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Is Call of Duty Elite Premium Subscription a Fair Deal?

A quick look at the FAQ reveals the following: “The annual subscription to Call of Duty Elite is an all-inclusive membership, and that means you get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 downloadable content, including all of the MW3 map packs and more as part of your premium membership. No need to buy additional DLC.”

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chriski3334609d ago

Oh dear god it's not a fair deal there just trying to make more $ off ppl for a rushed game that will need like 14 updates but still will run like crap

NuclearDuke4609d ago

BF3 Fanboy detected - What do what do.
Options:

A)Collect Tears
B)Furiously rage upon

I choose A. Tears, tears, tears everywhere!

farhad2k84609d ago (Edited 4609d ago )

Two words, HELL YEAH.
I'm from the UK, and 4 map packs would cost a total of £36, while ELITE only costs £35. That's £1 you're saving!! Also, I love the fact that you can level up your clan, I may be wrong but I don't think any other game has done that.
Not to mention, you get tons of Theater Mode space, especially since Black Ops only gave you 6 spots.

For me, it's a win win.

..Oh, and I own a PS3, so I don't really have to worry about other fee's, I also don't have PS Plus, so I'm all good.

PixL4609d ago

There's a good question asked: what are you paying Microsoft for, XBL users, if you pay additionally for access to game servers to companies like Activision or EA Sports?

Rhythmattic4609d ago

Pay for overpriced DLC, but not.........

wallis4609d ago

I wouldn't consider a choice between being ripped off and not enjoying half the product "fair".

Overall I consider CoD a pretty stomach churning affair. Modern warfare 2 effectively shot the franchise for me around about the time it took you 20 seconds to be flying through a mountain on a snowmobile like a scene out of die hard 2. No pacing and no real story. Just spectacle, spectacle and more spectacle. No substance.

What angers me about CoD is no matter what argument I hear I just don't think the currect system of development used is good for the consumer or developer. I think we all know that Call of Duty games would be more enjoyable if Activision gave Treyarch and the six people left in Infinity Ward more than 24 months to make a game. We'd get a game that actually worked, was more than a series of random action scenes threaded together via an insane and artistically dry plot, the developers wouldn't feel like a prostitute, the games would be longer, and there'd be fewer launch issues.

Everything that's hateable about CoD comes solely from decisions made by activision to make more money in the name of greed. Whether it's ten pounds for a fucking map pack, which to someone who grew up on quake is like someone trying to charge you for the bread on a cheese burger AFTER you've bought it, or the PC version's lack of proper support (why does an engine based on quake 3's take up more processing power than metro2033 or crysis 2?).

Most importantly though there are just BETTER games out there. From skyrim to counter strike... there are simply just much much much much much better gaming experiences to be had for much cheaper and most importantly at no point do you feel like you've got to suck Kotick's big throbbing penis just to get the game to work.

MARKUS_MAX1MUS4609d ago

Elaborate on how your missing half the game when Elite is nothing but a COD themed version of Facebook with discounts on DLC?

DLC is also optional, you dont have to buy it but £10 DLC can go f**k itself

People vote with their wallets so its clear activision is getting away with overpriced DLC because people are willing to pay that much for it. Its supply and demand, I dont agree with the pricing either but the world doesnt revolve around what I think.

Engines outdated?, countersrikes engine is outdated. does it make it any less fun?

Better is your opinion, kotick doesnt have any real say on what decisions activision make, hes just a clown, if he did COD would be more expensive and it would have a charge to play online.

Old McGroin4609d ago

If your a COD fan it'll save you a few quid over buying the DLC individually. But then again, the DLC for COD is ridiculously overpriced anyway so even the one-off payment that covers everything is too much.

Seems to me they have tricked people into thinking they're getting a good deal by giving you money off on already overpriced DLC. Good marketing.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2627d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905072d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5072d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905072d ago (Edited 5072d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5072d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5072d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5072d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495072d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5072d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5072d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2662d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One