Black Ops 2 In Depth - Ballistic Knife Special Weapon Review

[@krukowstudios3686]

Extended clip and suppressor works really well with this weapon.

[@chrisegolf6321]

XD XD XD

[@Zackm274]

Eh I'd say that grip and stock is better. Also using a recon sight is probably the best thing for this

[@odawn402]

+Krukow Studios I think red dot sight with lazer sight is better!

[@filo31]

+MountainDew i use ed tech sight and silencer

[@odawn402]

SpartaVladMV works gr8 as well

[@MD_Hooligan]

Ballistic knife is my favourite LMG.

[@landinbarnes7763]

A neat trick about the ballistic knife is if you shoot and immediately press the reload button is drastically decreases the reload time

[@sanichedgehog7717]

I know u can also press it at the same time

[@ihswap]

I prefer to press the run button because instead of doing the swap animation he gets to the fire position quicker.

[@hypetrained]

1:52 Absolute madness that shot

[@aChickenDinner]

It's amazing how well you can adapt to every weapon in the game. Well done man!

[@Zer0TheProdigy]

i think it's super dumb that you show up on radar when shooting the ballistic knife. It's already a pain in the ass to use. Might as well make it silent so that if I miss a shot the guy I'm chasing doesn't turn around

[@beefalo7589]

how is it hard to use

[@Zer0TheProdigy]

Wolf Yiu I didn't say it was hard to use. I almost have gold within a day or two of using it. I said it was a pain in the ass. I can use it decently, but sometimes hit detection on it feels crappy and enemies that I should have gotten end up screwing me over when they see me on the map. I guess I'm just more used to the tomahawk's mechanics and it not showing up on radar.

[@beefalo7589]

HuduYooVudu yeah, it's easier using the tomahawk than using the ballistic knife

[@itzyaboiii1576]

*Takes video game...turns it into a science*

[@generalh1042]

but that's just a theory...

[@erickhoch3359]

This is my favorite weapon in the whole game. I love the adrenaline rush of seeing someone, rushing up and stabbing them before they even know I'm there (I hate that auto shotgun though). It did take some time to master the shoot or stab reflex, but once you get that down, you can really wreck everything. You become a wild card of the battlefield, potentially taking down a whole group of enemies just by rushing around and stabbing before they even know you're there. all in all, the most fun gun

[@Pind_oldaccount]

6:46 dolphin diving on the flag man those old days when I was prestige 1 that I used to dolphin on flag now I'm master prestige I still do it when I tryhard to get attachments

[@generalh1042]

I like how at 3:38 you let the player attempt his trick shot before killing him, you are one of the very few I see do that

[@ClintonRowsey]

I Got the ballistic knife gold in 2 days.... one of my fav weapons...

[@igxdankengine3294]

3 hours.......sticks and stones for ever haha

[@Sotosolice]

in my opinion, the arc is great on the ballistic knife, because it is a 1 shot kill no matter where you hit them, aiming for the head or chest normally gets them except across map shots.

[@crazyinsane500]

They should put red dot, acog, ballistics CPU, FMJ, long barrel, grip, stock, and iron sights as attachments for this weapon and they should all do absolutely nothing but impede the user's vision. Just to troll.

[@gehadsheha4775]

Lol yeah

[@gehadsheha4775]

Attachment guide: Red dot; Red Dot nothing special. Acog; For enhanced sniping. Ballistics CPU; Your hands sway less when aiming with the Acog. FMJ; Your knives have better wall penetration. Long Barrel; Increases the range at before your knives start to arc. Grip; Your hip-fire becomes better. Stock; Move faster while aiming down your sights. Iron Sights; Iron Sights for enhanced aiming. Trolololol :troll:

[@alizadavis2194]

I have been watching your videos for a while now and they will really help me out a lot especially when I watch other videos from like the Green Goblin cuz adding all these tips into one help me become really good and your videos help me advance with other weapons like the tomahawk and the ballistic knife

[@smilingaxolotl9576]

Idk why but always when I stab my friends in split screen I always shout: DO YOU WANT A COOKIE!?!?!?

