or even both?


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Comment #78 by Majica8
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 05:27:51 AM
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@75 What? Why should the DLC come with the game? The OK-length campaign, 16 multiplayer maps (which also double up as 16 Spec Ops Survival maps) and 16 Spec-ops missions weren't enough?
The ONLY edition that came with Elite included was the Hardened Edition, and yes, it was a Special Edition. Steelbook, Field Manual/Artbook type thing, Elite Premium + Founder Status. OK a few other bits would have been nice, but I'm not complaining. The difference in price between the regular edition + Elite seperatley and the Hardened Edition was enough to justify having the steelbook etc.
CoD turned into Battlefield? Are you an idiot? You know Elite came out WAY before BF Premium. EA/Dice saw how well Elite did and decided they'd copy it, but not before they had released some DLC. So whilst everyone who hadn't got the DLC yet was fine, anyone who did felt like they were being ripped off. I know which of the 2 services I think is better just because of that fact! Having said that, for BF3 fans who will buy all DLC, Premium is a good deal.


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Comment #79 by thenewpeter
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 09:08:28 AM
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@75, that comments not to bright, why would you be given dlc on disk, when the dlc hasn't been created yet... :/

@77, Neither here, though gears3 cost a lot less, and the battlefield one, you already knew what the dlc was.


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Comment #80 by tdogg769
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 09:51:06 AM
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So everyone who likes COD is getting there subscriptions, 2.3 Million..ok and everyone wants them to stop, ? for ya..if your making that much $, are you going to stop? I don't think so..COD is a Juggernaut that people love to hate cause they are successful, I am not saying that people don't have a right to be angry at some of the things they do cause I understand..but don't be mad at them for people being obsessed with the game..just move on and play other awsome games


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Comment #81 by Dark Knight1990
Saturday, August 04, 2012 @ 09:54:52 AM
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No crap the straight DLC sales are down, if people are buying ELITE what did they expect?


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