Wow, how much are they paying you for this?

>>112231085
See what I mean? Can't make a positive point about acti around here without people accusing you of being on the payroll. How bout you actually respond to my points?

Oh wait, sorry, forgot, OMG FUCK ACTIVISION FUCK YOU GUYS HATE DLC MONEY GREEDY CAWWADOODY MODERN GAYFUCKSTUPID YEAAAHHHHHH

>>112231085

No seriously he's right.
And no this is not samefagging.

Especially the last bit amazed me.
Activision saying publicly that they wanted to end the war of words (because EA was spouting direct hits on CoD) and EA still going on.

Seriously, fuck that.

>>112231085

>2011
>still believe marketing happens on /v/

Ah jesus christ wake the fuck up you paranoia cunt.

So much samefag in this thread

You forgot to mention how they sell the same game once a year and how you get kicked from lobbies if you don't have DLC.

You also forgot to mention the shitty 12 year old community.

And the fact that the weapons on COD games are so fucking unrealistic that even halo manages to be closer to real life then COD.

And DLC is also always day one DLC, it's just maps they made and cut from the original release.

Did i mention you guys sell the same game every year? skinning weapons, maps and adding/removing new perks does not create a new game, i'm onto you.

>>112231436
Nope. Look at the times.
Not possible to post that quick without flood detection.

OP here, by the way. Only the second reply was mine.

>>112231358
> one of the largest boards on the internet
> totally anonymous and no registration

And you honestly believe it doesn't.

>>112231436

Damage control thread

ignore it.

I remember when map packs didn't cost as much as a full game from another publisher.

>>112231660
COD is NOT the same game each year. If you actually played the games you would know that. Updates just from MW2 to Black Ops off the top of my head: wager matches, new game playlists, completely new unlock system, 15 new maps from the start with 20 extra dlc maps, new killstreak system, new and re-envisioned perks, dive to prone, etc. They are similar, yes, but aren't all sequels?

I've seen 12 year olds in pretty much all games, from Halo to Battlefield. Basically that's just the xbox crowd in general. You don't see much of that on the PC.

Lolwut? So it takes half a clip of an assault rifle to kill someone? (Halo). You've got me on recoil, COD games don't have much of that, but otherwise they're pretty realistic.

No it's not. It's usually months after release. And even if they were cut from the original game, all COD games from MW2 on have shipped with at least 15 original maps on the disc, more than any other modern FPS I know of.

You did mention that. And I mentioned the new features, and how all the battlefield fans will count new vehicles and attachments, enhanced destruction as "features" when that's just expanding on the previous game, like COD does with killstreaks and weapons.

>>112232206
>>COD is NOT the same game each year. If you actually played the games you would know that

Stopped reading here. I was stupid to buy both Modern Warfare and Black Ops. Black Ops turned out to be an imbalanced version of Modern Warfare with a worse single-player campaign. Never buying anything Activision again.

>>112232056
Yup, I do too. Unfortunately they don't anymore, and that's partially because the games you're talking about give you about 6 hours of gametime with no multiplayer... but I digress. Activision alone isn't to blame for that. Halo maps have costed $4 apiece since Halo 3. Activision only did the price hike with MW2.

>>112231852
If you say so

>Never done any online pass bullshit. If you buy the game, it's yours to play multiplayer regardless of whether it's new or not.
Fair point.
>Dan Amrich is probably the best community manager of any video game company. Honest, realistic, and admitting when his company or he makes a mistake, unlike Cliffy B or Gabe.
Hahaha No.
>Released 4 new IPs last year (Blur, Singularity, DJ Hero, Prototype. All had pretty good reviews)
Don't know it, Don't know it, Guitar hero with electronic music, shit game.
>Lets developers use 2-3 year cycles to prevent fatigue (unlike Ubisoft with the assassins creed games, same developer for 12-18 month cycle)
New call of duty every year.
>Hasn't put bullshit "you can't sue us" clauses in their eula like EA and Sony
Because the community probably doesn't even know that they can sue companies, because they're all underage.
>Doesn't make you download a shitty service like Origin
Call of duty elite Even though it's optional
>Pre-order bonuses are almost always additional content like posters or discounts on DLC, instead of giving you weapons early or exclusively and segmenting the community
Most companies give out free posters, they only sell DLC discount because they know they have day 1 DLC ready anyways.
>Supports games post-release with DLC and patches, DLC is always optional unlike Halo where it's required to play certain playlists (and unlike Bad Company 2, where the "dlc" is just game variants they withheld from the original game)
You can get kicked from lobbies if you don't have DLC.
>Treyarch listens to the community, updates weapon balances and holds conversations with the community often
They release a new update maybe every 2 months after extreme bitching from 12 year olds saying ''BRING QUICKSCOPING BACK''

Activision's hate comes entirely from Kotick who made a bunch of bullshit remarks 2 years ago. Since then EA and Ubisoft have been rotating in and out for ridiculous corporate bullshit or shitty DRM.

