Are Headshots Useless in Modern Warfare III? | (Best Guns for Headshots)

[@TheXclusiveAce]

CORRECTION: The MCW 6.8 does NOT kill in one shot to the head as I stated in the video. I'm not sure how this slipped in there as my spreadsheet is correct; I must've just misread it.

[@calamelli209]

It's okay, even the best make mistakes every once in a while.

[@HEALPony]

I was about to say theres no shot the MCW 6.8 can one shot headshot. Like it would be amazing, but there are magazine attachments that make up for that 10 round mag that balances the two shot headshot. Also thanks for posting this info as I always go for headshots and never body shots, I LOVE going for quad feed headshots only, and your videos help tremendously on damage range drop offs and other useful info that i need to know for what gun becomes a two shot headshot or not in core. Also RIP the EBR-14 and LM-S as those two marksman rifles were amazing to go for one shot headshots with, but thanks to the 150 health system its a rip.

[@ghostofturismo]

Thank you ace!! We really appreciate your hardwork 🥰

[@Adderflail]

The crossbow doesn't one shot to the body at all

[@no1nice]

Have you done a video based on ping and connection with net Duma? Sometimes, when I get a very low ping, my connection gets worse

[@JoeOrHighs]

I dislike how headshots aren't rewarded in this game, feel like players with good aim are once again being handicapped.

[@emp1985]

Mother of GOd, BR for MW2 that explains so much! the FTAC was my favorite gun on MW2, and on paper, should still be very viable on MW3.... but it felt SO inconsistent. The hand thing explains so much. Hoepfully they fix it... although with the current record... the MW2 are being left in the void.

[@Mekaman-hj9hp]

As a player who has been playing since cod4. Let's be honest. Headshots are useless and nonexistent now. We need more players speaking against this.

[@darkfire032996]

That 630ms kill time on the lockwood though lol

[@acx2035]

One thing to point out, the carrack 300 or WA2000, can’t one shot to anywhere but the head. This w it’s bad rate of fire makes it a worse sniper than something like the kvd or mtz

[@calamelli209]

Headshots being less effective on most guns coupled with flinch not being as bad as some past games has drastically reduced my frustration with "shoot first, flinch the enemy into a fluke headshot, die first" deaths, so I see this as an overall good thing.

[@DeadSpacedOut]

I feel like i've had the "shoot first, die first" happen even MORE in this game than in recent entries, personally. Though, maybe this is due to the absolutely ABYSMAL Server Latency/Packet Loss we've been dealing with in MP since Launch, my Kills/Deaths feel ridiculously inconsistent this year. I mean I like MW3 for a lot of reasons, but i just cannot stand the server issues this year, i've not even been playing for the past few weeks because of it.

[@colin7231]

I mean the terrible servers and the fact that ping isn’t king make for a lot of shoot first die first scenarios even if I’m hitting my shots

[@hilaireb795]

@@DeadSpacedOut same for me. all my shots hit upper chest and neck sometimes but desync says "nope you gon die!" to me and thats that lol

[@DeadSpacedOut]

@@hilaireb795 yeah, i be getting 9 hitmarkers on one guy for the killcam to show me hittin' em like once and that's when I just go "Okay, time to play a different game" lol

[@iskabin]

Shoot first die first happen much more in this game than the previous

[@SP2SP2SP2]

6:31 I’m fairly certain the Sab50 can’t one shot to the body. TGD says it can’t, and definitely seems like that’s the case in game too. Unless you’re counting neck hit box, but that’s very different than what the spr can do.

[@bigph1l]

Yes, it will only one shot kill to the head. I'm kind of glad after it's reign of terror in mw2

[@medleyfriends9525]

You can get a neck shot, its pretty unforgiving though

[@DeadSpacedOut]

Ace, I think when people say "Headshots are Useless in MW3!" They're thinking of it as more of a general rule of thumb, as most players will likely only ever use Assault Rifles and Submachine Guns, and those Weapons benefit the LEAST from Headshots, other than Snipers which can One Shot regardless.

[@NOBODIES_XIII]

This game is all over the place. I learn something new everytime you do a video on this game

[@humanperson1197]

In conclusion headshots pretty much useless for the guns most people use

[@x_eVol_Gaming_x]

As the absolute GOAT in analyzing this game, I would love a comprehensive guide on spawns from you. All I can find is some vague info here and there and I still don’t get exactly how they work. Maybe a new series on spawns for each map? Keep up the good work 👍

[@deltafire12]

We need more battle rifles and marksman rifles with lethal headshot ranges. MWII guns included.

