Activision has admitted it’s having an issue scaling the Call of Duty Elite service to meet player demand, and to help sooth the frustration a bit.
Call of Duty Elite’s premium ‘Founder’ subscribers will get an extra 30 days of membership free as Activision seeks to compensate for the service’s ongoing problems. Modern Warfare 3 has been out for three days now, since launch, service has been intermittent and COD Elite servers are still not coping well with the demand. Users have found themselves unable to log-in, register, or take advantage of the free content that comes along with the platform.
Activision extended extra 30 days of Elite at no additional cost and they are also extending the ‘Founder’ eligibility period to the end of the month.
In a new statement Activision outlined the situation with its efforts to repair the service. Here are the highlights:
“On Call of Duty Elite, we are having trouble scaling the service to meet demand. Many of you are trying to get in and unfortunately, you can’t right now. You’re frustrated, we know it, and we know we need to fix it. Our teams have been working non-stop to identify issues and resolve them as quickly as possible. Again, these issues have no impact on the performance of the game.
“At launch, our registration and login systems were crushed by gamers trying to enter the Elite site at the same time. We have now fixed the registration and login systems, but we have found that the greater than expected demand is crashing servers. We’re immediately deploying multiple additional servers to beef up the system. We are also going to temporarily limit access to Elite services on both the console applications and website while we build additional capacity and scale. We’ll look to increase access to greater numbers of users as soon as possible.
“And for our premium members who are Founders, know that granting your status and delivering your in-game benefits in MW3 is a priority. Also, to ensure that every premium member receives their full money’s worth, we are immediately and automatically extending your membership to Call of Duty Elite by 30 days at no additional cost. If you’re still considering becoming a premium member, we’re going to extend Founder eligibility until the end of the month, and you will also receive the additional 30 days of access.”
To keep up-to-date on the service’s status, Head over to Elite’s website.
Call of Duty: Elite offers a wide array of options when it finally gets functional. Stat tracking, Competitions, Videos, and Community features accompany access to all DLC for the game for premium subscribers. With a self proclaimed 20 peices of DLC’s on the way in 2011 and 2012, it could be a great deal for the Call of Duty fan.
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