Should we all boycott the COD Map Pack?

Console Monster writes:

This is something that has been bugging me for a while now so I've decided to write it all down so you too can have your say.

I love Call of Duty: Black Ops. In fact I love the Call of Duty series and have done ever since Call of Duty 2 was released a mere six years ago. I've been loyal to the series but the thing that it has affected most is my wallet. Almost periodically every three to four months I've had to dig into my wallet, find my card details and purchase yet more Microsoft points - Points which I despise but that's for another rainy day.

[InLaLaLand]

Machinima give the game free advertisement. On-topic there might be a bundle for the map packs like World at War at a reasonable price instead of the separate packs. I like Black Ops but I have other games to play.

[Yi-Long]

... but none of the CoD fanboys will boycot this. They just lap it up as always.

[InLaLaLand]

Yeah it's just annoying looking at the youtube gaming section (as I always say), it's mostly full of COD videos we've seen since 2007. I do realise rendering can be a pain but it's just the same gameplay.

[zeeshan]

Boycott the map packs? This is for those people who will actually buy the game. I have not bothered to buy anything Activision since MW1. Anything COD after MW1 totally sucks (at least that's my opinion) and I am not going to pay over and over for the same game every year. You wana boycott the maps packs and think that will change something? No! If you really wana stop buying crap then STOP BUYING COD games!

[sphinct]

People should be free to use their money in any way they see fit. Since the value of a purchased item lies in the eye of the beholder...who gives a shit others do with their $$?

Let them set it on fire if they want ;)

[jessupj]

@ sphinct

Because maybe if those fools stopped taking it up the ass from activision everytime, they'd make a better for the rest of us that want a better game.

[starcb26]

I wanna buy them, but i'm boycotting the maps :\

[badz149]

c'mon...I say boycott the whole franchise! let Kotick think about renovating the series for once!

[WANNAGETHIGH]

Nope..I have bought every single COD map pack since COD4 and i will keep doing it...We get it that people on this site dose not like the game but in the real world majority of us love COD online...If u people hate the game so much then y do u keep talking about it? Just ignor it and move on with ur life and stop trolling every COD article.

[subtenko]

no, boycott the series all together. f this game...at least get BF3 this time around. More games deserve much more attention but no, people only play COD and talk about that game. not everyone, but ALOT...and they are missing out on great games cuz of this BS

[ForROME]

I boycotted Activision as a whole 2 years ago good luck with their products.

[Deadman_Senji]

Yeah, probably. I don't even buy Call of Duty games.

I can't tell you how to live though, I'm certainly not the best guide.

[RugbyGod]

Then why are you even bothering to comment here??? sheeeesh.

[Deadman_Senji]

Because people like you get upset about my opinions and I think it's funny.

Call of Duty really is a blight on the industry though.

[RugbyGod]

dude, if you think this is me upset you need a thicker skin.

To troll for reaction is just being a douche and that's what i find funny...

[ATLien]

Boycotting map packs is like boycotting gas prices we should but it will never happen.

[maniacmayhem]

Well how is this DLC any different from other games that do the exact same thing?

If you dont like it, dont buy it.

[Raven_Nomad]

The new map packs are amazing. Already bought the newest one. Why complain about it? You pay upwards of $12 to see a movie these days. For a few dollars more you can get game content that will last a long time.

When you combine all the map packs so far it's $45, but they've actually given us more content then what the game released with. Not too shabby.

[starcb26]

You've spent $105 on one game, that's too much.

[Urrakia34]

Yea we usually call those "Collecter's Editions" but to yearly CoD buyers it's the norm.

[marioPSUC]

Boycotting it would be pointless, cause there would be still a few million that would still buy the map packs

[NYC_Gamer]

the map pack would sell millions regardless of the boycott from people on gaming forums

[synchroscheme]

The fact that they're making as much money from extra maps which do nothing but let you play the game in a different environment, should say something. It's like buying an ice-cream cone and paying the same amount for sprinkles to be added on top.

[TheDivine]

Yea its well worth it if its your main game. Heck whats 15 bucks every 3 months if thats all you buy? I love the zombie maps to the point i considered paying 15 just cause i love them but il wait for a bundle myself moneys too tight. Lots of people really enjoy this game and 4 new multiplayer maps will give them countless hours of playtime. Id like em to be 10 bucks or 5 for a standalone zombie map but what the hell, dont like it dont buy it.

[TruthbeTold]

Better question: Should we stop acting like anything can stop people from paying more money for the same stupid crap so that Activision will have to try harder?

For every angry gamer that gives up on the crap that is CoD, two noobs take their place and continue the cycle. It's like a damned cheap, second rate hydra...

[femshep]

boycot call of duty in general......but 99% of everyone who says call of duty sucks and i wont buy it dose anyway so pointless

still hate and have and will never buy pro-terrorism game

[killerhog]

its jut gamers lol. we bitch about no change/innovation, then bitch about change/innovation. we bitch about cod; and yet we buy it. we're so hard to please.

Note: im not speaking for all gamers but just giving a general consensus.

[RugbyGod]

It's hilarious...so many of you commenting that you "have not bothered to buy anything Activision since MW1"

So what, they don't need your money. They are going after the other 22 million gamers who do.

Why even make those comments here, nobody cares what you think.

Now, if you bought the retail game and are getting a bit sick of doling out 14.99 every 2 months, that is something else entirely. It does seem like a bit on the excessive side of greedy.

[Grave]

I think $15 bucks is worth the zombie maps alone. Hours and hours of fun! I dont play the MP so I can't comment on that.

[Dark_Overlord]

I wish they'd just bundle all the zombie maps together, they're actually decent (and work) the main MP is a complete broken piece of shit though, nothing but a major lag fest

[Series_IIa]

The map packs outsell most new releases...

You cannot stop a force that big.

[Kee]

I admit they're overpriced but they are of very good quality.

It's better than the DLC for some games in which they blast it out day one and it's already on the disc. At least call of duty isn't guilty of that?

So, if you enjoy the game, you shouldn't boycott the maps. I did consider boycotting it when I found out they were pulling a MW2 and giving the X360 the maps first but then I realised one person won't make a damn bit of difference.

The zombie maps are worth the 11 quid themselves for the hours and hours of gameplay you get from just one map. That said, the zombie modes have started getting a little convoluted, recently as they keep adding too much new stuff.

Also, for those of you who are like, "well, i didn't buy black ops because i hate activision...." kindly bugger off, then.
You have no opinion, and unless you have something constructive to say or something that adds to the discussion, then all you're doing is trolling. And nobody likes a troll.

[xVeZx]

i havent bought a cod map pack since the variety pack for cod4 lol...they should be free like they are for pc...

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Yeah, but there's not enough of us.

[SkittlesLikesPopcorn]

we should boycott cod itself rofl.