Call of Duty Black Ops is around the bend and pretty soon most of us will shun the outside world in favor of getting just one more level or achievement. Or just spend time killing endless waves of Nazi Zombies because they HAVE TO DIE! Call of duty has become the biggest player on the Firs Person Shooter landscape with each new release garnering tons of news and excitement. However Activision has not seemed content to simply enjoy the fruits of such a successful franchise and has repeatedly stated how they are going to screw around with a proven formula. So here are my Top 5 Things that could Ruin Call of Duty.

5)Bobby Kotick

I understand that he feels he could find better ways to capitalize on his product, and since he is head of giant soul crushing publisher Activision he has every (legal) right to mess with Call of Duty any way he sees fit. However he tends to run his mouth off every time there is a person with ears around about how he would change almost everything about one of gaming’s most successful and beloved franchises. Bobby Kotick is the antonym of fan service. Nearly every time someone is riled up it is because of something he has said. Can’t he be seen and not heard, like most CEO’s.



4)Too many development teams

Call of Duty has had two development teams for a while now and each team has its own strengths and weaknesses. It is a precarious balance that has managed to work out pretty well so far. Unfortunately to development teams can not hope to keep up with the schedule that Activision wants to pump out games at. This leads to other development teams being brought in to put their own spin on what is becoming a “Call of Duty” universe. This can lead to things getting far away from what we would expect from the Call of Duty name. The snowball effect of this could be terrible.

3)The Infinity Ward team is not Infinity Ward anymore

Infinity Wardraised the bar for online multi player for this generation when they released Call of Duty Modern Warfare. In doing so they gained millions and millions of loyal fans. Earlier in the year the team exploded as the two heads of the company left Infinity Ward and took dozens of employees with them. When every employee that left has a title that look like “senior important advisor of awesome” things are not looking to great. Think of it this way;If the Celtics got rid of their starting five you wouldn’t expect them to make the NBA finals right? Don’t expect the next Infinity Ward title to carry the same weight.

2)Making it Subscription Based

This is an idea that keeps getting mentioned by analyst and ole number 5 on my list. This idea would absolutely ruin Call of Duty. It is something that people are used to paying a very certain price for and they are going to be very upset if it is changed. It is the same problem with Hulu trying to get you to pay for extra features. If we are used to getting features for free, why would we start paying for it?

1)Giving it the Guitar Hero Treatment

Do you remember when Guitar Hero burst on the scene? Fresh and exciting it ushered in a new age of gaming that brought millions of casual gamers into the gaming world. Each release built on the last for and had a significant amount of buzz surrounding it. Now Activision pushes out a new Guitar Hero almost every couple of months and no one seems to care anymore. The over saturation has ruined what was once a great franchise. So please Activision, lay off the Call of Duty. Remember your mistakes with Guitar Hero.

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