By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Gaming - Activsion to make Call of Duty a Pay and Play game like WOW.

Tallgeese101 on 14 November 2009

I can imagine a Call Of Duty: Online, however I doubt (and to a degree hope) it would be as popular as the main series like FFXI



Around the Network
Chrizum on 14 November 2009
Onyxmeth said:

Quick question. How many of you actually read the linked article before posting? None of you? Typical. Here's the final three paragraphs:

"I think it's been mutually beneficial, and you should expect us to test and ultimately launch additional online monetization models of some of some of our biggest franchises like Call of Duty."

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

"Our gamers are telling us there's lots of services and innovation they would like to see that they're not getting yet. From what we see so far, additional content, as well as all the services Blizzard is offering, is that there is demand from the core gamers to pay up for that," he said.

They're obviously talking about services past the offerings they are giving now, not making people pay for what they currently offer. Next time read folks.

That doesn't make there case any stronger though. They'd still be alienating their fanbase.



Onyxmeth on 14 November 2009
Chrizum said:
Onyxmeth said:

Quick question. How many of you actually read the linked article before posting? None of you? Typical. Here's the final three paragraphs:

"I think it's been mutually beneficial, and you should expect us to test and ultimately launch additional online monetization models of some of some of our biggest franchises like Call of Duty."

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

"Our gamers are telling us there's lots of services and innovation they would like to see that they're not getting yet. From what we see so far, additional content, as well as all the services Blizzard is offering, is that there is demand from the core gamers to pay up for that," he said.

They're obviously talking about services past the offerings they are giving now, not making people pay for what they currently offer. Next time read folks.

That doesn't make there case any stronger though. They'd still be alienating their fanbase.

I wasn't defending the article. I'm just tired of people making sweeping generalizations based on what they think an article might be about without actually reading it. If everyone wants to continue bitching about Activision that's fine, but at least know what it is you're bitching about. Based on the answers provided thus far, it would seem I'm the first person to actually read the article before responding.

About the article itself, this seems to me that they're thinking of charging for their own dedicated servers on the PC and maybe the consoles in the future, but it could mean a few things. I'm not sure what WoW offers that translates well to other online communities but the answer may lie there.



Tag: Became a freaking mod and a complete douche, coincidentally, at the same time.



Garnett on 14 November 2009

MrBubbles FTW!

 

I agree.



*Remember when the world was supposed to end on May 21st, 2011? Well click here to see our short parody video of it [not]ending*

Bullza on 14 November 2009

After PC gamers turned against COD if they add online to MW2 then the franchise will quickly lose steam.

MW2 could possibly be the peak unless they dont screw it up.



Around the Network
Bullza on 16 November 2009

Made front page of Vgchartz