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Why Modern Warfare 3 Needs to Have a Beta

Here are some reasons why a beta test will help to surely make this Modern Warfare as good as the original.

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Dart894734d ago (Edited 4734d ago )

Lol that won't happen cuz if Activision does do a beta and people don't like what they see when they're trying the beta they will loose sales.

@Samoon yea but then people could just go cancel the pre order and get they're money back which would mean no sale for Activision.

@Nitro Because of the sales those two brought in Kotick thinks even without a beta people will still buy it cuz it has cod.

Nitrowolf24734d ago

I don't understand. They use to have Betas,they did for MW1 and W@W then just stopped from there. Every Cod games have server issue but i think that is pretty normal for any game with online really. Beta's are good and i don't think they would detach from sales for COD games. They just need to work on the bugs. Every MP games have bugs but come on This is gonna be the third MW game, it shouldn't be as buggy as the previous one.
I think Spawn system needs some work to. If anything i think there should be a timed spawn shield like the have in rainbow six so when there a heli or something your not being spawn killed.

MaxXAttaxX4733d ago (Edited 4733d ago )

Here's an educated guess:
All gameplay in between the actions scenes in the MW3 trailer...
...will be the same as before.

HuGi4734d ago

Because like all other Cod after Cod4 have been bad and if they launch a beta people will see how bad game is and wont buy.

NYC_Gamer4734d ago

i doubt it would stop sales of the game because the franchise is mainstream

Nitrowolf24734d ago

Doubtful.
COD4 released, then World at War. People complained about bugs, so MW2 came out. Sold more and people still complained. Then came Black ops, highest selling one http://www.1up.com/news/bla...

You would think sales would have dropped by now but thats not the case.

samoon4734d ago

I don't think it would affect sales, I mean if anything it would drive up sales, if people were told they could get into the beta by pre-ordering the game.

Karlnag34734d ago (Edited 4734d ago )

Let me use this example from an experience of my own.

Step 1: Pre-order game online.

Step 2: Wait for beta access code via email.

Step 3: Download and try out the beta.

Step 4: Cancel pre-order of Star Trek Online because it sucked.

I get what you're saying and it makes total sense, but what I just put could be what activision is trying to avoid. Another theory would be that putting out a beta involves time, effort, money... things activision will try not to use at every opportunity ;)

That or they're just lazy.

gogeta4734d ago

The only way there will be a beta is if activision think it wont affect their sales negatively.

MassOnesumis4734d ago

To some people they think "beta= demo." So if companies release a "Beta." Their audience assumes thats how the real game is going to play so thats a lost in sales.

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CoD devs share temporary fix for dev error 5433 plaguing MW3 after Season 3 Reloaded update

The developers have provided a little band-aid while PlayStation players attempt to get back into MW3.

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Why MW 2019 is still the best looking Call of Duty to date

MW 2019 is five years old at this point and on previous gen hardware, but it is still the best looking Call of Duty game to date.

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EazyC26d ago

MW was an excellent videogame. They messed up Spec Ops big time, but aside from this it was a huge step in the right direction initially. Most notably, at launch it seemed to come from a very cohesive creative vision that was felt across gameplay, to story to art style/visual direction. It was also very notably written by prominent ex-Naughty Dog guys that quit almost immediately before release.

That COMPLETELY dissolved through post-launch content and the full pivot to a "cross-mode" narrative that completely obliterated the cohesion in overall story direction. Warzone then "became" the new face of Call of Duty and the franchise completely removed itself from anything remotely creatively "good". It is a pure money machine, so I kinda get why they're doing it....but I personally completely lost interest.

I would love to see Infinity Ward move off CoD and get to make their own product with full control. They clearly have some massive talent in their ranks but it's perverted by Activision's corporate interests.

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Call of Duty Players Disappointed by $80 B.E.A.S.T. Glove Bundle Deal

Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.

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Kaii33d ago

Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash

melons33d ago

Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.

Gridknac33d ago

They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.

X-2332d ago

I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.