Forum Posts: 20 | Comment #1 by MajorUndeadZ Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 05:57:47 AM | |
| it was only a matter of time before they started this shit too |
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Forum Posts: 10 | Comment #2 by citizen666 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 05:58:13 AM | |
| O how I miss the old days... You'd buy a game, and that would be the end of that. I understand that games are a business, but jesus, must we be nickel and dimed at every turn?! O well, welcome to the future. |
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Forum Posts: 75 | Comment #3 by JustinSane Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 05:58:19 AM | |
| In that way, Gears of War 3 had microtransactions too with the weapon skin packs right? |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #4 by Dasha UK Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 05:58:55 AM | |
| Everything's better with bacon ! |
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Forum Posts: 46 | Comment #5 by DTM V1 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:00:02 AM | |
| nice to see they not really microtransactions more like custom packs mmmmmmmmmmmmmm bacon |
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Forum Posts: 69 | Comment #6 by adbailey18 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:00:43 AM | |
| Let me buy double xp that's all I want. |
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Forum Posts: 20 | Comment #7 by TotalBlank Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:06:14 AM | |
| So it's official then? Activision finally outsourced their creativity and innovation to EA and this is what was born. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #8 by StormedKestrel Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:07:02 AM | |
| at least nuketown 2025 is free, got nuketown zombies with the season pass so at least i can get the normal one now |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #9 by ATOMICKILA3000 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:07:11 AM | |
| As soon as I read the title I though "great, now Activision is gonna do this shit" but this won't affect anybody. Unless the bacon does extra damage! |
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Forum Posts: 68 | Comment #10 by Fozki Razormaid Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:09:21 AM | |
some people hate this
some people like this
its our choice
not a forced thing
this is America
not the soviet union
WE THE GAMERS
WE THE GAMERS
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Forum Posts: 26 | Comment #11 by FreiZeitGeipel Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:10:55 AM | |
| @7 What creativity and innovation? |
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Forum Posts: 68 | Comment #12 by Fozki Razormaid Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:12:03 AM | |
or Canada . UK . Australia
I know we are not all American
id like these in taken tag 2 . so many expensive character costumes . so little reward for beating game 8 times |
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Forum Posts: 161 | Comment #13 by Mad Man Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:16:19 AM | |
| @6, I am with you on that idea. |
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Forum Posts: 5563 | Comment #14 by Callum x360a Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:20:36 AM | |
At least they don't give any kind of advantage over a regular user who doesn't want to pay extra.
That's when microtransactions are wrong, when you gain an unfair advantage by buying something (weaponry, equipment, etc.) not originally in the game for everyone else.
This kind of stuff, I have no issues with. |
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Forum Posts: 7 | Comment #15 by HowCanHeKillMeWithBread Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:24:03 AM | |
| WOW, so the whole mad rush to pre-order for nuketown 2025 was completely pointless. I wish they would just put more hardcore modes in this game then I might be inclined to play it again. |
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Forum Posts: 106 | Comment #16 by Jeesp Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:24:32 AM | |
| Can't go wrong with bacon |
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Forum Posts: 301 | Comment #17 by Blackest Metal Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:25:29 AM | |
They dont seem too bad to me, cheap little add ons if you like that sort of thing
If they had said "pay 240msp and get a permanent item unlock token" or "160msp to unlock a title of your choice" THEN I would take issue with it |
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Forum Posts: 1692 | Comment #18 by XoNiNjAlEoNoX Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:27:21 AM | |
| it's just like EA did with their extra marketplace items in Battlefield e.g. soldier shortcut pack and stuff |
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Forum Posts: 2085 | Comment #19 by pined5551 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:27:25 AM | |
"Damn, this weapon isn't as good as it needs to be. You know what'll make it better: wrap it in bacon!"
SAID NOBODY EVER!
