CoD: Ghosts Season Pass - $50?!?! What the hell.

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riderz13371 on 07 September 2013

Wow 50$ for some DLC? I'd rather just buy a brand new game...

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papamudd on 07 September 2013

riderz13371 said:
Wow 50$ for some DLC? I'd rather just buy a brand new game...

I'd rather get a quarter and a pack of smokes

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A_C_E on 07 September 2013

papamudd said:

A_C_E said:

papamudd said:

A_C_E said:

para182 said:
Not surprised, people are dumb enough to buy them. lol
I didn't get the pass to Bo2, hit 8th prestige in Feb haven't played it much since.

If people buy something they like, they're dumb? So if I don't buy it my IQ will highten, magically. Awesome!!!

While the OG quote may be a little harsh there is some logic to it. The more important question is why do they like it? If it is because of "hype" then yes IQ / intelligence should come into question... Being easily manipulated by the media and being a "blind consumer" does not neccessarily directly reflect IQ, but I would wager that a majority is a result of "blind consumerism" (bought without a thought due to media)... Now I have bought the season pass for BOPS I and II, but only because I really like zombies (i am zombie fanatic) so I would have bought them seperately and spent extra for it. I don't feel this last season pass has been worth the price though (play time / fun for me / interest) as such I am unlikely to buy another TREYARCH COD... I won't ever buy a IW COD again (since MW2, traded in after 1 month)

All in all if you actually think about whether or not the purchase is of actual value of you before purchasing (disregarding monetary concerns, and final decision) then yes your IQ is probably a bit higher than the average COD consumer.

One's personal preference doesn't necessarily have a whole lot to do with one's IQ, so we agree/disagree there a bit. The presence of prefence has no influence on how you learn/attain knowledge. Liking CoD or being hyped for CoD isn't going to drop my math skills. I don't see the connection between preference and IQ. There are over 30 million unique CoD players, I'm sure of those, plenty of them are genius', wealthy people (Kobe anyone?), successful happy people. You name it and CoD or any other $60 game will reach out to someone who wants to play it and/or try something new.

As far as blind consumerism goes, we all fall into it. The market would be flat if it wasn't for people buying into something they may or may not like, no matter how expensive. Whether it be a 5 cent candy you've never tried or a $60 game, if your friends are taking part in something and you want to be a part of it - hence-forth falling under the column of blind consumerism - then go for it. I'm as blind as a bat.

The fact is, I know what I like and I like CoD's formula, I think it will be worth it to buy that $50 season pass as well.

B1: Completely agree...

B2: IQ and math skills is a weird way to word what you meant to say and your point as IQ doesn't really affect that as much as it references your ability to learn / attain new knowledge at 'x' speed... IQ doesn't mean how "smart" someone is but rather how quickly they can learn or how well then can retain knowledge quickly. (or at least that is my possibly flawed understanding) My IQ puts me in the top 20% (+- 15<) of global population (1998), but that doesn't mean I am smarter than anyone by any means at all.

B3: (opinion) market has fallen flat I think due to over consumption of the COD franchise and companies putting to much money into game studios rather than advertising... It's not neccessarily that COD is a great game that makes it successful, but rather the great PR and advertising the game has had this gen that makes it successful. However, if less people bought COD and spread the same cash flow around to different games the industry overall would be doing much better. So NO blind consurism does not help the industry, but there is only so much that can be done in that regard.

B4: After writing all of this and remembering what I bolded... thist statement was the one that made me question your IQ/intelligence because it has no real qualifiers... FUN is qualifier enough, but saying "formula" indicating a higher intelligence than the average 12 year old playing the game and not stating what you like about the formula is giving me blue ballz :-/

COD formula is good for easy causal online fun... accuracy as a war game not at all... so if you see yourself being able to enjoy cheaply produced DLC that really only add the bare minimum of addition to online play for almost the same amount as the cost of the orignal game by all means buy it! However, please note you are only adding to the problems that haven't truly been addressed for consumer rights and concerns, there with to are part of the problem.

My understanding is the same as yours, I was just using IQ as an example.