Activision really is the lesser of two evils. They milk Cowadooty and drove the music industry into the fucking ground but that's nothing compared to EA destroying good developers and sucking them dry or Ubisoft fucking every PC port up.

>>112232391

>DLC is always actual content, instead of just skins for weapons (Gears 3) or shortcuts to weapons like BC2
Maps that were cut from the original game.
>Wants to stop the "war of words" with EA, saying that both of their games can succeed, taking the adult and non-childish approach. EA responds (essentially) "no, fuck you". Releases more negative statements about COD. Makes tagline of BF3 "above and beyond the call".
Because they are acknowledging their game is inferior.

Is that all? Now get out of here activision drone.

>MW2
>16 mp maps
>MW3
>16 mp maps

I can't think of any other multiplayer game that ships with that many maps at release.

>>112232391
Ignorance of good games doesn't mean they're not good.
They switch betwee Treyarch and Infinity Ward, giving them two years to develop their game.
Nice avoiding the point
Elite is optional, only online, and doesn't give players an advantage over others. Plus, it's free with optional paid elements.
Never heard of getting kicked because of lack of DLC...
Somewhat true I guess. Still, they have had a lot of updates that were based on community feedback.

>>112232454
>Maps that were cut from the original game.

Yet MW2 and MW3 have 16 multiplayer maps. That's more than any other game.

>>112232572
I can't think of any multiplayer game that ships with worse maps.

>Wants to stop the "war of words" with EA, saying that both of their games can succeed, taking the adult and non-childish approach. EA responds (essentially) "no, fuck you". Releases more negative statements about COD. Makes tagline of BF3 "above and beyond the call".

This actually pisses me off. I'm sure DICE wants nothing less than to be associated with CoD and called a "CoD-killer", but then EA goes and makes this stupid trash-talking campaign. Now even more retards will think that they're the same game when they're not even close.

>>112232454
Like I said before, even if that were true, they start with 15 original maps.
Lol. With the best selling franchise of all time and MW3 having more preorders than black ops and MW2, they're not worried about "inferiority"

Vampire the masquerade bloodlines would like a word with you OP.

>>112231004
>implying most of /v/ doesnt keep buying activision, EA, Bioware etc titles despite supposedly hating them all

>that feel when outside of overpriced dlc and cod Elite activision is one of the best big name publishers
what the fuck happened? I used to hate them more than everone else but in the last year every other company has managed to be more shitty

>>112232206

I've been playing call of duty since COD2, i quit once black ops was released.

COD2 was good, COD3 was COD2 with vehicles.

COD4 was a change, perks, different era, last good COD.

COD5 was COD4 with different names on the perks, and weapons reskinned into WW2 weapons.

COD6 was a fucking shit fest, no recoil on most weapons, 30% of the weapons overpowered and the rest aren't even fucking usable, the only new feature was bigger maps, i forgot to mention the over powered killstreaks, seriously fuck everything, once you got a harrier you'd get a chopper guaranteed, no one shot the bloody thing down.

CODBO had new game modes, a couple of new weapons, so what? It also had reskins fucking everywhere, the tomahawk is a throwing knife, the shotguns remain the same as other games, the snipers are also the same, the AWP (I forgot the COD name) was incredibly similar to the Intervention.

COD7, from what i've seen from the trailers, it's MW2 and COD4 put together, the barret animations said it all, they were the fucking same.

Admit it, you've been buying the same game for years, last COD i bought was COD5, after that i just pirated my way through and played on cracked servers and alterIWnet and AlterOps.

Ubisoft is the worst major publisher by far. Cranks out mountains of shit games for $60 each, then blames piracy when their PC sales tank as a result of their games and DRM being dysfunctional garbage, AND USES THAT AS AN EXCUSE TO PACKAGE EVEN MORE INVASIVE, UNSTABLE AND PERFORMANCE-SUCKING DRM!

>>112232791
Valve sold them a shitty unfinished version of Source.

>>112232873

That's a weird way to spell bioware.

But it comes in a close second.

I really hate Call of Duty. Lowest skill ceiling FPS ever, made for 12 year olds to be good at.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohtCzd697lc

>>112232957

>bioware
>publisher

>war of words
Now i know why BF3 threads get flamed so much. Fucking cod fanyboys

>defending Kotickvision
>defending map packs
>defending pre-order bonuses
>implying that Activision cares about new IPs

OP is a fucking shit-eating faggot general?

>>112232957
Bioware does not make 'mountains of games'. And unlike Ubisoft, Bioware has never actually made a great game. No, Shadows of Amn and the first KotOR were merely okay.

