Big Killstreak Buffs & The Reaper is Back! | (MWIII Season 4 Patch Details)

[@TheXclusiveAce]

UPDATE: Sledgehammer reached out to me about the missing streaks and they confirmed this is a bug and they should be showing up in the game in just a few minutes!

[@djmerc100]

Finally you're getting the attention you deserve man. Your influence on the community is so appreciated. Thanks for all the Hard work for years.

[@truthdogmusic]

How did you not mention that the streaks are looping now?

[@TheXclusiveAce]

@@truthdogmusic Because this didn't appear to be an intentional change as it wasn't listed anywhere and I haven't had time to play the game since I'm too busy making videos.

[@MrDaicon23]

Did they bring Demolition Back?

[@biggestman123]

@@MrDaicon23yes

[@RailyOtter]

2:56 The SAE not killing you when you have spawn protection is basically a 10 second stun grenade. Good change

[@CelestialRose42]

10 seconds? More like forever until you die.

[@Geordie_]

watching these vids is much better than reading patch notes

[@LowTide941]

Exactly. I can read them myself if I wanted a read a loud

[@richardoravec6770]

if you are illiterate

[@PhiloTheGod]

Lol 😂 ​@@richardoravec6770

[@PhiloTheGod]

They are 🔥

[@Geordie_]

@richardoravec6770 why are you here then?

[@vgpjuno2608]

Imo they should of made toggle between the mgb and dna bomb

[@fatesblade7171]

It seems they want to make it impossible to get it so going off of that, to keep things fair I think instead of them removing it they should just make it a crazy high kill streak like 45-50 instead of removing it altogether.

[@vgpjuno2608]

@@fatesblade7171 ye that woulf be cool. Or even make it mode dependent. Like the MGB for kill based modes and DNA Bomb for OBJ modes

[@dimitrisoikonomou3568]

They don't want you to end the game, no matter how good you are... CoD isn't about killstreaks anymore, that's why they are so ass

[@dieglatzemeinefratze991]

You can get MGB. U must play Scorestreaks not Killstreaks. With Killstreaks u can get DNA.

[@vgpjuno2608]

@@dieglatzemeinefratze991 ew i want dna and score streaks tho

[@112131415191213]

I used to run Advanced UAV and EMP, but now they're in the same bracket and can't be equipped at the same time. Big sad.

[@caseycameron5370]

Yeah that's pretty dense

[@alexwilliams9546]

That's lame asf

[@iPqko]

I just noticed that when my friend and I got on the game. This looping streaks meta has been crazy tho. Running SAE and Advanced is crazy asf.

[@vpawnvfianeh2663]

The missing streaks are in the armory in the challenge tab.

[@xKOBEisKiNGx24x]

I dont really understand the point of getting rid of the dna nuke. 25 kill streak to only get like 6 kills max.. kinda lame

[@nerve808]

i love that streaks are stacked now. that should be every cod

[@JarrydTIme]

What do you mean? Like they cycle after you reach the top?

[@nerve808]

@@JarrydTIme after you reach your last killstreak without dying it recycles again so you can get your 1st killstreak

[@JarrydTIme]

@@nerve808 ah I see. I noticed I got the ac130 and after it finished, I got a second one. I thought it was a glitch. I use score streaks too

[@yfnynw9762]

I’m pretty sure it was a glitch They did an update today and Itz not working like that anymore!😢

[@JarrydTIme]

@@yfnynw9762 hmm. I did think it was a glitch, even ace didn't talk about cycling streaks. Lol I won a tdm bc I got back to back ac130s

[@cnnine9470]

They really should have the DNA bomb as a kill streak and the MGB as a gun streak

[@uhitskyle]

Ur banned

[@cnnine9470]

@@uhitskyle wack

[@ferniefabian5503]

Agreed. But if you call in a DNA bomb they should make the mgb unattainable that life

[@Scuzz1204]

Yeah, it’s just a single use team wipe which any streak can do lol. And as well still lose despite the streak being used just a dumb change all round

[@Beast-jn1rl]

Insane that the costs are INCREASED, in many of the older cods streaks were way cheaper

[@GardenFootCreature]

with sweatier players comes harder challenges

[@alexdiaz2308]

They should take out having to reload our guns every time we spawn. That's so irritating.

