And thought we'd seen the last of this back in the Bad Company scandal. Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith recently revealed that in the upcoming Call of Duty: World of War there will be something called a 'Day 1 Advantage'. Which he explained is a way to accelerate your experience points through payment. So those which have the cash will be at a higher level than you. Which I think personally is a disgusting business tactic.

Asked to explain their online monetization scheme for Call of Duty: World at War in more detail, Griffith indicated that “Day 1 Advantage” may not be a reason for the gaming proletariat to take up arms; it seems as though it will merely be an RMT growth booster.

“What Day 1 Advantage gives you is the ability to accelerate your experience points,” he said.

If World at War is anything like CoD4, a system like that would indeed provide a initial material advantage on players willing to drop real money — since advanced weaponry is part of the unlock system.

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