The Hashtag ‘RIPCoD’ Is Trending on Twitter After The Battlefield 1 Reveal

Battlefield 1 has been officially revealed and we are indeed going back to WW1. Only in Battlefield 1 will you bring a horse to a tank fight and squad-up with your allies in epic multiplayer battles with up to 64 players. One thing's for sure, it’s off to a far better start than Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is

[TheGreatGamer]

Here's my advice for everyone: Buy BF1 at launch, wait a few months and then buy the standalone version of MW remastered (we all know Activision does this with all their 'exclusive' pre-order incentives)

[Majin-vegeta]

Yup that was my plan.

[nX]

Or don't buy CoD at all, there's lots of other games coming out this fall.

[Dirtnapstor]

Crap...accidentally disagreed.
My plan too.

[TeamLeaptrade]

I will be buying BF1 for sure. I may wait for MW Remastered as well, but most of my friends may pick it up with Infinite Warfare so I may have to cave in. :(

[joab777]

If someone gave me infinite warfare, I would keep MW and try and sell it by itself. I bet I couldn't get $20 for it a day after launch lol!

[Spyroo]

Its because of people like you that they can do this shit because you support this crap

[formanbradley]

Sheep

[hardcorehenry]

I don't understand the reaction. Battlefield has always been a league ahead of COD. BF isn't going to be ant more noob friendly than before if that's what people are hoping.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

Battlefield stopped being a league ahead of call of duty when it became EA/DICE's cash cow. It's no better than the trash that activision craps out every year. It's a shame because I used to be huge into both these series. I'm more disappointed in the posters here who cannot actually discern when a game is garbage or not, though.

[hardcorehenry]

so youre disappointed in yourself? that is most troubling!

[GreenUp]

Same can be said for Battlefield... Premium added for free a few months later.

[Intentions]

Yeah but one problem is:

Taken from Activision - CoD Infinite Warfare FAQ.
7. Can I play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered without buying Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare?
No, you must own Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in order to get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.

So i assume, there might a 'check' thingy to see if you have infinite warfare, or you have to launch CoD 4 within the infinite warfare menu. - but note this is all assumption.

(Could be a standalone eventually, but who knows, but at the moment you will need CoD Infinite Warfare - again an assumption)

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Yeah like the Modern Warfare Trilogy

[senorfartcushion]

So EA can win?

You are nothing but a sad drug mule.

[PFFT]

Id much rather have EA win than Activision. I think its about time they either made a new Engine or heavily modify to the extreme the one the are using cause its needs it bad. Since Infinite Warfare looks EXTREMELY outdated even more so now that BF1 debut. I mean im sure they have money thanks to all of the idiots that buy the season passes and keep purchasing the stupid micro-transactions just to get some stupid meaningless skin and whatnot. I think its about time they started using said money for their games benefit dont you think?

[garrettbobbyferguson]

@PFFT

EA is the company that kills off developers left and right. Why in the hell would you want them to win anything? Contrary to popular belief, they didn't win worst company of the year twice just because people wanted to troll.

http://www.usgamer.net/arti...

[MurdochR]

lol I don't care who wins I care about the game being better and me purchasing it... the end.

[scark92]

MW is one of my fave games of all time, but I think ima do this.

[Utalkin2me]

Well maybe you didnt play BF4 multiplayer at launch. Cause if you did you wouldn't be saying " Buy BF1 at launch".

[PFFT]

That is exactly what i am planning to do as well.

[Trekster_Gamer]

Thanks for the advice but I think I'll pass $80 it is a very fair price for what you're getting with this Call of Duty...

[Muzikguy]

That's my plan as well. When this year started I wasn't even thinking about BF or a remastered COD4. Funny how that works

[trywizardo]

#RIPCoD

[81BX]

#RIPCoD

[iTechHeads]

At least you tried!

[Patricko]

Yeah RIP... Cod will sell again in like 20 mln copies or more, and BF 1 probably hardly in 10 mln. Every year people are bashing new cod and it always breaks a record in selling.
Of course we will see everything at the launch date.

[MRMagoo123]

well this is the first cod I will be buying since black ops 2 I'm mostly only getting it because my wish for a remastered cod 4 has come true.

[BrianOBlivion]

You should really give Black Ops III a go. Playing it right now and it's become my favourite CoD.

