Poll: CoD Black Ops, when will you buy it?

[TheSeventhLoneWolf]

Where is the option for 'No, I Have no interest in CoD because for valid reasons such as _______' Instead of your option which just makes you sound bias.

I will not be getting CoD since I have more interest in Tf2 as a primary FPS. Plus, It may not run on my PC.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

When it becomes used, as I don't think they deserve to profit.

But my friends will ***** if I don't.

 

[Billion Backs]

No, I have little interest in CoD series plus I'm one of the boycotters. And I've got no sister to perv on either, so tough luck on that...

Also, that's totally racist! The proper title is CoD The African American Ops, foo!

 

[Yureina]

After 3 CoD games and seeing how MW2 was a major dissapointment, it would take a DAMN good game to get me to buy another CoD game. If Black Ops is good, I may check it out, but even that is a very slim chance indeed.

 

[Volstag9]

Maybe, depending on the reviews and the initial reaction from the populace after it comes out.I'll at least give them a chance. Treyarch and infinity ward are 2 different companies

 

[CRAVE CASE 55]

At best I might rent it.
MW2 killed CoD then spat on the remains.

No sir that was CoD:3

 

[macuKAT]

If it's more towards COD4 than anything, then yes. Closer to mw2, no... Medal of Honor is coming before it and if I buy that, im settled for quite some time, plus I have BC2 and COD4 on PC
no real need to play anything from the FPS genre

 

[Bladez23]

I still dont get what every1 has against MW2. Im not saying it was the BEST game ever made but it certainly wasnt the WORST. Sure they needed to put alot more work into the SP but multiplayer was enjoyable and balenced. I just dont get it i loved CoD4 and then loved MW2.

 

[Arcticflame]

I still dont get what every1 has against MW2. Im not saying it was the BEST game ever made but it certainly wasnt the WORST. Sure they needed to put alot more work into the SP but multiplayer was enjoyable and balenced. I just dont get it i loved CoD4 and then loved MW2.

Because with a budget that large, it was a terrible game.

Surely they could of spent some of that huge budget on competent game design rather than graphics?

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate, or even dislike MW2, I just simply find it an average, run of the mill shooter with higher than average budget and advertising campaign.

I will never get CoD Black Ops. I'd rather buy a 2$ indie game for 50$ than a new CoD game.

Of course now that I've said that, the game might come out and turn the series on it's head, who knows?

 

[BearCavalry9496]

I might rent it to see if people still just run around and stab each other like in the other Call of Duty games. Treyarch did do a great job (in my opinion) on World at War, so it may be a decent game.

 

[Bladez23]

Ok Sure they had a large budget but if the did spend all their money on "game design" as you put it then every1 would be complaining about the graphics. I think the graphics where stunning and something to be comended, but we dont hear about that do we.

As i said i agree they should have spent more time on the SP but tell me what did you spend more time on the SP or the MP. Do you play the SP more then once or twice?

personaly i bought the game knowing all to well that the SP would be lacking. This is just the way game design for the PC (yes i am a PC gamer, Xbox 360 to a lesser extent) has been moving lately.

 

[WalrusMan]

Nope. I'm never buying another Activision game again. Plenty of other, better companies out there making better games for the same (and for PC-users, a lower) price.

And I lol'd at "price drop".

 

[Bladez23]

Yea lol MW2 is still at the same price it was at its release.

 

[Plurralbles]

I only clicked the first option becaue it made me laugh, I swear.

Seriously that would be gross.

Anyway, yeah, not messing with Black Ops and didnt' even really think that it existed.

 

[Treblaine]

£10-15

Not a penny higher

COD4 still goes for 25.

Is that for console and new? Let me keep this short and sweet.

1. COD4 is more than a GOOD game but an absolute classic, unlike COD:WAW, MW2, and I suspect Black Ops too will be underwhelming. Only COD4 can still sell for that much almost 3 years later
2. I'm talking PC here, so COD: Black Ops should retail for only £30 initially (-£10as no console licence fee) so not such a drastic price drop.
3. oh yeah, and COD4 isn't £25 on PC as here [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001ET6P3W/ref=asc_df_B001ET6P3W651240?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=7974&creativeASIN=B001ET6P3W] it is going for £14.99 with free delivery (look under the "17 new" link) new.
4. and I got COD: World at War for only £14.99 in the Steam Christmas sales

OK, I know I sounded certain earlier but I MAY be willing to go about 2 or 3 pounds over 15 quid if it Black Ops gets positive reviews, something in the high 80's aggregate score, you know.