[@MrKing-he3eo]

That would be broken

[@Name-zd2nb]

​@@MrKing-he3eo Literally how it's been since 2019. Headshot marksman rifles. How does that not make sense. Bullets kill yo brain dork.

[@StrawberryPidgey]

@@MrKing-he3eo I just got done leveling the MMRs (didn't own mw2, so i did ALL of them). They are so damn broken at close/medium with 1 headshot lmao. People are sleeping on them.

[@MrKing-he3eo]

@@StrawberryPidgey Yeah the mwlll marksman rifles are fine when not factoring headshots. The mwll ones are a little weak for the body. Overall I think only bolt action marksman rifles should one shot to the head. Otherwise slow firing ones should 2 shot to the body and faster firing ones 3 shot. I swear a lot of people complain about balance but want 1 headshot helping for every gun,lethal head shots for all semi autos, and 3 shot one burst kill guns in 150 HP. Makes no sense

[@logicplague]

@@MrKing-he3eo Marksman rifles SUCK A$$! It's like you're shooting them with a pellet gun. Range definitely needs to be a factor, when I can shoot someone in the head from 5 feet away and hit marker them, that's broken. A marksman rifle is supposed to be an in-between of an assault rifle and a sniper rifle.

[@quennybird]

It's crazy that yt still hasn't fixed the bot problem

[@Charliecraig2003]

I know there’s already two of them in the comment section already. Edit: Reported both of them though doubt youtube will do anything about it. At least it isn’t as bad as it was in late 2020 though.

[@TheXclusiveAce]

It's getting annoying for sure. I ban them as much as I can but they just keep popping up

[@LetrixAR]

You simply can't fix that, the same way you can't fix cheaters in games without being invasive.

[@flamingscar5263]

It's really not an easy fix KZbin is MASSIVE, and rolling out a fix site wide without undoubtedly hitting millions if innocent people in the process, well its borderline impossible It's a conundrum, do you punish the tens if not hundreds if millions of bot accounts knowing for sure that you will ban millions of innocent people because it's impossible to be precise enough to not? Or do you let the bots exsit to not accidentally punish innocent users KZbin seems to be going for the latter

[@supermdmamazing]

How can I recognize a bot?

[@dillonc7955]

With how many weapons we've got in this game, I was underwhelmed to see how few ARs, SMGs, and LMGs are actually good to go for headshots with. In the other weapon classes, there's a lot of potential for headshots, so it may be a pretty big bias against going for headshots outside of your run of the mill full auto weapons.

[@MrKing-he3eo]

Definitely think head shots being harder to get makes for good balance. Only needing 1 headshot normally for a lot of guns makes it too easy imo. Only weapons that should only require 1 headshot are mediocre body ttk guns.

[@ps3beatswii]

The LMG class as a whole is abysmal IMO. The damage output doesn't come close to making up for the slow handling.

[@GabrielP2R]

​@ps3beatswii LMGs specially without attachments are the worst class straight up, only way to play them is Warzone/Zombies or Hardcore

[@MrKing-he3eo]

@@GabrielP2R I think they just need their open bolt delay removed, have more range than ar's, and be more consistent at range. They'll be balanced then.

[@GabrielP2R]

@MrKing-he3eo so just buff them a lot ? But yeah, I agree. They don't feel good at range at all, just straight up losing to almost everything, I did enjoy them in Hardcore, though, because of being one shot at most ranges and with attachments to make them handle better as well

[@alorem123]

I like how they balanced headshots. It makes sense that weapons with mediocre body ttks would have big benefits from just one headshots, and already competitive weapons would need more to further lower the ttk. It just makes sense from a balance perspective.

[@MrKing-he3eo]

100% agree Otherwise it's too easy to just pop a headshot and make the experienced ttk faster than it should be.

[@zoanth4]

It's lame cuz its anti intuitive, and leads to complete inconsistency from gun to gun, especially if you don't need out on stats ever patch and write down all the numbers

[@MrKing-he3eo]

@@zoanth4 It being inconsistent is proper balance. Not all guns need to be headshot machines.

[@bladeclanhalo3]

just dumbs down the game

[@MrKing-he3eo]

@@bladeclanhalo3 It's called balance. Seems to me people want broken guns even though they complain about them.

