Activision is pushing for upwards of three times the amount of downloadable content for Call of Duty: World at War when compared to Call of Duty 4. In addition, they are looking at a "Day One Advantage" feature that will allow gamers to pay for the right to increase in ranks faster than normal.
Even more controversial is what Activision call the "Day One Advantage." This is a "feature" that a gamer can purchase that will accelerate their experience point earning. Instead of slogging through the ranks, you can essentially just pay a couple of bucks to help you fly through it.This news, coming from Activision's Analyst Day yesterday was relayed by gaming site, ALT+F4.
Now COD4 had a pretty easy ranking system that wasn't hard to get through. Before you knew it at the end of the first week everyone was a General. Now Activsion sees the opportunity to monetize this for the lazy gamers that need that sawed-off shotty sooner rather than later.
For many this will be great, something else Mom and Dad can buy for them. For others, this is nothing more than a developer sanctioned hack.