Activision launched Call of Duty Elite alongside Modern Warfare 3 last November. A new online platform that promised to "unite and ignite gaming's largest online community", it offers a range of features for paying subscribers and non-premium members designed to enhance the franchise's multiplayer experience and increase social engagement among players.
After suffering a few early hiccups and an indefinite delay to the PC version, the service has attracted over seven million users and new content - from stat-tracking features to original TV shows and DLC - is rolling out thick and fast. We recently had the opportunity to get a progress report from Mark Cox, European marketing director for Call of Duty digital products, and Beachhead Studios product director Noah Heller, and chat about how the service will evolve in the coming months.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The famous comedy duo is the latest example of pop culture becoming one big grey blob
Certain to have some sort of reference to their online store for CBD/THC chews, which is advertising heavily online the last month or two.
The randomness of the multiplayer characters is one of reason I quit playing COD after briefly returning in 2022. We got Space Marines, rappers, tree monsters etc. all in a series called “ Modern Warfare”.
I think if there was ever a time for a competitor to rise up and take away some of Call of Duty's thunder, the time would be now. A military shooter that takes itself seriously, not sold out to Fortnitism. Easier said than done, I know... but the time is ripe.
I can't stand this stuff either.
There are tons of MP shooters that make no profit, if you're looking for one of those
You guys have been saying this shit since 2009. Fortunately, nobody’s bringing down cod anytime soon, if ever.
I agree. I really didn't like how the silliness takes away the gritty origins. That and all the crazy effects... dunno. I'm still playing it but I'd love for someone to steal their cheese and cater to grittier players
@fsfsxii It's not so much wanting COD itself to die as it is wanting this silliness to die. Like CrazyCoconuts said, it takes from the grittiness. Many OG COD players want a straightup Military shooter experience, not silly costume time at Carnival.
is this what the kids want these days a pair of iconic stoners who were big in the 70s and have kind of held on I enjoyed their movies decades ago but I never recall the movie where cheech infiltrates a enemy base while chong snipes for support guess I must of missed that one
Man I'm getting to old for this
From Bootleg to Black Box, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 made a heartbreaking mistake by not remastering the bizarrely forgotten maps from its namesake.
Ill try caring when you release ELITE content the same time on both platforms.
It would be nice if Clan Operations actually worked. I've defending Elite for a long time, but I'm starting to get a bit upset now. I'm wondering where our COD4 and W@W and COD MW2 stats are at, like they said they would be showing us, I'm wondering when clan ops will be working again. I mean, I've paid for a Year of the clan ops, and they've worked for about a week.
While I'm complaining, I'd like to add that there should be a page on the Elite site, like the Bungie stats page for Halo, there should be a break down of COD maps, and your stats shown by each map also. I'd like to see how good I am on so and so map, and how crappy I am on others.
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Yay they are making "new features" for a service that is offered for free by other companies yay
Elite is the final nail in the coffin for me with this god forsaken franchise. I rented the game when it came out and haven`t touched it a week later.
World At war and Black ops are my preference..And Call of duty 4 on pc.
Activision has your money so what do they care if Elite works properly or not.