Best Ranked Play Setups for Modern Warfare II! (TAQ-56, Vaznev 9k, & ISO Hemlock)

[@TheXclusiveAce]

UPDATE: The Hemlock has now been restricted in Ranked Play so you won't be able to use it here anymore.

[@jampuppy1087]

Pog

[@Josie238]

Sweet so everyone will be using the tac 56🤦🏾‍♂️ why not just ban everything but the 9k, 56, knife, and the x12. That’s all anyone plays with it’s super boring

[@brinklaubscher2283]

@@Josie238 non-ranked already has SBMM, Ranked is the same thing, but with a way to track your SBMM and WAY fewer choices. It's pretty retarded.

[@exmann03]

Did they take the lasers off too?

[@alexmaurice4274]

@@Josie238 yeah ranked usually isn’t that fun with variety it’s more just the competition that makes it fun but I somewhat agree although the hemlock did feel a little too powerful

[@05kouta]

Thanks for all that you do Ace....with all the choice and complete lack of stats by IW it's nice to know best set ups.

[@yonsetv5223]

You had a lack of stats in the golden era of cod lmao get over advanced stats already

[@Ccubed92]

I mean just trying out weapons will give you a basic understanding of what's good or not. Number crunching is for pros and people who get paid not a casual

[@yourstillwithme]

Perfect Example of why this game is dogshit. Imagine playing an Infinity Ward game, taking it seriously, and having 0 fucking concept of what is happening with your gun and what the stats are and just "guessing" the "tuning" of your weapon. Using a "new feature" that literally just has your playerbase guessing what the F is going on. What a great scale for making a competitive game mode. ;-) Anyone who supports this game and enables Infinity Ward to keep pulling the shit they pull is a moron. Vanguard sucked, but at least you knew EXACTLY what was going on with your gun. Cold War did the same thing. Infinity Ward? Past 2 games you're literally guessing everything lolololol

[@haydens2664]

@@yonsetv5223it’s not 2010 anymore kiddo

[@05kouta]

@@yonsetv5223 spoken like a casual noob who only cares about what a gun looks like rather than what attachments actually do. IW literally give us a ridiculous number of attachments with stats that either tell us nothing at best or are inaccurate at worst (a bit like your reply really).....and the weapons, number of attachments and handling are very different to the "golden era", so a pretty dumb comparison to make tbh. But hey, if ya like your pretty gun and 0.7 kd, then all the best to ya!

[@Stuzler]

I see potential for more ranked content. Like guides for strats, rotations and spawns for each map. Keep the good work up! :)

[@wheresjsn]

Cant wait to see more stuff on ranked.

[@elhomoflow]

@@wheresjsn I don’t think there will be much. He was very open on streak that ranked isn’t his cup of tea anymore because it requires investment that he isn’t willing to do anymore.

[@Nite85]

+1

[@bobdarrick2628]

what I want to know is how did the TAQ-56 become the AR of choice for ranked play ad competitive? The Kastov-74u and M4 got banned or GA’d. Okay. But what about the Kastov 762 and Kastov 545 - why aren’t they used over the TAQ-56?

[@Nite85]

@@bobdarrick2628 i would also like to know... I get my ass kicked using the taq56

[@maserati4000]

i hate to say it but ive enjoyed ranked play far more than i have traditional 6v6. for some reason i am playing better in terms of k/d in the 4v4 restricted format than 6v6. yes the wins are hard and because i dont have a squad im basically going through the grinder to get wins. but the fact that mic or no mic, people are actually trying their best to communicate and play more aggressively makes it more enjoyable.

[@ch3ckm8]

same. Isn't that funny people complained about SBMM but in ranked play I usually play with equal or lesser skilled players so I perform much better. I'm currently on a 7 win streak in ranked

[@TimmyTues]

@@ch3ckm8 The SBMM is looser in ranked so far in my experience. Shitting on bronze players is easy. My public lobbies are clearly platinum to crimson with a gold thrown in from time to time to throw me a bone. The only bronze players that put up a fight are the new bronze players that are effectively smurfing as they don't have a real rank yet(not their fault, a feature of the game).

