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Alright,

 

Now that blackops is still giving us some headaches (for some users at least), Activision shows more of it's true nature...

Consider this a pretty much a rumor until it comes online, but here we go:

 


http://www.mcvuk.com/news/41932/Premium-COD-multiplayer-resurfaces

 

Wait and see....it the PC map packs are being sold instead of being freebies....I'll freak out...




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Will we be surprised, will we fuck, that's gonna limit what we can do with the mods is'nt it? also i can't see them letting us put our own maps on there because they won't get anything out of it, they are one greedy bunch of motherfuckersYell



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Makes me sick.You guys better get used to playing CWHC.Much better more fun.But you won't believe me.SOB didn't we say how greedy they have become.Now get your Crysis Wars installed again.



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That's not true that moron Michael Pachter is full of shit, he has predicted stupid crap before, he has nothing to do with Activision, he has nothing to do with Treyarch and nothing to do with Black Ops.

 

Anything you can make up and pull out of your butt has just as much weight and value as his stupid statements.  Why anybody reposts his blather is beyond me.



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Well at this moment in time that statement as got as much chance of being true as it is being untrue because we don't know what they are going to do, but history tells us ie call of Duty MW they control everything with that game and did'nt they charge for map packs there too, or maybe they have seen the error of their ways and decided to stop ripping people off...........ooo look up there i see a pig flying look everybody a fucking pig flying...it's trueLaughing

 



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You've got more chance of Biting the back of your own neck than Activision NOT charging for extra's on BlackOps,

 

They already have the ideal content delivery system in Steam which is why i think they chose to release through steam and to only allow a single provider to run dedi servers, they have fooled the PC community into staying with them after the shitstorm that was MW2 by giving us what we wanted, but also retaining most of the control over what we can and cant do with the game,

 

And yes, as they say, Multiplayer will always be free, but if you want extra's for a fee then they will sell them to you,



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You've got more chance of Biting the back of your own neck than Activision NOT charging for extra's on BlackOps,

 

They already have the ideal content delivery system in Steam which is why i think they chose to release through steam and to only allow a single provider to run dedi servers, they have fooled the PC community into staying with them after the shitstorm that was MW2 by giving us what we wanted, but also retaining most of the control over what we can and cant do with the game,

 

And yes, as they say, Multiplayer will always be free, but if you want extra's for a fee then they will sell them to you,

 

I'm with PrimalFear on this.  There is no evidence whatsoever that Activision intends to charge for any element of MP.

Companies use Steam because that binds a single licence number to a single player - it is an anti-piracy measure (so don't

think you can sell your copy on - you cannot as it will only ever work with the registered Steam name).

 

IIRC additional maps were made available for sale to console owners in the past.



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chile  wtf all i see is hahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha

no information to go along with it

 

just like you give us blank info to look at lol



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ph4nt0m

You've got more chance of Biting the back of your own neck than Activision NOT charging for extra's on BlackOps,

 

They already have the ideal content delivery system in Steam which is why i think they chose to release through steam and to only allow a single provider to run dedi servers, they have fooled the PC community into staying with them after the shitstorm that was MW2 by giving us what we wanted, but also retaining most of the control over what we can and cant do with the game,

 

And yes, as they say, Multiplayer will always be free, but if you want extra's for a fee then they will sell them to you,

 

I'm with PrimalFear on this.  There is no evidence whatsoever that Activision intends to charge for any element of MP.

Companies use Steam because that binds a single licence number to a single player - it is an anti-piracy measure (so don't

think you can sell your copy on - you cannot as it will only ever work with the registered Steam name).

 

IIRC additional maps were made available for sale to console owners in the past.

 

Dont get me wrong, I'm not saying that Pay To Play will be enforced, in my opinion they will go down the route of selling addons and limited edition maps etc, I think the multiplayer aspect will always be free but will be "Paid For" addons enabled,

 

I agree that the whole steam thing is an anti piracy measure but is it just coincidence that it's also one of the best gaming content delivery networks too ? I think not



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Activision has become an evil corporation.  I have no doubt that add-on content will come at a fee.  But, if mods and custom maps are supported, who cares.  They can keep the add-ons.

 

Check this link out…. It’s a story on Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick (Cock Gobbler).

http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/09/17/activision-ceo-the-goal-that-i-had-was-to-take-all-the-fun-out-of-making-video-games/



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Activision has become an evil corporation.  I have no doubt that add-on content will come at a fee.  But, if mods and custom maps are supported, who cares.  They can keep the add-ons.

