will this be the last MW before it goes down hill? well activision is doing there part to make it so...

Well, now that i know that Elite is mildly complex, i know it's gonna bomb because Call of Duty's hordes of fans are mostly superficial chumps who don't like reading or clicking on buttons that do things too much 
 
What the hell were activision thinking, giving some sort of depth to this gadget? IF IT'S NOT SHALLOW NO ONE WILL USE IT

Some of this stuff sounds cool, but why would I pay for it?
 
Save the content subscription, these are all either the types of additions one would reasonably expect to be part of the package of a sequel (or the website of one, whatever), or it's stuff that other games offer for free.
 
And of course there's the ever present concern of where this is going.

No

Meh

I'm actually kind of interested in the free portion ($8 a month? I'd be on the fence about $8 a YEAR) but that video was painfully unfunny. Really, wow.

The MW3 part was cool.

stats.

Hardcore COD fans will eat this up, no problem.  This is the crowd that spends $150 on garbage NVGs and $15 map packs.  Modern Warfare is one of the pioneers of $60 PC games.  They'll give subscribers some kind of in-game badge or custom skin that'll make the service irresistible.  These kinds of gamers only buy 1-3 games a year, they're willing to invest in those few games they really enjoy.
 
And credit goes where it's due:  Michael Pachter has been predicting a Call of Duty subscription service for a while now.  Everyone loves to give him shit when he's wrong, but here he called it.

Pretty sure that's that T.J. Miller guy in the video.

Who really needs help getting better at COD? Its easy as fuck already...
 
Edit: Oh wow. Its the Bungie website...

Anybody who signs up for this is a chump. Just saying..

Wow. I hate that video.

an exhaustive* 
 
Anyway, I still don't understand what you get out of this. Depending on how much it is, you're most likely just paying for the map packs up-front. Considering Call of Duty already costs roughly $60 a year, adding a monthly fee on to that is just a money grab by Activision. I understand they're a business, but they're a business that, from what I see on the outside, is out to destroy the gaming industry. They kill a popular franchise by releasing a new title every year, and then move on to the next big thing, rinse, repeat. 

They've clearly been studying the Zune program for design inspiration in their CoD: Elite program. Very similar presentation.

OMG dude this is so cooool..... throws up.

Weapon stats?
Wait you mean the weapon stats that are 100% inacurate and misleading in all the latest CoD games?
BUHAHAHAHAHA
 
I'll wait for a dude to open up and decode PC files for ACTUAL weapon stats.

@WinterSnowblind said:

Anybody who signs up for this is a terrible human being. Just saying..

If it's free then that's okay, but they still haven't addressed what is for pay in this service. Like booster packs for more XP, new skin files, or new weapons. Comparing it with Bungie is a good comparison but Activision is comparing this with Netflix which makes no sense. 

I could see them doing them doing couple new maps a month for the subscription.

Whatever...

That stat layout looks identical to the Bungie website but as long as its for free then its okay. I would never pay for something like what there describing though. I am not a big enough fan of COD multiplayer so there is no chance of me ever using this. If your really into to COD then it might be worth it. The map pack thing seems good as long as you keep the maps after you stop subscribing. 
 
That video was terrible but the Elite logo looks kinda cool, so that something.

That doesn't seem like a lot for a subscription service. Sure, some hardcore clans will sign up but I'm worried that it won't have enough appeal to support the problem, and Activision will start giving "Elite" players a competitive advantage in order to induce more subscriptions (like 1.5x damage to all weapons, or a free killstreak reward at the beginning of each round -- that sort of thing).

No thank you and good day.

Good to see Activision, ever applying its mandate to leave no horse unbeaten.

This counts as a reveal that can be embargoed these days. Really? 
 
Doesn't Halo just have this?

Never. Maybe? Never. 
 
Never. 
 
NE. VER. 

Worst. Fucking. Video. Ever. Made.

The competitive stuff looks good, if it allows you to fight other teams and keeps a ladder for them it could be awesome

I can't stand that guy's voice.

Pretty sure that's that T.J. Miller guy in the video.

I think that video alone convinced me to NOT buy it. But I probably wasn't going to buy it anyway. 

@iAmJohn said:

@WinterSnowblind said:

Anybody who signs up for this is a terrible human being. Just saying..

I want to know if the candyasses who are saying, "Well now I am not gonna buy the game!!!" can even read.  This service is optional and not even required to play the game.  Any part of it!  All we knew about MW3 is still there and the game you expected to play is still there.  This is just extra like a map pack.  Its not even some shit like project 10 dollar.  And it also can be used with BLOPS.  So are you gonna be taking that game back to the store? 
I think its a neat idea that will appeal to that select group of hardcore COD fans that Activision can still get a few dollars from.  Me?  I love the MW games and will get this one.  But I usually stop playing right before the first map pack comes out.  So they lose me by then.  But if people are willing to pay for more extra stuff, and god knows there are a lot of COD players out there who buy even the map packs day 1, well then let them.  They can offer more to them and I don't see how this affects you buying the game.  Because if you can buy the game knowing that a map pack will come out for it, then why can't you buy it knowing that stat tracking and prizes can be paid for too?

I want to punch this guys voice.

Thank god companies like Valve exist, so there's still not bad companies making dumb decisions to charge customers for something that should be free.

I want to know if the candyasses who are saying, "Well now I am not gonna buy the game!!!" can even read.  This service is optional and not even required to play the game.  Any part of it!  All we knew about MW3 is still there and the game you expected to play is still there.  This is just extra like a map pack.  Its not even some shit like project 10 dollar.  And it also can be used with BLOPS.  So are you gonna be taking that game back to the store? I think its a neat idea that will appeal to that select group of hardcore COD fans that Activision can still get a few dollars from.  Me?  I love the MW games and will get this one.  But I usually stop playing right before the first map pack comes out.  So they lose me by then.  But if people are willing to pay for more extra stuff, and god knows there are a lot of COD players out there who buy even the map packs day 1, well then let them.  They can offer more to them and I don't see how this affects you buying the game.  Because if you can buy the game knowing that a map pack will come out for it, then why can't you buy it knowing that stat tracking and prizes can be paid for too?

Its almost like Activision wants us to hate them...

*Sits down with Bobby*  Ummm No.

Activision, you tried way too hard on this video to convince me that this is something worth paying for.  Bungie.net does stat tracking for free.  
 
Of course, people will shell out cash for it.  
 
But hey, I still can play multiplayer for free and that's all that matters.

You think you're shitty at Halo? I managed the first map of Halo 3 and haven't played it since.  That's commitment to being bad.

That is totally rad bro! Doritos Mountain Dew that shit.

So basically what bungie.NET and Killzone.com do?  Seriously, i'm good.  I don't know if I am even going to buy the next CoD, and this is a definite no.  I have not even bought map packs since the one they released for CoD4 and that was more or less a good will gesture and it was not ridiculously overpriced.

I really doubt this will work out as well as they're hoping. The only people who care about weapon statistics and clan support tend to be people smart enough to not pay eight goddamned dollars a month for such things. Oh my god, eight dollars a month- this can't be real. I refuse to believe even Activision would do this. It has to be some elaborate, self-aware prank. At least, that's what I'm telling myself tonight so I'll be able to sleep.

Well ill probably try it out for a little bit.  But really I don't think the people who play alot really need alot of the stuff this is offering.  I really don't think any of the info will make me play better.  It might help they people who like the game but just get frustrated because they die all the time.

Picking the same licensed track as Bad Company 2: Vietnam and showing a system building upon the stat tracking tradition of that and other franchises. Curious choice.