[@ch3ckm8]

@@TimmyTues that's the irony. It's not that it's looser SBMM, ranked just puts you at your actual level and eliminates sweaty players. I would say I'm a naturally bronze to silver player. Meanwhile, pubs SBMM will have a more dynamic range of players based on how you perform from previous matches (do well you get hard lobby next, do bad you get easy lobby next).

[@HragFarraGaming]

interesting.. I'll give that a try.

[@HragFarraGaming]

So I tried Ranked Play and honestly it's better than Quick Play mainly because no one can get constant UAVs as the idea of timed perks is just stupid and Ghost is needed right away. However, does Ranked Play affect overall KD? I checked my last matches and it didn't show anything from Ranked. Does anyone know?

[@phdsouza8017]

Ace, I think a general guide for ranked play would be awesome! Something going through perk suggestions, killstreaks, examples of lodouts, etc., so a player who has never played it and doesn`t dig Reddit can have a starting point!

[@Hittzzy]

Tbh the perks and kill streaks are unanimously the same. Perks go with double time, bomb squad and fast hands. Battle Hardened doesn’t do much at all. You can switch to focus if you’re running a sniper in search, instead of fast hands. Kill streak go with the cruise missile. Even if you don’t get a kill, you’ll get info.

[@ryanbolson23]

Bruh like 90% of the stuff in the game is banned in ranked mode. You have like 5 choices for anything.

[@emti29]

​@@Hittzzy battlehardened is still good for rank because tactical is stun or flash. You really dont want to be flashed or stunned in ranked.

[@nijego]

@@ryanbolson23 Yeah it makes the game fair

[@ryanbolson23]

@@nijego ok where did I say anything about the game being unfair? I’m talking about how stupid it is to ask “what do I run?” When you get like 5 things to choose from. We don’t need a 10 minute video telling us what 3 games of playing would by itself. No where am I talking about how unfair or anything in regards to that. I’m not even necessarily complaining about not having choices, literally just stating there’s basically no choices to make.

[@ch3ckm8]

whatever happened to the Kastov 545? that's what I use in ranked and it's an all around weapon with good range and very low recoil I think it's better than the taq56. I use a reflex sight and 45 round mag w/ mobility stock and sharkfin underbarrel and it's mobile with fast ADS speed. I'm on 7 win streak with that weapon.

[@andyxprophet]

It’s GA’ed by pros. He said at the beginning he was honoring that.

[@coryanderson463]

Heros come when you need them the most. Thanks ace

[@thor9356]

I've been using your accuracy build for the Lachman 556, but because we can't use lasers, I use the phase 3 grip and Sprint-to-Fire handle.

[@WinnerForWon]

I know that they are usually not good in competetive modes but I've really liked the extended mags on the taq and on the vaznev so far

[@blackpainty3048]

slight or very extended? i like slight since no armour

[@WinnerForWon]

@@blackpainty3048 the vaznev only has one extended mag and on the taq I personally prefer the 60 round one

[@blackpainty3048]

@@WinnerForWon i like the extended mags cos provides breathing space and even if your at longer range with harder shots cover is easier to find at distance and pistols exist for tight cqc clutches. Anywyays 40 rounds does the job while i dont really wanan lose ads speed either

[@WinnerForWon]

@@blackpainty3048 I used 40 rounds at first, too, but I don't think the ads penalty difference is too big between both of them and I really like the 20 aditional bullets. But it's just personal preferance I guess.

[@Latinblood59]

60rnd mag on a 4v4?!

[@chippewaguy4193]

It’s so dumb that ranked has weapons that are not allowed. I understand shotguns/snipers/riot shields being band but nothing else should be. Everyone running the literal same 3-4 guns is lame.

[@anthonyefimoff7228]

And only stuns? Only frag and semtex? It's stupid. No fun allowed.

[@masonkm]

Snipers are allowed

[@chriswilliams213]

And then there are the freaks like me running iso with the second to longest barrel and stockless. It just feels right..

[@L4urensF]

FYI for the TAQ56 loadout & those that haven't seen Ace's vid - the high velocity ammo is pretty redundant and can be replaced. Check his video !