[@Latinblood59]

They’re fine as is, my only concern is balancing the one shot potential to the snipers and knives. Nearly every game I play there’s just snipers with karambits

[@BlurredWolf]

Hey Ace, wanted to ask but I think there might be a mistake in the TTK for the MTZ-556 in a few of the videos. I believe you have the RPM stated as 833RPM but in game I think it says ~811? Not sure if there was a patch or something but shifts the numbers a bit

[@cparks1000000]

Basically, the answer is "yes" for most guns.

[@nifflerhd5453]

Can you do a video on the best laser, muzzle and underbarrel and how to get them because there are a lot

[@hion71]

thank you so much 4 video man

[@longjohn9751]

Wait so battle rifles have different damage numbers whether they are in semi auto or full auto?!?!

[@batsukamuro]

What about shotgun slugs? I have clips where it took 2 slugs to the head to kill. No one seems to want to cover how trash slugs are.

[@remnsea]

As we moved to mw3, lockwood mk2 became trash. It is difficult to use it anymore because it no longer produces a single upper body kill and the rate of fire is slow. As a user who loves mk2, it's so sad.

[@ps3beatswii]

*laughs in Crossbow not being able to 1 shot*

[@erickozfkay458]

Would be neat to get an ammo type that would increase headshot damage, with a downside of maybe the head being the only damage multiplier zone you get

[@Paper323]

Yeah, bring back "high caliber" attachment from the black ops games.

[@loadedexcrement]

High cal was a crutch, cod needs to stay away from attachments and perks that alter damage without massive downsides ( like explosive ammo)

[@PbZeppelin]

@@loadedexcrementagreed. The above 2 comments asking for it to come back are short sighted and forgetting how annoying these ammo types were as they increased the randomness in deaths.

[@eobardthawn6903]

Agreed. So many times in MW3 you lose gunfights when you hit all headshots. The ammo types in mw3 are all garbage and a waste of an attachment.

[@Dragoonsoul7878]

@@loadedexcrement It wasn't really a crutch, it competed with ADS Speed, Recoil Control, and Firerate along with utility effects all for you only getting a benefit specifically when hitting the head but being as if you had nothing in every other situation. I say this as a person who avoided it like the plague because Rapid Fire was a flat certain increase as opposed to a gamble where if you miss even 1 bullet you're worse off.

[@TisNomad]

I don't like reduced hs modifiers. Greater modifiers allowed players like me punish people who stayed back and head glitched behind cover. Also I like the feel of aiming for the head and getting a reward for doing so. On the topic of higher base MP health, it thwarts the gun balance between one shot guns, like shotguns and snipers, and automatic guns. Because of this balance decision, shotguns feel underwhelming to use in my opinion. Affective range of shotguns are shorter. I don't know if you tested MW2 shotguns but they are pretty terrible some people say. I haven't had the chance of using them because of the camo grind.

[@raysiris]

When a lmg takes 5 shots and shoots slow you NEED to buff lmgs

[@armyguy5000]

I have completely stopped playing mw2023, and mw2022. i only play mw2009 and mw2011 anymore

[@Phlfwlr]

The MTZ Interceptor can seemingly get a 1 HS kill at any range. Idk about any of the other ones, but I play with that one a lot and I’ve outgunned snipers across the ground war maps with that gun many times. I actually don’t see why I would ever pick up a sniper rifle in this game aside from that one because it kicks straight up and the handling is better than any of the sniper rifles.

[@MooreGravy]

Appears to be the gun of choice for cheaters. Seen 3 cheaters in GW and all 3 were using it.

[@Phlfwlr]

@@MooreGravy what cheating were they doing?

[@fteej7861]

There is zero reason to use a sniper in MW3 ( I don't see the longbow as a sniper), with a reg gun you can ADS all the time with little to no recoil, fast movement, and use all the movement tech. With the snipers, you have high flinch, mid - low damage, slow ADS speeds, very slow movement, slow bolt speed, and can't use 3/4ths of the movement available to everyone else.

[@MooreGravy]

@@Phlfwlr Aimbot. Across the map headshots. In Ground War, not regular multiplayer. I forgot about the 2 hackers with walls I've seen. They were using Battle Rifles I believe.

[@cparks1000000]

@@fteej7861 I do pretty good with snipers. I typically kill them before they can shoot me.

[@Di_D3M0N]

I wish the sidewinder got a nice buff

[@hemig2869]

Aha I knew the lmg's sucked at headshots. Thanks for the confirmation ace!!

