" Activision may be doing some not so liked things, but people need to realize that it's a business. They are there to make money, not friends. "

" Activision may be doing some not so liked things, but people need to realize that it's a business. They are there to make money, not friends. "

" @Br3adfan said:

" Activision may be doing some not so liked things, but people need to realize that it's a business. They are there to make money, not friends. "

There's no such thing as bad publicity, eh? "

" It's not terribly surprising that 98% of Blizzard's revenue comes from WoW, considering it's been over 5 years since they released anything non-WoW. "

" or we can steal Modern Warfare 3 instead of pay for it.  I personally Hate Activision w/ a passion, but I love Infinity ward so Im game for anything that is anti-activision. "

" @Leptok: You certainly have the right to stop buying their products, but honestly there will be a very small minority of people sticking to that. A few people getting upset is not going to impact Activision's revenue in the slightest sense.  "

" @Br3adfan said:

" @Leptok: You certainly have the right to stop buying their products, but honestly there will be a very small minority of people sticking to that. A few people getting upset is not going to impact Activision's revenue in the slightest sense.  "

I know, but if there's no one making noise every time they do fucked off shit, then no one will ever care. If enough people know how shitty Activision is, when they do something really fucked up hopefully enough people will be fed up to actually do something. "

Isn't IW's contract with Activision ending in October?  I mean I wouldn't see why they wouldn't just leave thereafter and get a new publisher (I understand how hard it is to get about anything published...but it IS IW, I'm sure someone would pick them up..)

" @Fallen189 said:

" @MAN_FLANNEL said:

" Yeah, or I could just play video games, because honestly, I hardly give a shit. "

"

(I never thought i'd agree with either of you :P) "

So you are telling me I should miss out on Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Call of Duty because of a stuck-up, pretentious gamer thinks that I shouldn't? I'm going to buy quality games. I remember when EA was the big, bad wolf and people didn't seem to mind, continually buying their games because of one thing: quality.
 
Obviously it doesn't apply to all games.

" @Jeust:   Yup, I have a kid and limited funds. I'll be damned if I'm going to use those to support a shitty company. "

@Nemesis

" So you are telling me I should miss out on Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Call of Duty because of a stuck-up, pretentious gamer thinks that I shouldn't? I'm going to buy quality games. I remember when EA was the big, bad wolf and people supported their idiocy til the end. "

"How can I fuck Activision without groping its massive breasts? "

" So you are telling me I should miss out on Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Call of Duty because of a stuck-up, pretentious gamer thinks that I shouldn't? I'm going to buy quality games. I remember when EA was the big, bad wolf and people didn't seem to mind, continually buying their games because of one thing: quality.  Obviously it doesn't apply to all games. "

How is it frightening or shocking that 98% of Blizzards revenue comes from WOW subscriptions. Lets try and think about what games they have put out recently, umm.......................none. It isn't surprising that a game requiring a subscription is bring Blizzard the most money. Especially when its the most popular MMO in history, and Blizzard hasnt put out any other games for about 7 or 8 years. Once Starcraft II and Diablo III come out, that number will go down significantly, but considering there are still millions of people paying $15 a month for WOW its not too surprising that its 98 percent of their revenue.  
 
Also, the other 2 percent is probably WOW merchandise haha.

" @RsistncE said:

" MW2 sucks, World of Warcraft sucks, Guitar Hero sucks and Starcraft 2 doesn't look all too great in the context of 2010. Bobby Kotick can go fuck himself with his chode. Oh, wait... "

Now tell us how you really feel. "

You can "fuck Activision" by not buying the next crappy Call of Duty title they throw at you, and let the series go the wayside of Medal of Honor. You don't have to boycott everything they've got. There's no way I'm going to miss out on the next Starcraft over a dispute with the publisher, but I didn't buy Modern Warfare 2, and I don't intend to buy the next game (though a good product might change my mind), and I don't buy rhythm games at all.

Honestly, I am not for boycotting stuff.  It comes down to if you think there products are worth it or not.  I haven't bought a ________ Hero game since GH5 and bought none of their spinoffs because I am bored out of mind by music games.  I bought MW2 and I am sorry but it isn't as fun as MW1.  It isn't that it is bad but they went so over the top with everything it is too arcady.  And as stated Starcraft doesn't look as good as the previous so I am not planning on buying any more Activision because I am just not happy with the products they have to offer.  If you think their products are good and are happy with their policies then by all means buy their products.

not buying Guitar Hero. Not buying CoD if it isn't IW made (rented WaW, they never saw a dime). Don't play WoW. I win.

