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The lucky draw halloween controversy

at the end of October 2019, Call of Duty: Mobile had a "lootbox" offering whose random chance was completely rigged, as well as having increasing costs with each draw (which was NOT mentioned anywhere and is generally learned about by spending money first).

It took 250$ to get 10 draws (the first one being under a dollar), and the first 8 were rigged to not have a significant prize, while the draw 9 and 10 automatically gave the 2 significant prizes, in a rigged order with the best prize on draw 10.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_7jTqjHkU youtuber ParkerTheSlayer posted about it, and soon many other youtubers verified it and made videos proving it and collated their data. It was unmistakably rigged, and massively misleading on the chance of prizes (not to mention the rising of prices for each draw, so that someone wanting all 10 put X10 the cost of the first draw, but that only gets 3 draws total).

Given the fact some people already gave the app the right to use the credit card for payment at this point, more money was easily obtained without displaying the true cost of the in-game currency, and many people were in shock that it cost so much after the fact.

That video showed a lawyer mentioning a clause waiving away class action lawsuits against Call of Duty mobile. So he wrote a letter to the attorney general, completely detailed in the video.

The game company has made no known comments at this time (someone edit the main page, please).

  • Needs better coverage than some random YouTube. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 21:11, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 4 December 2019

Please add the following:

==Announcement==

Call of Duty: Mobile was announced March of 2019, and it was revealed that Tencent’s Timi Studios would lead the development of the game instead of Activision’s western development studios. Many of the game’s features were also revealed at this announcement, promising a familiar experience for returning call of duty fans. During the reveal, it was noted that Call of duty: Mobile would have "60 frames-per-second graphics, low latency, and super responsive controls"[1]

== Features ==

The aim of this Call of Duty game was to take familiar aspects from the franchise’s preceding titles and allow users to access them from their mobile device. Call of Duty: Mobile features many playable characters from previous installments of the Call Of Duty series such as Alex Mason, John “Soap” McTavish, and John Price. Playable maps from previous games like Nuketown, Standoff, and Firing Range are also included. Additionally, Call of Duty: Mobile has a selection of classic Call of Duty game modes to choose from such as free-for-all, team deathmatch, and Domination. Different control settings, mainly a “simple” mode, and an “advanced mode” were included to cater to player's preferences. Simple mode automatically fires when the player's cross-hair is on an enemy, while advanced mode features manual firing and the ability to adjust the HUD.[2]

A "zombies" game mode was added to the game in November 2019. This game mode follows the classic Call of Duty zombies formula where the player fights off endless waves of zombies, aiming to survive as long as possible. A "Raid" mode was also included where the player must defeat a set amount of waves of zombies before encountering a boss. The first map added to this game mode is an adaptation of the "Shi No Numa" map from Call of Duty: World at War.[3] FaughtRoby62 (talk) 02:22, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

 Done, but with various MOS and copyedits. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 19:58, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/03/call-of-duty-mobile-announced-for-ios-android-made-by-chinas-tencent/
  2. ^ https://blog.activision.com/call-of-duty/2019-05/Call-of-Duty-Mobile-Fresh-Intel-A-Preview-of-Whats-to-Come
  3. ^ https://www.gamesradar.com/call-of-duty-mobile-zombies-mode/

Gameplay

Can info on this game's gameplay be added? It seems important, even for a stub. Glades12 (talk) 16:10, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, go for it. Remember to use reliable sources. -- ferret (talk) 16:53, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I can't seem to find much online. Glades12 (talk) 17:20, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Expand

Ferret can you help me expand the article to include the different characters it has so far and the weapons it has so far. From, Ghost. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghost Gulag (talk • contribs) 18:24, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:VGSCOPE. There's some details we don't include on Wikipedia as they are more suitable for dedicated wikis like Wikia/Fandom. Character lists are sometimes included, but only if reliable secondary sources are discussing them. We almost never include weapon lists, map lists, etc. -- ferret (talk) 18:28, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply
]

Well can we expand it to make it useful because it just has the basic things on this article Ferret. From, Ghost. And please do not delete Tencent Games because they are a publisher too. Is Battle Royale a genre Ferret? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghost Gulag (talk • contribs) 18:41, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Battle Royale as a genre typically is only used for games that are solely dedicated to it, like PUBG, Apex, Warfare. For Mobile, it's just one of several game modes. It should be mentioned in prose (with a source) but shouldn't be in the infobox. -- ferret (talk) 18:46, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is action a genre? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghost Gulag (talk • contribs) 18:49, 3 April 2020 (UTC) Can you help me do research on Game Modes Ferret?[reply]

From, Ghost.