[@xLeechcraftx]

I'd personally prefer it if headshots were consistently rewarding for every gun, especially semi-autos. It feels so much more intuitive that way, and after years of games going "aim for the head!" it feels odd when suddenly they're not very effective. That being said, the folks mentioning the "shoot first, enemy flinches into a headshot and gets the kill on me for it" problem have a point that needs to be addressed somehow too.

[@Scuzz1204]

Agreed in a way it’s extremely odd to have them be generally beneficial when that’s how it’s always been. Then again I feel balanced is a huge problem as is since a good number of weapons just feel absolutely useless compared to the new mw3 stuff

[@MrKing-he3eo]

I only think slow body shot ttk guns should benefit from 1 headshot. Otherwise it's too easy just to hit 1 headshot and makes the ttk inconsistent.

[@jridenour31]

​@@Scuzz1204It's a different game. They obviously intended for mw3 weapons to be better than mw2. They shouldn't have even included the mw2 weapons.

[@theunknowngamer2935]

Sad to see skills no longer is required

[@speedy316uk]

Technically there is over a hundred guns in MW3 if you count the MW2 weapons and that fact that less than 20 benefit from headshots is a flipping joke. Once again people that can aim get the shaft over idiots with cheat controllers slide jumping all over the place

[@Dragoonsoul7878]

Head shot weapons benefit cheaters more because they are the only ones with certainty who can hit those with almost certainty while normal people due to the head being small often miss a bullet. The amount of precision needed means if even 1 has headshots it benefits cheaters more.

[@supersai4198]

MW2 Guns don't count since only about 4 if them are even remotely good in MW3

[@BrandonChavarria-ml2wj]

Wait what about the jak ferocity kit for the renniti

[@TheSwedishDemon1]

mw2 weapons need a overhaul. theres not really a reason to use them atm

[@SavageSenzu]

Did they buff the mw2 weapons to match the mw3 guns or do the mw3 guns still out perform the mw2 guns?

[@ninjalemon9082]

Kinds crazy how many more mw3 guns benefit from headshots than mw2 guns. Also, I was wondering why my beloved G3 (Lachmann 762) is so weak here. I keep getting killed even in close quarters when I've hit the person like 3 times. In mw2, I could reliably 2 tap at a decent range in semi. Now I know I haven't regressed in skill with semi auto BRs.

[@VzKraazy]

On a similar note whoever said the ttk was longer in mw3 and shorter in mw2 has no idea what they talking about, i swear sometimes theres not even a chance to slide out before your dead

[@MrKing-he3eo]

It's due to desync. Otherwise yes the ttk is slower in MWlll compared to MWll

[@Infinicat]

Honestly my ideal variation of cod works like this: AR’s: 3-4 shots to kill depending on ROF(slower is 3 faster is 4). SMG’s: 4-6 shots to kill, again dependent on ROF. Shotguns: Pump action always 1, semi-auto/spam 2-4 depending on rate of fire, full auto always 3 or 4. Marksman rifles:2-3 shots Snipers: 2 shots everywhere except for neck up - neck or higher is 1. I’ve already mentioned sniper headshots, so for every other weapon a headshot should reduce TTK by 1. So AR’s would be 2-3 SMG’s 3-5 Shotguns: pump always 1 shot anyway, semi auto can be 1-3, full auto 2-3 Marksman rifles: 1-2 Snipers: 1 to the head. And I personally prefer when the whole body is on one multiplier while the head is another. Not a huge fan of limb damage, I feel it needless complicates balance and also disrupts the general flow and feel of gunfights in my opinion. I also think it would bridge the gap between fast and slow TTK by setting a medium body-shot TTK and if you’re accurate and want to go for the head you can be rewarded for that accuracy. But, naturally, despite this being the “clearly objectively superior” way of balancing(I jest I jest) the devs have decided that whatever weird crap they have now is better so here we are lol.

[@DarksydePhilip]

Snipers needing 2 shots to kill would kill make them completely unusable. Everyone would just use the sniper with the highest rof if that was the case, making the slow rof snipers literally pointless.

[@Infinicat]

@@DarksydePhilipI mean you would still have that problem if they’re all 1 shot rifles too so what would you suggest?

[@vVDrewciferVv]

So it's definitely my ping. I get 2 headshot hitmarkers mixed in with 1 or 2 body shots with the MCW, and I still get killed.

