debating going with the hardened edition too... that $100 price point just stings a little; c'mon slickdeals/amazon/no whammies

9/13/2011 10:32:16 PM

thinking about trading in a bunch of old PS3 games that i'll never play again and getting the hardened edition.

9/14/2011 9:58:38 AM

Call of Duty Elite Free vs Premium

http://www.callofduty.com/elite/whats-included.html#

Founder Status

http://www.callofduty.com/elite/be-a-founder.html

9/15/2011 8:42:33 AM

Anyone found any good deals on pre-orders? I see that Amazon now has a $10 Amazon credit promo. I know for BO they got up to a $20 credit. Anybody found a better deal?

9/26/2011 11:46:48 AM

Getting free double-XP bonuses for buying Pepsi products.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2011/09/28/modern-warfare-3s-pepsi-cross-promotion-steps-over-the-line/

Quote :

"I can understand a studio and a brand attempting to work together to figure out some sort of reasonable ad campaign for an upcoming game, as there’s nothing inherently wrong with that concept. Product placement or cross promotion is nothing new in the industry, but this new collaboration between Pepsi and Activision is nothing short of unholy. The promotion is called “Rank Up XP,” and the long and short of it is that by buying certain Pepsi products, namely Mountain Dew and Doritos, players can redeem codes in the packaging for Double XP time in Modern Warfare 3. A 20 oz gets you 15 minutes, a 12 pack gets you 45, and so on. Why is this a problem? Because XP is currency in these games, and whoever has more of it first is at a distinct advantage. More XP, especially when the game is new, means more weapons, more perks, more attachments, more killstreaks, and subsequently, usually more wins. Offering Double XP to someone who purchases Pepsi products is selling out about as much as you can, and for a franchise that’s already been accused of pushing the limits with “Elite” monthly membership and overpriced map packs, it goes to show that Activision will exploit its fans in any way they can. I though the line was being drawn with pre-order bonuses promising weapons and attachments that couldn’t be found in the actual game, but to me, this is a new low for an industry that wants to keep digging. Many companies are guilty of trying to squeeze blood out of the stone, but Activision in particular appears to be more than OK with abusing its customer base for the sake of some quick advertising cash. I understand you want to maximize on a popular game’s appeal, but when your last title sells $360M worth of copies in 24 hours, and this new title is looking to beat that record haul, it seems more greedy than usual to roll out a tacky ad campaign like this."

9/28/2011 3:15:28 PM

its a shame its not for Coors products, I'd prestige the first day

9/28/2011 4:51:23 PM

don't forget the Salmon Hot Pockets either...we'd all be maxxed out on prestige before the first week!

9/29/2011 8:02:47 AM

Chip, I'm all jacked up on Mountain Dew

9/29/2011 10:05:01 AM

can yall imagine Mr. Evan jacked up on Mt. Dew

9/29/2011 11:18:46 AM

I think it is rediculous that people try to tie consumer goods to abstract moral principles.

9/29/2011 11:58:41 AM

Quote :

"can yall imagine Mr. Evan jacked up on Mt. Dew "

I'm sure he gets into his dad's cocaine stash on a weekly basis.

9/29/2011 2:09:52 PM

Quote :

"Because XP is currency in these games, and whoever has more of it first is at a distinct advantage."

Not like the people who would buy this just for COD XP won't be playing at 12:00:01 am on the release day or before anyway.

That said I may switch to Code Red for a week or two when it comes out .

9/29/2011 4:56:00 PM

Any good deals yet on preorders?

I will probably go with the hardened edition or wutever... get our TWW clan some extra XP

10/12/2011 1:24:47 PM

dusted off MW2 (never got Black Ops) for about an hour yesterday afternoon to try and get ready for MW3. I havent played since around January of last year, got my shit pushed in the first few rounds of TDM, but finally started to even out my K/D ratio. I forgot how much fun this game is, cant wait for MW3

I only got through about half of the campaign on MW2 back when I first bought the game, is everyone planning on playing the campaign in MW3 or are you just going straight to multiplayer?

10/15/2011 8:57:44 AM

I knock out the campaign in the first day or two... Then do multilayer for the next year

10/15/2011 4:54:25 PM

hardened edition preordered. no whammies

10/15/2011 5:05:04 PM

you people and your money-having-and-willing-to-spend-on-extra-stuff

10/15/2011 5:09:22 PM

I actually finished MW 1/2 campaign over time but I doubt I'm even halfway through black ops.

10/15/2011 5:39:51 PM

the campaigns are always so short, i usually play through it on regular difficulty and beat it in the first couple days, then gradually will beat it on Veteran intertwined with lots of multiplayer

plus I like playing through the campaign once just to get reacquainted with controls, get a slight feel for the maps, and any new weapons

10/15/2011 6:58:57 PM

I liked the MW2 campaign when you got like unlimited predator missiles for 5 minutes straight

10/15/2011 7:07:47 PM

These are gonna have to be ripped out of competition

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/10/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-strike-packages-detailed/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

10/20/2011 11:44:11 PM

Haven't killstreaks always been removed from competition?

