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What's Free and What's Not in Call of Duty: Elite

Post by trog @ 11:33am 16/09/11 | 23 Comments

The official Call of Duty page now has a new section which clearly outlines the difference between the Free and Premium versions of this upcoming shooter. The high level differences are as follows:

Free:
Career Player ProfileCompare 1000s of stats, bests & trends across Black Ops, MW3 & future games.
Create-a-Class OnlineCustomize your loadouts and synch them directly into the game.
Public Groups & Private ClansFind friends and discover people with similar interests.
HD Video SharingInstantly share HD video & still captures from the games.
Call of Duty Elite AppsAccess Call of Duty Elite anywhere with dedicated apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Xbox 360 & PS3.
Premium:
Monthly DLCAutomatically get new MW3 DLC monthly, throughout the year.
Daily Competition with PrizesKeep up with prized competition for all skill levels.
Level Up Your ClanJoin tournaments & leagues and get in-game tags & emblems. Earn Double XP as you level up your clan with operations & challenges.
Pro Analysis & StrategyLearn and share strategies from expert-analysis of weapons, maps & modes.
Elite TVTune in to Call of Duty Elite TV for exclusive episodic entertainment from top talent.

There's a full breakdown of all the feature differences between the two editions so head over to check them out to see if it's worth the upgrade for you!

call of duty: elite

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infi
Posted 11:37am 16/9/11

They have to be kidding themselves hahahaha points for trying though.

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Deviouz
Posted 11:46am 16/9/11

meh

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Tollaz0r!
Posted 11:49am 16/9/11

Monthly DLC, ouch.

Pro Analysis & StrategyLearn and share strategies from expert-analysis of weapons, maps & modes.

Hhaah, Pro! So they just get whatever is on various forums throughout the world and sell it. Nice.

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Enska
Posted 11:49am 16/9/11

wow what a joke this ip has become. Won't be buying mw3 or another one ever because of this bullshit. gg Acti.

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kappa
Posted 11:54am 16/9/11

I'll still be buying this game.

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Python
Posted 11:56am 16/9/11

I'm surprised Activision aren't charging something for the free version :O

I'll be getting it just because I want to play SP but I'm definitely not buying it off steam or retail.

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trog
Posted 11:56am 16/9/11

I don't really get the complaints - you're getting a free game here. If you don't like it, then you can skip the premium component, but still can play the free part. If you do like it, you can pay more and get more of a game. Free games yo!

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kappa
Posted 11:58am 16/9/11

I don't really get the complaints - you're getting a free game here. If you don't like it, then you can skip the premium component, but still can play the free part. If you do like it, you can pay more and get more of a game. Free games yo!

I've been saying that all along trog, don't bother. Haters gonna hate.

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Enska
Posted 12:12pm 16/9/11

So what about the monthly DLC? free user's are expected to fork out every four weeks for new DLC or get split from the rest of the community?
Or even better It could be like Blops and we buy the fucking DLC only to never get a server that runs it for, guess what, fear of splitting the player base. Lame.
Deffo not buying or grabbing the free (lol) version. Enjoy your splintered community.

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Tollaz0r!
Posted 12:13pm 16/9/11

What? Free game? Did I miss something?

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Mordecai
Posted 01:52pm 16/9/11

What? Free game? Did I miss something?

I assume they mean when you buy MW3 on Steam you get MW1 for free.

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slyin
Posted 03:23pm 16/9/11

Im confused too. Was pretty sure Elite was some subscription based upsell they were doing to milk even more money out of the shitlords that already pick up this game every year.

Where is this free game shit coming from... You've still gotta buy MW3 lmao

but makes me think, are they really saying "HEY BUY MW3 AND YOU GET THIS SHIT FOR FREE!!!!!"

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Demonoid
Posted 11:54pm 17/9/11

Question, is it just yearly or what?

I play every COD game less online than the one before. So I don't want to subscribe for a years time when I could be over the MP really quickly.
Especially since BF3 will be out, and I know i'll like and want to play that more.

So I don't mind paying, i don't like it, but don't mind, I do mind paying on the idea i'll get a years worth of value. That's nonsense. And if history is anything to go buy, forgetting the fact BF3 will be out, i'd prob be gone in a few months.

Really makes me think i'll just hold off on MP or the game all entirely until i want a break from BF3 or in case that isn't good.

Of course then's the issue of, the longer you wait, the less value the service is, because less players and so forth.

Side COD note, they still charge for DLC for MW2. Wtf?? The MP is practically dead on PC. If you bought the game and wanted MP, you'd find nothing, then get DLC in hope and still find nothing. That's a joke and that's how I know they are fully interested in ripping people off.

Bottom line is, why pay for a subscription service for such a long period? Of course now that it incorporates Black Ops, we all know that game will be compromised if you want to stick with that and not go MW3.

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Trauma
Posted 12:12am 18/9/11

Monthly DLC..... fuck me I thought they would exceed the rough average of 4 per title but 12 DLC in one year.They just had to go and fuck this up didn't they. Although I expect that much of this will be small shit like a new weapon or something, they can't churn out a map pack each month, well probably not.. I hope not.

I wonder what the monthly DLC will cost... I'll go with $10USD.

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Khel
Posted 12:41am 18/9/11

Well each DLC atm is like 3 maps per hit sn't it? I'm assuming they'll just split that up and do 1 map a month. Same amount of DLC just in smaller chunks

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Eorl
Posted 01:05am 18/9/11

I'll still be getting it. I've got RO2 for my realism, bf3 for my tank/jets and MW3 for my arcade dedicated server game.

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Demonoid
Posted 10:30pm 18/9/11

What's the bet the monthly DLC will actually include a lot of maps, if not all of them from COD4 and MW2?

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skythra
Posted 11:17pm 18/9/11

I don't really get the complaints - you're getting a free game here. If you don't like it, then you can skip the premium component, but still can play the free part. If you do like it, you can pay more and get more of a game. Free games yo!

There seems to be a $99 payment barrier to get this free game? Or are you saying that this isn't modern warfare 3?

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Sc00bs
Posted 06:50am 19/9/11