 

Check this link out…. It’s a story on Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick (Cock Gobbler).

http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/09/17/activision-ceo-the-goal-that-i-had-was-to-take-all-the-fun-out-of-making-video-games/

Well I don't know about all the "Evil" stuff, and while it's not "profound" for me to mention that the purpose of a corporation is to make money, that article really just describes his mentality on how to run things.  The truth is (unfortunately) the PC Market has become the minority, their making most of their money from consolers, but their willing to dip into any "nitch" of the market they feel they can make money on, and pissing off their consumer base is clearly not in their best interest and I think they learned a lesson with the MW2 issues but only with regard to the PC sector.  That is not to say they "won't" try to charge for additional content, but that article clearly points out that they want to focus on making games that have a potential for a "sequel",  that would mean that people need to be happy enough with the first game to buy the second.

 

I admit this is only my opinion and I have no data on that, but it looks to me like they just want to sell more games.  I think the term "Evil" is often used to much and really what we are talking about is when a corporation loses it's understanding of what it takes to please it's consumer base it tends to get to greedy, and then they are forced to re-evaluate their position. I don't mean to "nerd out" on anybody that's just my opinion. I'll shut up now lol



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Maybe “Evil” was a little strong….. I mean to say, I do not think they eat puppies and kittens for lunch. 

But, it is very discouraging to have a game franchise lose focus on what made it great in order to make a few extra bucks.  I certainly do not want to begrudge Activision of any potential profit, but when a company is run like a big corporation, the consumer becomes nothing but numbers.  Also, Activision has clearly put game development for consoles over that for PC’s.  So, the PC versions of these franchise games are stunted due to current console technology.



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Maybe “Evil” was a little strong….. I mean to say, I do not think they eat puppies and kittens for lunch. 

But, it is very discouraging to have a game franchise lose focus on what made it great in order to make a few extra bucks.  I certainly do not want to begrudge Activision of any potential profit, but when a company is run like a big corporation, the consumer becomes nothing but numbers.  Also, Activision has clearly put game development for consoles over that for PC’s.  So, the PC versions of these franchise games are stunted due to current console technology.

Yeah I agree with you there 100% on all those points, and I can't think of a better word than "discouraging" to describe it.  I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt right now and keeping my fingers crossed real tight.



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chile  wtf all i see is hahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha

no information to go along with it

 

just like you give us blank info to look at lol

 

 

oops sorry....you need more info eh!...well...the term hahahahahahahahaha...is just long for....LMAO...Laughing



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THATS WHY I AM A FOLLOWER NOT A LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO NEW PC GAMES. TIL 1 COMES OUT LIKE COD2 BUT BETTER WITH ALL THE MODS AND CUSTOM SET-UP I WILL KEEP MY MONEY AND HAVE A FEW MORE BUCKS TO PAY BILLS WITH..



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Seems like that post created a lot of reactions and I agree with everybody here, including PRIMAL...basically, it's why I mentioned that we'll have to WAIT AND SEE. Nothing set in stone here.

 

But, it's crystal-clear that the multiplayer itself will stay free....at least the actual version of the game. If more content comes, like maps or extra weapons, there is CHANCES that they ask money for those ADD-ONS...microtransaction, is what it is...something like an extra 5$ here, a 10$ there...you catch my drift...

 

 

Who knows..they could come up with something retarded like a *********EXAMPLE HERE*********

 

Nuclear strike streak option + superduper dual-wielding death machines for 5$ on STEAM....and some people WOULD get this....you know what I mean....

 

As for CHILE, I guess he's a little "afraid" of getting tomahawked, ballistic-knifed or RC-buggy C4'rd...that's why he's staying away from Blackops...Cool




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I'll get to work on a massively complicated, mostly incomprehensible, grand conspiricy theory that will in no way explain any of this, and will then proceed to defend it to my death, all the while wondering with exhasperation why you all don't "get it"!!!111lelevnty11!!



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I agree that the whole steam thing is an anti piracy measure but is it just coincidence that it's also one of the best gaming content delivery networks too ? I think not

 



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Here you guys want some real data read this.....

 

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105602-Activision-Adamant-it-Will-Never-Charge-for-Call-of-Duty-Multiplayer

 

 

Yes, I have seen that.

http://www.nu.nl/games/2386336/call-of-duty-multiplayer-gaat-nooit-geld-kosten.html

 

ph4nt0m

I agree that the whole steam thing is an anti piracy measure but is it just coincidence that it's also one of the best gaming content delivery networks too ? I think not

 

Anti Piracy fails :)

When BlackOps was released, people could download it already with torrents, and play SP.

 



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Another report:

Activision will 'never' charge for Call of Duty multiplayer

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6284521.html



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sounds like when cod4 runs its course I will be looking for a new game that is not activision


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