Infinity Ward and Activision are DONE for. Sledgehammer is PISSED.

[@BlameTruth]

SHG are gonna go scorched earth soon and I can't wait. Also can you believe they only got 8 FUCKIN MONTHS for Vanguard? Holy hell.

[@ShazzledWolf32]

I see you started watching the boys

[@cj_unhinged7742]

Hope they do. Hope that Call of Duty gets exposed

[@tanos857]

​@@goldenwolf_gamingYT Stop...

[@mrfunnyman285]

@@tanos857 The base gameplay, at least, was better than MWII, in my opinion.

[@yaygenmills]

So much misinformation here smh...if you just did research my guy.

[@OhhZio]

We NEED the studios to stop working together and work separately again. Each were great in their own realms and brought new ideas to the series every year reimagining what we already know and captivating our attentions. The competition of it all making a better game than the last take on the series is gone and the luster is lacking.

[@Yamom395]

Tex (TAX*) write offs. It’s not about passion anymore it’s all money doesn’t matter the developer, COD as a franchise no matter who’s name on it is a money grab been that way since after black ops 2

[@chedisLoL]

BO1 was literally god tier. MW2 and MW3 was literally god tier. This shit is just dog water

[@jdlei24]

Treyarch had the best run even with the broken perks. I agree the competition kept COD on its toes everytime they competed, sledgehammer actually stepped it up by fixing infinity wards game. 😂

[@MV-ri7zu]

​​@@chedisLoL og mw2 is an overhyped POS. BO2, AW, BO3, BO4 are incredible. From a multiplayer perpective at least. BO3 also has the best zombies. Og MW3 was significantly better than og MW2 and MW3 was the first game SHG had their hands on. SHG has been the second best CoD developer since 2011. Even while being fked by IW and Activision they have been able to release better games than IW.

[@OhhZio]

@@Yamom395 brother they’re all businesses that can do tax write offs without working together that’s how they did business before lol

[@MFsimracing]

At this point SHG should just say “fuck it” and expose the whole thing. What are they gonna do fire a whole studio? That’ll just further prove the shadiness

[@UnknownSource08]

NDA. They will get sued

[@seanweber4150]

⁠​⁠@@UnknownSource08still would prove shadiness and if they are trying to hide something so minor like sbmm than there is something really shady thats worse that can get activision in big legal trouble in my opinion. If shg really is doing this without a green light they probably are calling activisions bluff, activision will probably bite their tongue and play damage control over the reveal of how sbmm works

[@MegaLordGaben]

You can’t say anything if you are under an NDA. I’m sure they are beyond frustrated but they cannot do or say anything about it.

[@AnthonyAE86IRL]

I really enjoyed cod WW2 from sledgehammer and Advanced warfare, although they created the money demon with supply drops that year

[@u.r.t.v.unit6672]

​@@MegaLordGabendepends. NDA doesn't work against whistleblower protection laws.

[@BruvvaJosh]

The packet burst shit is because of SBMM, when you get "too good" they start matching you into lobbies with people closer to your skill level and ignore your connection/ping. You could have 150 ping and they don't care because your "skill level".

[@lb6643]

Its called eomm look that shit up. Crazy

[@wjjohns04able]

They can literally do anything they want with the game. They can introduce packet burst if they want. They nerf people real time. What else do you need to know.

[@Greazzy_G]

I started playing with a friend in Europe today (I’m in NA). So my ping started at 130ms which is fair enough! He has a much lower sbmm than me so I has get multiple choppers, carpet bombs and a ac130 ever game. And gradually every game my ping went up by 10ms per game! Even up on 170 ms and 5% packet loss. I could play on the 130ms at the start it didn’t effect the game to much but after 5 games my bullets simply would not hit the targets.

[@jayy_editz699]

I would drop in for one game on a decent wz lobby, then whenever I drop a decently good snipe game, every lobby after that has constant packet burst, everytime I intend to fight a player, let alone just see a player within fighting distance, packet burst acts up and my fps would literally drop to 1 frame every 2 seconds, it's a rigged system fr😔

[@coltyt9529]

@@lb6643 Crazy? I was crazy once

[@arsenic7039]

Sledhammer and Treyark should leave cod and make there own game

[@zachzachary7648]

that would be awesome

[@lonleybeer]

And IW can stick to animation and engine work

[@704pat]

Treyarch is the only dev actually making good cod games anymore... Are you mad?

[@Rulody]

@@lonleybeerI do gotta say the only thing they’re good at is creating a impressive engine I was only able to play treyarch games I couldn’t play infinity wards but since they made a new engine and improved on it the gunplay feels very good like treyarchs gunplay since mw2019 to mw3 2023

[@aygaion2295]

​@@lonleybeerIW can burn un the deepest part of hell.

[@mrfunnyman285]

The fact that Vanguard had 8 MONTHS to be developed, I actually commend SHG for cobbling together a somewhat complete experience. It makes you think about what could of been if they didn't have to help Treyarch with cold war. Edit: I didn't say Vanguard was good by any means. I would rather stick my balls in a bear trap and get knocked out with a baseball bat with metal plating than play Vanguard. All I'm saying is that, given the time constraints, Vanguard even existing is mildly impressive.