[joab777]

To me, I could give a shit if millions of kids wanna buy some futuristic reskin. Never has the difference b/w the 2 been as obvious as it is now.

I am sure you are right about the sales, but this year won't be about Infinite warfare. It will be about all those people who want MW Remaster.

[Cuzzo63]

Im not a kid and i will still buy it. Actually i will get both. I play BF3 still along with COD. COD might not have gone down the path i want but its still fun to play. Its a different experience.

[iTechHeads]

Yeah its kinda depressing.
It wouldn't surprise me if EA is behind this COD hate train.

[Sirk7x]

It's because they have 100 million dollar advertising budgets. They could shit in a video game case and sell it, and people would still buy it with that much air time on tv.

[Stereotypical_gamer]

Your right and I can't tell if that's the power of marketing or a testament of how stupid the western consumer is, what do you think?

[WellyUK]

It's the typical vocal people who are saying RIP cod. CoD is not going any where any time soon, it's still a behemoth in gaming and will more than likely out sell everything this year again.

BF1 however does look fantastic but I really want to see some gameplay footage rather than a load of 2 seconds clips edited together.

[jmac53]

Well it says something about the current state of your franchise when people are more excited for the remaster than they are for a new game.

[Tobsesan]

I dont think they will sell alot this time around, will be probably the worst selling COD in History. Why you may ask, here you go:
This Holiday we will get Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, Gears of War 4 and the same COD we got the past 4141 years.
Guess what people will choose. But if it really sells 20 million copys, we should be ashamed that a game like this with little to no change still sells bigtime.

[Gitgud]

The game is gonna sell big time, there's no denying that.

[22CobraKing]

It will sell because of the MW remaster. How much of those people are going to sell Infinite Warfare in the first week?

[BrianOBlivion]

If they sold them separately, I'd pick them both up... as well as BF1. I've purchased and played every BF (except the multiplayer only games) and every CoD and they've all been fun. The rivalry is idiotic.

[Trekster_Gamer]

So true Call of Duty out sales every game that comes up against it! The few whiny people here are definitely in the minority and won't change that fact.

[endi123]

This is the first time that i skip a battlefield game, ww1 setting does not appeal to me, cod for me then

[detroitmademe]

Yea the setting wouldn't have been my first choice for the new battlefield but the gameplay at its core is still the most versatile in its respective genre imo. in other words, it has always been #RIPCoD

[TheUndertaker85]

You're very correct. The same sort of saying comes up every time another Battlefield game comes out.

Yet here we are in reality where Battlefield doesn't even scratch CoD.

It'll be rather amusing for DICE to go on again about having a "CoD killer" just to fall flat on its face. The same line of bullshit comes up literally every time.

[joab777]

Seriously. Wait until you see this game in action. I am so damn happy b/c I love the fact that the tech can finally portray the brutality of war properly. It's gonna be insane.

Everyone fell in love with MW because of this reason. Battlefield 1 will knock it our of the park. I'd rather have this than fucking lasers.

[PhucSeeker]

Told other to wait for the game in action then bashed new cod for only having lasers without seeing the game in action. He's not into WW1 just like you're not into future cod.

And people loved MW because of its perfect modern fps formula for consoles. Even if Ghost was the first modern one then it would have been in MW's place right now getting remastered.

[Tobsesan]

What actual BETTER setting could they have chosen? The best setting ever to be honest. We havent seen alot of WW1 games. Go play COD if you like that kinda thing more. But I really want something good this time around.

[Hold_It]

Pretty much. I kinda hope they do a BC3 after they are completely done with BF1. I'm really excited that DICE is exploring WW1, and doing their own thing rather than trying to mimic the competition and attempt to beat them at the same setting. WW2 would have been cool to ,but then again it's kinda been done to death hasn't it? All I know is that this will be the first military FPS I buy day one since MW2.

[Kyoshi]

The COD series deserves to die. Activision's greed and horrendous business tactics need to die as well. DICE can actually make good games, unlike the COD crew.

[sullynathan]

"DICE can actually make good games" have you played their last 3 games? lol, Activision is greedy but EA is not?

[jc12]

Dice games are far more meticulous in their crafting and originality than COD games in my opinion. On the whole, the Frostbite engine is just so much more capable.