[@briansolomon1998]

Do you mean when they put one in the chamber animation? Cause gah damn I hate that too lol so extras

[@JarrydTIme]

Yeah how you always rack the gun, annoying on small maps

[@918sadchicano]

I wonder if there will be a DNA bomb calling card since they never did add one for a MGB.

[@smallvillefever6258]

The dna bomb is kinda useless if you really think about it cause after 25 streak, you'll get like 6 or 10 k1lls depending on game mode and that's it. While the mgb at least was rewarding cause you'll automatically get a win cause of game ending.

[@alexwilliams9546]

Agreed

[@shawn4507]

I feel like the killstreaks cost too much (by 1 kill). And i rather have 25/30 killstreak win the match.

[@TheBalloonatic]

Thumbs up for earning the missile drone in the custom game gameplay right when it was mentioned. Love that

[@mcnalga]

The one thing I wish they brought back and maybe black ops 6 does this is that you can select any 3 kill streaks, like no limitations because precision and cruise missile are in the same tier etc

[@sithspace1010]

I think they should have both the DNA Bomb and the MGB, with them taking a 20-25 gunstreak and a 30-35 gunstreak respectively

[@ThekappaConvict]

I dont mind too much either way, however I am going to Agree/Disagree. Biggest issue if anything is that Covert Sneakers has Zero counter play, and I dont agree that any perk should have Zero counters there's nothing more annoying then dying to no audio with the fact that there isnt a counter perk like in the other games is kinda dumb. I do not mind lowering footsteps in order to not give people none super human hearing but the route cause still is the perk itself with no counter, I feel like the Bone Conduction headset should still hear covert sneakers regardless because this is the main reason I have to use them is that there isnt a counter so its either abuse a perk and not die or dont abuse the perk and die to that perk. So this wont change anything because its a Crutch Perk.

[@nicowolf2757]

It’s crutch because the player base camps footsteps. I’m sure you can attest lol

[@carbonclaw7280]

That sucks..my assumption was if you got the dna at 25, called it in then got to 30 kills you could call the mgb? They're not doin that?

[@anti-matterfamilyclan7237]

SEASON 4 - EVERY GAME I JOINED TONIGHT 6V6 OR 10V10 HAD WALL HACKERS IN IT (SOMETIMES 2 OR 3) - EVERY. SINGLE. GAME!!!

[@RealMTBAddict]

Same here. Uninstalled

[@arjayo]

So the dna bomb takes 25 kills to earn and in standard 6v6 can only get a max of 6 kills? Feels underwhelming compared to a jug or vtol that can pretty easily match that if not do better for much less

[@BuffShotgunsMW3]

But it doesnt take a slot

[@arjayo]

@@BuffShotgunsMW3 I get where you're coming from, and neither did the nuke/MGB, but those had the added bonus of ending the game as a victory. Just feels like a downgrade

[@gorosaurs]

Crazy we've got Tac Nuke vs MOAB discussions again in 2024. Time is a circle.

[@moose4ku440]

Sad they got rid of the nuke/MGB (even though i never got close to earning one). Loved that there was a way to insta-end a game if you're playing so well

[@MrKing-he3eo]

I actually earned one a few weeks ago and I'm glad I got it before they unfortunately removed it.

[@grandmarquice3655]

That's crazy.. I never got it or even try to but that doesn't make sense to take it out..

[@alexwilliams9546]

It could easily make sense to have both. I guarantee there's a big discrepancy in the community between players who can get a 25 gun streak and players who can do 30.

[@awepossum1059]

4:56 absolutely outplayed haha

[@SoNoizzE]

yowza!

[@TheBalloonatic]

I think this was during one of Ace's live streams and he was like "you can go up there?!?!?" lolol

[@hamza-chaudhry]

​@@TheBalloonaticyeah I remember that

[@hamza-chaudhry]

​@@TheBalloonatic It might've been in a Pick My Class video actually

[@TheBalloonatic]

​@@hamza-chaudhryooooo I think you're totally right

[@Bleak5170]

I find it odd that I rarely see higher end streaks in this game but they go and make them more difficult to earn.