Semi-protected edit request on 7 September 2020

Please add the following:

As of September 2020, Activision has ended their partnership with TiMi Studios, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, for the development of this game.[1]

  • Is there a better source for this? ~ Dissident93 (talk) 09:29, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • After searching, I found several websites reporting this news.[2][3][4][5][6] All of this news seem to have generated from a report by GamingPhone[7] who are claiming they have talked with TiMi Studios representative and verified the news. But there are no evidences to verify that fact and also as per a different website[8], the claim may have been false. Also, the official website of call of duty mobile[9] still have the references of Tencent in it. We can hold this request for now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.123.15.187 (talk) 05:13, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://www.techquila.co.in/pubg-ban-cod-mobile-activision-tencent/
  2. ^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-cod-mobile-activision-sever-ties-tencent-report
  3. ^ https://stanfordartsreview.com/2020/09/04/call-of-duty-mobile-ends-partnership-with-tencent-games-after-india-bans-pubg-mobile-and-they-have-reasons/
  4. ^ https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/gaming/cod-ends-partnership-with-tencent-games-but-why.html
  5. ^ https://www.talkesport.com/news/india-ban-worry-call-of-duty-ends-partnership-with-tencent/
  6. ^ https://gurugamer.com/mobile-games/call-of-duty-mobile-broke-partnership-with-tencent-to-avoid-future-ban-12644
  7. ^ https://gamingonphone.com/news/cod-mobile-activision-part-ways-with-tencent/
  8. ^ https://gameffine.com/unconfirmed-call-of-duty-mobile-publisher-activision-ends-partnership-with-tencent/
  9. ^ https://www.callofduty.com/mobile
  • It's unlikely that this partnership ended since Tencent Games kept their Publishing rights in Korea, mainland China advertises in Tencent Store video TiMi Studios bootup logo and Call of Duty is linked on TiMi Studios' official page:TiMi Studios Webpage • Tencent' Store • Korean iOS Application • Android application
    However, it would make sense to mention that the bootup logo of TiMi J3 Studio (later TiMi Studios) has been removed without further notice. Law of Royale (talk) 20:46, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2020

Can i change the Call of Duty Mobile app icon to the 1st Anniversay app icon? Russell Adler (talk) 22:54, 1 November 2020 (UTC) From, Russell Adler Russell Adler (talk) 22:54, 1 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There's probably not sufficient reason to update to a temporary icon. – Thjarkur (talk) 23:25, 1 November 2020 (UTC)|answered=[reply]

Non-English regions

Per

WP:VG/RELEASE, we should be omitting non-English speaking regions from the infobox. China could remain though as TiMi is a Chinese studio, but other places in Asia should only be mentioned in prose outside of the lead and infobox. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 11:20, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply
]

  • Law of Royale, I would avoid listing all of them in the opening sentence at least, because without context it just reads like a mouthfull. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 23:48, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dates

Please keep dates after UTC; as (1) CoD:M uses in-game UTC and (2) it's more reasonable to go with one time zone in an article than time zones from all around the world. WorldTimeBuddy (or any other adhere) is a great tool to figure out the UTC date on that day. Law of Royale (talk) 11:54, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Law of Royale, this is not a guideline we follow. We shouldn't ask readers to convert UTC dates into their local time zones without an actual good reason. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 23:47, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It should be in UTC already. Just the future edits should keep the correct time zones. Law of Royale (talk) 13:32, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Maps

This page needs a list of all multiplayer maps. 216.255.22.140 (talk) 11:19, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That is content best suited for Wikia/Fandom. See
WP:VGSCOPE. -- ferret (talk) 15:10, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply
]
I don't think a brief paragraph describing some of the maps (as described in some of the more high profile reviews) would be unsuited for the Wikipedia page, since it helps describe general gameplay in a relevant way, assuming detail stays somewhat in check. 84.84.125.131 (talk) 22:29, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No, there's widely and long established consensus that such content (listing levels and maps) is not suitable for Wikipedia. -- ferret (talk) 23:46, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Composers

It seems like an individual removed the composers which are also common fact through TiMi's division 'TiMi Audio Labs' official media and contents channels crediting of their composers as described in this[1] edit summary.

Please provide me the context for the removal so I can understand it; I don't see anything in the edit history.

  • See here descriptions[2]

Law of Royale (talk) 12:25, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Context for removal was it being uncited within the article. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 21:20, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Game Director

You can see in official sources and other sources that the individual is the Game Director for 'Call of Duty: Mobile' as stated in my edit history[3]

The official page embeds this:

Other:

Law of Royale (talk) 12:38, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • This should be cited in the article and not mentioned in edit summaries and on the talk page. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 21:19, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And you remove the contents instead to add the cite after reading this? I see. Got it. Thank you! Law of Royale (talk) 21:55, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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