[@itzzz_killzz5720]

I second this, the high velocity rounds feel inconsistent. I switched that out for a different attachment and it seems like my bullet reg has gotten more consistent

[@Camdot1]

the Hemlock needs to stay in. A two gun game in comp is BORING this GAing everything is nonsense

[@RlchlRlch]

Great video Ace! Thanks for thinking of us competitive players out there... i have a few suggestions for the Vaznev... most pros, as i have seen, use the Bruen pendulum muzzle, and ive been finding great success with it. I know its about nuances, however in ranked you have to take every inch you can... is there a major difference between this and the other muzzles?

[@Midas032]

He already has a video on muzzles

[@samuels3557]

@@matth7029 do something productive with ur life bud

[@RlchlRlch]

@@matth7029 ok bro meet me in crimson

[@RlchlRlch]

@@matth7029 bruh youre literally trying to say im not a comp playa and you dont even know the ranks, or probably what gbs is

[@RlchlRlch]

@@matth7029 alone you coming back to this shows the opposite

[@Necturn_]

Just played my first two matches of ranked. Got completely stomped both times with teammates that didn't help at all. Was not enjoyable even a little bit. Will not be touching ranked again

[@A.ED00]

I'm only at 6:53 and I wonder, How long do these vids usually take you to make Ace? Like I know you already have some most of these statistics down, but it really does intrigue me.

[@A.ED00]

@@SpongeGod-YawehPants Cringe

[@TheXclusiveAce]

This one was a few hours of testing tons of combinations to dial in the setups and then another few hours to handle graphics, recording, and editing. So probably about 6-8 hours for this one minus render and processing times

[@A.ED00]

@@TheXclusiveAce damn, that's a lot of time.. I don't think I could go through all of this just for call of duty, your dedication is remarkable.

[@stoicapplesauce]

​@TheXclusiveAce thanks for your videos dude my buddies and I always binge your vids after updates

[@EvanSolomonBerger]

I really like the iso hemlock with the 20 round mag.

[@KillaCamTron]

No stock hemlock has felt really powerful. Muzzle, barrel, laser, red dot, no stock. Seems like the no stock isn't affecting sway or recoil as much as it should

[@SeNs3NoEviL]

I pretty much have only played ranked over the last 3 games, just a more enjoyable experience, less bs deaths to upset about. If you die its generally because you made a mistake, didnt communicate properly, or just got outplayed, I can live with these deaths and theyre alot more acceptable than dying to shotguns, throwing knives, akimbo pistols or anything else cheesy from pub game modes.

[@Im__Andy-f6x]

im over here still using my MP7

[@DudeLoreGames]

The taq v is still the best gun at any range. It dominates in ranked.

[@macgyver3434]

Thank you again, Ace! One thing I'm wondering is why the high velocity rounds?

[@xrphoenix7194]

I've really enjoyed most of ranked so far, but the matchmaking is super uneven. Last match my whole team was bronze, and they were all on their first match. Meanwhile the other team had a silver, a gold and two bronze. Both bronze players had the Orion mastery emblem. How tf does that make any sense

[@ChickenTeller]

You don't have to be good at the game to grind camos

[@HorusTortoise]

My understanding is everyone from bronze to gold can play together. If your team pulled the W you guys would probably get a ton of SP, and if they won even if it was a blowout, not a lot of SP because your team wasn’t super high skill. Just what I’ve observed so far.

[@xrphoenix7194]

@@HorusTortoise kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKS1hGSarKiiqtk

[@yanlucas9034]

The only one i trust when it comes to optimal class setups. THANK YOU ACE!

[@techninjahd]

Hi Ace what you think of the Kastov 545 in ranked since you did release a vid ranking it the best gun in the game. Would be great to get your thoughts and ranked build for it. Thanks.

[@deadeye_0114]

For my tac 56 I use short barrel and high velocity to mitigate the bullet velocity loss , same muzzle you use, no stock attachment , same rear grip you use and ftac ripper under barrel I believe it has faster ADS than all of your builds and recoil is very easy , it’s slightly tuned for ads on the ftac ripper underbarrel just try that build out

[@jonnymayer]

A video on hard point spawns would be amazing for helping with ranked play!! You could have a video for each of the maps.