[@truthdogmusic]

They also seem to have toned down Sbmm so they should be easier to earn

[@tjoelker_2026]

@@truthdogmusic haha no way

[@fizzyjizz7374]

​@@truthdogmusicThey didn't tone down shit

[@pspcow]

Serious cap

[@truthdogmusic]

@@pspcow It was just my first 10 or so games. It’s back to being a sweatfest

[@DaBlakDrPhil85]

I love they have wrap kill streaks now…big difference being able to get multiple streaks in one life

[@Jnaszty559]

They don’t for me ? I play ground war

[@wesleyparker6270]

Was that intentional? I've got 9 streaks in some lives

[@DaBlakDrPhil85]

@@wesleyparker6270 I believe it was intentional…I heard it was gonna happen but I thought it would be a special playlists for wrap killstreaks, didn’t know it would be in regular pubs

[@vduval22]

RIP Turret

[@multistyles]

Yup, 3 🔪's it's a wrap 😂

[@yankee9niner400]

Harder to get and less point in getting it

[@grandmarquice3655]

That's fucked up.. the turret was devastating when u set it up in the rite spot🤣 Ill miss it

[@asdfghjkl2261]

Good riddance. It was always a stupid cheesy killstreak because putting on cold-blooded made it worthless if you just took .2 seconds to edit your class mid-game

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

Probably for the best, it was OP. I think it’ll still be good though.

[@t0nikplays.93]

No! I hate that they are gonna removed the game-ending nuke...

[@DayWithJay921]

It’s funny how they start improving their game when xdefiant comes out… now all of a sudden they want to make all the changes wewanted before… this is why it’s important not to have a game monopolize the market

[@PbZeppelin]

everything is a W except for the DNA bomb replacing the MGB and yet it does NOT end the game.... so LAME!!!!!

[@daniguess]

I kinda like how the EMP is now in the same tier as the Advanced UAV. Was seeing a lot of those combo-ing together in 10v10

[@firemedic2442]

I wish they would make it to where your drone swarm would not kill you in HC mode. I die more from my own drones then enemies it seems

[@sunderwire]

Does the same thing in core too haha I die so much to it

[@garykennedy3054]

Happens in core too - annoying when teammate kills said person and the streak goes to waste as it hits nothing.

[@user-xd9op1zs2f]

Changing the nuke to dna bomb could be a clue to advance warfare 2. I’m glad their changing it to 25 instead of 30 I’ve chocked so many nukes from being 1 or 2 off

[@NeticOnYT]

yeah but it doesn't end game so no point for going for it. it's just a M.O.A.B now not a nuke streak

[@tempestzz5682]

The dna bomb should have been there from the start,so many 25+ streaks...condidering there's no looping of kill streaks it's so hard to get the last 5...the team mates almost never call a freaking uav too 😅😅

[@tjoelker_2026]

indeed bro the same for me. only 2 mgb and so many 25+ streaks

[@sergiohernandez784]

I don’t know how I feel about the mob to dna bomb

[@Denilius123]

fr, I was really excited to be able to call in multiple DNA Bombs in a game, and then finish off the game with an MGB to win it. I'm disappointed it REPLACES the MGB

[@xxxxxx-lu4ui]

@@Denilius123should be killstreaks = mgb, scorestreaks = dna

[@Denilius123]

@@xxxxxx-lu4ui but the point is getting both in the same match, that was my dream!

[@sergiohernandez784]

@@Denilius123 yea I saw it as the dna bomb being easier to get so it should’ve end the match. Mgb being harder to get should end the match

[@NeticOnYT]

@@xxxxxx-lu4ui its the other way around i did some testing killstreaks is dna and scorestreaks is mgb it is still in the game

[@dimitrisoikonomou3568]

I don't get why they make killstreaks harder to earn. CoD was always about earning killstreaks and chaining kills with them to insanity. From MW2019 they are so hard to earn and so weak compared to their old counterparts, it doesn't make sense...