[@cayben8865]

vanguards quality for 8 months is shockingly pretty good

[@JaKingScomez]

@@cayben8865no

[@JaKingScomez]

They didnt make vangaurd in 8 months they just upgraded mw2019 and changed a couple things

[@toxicgracie3772]

Ohhhhh no we're not seriously doing the ol' " that COD was actually good" thing here are we? Vanguard was trash. 8 months or not, it was bad. The fact that they had the nerve to use red dots and holographics in a WW2 game alone was disrespectful. Just stop.

[@nafvortex722]

Lol that’s false information there pal. Treyarch had to take over development of Cold War due to SHG not being able to finish in time due to lack of teamwork and inspiration

[@ValiantInstance]

Credit where it's due, I thought Sledgehammer were clueless after Vanguard but MWIII is a solid game. That Assassin Vest has Infinity Ward's grubby hands all over it. Definitely an order from above to put that in the game, we know they've already vetoed Pick 10.

[@BlameTruth]

Joe Cecot wears this vest every night while his wife pegs him.

[@fracturedrealitygaming1326]

​@@BlameTruthsolid gold, as always

[@willwilkinson8014]

@@BlameTruth😂😂 you speak the truth every time keep it up buddy

[@ValiantInstance]

@@BlameTruth The influence IW have is crazy. If they start meddling with Treyarch's next game then Call of Duty is chalked. I want Pick 10 and 3 lane maps back.

[@benpoke]

​@@BlameTruth😂😂

[@SKizzleAXE]

As someone who hasn't bought MW3 2023 seeing SHG listenening to the feedback is amazing SHG > IW easily

[@rod6below]

Facts

[@lonleybeer]

W mans

[@ent2220]

MW3 2011 was made by sledgehammer and what was left of the old IW. MW2 2009 was made by the old IW. The new IW made Ghosts, Infinite Warfare, MW2019 and MW2 2022 - all games I highly dislike and found unplayable

[@karisasani7006]

@@ent2220Yeah basically, Sledgehammer is the CoD "Old guard"

[@rslerch1113]

I watch ur videos

[@red0ctane19]

You can tell somethings a brewin! The studios are getting tired of not being able to make the good game they want because of the idiots making decisions up top.

[@MrSnowFoxy]

2024-2025 if gonna be wild. not just for gaming but as a whole.

[@iam7477]

@@MrSnowFoxyat this rate idk, it looks like they're doing the whole MW2 - scrap together MW3 with 24/25. within time treyarch was pulled off for vanguard zombies and mw3 zombies so we'll see

[@gahetopo]

People should understand that this Infinity Ward was not the people behind OG MW. This are new people and hired to built PUBG like BRs. Start from there. Now, Sledge is not a group, It is 4 people behind it but they are the only devs who remained from CODs roots. In this current market they want to compete on every schemes. SBMM now is not the same SBMM decades ago. It is not using Tracker input algorythm. To be precise it was originally from an Korean system used specifically in Mobile Legends which has a massive population, and that was the new SBMM on the current COD. Sledge are just bonds of gamers devs battling executive giants. The truth is, Sledge are making noise just to show giant executives that people really needed the simple arcade COD. This is the only focal point should the community needs to know, nothing else.

[@jimjones9631]

If i was SHG I'd be pissed. Getting screwed for their last 2 projects, the studio reputation being completely dragged for it to shield IW and Treyarch. I know when Phil Spencer bought Activision Blizzard one of the conversations he had was with Mike Ybarra telling him to run his studio and not having to go through all the Activision red tape that he did before Microsoft so i can 100% believe Phil Spencer said the same to the CoD studios and SHG seeing that transparency about the matchmaking would be the best route

[@Aaronxxi]

More like 3 projects, they wanted to do aw2 after the first aw but they got forced to make wwii

[@devonrose6747]

They wanted to make AW2 also this time instead of MW3, they got turned down twice for AW2 each time they pitched it

[@MikeGcdi]

Only problem with that is that it has been made quite clear with Bungie in particular that it was always them that made the issues plaguing Destiny2. It is becoming quite obvious Activision had nothing to do with it

[@ChrisFromFloriduh]

I don’t think Treyarch gets much of a shield, lol. They have worked on every cod game since Cold War.

[@MarcoEsquandolas337]

You’ve been so spot on with everything and this is no different. SHG is not to blame. It’s actually impressive what they were able to accomplish having to jump through hoops and being forced to go against their own creative philosophies. BO2 created the perfect template for COD, in my opinion, and SHG is actively trying to bring back the pick 10 system, perk layout, scorestreaks, and map design that made it so balanced and fun both casually and competitively, while constantly getting their ideas squashed by the higher ups. It’s so sad to see

[@LiveTUNA]

