poklane on 18 May 2018
So, just some observations about the game's post launch DLC
- There's been no mention or sighting of a Season Pass, even a leaked Special Edition doesn't include a Season Pass
- When asked in what way DLC will be delivered, Dan Bunting says he can't comment on that
- Jason Blundell told YouTuber GregFPS that both Zombies storylines will be supported with DLC, which would imply 2 Zombies maps for each map pack (if map packs return of course)
My prediction: Activision is finally abandoning paid map packs (hey, if EA can do it so can they). Instead of asking $50 for a Season Pass which gives you all 4 map packs/asking $15 a map pack all MP maps will become free, and we'll be seeing new maps on a monthly basis with them simply being released once they're ready instead of getting 4 maps once every 2-2.5 months. This will ensure that the Multiplayer playerbase stays unified instead of being split up between people buying DLC and people not buying DLC, which should be a positive thing for the amount of players which keep playing which in turn would increase micro-transaction sales. Also, now that the game has a Battle Royale mode they have another new way to generate money to make up for the loss in sales for the Season Pass and Map Packs.
I could however see them still asking money for each Zombies map, with there maybe being a Zombies Season Pass as well. Splitting the playerbase in Zombies up isn't that big of a deal since you always pick the exact map you want to play, even when playing with random people unlike MP where you pick a gamemode and then the game assigns you a map.