[@UnknownUser_0000]

Ranked is single handedly saving this game.. I haven't had this much fun with COD in about a year. 🤟

[@ryanjones2307]

And treyarch made the ranked

[@skittlescopes4832]

@@ryanjones2307 treyarch always clutches

[@fallingrafters]

Oh I been waiting for this to drop

[@DekuSkrub2129]

I prefer M16 over ISO/SCAR. If I play right, you just lose, and nothing is better than beating the meta-slaving sweats with dumb shit

[@fizzervc7264]

Another scar class that works well for longer range is the tundra barrel, high velocity, demo cleanshot, komodo heavy and commando foregrip. It seems to especially work well on Asilo control.

[@Dani-oq8jq]

Was waiting for this, Ace is the goat

[@romanyoutube3141]

Lol the just banned ISO Hemlock from ranked play.

[@marcuscain9150]

Are people not using bruen pendulum on vaz now?

[@mylesdante]

so what your saying is when you get matched with some on fire sweats all rocking taq56's, then my whole squad and I should jump on the hemlock? got it lol

[@kevinj834]

Ranked play has been way more rewarding than regular multiplayer, where I swear every match for no reason🙄 at least ranked I sweat and earn some pretty cool stuff

[@1lifeonearth]

why do all builds always have the sharkfin then the sharkfin does absolutely nothing... makes no sense

[@nijego]

The Stats are hidden it does help with recoil but has no negatives to ads speed

[@JoselitoBurrito]

Great video with good suggestions. I still believe you should remind for some things that will be different for knm than controller: - Horizonal recoil becomes 10x more important so I'd always use the komodo heavy. - If you struggle with the Vaznev, remember that you're probably going against 80% controller players. It's in your best interest to use an AR and have mid-long distance fights.

[@ohnoitisnt666]

Thank you for this man - would be carnage if they took away controller aim assist.

[@thepunisherxxx6804]

I don't understand the reasoning for high velocity in multiplayer. You are not engaging at distances where it would matter like warzone. I highly doubt you could tell the difference with them on or off in multi. Its a waste of an attachment slot in multiplayer.

[@jamesh2251]

Hi Ace, geniune question, you put Kastov 545 as NO.1 on the top 10 best gun after season 1 reloaded patch video. Why not use it in ranked? AFAIK, 545 hasn't been touched in terms of balance and it is NOT restricted in ranked mode.

[@UnhappySanta]

Hey Ace, what about the Kastov 545? You made a video a few weeks ago saying it was the best gun in the game.

[@RavielViBritannia]

That Alabaster Blueprint for the Vaznev is just epic in Rank. No ADS needed.

[@TheeAaron]

Ace, Did you try the Bruen Pendulum on the Vaz? Most Pro’s use that Muzzle. Also by chance did you test it with No Stock or the New Stock that was just added with the SZ2 update? Thank-You 👍🏻

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Yes I tested the pendulum and it wasn’t nearly as good as the ones I showed today. I tested the new stock and almost included a build but it simply wasn’t as good so I cut it

[@TheeAaron]

@@TheXclusiveAce thanks for the response and thanks again for all the hard work you put into your videos 👍🏻

[@eagle___empire3175]

Ranked has really given this game new life

[@Leo_Lopez]

Thank you, Ace! This was extremely helpful and informative, especially as a player who is pretty much exclusively playing Ranked now. Will be switching from the Pendulum to Cubic on my Vaz and from the Xline to the Cardinal on the Taq as well! Thank you!!

[@justinspalti2354]

Can you make a video about how ranked SR gains seem to work? I see people getting +200 some games and I'll have a better KD and Score, but get much less.

[@lifestream1689]

I enjoy ranked because there's no flashes. But the amount of cheaters that came out the wood work due to the kill cams being disabled/bugged for like 2 days have turned me off to the game for awhile

[@raptoraurion]

Stuns are so much worse than flashes ngl

[@nijego]

I love the Tac V in Ranked. No gun makes heads explode as beautifully

[@Sicruett]

What makes high velocity rounds so good that it’s on all of the assault rifle loadouts I see? I thought that it would mainly be useful in something like WZ because of the much longer ranges.

[@elhomoflow]

Pro Players usually go for the highest consistency possible. People in a high skill level move a lot more, it’s just to make Hit detection as reliable as possible. May seem overkill but it’s the little things that make a difference if everyone as equally good.