I love Sledgehammer games. They've been my favorite studio for a long time. I LOVED Dead Space so when Michael and Glen formed Sledgehammer games and joined the COD table to make games for Activision, I was beyond excited. The fact that Michael and Glen left Visceral Games because they were treated like shit to do their own thing and have been treated like shit again by IW and Activision, makes me like them even more but it pisses me off. I was devastated when they had to make yet another WWII game because everyone knew the community was going to hate it. That's why I joined their team to work on the anti cheat operations for vanguard. I fell in love with Vanguard because I saw everything that sledgehammer did to make the game for the community. It was the last game with Clan support and a solid "team play" build that invited players to join squads. Since then, it's been impossible to join squads and there isn't a single thing in MWII and MWIII that is clan friendly. Almost as if Infinity Ward doesn't want players to team up to keep little Timmy safe. In Vanguard you could also level up your operators and even get the Gold and Diamond operator skins. Also you could preview your executions/finishing moves. I know people were turned off by the WWII aspect of the game but that game was deeply full inside and out with content that you could grind for. Even anything as simple as giving each operator they're own specific weapon that if you used that weapon during gameplay, you were granted double player and weapon XP and given extra benefits for your operator. They had calling card frames and even player titles that would be displayed on your calling card, and every single time you killed someone or were killed by someone, your calling card was displayed or theirs would be displayed. It's wasn't just a stupid red text saying "Killed: HoboSock21". It literally showed "Killed: MrGigglesPuff "The Executioner" with a sick flaming chain ⛓️ calling card frame" that you had to earn by being in a chan and winning games while playing with your clan. Now unfortunately they are stuck under the thumb if IW say they had to make/clone an IW game that they literally weren't even allowed to add clan support and promote team play at all. IW FIRED most of sledgehammers staff including the ENTIRE anti cheat team when MWII released in order to implement IW's AI based anti cheat that ABSOLUTELY DOES NOTHING but favors cheaters and report spammers. I can't stand Infinity Ward and was given a huge "f*ck you" for being good when our team got canned. They're entire team is full of woke social justice warriors who hate guns to begin with. They are so anti American, anti 2A, anti 1A, hate the Constitution, most if the employees HATE COD PERIOD and everything that it stands for and they jump in line, bending at the knee with anything to do with the woke agenda coming from the ultra far left cult. To bring political agenda of any kind into the workspace especially into a video game and the development studios is absolutely disgusting! IW was thick with it and I would have been just as upset if they pushed a far right narrative. It doesn't belong in Video games period!!! That's all I have to say for now however I could go on for hours as to why I know for a fact that IW is purposely trying to destroy Call of Duty. They desperately want to move on to a new video game so they can push their views onto their customers.

[@BlameTruth]

Dude, please go on. What a read. I'd love to use this in my next video.

[@Aaronxxi]

We love you guys, both ex and current devs at shg, thank you for bringing light to the truth, I hope maybe Microsoft will hire you again because it's so unfair what IW did. I also hope shg finally gets a 3 year long dev cycle, I feel for y'all, what these big companies and wokies are doing isn't right.

[@shaggytoph]

do part 2 & prove yourself with a vid in your channel if possible

[@Aresixxer]

You can tell with all the dumbass pride flags and the lack of an American flag in the game..

[@speedietruck4861]

@@shaggytophnah he probably signed an NDA that probably lasts a few years, vanguard only came out 2 years ago. If he showed his identity activision would sue him into the ground

[@HypnoticMilotic]

This reminds me of something my mom used to say when I was a kid and didn’t understand when bad things happened… She’d say “Sometimes things HAVE to get worse before they can get better.” Let’s go, Sledgehammer. Scorched earth. Bring the worst. 🔥🔥

[@Thegooob95]

It was smart of shg to have an ama. They knew they couldn’t talk about sbmm but that it would be the #1 topic. They knew by doing that it would force the truth that sbmm exists and the community hates it, two things activision tries to gaslight us on: that sbmm doesn’t exist and if it does, players love it for retention.

[@sjc091]

This.

[@calamelli209]

I've been saying it for years that Sledgehammer are great, they've just always been put in a terrible position. They saved the OG MW3 from failure after Infinity Ward fell apart before. Advanced Warfare was great. WW2 had a poor and rushed launch because it was supposed to be AW2, but people got sick of jetpack games so they had to switch the setting mid-development and save it with updates post-launch. Vanguard was somehow even more rushed than I could have ever imagined... and these games were all STILL more fun than most of Infinity Ward's similar offerings around the same time. Thank you Sledgehammer, and fuck you Infinity Ward.

[@devonrose6747]

They tried pitching AW2 again for this COD but were forced into making MW3, Activision and IW are extremely toxic, ignorant and greedy companies and devs, get rid of IW and remove Activision's unnecessary chokehold of core game decisions and see how SHG and Treyarch flourish

[@MeddlLoide1510]

WWII was great after 2 or 3 months. The last CoD that i enjoyed for longer than 2 months

[@LiveTUNA]

