I really wanted to buy this, but with Microtransactions, I'm might skip out on this. How bad are the Microtransactions and what do they do? Do they make it unplayable?
I've been playing IW and MW since they launched, bought the super duper deluxe edition with season pass and all that jazz.
IW is actually extremely accessible, I've never paid a single $ for COD points and every day I get different bonuses, there are a lot of 2X xp weekends, and I JUST hit prestige level 1 after what, 8 months? I've never felt like anything I wanted was out of grasp, I'm not a weapon fiend or anything but there are tons of weapons and camos I've unlocked and bought chests for, using currency I unlocked in game.
MW on the other hand, almost everything feels weighted behind a massive grind. There is no daily login bonus, so you have to play to earn. I'm "only" level 25 (no prestige), so I haven't played a crazy amount but I've played a bit. I don't think I have enough points to buy a single chest, and I've bought 30+ in IW. On the other hand, it doesn't feel like I am missing anything by not unlocking stuff. All of it seems to be camos and costumes and visual stuff, the list of weapons is very small it feels like compared to other COD games.
The only gripy thing is the DLC map is an extra $15, I feel like owning the IW season pass I should have gotten access to the MW dlc maps for free. Again, not a huge deal and I've never had a problem finding a game. The game modes seem more limited too.
It especially makes MW pale a bit, for me, when Infinite warfare introduced tactical mode which basically forces boots on the ground. Jump jets are heavily diminished and it takes only 1 or 2 bullets to kill someone so it feels less frantic and hectic to play in that mode.
Both games seem heavily played on PS4 at least, no problems really getting into games for team deathmatch (tactical and normal) although I don't know how well played other game modes are. I haven't done any hardcore stuff.