What a stupid thing to charge for! Couldn't think of anything even remotely useful to introduce, so they do that!. What bellends! I'm glad I gave up on Call of Duty 4 titles back, if I'd known the money I did spend on past games was going to be used to fund ideas like this I'd have demanded a refund! |
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Forum Posts: 53 | Comment #20 by SteaL K1LL Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:32:00 AM | |
| Finally I was about to hate on this but it's great I got many friends with no nuketown 2025 or zombies that will be great for them nuketown 2025 for free haha I feel sorry for myself for preordering the game but oh well at least activision knows what they're doing |
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Forum Posts: 156 | Comment #21 by Kinky Mong Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:36:43 AM | |
| Considering that a previous Call of Duty upset some Muslims by featuring text from the Koran on a picture in the toilet, is it really that wise to add in guns wrapped in the tasty meat that they won't eat? |
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Forum Posts: 36 | Comment #22 by Alec216 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:48:14 AM | |
@#21 - Good point! Could be a reference in there.
@#10 and everyone else saying these things are our choice and not forced upon us - This is the way things are going and it may not be good! It'll be all this free-to-play stuff, but it'll go extreme. Go and buy a disk, get it home.... Can't do anything until I've paid for something else. Even if we go all digital the games companies are just going to find other ways of squeezing a few more pennies out of us! I don't know what's going to happen, but I feel pretty anxious about the way the industry is heading! |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #23 by KaoFam Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:52:29 AM | |
| Prices are surprising fair |
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Forum Posts: 58 | Comment #24 by LifeMakesMeLOL Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 06:53:37 AM | |
I'm fine with all of these, except for charging for the extra Theater and Create-a-Class slots. That shit should be free.
If people want to pay to wrap their gun in bacon though that's cool, but I'd rather stick with my Diamond Camo. |
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Forum Posts: 548 | Comment #25 by Hudson888 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:07:10 AM | |
@3 yea I think they did,
I dont see the problem, if you dont want to buy them, then dont. |
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Forum Posts: 817 | Comment #26 by Hagane Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:08:16 AM | |
| This may be a piece of good news for Zombie fans- if they decide to separately sell each zombie map instead of having to buy a whole DLC for it. (Then again, Activision is pretty keen on how to make money.) |
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Forum Posts: 14 | Comment #27 by Emperor 95 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:18:08 AM | |
| and so it begins... |
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Forum Posts: 388 | Comment #28 by Caramel Cardinal Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:24:59 AM | |
free nuketown for all though :D
these microtransactions should all be included in the season pass, to start giving seasonpass owners more value for money |
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Forum Posts: 32 | Comment #29 by RBREEZAY Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:32:37 AM | |
| Take that Battlefield DLC! |
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Forum Posts: 72 | Comment #30 by bravheart83 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:42:01 AM | |
Wow I was expecting this to be flooded with activision haters, glad times are changing! I can never understand why people consider activision as evil as EA.
OT this sounds cool and a LOT cheaper than gears weapon packs! This is how microtransactions should b done! Pay attention EA, Epic, Capcom et all |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #31 by gunswat Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:53:20 AM | |
| @28 I completely agree with you there |
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Forum Posts: 28 | Comment #32 by Furryvision78 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:55:49 AM | |
| Aren't micro-transactions things you can buy over and over? These don't look like them... |
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Forum Posts: 228 | Comment #33 by the action frampton Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 08:08:21 AM | |
| I suppose Activision didn't already make enough money out of the CoD series, so they have to come up with new ideas. |
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Forum Posts: 111 | Comment #34 by xxdiamondxxinfernoxx Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 08:17:51 AM | |
| People still play this game? |
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Forum Posts: 163 | Comment #35 by DeadlySinz86 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 08:26:17 AM | |
| Just make sure you lube up properly, it'll make it easier for Activision to stick it in. |
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Forum Posts: 17 | Comment #36 by SeraphTC Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 08:36:45 AM | |
@7 - Oh please. Activision haven't shown any creativity or innovation for years.
Besides that, these aren't actually micro-transactions at all - it's more like small bits of DLC.