I love Sledgehammer games. They've been my favorite studio for a long time. I LOVED Dead Space so when Michael and Glen formed Sledgehammer games and joined the COD table to make games for Activision, I was beyond excited. The fact that Michael and Glen left Visceral Games because they were treated like shit to do their own thing and have been treated like shit again by IW and Activision, makes me like them even more but it pisses me off. I was devastated when they had to make yet another WWII game because everyone knew the community was going to hate it. That's why I joined their team to work on the anti cheat operations for vanguard. I fell in love with Vanguard because I saw everything that sledgehammer did to make the game for the community. It was the last game with Clan support and a solid "team play" build that invited players to join squads. Since then, it's been impossible to join squads and there isn't a single thing in MWII and MWIII that is clan friendly. Almost as if Infinity Ward doesn't want players to team up to keep little Timmy safe. In Vanguard you could also level up your operators and even get the Gold and Diamond operator skins. Also you could preview your executions/finishing moves. I know people were turned off by the WWII aspect of the game but that game was deeply full inside and out with content that you could grind for. Even anything as simple as giving each operator they're own specific weapon that if you used that weapon during gameplay, you were granted double player and weapon XP and given extra benefits for your operator. They had calling card frames and even player titles that would be displayed on your calling card, and every single time you killed someone or were killed by someone, your calling card was displayed or theirs would be displayed. It's wasn't just a stupid red text saying "Killed: HoboSock21". It literally showed "Killed: MrGigglesPuff "The Executioner" with a sick flaming chain ⛓️ calling card frame" that you had to earn by being in a chan and winning games while playing with your clan. Now unfortunately they are stuck under the thumb if IW say they had to make/clone an IW game that they literally weren't even allowed to add clan support and promote team play at all. IW FIRED most of sledgehammers staff including the ENTIRE anti cheat team when MWII released in order to implement IW's AI based anti cheat that ABSOLUTELY DOES NOTHING but favors cheaters and report spammers. I can't stand Infinity Ward and was given a huge "f*ck you" for being good when our team got canned. They're entire team is full of woke social justice warriors who hate guns to begin with. They are so anti American, anti 2A, anti 1A, hate the Constitution, most if the employees HATE COD PERIOD and everything that it stands for and they jump in line, bending at the knee with anything to do with the woke agenda coming from the ultra far left cult. To bring political agenda of any kind into the workspace especially into a video game and the development studios is absolutely disgusting! IW was thick with it and I would have been just as upset if they pushed a far right narrative. It doesn't belong in Video games period!!! That's all I have to say for now however I could go on for hours as to why I know for a fact that IW is purposely trying to destroy Call of Duty. They desperately want to move on to a new video game so they can push their views onto their customers.

[@Wulfxous]

If it really is Infinity Ward idea putting a ghost vest in MW3 then obviously they are pretty much sabotaging sledgehammer games. But if it is from the other team at sledgehammer, then someone needs to be fired. I don’t think most of sledgehammer games are pretty bad but there are some who is drunk enough to put this new vest in this game think this is a best one. Btw I think this is the best commentary ever for my birthday today. Thank you

[@BlameTruth]

hbd buddy

[@Wulfxous]

@@BlameTruth thanks

[@rod6below]

Happy birthday

[@Wulfxous]

@@rod6below thank you

[@dereksmith3164]

I played in the OG games which had perma ghost... did I cry... nope I got my gun and played the game. Why is the community so weak nowadays... it really is laughable that what we faced the younger generation cannot 😂

[@Ronin_Black]

Imagine if SHG and Treyarch can do together to make Activision and IW to fuk themselves and make a good COD again. Will literally have a golden age of COD again

[@Ronin_Black]

@@Calma123_ not really, as far MW3, they have done a good work to be honest. Treayarch on Zombies mode and SHG on multiplayer, will be better since lets be honest, IW is just now the worst studio.

[@djtrac3r935]

@@Calma123_ clearly you didn't watch the video

[@shaufandavis]

@@Ronin_Blacki’d give treyarch the keys for the complete series, they’ve proven again and again that they can manage to make a great campaign, great multiplayer and a great 3rd mode zombies. No one makes better multiplayer makes like treyarch, they understand the three lane concept better then the other studios and they have good weapon balancing and arent afraid to nerf a op gun.

[@cmadw3150]

@@Calma123_yeah clearly you didn’t watch where blametruth literally said that treyach and raven was having trouble completing cw and sledgehammer had to come in and help them so clearly i think that sledghammar was legit getting held back by activision for sooooo long that they really couldn’t actually make a good cod were they can actually make a good cod

[@Reaper-gt2fi]

I don't know about golden age. 1. Mnk has disadvantage compared to console cause of the aim sway being less in the way due to aim assist. 2. A lot of people (even youtubers) are reverse boosting their K/D to get in bot lobbies to farm camo. Making SSMB useless overal. 3. Spawns are shit. 4. Just my opinion but I dislike most of the maps, and think mw2 has better maps. Also the colors are more darker making the game look boring compared to mw2. You can argue that is to make it a bit more realistic but we have wierd furry skins and rappers running around. 5. There are seemingly AI bots in the game to make bot lobbies. 6. I keep getting in lobbies with sweats/ranked players who are diamond (I know skill issue). But I play this game as a casual player. I don't need the enemy spawning behind me after I kill them so they can get revenge easily same stuff happens to me when I get killed I spawn close by, behind the guy that killed me. I don't reverse boost or play mw3 all day everyday. I also liked the mw2 time to kill but thats just cause of mw2 has been growing on me. But in the current state I'd say if I had to choose I'd choose mw2 if we compare mp. The slower walking and decent sized maps allowed for more time to walk around before seeing the enemy and the spawn are better. I don't really like small maps rust confirmed that after we got spawn trapped. You somehow can easily camp in middle and kill people.

[@CrispyMuffin2]

call of duty is the only game i've seen being made by 3 studios who are all beefing for eachother and screwing with the game

[@tdizzle7812]

Its like 50 cent ja rule and puffy making an album together

[@Pierorocks]

sledgehammer would give us exactly what we wnt if they could, i believe that. i wouldn't blame them for being pissed. SHG and treyarch have made the only CODS ive enjoyed lately

[@glock-kay]

Get the CEOs in a boxing ring😂

[@TMacGamer]

Out of every COD title I have ever played (I own every single release), MWIII is the game that I actually stop playing after 2 or 3 matches. When you say "something is off," you are 100% correct. Something doesn't feel right when playing this game. When I say that I am getting destroyed in some matches, I mean, it's nothing like I have ever experienced. Even when i am winning, it seems forced. I actually feel as if my gameplay experience isn't genuine. Its bizarre. I can go 3 matches in a row where no one is even talking. That has never happened either. Even in the lobby. If it isnt someone blasting horrible music, its complete silence. I thank God that Zombie mode is on this title, because if it wasn't I prob wouldn't even bother playing this game at all. I go into a multiplayer match thinking that if it gets unbearable, I can always go play MWZ. This game is broken & I truly believe that we could be witnessing the downfall of the Call of Duty franchise. I never thought id say this, but I think the Microsoft acquisition is the last hope for COD before Infinity Ward destroys it with their woke philosophies & making the game for Timmy no thumbs & the Casual Camping Andy.

