Robert Bowling Sympathizes With Modern Warfare 3 Fans Over DLC Exclusivity

4.4
Infinity Ward Creative Strategist, Robert Bowling, comments on the negative response that the recent Call of Duty: Elite Content Drop 3 trailer has been receiving. If you haven’t seen the newly revealed Overwatch map As of right now, the YouTube video of this trailer is at an almost 50/50 split between likes and dislikes. In a conversation with fans on Twitter, Robert Bowling mentions, “I would assume that accounts more for distaste for our non-Xbox players having to wait for the content, which I agree with.”

If you look at the current set up that Activision has set up for DLC, CoD: Elite Premium members receive DLC before Non-Premium members. Xbox 360 Elite Premium members receive DLC before anyone else, even before Premium members on other platforms. This is obviously the result of a marketing deal between Activision and Microsoft. Now, Xbox 360 CoD: Elite Premium members number at around 1.5 million players. Compare that to the 20 million Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players. Naturally, the 18.5 million players who aren’t CoD: Elite Premium members on the Xbox 360 are going to be pretty upset and according to Bowling’s conversations, he agrees.

What does this mean? Nothing really. This type of marketing scheme is out of the hands of Infinity Ward, Sledghammer Games and Raven Software, all developers of Modern Warfare 3. However, at least this proves that Modern Warfare 3 fans aren’t crazy after all, and that at least one person over on the other end of the developmental wall feels the same way.

It looks Call of Duty fans around the world will simply have to wait until the day DLC is dropped simultaneously across all platforms. Unfortunately, given the current trends in the videogame industry, this doesn’t seem likely.

Bowling also sympathizes with fans when it comes to Modern Warfare 3 updates. Lately, the recent patches have also been released at separate times with the PS3 and PC versions constantly being delayed. ”I wish we could get to a place where its day and date updating,” mentioned Bowling. Meaning, he wishes he could give us actual dates for incoming patches. He added, “DLC is one thing but patches should not be delayed.”

Posted:

Source: http://mp1st.com/2012/02/15/robert-bowling-sympathizes-with-modern-warfare-3-fans-over-dlc-exclusivity/

Related Articles

Comments

"Robert Bowling Sympathizes With Modern Warfare 3 Fans Over DLC Exclusivity" :: Login/Create an Account :: 35 comments

If you would like to post a comment please signin to your account or register for an account.

LaZYxLegacyPosted:

CoD Elite is so c**p, I enjoyed waiting a week or two, watch youtube vids to get an idea of the map pack, and then buy it. Now your paying for the maps upfront and before you get a look at what your actually getting for your money.

TTG_LDDtPosted:

KiiLER ive never been a fan of IW DLCS. I just dont see in paying the $15 for 4 half-**** maps. But now the elite came along, its just ridculous, im not paying $60 for 1 map a month? seriously terrible idea.

They are just shooting theirselves in the foot. COD doesnt have that many years left at the top coming up. Eventually everyone gets bored of playing the same game every year.

Graphics dont improve that much, multiplayer hasnt had a new game mode since cod 4. Same objective (level up and prestige).

Just really boring in my opinion.

GTA V has a chance to overthrow the next COD, or at least seriously damage their sales.


I Totally agree with this. the COD has got shit and i will next buy GTA V.

Johnny_3_TearsPosted:

Robert Bowling cant stand the bitch

JyroscopePosted:

What I do not understand is how they should be able to charge so much for maps they left out at launch and are including now. If you have not seen the content calendar for Elite(http://www.callofduty.com/contentcalendar), to be honest it looks very sad for what I was expecting. They promised so much DLC but it is exactly the same amount as it always has been. Stupid Activision.

aimiami12Posted:

im fine with elite members getting certain maps but why not release the usual map pack with 4 other maps...

DrawPosted:

ewwwww, mw3?

KiiLERPosted:

ive never been a fan of IW DLCS. I just dont see in paying the $15 for 4 half-ass maps. But now the elite came along, its just ridculous, im not paying $60 for 1 map a month? seriously terrible idea.

They are just shooting theirselves in the foot. COD doesnt have that many years left at the top coming up. Eventually everyone gets bored of playing the same game every year.

Graphics dont improve that much, multiplayer hasnt had a new game mode since cod 4. Same objective (level up and prestige).

Just really boring in my opinion.

GTA V has a chance to overthrow the next COD, or at least seriously damage their sales.

No_OGs_LeftPosted:

XeX_XENONZ
-Imagine- Also, a lot of people are upset about only having 1 map for this month. I don't see the problem because in future months there most likely will be loads of better thing such as guns camo's Etc.

You should be thankful they are at least doing something.

You realize how easy it is to import a gun camo into the game? It literally is just photo-shopping something that looks like a camo or cool compiling it into a IWD file... You can make a camo for the PC AlterIW in literally 10 mins. In my opinion if they release camos they should be fore everyone elite or not for free. I am elite, and I still think it should be free do to the lack of work it takes into adding a camo into the game.


You spelt FOR wrong you idiot!!

XeX_XENONZPosted:

-Imagine- Also, a lot of people are upset about only having 1 map for this month. I don't see the problem because in future months there most likely will be loads of better thing such as guns camo's Etc.

You should be thankful they are at least doing something.

You realize how easy it is to import a gun camo into the game? It literally is just photo-shopping something that looks like a camo or cool compiling it into a IWD file... You can make a camo for the PC AlterIW in literally 10 mins. In my opinion if they release camos they should be fore everyone elite or not for free. I am elite, and I still think it should be free do to the lack of work it takes into adding a camo into the game.

ImaginePosted:

Also, a lot of people are upset about only having 1 map for this month. I don't see the problem because in future months there most likely will be loads of better thing such as guns camo's Etc.

You should be thankful they are at least doing something.


Latest Downloads

Latest Tutorials