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[Windows Central] Activision decides Call of Duty Black Ops 6 players don't spend enough money, introduces a second concurrent battle pass
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TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
You gotta do something to recoup the fiscal trainwreck that was giving away the game for free on GamePass.
Deeper nickel and diming practices are only the beginning.
Deeper nickel and diming practices are only the beginning.
Tarnpanzer
Member
The normal battlepass has enough content for me, so I don´t care. I finish the battlepass each season which contains enough coins to buy the next and so on.
Dick Jones
Gold Member
Genius move to put a hat on a hat. I'm trying to think if the yearly COD only gamers stop buying COD, will they go with another IP or just leave gaming.
MrJangles
Member
Doom 93 > COD
Mattyp
Not the YouTuber
Don’t buy it? I don’t even buy the regular battle pass I never spend a dollar on CoD besides the initial purchase.
You’re buying items only other players see, it’s been this way for a decade. But going off other players this isn’t going to stop people lapping this up either.
You’re buying items only other players see, it’s been this way for a decade. But going off other players this isn’t going to stop people lapping this up either.
Not a single aspect about videogames can be criticized, no matter how small, if dont buy it is a valid argument.
Oh this game transforms in to a big dicked robot and rapes your mom while you're gone? I mean dont buy it.
Astray
Member
Next quarterly earnings call will be very interesting to behold.
What is this abomination?!
she’s gotta get paid, bro, and who do you think is going to get charged for it, uh?
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Considering the game sold well on PS5, the quarterly revenue would most likely go up - only by a little though. But the opportunity cost would definitely continue to sting MS execs and investors alike.
MayauMiao
Member
Its called Fortnite.
Unknown?
Member
Yes, PC pirates UNITE! Time to cheat to win, woohoo!
Lunarorbit
Member
This is the 1st cod I've played in 15 years. The ads are constant. Beating you over the head to buy a battle pass.
The actual game is incredibly small. 3 maps for zombies? I tried playing the campaign and the 4th mission has you taking pictures and doing a fetch quest.
What the fuck?!? Seriously it was Spiderman Mary Jane levels of frustration. At least it makes sense in Spider-Man.
Having fun cause I play with my coworkers but the amount of content you get is ridiculous. Overall not impressed
The actual game is incredibly small. 3 maps for zombies? I tried playing the campaign and the 4th mission has you taking pictures and doing a fetch quest.
What the fuck?!? Seriously it was Spiderman Mary Jane levels of frustration. At least it makes sense in Spider-Man.
Having fun cause I play with my coworkers but the amount of content you get is ridiculous. Overall not impressed
PendekarRajawali
Member
Patch PS360 era CODs exploit, put them on gamepass. I’ll be gladly resubscribe. I don’t need modern CODs.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Or Gamepass, ignorant warrior.
Pop
Member
Fortnite also has something called Fortnite Crew membership for $12 a month that gets you all the battle passes
Does COD have anything similar to that
sainraja
Member
Well, you have people here complaining about getting more content and while there are others who are wanting more content for Destiny 2 and funny enough, if D2 were to add another season pass or a new activity and were to charge for it, gamers will be up in arms forgetting that they wanted more content to begin with, but somehow don't realize that they will also have to pay for it lol... this just shows that gamers will never be pleased and as a group just like to complain about every thing that is possible to complain about.
BigLee74
Member
Nah, poor take.
The one thing COD does not skimp on is content. The game is about the only game I’ve never had any doubt about buying, knowing I’ll get a full years worth out of it.
Providing you like the MP that is!
Reizo Ryuu
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Bumblebeetuna
Member
I’ve wondered for years when CoD will get some sort of subscription service. I know Fortnite has numerous battle passes, didn’t know they have a subscription service for them. I guess it’s only a matter of time before CoD adds one too, and then the sheep can whine about the GamePass effect.