[@BlameTruth]

EXACTLY. it feels entirely manufactured.

[@awepossum1059]

Someone explain to me why I, with a fairly average-decent kd of 1.55 deserve to have a win loss ratio of 0.65 Was wanting to have fun and win in a video game such a huge crime?

[@MC_605]

The cod franchise fell a couple years ago when they officially adopted the current matchmaking system with no plan of getting rid of it. we’re just witnessing whatever is still left.

[@MV-ri7zu]

​@@awepossum1059you are a kill whore thats why you deserve it. I also have a 1.5KD, but my WL is 1.7, because I also play objective.

[@MV-ri7zu]

​@@awepossum1059in fact my kd is actually lower than yours at 1.53, but I play to win I dont camp like you.

[@DS6Prophet]

Call of Duty: Civil Warfare. Let the Carnage be unleashed!!

[@BravenTyler]

I disagree with all this, only because Sledgehammer developed OG mw3 and that was the same as this one, copy paste DLC with different guns and cosmetics. Clearly mw3 was better than MW2 from a development standpoint, and this one's no different. This is history repeating itself. I think the whole "well talk about SBMM" bs is a distraction from the mounting evidence of ai bots stepping forward to be used as SBMM control and development tools. But at this rate, WHO GIVES A FLYING FK. The Finals is to release soon, and Xdefiant will be better than cod multiplayer. Give it love for both and literally see the change happen, COD dies down, dev teams get let go, and they decide to actually listen to the community and do something when they have next to no playerbase left. Laughably, cods always been trash, but xdefiant will make the old cod you all fell for comeback, but all this junk should die off. Tired of this trash game, and all its complaints, I get it's content from hating now, but that shouldn't even be a thing. Want to see actual gameplay, enjoying a game not this negativity. It's just drama at this point, and it fkn dumb. We get it, if you suck at gaming and want to casually get into an fps game to bot around the tiny map, play cod. If you want skill and make real content, with actual good gameplay and mechanics, look entirely away from cod. Period. Battlefield is 10 billion times better and you can still be a bot in that game with way more of an enjoyable experience, there's no excuse to even touch cod multiplayer anymore, it's embarrassing. Play a real fps game, thank me later. Ask yourself why all the real skilled top pros who grind many fps games don't ever touch this junk, only the abusing cod kids who suck at real skill gap games play cod, that's literally fact at this point. No matter what drama or bs cod throws at anyone, you'll always suck at real games if you don't try those real games. Period. Much more rewarding winning in other games vs this load of junk.

[@FinalSonar]

No idea why IW thinks they have the rights to say the other "sucks" when in reality there last good game was in 2007 and it's clouded with hackers.

[@le4-677]

Mw2 and mw3 overrated? I completely agree

[@z9Vxk]

2010* mw3 is a certified banger

[@z9Vxk]

If someone doesn't like that game they're were just getting spawntrapped on HQ

[@syn_isterbills1235]

The og infinity ward made that game, this new one made ghosts and after

[@IIMiikexDII]

The old IW is now Respawn Entertainment (Devs of Titanfall and Apex). The new IW sucks ass lol.

[@coldfries8976]

Can you imagine SHG just sayin frick you Activision we done?? One can only dream.

[@BlameTruth]

Why else would they just randomly want to talk about it now? Excited to see what they do lol, it's possible the Microsoft buyout nullified some NDA or something

[@undeadhydra238]

They just going out of their way to express their want to address sbmm is more than enough for me to give them the benefit of the doubt and im gonna give them a chance this time around

[@kenbob1369]

Ppl are forgetting the ghost camo tv doesn't work properly anyway... and plus when we had dead silence as a perk, having permanent ghost did not translate to camping in previous cods before mw 2019

[@dereksmith3164]

Yes! My man here has a brain and has played previous cods. I swear some people just want to have everyone running the same weapons and play style.... how boring would that be?

[@silencedmaxim5889]

Zombies: It's not the same with a time limit. If you're not geared up from the get go, then by the time you get close to being properly equipped it's already time to exfil. The only thing zombies is good for now is leveling up your weapons and unlocking other weapons you find on the field. It's no longer about having fun, but how long until this weapon reaches max level.

[@Jules279]

Vanguard and MW3 Zombies are both disgraces that shit all over the legacy of a once incredible mode.

[@PhillyBatts]

They should atleast double the time limit and add a separate round based mode even if it's just one map.

[@PhillyBatts]

@@The_Conservative_Latino the new mode is awesome but if it wasn't for the tombstone glitch that i duplicated flawless crystals with there are a few missions I couldn't have gotten done as a solo because it takes too long to pack a punch up. Didn't wanna spend 30 minutes doing contracts to pack 3 to fight the storm caller then haul ass to an exfil before the final exfil since people like to wait around and blow those up now. Round based would be better for camos though and armory unlock challenges. If they just added a single small map for round based every season or two it would be great.