[badz149]

@Kyoshi

"Activision's greed and horrendous business tactics need to die as well."

LOL remember the barebone game called SW Battlefront and its $50 Season Pass?

[sullynathan]

@jc12 maybe in your dreams. DICE have been making the same game since Battlefield 1942 to Battlefield 4 but they've changed setting. At least CODs jump from WW2 to Modern is bigger than anything in Battlefield.

[Jayszen]

@Kyoshi

Er...EA who own DICE are just as greedy as Activision and have business practices that are just as 'horrendous'. I can assure you that DICE is not the studio it once was and if any proof was needed just look at the truncated 'Battlefront' that was delivered last year - the game was vastly inferior to its predecessor from a decade ago, Battlefront 2.

EA and Microsoft go hand in glove and had MS succeeded in establishing the anti-consumer DRM policies it wanted to with the release of Xbox One, you would have soon found out just how greedy EA really is. I can assure you that a game and studio will always be worse after EA buys it - e,g. Westwood Studios and the Command and Conquer series. Ruined. Completely.

@joab777

I agree that the last 3 COD games have been poor when compared with say the first 5 COD games including Modern Warfare. But now that Activision has been shown that the remastered version of COD MW is wanted more than 'Infinite Warfare', chances are that the COD series will also be returning to WW2 roots in the next year or two.

The truth is that any large conglomerate like EA or Activision will always have dubious business practices with which they try and fleece the very consumers they depend on - it is up to us to resist. If we did not buy COD this year, Activision will soon start listening...and fast.

[joab777]

I agree with you 100%. Just seeing the pre order shit is proof enough.

That said, DICE is a top notch developer, and this game is gonna be absurd. My issue with CoD isn't that Activision is the greediest company out there. It's that I'm tired of the same damn game over and over. It's literally absurd at this point. BO3's campaign to me was a fucking joke.

[Kyoshi]

Battlefield 3 and 4 were both quality, just had bad launches. Hardline was...meh, it had a cool concept that wasn't used properly at all. And yes, EA is greedy, I never said that they weren't, but we have two greedy publishers, one publishes good games on a far more consistent basis and that is EA. Plus, I don't see EA holding a remastered version of a game that fans loved and will only let you play it if you buy a 'Legacy Edition' for another game for $80. EA did introduce Season Passes to the world which is something I do hate them for, but I always will think that Acitiviosn is just worse.

[Stereotypical_gamer]

Couldn't agree more, EA and Activision will be the reasons I stop gaming.

[Kyoshi]

Battlefield 3 and 4 were both quality, just had bad launches. Hardline was...meh, it had a cool concept that wasn't used properly at all. And yes, EA is greedy, I never said that they weren't, but we have two greedy publishers, one publisher good games on a far more consistent basis and that is EA. Plus, I don't see EA holding a remastered version of a game that fans loved and will only let you play it if you buy a 'Legacy Edition' for another for $80. EA did introduce Season Passes to the world which is something I do hate them for, but I always will think that Acitiviosn is just worse.

EDIT: Whoops, replied to myself.

[xPhearR3dx]

Actually, Rockstar was the first ones to introduce the Season Pass, EA was the first to take advantage of it. When Rockstar announced the DLC for L.A Noire, they offered a Season Pass for $10 when buying individual would have costed $20. Which gave you a 50% discount. Then after a limited time, raised it to $12, still saving 40%. Now, you'll be lucky to save 10% buying a Season Pass from most companies.

Rockstar did it right. Offer a hefty discount for early adopters who may or may not like all the DLC included, then after a certain amount of content is released, raise the price just a bit but at the same time still offering a decent discount compared to the crap we see today.

[Gitgud]

Square Enix held episode Duscae from fans, the only way you could get FFXV is by pre ordering FF TYPE-0 for $60. No one complained, people bought it and liked it. This is called marketing, and this COD IW with a remaster (looks more like a remake) of MW, considered a game of the generation is selling for 80 fucking dollars. Thats a bargain too me mate.

[Utalkin2me]

"Dice can make good games"? Ok i will let you borrow my copy of BF4. BF4 multiplayer was the worst online experience i have ever experienced. Took 6 months to a year to remotely get things ironed out.

[PhucSeeker]

Battlefield being a good game doesn't mean it can outsell cod tho. Hard truth !