[@elanadeshina1489]

chopper gunner bot buffed massively I think it’s fair it costs one more kill

[@blackpainty3048]

The matchmaking doesn’t help either

[@Gabriel.Toasted.Verissimo]

Why is it still that when you get the final blow on a sentry turret, you get no points but if you help someone (and not do the final hit), you get points as Scrap Assist? Makes no sense!

[@UnknownUnknown-ih3hf]

How do they touch the MCW 6.8 but not fix the 30 round mag and the 60 round mag? They still can't be equipped in multiplayer games how did they not realize that the gun has been broken since Season 3 reloaded?

[@waynstaohhs]

The fact that the cluster mine and the IMS are one kill apart from each other is going to make small maps a nightmare 😂

[@ikepigott]

2:25 Hey Ace, good stuff but I think your math is off. If the radius is going up from 15.2 up to 22.9 meters, the overall area affected by the strike is up more than 125% (roughly 725 m^2 to 1650 m^2)

[@TheXclusiveAce]

I just went with the value they provided in the patch notes and I believe they displayed the change to radius, not area

[@jamesmontgomery3619]

Does putting sugar on a shit sandwich make it good? Then how do the devs expect to make the game better by tweaking the killstreaks? You have to remove the shit before there's any chance of improving the game as a whole.

[@alexplace4800]

Great! Now on Shipment, Rust and ETC the winner is the team that gets the killstreaks faster than the opponent! Great job, Sledgehammer Games, you are the best at ruining balance in games, turning them into chaotic crap!

[@calebhickman4365]

Wish they would add a camo grinding mode with no streaks

[@truthdogmusic]

Dude you can still outplay people with streaks. You don’t HAVE to run out in the open if they’re in the sky

[@captainkill21]

Kill streaks cycling has been one of the absolute best updates to the game. SHG does listen to the community and is underrated

[@blackonbothsides2882]

can u check and see if they've stealth changed streaks looping? i just played in a match where my streaks looped 3 times without me dying... now to be fair i was running low end streaks so idk if it was a bug, a change or if it was due to the mode i was in

[@truthdogmusic]

Yeah same. I’m running Uav, cluster mine and sentry and they are definitely looping. Also the lobbies I’ve played seem WAY more fair than usual

[@Runestuf999]

It's a bug. It was intended for one playlist (Hyper Cranked?) but is applying to all of them. Classic SHG.

[@NeticOnYT]

@@Runestuf999 they should leave it in the game the community is responding very positively to it

[@aygaion2295]

Now you can take the chopper gunner in a wooping 5 seconds

[@elanadeshina1489]

what do you mean didn’t they buff it with the spawn protection

[@CalebMay-bf1ci]

Use a gunship not a chopper its the same streak

[@emwols]

Why did the increase the cost of the wheelson…

[@vTransQueen]

Why’d they make streaks even harder to get? They were already too hard to get and they get destroyed immediately

[@tsuikyit5511]

Lmfao. Any streak is hard to get if you’re a bad player

[@vTransQueen]

@@tsuikyit5511 it’s not that they’re hard to get, it’s the fact they get shot down immediately after calling it in

[@Denilius123]

Nice to see the change to the Swarm ending on death, though I honestly thought that was an intended feature. Extremely disappointed to learn that the DNA Bomb REPLACES the MGB. I was so looking forward to being able to call in multiple DNA Bomb a game, then call in an MGB right at the end to guarantee the victory for the team. Really sucks that won't be possible :( I don't see why they can't keep both, like they initially indicated would be the case. EDIT: After playing the update, I've learned that streaks loop in ALL game modes. I though it was gonna be restricted to a specific playlist. That's dope. Still wish I could have the DNA Bomb AND MGB tho

[@KaguyasBeat]

I loved using the stealth bomber in MWII and was kinda confused as to why it became harder to get with MWIII being it was the exact same and was never anything crazy... Literal lower end streaks that were way better. Good to see these changes to it... make it worth the value plus the buffs it got.

