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FixBlops2 Expert 2,020 posts since
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Activision the Evil Money hungry Company!

Posted by FixBlops2 on Feb 15, 2013 9:16 PM

Activision is so evil in compare to other companies!

 

- They don't put 'online passes' on their games.

- They don't want you to pay for their Servers (Demonware)

- They don't force you to pay for extra service like Elite Stats, Theater Mode, Live Streaming.

- They don't force you to buy the Map Packs.

- They don't turn off the Servers for older titles, you can even play CoD2 today.

- They continually support their games with Title Updates and Hotfixes, other Companies drop the support after 1-2 Title Updates.

 

Some people just don't understand how much free service we get for little money. You pay 60$ for a game that will work for many years without the servers being shutdown and all that without any extra costs.

 

Activision makes a lot of money in the Gaming Industry, in fact Call of Duty is the most successful franchise on the market right now. But people don't see the other side of the coin how much things Activision is giving us for free.

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  • starbuckfrack Master 11,065 posts since
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    starbuckfrack     Feb 15, 2013 9:29 PM (in response to FixBlops2)

    I saw your title and thought this was a BAD topic you were posting

     

    too many people want everything for free, working perfectly, and they want it right now.

    • FixBlops2 Expert 2,020 posts since
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      FixBlops2     Feb 15, 2013 9:36 PM (in response to starbuckfrack)

      The funniest thing is all the lawsuits people try to make. People always say how greedy Activision is but forget who is paying for all the Server Traffic and other service costs, its Activision, and they give it to us for free.

      • starbuckfrack Master 11,065 posts since
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        starbuckfrack     Feb 15, 2013 9:40 PM (in response to FixBlops2)

        FixBlops2 wrote:

         

        The funniest thing is all the lawsuits people try to make. People always say how greedy Activision is but forget who is paying for all the Server Traffic and other service costs, its Activision, and they give it to us for free.

        Really ???

         

        They told me I had to spend at least 10 hours a week on the forum to be able to play this game

      • Mahburg Novice 307 posts since
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        Mahburg     Feb 16, 2013 3:38 AM (in response to FixBlops2)

        No such thing as free, It is factored into the margin and reflected in the Retail price <as well as the DLC pricing>.

         

        Anyone who owms or has run a business will get that.

  • deamonomic Expert 1,520 posts since
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    deamonomic     Feb 15, 2013 9:41 PM (in response to FixBlops2)

    /clap

     

    XD love the title

  • scolia5044 Expert 1,366 posts since
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    scolia5044     Feb 15, 2013 9:46 PM (in response to FixBlops2)

    Great Post

  • bkblazer Expert 1,646 posts since
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    bkblazer     Feb 15, 2013 9:51 PM (in response to FixBlops2)

    I agree and can't complain about that. I've never felt like I don't get my monies worth with the amount of time I've put into this game. Its been a great bargain and find it humorous when people state they want their money back. There is one thing that I believe though. CoD never would have revolutionized the multiplayer experience and made Activision the wealth they now bath in if they did any or all of the things you stated. Buts thats hypothetical.

  • scoop121578 Apprentice 1,092 posts since
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    scoop121578     Feb 16, 2013 1:11 AM (in response to FixBlops2)

    once again people got the game twisted we are the consumer without us activision wouldn't be sh!t. we pay 60-120 and some who pay 220 for the prestige edition and season pass bucks for a game they make a billion dollars on this series every year. we have legit complaints and they never address them the online is a joke and broken the hacking and glitchers never get punished. all the game is a expansion pack from last years broken sh1tfest that was mw3. and u forget last year the season pass was called elite that u had to pay 50 bucks for. and now for video proof on how broken the online is

    • FixBlops2 Expert 2,020 posts since
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      FixBlops2     Feb 16, 2013 1:23 AM (in response to scoop121578)

      Season Pass and Elite service are optional, and just because someone bought a extra Toy with the Prestige Edition doesn't mean he gets extra special support service from Activision.

       

      Point is, the game cost 60$ without any extra costs, you can buy it even cheaper - used (it doesn't have a online pass).

      • scoop121578 Apprentice 1,092 posts since
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        scoop121578     Feb 16, 2013 1:56 AM (in response to FixBlops2)

        well u know the cod nerds are going to buy it cause they think that this is the only game made. in order for a change to happen people need to wake up and stop dealing with this bs this is the last one im buying and i was a treyarch fan only bought their games now im done the lack of support is disgusting. so much for listening to the community all they listen to are the kids complainning about nerf this nerf that. i wish it was like the world at war days where they still did public beta testing and actually cared about the community. that game was the last good call of duty made black ops was good but only for the zombie maps and singleplayer story.

  • vims1990 Master 7,495 posts since
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    vims1990     Feb 16, 2013 3:09 AM (in response to FixBlops2)

    Good points there mate.

     

    I actually agree with all of them. Not that because I'm some "COD fanboy" but other FPS have died due to game publishers/developers not supporting their games and shutting their servers.

     

    As an example, look at Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The game died after a month. I tried to play it a couple of days ago and couldn't even find a match.

  • Restore_Hardcore Expert 2,265 posts since
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    Restore_Hardcore     Feb 16, 2013 3:27 AM (in response to FixBlops2)

    Great post! We don't realize how good we have it with this game!

    • Darkdyllon Newbie 99 posts since
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      Darkdyllon     Feb 16, 2013 9:19 AM (in response to Restore_Hardcore)

      ever realised why they dont make al those things forced?

      imagine this.

      black ops 2 in the state as it is and you gotta pay 5-10 euro for the online pass to play the game while its near unplayable at times

      if they made you pay for their servers(uhm dedicated servers i would buy anyday on this game to get rid of the bullshit) and the last part is just again number 1.

      payment for use of live streaming theater etc? not alot of people remotely care about theater or livestreaming(waste of time imo)

      forced DLCs? goodbye call of duty for sure

      next COD im not buying until i see good videos from it.

  • sneed867 Novice 243 posts since
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    sneed867     Feb 16, 2013 10:35 AM (in response to FixBlops2)

    they actually are...

     

    ever wonder why wow went down the shitter? activision bought them and 1 week later introduced a bajillion microtransactions

     

    notice how bad D3 was at release? used D2 name to sell 10millions copies to unsuspecting customers. notice the cut they took from the auction house? butt raping people whenever they bought or sold gear

     

    notice the most hated companies now are probably activision/blizzard and activision/treyarch

     

    whats the common name here?

  • Nubdub Expert 1,375 posts since
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    Nubdub     Feb 16, 2013 2:00 PM (in response to FixBlops2)

    Yeah Activision is the greatest. Lets make our customers host their own matches, then we will put the customer that is hosting a second behind everyone else so they can't enjoy the game and rage quit/backout so we can force another paying customer to host and have the same crappy experience, rinse and repeat.

  • gallp13 Master 6,446 posts since
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    gallp13     Feb 16, 2013 2:35 PM (in response to FixBlops2)

    I get

     

    - 300  hours out of each game per annum (includes leagues, comps, elite use)

    - 100 hours per annum from the forums

     

    I pay;

     

    - US$130 for the game per annum

    - US$600 for dedi asdl2 per annum

    - U$$800 amortized for gaming setup per annum (dedi Xbox, 60inch panel, game modem, scuff, TB 7.1 headphones - 3 year change out cycle.

     

    Value for Money

     

    - US$3.83/hr

    - Excellent value

     

    For me;

     

    - game runs well

    - it's  well made,

    - I like the DLC

    - support its responsive

    - problems get patched

    - there s lots of free stuff.

     

    Sure I have a couple of issue but these do not detract from my enjoyment.

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