[sullynathan]

Its BF3 vs MW3 all over again. People are easily impressed by 1 second of gameplay and something "different" and going around yelling "cod is dead" and when both games release COD will still sell better.

[CPTN MITCHELL]

Cod can sell 50 million copy but the game gets boring really quick...Bf 4 is way better than black ops 3 and i got bored of black ops 2 weeks after it came out didn't pass the first prestige now bf4 I'm still playing it after 2 yrs...talk about replay value

[sullynathan]

Everything you typed against COD works for Battlefield except how quick it is to level. That isn't even a pro in the first place because both BF3 & BF4 take a ridiculous long time to level up and unlock stupid items because DICE thought it was a good idea to litter the games with lots of guns and useless weapon unlocks like tens of different types of knives and scopes.

I couldn't care less about how long you've been playing BF4. Just know that more people are playing a COD game that came out the same year for a longer period of time. Talk about replay value.

[Tobsesan]

Ye sad we have so many stupd people gaming

[MurdochR]

I don't care how much it sells I care if it's a better game. The fans said they didn't want any more futuristic... yet here we are.

[Youngindy21]

I never could get into Battlefield. Call of Duty has just always been better.

[Kaneki-Ken]

Maybe its too hard for you, mate. COD have smaller maps with 8 to 12 people with kill streak or score walking on foot while Battlefield is a huge maps with 32 to 64 people with vehicle either walking on foot, flying in the sky or riding a vehicle on land or on water.

[formanbradley]

Probably because Battlefield actually has a learning curve present. Gravity, bullet travel time, destructibility, using vehicles, knowing how to counter certain classes/vehicles, all the teamwork related gadgets and what not...

[ISHU]

#RIPCoD
Would choose a world war era setting over a Futuristic setting any day....

Off-Topic: That guy in the pic looks like me, doesn't he?

[Haru]

He looks just like you! : D

[joab777]

It isn't even needed anymore. The stark contrast is so damn obvious now.

[Antifan]

#RIPGenericShooter
#BF12k16
#MakeFPSGreatAgain

[shabz666]

To be fair to cod battlefield hasn't delivered it's promises on the campaign front for a long while. Cods advanced warfare was pretty good. Both bf3,4 and hardline were super average and forgettable. If anything battlefield has more to prove in the campaign front than cod

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

I do agree about the campaigns in the last 2 Battlefields. The little enjoyment I got was playing as Dima (which I believed the whole campaign should have been about anyway.) in the third installment but the hands-off gameplay due to QTE's, weak writing, gameplay issues such as freezing, erased saves and stupid A.I prevented them from sustaining it.

COD: Modern Warfare I and 2 delivered some great campaigns orchestrated by amazing soundtracks.

[shabz666]

Yeah campaigns in mw1 and mw2 were just so good. Closest thing ea got to a decent military campaign was the moh reboot. And the campaign in the second one was so bad that the series went into limbo after. Battlefield is surviving on its large scale slow paced team based mp mode. On the campaign front it hasn't delivered at all

[senorfartcushion]

Come on really?

Stupid rivalry posts, idiots vying for big companies because they have less brain cells than a ps4 controller.

And come on, sales-wise CoD is on another level.

Bops 3: 23 million sales in 6 months

Bf4: 14 million in 3 years

[Tobsesan]

hope you enjoy playing sales... oh wait

[Hold_It]

It's funny how you say it's stupid for someone to act like one is more superior than the other, but you turn around and contradict yourself by doing just that. Hypocrite much?

Also just because something is more mainstream, doesn't necessarily mean it's better. iPhones are mainstream and sell more than the competition, but they are overpriced and don't have anywhere near the specs or performance as Android Phones and Windows Phones.

[sullynathan]

" idiots vying for big companies because they have less brain cells than a ps4 controller" lol

[Kaneki-Ken]

The irony here is so strong. The Last Of Us, Witcher 3, or critical awarded/ GOTY games wasn't sale wise as COD but the game was on another level, you can tell it was more memorable than COD so please stop your Stupid rivalry posts, idiots vying for big sales because a fanboy who thinks or believe that high sales make the game amazing.

[objdadon]

Battlefield developers and fanboys always set themselves up for disappointment every year. They appeal to 2 different crowds, battlefield a select group of dedicated fans, cod to the masses, pros, casuals and so on.