[@thatonedirtyblockmcpe832]

lol

[@FrankenKnife]

Like the previous Black Ops, if you press the reload button and the fire button at the same time then sprint, the reload time is incredibly fast for the ballistic knife.

[@quicksoapy1012]

5:55 whats arc?

[@peterwilson6948]

wen u shoot the knife it starts to fall and diftor is calling this the arc

[@quicksoapy1012]

Peter Wilson ok thx :D

[@itswsty]

Your in depths are the best Drift0r!

[@wika1984]

Trick shooter fail at 5:38 . For those who think trick shooting is awesome. This is what I see all the time.

[@DreCallinitquits]

lmfao

[@wika1984]

Blazing Infernape Not if you hear, "Oh my god! I got one! Oh my god!" after 2-3 minutes of this.

[@ItsLogan04]

Spelling is pretty cool as well.

[@22Reddman]

Flanking with a knife in general is a good tactic, but I prefer the rushing and the one on one engagements. Back when I was in a cast all I used was a knife because I could not am or move properly so knifing was my best option. Knifing in general is not that hard, I guess you just need to get a good feel for it. I guess what I am trying to say is that you can also get into one on one engagements and still be on an even playing field with someone who has a shotgun.

[@RexDeming123]

If you fire the ballistic knife and press reload at the same time or very fast after firing it, it will rechamber the knife mich faster allowing for quicker shots, this was the same in Black Ops 1 when I found this little trick but it didn't change in Black Ops 2 :)

[@arielvarela2649]

Is it just me or do xbox players are really easy to kill, I play ps3 and its so hard to kill them even tho im good :(

[@beefalo7589]

I play PS3 too and I could kill tons of people with the Ballistic knife. Drift0r only showed his good clips just like how every other You Tuber does.

[@noelcedillo5320]

J Tee is it okay if add u

[@PyroInferno110]

J Tee can i play wit u to?

[@noelcedillo5320]

J Tee infinity_Knivez

[@avid2994]

Lol I play Xbox a lot more than my PS3 and it is so much easier on PS3

[@branflake0]

Also each tactical knife has a difference lunge range/stab speed. Kap-40 and B23R have the longest lunge, five-seven and tac 45 have the shortest.

[@koribakusuta7399]

Drift0r, not to correct you or anything, but the ballistic knife doesn't shoot the knife as people may think but in fact shoot the blade of the knife using gas power. People also may get confused with a spring knife which essentially does the same thing except with less range because it uses a spring to project the blade

[@Aggromike99]

In MW2 I was hooked up with Marathon (unlimited sprinting), lightweight, and commando. I used a Desert Eagle w/ tactical knife, and I was flying and stabbing like crazy

[@branflake0]

Executioner with tac knife is actually the fastest stab animation, not the combat knife. Also the ballistic knife can be reloaded very quickly by tapping X (Square on PS3) as you fire, and then sprint-cancelling.

[@WhatsGoinOnZin]

i saw i depth for ballistic knife a while ago and im like ok its the knifes, stab/shoot and 1 hit kills i dont need to watch that but now that i decided to watch it i feel like it was really helpful for many reasons. Thanks for this vid Drift0r! :)

[@Orbrun]

When you buff a gun or any weapon , it doesn't only mean that the damage gets increased. In this case, I agree with WhoaNellyJake in the fact that treyarch should buff the ballistic knife in terms of rate of fire, or how when one shoots with it they appear on radar.