Maybe they have so many people paying for the premium version of the premium battle passes, Blackcell of whatever it’s called, that they don’t think a sub service is worthwhile.
clarky
Gold Member
Lack of content? Come on now.
unlurkified
Member
Well, it’s either full-priced games get stuffed with crap like this, or the price of games goes up. I have a friend who works at Capcom and he said that they make more on every game from MTX than they do on actual sales from the game itself, and their MTX inclusion is nowhere near as egregious. Basically, this crap ain’t going nowhere-devs are making too much from it and it’s keeping AAA game prices around $60-$70.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Update:
RIP, it's sold out. Only this baby left on the shelf..
Even Switch owners don’t want it lol
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I am 57 and have purchased MTX often in COD over the years when they look good enough and have spent literally thousands on MTX in a F2P game called World of Tanks.
Really seems to piss people off that others don't mind OPTIONAL MTX in games.
Tajaz2426
Psychology PhD from Wikipedia University
It’s not optional when they use psychologists to groom children and buyers. So yes, it pisses me off. Just like anything else is supply and demand, this is also. You folks demand to bend over and they supply it. Making more ways to separate young adults, children, and weaker minded people from money in their bank accounts.
You can spend what you want, as long as you realize you are the problem.
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Its not a problem for me as if I don't want it I don't buy it
Its also not my problem if people are indeed weak minded enough they can't help themselves
Its also not my problem if parents can't control their kids spending
I actually prefer the content provided by Battle Passes and buying very powerful tanks in World of Tanks
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Every single product has people behind it trying to figure out ways to get you to make a purchase even if you don't need to, doesn't mean it stops being optional.
Tajaz2426
Psychology PhD from Wikipedia University
Kids and young adults are not constantly subjected to loss aversion, gambling, etc in regular advertising. They constantly hit at children’s and young adults emotions, grooming them to believe handing over money for digital goods is normal.
Every single product has people behind it trying to figure out ways to get you to make a purchase even if you don't need to, doesn't mean it stops being optional.
I understand some folks do not care what happens to others because of these types of actions and what they do to addiction, I am just calling it like I see it.
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rickybooby87
Member
The cheating issue in COD/Warzone is clearly a funding issue, won't you help them!?
Reizo Ryuu
Member
There's no gambling in COD, and the games are rated mature, so blame the parents for giving them unfiltered access
And if you want to talk about actual advertising to kids, look at any toy commercial and marketing materials and how they are designed to make kids go crazy with fomo.
every product's marketing will be designed to hit some emotion to get you to make a purchase; still optional.
BigLee74
Member
Chill, o’ great righteous one.
Your words can apply to just about anything sold. And they will be equally soft, wet and ineffectual there too.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
And execs wonder why gamers are so mad all the time.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Who is going to tell him Uncle Nadella wants money to flow back in to justify gigantic price tag on the ABK acquisition?
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Leveled up around 700 times, 10 prestige levels and level 150 in prestige master so no telling how many hours I have played in a game I bought with 1 battle pass so far
How dare them scam me into so many hours of gaming for less than $150, fuck them
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Crew511A
Member
But people will, by the buttload. Once they got away with the Blackcell pass, that gave Activision a license to milk players dry.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
#1 afaik there’s no gambling in CoD, though I wouldn’t put it past them.
#2 if you don’t think kids are subjected to gambling on a regular basis, you haven’t seen a lot of the games on Roblox or taken a stroll down a toy aisle lately. I don’t have any kids younger than 12 now but every Christmas I shop for younger nieces and nephews and charities and I am always floored by how much gambling there is in kids toys nowadays in the form of loot boxes and FOMO. It’s especially bad in toys licensed after YouTubers, which tons of kids really want.
Fuck CoD and fuck their premium BlackCell pass that is on top of the already paid battle pass track, but this is all optional stuff you don’t need to play and enjoy the game.
Barakov
Member
Long Far Gone
Member
Who could replace Call of Duty in the casual gamer bro crowd though? Seriously.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Alternative headline: “Grocery store carries second brand of milk”
The horror.
The horror.