I feel the title of this article is misleading and inflammatory. |
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Forum Posts: 202 | Comment #37 by Sanchezz4387 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 08:47:38 AM | |
are you serious? so there was actually NO POINT in pre ordering or buying the hardened edition?
oh and fuck micro transactions |
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Forum Posts: 12 | Comment #38 by tananset Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 08:54:24 AM | |
| nah. |
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Forum Posts: 809 | Comment #39 by i got squeezed Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 08:58:51 AM | |
| How about you guys fix the bug where you apply the Hardened Edition camo, and next time you boot the game up, its gone. |
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Forum Posts: 8 | Comment #40 by Da Beni Man Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 09:08:36 AM | |
| I kinda like the way they approached the whole 'micro transaction' scene. They didn't go overboard and as far as I can see none of the stuff really gives you the ULTIMATE EDGE in game. Apart from the bacon, that kills Muslims on sight :O |
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Forum Posts: 105 | Comment #41 by hotdogenigma Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 09:11:35 AM | |
| @12 Yes please don't assume everyone is an ignorant American. I take great offense! |
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Forum Posts: 202 | Comment #42 by Sanchezz4387 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 09:21:40 AM | |
| @40 lol |
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Forum Posts: 301 | Comment #43 by mr wong tong Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 09:44:13 AM | |
This is so fucking wrong. F2P game? Sure micro-transactions ahoy. A game people payed full price for plus 2000 ms points for the maps and then adding more shit you can't unlock in game but have to buy?
I wish i could say i don't even care at this point but it bugs me greatly. A lot of people will buy these and it will become the norm in the next game. bye bye decent unlockables.
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Forum Posts: 153 | Comment #44 by Hottub Cowboy Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 10:37:49 AM | |
| Its only a matter of time before the guys at EA start selling double XP or Achievements. This micro stuff is getting a bit ridiculous. |
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Forum Posts: 112 | Comment #45 by oO Triple G Oo Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 10:54:29 AM | |
| That bacon skin looks fucking disgusting. |
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Forum Posts: 463 | Comment #46 by francisrossi Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 11:09:24 AM | |
| EA open the doors for everyone else... |
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Forum Posts: 1110 | Comment #47 by Majica8 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 11:41:09 AM | |
| I would say extra custom class slots could affect gameplay slightly. Having even more options to go to in game gives you an advantage over people who still have the basic number of slots. Not huge, I know, but an advantage still. |
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Forum Posts: 185 | Comment #48 by Black Barney Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 11:51:55 AM | |
| I can't help it but I'm going to buy one personalization pack and the flags of the world pack too. I can't resist. |
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Forum Posts: 2863 | Comment #49 by WalterWhite Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 11:59:39 AM | |
| All that content should have been what was included with a Season Pass. I'm glad Nuketown is available for everyone now but they said it wouldn't be and made my pre-order worthless, good to know for next time. |
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Forum Posts: 68 | Comment #50 by TCs Negotiator Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 12:09:08 PM | |
| LOL |
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Forum Posts: 11 | Comment #51 by Neomalysys Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 12:18:28 PM | |
| @49 I can understand how they made your reorder less valuable but they could do what everybody else does and charge five bucks a shot for each separate preorder incentive a month after the game releases. Instead due to people bitching about not having Nuketown they're giving it out for free. Also if you think paying for things that have no impact on gameplay is bad why don't you try to play one of those "free" Korean rpgs. "Free" at least in that you can download the game and make a character and then pay to actually enjoy play the game. Funny how pc gamers didn't bitch about Guild Wars 2 having a paid cosmetic item shop. All console fanboys need to stop bitching about stuff like this and start bitching about stuff like EA giving out paid booster packs for classes that shit ain't fare when rich kids can get everything that you have to work for. |
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Forum Posts: 202 | Comment #52 by Sanchezz4387 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 01:13:41 PM | |
