Kotick's 'Skepticism, Pessimism, and Fear' become custom classes at Modern Warfare 2 event
by JC Fletcher 
{ Sep 18th 2009 at 9:45AM } 
Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward seems to have received the message loud and clear, though its own manifestation of that culture may not be what Kotick had in mind as he ranted. NeoGAFfer Full Recovery noticed custom class names called "Skepticism," "Pessimism, and "Fear" on the projector during this week's Modern Warfare 2 event. We went back to our own photos from the event, and there it is!
We're glad to see that the developers of the potential "best selling title of all time" aren't afraid of Kotick. Or at least that they're unafraid enough to sneak a furtive joke or two. It's still probably all "yes, sir," and deep bowing when Kotick makes an appearance in the office.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Casey @ Sep 18th 2009 9:48AM
So what are they going to do about modded controllers?
jynxycat @ Sep 18th 2009 9:56AM
"fixing them" is basically what 402 said. They aren't going to tell us exactly how, since then people can just adjust their controllers and make them work again :P
Crusty Magic @ Sep 18th 2009 10:35AM
Ya really. I posed this question to Joystiq on their twitter feed when they were gathering questions for this event.
If it's one thing I hate about competitive multiplayer games, its cheaters.
Joshua @ Sep 18th 2009 11:25AM
It doesn't matter if they fix them... people will still whine.
I get called out for using a modded controller it seems like every time I play WaW... but I don't have one... its not hard to hit the trigger really fast, you don't have to pull it all the way... so you can fire all six rounds of the magnum in less than a second, easy...
They need to fix the fire rates in the game... then if a gun can shoot at 2 rounds per second, no matter how many times you hit the trigger you get 2 rounds per second... i blame the whole problem on the devs more than the cheaters...
The problem is, there are way less cheaters than everyone things because as I've seen, people will call you out for a modded controller solely because you can shoot faster than them.. even if you're legit.
joeybeast @ Sep 18th 2009 11:27AM
Can't they just do what Halo did, LIMIT SPEED OF FIRE TO ANIMATION FRAMES.
Anthony M. @ Sep 18th 2009 11:52AM
They've hotfixed in a fix to CoD4, in limiting the speed that anything single-shot can fire.
They've also stated that they have had a fix in MW2 from the start, although it's different than the CoD4 fix.
Anthony M. @ Sep 18th 2009 11:54AM
They've hotfixed in a fix to CoD4, in limiting the speed that anything single-shot can fire.
They've also stated that they have had a fix in MW2 from the start, although it's different than the CoD4 fix.
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Sep 18th 2009 12:14PM
Unfortunately, there is no hotfix on Joystiq for double posts.
Stu @ Sep 23rd 2009 5:09PM
NO SHIT!!!! I FUCKIN HATE THOSE ASSHOLES WITH MODDED CONTROLLERS...."ya I got more kills than you!"
TRY DOIN THAT WITHOUT HAVIN A AUTOMATIC G3 U LAZY FUCK!
and did anyone see the perks that r there 'bling bling'
Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Sep 18th 2009 9:49AM
God, I can't wait for this game.
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Sep 18th 2009 12:17PM
GOD: I'm afraid you're going to have to.
Now, where did I put that copy of Sims 4???
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 18th 2009 9:56AM
lol..
JXCgunrunna @ Sep 18th 2009 11:03AM
I got a big smile on my face when i read this article. Its funny to see how the favorite child of Activision can mock the parent company and get away with it.
jumpshot @ Sep 18th 2009 9:56AM
iwantitiwantitiwantitiwantitiwantit
protofunc @ Sep 18th 2009 1:36PM
NO. NO TITS FOR YOU!
jynxycat @ Sep 18th 2009 9:58AM
To be fair, Kotick sent out a company email yesterday which stated that all his comments were taken out of context, and all of them were in jest.
I mean, not that the internet makes sure they see everything from both sides or anything.
I'm just saying.
copa @ Sep 18th 2009 10:06AM
Yes, he also explained that those last six Guitar Hero iterations weren't "for real", and were only published to help film an upcoming episode of Punk'd.
dark_inchworm (stronger than never, ever before) @ Sep 18th 2009 10:14AM
Source?
Jack Hollow @ Sep 18th 2009 10:16AM
If his comments were in fact in jest, then you gotta wonder what the whole of the internet thinks of him to so readily accept his comments as serious.
Not that you have to wonder, we already know what the whole of the internet thinks of him. Which is WHY everyone doesn't bat an eye and immediately believes when the "James Bond villain" does or says something we expect from said villain.
Ballistic H @ Sep 18th 2009 2:23PM
Kotick's wife: So, your comments about my sexual performance were...
CaramelZappa @ Sep 18th 2009 5:58PM
I find that hard to believe.
copa @ Sep 18th 2009 10:02AM
This is getting so bad, it's hilarious. Kotick thinks he's a fucking genius because he has Blizzard and Infinity Ward, probably the two highest revenue studios in gaming, under him.
And he goes mouthing off to Forbes or whatever about how he figured out the secret sauce in gaming, and that's to take the fun out of making games, and to establish a culture of paranoia, terror, and unquestioned authority.
Which is exactly the opposite of how Blizzard and Infinity Ward run their development houses and make all that money for Kotick.
StormX @ Sep 18th 2009 10:15AM
I find it nearly impossible for those comments not to have been said sarcastically.