[@raflikhasyirabbani8738]

I have tried it, you can get DNA bomb and MGB at the same time, if you get 25 Killstreak you will get DNA Bomb and if you get 30 Killstreak MGB will replace DNA Bomb

[@obsequey96]

Watching these vids is much better than playing the actual game

[@woodenblaze0194]

I have the perk to make me invisible to AI scorestreak and use armor piercing round lmg to take them out so maybe I'll have to put more bullets, but they will still not be able to see me while doing so, so no really big change for me. Not sure about choppers gunners but they will still not be able to directly spot me and 1 second can make a difference. As for the MGB it is still in the game, I did a game against bots to try out DNA bomb and turns out if you reach 30 kills without dying and without scorestreak (so not launching DNA bomb, or you can but will need 5 kill more with only your gun) you will get the MGB which will end the game so you basically can have two nukes in one game now, the first being a warning that you are close to ending this game and the second being game over

[@Blunterx420]

So glad they finally buffed the streaks and I think it's a pretty much given now that the lodestar is coming back in Black Ops 6.

[@beau7133]

The swarm is the most rewarding killstreak since the original MW2 nuke

[@reesemoore8542]

My big issue with score streaks is placable streaks like the cluster mine and the sentry get destroyed when you die in search and destroy if there's still time left in the round, the number of time I've put a cluster mine down and after I plant or someone else does but then I die it disappears even tho I earned the streak, but they stay in the game in respawn if you die

[@epicgamerzfail4575]

Sad they got rid of the stun from the sae, it was always hilarious to freeze in place before dying

[@Redmont_]

They removed WHAT

[@CelestialRose42]

And also getting stunned after spawning always makes me mad every time.

[@CelestialRose42]

@@Redmont_ It's the stun effect when you got hit by an S.A.E.

[@hoodiewaffles]

Such a joke that they keep inflating the kill requirements of streaks. A harrier strike in mw2 was 7 kills. Now a harrier is 11 kills. Make it make sense. No wonder why streaks are so bad in this game. They just aren't worth it for how many kills u need

[@SeriousApache]

Hey. You missed the fact killstreaks now reset in one life when you reach highest killstreak

[@mash2481]

Man, all this should’ve been implemented at the release of the game.

[@Cheechers]

Meh, I didn't find launch to be too depleted of content, other than maps but we all know that the 1.5 years of dev time for this game and late change of direction from Year 2 of MWII to MWIII was a factor there. Post-launch support has been fantastic for this game.

[@3emoney508]

I’m saying tho

[@tjoelker_2026]

yeah man I got at least 10+ 25 gun streaks. a shame

[@Jules279]

They do that intentionally so they can sit there and say "Oh hey! We listen to the fanbase!" 😆

[@joeygames936]

I know they have to keep the game fresh with new content but 99% of this should of been in the game from day one mainly kill streak lapping

[@CalebMay-bf1ci]

I think they have to fight with Infinity Ward for certain changes honestly Because the series is like their I.P.

[@sunnydcf7775]

the precision airstrike in warzone is a HUGE problem they come in like no joke like 1.5 seconds

[@NicoPezzotti712]

In private match you call the DNA Bomb at 25 kills and then MGB at 30.

[@alexwilliams9546]

I gotta try cause if so they should have just done the for MP

[@orangeondaxbox2768]

Is there a bug with the chopper gunner I just had one and couldn’t shoot rockets or have they been removed in a previous patch?

[@chimeratr1337]

I’ve heard from several people that you can only get the DNA bomb if your streaks are set to killstreaks and not if they’re set to score streaks, is this true?

[@fatheroftwins3]

So if you get a cheater amassing kill streaks just leave because there is no point countering them now

[@Crossant.p]

Idk if this is a bug but I seem to be earning killstreaks even if I'm not actively killing anyone. It happens when I have my uav activated, and my killstreak bars turn blue. It seems so busted that I was able to call in 2 carpet bombs in a span of 10 seconds

[@nealerickson8063]

So, my killstreak choices are not working. I chose my 3 and the game keeps NOT giving me what I chose. The game is forcing UAV, SAE, and Cruise missle. FYI

[@LegitRavven]

I think something might be bugged with the hardline perk. In 10v10 once I got my uav, counter uav, and advanced uav I would get so much score that it was almost impossible not to get another advanced almost instantly. Could just be a 10v10 thing but the amount of score I was gettting was absurd.

