Why the hate on Activision? : Othor Games

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:42 pm

Seeing as I don't necessarily play any games they publish, I don't know/think much of them, but I see a lot of people, and some "gaming vets" who don't like them.

Why?

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:26 am

Because that's what all the cool people do.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:55 am

It's probably mostly due to the Call of Duty series and anything related to it. The series is... polarizing to a lot of people.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:48 pm

Hipsterism is ruining the world.

I mean the Internet. But the words are interchangable to me.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:40 am

They have a habit of expertly milking extremely [censored] game series, such as Call of Duty.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:50 pm

Bobby Kotick, that's why.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:19 am

Their good at milking money, I'm just jealous I can't milk money from people like Activision does.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:38 pm

They have a habit of expertly milking extremely [censored] game series, such as Call of Duty.

Bobby Kotick, that's why.

Both of these. Their business practices just irritate me. Which is milk every game and every staff member dry of their worth and then discard it for the next victim.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:07 am

I bought Prototype for PC, nice idea for a game but quite buggy and with severe performance problems. Then i learned Activision do not allow their developers to patch single player only games. Haven't bought any from them since.

Not "hate", just ignore :shrug:

And i don't buy Ubisoft games because they have [censored] stupid DRM. All others are fair game :hehe:

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:04 pm

"Hate" is such a strong word. What I feel is more an indifferent distaste borne by long disappointment. They used to be great, but now are just incredibly greedy.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:53 pm

Because they made Call of Duty the gold standard of the interactive entertainment industry.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:51 pm

Their good at milking money, I'm just jealous I can't milk money from people like Activision does.

I actually am to. Their marketing department is insane. Not only can they release [censored] games, but their MD can actually release information that describes the game has hardly changed, and they get even more sales than last time.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:21 am

Ruined Blizzard.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:39 pm

Ruined Blizzard.

It may be better to say that they ruined each other. I think.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:53 am

Because they made Call of Duty the gold standard of the interactive entertainment industry.

They didn't make Call of Duty the gold standard.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:06 pm

They didn't make Call of Duty the gold standard.

They did. Starting at COD4MW

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:46 am

They did. Starting at COD4MW

Hell, if you're going with that it probably started with Halo: Combat Evolved.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:50 pm

Hell, if you're going with that it probably started with Halo: Combat Evolved.

Game + Dlc
1yr later, game + dlc,
another year later.. etc..

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:42 pm

I bought Prototype for PC, nice idea for a game but quite buggy and with severe performance problems. Then i learned Activision do not allow their developers to patch single player only games. Haven't bought any from them since.

Not "hate", just ignore :shrug:

They probably think we should be grateful that they even bother to develop any single-player games.

"We give you a whole three-hour campaign mode with CoD! What more do you want from us?"

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:29 pm

Many dislike Activision because of the way they have treated the CoD franchise.

Forcing IW and 3arc to release a game every year without the proper amount of time for development leads to terrible products.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:44 pm

Game + Doc
1yr later, game + doc,
another year later.. etc..

Doc?

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:26 am

Doc?

autocorrect

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:05 am

autocorrect

Oh, okay.
Halo never had anything to do with DLC though.

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:55 pm

They did. Starting at COD4MW

Call of Duty is not the gold standard of video gaming in any way, shape or form save for perhaps "how to make easy money."

» Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:43 pm

Call of Duty is not the gold standard of video gaming in any way, shape or form save for perhaps "how to make easy money."

To players? No.

To companies who see each consecutive CoD game breaking sales records? Yes.