10/21/2011 12:11:22 AM

AAHHHHHH!!!!!


Looks like Amazon is sold out of preorders for Hardened Edition & Gamestop isn't doing in-store preorders either.

I can still preorder from Gamestop, but delivery will be 1-2 days after 11/8.


TWW, Tell me where to get this on release day (delivered or in store)

[Edited on October 25, 2011 at 1:59 PM. Reason : s]

10/25/2011 1:37:11 PM

best buy?

10/25/2011 1:43:30 PM

gamestop isn't doing preorders? wtf

10/25/2011 1:48:09 PM

also try Target or Wal-Mart.

10/25/2011 1:48:30 PM

Quote :

"best buy?"

Looks like this may be my best option... I am going to stop by Crossroads after work and see if they are still taking preorders. Wonder if they will do a midnight release

[Edited on October 25, 2011 at 2:04 PM. Reason : and then Target/ToyRUs if needed]

10/25/2011 2:02:24 PM

your Gamestop stopped taking preorders?


or all Gamestops?

10/25/2011 2:06:15 PM

after what i heard about the deus ex stuff, gamestop will probably open up the hardened edition boxes and take out the codes before selling them

10/25/2011 2:09:23 PM

The interwebs are saying that all in-store preorders are done for Gamestop.

10/25/2011 2:10:23 PM

even newegg is sold out of HE

10/25/2011 2:11:42 PM

No luck at best buy

10/25/2011 5:02:36 PM

$119 for release day deliver from Bestbuy.com

10/25/2011 5:05:32 PM

Toyrus doesn't have hardened for preorder. Said they should have a dozen on release day thought

10/25/2011 5:17:03 PM

Really? I usually just walk into Best Buy on release day and buy it. Every time it's had the preorder specials with it.

10/25/2011 5:18:08 PM

wrong post

[Edited on October 25, 2011 at 5:19 PM. Reason : oops]

10/25/2011 5:19:28 PM

^^i think he's looking for the Hardened Edition in particular which seems to be hard to come by on many online retailers right now. Quantities are especially low for the PS3 edition.

10/25/2011 5:20:46 PM

Fuck "special editions" of any game.

10/25/2011 5:35:26 PM

i usually agree with you. but for this one ($100) it actually is a better deal than paying for a year's worth of COD Elite ($?) and the 3 map packs planned for release ($60) and the game ($60) all separately.


I just preordered with Best Buy, used some reward zone coupons to cancel out express shipping so i should have it on release day barring any fuck ups.

10/25/2011 6:25:23 PM

im not convinced elite is a 'must have'

10/25/2011 6:28:35 PM

I am debating relying on Best Buy to ship it to me on release day or just swinging by Walmart/ToysRUs/Target/BestBuy the day of release and snagging one when the store opens.


I think I may hold out and count on stores having them in stock

10/25/2011 6:29:10 PM

im not convinced Elite is anything really, but one of the reasons I didn't really keep up with MW2 was I never bought the map packs. at least now i've paid for them up front.

10/25/2011 6:30:51 PM

^^I doubt you'll have problems getting it release day.

10/25/2011 6:59:40 PM

I have decided... to just wait and hit up a retail store at 9/10am on 11/8

10/25/2011 7:11:49 PM

Screw elite and the hardened edition, but thank you guys for getting it...that way you can tell me which map packs are worth it

10/25/2011 7:14:08 PM

i take it back. canceled my HE pre-order and went with the standard version from Amazon. free release date delivery, $20 credit.

$40 instead of $115 is much better to me.

10/25/2011 10:20:19 PM

^i don't see a $20 credit from amazon for mw3?

10/26/2011 9:00:24 PM

He probably means that he had an existing credit that applied to that purchase.

Might need to get a few MW2 mounts in before the drop date, been a while since I played!

Truth be told, I'm kinda nervous about the lack of information that's been leaked on this game. There was all kinds of hype and pre-release vids for BLOPS 'cause they were so proud of it. I'm hoping this game isn't a giant $60 turd.

10/27/2011 10:47:27 AM

^correct, $20 credit from prior purchases.

I can't imagine a $60 turd. The only thing I worry about with all of these different streak rewards is matches that are so riddled with non-player controlled weaponry that the actual game of shooting other people is no longer the central focus

10/27/2011 10:55:57 AM

^that's what bothers me about the support killstreaks

in principle I like supporting team gameplay and objectives but if these guys can just keep building up points regardless of dying until they grab things like air support then the map might just end up flooded with that stuff.

We always make a habit of seeking out and putting down anyone who is getting close to anything good so its possible to mitigate that in MW2. In MW3 basically each team or even player will end up having to carry a launcher as their secondary almost all the time.

10/27/2011 11:11:23 AM