[@blackbelt123100]

I wouldn’t be surprised if IW is sabotaging the game.

[@cjchico]

Not blaming SHG for this, but I believe SBMM was "turned up" to what we know it as today all the way back in Advanced Warfare. I played MW2 thru AW and AW was the first game that I noticed it on. Then again in MW2019 it was turned up even more as we all know.

[@blainereinsma2423]

Cold War starting off as a SHG game never made any sense to me. It felt like a Treyarch game through and through. It was built on Treyarch’s engine after all - SHG always works off IW’s engines. Plus, the entire 80’s covert operations theme is Treyarch’s thing. So hearing now that SHG was called in to help them finish the game makes WAY more sense to me. Now with the Assassin Vest, I think it was SHG’s idea. They have always been about finding middle grounds on divisive issues. Being that Vests are far more powerful than perks, I think it can be a bit more balanced (although I think the vest should remove a gear slot)

[@AnotherTwoSteps]

I'm really enjoying these videos more than ever, keep on the good job brother

[@Sniper_Gh0st]

It makes sense. Why does infinity turd get 3+ years for the games they make but treyarch and sledgehammer have nowhere near enough time? Infinity turd is activisions favorite because they make the SBMM

[@arkhamsoldier9180]

I feel bad for Sledgehammer games

[@01iverQueen]

Now I feel bad for SHG if this is all true because I like many others were trash talking them for releasing Vangarbage

[@robertperkins7781]

Personally if I were Microsoft I would pulled out of the deal with Call of Duty because at this point I say the series is badly damaged by Activision and infinity ward and in my opinion they deserve every bit of criticism that they are getting

[@thugshakercentral46]

microsoft didnt want activision for cod they wanted it for candy crush

[@coryb9514]

COD makes BILLIONS of dollars. Of course they want COD 🤣🤣

[@CancelTeenTitansGO]

IW really be acting like the psycho ex-girlfriend who keeps spamming phone calls, keyed the side of your car door, or just stalking you from a distance Keep the Door Close! -SHG

[@adamd5849]

I have a feeling that SHG might end up releasing their own FPS eventually, and I'm looking forward to it

[@renegaderobs2779]

but how come treyarchs game (cold war) also had strong sbmm, do you think infinity ward also forced them to put it in?

[@EmilyKimMartin]

The more time passes, the more I respect SHG. I went from disliking them and their games, to dreading them, to actually appreciating and enjoying their experimental takes and unorthodox designs. Granted, it's not perfect and they are very divisive, but you gotta give them credit. Mordern Warfare 3 (2011) is much more of a Sledgehammer game than IW's. It's thanks to them that we got Specialist. AW was the first game to really bring up the SBMM talk to people (more so than BO2), but the game had a shitload of content, had pretty good maps and a rock solid foundation. WWII received an entire overhaul and got some solid content drops, and Vanguard, for as bad as it was (and like BT says, being developed in 8 months makes sense), still was miles ahead MW2019 in the core gameplay and map design. MWIII is a fun game at its core. Sledgehammer hired a shitload of devs not so long ago; I'm sure morale around their offices is at an all time low thanks to IW and Activision shitting the bed constantly. Whether it is scorched earth and people not caring, or some brave staff that got sick of it all and thinks the community deserves better, or some smartass that found a loophole, I feel that, in the coming weeks, everyone will change their perspective on SHG -- and CoD -- for the longest time. At this point in time, it's obvious SHG is a kid that's got all the heart and potential in the world, being held back by a family of alcoholic drug addicts with a door fetish.

[@repodan12]

Why does it feel like IW and Activision don’t wanna make COD anymore, intentional sabotage of their games is a sign of them fatiguing.

[@thadabmasta]

Damn....I didn't even realize they were adding a Camper-Pro Vest in season 1. That alone is going to make the experience so much worse. 😢

[@dereksmith3164]

Perma ghost has been in the game since the OG modern warfare... kids these days cry over anything

[@ScaredWatched]

​@@dereksmith3164this is worse than permanent ghost from the originals no skulls either and it stacks with ghosts. Kids really be misinformed and crying about everything now.

[@dereksmith3164]

@Equality831 if it was such an issue everyone would be running it... from what I have seen so far it is rarely chosen... mainly as it is basically what has been in the cod franchise since loadouts were new to the game

[@joshua3630]

Dont blame IW and dont blame SHG. Modern Warfare IS A IW SERIES. Blame Activision for forcing IWs brain child onto another developer rather than allowing SHG to develop their own unique game.

[@ixWebb]

Infinity Ward OR Infinity Turd literally needs to be fired from making cod.

[@sonsofliberty9630]

Infinity turd fits well. The real Infinity Ward left a long time ago.

[@mycroft174]

infinity wards fall from grace is unbelievable lmao

[@ragingsloth2846]

I think it makes a lot of sense. SHG has been getting a bad rap since WWII. I think they were forced to make it in a way they didn't like. Then it sold poorly and Activision said "ok put it back." Thus the Revamp which made the game 10x better. They got shit on for development time on that game too. And everyone since. They've also been made to take the blame time and time again. I for one think they are tired of being the fall guy for others fuckups.

