“It’s becoming a mobile game”: Call of Duty players can’t stand Activision’s latest changes after the arrival of ‘pay to win’ – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
2023-05-09 19:15:29
The tension between Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 players is getting higher because of Activision’s changes.
Throughout the last few weeks, the players of Call of Duty have shown their growing unhappy with the direction Activision is taking. The developer is pushing the envelope when it comes to monetization for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone. The company has deliberately introduced into the game cosmetics that include pay to win mechanics. There are now certain operators that offer bonuses when playing games in the mode DMZ. “This skin comes equipped with a free item. This item is only equipped if the inventory slot is empty,” the store description says.
Tension grows in the Call of Duty community
The situation has given rise to a growing tension in the community. Throughout the last month, most of the comments of the players in the forums or social networks reflect the general pessimism with a video game that, according to these opinions, faces a period of decline. One Reddit user has even pointed out that Call of Duty “is slowly becoming a mobile game”. A phrase in clear reference to the common abusive practices of the titles published in the stores of iOS o Android. The anger, in addition, has not obtained a response from a Activision which goes ahead with deliberately pay-to-win monetization.
“First and last Call of Duty for me. The game seems irrelevant to the developers, the money is already made and they want to squeeze a little more out of us with the skins”, said one player. “The pay to win packs finally did it. They have exceeded my limits”, explained another. There were also those who worried about the future of the title: “You can pay to have advantages in a competitive game mode. This is the beginning of the pay to win. It is true that the momentum advantage is small, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. If this works, What will prevent them from going even further?“.
On the right you can see the “Bonus” of the skin in DMZ (via Reddit).
It should be noted that this situation is also a consequence of other changes made by Activision in recent times. A new system of premium battle pass with a cost of 30 euros that the players did not like at all Call of Duty: Warzone o Moderm Warfare 2. Additionally, it was discovered that the developers were using recycled skin models from previous games from the company and selling them back at full price. In general, the last few weeks have been a turbulent period that seems very difficult to overcome even for a franchise that has become the great object of desire of all video game companies Worldwide.
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