[@ch3ckm8]

lol it really isn't that useful

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Makes the hit detection feel slightly better with a negligible downside so it’s largely a case of nothing better to use and it doesn’t really hurt. In the average gunfight, you won’t notice a difference

[@Sicruett]

@@TheXclusiveAce I see. Thanks Ace

[@TheJchip]

Was using the Hemlock last night and people who just copied their loadouts from the pros were wondering what the hell I was using 😂

[@Shampooh]

It's really weird how a lot of CDL players and fans live in a bubble so completely cut off from the rest of the game they just completely ignore all news about new content. Their boneheaded total fear of all "DLC guns" is also so complete that I've had people complain about me using the BAS-P, even though it's kinda terrible.

[@TheJchip]

@@Shampooh that’s crazy because the BAS-P is not great. I got their attention when I triple killed on a game of search and destroy haha

[@masterofreality230]

I dont see people get angry about people using the ISO, they get angry because you either have a group to play with or a bunch of randoms, playing against a stack usually isnt fair. ranked solos would be a nice option.

[@the_full_english]

Not sure why you use the long barrel on the taq, the pros for it are barely noticeable. Much more useful to run pretty much anything else!

[@Ihatesports420]

You’re probably using ur taq like a sub then lmao

[@HorusTortoise]

If you can control the recoil, or just shoot in short bursts/semi auto at distance Kastov-7.62 is a beast.

[@nijego]

It is but you need the highest possible accuracy in Ranked

[@exmann03]

Ace, you’re the content that I’ve always wanted instead of all that click bait crap the 8 year olds are clicking on. Thank you and subscribed!

[@jacobm2625]

If you can handle the Hemlock’s irons, you can sneak another more useful attachment in and really turn the gun up another notch, too.

[@HeebieKikeberger1025]

You put too much faith in the shark fin under barrel.

[@harrydurham2844]

Given that you often say that the base bullet velocity isn't really noticeable in 6v6, why does high velocity matter in this case?

[@nijego]

Because it's ranked. Every millisecond counts. In other modes movement or mag size is more important

[@emwols]

It’s more about ttk then it is about leading your target. You might gain 10ms to your time to kill at range with high velocity rounds. Also I tune for recoil and damage range because the boost is plenty and recoil smoothness is useless

[@harrydurham2844]

I see this point but I can't help but feel like this is pretty pointless. 10ms isn't something most people will notice, even very competitive players will struggle to perceive a change like that. But I understand the point. The TAQ has a 957m/s velocity with tundra+high velocity, and 664m/s with just tundra. So here is the difference at some range values. At 10m there is about 4.6ms of difference. At 20m there is about 9.2ms of difference. So for every 10m, the gap increases by about 4.6ms. That feels like it would go unnoticed until a good deal away. At 60fps, it's not even a frame of difference until at least 36m which is long shot range. I will admit that AR's are designed to push ranges more than SMG's, but given that, even in competitive, average engagement distance is within 30m. It will really not be noticeable. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I feel anyways

[@brinklaubscher2283]

@@harrydurham2844I think the real reason it's a good choice in ranked is: There are fewer attachment options available; out of your five attachment slots you will almost always have one open, so you can throw high velocity rounds on your gun without sacrificing another attachment. Even though the advantage they provide is generally unnoticeable, they make a bigger difference than you might think over the course of thousands of gunfights. For example, if they are only making a difference to the outcome of every 40th gunfight, that's still 250 more kills and 250 fewer deaths for every 10k fights you get in - that's 2.5%. Realistically, it's probably closer to 3.5%, considering the average TTK of guns and the average gunfight distance. That's significant. TLDR: You might as well shove it in there if you have an open slut... I mean *slot*.

[@harrydurham2844]

@@brinklaubscher2283 Given that, unlike the Vaznev, every other slot has a couple of choices, I feel like it just isn't worth the effort. I have played with the High Velocity builds and they always feels like they lack vs other possibilities. The build I always end up defaulting to is: - Tundra Pro - Demo Cleanshot - Cardinal Stock - FJX Fulcrom Pro - Commando Grip This combination helps with recoil better (something the TAQ has a lot of), and doesn't hurt movement as bad as you may think.