[@christopherscanniello5491]

I think a headshot should help on all primary guns, but not to the point of a 1-shot kill to the head (except for snipers obviously)

[@MrKing-he3eo]

That's too easy

[@wisewhiterabbit]

id rather the default player health be lowered from 150 to 125ish. you speak in milliseconds, but brutaly honest, it feels like forever and half a magazine to kill anything at any distance. i've been playing a long time lvl1200 on mw2 and 128 on mw3. i mean hardcore mode feels like the goldilocks zone in mw3. if your far enough away you have a chance to turn and return fire or hide and heal. headshots feel utterly useless 85% of the time in in most maps.

[@DangOldRegularOld]

The MCW 6.8 is garbage. It's one shot headshot range is pitiful.

[@samisnotreal4360]

That's because it doesn't have a one shot headshot.

[@DangOldRegularOld]

@@samisnotreal4360 I've gotten one shot headshots at point blank range. Maybe they were all at lower health when it happened.

[@samisnotreal4360]

@@DangOldRegularOld Yeah, I just checked the adv stats and it says it does 121 on a headshot, and the first damage range goes to 47m

[@DangOldRegularOld]

@@samisnotreal4360 Well god man that explains it then. Too slow to spam not enough damage to tap. What a terrible weapon.

[@urbancliff]

On the subject of mw2 battle rifle, i noticed that on the FTac Recon which technically has an amazing 2 shot ttk. The gun ends up being super inconsistent and you're never sure if you should put another round in the guy or not. It's such a gamble every time

[@RvBnerd618]

Great to see this cheat sheet. Lachman 556 was my favorite in MW2 so it's nice to see it actually shine in MW3. With some of the MW3 guns having attachments with an integrated suppressor, would you consider doing a video like you did with MW2 on the best guns with those barrel attachment?

[@TheXclusiveAce]

I may get to a video like that at some point in the future

[@RvBnerd618]

​@@TheXclusiveAce Glad to hear, whether you do it or not tho, just keep up the good work on these videos!

[@muneka]

Ive gotten headshots from 116meters away with a semi auto marksman rifle with only iron sights (taq m)

[@ghostofturismo]

Mcw 6.8?? Are sure about the 1 headshot? It hitmarkers for me every time....

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Good catch. I'm not sure how that slipped in there

[@fabianhenrich4697]

I guess they did this because the aim assist especially the RAA tracks always center of mass and the controller players dont go for headshots. MnK dont have an advantage that way over their higher precision and skill. Tinfoil hat off

[@ickybobclay26]

I stopped going for headshots since everyone slides around like hockey players. I’m tired of missing shots high

[@loggedurip]

I find headshots are not super worth it. When aiming for a headshot, you are far more likely to miss a follow up shot. The risk reward is just not balanced for most weapons. Honestly weapon and perk balance does not feel great in 6v6 right now. Covert sneakers are a must have perk, and there are a couple clear meta no-recoil weapons.

[@Sploogesipper]

Who on earth says headshots are useless when the mcw the best gun in the game has a GREAT headshot multipliers

[@LDevilK]

I noticed yesterday that I can not equip 3 different muzzle attachments on my MPs, even though I have them unlocked. I also can't select them for the Armory unlock (because they are unlocked) I don't have the names of the other two, but one is the Rival-9 Compensator. Did anyone else also notice this?

[@zeroshadowzs]

I have this for the slate reflector

[@CamperN00b47]

Several attachments are bugged that differ from person to person. Some attachments are universally bugged however like the Rival-9 Compensator you mentioned and most noticeably a few of the new XRK Stalker sniper's attachments like one of the barrels and the stockless stock. They noted many cases on the game's community Trello board so check it out.

[@chuteu260]

Does your gun guides for MW2 hold for MW3?

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Nope

[@chuteu260]

@@TheXclusiveAce If you get some extra time maybe you could do some of your favorite MW2 gun guides for MW3?

[@BackupReal]

I feel like we are already at that point where the dev start to slowly go silent after 1 month of the release of the game compared to what they did on beta. All those people who were praising SHG now are all silent to lmao 😂

[@TheNoirMirror]

The funny thing about comparing TTK in CoD: You actually blink slower than most TTK weapons in this game.

[@Raystorm002]

What gun what were you using in the video?

[@jakegianino5762]

LMGs and shotguns need better damage. Everyone is saying SMGs too, but that’s an MW2 map design thing and I think SMGs will be better as DLC maps get added. Snipers and Knives are way too quick when most guns take 5+ bullets minimum.

