I forgot to mention.

Good Luck on your marriage.

We have been married for 3 years but have been best freinds for almost 20 years. We have had that freindship for so long and have a marraige that works because its freinds first. We also are lucky because we got the fighting out of the way after the first year.

Sad thing is people in this world forget its your best freind you are married to and people dont lie, cheat, abuse , etc. to a best freind. You are supposed to be each others backup when needed. If you cant be someones backup for the really hard times then you shouldnt get married. Same thing as if you cant picture being with your partner when they get old.

Not saying its you, but I am surprised at people who get married and two years later get divorced. Not counting movie stars.

I don't have the time to reply to all of this and it's now got a little out of hand...

Okay, the following is my revised neutral view on the original post and also of your (starbuckfrack) comment's to try and resolve whatever this now is;

You say about a business giving you nothing unless you pay for it and that they don't care. Well, we all pay for our Live subscription each year and one of the main selling points to entice new customers and revenue for it was COD maps would be released on Xbox first. They still are, but now you have to purchase Elite if you want them earlier than the rest of the gaming platforms or non premium members. I don't necessarily agree with it but it didn't stop be buying Elite Premium as I'd of been spending the money later on anyway. I understand others frustration and explain this below, but do actually agree with you that it's a mundane thing to be complaining about. But some people do, and it's not worth my time and effort, nor is it my place to try and change someones way of thinking if all he/she was doing is venting frustration > ie. the original poster. He'll come around to buying it eventually if he want's the DLC early as that's simply how it's got to be from now on, that's the direction this company has taken to propel itself further.

I didn't do it for the bells and whistles of Elite as it's really not overly feature rich. But it's okay and I do like the idea of the things that don't work yet such as clan challenges (...no ETA on fixes is annoying), but without the map packs included it wouldn't be worth money and wouldn't sell like it has. I purchased it for the map packs and that's all as I know I'll play them regardless of how good, average or poor they are as it's what my friends will be playing - I like indulging myself in the social side of gaming more than the game itself.

I can imagine someone who paid for an Xbox, a Live subscription and the actual game because that's what all his/her friends play. That person may not know if they'll enjoy COD though but could still feel obligated to spend another £34.99 on Elite just to play the new maps with friends as opposed to the past where you paid £9.99 and if you didn't like it, you didn't have to continue or buy future DLC. In buying Premium now, people are tied in which is what I think is causing these complaints.

As for your posts, I'm sorry but "Wake up and smell the coffee."and all the capitalised words and harsh tone weren't needed to effectively push your point. It didn't sound like constructive critisicm or anything - you sounded just like you were describing the original poster to be and moaning about something that you both had differing opinions of and obviously both feel strongly about - the OP for having a webpage on it and you implying he is stupid and other poorly chosen words and phrases. Capitalisation of almost 20 word's doesn't enhance your post or your point either, it does the opposite - I read it and imagined you to be shouting and p*ssed off - is this how you wanted to come across?

starbuckfrack wrote:

 

BTW you think I am blind you are totally wrong. I see more in people than you know. Just because our opinions dont agree doesnt mean I am ignoring what a person says. I mean I can assume that YOU are blind because you have no understanding of a single sentence I posted and most likely ignored the first sentence.

Again with the insults saying I have no understanding of a single sentence. Also, I didn't ignore the first sentence, I even addressed it directly. I also fully see you wern't ignoring what a person has said as you so bluntly put them down for it. If you'd just stated the actual facts minus the sense of hatred, I would of been more open to accepting your point of view considering I somewhat agree with it. All you did was fight fire with fire. As far as 'seeing more in people', I of course don't know your life experience, but nor you mine.

starbuckfrack wrote:

They also assume that just because someone doesnt say "I am sorry for your issue, I understand you pain" makes the person repsonding either stupid or insensitive.

I don't think you're stupid and you obviously have experience in life (you mentioned being married for 20 years, you must be over 30-40) ... you speak of intelligence but showed none of it yourself in the way you originally spoke in your post.

blueliquidised wrote:

people on this forum seem to take immense joy in insulting others and are too blind to see another's point of view or too arrogent to address it. Or perhaps they just can't comprehend a world outside of their own little one where everything is relative and not centred about their own

This was more a general observation. In retrospective, it was off topic and not fully representative of how I feel, though I do often think similar thing's of people's actions be it here or in life itself. Sorry if I sounded like I was directing it straight at you. I've nothing against you personally starbuck, but how you originally approached this topic was in my personal opinion a little too dramatically handled. This is MY opinion. I welcome your reply as long as it's not insulting or 'in my face', even if you do disagree with absolutely everything I've said and I'm sorry if you find I've handled it poorly as well. We're both forum members playing the same game, let's not dispute further if it can be helped!

Haha, turns out I did have the time to reply... none of my friends are online!

Although I understand the integrity of the post, my honest opinion is that these forums and voicing your opinion these days to Activision really get you nowhere.

Instead, if you're not happy with the game or the design, I'd simply put it down, or sell it because getting frustrated about these types of things that won't be fixed, won't go away.

Just my take on it. Call of Duty community is hurting because of these types of things.

Regardless, good post.

I will read this later. The family is making too much noise.

But my words usually come out as if it were verbal instead of type. Capital words are emphasis on key points just as if you get an manual that normally would say dont use the toaster in the tub because people have a tendency to not realize that part.

PS DONT USE A TOASTER IN THE TUB.

Short version, reading type on the forum never gets handled properly when read. A nice set of words can still look mean depending on many factors. One of those is you cant talk slower or use body language or hand language to create a mood. It leaves too many assumptions.

Hence texting will be the fall of society.

Same laugh here on my one sentence and I will get back to you reply.