Call of Duty: Ghosts will not launch with microtransactions

Call of Duty: Ghosts will feature over 20,000 customizations and Activision notes that all of it will come on-disc, microtransaction-free.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts is said to feature over 20,000 different options to customize your multiplayer character. Many of these customizable items will be cosmetic, which, of course, raises the possibility of microtransactions. But unlike Black Ops 2, it doesn't appear that Ghosts will sell any of those cosmetic goodies--at least not at launch.

"At this point right now, all the stuff we're talking about is all stuff that will be on the game disc," Activision senior producer Yale Miller told Shacknews. "There are going to be a few premium items tied to the Prestige Edition and a few retail exclusives, but the vast majority are going to be via Squad points. You play, you earn XP, you'll unlock it."

There are a few items that will be off-limits, but rather than have players pay real money for them, Activision will give players a chance to win them in-game. "There are also a few things that are not going to be available and the only way you'll get them is by winning a Clan War," added Miller. Some of these winnable items will get passed along, with Miller likening them to the Stanley Cup. "Some of those things, you'll hold onto and be able to rock until the next Clan War."

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    August 15, 2013 6:30 AM

    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Call of Duty: Ghosts will not launch with microtransactions.

    Call of Duty: Ghosts will feature over 20,000 customizations and Activision notes that all of it will come on-disc, microtransaction-free.

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      August 15, 2013 6:36 AM

      Well that's pretty awesome. I watched the MP clip the other day and it looks fun, but was surprised how similar it looks to the previous games considering how much they are touting it as being a new next-gen engine and stuff.

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        August 15, 2013 6:39 AM

        It's probably as "new" as Bethesda said the Skyrim engine was "new". Which is to say, the previous engine with a few new things bolted on.

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        August 15, 2013 7:14 AM

        was that video from the next-gen consoles? it looked basically like BLOPS2 with new shaders on the gun models :/

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      August 15, 2013 6:40 AM

      20,000 combinations isn't really that much. 8 things you can set to 5 different values is 32,000 combinations. So unless they mean you have 20,000 different settings to tweak it's a pretty standard value.

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        August 15, 2013 7:00 AM

        Compared to the zero things that you could set zero different values for, it is still a significant leap from previous games.

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        August 15, 2013 7:47 AM

        Most of Call of Duty customizatons are on/off. I'm guessing its mostly weapons + mods + skins + tags.

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      August 15, 2013 7:42 AM

      Preordered

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