Topic: Fee Based in the Future

[Andro-blahhhhh]

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/activision-threatens-subs-fees-for-call-of-duty-fewer-music-games-planned/1389161

Kinda saw this coming. Hopefully the BF series won't follow.

[MistaObvious]

I'm done with CoD.  The latest SP was cool, but with everything that I've heard about MP there's just no way I'll reinvest in the title.  Especially now that they're thinking MMO.  That sounds just plain gh3y.  I mean, if anyone could make the leap flawlessly and have hope of sustaining some success it would be DICE with their BF series only because from day one the whole game has been planned around huge arenas.

That doesn't, however, mean I'm for BF going MMO.  I'm almost 100% against MMO games.  They all sound good in theory, but I've yet to try one that's been able to hold my attention for long.

I would, though, like to see if Trey-crap might fix the match-making/anti-cheat blunder that IW made.  That would be interesting.

[Venom]

If all console gamers would stand their ground, all these crap would go to hell.  Theres no way PC gamers would pay for even map packs, let alone subscriptions

WoW was (or is) a world on its own. Thankfully, we had a chance of moving in another direction and avoid their scheme completely.

If they start charging fees, that will be the end of my gaming "career"

[MistaObvious]

They just released a map pack for $15. And some of them are rehashed crap-tastik maps from previous titles. And I'm betting a good deal of morons are eating it up. Wouldn't doubt it if you need these map packs to keep playing.

[Grendel]

subscriptions are inevitable, imo.  Maybe a good thing.  We shall see.

[Singard]

Speaking for the console gamer, it's not like we have much of a choice here.

I'm personally not opposed to paying for DLC -- yes, I used to enjoy free maps with PC games back when I was a PC gamer, but I don't think $3 per maps is much of a rip-off, when compared with other entertainment expenses. I may spend $20 on a Blu-Ray and never get the same value for my money that I get for a $3 map.

Now, I do think that the MMO model for console FPS games is a mistake, and I'm not willing to pay a monthly fee on top of my annual XBOX Live subscription. They'd have to deliver a pretty incredible experience beyond what I've been enjoying for the past 12 years for me to shell out more money. XBOX Live is worth it for the matchmaking and communications services it provides -- granted, Steam is almost matching it service for service for free, but it's way ahead of PSN which is free and sucks.

That said, there is not currently a single successful console fee-based console MMO, so I think it's very unlikely that this will come to pass. If Microsoft couldn't get a WOW-clone based in the Halo universe off the ground, there's no way someone else will do it with COD.

By the way, I think you guys will be happy to learn that there will be dedicated servers for Call of Duty: Black Ops. It's a Treyarch game, but it looks like they listened to criticism regarding MW2.