[@zachattack4398]

If you go in private match and put your health up to 200% i noticed that the ballistic knife is still a one shot kill when you stab people with it too. Good vid

[@RogueLucifer]

man your Depth videos help me a lot

[@nicholasmartin829]

Actually the ballistic knife reloads pretty fast if you shoot and press the reload button and it's really helpful

[@yankdini99]

You can take out Guardians with this knife as well but the trick (as far as I know) is that you have to hit the speaker portion of the Guardian with one hit and it's gone and you get the 125 pts I discovered this in FINE FASHION the other night. I actually got 225 points Guardian plus a camper kill (with Hardline) and took screenshots to prove it. (need to try and upload the video) I've taken out two since then. I love this knife.

[@dronicx7974]

I feel so proud of my self. I finally got the diamond camo for the ballistic knife which is my favorite weapon.

[@v.h.s.x]

Well its possible by reloading a weapon and running or switching ur weapon before the full animation's completed. Say u have a LSAT u put in the ammo n wait for the ammo count to be at its max before you run. Hope this helps!

[@ZaneZephyr]

Yep, melee kills count for it so my suggestion would be playing Sticks and Stones if you're looking to get the BK/Crossbow gold, it only took me a few hours to get both of them gold from pretty much scratch

[@REDDICE0818]

Pro-Knifer Tips: Tip 1: There's a delay after recovering from a sprint, use dexterity to quickly pull up your knife and shoot the blade. Tip 2: Use toughness! You have no idea how much easier it makes shooting the blade.

[@Freakstylerer]

Gotta love those double skewered medals(for example 3:09).

[@mgunn9801]

Just wanted to say thanks a lot for these in depth videos they help tremendously.

[@bielangi]

that's because you probably dont't use dexterity: in fact, if you use that perk, you can fire the blades as soon as you pull the trigger while sprinting. sorry for my bad english, im italian. i hope this helped you

[@the_average_canadian]

Picked up the ballistic knife today, here's a class for people who want to know where to start: No Primary Ballistic Knife (obviously) Lightweight + Ghost Scavenger + (Use Cold blooded instead of lightweight if the enemy is using dual band/target finder, or Fast hands if you use the tomahawk a lot) Dead silence + Dexterity Perk Greeds for whichever perks you are using If you have points left over, Tomahawk and Tactical Insertion (not to be campy, but you can put your tac around a corner \/Cont\/

[@jonnyeeted]

my peferred class is balistic knife with lightweight, scavenger, ext conditioning, dexterity, 2 tomahawks and a concussion concussion gernade

[@maxjones811]

Drift0r, I found that using the Ballistic Knife in 200% health if you are holding it, the melee is still a 1-hit kill.

[@danielwhite1500]

3:10. That was awesome dude! Nice video

[@damionp3475]

Drift0r use concussion grenades because you slow them down enough to knife them faster with/without lightweight (please try it its good)

[@odawn402]

5:37 that guy tried to 360 noscope someone lol!

[@Dave_Chrome]

XD That's gold!

[@ikgajestalken]

The ballistic knifd can shoot pretty fast if you immediatly reload after shooting and reload cancel

[@jackbueltel1205]

tip if you have your sensitivity up higher than 11 look over to the right of them and then move it left and shoot while strafing.

[@AForceTrulyEvil]

I do believe that his voice adds something special to the video's, along with the puns / cheesy lines at the end :)

[@andrewschmidt4264]

dude ur the best person with balistic knifes

[@lassitershawn3372]

Really? Drift0r brought me up from a player who got a dragonfire on occasion to a player who gets lodestars, warthogs and K9 Units with some frequency. I used to always use scavenger for my classes. Now I can pick up any gun off of the ground and know how to use it.

[@nashwheeler]

If you reload cancel with it properly it can actually fire roughly double that closer to 120 RPM

[@kamma333444]

No, I remember it happening, it was weird as hell. I did the animation and got the little hit-marker box and the guy didn't die.

[@OJANproject]

If you hold your reload button down with your shoot button you cut out the time between firing and reloading, giving you a faster rpm

[@TheVirtualShadow7]

i miss this weapon, i should return to this game.