I buy games because I will enjoy them. I could care less whos publishing them. Besides, it would be the hard working people who develop the games who would be hurt far more then Activision since they would be the ones losing there jobs long before anything happens to Activision. As long as Infinity Ward and Blizzard keep putting out quality games I enjoy, ill keep playing them.

" @Leptok said:

" @Jeust:   Yup, I have a kid and limited funds. I'll be damned if I'm going to use those to support a shitty company. "

Yep! 
 
 

@Nemesis

said:

" So you are telling me I should miss out on Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Call of Duty because of a stuck-up, pretentious gamer thinks that I shouldn't? I'm going to buy quality games. I remember when EA was the big, bad wolf and people supported their idiocy til the end. "

Do you remember when Starcraft was a complete package with three campaigns and free online? Not a one campaign game with paid multiplayer?   Nobody is saying you should miss out, just think of what you like about videogames.  "

" @CitizenKane said:

" @RsistncE said:

" MW2 sucks, World of Warcraft sucks, Guitar Hero sucks and Starcraft 2 doesn't look all too great in the context of 2010. Bobby Kotick can go fuck himself with his chode. Oh, wait... "

Now tell us how you really feel. "

"

" I buy games because I will enjoy them. I could care less whos publishing them. Besides, it would be the hard working people who develop the games who would be hurt far more then Activision since they would be the ones losing there jobs long before anything happens to Activision. As long as Infinity Ward and Blizzard keep putting out quality games I enjoy, ill keep playing them. "

" @Jeust said:

" @Leptok said:

" @Jeust:   Yup, I have a kid and limited funds. I'll be damned if I'm going to use those to support a shitty company. "

Yep! 
 
 

@Nemesis

said:

" So you are telling me I should miss out on Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Call of Duty because of a stuck-up, pretentious gamer thinks that I shouldn't? I'm going to buy quality games. I remember when EA was the big, bad wolf and people supported their idiocy til the end. "

Do you remember when Starcraft was a complete package with three campaigns and free online? Not a one campaign game with paid multiplayer?   Nobody is saying you should miss out, just think of what you like about videogames.  "

The original starcraft wasn't a complete package. I remember having to buy brood war, an expansion that was planned before the original game was released. It's not really a big deal that they'll be 2 expansion packs instead of one this time. Blizzard  has always released fantastic games and expansions in the past I don't see how this will be any different. Blizzard has never said they would charge for multiplayer. If you buy starcraft you get access to battle.net for free. All of the quotes of blizzard reps talking about battle.net fees are from 2008 and were related to diablo III. They also said it would be extra stuff you'd be paying for.
  http://us.blizzard.com/blizzcon/recaps/battlenet-panel.xml?rhtml=y 

 

"

" Why do we want to screw Activision over?  Also the fact 98% of Blizzard's revenue comes from World of Warcraft astounds me. "

I bought modern warfare 2, but not any guitar hero games last year and i don't play wow.

Or you could stop behaving like a child and realize companies are out to make money, and unless they are using slave labor/robbing/killing etc nothing they have done is that bad.  95% of publishers would change positions and be "evil" if given the chance

"  @Jeust:  Look at Blizzard's track record. Everything they release has been gold and embraced by almost everyone. We know nothing about the campaign yet but since it's being done by Blizzard I'm fully expecting the campaign to be of "novel proportions" .  Look at how long they've taken to make sure the game is awesome. If they were breaking the game into three parts to screw the consumer and make the most money possible the game would have been released last year. If it was any other company I might be inclined to agree with you but it's Blizzard and I'd be shocked if they released a game that I felt didn't give me value for my money.  There is nothing blurry about the fact that you will be able to play Starcraft II online for free. Do some research. Every time they've been asked the question in any form they have said you wont have to pay to play. There will be premium content like user made maps or campaigns that you'll have to pay for and for some reason it has put people in a tizzy and jumping to false conclusions that you'll have to pay just to log onto battle.net "

" Or you could stop behaving like a child and realize companies are out to make money, and unless they are using slave labor/robbing/killing etc nothing they have done is that bad.  95% of publishers would change positions and be "evil" if given the chance "

" Why do we want to screw Activision over?  Also the fact 98% of Blizzard's revenue comes from World of Warcraft astounds me. "

" Yeah, or I could just play video games, because honestly, I hardly give a shit. "

" @bhhawks78 said:

" Or you could stop behaving like a child and realize companies are out to make money, and unless they are using slave labor/robbing/killing etc nothing they have done is that bad.  95% of publishers would change positions and be "evil" if given the chance "

It's not a question of being bad or evil, but screwing the costumers. I don't like to be screwed, and if gaming gets to a stage were we're screwed more and more, i'll leave. "

" @Jeust said:

" @bhhawks78 said:

