My name is Galste, I am 24 years old and I love Call of Duty.
I want to discuss something that has to do with the CoD vs. BF thing that I feel is very important for some individuals to understand or at least to try and understand: comparing the two games is completely ineffective.
Let me explain:
* MW3 is indeed a game for casuals. Call it "casual trash" if you like.
* It has (a lot) less focus on teamwork than BF3.
* It requires less skill and less tactical play than BF3.
* The graphics are not nearly as good as in BF3.
* Static environments.
* Little to no innovation and/or new features between titles.
And the list goes on.
What I'm trying to show here, is that if you take all of the aspect and features of both games (MW3 and BF3) and compare them, BF3 wins in almost every category.
Surprisingly however, some people still prefer to play CoD!
In fact, there are more people who prefer CoD over BF.
How is it possible? Becasue The whole is more than the sum of its parts.
People find CoD to be more fun, and when the "fun" factor comes in, everything else is completely irrelevant.
I don't care that BF3 requires more skill.
I don't care that BF3 is more tactical.
I don't care if you say it's "casual trash" and I'm "bad at video games" if I prefer CoD.
I don't care if you think that CoD requires less thinking and therefore it "attracts stupider people".
I don't care about any of this.
Because CoD is just more fun to me.
And that's what matters.
I am absolutely willing to pay $60-90 every year for a game that gives me over 400 hours of immense satisfaction.
And yes, I think having a new 6 hour campaign, 15 new maps, new perks, guns, balance changes, etc. completely justifies paying another $60.
For me, and frankly for any CoD gamer out there, $60 a year is nothing, NOTHING compared to the hours of fun it provides despite the little differences with every new title.
So please, Reddit, just because I'm having more fun playing an inferior title doesn't necessarily mean I'm a dumb 12 year old.
It means I can find enjoyment in places you cannot.
Deal with it.
Thank you for reading