| @51 Gw2 didnt launch a marketing campaign which made it sound like if you didnt pre order the game you wouldn't have access to content for the agame ever. ...but then few months down the road offer half of it to season pass holders then a few more months down the line offer it out for free....treyarc and activision have and its a real dick move to anybody who was stuoid enough to ore order the hardened/care package edition (myself included) so whem I look back at the £70 dropped on my hardened what did i get? ......a coin with a code on it, a metal case and a dlc playercard and weapon skin... £30 for in game cosmetics.....im sticking to games like gw2, lotro, uncharted, halo sick to fucking death of activision and ea |
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Forum Posts: 1021 | Comment #53 by FatalDeathSG45 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 01:22:35 PM | |
| Just when I thought I've seen it all... a gun wrapped in bacon. Only in Call of Duty, ladies and gentlemen. |
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Forum Posts: 235 | Comment #54 by AKfoy0face Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 02:45:22 PM | |
| i love content even if it isnt free soo no bitching here.. |
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Forum Posts: 72 | Comment #55 by bravheart83 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 03:00:26 PM | |
| Lol seriously people upset that nuketown is free for everybody now? Remember the days when maps used to be free after a certain amount of time a la gears, halo. |
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Forum Posts: 72 | Comment #56 by bravheart83 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 03:07:26 PM | |
| @52 did u seriously think that it wouldn't be made available to everybody eventually? That makes no business sense. you are either ignorant or naive, U got early access nuff said! |
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Forum Posts: 12 | Comment #57 by HxC 740 DxP Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 03:26:54 PM | |
| Whatever happened to companies being nice and just offering things for free or at least add new challenges to unlock these camos or reticles. |
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Forum Posts: 1376 | Comment #58 by JONBLEACH Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 03:45:21 PM | |
| When are these going live? |
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Forum Posts: 15 | Comment #59 by BeheldBryan Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 03:54:25 PM | |
| Luckily the stuff is pointless overall. |
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Forum Posts: 202 | Comment #60 by Sanchezz4387 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 04:15:55 PM | |
| @56 i thought they would of at least done it in a similar vein as they did with BO and the W@W maps i.e rezurection (final map pack), but nah they cant even wait 6 months to screw the numpties who decided to shell out extra,but hey no worries u live and learn right? |
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Forum Posts: 72 | Comment #61 by bravheart83 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:06:04 PM | |
| @60 true, if u knew they were gonna give it for free 4 months later would u still have bought it? I don't regret it, I think it's cool there giving it to others who maybe couldn't pay extra |
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Forum Posts: 270 | Comment #62 by FroZeNSouL Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 07:29:30 PM | |
remember PC gaming.
when we spent all our time between gaming downloading patches, addons, mappacks. Because...they were FREE!?
Devs shoved them our way just to keep us playing!
At end of day, it sold more copies! |
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Forum Posts: 8 | Comment #63 by Da Beni Man Wednesday, March 13, 2013 @ 07:04:07 AM | |
| Soo I decided I was gunna buy the extra classes today. I thought i was getting 10 extra classes, which seemed rather lovely. I GOT 90 FUCKING CLASSES, WHAT THE FUCK AM I GUNNA DO WITH 90 CLASSES!!!!! |
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Forum Posts: 71 | Comment #64 by Nighthawk1024 Wednesday, March 13, 2013 @ 07:57:28 AM | |
| Seriously 90? |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #65 by Darkmaster2110 Wednesday, March 13, 2013 @ 10:24:35 AM | |
| Can we start downloading all the zombie maps for 400 MSP each now please? :) |
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Forum Posts: 14 | Comment #66 by dude1286 Wednesday, March 13, 2013 @ 02:06:26 PM | |
| Does anyone else see the similarity between the Extra Classes Pack and Bungie Pro. It adds more file share space for a lower cost and even adds create-a-class slots. Will be the only one that I would buy as I don't like skin packs. Although the bacon is tempting. |
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Forum Posts: 6 | Comment #67 by The Red Russian Wednesday, March 13, 2013 @ 02:27:54 PM | |
| stupid. who started this dumb precedent? was it farmville? |
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Forum Posts: 16 | Comment #68 by Knaussenheimer Tuesday, March 26, 2013 @ 03:25:49 PM | |
| #19 I completely agree with you. I usually don't have a problem with COD add-ons but this is just sad. Are they really that desperate? |
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