[@TheScorpio1999]

Dear Infinity Ward: It's not your turn this year. Do yourselves a favor, step off, or your NEW CEO will um, HELP you in doing so. Don't even take credit for our launch maps either, Joe! You weren't fucking there. You made Stonehaven. Fuckin Free Fall. Ass-hair Cave. Petrograd. Maps that will fade into obscurity as "oh, those awful maps. Yeah, they sucked." Cause they did. I'm not sayiing all the launch maps are bangers this year, but I'm a hell of a lot happier with what we have than any new shit IW could ever shit out as "map design." Border Crossing? No. That ain't gonna get it.

[@justbuildgunpla1315]

There's no way SHG doesn't have permission to share whatever little they are going to show. It'll all be well vetted beforehand with all lawyers. If SHG goes off script the entire studio is sued into oblivion.

[@garrettwilson2626]

I was originally pissed at SHG for vanguard. Now im starting to see that SHG are not at fault. Its the simple fact that they were forced to abandon 2 PROJECTS that im sure was a sequel to advanced warfare or something to hold treyarchs hand during the development of CW, push out something for 2021 so activision could feed their yearly greed (vanguard), then given a strict 8 month deadline to push out ANOTHER PREMIUM TITLE after they were told it would be and EXPANSION TO MWII. Its time for SHG to speak out against corporate fucks both for us, and for themselves.

[@Glock_Lesn4r]

I dealt with some of the activision team during the Gamestop conference several years ago, when they released Ghosts. From the booth hostesses to the network engineers, they were a-holes.

[@MR_ii_5150]

Did you know you can't equip Ghost and coldblooded at the same time without the game glitching your weapons?

[@DainRiffgin89]

Having experienced Vanguard at launch in all its bugginess, this 8 month timeline makes a lot of sense. Not just bugs, but also mislabeled items in the create-a-class, like Ninja and Ghost having the wrong icons (looking close, the "Ghost" perk has a ninja outfit on!), and the NZ-41 having the descriptions for the long and short barrels mixed up. It all shows that they had no time to double check things before Activision shoved it out the door. I gave SHG a lot of crap for how unpolished the game was throughout its cycle (I gave up after a visual glitch caused textures to bloom out of control to the point I couldn't see anything, in almost every match, and that was in like Season 3), but if it is true, they were essentially trying to piece a broken vase together while on a bumpy country road. Given how much they are talking and working with the community, I think that they can have a comeback, but only time will tell if things will truly change.

[@JackJack0046]

I have a hard time believing that Cold War was Treyarch's mess considering that Treyarch released BO4 the year before MW2019, giving Treyarch two years of dev time for Cold War, instead of having three years and releasing a game after SHGs title following MW2019.

[@mediaguy4997]

SHG went from incompetent to hero’s with this game

[@nickmc9414]

If that's true about only having 8 months for vanguard then we all owe SHG a huge apology.

[@jayprichard2024]

Treyarch is the skin king to me..they make good cods but heavily monetized ones. They are normally responsible for the store iirc. IW isnt the same ppl whatsoever that they once were both literally and figuratively. SHG seemed to have the most potential in the beginning. Then the blame game started and they got the short end of the stick. However, i dont think they are bucking the system. Its all activisions call and they will fall in line.

[@jimmythepirate494]

Lol, how can you "rush" a reskin? That in itself says something about the powers that be.

[@CapnReign]

I can’t believe that they had 8 MONTHS FOR A COD GAME that is crazy if I knew that when Vangaurd came out I may not been as hard on the game cause I somewhat enjoyed the Zombies but that game could have been better if they had a full cycle like come on and I haven’t played this game but if infinity ward is sabotaging Shg then shane on them

[@TheHollowBlade]

Each game is pretty much the exact same thing just reskined.. the only team who should be somewhat stressed out with a crunch like that is the art teams. Like gun archetypes are always the same, perks are almost always the same. These are just recycled products over and over.

[@Nightclaw344]

Honestly I’ve completely given up on cod, it would take something HUGE to bring me back when there’s so many other great games out there

[@lonleybeer]

Finally people are realising how goated SHG really is

[@sausage099]

SHG and Treyarch actually listen to the players which is why I like them, IW on the other hand just don't gaf what the fans want, WW2 had so much content new guns and maps coming every other month and listened to what modes the fans wanted, IW is Activions little lap dog giving it more attention and living in luxury while SHG and Treyarch get scraps from what it seems like.

[@Child_of_woe_1994]

never thought I'd see the day he actually defends SHG😂

[@ken0489]

next video:"IM BORED AND CRAZY!!!"

[@MikeSimGaming]

Infinity Ward has been trash for years, there last good COD release was MW2 2009. And I didn’t cop Vanguard I tried the Beta and hated it.

[@BlameTruth]

Hot take; their last good game was COD4.

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

Their Black Ops 3 clone (Infinite Warfare) was actually fun. What happened to *that* Infinity Ward?

[@spoiledsalad1851]

Seeing a COD DEV civil war would actually be insane to think about. SHG and Treyarch vs Infinity turd and ACTIVI$ION. I really hope the xbox acquisition changes things for the better. I really want COD to be fun to keep playing.

[@Kalin_Kessler]

I feel bad for sledgehammer 😢

[@___Alina___24]

You know these game developers just hate their jobs having to appease the higher ups.

[@JadieI]

Honestly when people say that cod is the same game every year I disagree the game gets worse every year!

[@sovietshoes952]

Props to SHG for toughing it out for this long, i'm surprised they were even able to make a game like that in 8 months.

