@Tripwolf And what does that even unlock? Last I remembered it wasn't like CoD where you unlock every good weapon by ranking up. All the power weapons in Gears are on the map.

@Cowboy-Bebop How do skins "beef up" online play? They are purely cosmetic why would you give a shit?

This is a slippery slope. I realize it's only cosmetic stuff right now but I could see XP and 2XP in the future, then gun packs, then perks.

This is a small step and a test to see if they can start selling stuff that will help you win in game.

If you adjust for inflation $60 for an Xbox 360 game at launch in 2005 is roughly $70 now. Technically they'd be adjusting for inflation at that point.

But with the amount of money that Publishers make on a game + DLC + Microtransactions I can't justify spending an extra $10 when they are already charging me $50 for DLC throughout the year.

Respawn, the most overrated company to never even announce a game.

Why does this exist? I just don't want to get my hopes up.

@ZIMdoom Going back 70 years isn't a big leap. It's still colonial. Honestly the only reason I play these games is because the settings are amazing and frankly a Pirate themed AC game sounds good to me.

Also I'd rather have this than AC3: Part 2 and AC3: Part 3. AC2 was milked way too much.

@Elann2008 Starting to, really? A machine that let's you relive your ancestry isn't cheesy? An ancestry that happens to include a pirate, revolutionary, an assassin and Da Vinci best friend.

Good god, what was I expecting by looking through the comments?

Honestly season passes are here to stay. I guess it's cool that they are throwing in 2XP if you buy into it.

This does set a scary president for games like CoD. If Activision did this every 12 year old would buy the yearly pass just for the XP.