When it originally came out, I debated buying Elite, for a minute, or two.  I liked the idea of getting all of the content, but the zombie maps were kind of lost on me.  I didn't have a strong clan to zombie hunt with.  I bought a map pack or two, but not $60 worth, that was the cost of elite in previous years.  Will Black Ops 2 have a "season pass" that will replace what they tried to do with Elite?  I used the 'free' version of Elite, if only sparingly.  It was interesting, in a marginal way.  Maybe the new Elite will completely change my mind.