One of the more cringe-worthy aspects of CoD culture is the fact that Activision have teamed with the likes of Doritos, Mountain Dew and Monster energy drinks to sell double XP to players in small doses. Rewards range from 15-45 minutes of double XP depending on what size packs you buy, and if that's not enough, you can also get various pointless helmets and kneepads for your outfit if you so wish. Though it's fair to say that if you like these products, you might as well buy the occasional pack to get some double XP time, it still creates a culture where people likely buy more junk food and drink than they will possibly consume, simply in order to level up faster. Aside from the health implications, it's essentially a veiled form of paying for upgrades, using money rather than skill to progress further, which is pretty damn lame. It's never going to go away, though, and in fact probably just get worse as the series continues to grow. What did you make of Advanced Warfare? How do you think Treyarch can improve upon the formula to date? Shout it out in the comments!
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