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Glitchers Brought in to Test Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer

A group of Call of Duty glitchers has been called back to Infinity Ward to help the studio test and shore up the game's multiplayer, according to the gang's leader.

Lavitz20124674d ago (Edited 4674d ago )

*"This time, Infinity Ward is keeping us there an entire week so we can find more bugs and glitches than ever before!"

Looks like someone is scared of BF3 if they don't sort out their glitches.

@clizz care to read the top portion of my comment and you'll understand.

Convas4674d ago (Edited 4674d ago )

WOW, so actually trying to improve their product is being scared of the competition?

Where can I get a can of that LogicBeGone?

MidnytRain4674d ago

"WOW, so actually trying to improve their product is being scared of the competition?"

Yes.

The last few Call of Duty games have been infamous for being plagued with game-breaking bugs.

creatchee4674d ago

Quality assurance =/= fear of competition.

P.S. I guarantee you that Activision is not afraid of Battlefield 3.

SilentNegotiator4674d ago

This is just marketing to address concern about past neglect. I doubt MW3 will be any different.

fear884674d ago

The fact that they are doing this after MW2 and BO gives me the feeling that they never intended to do any QA for those games unless they were put on the spot by a competitor. I feel that if it was not for BF3 it would have been another rushed product with no QA.

I-Pirate-Games4674d ago (Edited 4674d ago )

*"This time, Infinity Ward is keeping us there an entire week so we can find more bugs and glitches than ever before!"

This is BS
we all know IW is not working on the MP this time
raven software is

jeseth4673d ago

People complain when they "don't put effort" into COD games and call them annual shoverlware with new skins.

Then when they spend more time to take care of the things these same people are complaining about, they say they are scared of the competition.

Hilarious. What a bunch of tools.

As for COD, as much as we don't want to admit it...COD has NO competition. MW3 will sell 8-10 million copies each on PS3/360. BF3 will be lucky to sell 4 million or better combined.

COD is a household name, its like Mario or Halo...it just sells.

geth1gh4673d ago

thats what happens when you use the same engine and 90% of the same game since cod4.

until they actually get original again, there will always be mass glitching.

zeeshan4673d ago

LOL! They must be having a field day! :D

Washington-Capitals4673d ago

Anyone who think activision is scared of EA and BF3 is just plain silly. Sure they know they will have a tougher time earning the gamer dollar but they have such a huge install base on consoles the game will easily outsell BF3.

Let me put it this way,
MW2 Sales (ps3 + 360) - 21 million
Black Ops (ps3 + 360) - 22 million

Bad Company 1 + 2 total sales on ps3 AND xbox is < 7 million.

Might i add MW2 and Blackops are still the most popular online games on both PSN and XBL.

And NO im not saying one game is better then other. Just saying no one is scared of anyone.

slapedurmomsace4673d ago

I certainly wouldn't say they're scared, but quality control is certainly an issue and ignoring the problem will eventually lead to their down fall. It happened with Mortal Kombat, it happened with Nintendo, and compared to the PS2 it could be the beginning of it happening with the PS3. It was happening to Madden vs the 2k series til EA bought out the exclusivity. If a product becomes riddled with bugs or just plain stale, it will eventually fail, always has, always will.

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ATiElite4674d ago

WOW they are going all out for MW3.

they even brought in the pros to make sure that MW3 has the SAME AMOUNT of glitches as MW2.

I wonder who they will bring in for the Lag test? Maybe the first house that is closest to the studio.

"if it can lag next door then it can lag 300 miles away"

save your self the trouble and just ask gamers to pencil in a 3 on their MW2 boxes and pretend the game is new.

xX TriiCKy Xx4674d ago

I'm not sure you'd be able to see a pencil mark. Maybe a black Sharpie?

MidnytRain4674d ago

"save your self the trouble and just ask gamers to pencil in a 3 on their MW2 boxes and pretend the game is new."

lol...

"if it can lag next door then it can lag 300 miles away"

Lol!

RickHiggity4674d ago

Or a green sharpie to keep up with the theme

blumatt4674d ago

LMFAO hahaha So true. I mean yeah, it's good they're trying to fix the glitches now, but to be honest, glitches are still probably gonna be there either way. And so will the completely unbalanced multiplayer component from MW2.

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Motorola4674d ago

Why even mention Battlefield, troll? Trying to start a flame war? Grow up

f7897904674d ago

It's relevant. Activision is trying harder now that there is competition that will be going head to head with them.

Heartnet4673d ago

@f789790

no BBF3 had nothiong to do with this article.. they arnt testing game cause there scared otehrwise why werent they scared for BBF2? are you implying thats a bad game.. it was but w/e...

trancefreak4674d ago

I bet u these guys are certified glitchers. They will leave a hole or 2 for future lulz.

Just playin but this is a start towards improvement.

DirtyLary4673d ago

Of course they wont tell em everything. Pretty much giving these guys a headstart on the their glitch booster for when the game goes live.

killerhog4674d ago

whats funny too, is that cod Waw and Mw2 are bug filled like theres no effing tomorrow and they had 2 or 3 days so now with an additional 4 extra days lets see if these "pro glitchers" can help them.

fullymoated4674d ago

Once again battlefield HAS to be mentioned in the first comment of a CoD article. I thought the BF3 fanbase was supposed to be mature? You BF3 fanboys have become more childish than the CoD kiddies.

Gray-Fox-Type04673d ago

More like EA is scared of MW3...

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Shackdaddy8364674d ago (Edited 4674d ago )

Still worse than an open beta...