>>112233080
>Bioware has never actually made a great game

>>112233008
>Playing Nuketown
>The worst map in all of Call of Duty
>Bragging about having skill

>>112233025

>Publisher

Did i say publisher? I meant companies in general.

>>112233158
Shadows of Amn is the second most overrated product in the history of video games.

I'd imagine most people don't like Activision because it was obvious what effect they had on World of Warcraft, Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 after their acquisition of Blizzard. Blizzard used to be one of those companies that you bought from as much for their integrity as for the quality of their games. Now they have neither.

Blur (2010)
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 (2010)
Call of Duty Black Ops (2010)
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2 (2010)
GoldenEye 007 (2010)
James Bond 007: Blood Stone (2010)
Singularity (2010)
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (2010)
Transformers: War for Cybertron (2010)
NASCAR The Game 2011 (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS)
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS, PC)
X-Men: Destiny (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS)
Spider-Man: Edge of Time (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS, DS)
Goldeneye 007: Reloaded (PS3, Xbox 360)
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS)
NASCAR Unleashed (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS)
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
DreamWorks Super Star Kartz (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS)

How many of these games aren't cash-in franchises or shitty?

That's why we hate Activision.

>>112233323

I don't care for any of those games.

It just disgusts me the fact that they're making money from releasing the same game with slightly new features every year.

Hell, they aren't games, they're updates, EXPANSION PACKS.

>>112233356
They ruined Spyro and Crash ;_;

Some facts about Activision:

- Kotick hates videogames and fun.
- Only cares about milking cash cows.
- Exploits their fans with shit like map packs and elite.
- Have destroyed multiple studios, including IW.
- Is also shitting up Blizzard in the background.

As much as /v/ hates CoD, they can't say they don't have fun playing it. The typical /v/irgin has too much falsified self-respect to admit it.

Blops and WaW were definitely shit, though.

>>112233323
WoW was always shit(maybe less shit than the usual MMORPG but it was still shit) and SC2 and Diablo 3 were gonna be shit regardless

>>112233441
>As much as /v/ hates CoD, they can't say they don't have fun playing it.

I have fun playing CoD games but I also have fun watching a Michael Bay movie.

Doesnt mean they arent shit.

>Released 4 new IPs last year (Blur, Singularity, DJ Hero, Prototype. All had pretty good reviews)
Only good game on that list is Prototype
>Lets developers use 2-3 year cycles to prevent fatigue (unlike Ubisoft with the assassins creed games, same developer for 12-18 month cycle)
Ubisoft>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&
gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&
gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&
gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Activ
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>>112233441
>WAW
>Shit

Guess you're a faggot with no friends that didn't play the campaign 4 player co-op

>>112233441

I admit i have fun playing COD4 and watching my sister troll on MW2.

It still makes my ass burn every time i hear ''OH MY GOD HAVE YOU SEEN THEN NEW CAWADOODY TRAILER?! OH MY GAWD IT'S LIEK AN ENTIRELY NEW GAME''

"because EA is worse" is not a reason to like Activision.

>>112233541
There is not one COD game like a Michael Bay film. I mean the level of violence used in the games is something MB would never touch for his PG-13 garbage

I'm gonna go ahead and say the follow.

Status

[]NOT TOLD
[X]TOLD

Looks like OP has a severe case of the common TOLD

>>112233441
>WaW
>shit
It was a reskin of CoD4, I agree, but it had tanks, flamethrowers, 2xFrag instead of 3xFrag, bipods, bayonets, little details like that and nice atmosphere.

Every Call of Duty is the same.

>guns
>world war
>cover system
>regen health
>jelly vision
>brown and bloom
>100 dollars in DLC

They're all garbage. Deal with it.

>unlike Halo where it's required to play certain playlists
>certain playlists

You mean the DLC playlists? You're an idiot, OP.

>>112233356
>>112233356
>>112233356
>>112233356
>>112233356
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>>112233356
Thank you my firend. Totally agree with you.

>>112233667
>There is not one COD game like a Michael Bay film.

I am not comparing the themes or pacing. I am comparing the level of quality.

>>112233785

>Cover system

Wait what?

>>112233785
>cover system
>regen health
>jelly vision
>brown and bloom
>100 dollars in DLC

The first Call of Duty didnt have any of that.

>>112233839
Faggot doesn't remember Halo 3. If you didn't have DLCs, you were relegated to the generic playlists

Activision no longer makes good Console games unlike EA. EA is kicking their ass this year.

>>112233950
FPSs have had jelly vision since fucking Doom. I don't get why hipsters have suddenly found that as a point to rally against.

>>112234088
>FPSs have had jelly vision since fucking Doom.

