Episodes
The guys go over a few patches from this week before getting into the rampant cheating situation, botn in multiplayer and Warzone, and a new lawsuit being brought against Activision.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:55 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:12:39 - Announcements
00:14:52 - Patch notes
01:04:51 - Cheaters are rampant
01:12:16 - Trouble at Activision
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Published 02/23/24
The guys do a thorough review of Fortune's Keep: both in ranked and in pubs.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:56 - Intro & announcements
00:09:27 - Fortune's Keep: the map
00:39:52 - Pubs/general
00:49:41 - Sponsored by SBMMOFF
00:51:26 - Ranked specific
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Published 02/19/24
The guys discuss the small but impactful patch we got this week for both multiplayer and Warzone before getting into Treyarch's plan to remove "taps" from Ranked Resurgence.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:51 - Intro, acknowledgments, & announcements
00:12:55 - Multiplayer patch notes
00:25:32 - Warzone patch notes
00:55:39 - Taps to be removed from Ranked Warzone
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Published 02/16/24
The boys review Season 2's litany of QOL changes and, of course, some of the actual new content.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:02 - Intro & announcements
00:09:04 - Preamble
00:18:08 - The good
00:58:18 - Sponsored by SBMMOFF
00:59:56 - The good contd.
01:21:11 - The bad
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Published 02/12/24
The guys go through the best season for Modern Warfare III and Warzone yet in Season 2.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:54 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:07:34 - Announcements
00:11:19 - Season 2 patch notes: multiplayer
00:46:29 - Weapon balance
01:00:52 - Warzone
02:08:54 - Rebirth Island Season 3/other news
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Published 02/09/24
The guys cap this one off with the SBMM blog post released by Activision recently before getting into all the details on Ranked Resurgence - both things that were in the blog post, and additional things we learned from the content creators who tried it early.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:04 - Intro & announcements
00:11:45 - Call of Duty SBMM blog
00:50:33 - Ranked Resurgence: the blog
01:03:08 - Sponsored by SBMMOFF
01:04:44 - Additional info. from creators
01:55:48 - Our own...
Published 02/05/24
The guys cover the Season 2 blog post including the much-anticipated return of Fortune's Keep with some major changes.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:00 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:05:50 - Announcements
00:13:05 - Season 2 roadmap/blog: multiplayer
00:43:03 - Warzone
01:38:27 - New weapons/misc.
01:54:46 - New Battle Royale Preview mode
02:06:49 - Layoffs continue
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Published 02/02/24
The guys take a look at the state of Warzone right now and give some thoughts on why it's feeling a bit stale.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:09 - Intro & announcements
00:20:03 - A look at Warzone: some initial thoughts
00:55:30 - Sponsored by us
00:57:48 - The JAK BFB changed everything
01:23:25 - The close range meta
01:33:40 - Overall state of the game
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Published 01/29/24
The guys go through the week's patch notes before getting into the massive layoffs over at Activision and Microsoft.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:57 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:07:03 - Announcements
00:12:16 - Multiplayer patch notes
00:38:30 - Sponsored by us
00:40:48 - Warzone patch notes
00:49:33 - Future CoDs/Microsoft layoffs
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Published 01/26/24
The guys go over the Season 1 Reloaded patch notes before getting into some upcoming features coming to Warzone teased by Raven - including a quality of life change that we've been asking for for years.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:12 - Intro & announcements
00:10:05 - Launch day issues/Raven's response
00:20:56 - Multiplayer/Zombies patch notes
00:52:25 - Sponsored by us
00:53:39 - Warzone patch notes
01:42:16 - Raven teases Specialist & PA notification improvement
01:52:53 - Das Haus...
Published 01/22/24
The guys respond to one of their TikToks having a viral moment on Twitter in which virtually every big name in the Call of Duty scene chimed in on the question: who is better at Call of Duty, CDL players or Warzone players?
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:02 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:09:34 - Announcements
00:12:10 - The backlash: preamble/background
00:23:51 - Responding to the arguments: "they think CDL is just holding angles"
00:29:55 - “Warzone is just pub stomping; any CDL player could do...
Published 01/19/24
The guys talk about Covert Exfils being scrapped, or at least moved to its own mode, before getting into some Twitter discourse; namely, is using audio tuning cheating?
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:10 - Intro & announcements
00:07:58 - Covert Exfils moved to dedicated mode
00:31:39 - Is CDL dying?