[@kaveric_7614]

5:38 that guy tried to 360 no scope lol

[@asingularcheesepuff6383]

I noticed that too, so damned funny! xD

[@Looptime888]

Drift0r is right, there is an attachment you can put on your secondary called the tactical knife.

[@reggiecell3615]

came here to see stats ...got a balistic knife montage. drift0r youre beast with that thing

[@jonah4295]

Driftor, I think that the ballistic knife uses explosives to shoot it so it might emit a noise or something and that why you appear on the mini-map.

[@squidfishie]

have any of you guys noticed, that, when using a weapon, your knife is always a slash, when using a combat knife, it's about 50/50, and when using a ballistic knife it is always a stab? I thought that was just stupid on treyarch's part because knifing with a weapon is almost impossible.

[@hwud4l]

Probably Lightweight, Fast Hands/Scavenger and Extreme Conditioning/Engineer. Then use either two Tactical Grenades or one Lethal and one Tactical Grenade.

[@ZaneZephyr]

He's done an in depth for all of the weapons already

[@FruityForFree]

Quick Tip: If you shoot the knife and press the reload button at the same time, you reload the ballistic knife faster :P

[@MasterTheTaco]

When you shoot the blade it makes a little click but most people don't hear the click so u have a chance to get away with a sneaky kill

[@BurningOnTheStake]

I ALWAYS run lightweight. I played at my friends house and running at 100% speed with an SMG literally felt like an LMG to me. Painfully slow is damn right.

[@Puhdoo]

I love the ballistic knife the best score I have ever gotten in black ops 2 in team deathmatch has been with it :) Golding it soon.

[@PudWhacker]

watch my vid im the best with it

[@darkarkeyblader7502]

there is 1 up. the direct impact does 15% damage and the blast radius does 1% damage

[@BlubberyWalrus]

A trick most knifers from Black Ops 1 know thats also in this game is to ALWAYS hold the square button. its like having sleight of hand built in. never do it when on top the dead persons body tho cuz you may accidently pick up their weapon(: This trick helps tremendously in sticks & stones.

[@thebulltothebrain]

Sid B claw or scuf

[@BlubberyWalrus]

Ace Knife its also helpful if ur against a sniper. In a scenario where both sniper and knifer see each at the same time, the knifer an extremely small window in when u can land a shot on them, its when they have to stand still and quickscope u. If the sniper misses than the quick reload trick comes in handy and its a battle and see who lands the shot first.

[@Jakeski87]

I feel I must go knifing now. Thanks driftor. Another good review

[@xMrDope1]

that is true sir but like an example of what i mean is like if you were going to play one in the chamber and both of you have no ammo, then you have to go knife them but then you miss and it turns into a knife fight of course and your both missing. Thats where it turns to be shitty knifing. I guess what im trying to say is knife fights take too long and isn't accurate when both players are trying to knife each other then it is if your trying to knife someone with a gun because they dont move

[@yankdini99]

For Guardians yes... I discovered this in FINE FASHION the other night. and took screenshots to prove it. (need to try and upload the video) I've taken out two since then. I love this knife.

[@the_average_canadian]

and kill one enemy. If there is a second, respawn fast and take them by surprise). Tactical insertions are good for close range loadouts to pull shenanigans like that. I have a ballista/executioner class with the tactical insert for H-Core on maps like Drone or Hijacked that I can put my Tac. in sneaky places and spawncamp.

[@chuckst0nes]

Dude, i love your vids - they open a world of the game i would never usually figure out but i gotta ask, how much coffee do you drink?! ;)

[@TrebEditing]

i like to use the dead silence and awareness combo, especially in search and destroy

[@dhc316able]

Thank you mate for the in depth series

[@JJohnston28]

i had a gameplay with 2 stealth choppers using ballistics they are so fun to use

[@EZDoes1t]

I would be happy to have a round like that with the ballistic. So if you thought it's not that good, well what can I say, I hope I don't run into you online anytime soon. ha Good luck out there man!