@ B3 - Your assuming that everyone who buys CoD would not buy any other game. What could happen is someone plans to buy 10 games, buys them all but purchases CoD as well because all his friends have it as well - blind consumerism. That's an extra $60 put into the industry from this one purchase of CoD. Now I'm not gonna sit here and say, 'YES it does' or, 'No it doesn't' because I don't know how people budget their purchases, and neither do you. iirc the industry has grown in the software department and I'm positive that can be attributed to CoD and its yearly 30 million sales that trump the rest in the industry. And the market falling flat is most definitely due to the economy. People don't buy as much as they used to due to the economy, not a single product. If the economy grows then the sales will grow, and that goes for more than just the videogame market.

@ B4 - What are you going on about? What's stupid is someone who doesn't know me starts to suggest that they do based off of message boards. That's a good goal in life. Sorry you have blue balls over something so unmeaningful. So let me get this straight...I simply said I like the CoD's formula and that is what you are most pissed about? You really need me to explain CoD's formula? Its a pickup and play style a game, easy to play but hard to master. You gotta get to know the maps, the choke points, the guns, the players, your playstyle depending on the type of game. I don't buy CoD for realism, if I bought games for realism I'd buy the Train Simulator for Windows PC and have a blast. Not my cup of tea, so get over it, I like CoD ok, and I will purchase the DLC as well. Sorry about your blue balls.

And as my last statement - my right as a consumer is to purchase whatever the hell I feel like with MY hard earned money. That hard earned money goes into the industry that I obviously enjoy. I enjoy games, all games, not just CoD. So yes it is my choice to purchase what I want when I want it. I don't and shouldn't have to explain why I like something but if someone's gettin' blue balls then I feel kind of obligated.

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papamudd on 08 September 2013

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@ B4 - What are you going on about? What's stupid is someone who doesn't know me starts to suggest that they do based off of message boards. That's a good goal in life. Sorry you have blue balls over something so unmeaningful. So let me get this straight...I simply said I like the CoD's formula and that is what you are most pissed about? You really need me to explain CoD's formula? Its a pickup and play style a game, easy to play but hard to master. You gotta get to know the maps, the choke points, the guns, the players, your playstyle depending on the type of game. I don't buy CoD for realism, if I bought games for realism I'd buy the Train Simulator for Windows PC and have a blast. Not my cup of tea, so get over it, I like CoD ok, and I will purchase the DLC as well. Sorry about your blue balls.

And as my last statement - my right as a consumer is to purchase whatever the hell I feel like with MY hard earned money. That hard earned money goes into the industry that I obviously enjoy. I enjoy games, all games, not just CoD. So yes it is my choice to purchase what I want when I want it. I don't and shouldn't have to explain why I like something but if someone's gettin' blue balls then I feel kind of obligated.

Sorry didn't mean to be insulting was quite tired and enibriated at the time. I just meant that the short answer left me wanting more of an explanation. However, I was rambling, due to afore mentioned reasons, and probably thinking about other things (my opinions) regarding the COD franchise overall. @bolded amen to that

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A_C_E on 08 September 2013

papamudd said:

A_C_E said:
@ B4 - What are you going on about? What's stupid is someone who doesn't know me starts to suggest that they do based off of message boards. That's a good goal in life. Sorry you have blue balls over something so unmeaningful. So let me get this straight...I simply said I like the CoD's formula and that is what you are most pissed about? You really need me to explain CoD's formula? Its a pickup and play style a game, easy to play but hard to master. You gotta get to know the maps, the choke points, the guns, the players, your playstyle depending on the type of game. I don't buy CoD for realism, if I bought games for realism I'd buy the Train Simulator for Windows PC and have a blast. Not my cup of tea, so get over it, I like CoD ok, and I will purchase the DLC as well. Sorry about your blue balls.

And as my last statement - my right as a consumer is to purchase whatever the hell I feel like with MY hard earned money. That hard earned money goes into the industry that I obviously enjoy. I enjoy games, all games, not just CoD. So yes it is my choice to purchase what I want when I want it. I don't and shouldn't have to explain why I like something but if someone's gettin' blue balls then I feel kind of obligated.

Sorry didn't mean to be insulting was quite tired and enibriated at the time. I just meant that the short answer left me wanting more of an explanation. However, I was rambling, due to afore mentioned reasons, and probably thinking about other things (my opinions) regarding the COD franchise overall. @bolded amen to that

It's all good man. I just like debating any possible way so I may come off offensive as well, so I apologize for that. But overall I'd say we agree with one another but our preferences are different. Happy gaming.