[@Vort23]

Do we know if they FINALLY fixed the EMP glitching? Hate getting hit with back to back EMP in ground war

[@Just_a_commenter]

The Swarm and Carpet Bomb buffs sound quite interesting, as well as the change to spawn protection vs killstreaks. Will have to give this a go once I get home from work and finish some art.

[@nazmulhaque4551]

Actually the chopper gunner is a low tier kill streak, high tier kill streak and the Gunship, Assault Juggernaut and tactical nuke.

[@jordan1997748]

Are the killshrieks recyclable or is it a glitch?Cause I got my kill streaks twice.

[@mtndude96]

Why in the world would they put the IMF in a game that already has the cluster bomb

[@wesleyparker6270]

Why are streaks looping? Was that intentional? Been getting 6-9 in 1 life

[@Kuriketto]

This might be the best season yet. We finally have a good burst weapon in the Headhunter kit. Top-tier, even.

[@anti-matterfamilyclan7237]

Cheaters always crawl out the toilets when it’s a new season, or new weapon to use. With the DNA killstreak - FORGET ABOUT IT. HACKERS ALL DAY!!!

[@JPDD2]

Did they take off all the blue dots from the swarm? There are already too many, so this just makes it awful to look at in game. Can’t see jack

[@jeremybrown9611]

Streak Buffs/Nerfs makes sense. Air streaks will be annoying but hey that's the point of Air Superiority. If you're on the wrong end of an A-10, that BRRRRRT LITERALLY means death

[@Cobalt_Colonel]

Did they allow the killstreaks to stack? And can you earn killstreaks from killstreaks again??

[@Eglaronion]

Hi Ace! Have you checked whether the individual reaper missiles are hard-countered by the Stormender or not? I think this is crucial to determine whether this killstreak is viable.

[@VatoLoco47]

Making high-end killstreaks harder to earn is just going to encourage more camping..Glad i started playing XDefiant

[@EddAlva92]

What about enableing your kill streaks to to stack other streak or keeping your streaks earned even after you die?

[@DrewPwnage]

MW3 reaper is in the game finally❤ I’m gettin back online

[@MrShitfire]

Sounds good, but more importantly what did they break?

[@jackborrone9311]

Does anyone know his build on the COR 45? I need a good secondary.

[@tmx8686]

Will you be making an updated video on a class for taking down streaks.

[@Paintotheworld11]

I just looped my swarm 6 times in a row and got me 165kills in shipment lol , im loving this update. We need shipment 24/7 though

[@coachcake]

Ace, do you have a patreon or something similar? I don't know about everyone else, but to me the content you provide is definitely worth supporting directly. Not suggesting you start paywalling your regular content or even that you'd necessarily have to create a bunch of additional exclusive content, but for as much information as you provide I know I'd be willing to kick in a couple bucks to support you.

[@Maloki175]

now I'm pretty sure this is a bug, but I've been able to earn the scorestreaks twice without dying, and it felt amazing just like old cods used to be ( the footage is in my channel )

[@qbanz00]

So killstreaks stack now ? Didn’t see that covered

[@RykunnOwO]

idk how i feel about them just removing the nuke. i feel we should have both honestly.

[@shadowxeagle]

Are we Talking about the Winston can get kill with just 2 thermite ?

[@chuteu260]

Is it better to score or kills for streaks?

[@Nate0001]

So I had a game, with rolling killstreaks? idk if this was a bug or what, but I had 2 AUAV in one life as well as my other streaks. anything on that or anyone else had this?

[@gorenaecologist]

Can't wait for cluster bomb with ims and reloading killstreaks to become heinous.

[@Vequabolt]

Kill streaks are more ass now no one is getting 11 kills in search and destroy to get a chopper gunner bring specialist back smh

[@kevo1441]

No wonder why when I used my swarm but died immediately, nothing ever came and I was oissed.

[@delirius6256]

the DNA bomb is already in the game but its bugged, you cant earn it when using score to earn streaks, but with killstreaks you can.

[@kdb0705]

why nerf the nuke so bad??? kinda stupid.

[@diligaf1000]

Some of the changes to streak cost arent good for snd imho

[@SKLLZTHATKILLZ]

I wish they would have DNA and Nuke. I love ending the game. Such a fun moment when people that have never seen it are confused with what happened