Activision Reveals Call of Duty Subscription Plans

dotarray writes "Activision has denied it and denied it, but now it's been revealed – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will feature an online service (that's what Call of Duty Elite is), complete with monthly subscription fees. 'Activision executives said they haven't yet figured out how much to charge for the service, but they expect the cost to be less than fees for comparable online-entertainment services, such as a $7.99-a-month Netflix Inc. movie subscription. Portions of the service will be free, including features inspired by Facebook Inc. that will let Call of Duty players meet for online gun battles with others who share various affiliations and interests. Another feature of the service will give Call of Duty players tools, modeled on those from stock-trading websites, to analyze their performance within the game, gauging factors such as which weapons have been most successful for them in killing enemies.'"

Comments

Depends

[Tukz]

I don't per se care about such a feature, but it all depends on the impact it has on non-paying members.
If paying members get benefits over non-paying members (in game), it's a huge no go for me.

I'm not talking about skins or whatever, but better weapons or utilities.

According to the summery, it seems like it's mostly social features and perhaps early access to DLC and addon stuff.
Fine by me then.

Re:Depends

[Serpents]

Activision Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said he isn't worried

And he probably wasn't worried when he killed Guitar Hero either.

Say WHAT?

[senorpoco]

In what world is chatting with other COD players comparable to Netflix?

Que?

[Spad]

Portions of the service will be free, including features inspired by Facebook Inc. that will let Call of Duty players meet for online gun battles with others who share various affiliations and interests.

Because my primary concern when looking for people to shoot in the face, in the conversationally-focused Call of Duty world, is whether they also happen to be fans of Firefly.

Be realistic

[Motor]

Activision won't be done until their entire customer base loathes them and thinks they are greedy control-freak imbeciles.

They are modelling themselves on Sony.

And Activision kills another franchise

[Tridus]

This one is next on the death list, after Guitar Hero already died. They're going to milk it to death, and they're pretty much hitting the tip over point now.

They're also hard at work killing WoW with nickel and dime "premium" fees instead of stuff players want, like say new heroics that aren't recycled troll dungeons from previous expansions.