Of course they say it, it justifies their crazy money making schemes. Although the idiots who actually buy the DLC packs and CoD at all nowadays deserve to have their money stolen by a big soulless corporation
Gamers OK With CoD DLC Prices, Says Treyarch
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Lol ziplines in a combat situation? What is COD trying to be? A B grade action movie?
But adding new mechanics now? It seems to me that considering how some people said that Blops was just a mewtwo palette swap, they should have had these things from the get-go. I doubt people just suddenly decided they wanted more map interactivity, so why not implement earlier?
But adding new mechanics now? It seems to me that considering how some people said that Blops was just a mewtwo palette swap, they should have had these things from the get-go. I doubt people just suddenly decided they wanted more map interactivity, so why not implement earlier?
Makes perfect sense. I guess that's why I didn't buy the first one, won't buy the others and will definitely not buy MW3, because CoD has become the new Madden.
No, we don't like it, we are forced to get used to those damn prices. It's just a lot of the CoD community (and let's face it most of them only play CoD) know nothing else in terms of gaming and are willing to pay those prices to get their drug fix.
You realise CoD map packs are the only ones priced at 1200ms points, right?
You realise CoD map packs are the only ones priced at 1200ms points, right?
Consider this, maybe it's not that gamers are ok with the price, maybe some of them don't know any better or don't have the same concept of value.
Similar to how the early settlers exploited the natives, exchanging land for beads or blankets. Not so much that it meant nothing to them and they were ok with it, but they didn't have the same concept or understanding.
If we consider most of people people saying "It should be free like it used to be in the day" as being the old school gamers, then is it possible that the ones ok with paying for the dlc are "newer" gamers and therefore don't have the same experience?
Just a thought, not to bad mouth anyone or call anyone dumb but it's a possibility when you take into consideration that this current generation of games is attracting a lot of new players.
Similar to how the early settlers exploited the natives, exchanging land for beads or blankets. Not so much that it meant nothing to them and they were ok with it, but they didn't have the same concept or understanding.
If we consider most of people people saying "It should be free like it used to be in the day" as being the old school gamers, then is it possible that the ones ok with paying for the dlc are "newer" gamers and therefore don't have the same experience?
Just a thought, not to bad mouth anyone or call anyone dumb but it's a possibility when you take into consideration that this current generation of games is attracting a lot of new players.
Is it just me or have industry "veterans" started to redefine the meaning of the word asshole? First they claim new developers won't get to develop AAA games, then another one claims his audience doesn't get "his" game, then we've got Bioware claiming Dragon Age 2's format worked(it's on their forums) and now this bullshit? How far up your own ass do you have to be to turn into such a vapid, soulless piece of shit?
I'm not okay with them releasing a broken shitty port for the PC so I will never buy anything from Treyarch again.
That's a bit harsh, he's only doing his job.beema said:
That said, I think 15 is unreasonable for the DLC, especially when the new game comes out November 8th, and everybody will move on to that one.
Activision: Like clockwork with Call of Duty.
Well this just sounds like a confession to me. "YES we know our DLC is expensive, heck I wouldn't pay that and I made it. But so long as the idiots keep buying it out then by all means, we're just gonna see how much milk we can get out of good old daisy..."
It's the community that annoy's me the most, "I'M UPSET, BUT I WILL KEEP IT TO MYSELF AND SCREAM AT EVERYONE OVER THE MICROPHONE BECAUSE I CBA TO WRITE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT!!!" If each of them wrote a letter of complaint saying "I didn't buy your map packs because they're insubstantial and overexpensive" then didn't buy it, they could probably see it dropping in price and have them learn a lesson...FIGHT THE POWER PEOPLE!!!
It's the community that annoy's me the most, "I'M UPSET, BUT I WILL KEEP IT TO MYSELF AND SCREAM AT EVERYONE OVER THE MICROPHONE BECAUSE I CBA TO WRITE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT!!!" If each of them wrote a letter of complaint saying "I didn't buy your map packs because they're insubstantial and overexpensive" then didn't buy it, they could probably see it dropping in price and have them learn a lesson...FIGHT THE POWER PEOPLE!!!
What kills me is that I have to pay $15 for ONE map. Multiplayer can rot, but I must have more zombies. I wonder if they'll ever release a game with all the maps in it and nothing else. I'd probably end up buying that.
You actually answered your own question my man.viper3 said:
Game pricing in Australia has nothing to do with shipping and retail... It does, however, have plenty to do with profit margins. I was once naive and also thought that our lowly currency overtaking the US dollar meant instant savings for us Australians. Wrong. You know that big digital distribution age people think we're heading into? Well that's fucking scary, not only because we're behind on bandwidth but because, as it stands, despite digital copies costing nothing to reproduce, a game that costs 50 or even the high price of US$60 still costs us AU$90
(Which is still marginally better than the $100-$110 we're slugged for new releases at retail)
The reason for all of this is actually the same as the story behind the article, they do it because they know they can get away with it. I mean why would they lower their prices when this standard has been set for years? It's from an age when the world was a much bigger place, the only excuse for it now is that it doesn't make sense from a business standpoint.
Importing via online outlets, including shipping, is still cheaper than buying from your local store or downloading a digital copy (without resorting to piracy).
In this day we're still stuck in the world of snail mail? Seriously I thought we were a developed country. Video games and Australia have some serious fucking peace to make.