[@JWBDWP2]

So Wachu mean to say is… I’m holdin myself back and this ain’t even my final form

[@iskabin]

And they keep the trend of making this game more and more towards unskilled people. Skillgap is smaller every year

[@Unexpectable_]

Make a ttk vs ttd video please.

[@TheXclusiveAce]

There's nothing really to say about the topic aside from, it sucks when this happens and I hope they continue to improve the connection quality as is often the case with CoD games as their life cycle progresses.

[@cuteasxtreme]

I love burst guns so naturally I still think headshots are pretty great

[@deathnavy]

I find it crazy that there are marksman rifles like the LMS that can’t get a 1 shot headshot. Also to my knowledge unless they recently changed it the crossbow is only a 1 shot to the head in MWIII and can’t get a kill with an upper torso shot like in MWII.

[@KastoeKrab]

True, the crossbow is useless now unless you use explosive/termite bolt, which decreases arrow velocity a lot

[@Speedster_310]

Ace can you do a suppressor video like in MW2?

[@DarksydePhilip]

Why? You can read all the stats in game plus theres already a supressor with 0 downsides.

[@Speedster_310]

@@DarksydePhilip the game in stats are not that accurate compared to his data and even though the shadow strike suppressor has no cons probably not the best for warzone or other modes and HMRES suppressor is pretty good extra bullet velocity, with a con in recoil control not bad for a MCW class over the Shadowstrike suppressor

[@thecataclysman]

Have a great 2024 Ace!

[@KastoeKrab]

Ads speed of ALL mw2 guns is so incredibly slow compared to mw3 guns

[@talfonso4]

Coreo Eagle Eye 2.5 optic is perfect for Head shots.

[@yourstillwithme]

How did you not put the Vel46/MP7? It has the best headshot ttk in the entire smg category and it kills INCREDIBLY fast if you go for headshots. The MP7 is easily the most underrated SMG right now. Its VERY GOOD for headshots and kills incredibly fast up to 12m

[@TheXclusiveAce]

You have to hit literally 4 headshots in a row in order to reduce the number of shots to kill with the VEL 46. It's a great SMG but this is a video about headshots and it's not viable at all to hit 4 consecutive headshots with any consistency.

[@yourstillwithme]

@@TheXclusiveAce Guess i take Warzone ttk into account with armor and also Shipment chaos where most likely people have taken other damage somewhere somehow. Thats honestly something i factor in as well along with open bolt delay, dps, dmg per mag, etc. Ive had incredible success with the MP7 lately and prefer it over most MW3 smgs other than like the rival9 and Striker. mw3 smgs are overall really bad so ive been exploring mw2 guns a lot in MP

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Warzone is essentially a completely different game that I don't play or cover at all. This is strictly a MWIII multiplayer video.

[@Chrissy717]

Why would you even write that comment. The good performing guns from Warzone don't translate even a tiny bit into multiplayer. These games have virtually nothing in common in terms of what stats matter to which extend.

[@cparks1000000]

@@Chrissy717 The guns also have different stats.

[@ralts6464]

Sad ebr got nerfed. In mw2 its one headshot kill

[@mattclements1348]

Does this transition to warzone

[@DarksydePhilip]

Considering the fact that it has armor, no.

[@travishart4706]

M13b is a headshot demon

[@lesiegelad]

I suppose it's fine that not every gun benefits, but I think it would be nice if it was more obvious for players to realize this without needing to look up a video.

[@loadedexcrement]

The game literally tells you much headshot damage deal in the max damage range, the average player isn’t gonna math out the numbers tho. I bet majority of the player base thinks we have 100 hp

[@64squarepyro]

Headshots aren’t worth it-is untrue, now here’s the 2 assault rifles and one smg….lmfao-this is exactly the problem. Paste someone in the center of their head w/a red dot or scope at 5x-they live. Get shot from across the map by a smg w/iron sights hiding behind a railing I cannot shoot thru-I’m dead.

[@darthgriff]

Is this why it seems like headshot hit detection is useless…

[@DarksydePhilip]

Aim assist is tuned during the match based on performance. If you miss a lot, it'll feel like AA is 2-3x more powerful than normal. I've had kills where my aim just snapped from enemy to enemy in an aimbot like manner. If you go for headshots a lot, you'll see some godlike aim come out of nowhere and give you a free double headshot kill if you miss a lot (on controller at least, probably not for pc though).

