[ALL] Why do we hate Call of Duty?

[jms493]

I thought this was an interesting Video on this Franchise.

 

[IamMedellin]

I agree with the elitist take on it,

you hear "gamers" tlk about COD and it usually reminds me of how hipsters talk about anything "trendy", the franchise is incredibly popular, profitable, and easy to hate.

I kinda nothing it, like most rpg's...not my thing so I dont have to interact with that community,

Actually if not for Gamestop employees constantly asking me to pre-order it, Id have no ill will towards it at all...but I think thats more towards gamestop than anything else..

Seriously FUCK Gamestop :jewbroad:

 

[Swarley]

My hate comes from their complete lack of motivation. They completely changed the FPS genre towards the beginning of this generation, since then it's been a complete lack of innovation year in and year out. Yearly releases don't bother me as long as there's a real update of the franchise and it feels like a fresh, new game and not an expansion.

To what Med said, I really no no ill will towards my local GameStop. They know the games I play so they don't push crap on me that I don't want. Most of the guys who work at the one here are pretty cool, so I don't really have the hate that most do. I still shop at Best Buy 75% of the time b/c of the deals tho.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

My hate comes from their complete lack of motivation. They completely changed the FPS genre towards the beginning of this generation, since then it's been a complete lack of innovation year in and year out. Yearly releases don't bother me as long as there's a real update of the franchise and it feels like a fresh, new game and not an expansion.

To what Med said, I really no no ill will towards my local GameStop. They know the games I play so they don't push crap on me that I don't want. Most of the guys who work at the one here are pretty cool, so I don't really have the hate that most do. I still shop at Best Buy 75% of the time b/c of the deals tho.

Agree with Swarley. No innovation and repetitive games for several years now.
I hate it mostly because other franchises like Ghost Recon and GOW have been negatively affected. COD really dumbed down the genre. We should be seeing so much depth and intuitiveness with shooters and we have nothing for years because of the COD effect.

 

[Houston]

Lag and how unrealistic it has become.

 

[Leftwich]

Im more or less burnt out on the series. Like Swarley and KOF said its pretty much the same year in and year out. Although for the most part any FPS is like that but some like Battlefield add vehicles and take away the killstreak rewards. I'll say i put in at least a full month worth of hours into Cod4 but its declined rapidly with MW2, Blops and MW3.

 

[Maynard]

i hate it because of COD 4 Modern Warfare. Its not their fault they made what might be the greatest MP experience of all time. since then they been trying to replicate the awesomeness of COD4 and cant do it. Nothing has even come close to the experience I got out of that game.

Same can be said for Rainbow 6 Vegas. phenomenal MP experience....they wont get it again.

 

[wingsfan77]

I don't really hate COD...I just prefer Battlefield by a large margin.

 

[Houston]

I've always wondered how many people would still be playing COD4 if they had stopped with that game.

 

[1ke]

My hate for CoD comes from what everyone had already said meshed together. Also, the fact Battlefield is just much better now.

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[JayDizzle]

I've always wondered how many people would still be playing COD4 if they had stopped with that game.

I imagine with the PC Mod Community, it would still be played.

Probably something akin to CS_GO with COD weapons.

 

[Primetime]

We hate CoD because every game it puts out is the most popular game of that entire year. The popularity breeds hate because people try to look for problems and exaggerate them. Same was done with Halo, same will be done with the next big franchise that comes out, likely Titanfall.

 

[Swarley]

We hate CoD because every game it puts out is the most popular game of that entire year. The popularity breeds hate because people try to look for problems and exaggerate them. Same was done with Halo, same will be done with the next big franchise that comes out, likely Titanfall.

If they actually tried to change the game and genre with each iteration, or even every other, like they did going from CoD2 and CoD3 to CoD4:MW, the hate wouldn't even be near the level that it is right now.

 

[padman59]

I can't get upset at Activision about CoD. They're sitting on a gold mine, and people keep lining up to throw money at them. Why would they risk losing those people (and their money) with massive iterations each year?

If anything, I think I'm more disheartened at the amount of people who continually go out an buy games like CoD and Madden, complain about how they haven't improved enough, and buy it again the next year.

 

[jms493]

An actually good discussion on VSN...good work fellas.

 

[SethMode]

I can't get upset at Activision about CoD. They're sitting on a gold mine, and people keep lining up to throw money at them. Why would they risk losing those people (and they're money) with massive iterations each year?

If anything, I think I'm more disheartened at the amount of people who continually go out an buy games like CoD and Madden, complain about how they haven't improved enough, and buy it again the next year.

Your two posts have summed up my feeling pretty much perfectly. I'm not even sure why the topic of the video is "Why do we hate CoD" when clearly, the gaming community doesn't hate CoD. Now, the Twigg's of the world can insult those that play those games year in and year out, but at the end oft he day, they're all that's keeping the video game industry afloat now-a-days, in a lot of ways. Every day I'm amazed at how fickle the fans of this industry are, and how self-conscious. "I hate this game, so everyone else must or they're idiots!" "HOW CAN YOU LIKE THAT PIECE OF SHIT!?" Stuff like that isn't the point. Games are played for enjoyment. If you "hate" CoD, chances are you're worried way too much about what other people play and enjoy. Relax, play what you like, let other people play what they like, and hey, maybe we'll all be happy?

As far as I'm concerned, I loved COD4, and haven't really played much after that. Competitive MP was never really my thing, but it's become less my thing as I get older. So I guess I nothing the series in general. I'm more interested in trying to parse out how it would be numbered, at this point. It gets kind of hilarious breaking down the numbers.

 

[Primetime]

If they actually tried to change the game and genre with each iteration, or even every other, like they did going from CoD2 and CoD3 to CoD4:MW, the hate wouldn't even be near the level that it is right now.

Adding 7 new game modes, completely changing the way you prepare for a match, knocking out most air based killstreaks, introducing 30 new weapons, implementing 3 new distinct movements, etc.

Those are huge changes. They're not going to change the engine, because why the fuck would they, so what more do the haters want?

They want to hate on popular games to bring them down, just like always.


EDIT: Or they love Battlefield and are upset it doesn't touch the popularity of CoD.

 

[SethMode]

EDIT: Or they love Battlefield and are upset it doesn't touch the popularity of CoD.

Which is kind of what I was referring to, in a way. Who cares? It's not like Battlefield ISN'T popular. It's just not AS popular. It's not like Battlefield fans can't find a game to play because everyone's on CoD. It's such a silly reason to be upset.

 

[Point Blank]

I don't really hate COD...I just prefer Battlefield by a large margin.

This.

It all comes down to what kind of gameplay you enjoy. I think a lot of gamers want that faster pace gameplay which is why I believe COD sells more. The younger crowd helps the sales as well.

 

[JayDizzle]

I don't hate Call of Duty.

I hate that it's easy for the studio to call it a day after making the 90th shoebox-size level and sells it for $15 with two reskins and a zombie level.

If they allowed for more co-op via COD4 and MW3, I'd be more inclined to play it past one playthrough.

Instead, I play BF but even that's a drag on consoles because you're either playing against no-lifer shitbucket 100 Colonels or scrubs who don't PTFO.

The maps are the perfect size though for me even if the player count could be higher.