JXCgunrunna @ Sep 18th 2009 11:14AM
I think he was being sarcastic but either way this guy is a huge Asshat and by saying something like that when we(gaming population) already think hes a Dbag, hes digging a whole. Its like like OJ writing his "if i did it" book.
Imagine if Gabe said something like that. we would all think it was funny because we know he lets his team do whatever project they want to do but Kotick on the other hand is a greedy bastard who I could easily see literally cracking a whip over devs backs(like treyarch who had to put out 3 games in 2 years) to make more money
JXCgunrunna @ Sep 18th 2009 11:15AM
hole, not whole
The Baron @ Sep 18th 2009 12:19PM
Bobby Kotick saying something evil as a joke? A joke for him would be to suggest that quality and caring development are the secret sauce of gaming.
Jinsenken @ Sep 18th 2009 4:11PM
Copa, thank you.
I've been wondering why Joystiq members always thought Kotick was such a douche, but nobody ever really explained when I asked. Now it makes sense.
Bobby Kotick @ Sep 18th 2009 9:32PM
News Flash: I am a genius, and if you don't like it, then fuck you!
Bigg Bozz @ Sep 19th 2009 1:37AM
"and to establish a culture of paranoia, terror, and unquestioned authority"
It doesn't surprise me, he is a Republican. Skepticism, pessimism and fear is what they do best.
Jomolungma @ Sep 18th 2009 10:04AM
If Kotick's comments were in any way not in jest, then I would take this action by IW as a clear indication that they are inclined to leave Activision for greener pastures, even if it means quitting and forming a new studio with a new IP. However, I think it is more a sign that IW got the joke.
XBL: xGeneral DEATHx PSN: Deeth82 [Planeteer | Power of General Hostility and Angst] @ Sep 18th 2009 10:13AM
LOL @ IW getting in a shot at (or with) Kotick. I can't wait for this game to drop.
Mr Khan @ Sep 18th 2009 10:13AM
A joke? Doubtful. More like a mistake he feels the need to retract in order to not inordinantly piss off the development talent. Remember that this guy worked for 4Kids before. It's his job to take noble things and deprive them of all virtue or inherent awesomeness (recalls, with horror, the One Piece dub)
Azerael @ Sep 18th 2009 10:18AM
Kotick sounds like pretty cool guy. Eh kills fun and makes devs afraid of him.
phobic99 @ Sep 18th 2009 10:22AM
He's watching...
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/09/funpire821.jpg
Bobby Kotick @ Sep 18th 2009 9:35PM
Put that away!
He's kidding folks. Really!
HitNRun @ Sep 18th 2009 10:24AM
""This week Bobby Kotick established himself as the Bond villain of the video game world ""
Just this week? Really?
Mark @ Sep 18th 2009 10:34AM
I'm pretty sure IW is safe here. Activison needs IW way more than Activision needs Bobby Kotick afterall.
Crusty Magic @ Sep 18th 2009 10:35AM
The UI looks gorgeous.
Bradwart @ Sep 18th 2009 10:42AM
I like how they're at a press event and their NAT is 'moderate' instead of 'open'.
Oops
X,L113TFD @ Sep 18th 2009 10:55AM
I think it's great these guys stepped out and gave Kotick a little 'salute.'
Hopefully, something like this makes it into the actual game.
iamthestatic @ Sep 18th 2009 1:29PM
What, you want custom classes named Skepticism, Pessimism, and Fear? Guess what -- you can go do that right now.
Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 18th 2009 11:01AM
"Tactical insertion".
Oh God please don't make this grenade work like the tacticial spawn point in Killzone 2.
Prepare for a greande/spawn rush kill fest like no other.
ScottG13 @ Sep 18th 2009 11:02AM
What a great boss! I can't imagine whey the best and the brightest of this industry wouldn't want to work for such a visionary.
Look how poorly Brutal Legend is doing without his genius. I bet they don't even ship!
And Harmonix! They had to settle for making some cheap knockoff of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, but they couldn't even find a band that's still together! Suckers.
That Ghostbuster game sold like crap, too. Bunch of idiots for releasing it during the summer when there is nothing else to play.
Kotick is a genius and you are all stupid and wrong and bad people.
ejl2010 @ Sep 18th 2009 11:12AM
Are the perks for MW2 listed somewhere cuz in the pictures you could see a few of them.
It looks like sleight of hand got moved into the blue category and there are 3 "new" ones
Blue : Savanger - full resupply from dead enemies
Red: Hardline - one less kill for killstreaks
Commando - increased melee distance
Are there anymore new ones that people have seen?
JXCgunrunna @ Sep 18th 2009 12:20PM
http://forums.infinityward.com/viewforum.php?f=13
Collymilad @ Sep 18th 2009 11:16AM
It's people like this fuckwit that ruin industries from a creative point of view. People like this need to GTFO of the games industry, there are enough of them in film/music and look how that turned out.
And before people start going on about how financially successful he is, can it - I don't care.
Edog Lost @ Sep 18th 2009 11:25AM
I hope Kotick dies in a fire.
Vince is the man!
Bobby Kotick @ Sep 18th 2009 9:37PM
And I hope you fuck off.
Taylor @ Sep 18th 2009 11:40AM
If Kotick decided to charge America $100 for games like in England, I might stop being a gamer. Well, a current gen gamer anyway. It's a sad direction that the industry is moving right now. Whatever happened to creating games for the gamer and not for money? :(
Misframed @ Sep 18th 2009 12:15PM
I wish I could buy this game where the $$$ all went to IW and none went to Activision...