[@lawrencewood4717]

I find that some guns are super inconsistent . Some times you hit the shots and you get melted that or you hit the shots and get 5 kills in less then 2 seconds all head shots just insta deleting players . 😂

[@letsgettaco]

I've watched most of your videos since the game launched, but the gameplay you run in the background is significantly different to my experience. You seem have so much more time to kill than I do. Every match I play, I consistently get insta-melted as soon as I see an enemy. Killcam says I died in 5, 6 or 7 bullets, yet it always feels like 1 or 2. It's not my connection either, I regularly have ping times of below 20ms.

[@xxPhoenixX-sg9tr]

Because it’s hand picked videos that he chose to use. What he’s not showing is how bad the other 12 hours he played to get that footage. Dont ever go by videos bro. Until you see these streamers do it like that on live stream don’t trust what you see.

[@deanleung9037]

Im sure he gets melted in one second too but he cant put that in his youtube videos man, it wouldnt be entertaining for the audience

[@simonwashington5771]

watch the kill cams after you die lol

[@kofskii6215]

I'm convinced that there is a significant delay between getting hit by the first bullet of someone's spray and your character/screen flinching and showing blood or damage indicators. When I'm dueling someone who has say an MCW it feels quite forgiving with the TTK (not the recoil disparity with some guns though), but when I get shot from the side I hear around 2 impacts and I'm dead. I don't mean the report of the gun because people may say that the bullet travels faster than sound and the game doesn't bother producing the sound when you're dead but the actual impact fleshy noise doesn't happen as often as the bullets actually hitting. I think they dont overlay sounds but idk, so if you get shot 3 times, the first time produces the sound - slightly delayed - then the second shot hits whilst the impact sound plays it doesn't generate another. Either I'm somewhat correct with this or I'm giga copeing but I haven't done any testing in private servers because I'm friendless :). The reason this bothers me is because people say this COD has a high TTK but I honestly feel like I have an easier time responding to getting jumped in tarkov and a lot of the time you drop in 3 bullets from an auto gun in that game.

[@holacom363]

because he only uploads/plays matches with trash players, he queues up with friends and uses a geoblocker so he only gets noobs. The other day he uploaded a video where he was getting melted by the enemy team and it was nice. btw just look at your killcam, you are probably just bad

[@fteej7861]

I feel like Headshots are useless on basically everything because of how inconsistent they feel, aiming directly between someone's eye the entire time and getting a body shot kill shouldn't happen as often as it does in MW3. I'll use OSHS weapons like the Tyr or the Marksman Rifles on shipment and aim extremely high (like forehead high) and still get a body shot.

[@fteej7861]

Also I know there are instances that you can get a headshot and it will show up as a body shot in the kill feed. It will still show the headshot xp tho.

[@waiting4jesus316]

When are you going to talk about the EOMM that's going on?

[@JagsP95]

He and many others have been talking about it for 4 years 😂

[@TheXclusiveAce]

I've made so many videos about it over the years, including one just a couple weeks ago. I don't really have anything else to add to the conversation at the moment and I don't want to make the same video every few weeks.

[@Cristian_D63]

​@@TheXclusiveAce This dude clearly doesn't watch all your videos you've mentioned it multiple times that it's not worth your time to talk about it until they officially release information about it. 😂😂😂

[@waiting4jesus316]

@@TheXclusiveAce Maybe I've missed it, but I've personally have only heard you speak out on SBMM and not the predatory practices of EOMM.

[@TheXclusiveAce]

I mention EOMM in essentially every video with SBMM in the title. SBMM is just a much more searchable and relatable term that more people understand.

[@ninjaGrim1]

not benefiting from headshotting makes me sad

[@markmaish7173]

You are so informative. I will now go lower, center mass with my current favorite BAS B.

[@ravenevans3136]

pls just finish the last lmg this year. still gonna be a while till s.1 reloaded drops, no point in waiting here, u gonna move on to the next category and come back for the new lmg anyway.

[@k9feces]

The Holger 26 is really easy to get headshots

[@josealejandroangelesgallar9763]

The point of headshots is developing your skill in order to have precise aim and spread control. Now, the devs obviously want to lower the skill gap making headshots less relevant with each game.

[@FoxTheBrian]

I strongly disagree. Headshot multipliers reduce skill expression and add more randomness. The cod games that have appealed more to casuals generally have a greater emphasis on hs multipliers. The ones with fewer of them are more popular among CDL pros.

