Activision Reveals Call of Duty Subscription Plans

dotarray writes "Activision has denied it and denied it, but now it's been revealed – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will feature an online service (that's what Call of Duty Elite is), complete with monthly subscription fees. 'Activision executives said they haven't yet figured out how much to charge for the service, but they expect the cost to be less than fees for comparable online-entertainment services, such as a $7.99-a-month Netflix Inc. movie subscription. Portions of the service will be free, including features inspired by Facebook Inc. that will let Call of Duty players meet for online gun battles with others who share various affiliations and interests. Another feature of the service will give Call of Duty players tools, modeled on those from stock-trading websites, to analyze their performance within the game, gauging factors such as which weapons have been most successful for them in killing enemies.'"

Depends

[Tukz]

I don't per se care about such a feature, but it all depends on the impact it has on non-paying members.
If paying members get benefits over non-paying members (in game), it's a huge no go for me.

I'm not talking about skins or whatever, but better weapons or utilities.

According to the summery, it seems like it's mostly social features and perhaps early access to DLC and addon stuff.
Fine by me then.

Re:In unrelated news 6 months later...

[Hadlock]

Welp.

MW3: The Best Way to Generate Publicity is Start A Controversy

Step 1: Create rumors of a really bad idea, like pay to play online subscriptions
Step 2: Vehemently deny those rumors you made up
Step 3: Announce that those rumors are actually true
Step 4: As soon as the established media goes to print, retract those claims and publish corrections
Step 5: Sit back and cackle while the spergelords are corrected by the other spergelords that read the corrections, generating buzz for you
Step 6: Profit!

There is no ???. This is planned out month^H^H^H^H^H years in advance.