Call of Duty receives undue criticism among the gaming community.

Hello again, Con. Metal Gear has been subject to a lot of spinoffs from the "Main Series", including Metal Gear: Peace Walker, Metal Gear: Portable Ops, and Metal Gear Rising: Revengance. By mentioning the main series, I was simply pointing out a franchise does not need to reinvent itself in order to be relevant. "While yes the standard formula is working for them, that is still not what gamers like. That is the main reason why it receives criticism is because of this. Gamers want games that change and innovate and CoD does not offer that. CoD offers the same old gameplay with different maps and often less guns." Let's use another game as an example here. The original Super Mario Bros. games were very similar in style and scope. They were all platformers, with the same plot, and a few different gimmicks (raccoon tails, overworld maps, Yoshi) to keep them fresh. Did anyone complain? Yes, CoD is very similar to how it was in 2003, but with the addition of killstreaks, new game modes (demolition, kill confirmed), new multiplayer modes (zombies, extinction), and new campaign ideas (stealth missions, underwater/space missions), I would say CoD is adding enough to remain relevant. "Well because games that change and innovate while it may be taking a risk, will get more praise, more praise from the gaming community and more sales which has shown throughout gaming history." "Comparing CoD to Starcraft is just plain stupid." I never compared CoD to Starcraft. If you reread my post you will not find a single use of the game as an example, but you will find Warcraft, which was made by the same company. You are correct, they are both entirely different games. I digress. "The main problem that I have with your argument is that you said that the criticism it receives from the gaming community is unjust. What the F***have IGN got to do with anything." I was simply using IGN to provide another insight into the quality of the game, so I didn't come off as gushing. I wanted to use an outside source to validate my claim that the CoD franchise is rather high-quality. "My point was not that gamers are not real gamers, but MOST CoD players are not real gamers. That is the thing that amazes me most about CoD it is a game that is popular without being played by actual gamers and was one of the first video games to be popular without being that popular with the gaming community." And here is the fatal line. I am attempting to prove that CoD is recieveing undue criticism, and you are claiming the criticism is warranted by the type of player that gravitate toward the game. Consider this line of reasoning: "The Patty-wagon is one of the most fuel-efficient and stylish cars on the market right now. But, it tends to be driven by road-raging teenagers. Therefore, the Patty-wagon is a horrible car." This doesn't make any logical sense. Just because the people who play CoD are not "real gamers" does not give us the right to claim the games are poor in quality. We have no logical reason for hating CoD. Now, we might hate the "squeakers" who play CoD, but that does not change or even impact the franchise's own quality. It is logically incoherent to claim that the type of user invalidates the product. CoD Ghosts sold $1 BILLION dollars into retail (to stores), (1), shattering records and amazing many (a lot of movies don't make that much.) Claiming that CoD is entirely populated by "fake" gamers, and that the CoD franchise, despite not being what "actual" gamers want, has outperformed nearly every game in history. As a result, I believe that my claim stands, that CoD itself receives undue criticism from the "gaming" community, that was really directed at the "squeakers" who play, which is also unfair because there are a lot of "real gamers" who also enjoy CoD. Thank you once again for being my opponent in this debate. Oh, before I forget, you claim CoD gets shorter stories, less maps, and less guns. Is this a personal opinion, or do you have a source? (1) http://www.forbes.com...