[@goaliepro1996]

i hate that everyone starts at bronze... been really hard to get to silver. gold and platinum players in the lobby with me makes zero sense... reminds me of apex legends ranked play

[@quancha1194]

quick question you prefer stock attachments or is tunning more toward the player's preference?

[@Pryde_]

If you’re just doing ranked, do both, for competitive, just stock because tuning is banned

[@Mattsuki]

I've loved the ISO in ranked 🥰

[@Mattsuki]

Main reason I started using it was because I didn't have it unlocked in the BP but ranked has it available with all attachments off the bat

[@fringehouse]

EDIT: is there a ranked rule with no laser attachments? that could be it I don’t understand that first Vaznev setup with only 3 attachments. Why no laser? there’s literally no reason not to run some kind of laser, at least the ones that aren’t visible and only help ADS or hipfire.

[@minotaur5144]

Just an educated guess but yes very likely a (GA) gentleman's agreement on no lasers. What I do know for sure is Pros have a ton of unofficial rules every year they make themselves follow because cod is very willing to have anything goes.

[@GriffinLo]

You can't equip lasers

[@andymurray2149]

I know this is off topic but how have some people already got the crossbow? Half the challenges are still locked

[@dirt007]

Call of glitchey. 2022

[@toofastfoyo3944]

Are lazer attachments not allowed? I typically throw on the one that's not visible just for improved hipfire with the Vaznev

[@Pryde_]

Nope

[@KekusMagnus]

Now that the M13 wa massively buffed is it a competitive gun to use in ranked? I find the recoil to be a bit too strong but with the right attachments it can easily challenge TAQ 56 users at range and subs up close, making it just as versatile as the M4 which is banned

[@str8lurkn133]

Imo m13 is closest to m4. I dont thinik its bad

[@zffrailgun1630]

No, the Virtus is still a bottom tier AR, even when it comes to pubs. It's a 4-shot kill with 3 UT shots and you'd still get a 213ms TTK. So not only do you have to be very accurate with your shots, you don't even get that good of a payoff for your work. If you're going to go through all that trouble, just use the SCAR-L.

[@KekusMagnus]

@@zffrailgun1630 I thought it needs 2 UT shots but you are right, Ace made a mistake in his previous video. Still, it kills about as fast as the TAQ 56 if you hit the same areas, but it is much more forgiving due to the faster fire rate. The M4 has one of the slower ttks in the AR class but it is considered OP due to its consistensy, and the M13 is extremely consistent if you always miss a shot or two, which is usually the case at AR ranges

[@GriffinLo]

Pretty sure it actually got nerfed

[@zffrailgun1630]

​@@KekusMagnus No it doesn't. The SCAR-L kills in 192ms with 3 UT shots and 288 without. The Virtus kills in 213ms with 3 UT shots and 284 without, and the further you go the worse it gets for the Virtus. With the exception of it being 4ms faster in the 2nd highest damage range (which is an irrelevant amount), it's consistently slower. I don't see a single reason to use the Virtus over the SCAR-L, ever. The SCAR-L has better TTKs, better recoil and better range. Nobody considers the M4 "OP", my dude. The only reason people like it is because it's a very easy gun to use. You have relatively low recoil, fast fire rate and a TTK of 222ms anywhere in the body. The Virtus isn't even close to being as good as the M4 since you don't need any precision to achieve the M4's max TTK, while you need to consistently hit 3 UT shots for the Virtus and even then they aren't even that far apart. Basically, the Virtus is a worse M4.

[@danielvanleeuwm5024]

I do not like ranked play. I always play alone and end of with 3 team mates with no mic and no idea how to play the game. Gave it a shot for 5 games in a row, 5 times the mvp still lose all the time. How can you rank up while playing solo…

[@cdragon88]

Pretty much why I don't play ranked

[@michaelbeltran7511]

Ace, why do your numbers show the TV xline stock hurting your movement speed when the game shows that it’s supposed to increase movement speed? Is the stat bar showing the opposite of what is happening, or is there an error in the charts? I know the stat bar is often wrong, I just want to clear this up because if your testing shows there is actually a negative impact on speed, then there is really no benefits at all to the attachment, and I’ve seen Cellium using it. A response would be greatly appreciated! 😁

[@TheXclusiveAce]