" Or you could stop behaving like a child and realize companies are out to make money, and unless they are using slave labor/robbing/killing etc nothing they have done is that bad.  95% of publishers would change positions and be "evil" if given the chance "

It's not a question of being bad or evil, but screwing the costumers. I don't like to be screwed, and if gaming gets to a stage were we're screwed more and more, i'll leave. "

 How do they screw consumers?  By having one great and one good studio alternate making popular FPS games? No By making tons of guitar hero games?  No Don't like them don't buy them. By removing dedicated servers/charging 60$ for PC MW2 ?? No They told you far far in advance, if you don't like it stop crying and don't buy it, it's not as if it was some giant secret. By making ridiculous quotes and developer conferences?  No , if anything that's free entertainment  "

if activision had a vagina i'd totally fuck it. 

" @bhhawks78 said:

" @Jeust said:

" @bhhawks78 said:

" Or you could stop behaving like a child and realize companies are out to make money, and unless they are using slave labor/robbing/killing etc nothing they have done is that bad.  95% of publishers would change positions and be "evil" if given the chance "

It's not a question of being bad or evil, but screwing the costumers. I don't like to be screwed, and if gaming gets to a stage were we're screwed more and more, i'll leave. "

 How do they screw consumers?  By having one great and one good studio alternate making popular FPS games? No By making tons of guitar hero games?  No Don't like them don't buy them. By removing dedicated servers/charging 60$ for PC MW2 ?? No They told you far far in advance, if you don't like it stop crying and don't buy it, it's not as if it was some giant secret. By making ridiculous quotes and developer conferences?  No , if anything that's free entertainment  "

lol the fact that they told us in advance that the game would be more expensive change anything? The same
 
 with dedicated servers. The problem is that as the game sold so well that more and more companies will do the same, and sooner rather than later we're paying more and getting less. Did that change with the annoucement?  No.  "

" @Jeust said:

" @bhhawks78 said:

" @Jeust said:

" @bhhawks78 said:

" Or you could stop behaving like a child and realize companies are out to make money, and unless they are using slave labor/robbing/killing etc nothing they have done is that bad.  95% of publishers would change positions and be "evil" if given the chance "

It's not a question of being bad or evil, but screwing the costumers. I don't like to be screwed, and if gaming gets to a stage were we're screwed more and more, i'll leave. "

 How do they screw consumers?  By having one great and one good studio alternate making popular FPS games? No By making tons of guitar hero games?  No Don't like them don't buy them. By removing dedicated servers/charging 60$ for PC MW2 ?? No They told you far far in advance, if you don't like it stop crying and don't buy it, it's not as if it was some giant secret. By making ridiculous quotes and developer conferences?  No , if anything that's free entertainment  "

lol the fact that they told us in advance that the game would be more expensive change anything? The same
 
 with dedicated servers. The problem is that as the game sold so well that more and more companies will do the same, and sooner rather than later we're paying more and getting less. Did that change with the annoucement?  No.  "

 It cost 10$ more, if you don't like it don't buy it!  They didn't screw you out of 10$ by secretly taking it from your pocket, you knew and then either did or didn't pay the cost.  100% fair.. They could charge one cent or 2 thousand dollars, both would be silly but wouldn't be screwing consumers either way as long as there weren't hidden fees etc  If people don't like games without dedicated servers DONT FUCKING BUY THEM AND QUIT CRYING "

" if activision had a vagina i'd totally fuck it.  "

" Why do we want to screw Activision over?  Also the fact 98% of Blizzard's revenue comes from World of Warcraft astounds me. "

They aren't "getting away" with anything, if the majority of buyers gave two shits about it, it would reflect in sales and they would change back.  Their two biggest money makers are COD/Wow, two of the biggest timesinks ever i you are a fan of the series, you act as if they are selling 2 hour campaigns with 1 map mp and secretly stealing consumers wallets after paying double.  Get real and grow the fuck up

" They aren't "getting away" with anything, if the majority of buyers gave two shits about it, it would reflect in sales and they would change back.  Their two biggest money makers are COD/Wow, two of the biggest timesinks ever i you are a fan of the series, you act as if they are selling 2 hour campaigns with 1 map mp and secretly stealing consumers wallets after paying double.  Get real and grow the fuck up "

" Why do we want to screw Activision over?  Also the fact 98% of Blizzard's revenue comes from World of Warcraft astounds me. "

 
Im down with not buyin any activision games, i always root for the little guys.  Even though its not like its going to really bother activision, but they run every franchise they got into the ground i mean GH is so played out and COD is too.  If the rumors are true that IW didnt wanna make another MW game i agree with them cuz it was headed down the path of getting beat to death.  A simple analogy is when football players retire and then return and they suck and all u remember is how they came back  and were shitty u dont remember how good they were.