I come back to the game every few weeks to play a few matches of attrition. For those few games I have a good time. There's just not reason to continue playing. Not enough upgrades, not enough customization, not enough options.
Never fully understood this way of thinking. Not saying it's wrong, just that i literally don't get it. My first main "competitive" entry was probably halo 1. My friends and i would do lan parties almost every weekend. Same levels, same weapons, no customization, no leveling system, etc. But it didn't matter, it was FUN and competitive. Now you have these games with customization, challenges, leveling system, etc. and it's somehow not enough for people. As if being a solid game no longer matters, it needs something to look forward to or unlock.
I've sunk TONS of time into Titanfall and am still a level 1. In fact, i was a level 1 in every cod game as well even though i easily could've maxed out each prestige. If a game is fun and competitive I don't care about anything else. Always blew my mind in cod hearing people ask me why i was a level 1 and how i don't get bored. As if some number/symbol next to my name all of a sudden makes the game better?
I could probably go on and on with this subject since i have years of cod under my belt, but I'll stop, ha. And again, wasn't making fun of anyone, it's just amusing to me how the leveling and stuff like that adds nothing to games for me. Titanfall is a solid shooter and insanely fun, i would've supported it regardless of a leveling system.
Paying for maps doesn't help, I know they cost money to make but I hate paying for multiplayer maps.
Paying for maps doesn't bother me, especially when they're good. What bothers me is breaking up the community and playlists. I've paid for 2 of the 3 map packs i believe, didn't buy the 3rd because of moving over to Destiny... and because i feel like i've wasted my money on the previous two. Reason being, my friends and i primarily play ctf. the ctf playlist doesn't include new maps. To play the new maps we would have to either play the dedicated playlists of attrition or mixed game modes. That to me, is terrible.
But the maps i've played are fantastic and worth the money. It's just ashame i can't play them on the game mode i love most. (unless it randomly comes up in the mixed objective playlist)