xXBatmanXx wrote on Nov 23, 2011, 09:50:
ummm....what? I thought the service isnt even working yet....

That's really the most delicious piece of this irony cake.

ummm....what? I thought the service isnt even working yet....

MisterBenn wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 22:52:
If you enjoy steak, does it matter that millions eat fast food every day?

Only if great steaks become much harder to find and cheap imitation steaks are actually fast food made to look like a steak.

If you enjoy steak, does it matter that millions eat fast food every day?

Bobby Kotick 1 Console Gamers 0

We may hate him but this is a man who can sell snow to an Eskimo!

Something tells me though that even if Elite is free on pc you will still have to pay a premium for the DLC.

Man they really rolled us PC gamers over and gave us a gave us the meat stick.

SCREW PC THEY DONT NEED ELITE

Teddy wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 15:54:

Prez wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 14:33:

contemplate how many of these million bought the hardened edition which came with elite and all the dlc and was a pretty fair deal for most gamers.

How much did it cost, and how is it a "fair deal"? I'd like to understand how these people are not just volunteering themselves to be nickled and dimed to extraordinary, epic lengths.

Regular edition is $60, hardened is $100. If you're one of those people that KNOWS they're going to like the game and knows they're going to buy all the DLC, then as long as they ship 3 DLC packs in a year (I believe they're currently running about 4 per year and were planning on doing more this time around), then you've saved some cash and gotten access to all the functions of elite for a year. Even if you don't resubscribe next year, you keep the DLC that was released while you were a subscriber.

I didn't buy the game, so I still have some questions. I remember them mentioning that it was going to be useable in Black Ops and MW3 and future titles, so my question is, if I were a subscriber, do I get DLC for both games for free? Or just the current one? Presumably you only get it for free if it's released while you're a subscriber, and since I suspect Black ops DLC is done with now that MW3 is out, then I guess it's not an issue, but it's an interesting question to me nonetheless.

I suspect the number of actual, intentional subscribers is a tiny fraction of the total number of "subscribers". Everyone else probably got the subscription through the "hardened" pack, buying it for the DLC and getting the subscription to boot. That they had a million subs in six days suggests as much. The numbers for the subs and for the Hardened edition probably are pretty similar.

I would say let's see what player retention is like in a year but they'll have another CoD game out and another bundle, so it'll be questionable how effective Elite is actually going to be.

This is why we can't have nice things.

Battlefield did this for free. Halo: Reach did this for free. What are the odds the next game to come out starts charging now, too?

CJ_Parker wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 16:06:
Haha I love how this proves wrong all the dumbfucks who were declaring this an "epic phail" before it even started.

People paying something for nothing is an epic fail, just not the kind you're thinking. I'm sure someone will drop a turd about DLC but most of these people are likely just buying something because it has the call of duty name on it. A society of brandwhores is what we have become.

Haha I love how this proves wrong all the dumbfucks who were declaring this an "epic phail" before it even started.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

Though, I guess it's not SO bad due to people buying Hardened editions, but it's still a god-awful service and terrible game (compared to previous games).

Prez wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 14:33:

contemplate how many of these million bought the hardened edition which came with elite and all the dlc and was a pretty fair deal for most gamers.

How much did it cost, and how is it a "fair deal"? I'd like to understand how these people are not just volunteering themselves to be nickled and dimed to extraordinary, epic lengths.

Regular edition is $60, hardened is $100. If you're one of those people that KNOWS they're going to like the game and knows they're going to buy all the DLC, then as long as they ship 3 DLC packs in a year (I believe they're currently running about 4 per year and were planning on doing more this time around), then you've saved some cash and gotten access to all the functions of elite for a year. Even if you don't resubscribe next year, you keep the DLC that was released while you were a subscriber.

I didn't buy the game, so I still have some questions. I remember them mentioning that it was going to be useable in Black Ops and MW3 and future titles, so my question is, if I were a subscriber, do I get DLC for both games for free? Or just the current one? Presumably you only get it for free if it's released while you're a subscriber, and since I suspect Black ops DLC is done with now that MW3 is out, then I guess it's not an issue, but it's an interesting question to me nonetheless.

Prez wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 14:33:

contemplate how many of these million bought the hardened edition which came with elite and all the dlc and was a pretty fair deal for most gamers.

How much did it cost, and how is it a "fair deal"? I'd like to understand how these people are not just volunteering themselves to be nickled and dimed to extraordinary, epic lengths.

It's like hiring an accountant to keep track of all your numbers.

Verno wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 12:48:

Cutter wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 12:42:
Life was so much better when those mouth-breathers were watching reality tv instead of gaming. I wish they'd go back to it and stop destroying our hobby.

I want them to stick around, I'm thinking of ideas how to fleece them myself. Do your duty soldier, pay me instead! If dumb people are just giving away money then hey their loss might as well be my gain instead.

Yeah, well untill you do they're ruining it for the rest of us. And if you find a way we're entitled to compensation for the pain and suffering they've caused.

contemplate how many of these million bought the hardened edition which came with elite and all the dlc and was a pretty fair deal for most gamers.

How much did it cost, and how is it a "fair deal"? I'd like to understand how these people are not just volunteering themselves to be nickled and dimed to extraordinary, epic lengths.

Can we change the title to 1M Suckers Pay for crap they normally would get for free?

before you guys ho on congratulating yourselves on how much smarter and more mature you ate than anyone else, contemplate how many of these million bought the hardened edition which came with elite and all the dlc and was a pretty fair deal for most gamers.

That's right Bobby continue to soak your purchasers, that really builds brand loyalty.

1 million idiots gladly paying yet another fee for shit that used to be free.

You can practically hear Cotick snickering when he "thanks" the idiots users for their support.

Creston

Cutter wrote on Nov 22, 2011, 12:42:
Life was so much better when those mouth-breathers were watching reality tv instead of gaming. I wish they'd go back to it and stop destroying our hobby.

I want them to stick around, I'm thinking of ideas how to fleece them myself. Do your duty soldier, pay me instead! If dumb people are just giving away money then hey their loss might as well be my gain instead.