Current Events > ...No loot boxes? NO LOOT BOXES?! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare HAS NO LOOT BOXES

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"There continues to be misinformed and incorrect info being pushed about Modern Warfare."

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's release on October 25 is coming up soon, and now one of the developers has clarified the game's stance on loot boxes. In short, there are none.

Infinity Ward's Joel Emslie said on Reddit that the studio is "definitely not working on any kind of supply drop or loot box system." He added that Modern Warfare's "functional" content, which impacts gameplay, is unlocked through gameplay, not by paying for it.

More details about how Modern Warfare handles this system will be shared this week, he said.

Emslie's comments came in response to renewed discussion about whether or not Modern Warfare would feature supply drops or loot boxes like in previous Call of Duty games. "Sigh. There continues to be misinformed and incorrect info being pushed about Modern Warfare," he said.

In 2017's Call of Duty: WWII, from developer Sledgehammer, loot boxes literally rained down from the sky in the game's social space.

While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare may not have loot boxes, the game may still feature the Call of Duty Points virtual currency from previous games. If it's implemented similarly to previous titles, players will be able to buy these Points with real money and spend them on cosmetic items like weapon skins and emotes that do not impact gameplay.

Loot boxes have created a lot of controversy, and governments around the world are examining the business practice to determine if they will take legal action. In August, it was announced that new games or game updates that add loot boxes on Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony platforms will be required to disclose the rarity rates of items.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-has-no-loot-boxes/1100-6470546

What the fuck? Won't someone think of the whales? The belugas? The dolphins?

I very very very very very much doubt this will be true

DarthAragorn posted...

I very very very very very much doubt this will be true

Tryhaptaward posted...

"Sigh. There continues to be misinformed and incorrect info being pushed about Modern Warfare," he said.

You doubt it even when he sighed?

For now.
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Did he sigh or did he say sigh? Lol
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Tryhaptaward posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

I very very very very very much doubt this will be true

Tryhaptaward posted...

"Sigh. There continues to be misinformed and incorrect info being pushed about Modern Warfare," he said.

You doubt it even when he sighed?

I doubt it cause they said the same shit about Black Ops 4 and then every patch made the game worse and worse by introducing loot box and micro transaction bullshit.
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Yeah... no.
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Yeah there won't be any loot boxes when it releases but in like a month they will add all the loot boxes.

The same exact shit that happened with crash racing. In CoD you'll probably get some stupid dcurrency to buy to buy your newer perks or some stupid shit or allows you to prestige. Call it Valor currency or whatever. Wumpa coins.
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Tryhaptaward posted...

players will be able to buy these Points with real money and spend them on cosmetic items like weapon skins and emotes that do not impact gameplay.

There it is
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BobanMarjanovic posted...

Tryhaptaward posted...

players will be able to buy these Points with real money and spend them on cosmetic items like weapon skins and emotes that do not impact gameplay.

There it is

It's activision
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I swear they said the same thing for Black Ops 4

Or was that EA

I hope its true.
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PowerOats posted...

I swear they said the same thing for Black Ops 4

Or was that EA

No, they definitely said the same thing about Black Ops 4

You know...they said this about CTR. That it wouldn't have lootboxes or microtransactions. They patched them in later and altered drop rates in turn. This is their new business method, so I don't buy this for a second.
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Yeah it's what they always do. Leave them out at launch so reviews can't reflect them and people fall for it and buy it. Then they're added later.
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We absolutely do not need another annoying titles gimmick on the board
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Sir Will posted...

Yeah it's what they always do. Leave them out at launch so reviews can't reflect them and people fall for it and buy it. Then they're added later.

I honestly think the reviewing system should be re-done and allow writers to go back and alter the review depending on the game's current status, given how patches are so prevalent. Activision found a loophole and it's BS, IMO.
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Honestly, probably will come later on. They must be looking at the $$$ raking in from CoD mobile and going, yeah we need more of this

loot boxes will be added months after reviews come up so there wont be new reviews to screw em over.
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I'll believe it when I see it. Expecting them to come later
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BO3 literally had guns gated behind loot boxes
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stop playing shitty games like COD
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It won't have loot boxes at launch, but they'll add them in later

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DarthAragorn posted...

I very very very very very much doubt this will be true

Oh no I absoluty believe it is true. It just won't be true for long. Lootboxes will get added in a future update.
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They'll be added in December and a special Christmas edition with ingame cash as a bonus will be sold
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LookANinja posted...

BO3 literally had guns gated behind loot boxes

And black ops 4

It'll get them eventually
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I hate the fact that companies are abusing the dislike of lootboxes that they created to get away with literally anything else they can.

"Yeah we killed off a game mode for Xbox users cause Sony handed us a bag of monies. But we have no lootboxes!"

There will be lootboxes, though.
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