The TV Xline doesn't hurt movement, it just doesn't help it as much as the Cardinal so you'll be seeing lower numbers in relation to that

[@michaelbeltran7511]

@@TheXclusiveAce Thank you Ace you're a goat 🙏🙏

[@Avvura]

Good lord some of these ranked maps are actually fucking terrible. A lot of my games have felt terrible compared to pubs in terms of hit reg/losing gunfights/getting 1 tapped....but.... at least it is something to do rather than grind gun levels and camos. Finally. Ranked is where adjusting your gun might actually become useful but its still garbage and you have to resort to meta and guides videos because why would you want to know how much an attachment actually effects a weapon.

[@tylerfischer2523]

Is the m13 any good in ranked play?

[@xdigitalxbeerx]

Who cares if people get mad for using legal weapons/attachments in ranked play? It’s ranked...I’m going to use whatever advantage I can get as long as it’s usable in the game. I don’t care if my opponent wants to pretend they’re playing in a CDL event. I’m just playing for the win.

[@christmes57]

Ranked mode has saved this game for me.

[@PapiGonzoNY]

Dude you should do a side-by-side comparison with guns I don’t know if it’s possible for you to start with my two favorites, the 74u & the ISO they are both hands 2 of the best ARs in MW2

[@nurbenji1]

Do you tune any attachments Ace?

[@TheXclusiveAce]

No

[@Gamer_4_Life.]

Ranked is not worth playing if you play solo not a very good experience no one plays the objective and the other team seems to be communicating while the team of randoms no communication this shouldnt have matchmaking either that or the matchmaking should match you with others that's randomly put together from matchmaking

[@jcafc101]

Correct. DLC weapons are not allowed in ranked play for the pros

[@mrpickles3479]

Please do a video explaining the EXACT way they calculate skill points. Because my son is getting 200 for a win, and I’m only getting 60 for a win with the same sort of stats, and when we lose we both only lose 25, so I’m getting punished all day long… Doesn’t seem fair that I seem to have a cap of 60, but he’s on 200, and for the loss I lose 42% and he only loses 12.5% 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Latinblood59]

This is strange to me too! I tend to get more points than my buddies, but there are some games they perform better and still get lower SR

[@mrpickles3479]

@@Latinblood59 ikr, if you top the table you can still end up with fewer points, it doesn’t make sense at all. It’s actually putting me off playing it.

[@arturoperez3826]

My question is why have the High Velocity ammo type if the base bullet velocity is more than enough for these multiplayer maps like Ace has said in all his gun guide videos. I have never understood that attatchment choice.

[@histamenii]

Suppose make the weapon hitscan incase you wanna beam far out, if you ever need it

[@tryharderpls]

Its because both tuning bars on high velocity ammo can be tuned for recoil, so you put it on and tune them both all the way to recoil

[@histamenii]

@@tryharderpls personally do this myself it's goated although in this case Ace doesn't do any tuning

[@SteelTiiTan]

what are your thoughts on the Vaznev barrel?

[@ImSharingaan]

I still see a lot of people not using high velocity rounds on the taq, its the most important part for the gun and everyone should have it, even on my fast taq class I was beaming people across the map because of the massive difference in bullet velocity

[@AreLawReady]

For the longest time, I thought the pros GA’ed it from ARs but apparently I was wrong. I’m honestly surprised the pros allow it

[@Voltz___1]

You should look into the broadside stock for the vaznev that came with the new shotgun in the update. It seems like the new way to go

[@Versatilty]

☝️I copyright strike my name use J/K *LMAO*

[@szymonski1905]

Anyone else get Museum 99% of the time and Dome 1% of the time? Also anyone else notice no killcams?

[@3emoney508]

Yeah I BARELY get dome

[@szymonski1905]

@@3emoney508 honestly it’s ridiculous, I’ve played about 20 games of museum season moshpit and had dome ONCE

[@Predash051]

U guys forget that SBMM counts your Skill in ALL CoDs not just 1. That's why the ranking is so high all the time. And theres more cheese in MP

[@bobfranklin2572]

Why does that vaznev not use a free laser attachment with no cons?

