Yeah, I do have to admit to having even more of a disdain for Black Op 2 these days after the major disappointment that was the Origins easter egg.
Treyarch trolled us again, by having Samantha state several times over... "When you free me, you will be rewarded beyond your wildest imagination"
Well, all we got was a sequence, which to the most faithful of followers was more like a slap in the face than an actual reward, so was this just classic Trollach at it again? Seems so.
As for the EE rewards throughout the maps. Some were ok, but almost all were devalued by actual in-game features that rendered the EE's pointless in game if you were actually doing them for the reward that followed.
Tranzit Reward : Random Power Up. (Devalued by the fact that they are easily obtainable in-game anyway)
Die Rise Reward : 6 perks (Devalued by the fact that they were easily obtainable from the Nova Crawlers in game)
MotD Reward : Nothing (Weapons are obtained though throughout the steps, and ARE actually worth the time and effort)
Buried Reward : Permanent Perks (Devalued by the Persistent Tombstone perk that almost everyone has)
Origins Reward : Again, Nothing (Weapons are obtained through the steps, but as proven in game last night, only a few are effective in higher rounds, and some like the thunder punch, ice staff and lightening staff can actual lead to a players downfall)
End Game Reward : Nothing really for Maxis, 4 guns Mule Kick and Permanent Fire Sale for Richtofen. (Decent, but still not great. There will come a point that even 4 weapons will do nothing in game, and everyone will rely on the WW, which only one person can have)
So... asides from the campaign teams maps (MotD and Origins), none of the rewards are actually that great, and to be honest, after realizing that the Navcards pretty much do nothing, I cannot see many people doing ANY of the zombie team EE's on a frequent basis.
I know I have no intention of ever doing any of the map EE's again. No point unless you want to have a good game on Buried, and I personally think that is the worst zombie map to date, and that is me including NTZ in this.