[81BX]

I agree BF is still a better game.

[sullynathan]

Battlefield appeals to the mainstream just like cod, it's now the 2nd biggest shooter franchise. Don't kid yourself.

[TheSaint]

Like you can stop CoD, I wish more people would ditch it but they just love it, for some reason.

[Hold_It]

There's always going to be more casuals than core and hardcore gamers.

[OOOUUU]

Lets pray for Call of duty..rest in peace...#RIPCOD

[ChrisW]

I would totally buy this day 1... IF!!! If the PC version wasn't exclusive to Origin.

[WeaseL]

I'll wait for actual game-play or the beta's before deciding which is better

[PlatinumGX]

RIPCoD, you will still outsell BF as you always do though.

[iTechHeads]

IW will crush BF1 in sales.
Will it be a better game? Depends on the gamer.

Long story short; Internet haters and YouTube dislikes are meaningless. VIEWS is a much more meaningful metric. If people take the time to view a trailer, that means that are a potential customer.

IF Battlefield gets bigger views than COD THEN it would be a real threat.(more potential customers) As it currently stands, there is nothing new developing here. Battlefield has always had better graphics and large open maps. That didn't stop Call Of Duty from steamrolling it.

[TheBurger29]

As of 5/7/2016

Battlefield 1 Trailer has generated 11,191,239 views in just over 24 hours
Likes 669,389 Dislikes 13,029
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare has generated 11,202,756 views in 6 days
Likes 226,594 Dislikes 747,569

[Drithe]

BF 4 was suppose to be a COD killer, Instead it was a game that didn't even run when it first came out. Couldn't play online 3 minutes without being booted out. Couldn't play story mode because it would not record. Couldn't play 64 player mode because it wasn't ready. All of this at the games LAUNCH! Dont believe the fake hype. Besides, If you think a WW1 game is better than a sci fi war game ..... eh. Be nice Drithe. Be nice.

[GoldenJoystick]

Never thought I'd see the day where battlefield would interest me more. But, it's here. Can't wait for battlefield 1.

[Artemidorus]

COD won't be dead, some hate WW games

[GHOSTxx420]

lets all get together and stop buying cod

[IceKoldKilla]

I'm SO fucking excited for BF1! This is what I wanted CoD to do. Oh well. BF is so much more epic overall with destruction and incredible graphics. And I use to be the biggest CoD fan. Always bought the Hardened Editions. I still own all the games but the last 2 were gifts and I didn't get the special editions for it. So boring. I think it's just natural after over a decade of playing it. I can see why someone who has played less still loves it. I wish I still liked it too. But BF4 was my go to shooter until Destiny came out.

[destroyerz1]

This new BF looks sick and I will buy it. More by a personal taste, I always preferred cod instead BF. Call of Duty has a much faster and responsive gameplay, faster lobbies, the way I like it. COD Ghosts sucks, AW sucks, but BO3 is amazing. What has destroyed COD is the annual cycle and the greed from Activision.

[Inzo]

Lol if people think that BF is going to come close to outselling COD then they better think again. And no, I am no fan of COD but the truth is BF does not have the fan base that COD has.

[TheBurger29]

Thank god! Dont want millions of 12 year olds running around in BF anyway.

[Inzo]

I hear that.

[sullynathan]

They've been there since battlefield 3,4 and bad company 2

[NobleRed]

Rip COD. Rip shitty wannebee dedicated servers and horrible netcode.

[Yetter]

Yeah, I didn't know what to think when the rumors of a WW1 game started leaking, but it really looks like they nailed it...judging from one trailer of course

[Scar-]

As a long time battlefield fan this is the first time the yearly cod looks more appealing to me. Just another dumbass social media hashtag, same people throwing it up will buy cod infinite and the season pass.

[formanbradley]

This wouldn't even be a problem if they decided to sell the two CoDs separately... but guess what? Activision thinks it can strong arm you into buying something you don't want. And 10 mp maps in the remaster... ARE THEY GOING TO SELL THE OTHER 10 AS DLC IN A F***ING REMASTER?!?! LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO THESE MORONS ARE OUT OF THEIR MINDS (and their financial analysts needs to be fired ASAP)

[Youngsta135]

Im done with wwi games, this time period is so overrated. Im buying Call of duty infinity war on the first day, for sure.