01:01:42 - Cheaters & audio tuning
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Published 01/15/24
The guys go through some patch notes, including another MTZ Interceptor nerf, before covering all the details in the Season 1 Reloaded blog post.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:59 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:05:20 - Announcements
00:07:59 - Multiplayer/Zombies patch notes
00:16:39 - Warzone patch notes
00:27:35 - Season 1 Reloaded blog post
01:14:26 - Trouble at Activision
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Published 01/12/24
In this episode, the guys invite 2 friends of the pod onto the program to share their insights on how to perform better in the current iteration of Warzone.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:54 - Intro & announcements
00:06:42 - Controller vs. Keyboard & Mouse
00:57:06 - Urzikstan vs. other Warzone maps
01:20:49 - Strategies/pro-tips in Warzone
01:59:32 - How will Ranked Warzone feel?
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Published 01/08/24
The guys cover another light week and take the time to speculate on what weapons will soon be nerfed as well as the most recent cheaters in Warzone drama on the timeline.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:06 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:11:09 - Burst Holger Aftermarket Part
00:17:00 - New LTM: Vortex
00:22:10 - Bugs soon to be fixed
00:32:00 - Weapon balancing inc.
00:41:31 - Cheaters of the week
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Published 01/05/24
The guys take some time to answer the community's most burning questions in the lead-up to Season 1 Reloaded.
00:00:00 - Intro & announcements
00:06:08 - Answering questions
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Published 01/01/24
The boys go through a very light week in the Call of Duty space and give their 2 cents on the latest discourse: stackers and aim assist.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:01 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:10:01 - Announcements
00:16:37 - Ricochet anti-cheat update
00:24:45 - Stacking in Warzone
00:42:12 - Is aim assist too strong?
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Published 12/29/23
The guys finish up their series on Interstellar camo grinding tips by retreading some ground and talking about the Forged and Priceless challenges and end with a discussion on the whole experience.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:13 - Intro & announcements
00:10:50 - PSA; more tips on basic/Gilded camos
00:28:05 - Forged
01:09:18 - Sponsored by us
01:10:33 - Priceless
01:42:54 - Overall review of the grind
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Published 12/23/23
The guys go through the CODMAS event and some minor patches before getting into Warzone perks and a juicy Call of Duty: 2025 leak.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:06 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:12:29 - Announcements
00:21:10 - CODMAS blog post
00:27:32 - Band-aid patches
00:31:06 - Sponsored by us
00:32:21 - JGOD on Warzone perks
00:58:58 - CoD 2025 leak; Bobby K. retiring
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Published 12/22/23
The guys talk about Resurgence after the integration - both on the new map/s, and on Ashika Island and Vondel as well.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:09 - Intro & announcements
00:10:26 - The current weapon meta
00:27:34 - Popov, Military, & Zaravan City
00:41:18 - Sponsored by us
00:43:48 - Ashika, Vondel
00:53:45 - Misc./wrap-up
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Published 12/18/23
The guys go through a small emergency patch released just before Activision's holiday break that included some much-needed weapon balancing as well as a potential fix to footstep audio being... inaudible.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:56 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:03:53 - Announcements
00:13:13 - Patch notes: multiplayer/zombies
00:26:42 - Patch notes: Warzone
00:55:59 - Sponsored by us
00:58:28 - Hidden patch notes
01:07:31 - TheXclusiveAce on hidden perk benefits
01:16:59 - MWIII...
Published 12/15/23
The guys take some time to talk about their first impressions of Warzone and Urzikstan after the integration. Consider this a review of Warzone so far.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:01:02 - Intro & announcements
00:11:00 - PSAs
00:28:31 - Gulag
00:36:40 - Map
01:19:00 - Sponsored by us
01:20:18 - Perks
01:46:56 - Weapons
02:09:22 - Misc./overall
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Published 12/11/23
The boys go through the Season 1 patch notes for Modern Warfare III, including both multiplayer and the long-awaited Warzone integration.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:49 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:06:11 - Announcements
00:10:43 - S1 patch notes; multiplayer
00:43:35 - Sponsored by us
00:44:53 - S1 patch notes; Warzone
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Published 12/08/23
The guys go over the Warzone section of the latest blog post detailing what's to come with Season 1 of MWIII and everything we can expect from the integration for Warzone.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:55 - Intro & announcements
00:07:37 - Warzone in Season 1; overview
00:25:02 - Movement/mechanics updates
01:14:50 - Sponsored by us
01:17:13 - New perks
01:54:41 - New gulag/Christmas LTMs
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Published 12/04/23
The boys go through the MASSIVE blog post from Call of Duty detailing what we can expect for Season 1 before getting into some creator videos on the intricacies of the game's mechanics.
00:00:00 - Teaser
00:00:57 - Intro & acknowledgments
00:04:58 - Announcements
00:10:57 - PSA/patch notes
00:21:41 - Season 1 blog post: multiplayer
00:36:45 - New perk, killstreaks/ranked play
00:53:04 - Zombies
01:07:05 - New weapons/attachments/wrap-up
01:44:29 - Sponsored by us
01:46:51 - TrueGameData...
Published 12/01/23