[@geraldmarroquin4085]

Can I just say, I absolutely detest the idea of Gentleman's agreement? If a gun is too strong, then the devs should nerf it to be in line with the rest of the options. Until then, take advantage of whatever tools you have at your disposal.

[@TheXclusiveAce]

While I do think they often take GAs too far, the devs are far to slow to react to balance issues and they rarely put any care into the competitive side of things (especially IW) so I think some level of GAs are healthy for competitive play

[@ohnoitisnt666]

Gerald to answer your question I think you just did.

[@geraldmarroquin4085]

@Kevin Bailie the question mark was more rhetorical. Wasn't really asking for an answer there. Plus the sentence wasn't actually phrased like a question. And my intention was to suggest that the pros should just abuse broken guns, which will in turn ruin competitive, and the devs will be forced to deal with it faster. I apologize if that wasn't something people could easily infer.

[@isthepizzaforyouandme]

Are lasers universally frowned upon?

[@anthonyefimoff7228]

Never played ranked before now, but why is so much stuff restricted? How is it fun to play/watch when there's really nothing interesting going on tactically? Can't even use stuff that is off meta, like c4, for what reason? It's not overpowered or anything. No smokes either, it's just irritating. In games like R6S, which is shit now, at least you could use everything in Ranked that you could normally besides a couple exceptions. Ranked in MW2 is so bare bones that it isn't fun. I might play it for the rank grind and use the m16 if I could only choose to play SnD, but you can't filter modes and you can't see the gamemode before you join a game. It sucks.

[@brgulker]

I will never get to the higher ranks but if I did… I would relish butthurt fanboys getting mad about the Hemlock.

[@Omega_2651]

I hate how i can't choose the gamemode i want. I have way more fun playing search n destroy than other gamemodes

[@mjhammer22894]

That first round was insane lol

[@X91_G31]

my game keeps crashing and I've lost so much SR it's not even worth playing for me. It's sad bc this was the most fun I had in cod 6v6 in a long time. Went from 730 something to 223 SR all from game crashes and stability issues. Now I need at least 7 wins in a row to get back to where I was without crashing and if I do I lose 200 SR.

[@gendoslice5971]

I know everyone loves the “good old days”, but I wish they could just mix the maps and perks from old days, and the animations, graphics, and all the gun/attachments choices of recent days. Anyone know how many attachments MW3 guns had?

[@Ququestion]

I think it is important to let people know that these Guides are rather for the experienced and pro players. me for example, even tho i am rather experienced but by far not a pro definitely perform better with my STB 556 Build than with this build. This build wont help you ion any way when only 1/5 of your bullets hit the enemy because your basic recoilcontrol sucks like it does for many players out there...

[@frederichabsalonsen]

Thoose setups seems pretty interresting. I was kinda wondering about the ads sens, it seems so strange, like 0.8-1.0, seems faster than 0.7-0.75 It seems that 1 ads sens multiplier matches 1:1 sens, in other games ive played I had to have a higher to match 360 distance

[@1OffGabagool]

Ive been running compensator instead of a barrel on my taq, just bc the extra velocity isnt much in the ranges im fighting but is it worth it for damage range?

[@Hoosicles]

I have no clue why they would even want to remove the hemlock. It is the only other meta weapon among ARs, SMGs, and everything else. If they remove those, the only weapons left are the 9k and the TAQ. Kinda boring without variety.

[@gendoslice5971]

Man when I use your guns, they feel so good.

[@davidgoldsmith756]

taq56 has more damage then any gun in all of rank play. rank play you cant tune any of your guns

[@hulkinbrent6376]

Does anyone know how to fix the ammo glitch not unlocking armor piercing for the vaz9k it’s annoying cause u can’t use on so many guns because it’s still locked and mines gold!!

[@Nemix9]

Future Video suggestion? Whats the best gun/build for shooting thru walls? and what type of walls are easiest to shoot thru? The wall hackers need to know this info. LOL. JK JK. We all come across those situations where theres someone camping on a objective / in a building, and you can see them on the UAV, you know exactly what corner theyre sitting in, but if only you had a build that was good with getting kills thru walls....

[@meekcreator1899]

I use the aging grip which only has one con and that's walking speed. Since I don't walk in this game, I only Sprint. Should I use the agent grip or should I use the fss sharkfin?