Introducing Call of Duty Elite Subscription Plan

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"No." That is the answer to the question many have been wondering: Is Activision going to start a subscription service for Call of Duty similar to World of Warcraft? For the foreseeable future, once you pay $60 for a new Call of Duty game, you can play it online until your little trigger fingers fall off at no extra cost.

What Activision is going to ask you to pay for is a better way to connect with Call of Duty players and improve your game. This fall, Activision will launch Call of Duty: Elite. It's being developed by Beachhead, the new studio Activision announced it had formed earlier this year (although Elite has apparently been in development for two years). Elite isn't a game. It's a service meant to enrich Call of Duty's multiplayer experience.

Call of Duty players may have noticed that the community is fragmented. Black Ops is the most recent entry in the series, but there are still people playing Modern Warfare 2, others playing the original Modern Warfare, and still others playing World at War. Elite aims to at least partially unite these camps by giving players one profile that can be used in any Call of Duty game with Elite support.

Elite consists of four ideas that will make up your profile: Career, Connect, Compete, and Improve.

Career: Here you can view a summary of every Call of Duty match you play. You'll be able to scrutinize details from individual matches as well as your entire career, spanning all of the games supported by Elite.

What your Player Card will look like in Elite.

Connect: This is a social network for Call of Duty. Elite will allow for very specific match making and group creation. For instance, say you're a Godzilla fan and you want to play Call of Duty against other Godzilla fans. Just start typing in "Godzilla…" If a group already exists, it will auto fill and you can instantly join the bunch. If it hasn't been created, yet, it will be once you hit return.

Anyone can create a group. No one monitors them – it's all automatic. So when the last person leaves a group, it is automatically disbanded. From a player's Elite card, you can see all the groups they are a member of.

Elite is also going to support private clans.

Compete: Competition is what Call of Duty is all about, isn't it? The Compete tab will be where you enlist in a constant stream of official Activision events, take part in screenshot contests, and even win prizes both real and virtual.

Improve: This is where you can advance your game. There will be tutorial videos for every weapon and every map, explaining how to take advantage of your tools and terrain. You'll also find tips on how to improve your kill streaks and earn those perks.

The Improve area of Elite will provide extensive info on every weapon and map available.

Elite is being built for Modern Warfare 3 and should be available alongside its launch on November 8. It will also support Black Ops out of the gate. Other Call of Duty games might be added later, but Activision is focusing on Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops for now. You'll be able to access the service from your computer, from within Call of Duty games, and from a mobile phone app.

So, you're probably wondering if Elite is free or if it will come with that rumored subscription fee. Activision says there will be some free features, but for the complete Elite experience you'll need to have a premium membership. How much will it cost? Activision isn't saying but claims it will be "less than any comparable online entertainment service." Included in your subscription will be all future downloadable map packs. Non-subscribers will have to pay the $15 or whatever the packs cost, but subscribers get them at no extra charge.

Elite will be in beta this summer. What do you think? Does it sound like something you'd pay for? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1171544p1.html
 
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I got accepted into the BETA list :) They are trying to keep this as low leak as possible, all official business. :)

Great find tho tor
 
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Pshh lol jk. I was about to post this like an hour ago but It seemed boring... Activision making a facebook-like app. Aint that excited for this..
 
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Connect: This is a social network for Call of Duty. Elite will allow for very specific match making and group creation. For instance, say you're a Godzilla fan and you want to play Call of Duty against other Godzilla fans. Just start typing in "Godzilla…" If a group already exists, it will auto fill and you can instantly join the bunch. If it hasn't been created, yet, it will be once you hit return.
Porn lovers unite!
 
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I think this is kinda bullshit, especially if they also charge for 360 users, since they allready pay for playing online.
 
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Thing is, a tonn of squeaky 12 year old fanboys who think they are cool because they play COD will probably ask their parents to get this for them.
And once again, activision wins. xD
 
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i won't buy it, but i'm sure it would be a good investment for those who decide to play competitively seriously
 
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DM DeadWithImpact

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its optional,but it seems like such a waste when you can already do most of those things for free
 
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DM DHomeboy

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wtf. this is gonna be wack. y cant they just let us fucking play the game.
 
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DM Hhasy

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Basically, they are just going to make us pay for something Bungie already offers for Halo, and what EA offers for Battlefield. Doesn't make sense to me
 
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You can still play online and buy map packs with out elite subscription...
 
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ya it all sounds dumb and a waste of money for stats and other dumb stuff. if i want stats i can just look at my player card. and btw ppl dont leak info the company releases it to hype up the game