JeffGUNZ4673d ago

Yeah, I don't understand why they don't have a 2-3 week open beta. It helps polish and makes amazing from day one.

DoctorXpro4673d ago

"Still worse than an open beta..." -damn right

I payed for Black Ops (360-all maps paks/PS3/PC)

And I cant play MW3 beta

And those fucking retarded hackers and glitchers can play before, bravo.

Black Ops is my last fucking cod

xX-StolenSoul-Xx4674d ago

Though i'm really looking forward to Battlefield 3, i may just pick this one up for it's Spec ops and Story :)

I just hope this game has some sort of demo. Black ops had a demo like 4 months after the game was released. LAME! I would have not bought the game if i known how terrible it was.

Bonobo123454673d ago

That's why they don't have a beta, because having one means it delays the games release, because there will most certainly be a lot of bugs.

They advertise is as the dogs bollocks and people throw their money at them, unaware of the sneaky tactics they use.

Black ops is my biggest regret this year.
I should have bought two or three bottles of 30 yr Glenfiddich and had a party.....

Fuck you treyarch, fuck you.......

bwazy4674d ago

Man they're really herpin the derp on this one.

OMEGAXS14673d ago (Edited 4673d ago )

This **** was funny cause um, wtf does herping the derp mean?

nevermind. nice. got it.

Kee4674d ago

If anyone can find them, I guess they can. CoD4 and MW2 were very glitchy.

Canucks234673d ago

Thing is i remember reading about them doing this exact same thing for mw2... sure looked like it helped.

Kee4673d ago

I gotta be completely honest here... Some of them were really really obvious and could be done simply by using the game's climbing mechanic. They try their best to get rid of them, but they always creep in somewhere because someone has done a half-assed testing job.

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Players claim Fortnite ruined Call of Duty by letting in more corporate greed

Do you remember what gaming was like before Fortnite entered the gaming space? One of the biggest arguments was about loot boxes. Now we have conversations about crossovers, battle passes, and community outreach.

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GoodGuy099d ago (Edited 9d ago )

Idk. Loot boxes did disappear and battle passes and in game purchases are all cosmetic. We get free weapons and maps post launch, any gameplay affecting content. I could care less about all the cosmetics.
I absolutely hated the days where weapons were locked behind a less than 1% chance lootbox pull where it'd take 5+ hours to have enough tokens to do a single pull and lazy remastered/remake maps cost you $15 each wave or $50 for the season pass that you didn't know what you'd get and these maps were only available to those that bought it so you get a smaller pool of players match with.

Tacoboto8d ago

The "good ole days" are actually what drove me away from COD and Halo 3/Reach. Halo 4 becoming a COD-like drove me away from that only a week or so after it launched and I beat its campaign.

It sucked way back then, going a month or two without playing online-shooter-of-the-moment, and then needing to buy a $15 map pack to play with the majority of the population or your favorite playlist. The "community" rejecting Spartan Points in MCC killed that game's support, too. No revenue = no support, plain and simple.

Cacabunga7d ago

That headline could easily be something Spencer could have said 😅 I had to check if it was really an opinion piece

KyRo7d ago

As times gone on, the COD battle pass has got ALOT worse so they can push people to buy the more premium battle pass which itself is a huge rip off and nearly half the price of the base game.

The cosmetics can be fine but they've taken it to far to the point of no return. Why make a military themed game then have rabbits, dinosaurs, cats, rats & z list rappers as skins? You wouldn't add a Lamborghini to a fantasy RPG to replace a horse and you would never see Mario have limb dismemberment because they know what they are. COD is having identity crisis but kids and streamer but then all

franwex8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Call of duty can simply not copy the bad aspects of Fortnite? Or is that too out of this world? Like COD, a realistic shooter-just HAD to have Nicki Minaj running around? Or super heroes?

Inverno8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Exactly! Trends don't all need to be followed. Plus where Fortnite got somewhat better with it's monetization, Acti got worse. Or at least Fortnite has lended itself more to the wacky stuff, and has put more effort and quality into that stuff.

jjb19818d ago

I prefer the battle passes with free maps than the $50 season pass that divided the community. I definitely feel that Fortnite had some influence on CoD having loot boxes with Blackout being introduced in 2018 with Black Ops 4.

PRIMORDUS8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Actually Fortnite bullshit ruined Unreal Tournament. Epic are sellouts and I will never have that shitty store on my PC, fuck them and that shit bag Tim Sweeney. At least the community keeps the games alive, I still play UT2004.

StoneTitan7d ago

I mean cant really blame them for supporting the game that made them the most money and the most people player...ever?

Psychonaut858d ago

Call of Duty ruined Call of Duty. They needed no outside assistance.

Ra30307d ago

100% correct! The makers of Call of Duty ran out of ideas long, long ago so they take ideas from other games like Ghost Recon, Fortnite and any other FPS game hat had success hell CoD remasters maps that they've remastered several times already then charge you again for it. Call of Duty is simply a cut, copy and paste and then put the $70 price on it every year. Activision and now Microsoft has been essentially remastering Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare every year since it was released in 2007 its to the point it's worse than the sports game like the Madden, NBA and others yearly sports franchises.
@Psychonaut85 is spot on "Call of Duty ruined Call of Duty. They needed no outside assistance"!

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Massive new COD Black Ops Gulf War leak lifts the lid on loadouts

The Black Ops Gulf War leaks continue with a list of weapon descriptions giving more info on what you can expect from new and returning weapons.

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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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Kaii16d 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

melons15d 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.

Gridknac15d 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-2314d 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.