See I still have SO MANY games to play I am not going to buy a game for £30 now when I won't play it right away and it will be quite a bit cheaper later. It's unlikely to be a very special game, Activision is milking this franchise for all it is worth and Treyarch has always played it safe and simple.

Now the next game from Respawn entertainment, that I might get at £30 launch price. Though no pre-order, NEVER pre-order. It's not like discs are hard to print, when have you EVER heard of a game "selling out"? Not since the N64 cartridge era.

(and no I don't think us PC gamers are particularly privileged to pay £10 less per game, as neither Sony nor Microsoft are subsidising the cost of my hardware, as is the case with consoles)

 

[Treblaine]

I still dont get what every1 has against MW2. Im not saying it was the BEST game ever made but it certainly wasnt the WORST. Sure they needed to put alot more work into the SP but multiplayer was enjoyable and balenced. I just dont get it i loved CoD4 and then loved MW2.

Because with a budget that large, it was a terrible game.

Surely they could of spent some of that huge budget on competent game design rather than graphics?

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate, or even dislike MW2, I just simply find it an average, run of the mill shooter with higher than average budget and advertising campaign.

I will never get CoD Black Ops. I'd rather buy a 2$ indie game for 50$ than a new CoD game.

Of course now that I've said that, the game might come out and turn the series on it's head, who knows?

Budget was large because the personnel were paid more.

Why were they paid more? Because it was the most anticipated game of the decade and Activision milked it and blew it out of all proportion. Games are expensive because of people, LOTS of people working LONG hours in HIGHLY PAID technical work coding, creating and testing.

Just be grateful it didn't urn out like Daikatana, it had similar expectations and inflation of costs... but Activision kept their eye on the money, but money can't guarantee things like insta-classics like COD4... only time. Lots of time. Like with Valve.

 

[Arcticflame]

Ok Sure they had a large budget but if the did spend all their money on "game design" as you put it then every1 would be complaining about the graphics. I think the graphics where stunning and something to be comended, but we dont hear about that do we.

As i said i agree they should have spent more time on the SP but tell me what did you spend more time on the SP or the MP. Do you play the SP more then once or twice?

personaly i bought the game knowing all to well that the SP would be lacking. This is just the way game design for the PC (yes i am a PC gamer, Xbox 360 to a lesser extent) has been moving lately.

I didn't like the multiplayer, or the singleplayer. The campaign bored me, and at times irritated me with it's idiotic storyline, the multiplayer was too linear and it felt like I'd played the game hundreds of times before I'd even finished the first round.

The graphics are only as good as the environment lets it be, it's all well and good to have fantastic graphics, but unless the game backs it up with some solid gameplay it's all pointless in my books.

Modern Warfare had a good campaign in my books, and the graphics backed up what was already solid. MW2 was just a rehash of the original where they tried to do everything better and it just ended up looking ridiculous.

I say again it wasn't a bad game per se, but the problem people have with the game is less about the actual game, and more about the hype and reviews it got which were just ridiculously over inflated for a standard fare game.

 

[Comma-Kazie]

I might get it eventually, but honestly the new Medal of Honor game actually looks more interesting than Black Ops.

 

[Arcticflame]

Budget was large because the personnel were paid more.

Why were they paid more? Because it was the most anticipated game of the decade and Activision milked it and blew it out of all proportion. Games are expensive because of people, LOTS of people working LONG hours in HIGHLY PAID technical work coding, creating and testing.

Just be grateful it didn't urn out like Daikatana, it had similar expectations and inflation of costs... but Activision kept their eye on the money, but money can't guarantee things like insta-classics like COD4... only time. Lots of time. Like with Valve.

None of that changes my point in the slightest, I realise where the money is being put, but design is also a paid job the same as coding. And besides, just because you pay someone a lot, doesn't mean they are going to be doing a good job.

 

[Zing]

punish CoD for inflicting MW2 on us?

or am i being a whiney story pushing muppet?

You are being a whiny story pushing muppet. If you haven't realized at this point that MW2 was all about the multiplayer than you should pay attention! Anyway, I have no fucking idea about Black Ops as I know nothing about it other then some flashy teaser.