Activison want you to pay for Online

[johnman]

I dont know what it is with Activision at the moment but they seem to be shooting themselves in the foot and working their way up, body part by body part.
Basicaly they want to follow Blizzard and start charging for Online features in the inevitable future Call of Duty games. Dont these games sell just for the Multiplayer now anyway? Is it true that the single player is only around 6 hours long, out of interest?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=227204

My favourite quote : 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.

Who the hell has he been talking to?

 

[Worgen]

I can see it now "since our fans are asking for dedicated servers we are initiating a monthly subscription plan for people to be able to use them, its just part of how we are looking out for consumers"

 

[AkJay]

Pay for online play? well pardon my french Activision, but you can go fuck off and burn in hell. (I'm a PC gamer)

 

[lvl9000_woot]

Who the hell has he been talking to?

Good question.

I'd like to know who's asking to pay for anything?

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Recently they haven't so much as shot themselves in the foot, both feet were lost some time ago, they are at their kneecaps now.

 

[AddytheGreat]

What sort of features is he talking about? (It may be on the link, but I'm lazy)
Will it be optional to pay for these "additional services" you reckon'? or will it be necicery to pay, if it is, I sence that a boycott's a'coming

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

In my opinion, Activision can kindly go and fuck the devil in hell.

 

[Robert632]

i think they might have twisted their words, so when they said "we want the features blizzard's giving out" they just threw in paying for it, or they grew offended that their fans were saying "you've got good service, but blizzards is better" and decided that they should pay for their mistake.

do you get it. pay. hehe

 

[Woodsey]

They're going to burn.

 

[Internet Kraken]

Due to the massive success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision probably thinks that they can do almost anything and still have people buy thier games. And they're probably correct.

 

[johnman]

I am a PC gamer, but it will be the console gamers who happily luaghed at us for being elitists over dedicated severs who will probably come out of this worse if they do start charging, they already get charged for just about everything else.

 

[SovietSecrets]

Well this is quite terrible. I hope Activision seriously rethinks what they are doing with paying for Call of Duty. Greed isn't good.

 

[Worgen]

Well this is quite terrible. I hope Activision seriously rethinks what they are doing with paying for Call of Duty. Greed isn't good.

why do you hate america?

edit:actualy come to think of it that needs a lil more to really work as a joke doesnt it. well activision has stated its thier goal to make as much money as possible so they will keep doing weird things till it stops working then they will blame game pirates.

 

[SovietSecrets]

Well this is quite terrible. I hope Activision seriously rethinks what they are doing with paying for Call of Duty. Greed isn't good.

why do you hate america?

I don't hate America, philosophy does.

 

[Nmil-ek]

Are they seirously trying to compare FPS to MMORPGs now atleast with WoW when your paying monthly for WoW you know you are getting a shitload of content and support not to mention well hosted servers.

Why would you pay monthly for a fecking fps why would you ever not just go to another one or play one of the previous Modern Warfares that just blows my mind who would ever think such a thing a good idea.

 

[Hiphophippo]

When they make CoD a persistent world is the day I'll pay for multiplayer. Until then I give them a sound "lol no".

 

[God's Clown]

You should never have to pay to play FPS games online. It is fairly annoying how Activision is just in it for money now, instead of what players actually want.

 

[PxDn Ninja]

When they make CoD a persistent world is the day I'll pay for multiplayer. Until then I give them a sound "lol no".

Check out Dust 514. That will be a pay to play MMOFPS in the vein of Planetside, but by the makers of Eve Online. Looks to be awesome.

 

[Poomanchu745]

We need to start emailing the shit out of their offices letting them know what we think.