[@ChristopherD1999]

Ballistic knife was hard to master but once you get the gang of it its really fun and easy to use.

[@robloxfireninja1458]

2:39 Did you kill that guy with a concussion?

[@cmcdr2001]

TheOfficialMHHII yeah its very rare but it happens I once killed sombody with a shock charge :P

[@boltghoul9644]

+N3ON T1GER a shell of something (nades etc) deals 15 dmg if i recall

[@Oddhi]

I killed an afk guy by throwing C4 at his face until he died, made for a great final kill cam (Search and Destroy)

[@myfavfoodisglue]

here is my setup, and i have it gold: p1: lightweight p2 fast hands p3: extreme conditioning, dexterity. wildcards: danger close, perk 3 greed primary weapon: riot shield(it suprisingly helps alot)

[@GurKinGler]

Dexterity? Tac mask is hella useful if you're tac grenading everyone.

[@Kurama337]

The black ops 1 ballistic knife was awesome. the black ops 2 one was OK, but i think treyarch should bring back the black ops 1 ballistic knife for dlc, and it it should slash in stead of stab

[@mikizz0]

You got it wrong, he uses scavenger so he doesn't run out of throwing knives/axes. You just need to run over a used knife to recover it.

[@louispauwels3734]

try FFA ballistic... his perks... shock charge... and combat axe you'll often win FFA games. i got my ballistic knife K/D up to 3.57 like this

[@M4TT4TT4CK]

I've discovered that it had more knifing damage than normal knife. I had it on double health in a pv and it took 1 knife still. I'm pretty sure, at least :P

[@cmpunkrocks24]

driftor u are really amazing with the ballistic knife man.

[@FCMikey4life]

You can shoot the ballistic knife then press the reload button so it can immediately reload, like so Drift can see!

[@v.h.s.x]

I'm pretty sure. It's probably similar like the crossbow where you do come up on the map.

[@glenquagmire7664]

Here's my class: Ballistic Knife with Dead Silence, Fast Hands+Scavenger and Light Weight. My Tactical is Shock Charge and my lethal is smoke grenade. Good? I think yes.

[@MFD00MTR33]

do u think tac mask would be a good perk over extreme conditioning? that way you dont get stunned and flashed cuz when u need to get to your enemy and they throw a stun or shock charge and freeze you in you place you're gonna be dead meat.

[@Kelthoras1]

Kill confirmed is kind of nice I think. When they do another double XP weekend you should try out Search and Destroy (if you are good).

[@Turkell275]

4:51 "Knifing is a challenge in this game" HEAR THAT VONDERHAAR!!!

[@hwud4l]

I believe it does. I've done it with a Tomahawk before.

[@bong_water_chug5515]

When you shoot press x or square or f rapidly. It makes u reload faster

[@Hornbeezy1]

This is one of the best weapons in the game... As long as you can use it!

[@nightmareraid1439]

i think they should have the galvaknuckles as melee, had in zombies and campaign but not multiplayer, weird because it is in the future

[@MrAllBuisness]

for getting a camo with the b.k., u have to get 25 kills with retrieved blades. just shoot all blades in the floor or a wall and shoot enemies with those blades. easiest way to get that camo

[@yankdini99]

I rock the Ballistic Knife WITHOUT a gun (just the secondary with perks). I call it my PSYCHO class. 16 Kills is the most I've gotten in TDM with just the knife. Plenty of Double, Triple and Bloodthristy medals.

[@shadowcloud1994]

Driftor you made a mistake in 1 of your videos. When you compared the knife in all the cod games you stated the knife range in Mw3 was 0.8 meters. You were either mistaken in that or this video (I am assuming you are wrong in this one as you probably did not check the numbers again). That would make mw3 the shortest knife range.

[@theholypancake66]

you are a beast with the Ballistic Knife

[@TheRealQ3Fang]

Driftor could you make an In Depth of how much damage it takes if you directly throw a flashbang or stuff like that on someone? xD.