>>112234011

I do have Halo 3 and as far as i know, there are specific playlists for DLC, the other playlists are completely DLC free, unless you don't have that shitty free maps they released, in that case ur a faget.

Then again it's been months since i last played halo

i'm in no way an ActiVision or CoD fanboy. i only played the first 3 CoD games and MW2 single player campaign.

are the DLC for CoD games only mappacks?
if so then its understandable that they are avaible separately.
if they set a release date they have to hold onto it. they need time to finish the game.
then they need time to print the games. millions of copies arent printed that fast. transportation also takes time. and in this time they take to print and ship the games they continue to produce content. in this case that content are maps. they cant put everything on the disc from the beginning because they sometimes cant because its too late.

and to everyone saying they shit out one CoD game every year.

werent black ops and world at war made by a different company than infinity ward?
sure they release on game each year but they still take 2 to make them.

are there any faults in my thinking?

Because they rush games out, plan to string content through dlc releases, and overall acts like an evil stereotypical company like you would read about in the 80s.
They kill games and developers out of short term greed.
As for those preorder posters you are talking about, I work at gamestop.
They sent us a few.
Just a few.
months ago. Each store barely got any.
They have not sent more after those ones went, but ask that we still market that poster as a prerelease bonus.
Oh, and they are partially responsible for that xbox live price hike last year.

>>112233950
there wasn't brown and bloom?

>>112234301
>Oh, and they are partially responsible for that xbox live price hike last year.

Wait wat.

To be fair, any company looks like a bunch of saints compared to EA.

Just gonna say this, because I totally saw it coming with /v/.

Before Modern Warfare came out, COD4 was a piece of shit on /v/, no one fucking liked that game. Every time you brought it up "PERKS ARE RETARDED, FUCKING GRENADES EVERYWHERE, MAPS ARE STUPID"

Then MW2 came out, suddenly COD4 was the best, or the last of the best. /v/ is full of hipsters and you all know it.

>>112231004
>last year
nope.jpg

I think Acti and EA are both assholes at times.

But at this point in time, I honestly hate EA more. BF3 could have been so much more, hell, it was hyped to be so much more, and look what we ended up with.

OP is wrong by saying that we shouldnt hate them. But I agree on the point that we should hate EA and Ubisoft even more, because what they do is so fucked up it is out of proportions. Activision says "You want to have fun? Buy our game" end of rine. Ubisoft and EA say "You want to buy our game? Install this and this and that, oh and btw you can't sue lol". Fuck that, I'm gonna have such a blast with mw3 with my bros. But Activision is still a fucking jew corp that wants to eat my money, but they give me the choice of getting fucked in the ass or not.

>>112234391
One of the activision guys shot his mouth off post xbox live price hike that they had made a deal with microsoft.
The whole argument over them not getting money for people playing cod on xbox live went right up until the price hike then disappeared.
Quick breakdown on google.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413950

>>112234418
>>Then MW2 came out, suddenly COD4 was the best, or the last of the best. /v/ is full of hipsters and you all know it.

Or Activision lowered the standards of the average gamer with MW2. Which sounds a tad more likely.

>>112234341
>there wasn't brown and bloom?

I mostly remember night and snow levels. Some forest levels too.

The first CoD was a very atypical WW2 game. I think it was the best one in the series.

I don't really care though. Black Ops is mediocre like Dragon Age 2, and the backing it gets by fanboys makes me hate it even more.

>>112234393
True point.

Activision might buy out companies, but at least they leave them some freedom, unlike EA's YOU DO WHAT WE SAY OR CONSIDER YOUR ASS CANNED approach.
RIP Westwood and soon DICE?

>>112234500

But by buying the game you get fucked in the ass.

You see that call of duty elite shit? yeah it's all optional and shit, i'll bet you 10 internets that it's going to be fucking essential inorder to the cawadoody after MW3.

I just fucking know it, they're using it for feedback, it's like a hidden beta.

>>112234418

It's still GRENADES EVERYWHERE.

But atleast it's not UNLIMITED NOOB TUBES FUCKING HELICOPTERS EVERYWHERE ON SHIT MY TEAM IS GETTING CAMPED SO BAD OH GOD WHAT THE FUCK I CAN'T EVEN MOVE OH SHIT TACTICAL NUKE.

>>112234219
>are the DLC for CoD games only mappacks?
>if so then its understandable that they are avaible separately.

No fuck you.

Just stop posting you shit-eating retard.

look at all the paid dlc they're offering now for FUCKING SPIDERMAN GAMES.
I remember Spider-Man 1 having like 15 different skins in-game for free. You just needed to know the cheats!

>>112234665
Lets wait and see shall we? Of course I won't buy it if it is mandatory, but let's just wait. You can't use it as an argument because you "just fucking know it".