[@FoxTheBrian]

Not implying that aiming for the shortest ttk isn’t a skill, but that in practice headshots occur much more randomly than intentionally and if you’re playing “correctly” you’ll end up hitting fewer headshots overall.

[@Shadowkiller-dq2ju]

The fact that headshots are useless is so f’ing stupid it’s just makes me lose brain cells

[@DarksydePhilip]

It makes no sense. On some guns theres literally no bonus damage. Literally pointless to go for headshots with those unless you need them for challenges.

[@jaimeruiz7837]

It doesn’t matter, there will always be people who bitch and cry about something. Died because of skill issue? Actually it was lag. Died because solo rushed enemies and was outnumbered? Actually it was teams fault for not being at their beck and call. Died several times to some guy with a specific gun? Actually he wasn’t even trying. Always excuses for some people

[@jaimeruiz7837]

@@fabloski no, it isn’t.

[@mattclements1348]

I know i lost several gunfights when i was aming for the head😞

[@mudomudito]

50 headshots to grind in all marksman rifles, that's too much. Half would be ok

[@hops2099x]

Tyr is a god in both Norse and Germanic Mythology, it’s pronounced “TEER” not “Tire” ✌️

[@SamasakiXBL]

This video further proves that Sledgehammer has no idea how to balance weapons. I have to play hardcore because everything feels like a peashooter in this game, plus the other party always somehow outgunning me with lasers aimed right at my torso. Speaking of lasers, how the hell is Ace getting these brain dead players who miss 90% of shots on him? These dudes make ME seem like a pro player.

[@matheusmelisguerrapeixe2330]

First coment (there's none showing to me)

[@physic3524]

Lack of headshot dmg on most guns lowers the skill gap, especially when you include the oppressively strong aim assist on controller. When you add 300hp into the mix in warzone the balance and skill ceiling of the game is completely ruined, here is an example to show my point: AMR-9 does 30 to the neck/body/arms and 33 to the head at close range. 2 people get into a fight with the AMR-9, one on controller, one on mouse and keyboard. Both players start shooting at the same time, the controller player locks on with aim assist and hits every shot to the body, killing in 10 shots. The mouse and keyboard player has very good aim but still misses one bullet as they don't have perfect free aimbot, aiming for the head they hit 6 headshots and 3 body, firing 10 total. The controller player who didn't miss one bullet but hit no headshots wins the fight, doing 300 damage and killing the other player. The mouse and keyboard player only did 288 damage, despite hitting 6 HEADSHOTS. 6 HEADSHOTS. THEY TRACKED THEIR HEAD FOR 6 BULLETS. If headshots did more damage, M&K players could compensate for not having free lock-on aimbot by aiming for the head and come out even more often but sadly sledgehammer decided to remove most of the skill gap regarding aim in the game. All pro warzone players are on controller now, you're just handicapping yourself by using M&K which is the more precise, higher skill ceiling input method.

[@loadedexcrement]

Not to mention iron sights are nearly impossible to use on a lotta guns for m&k whereas controllers can lock on and “feel” the target rather than see them.

[@Ram-Rod-Please]

Correction is being good useless in mw3 ? Dynamic difficulty says yes.

[@karsonharris1991]

The only thing that's really useless in this game is me 😂

[@LetrixAR]

I miss killing easly with headshots using the Kastov 762 in MWII. It was hard thanks to having high recoil but it felt rewarding.

[@pspcow]

The feeling of shooting was absolutely sublime in mw2, that kept me playing for longer than I would have

[@loadedexcrement]

@@pspcow😂”sublime” quote from person who absolutely loves visual recoil and barrel smoke obscuring the shot

[@groundcontroller4173]

Hardcore 💪

[@r0q]

i'm gonna have to make a tyr pronunciation guide

[@Tixrok]

The body multipliers are cringe your aiming at the chest and they can jump putting legs in ur reticle.

[@takingdollar]

Brazil Love ❤ calma

[@TheGXDivider]

I liked you Ace, for Mw19 and mw22. But this time it's just too much.. MW3 should have been a dlc or a mw2 season. First cod since Blops2 I didnt buy

[@TheXclusiveAce]

To each their own but MW3 is actually my favorite CoD in the modern era. Far better gameplay than MWII

[@Pr0digyZRX]

No headshots arent useless lol. Just mostly more useful for single shot guns