[@BlackHazama]

8 months for Vanguard is insane! It was really enjoyable for it being developed so quickly. Sledgehammer is really trying! Give them credit. Thank you BT!

[@Jules279]

Too bad they were forced to put in woke shit though.

[@ronniesingleton8877]

Thanks BT for shining that light because I’ve been saying that IW was sabotaging Cold War, Vanguard and MW3 because they have a hidden jealousy because IW can not make a good cod game. You literally just proved my point. You’re the best bro.

[@mistygod8446]

With what Sledgehammer has managed to do in 8-16 months on their past 2 titles, it goes without saying that they are the best COD developers.

[@banditgamesonline]

You are onto something. Demonware have something to do with this too. About a year ago there was an alleged whistleblower dev from Australia that worked at Demonware who said that hacks got outta control because of leaked code. They would test the game in God mode for whatever reason, it’s not like that created any security from hackers. Then he went onto discuss the Whitelist and how a lot of streamers are hand picked to promote the game and get perks from it. But you’re definitely onto something regarding SHG saying FU to IW. Anyone especially a group of ppl and teams who dedicate all their time to projects hate to be used and abused. Bottom line. There is always a breaking point. We’ll just have to see if they will be able to put to light something significant enough to be addressed seriously for once.

[@TTV_Breezer]

Props to sledghehammer lol. Can't believe the worst cod developer actually became the best.

[@creamycereal]

They’ve always been the best since mw3 (2011) alongside treyarch of course

[@KryXOXO]

@@creamycerealhuh, they never made the og mw3 they came after blops 2 was released.

[@creamycereal]

@@KryXOXO they did the multiplayer

[@MV-ri7zu]

​@@KryXOXOwrong. MW3 (2011) was made by SHG and old IW.

[@MV-ri7zu]

​@@KryXOXO new IW has made ghosts, infinite warfare, mw2019 and mw2022 so thats 4 absolutely dogshit games. At least sledgehammer made AW, which was by far better than anything new IW has made or will make.

[@2kolbe010]

I thought assassin would be invisible to streaks, not UAV’s. WE ALREADY HAVE THE GHOST CAMO VEST SHIT.

[@hitmanvideos7368]

Finnaly!!!! A youtuber says the truth about mw3 and dosent hold back due to the risk of beeing de platformed. Thank you blame. I wish the 3 dev studios will burry the hachet and tell activision to put its money where its mouth is💪✌️

[@Drewkungfoo]

IW will never change The Management (HEAD DEVS) at IW Need Replacement with BETTER PPL = ONLY CHANCE OF STUDIO GETTING BETTER

[@devonrose6747]

​@@DrewkungfooNo it won't because they would still have to listen to Activsion and work for and under Activision, the only way this gets better is if Microsoft makes an example out of IW and drops them or replaces them completely and then completely restructure Activision

[@Coqueluis23]

There’s bots in MW2 on mobile Version so I wouldn’t be suprised if they are bots in mw3

[@NostalgiaNet8]

It's a great thing to finally see. It's been long enough.

[@user-kt4km9df3f]

Imagine Sledge gives a huge middle finger to Activison and Infinity Ward and REMOVES SBMM. OH GOD they'd be hella pissed. It would be a HUGE win for Sledgehammer and people would flood back!

[@deadsoul4789]

Every time Blame uploads we get one step closer to the complete downfall of INF Ward ✊

[@Malam_NightYoru]

BT i was just thinking... what if reverse boosting is intentional? Since there are equal matches and SBMM suvks, what if Reverse boosting was the way Sledgehammer found to actually Bypass the IW SBMM system. Like, there ain't no way Sledgehammer wants SBMM in a game so focused on raw skill

[@AIRFORCENONE]

The vest is covering the cheating problem. It’s so plain to see.

[@dereksmith3164]

The infinite amount of things that ping and show dots on map in the game already covers the cheating issue... you never know for sure if they tracked you through a wall cause of cheats or just not moving fast enough

[@YourGuySmallFry]

Have you been keeping up with your weekly challenges and camo events? That game me something to do.

[@BorsPepsi]

wow, i'd never thought i would say this but after hearing this i actually feel bad for SHG.

[@WLS_Churchill]

8 months ?! They did something with more ambition than MW2 II 2022 you-do-you-booboo in 8 months ?! That change my perspective on the game...

[@TM26Slippy]

Gaming been going down this dark route. For the fan base it's a hobby, escapism, passion, love etc.. for the execs it's money. For the creators it's both but the love isn't rushed, the money is. Sadly all the "smaller" game studios are bought out by whole media corps so it's a money printer not an appreciation for interactive art God damnit 😂😂. Nah but it's sucks because as an older player I dunno what to do, I kinda just play to hang with friends and enjoy something but most of the smaller game developers that are super passionate are mostly single player while the big corps press and push the multi for buyables and battle passes. Smaller corps if your listening maybe try to bring back split screen or make story modes or campaigns playable with friends? I know that's not easy though, elden ring tried but ps2 battlefront still goated for that split screen or halo. The ramblings... I got this cod since the last one I played was og mw3, I played og mw2 so I didn't mind the maps but super disappointed they didn't bring any mw3 maps even the dlc maps, some are hidden in war and ish.... I want to support and get skins and look cool but I dont want to feed the "only care about the money printing operation, they'll play whatever gameplay we give them" Dr. Disrespect said it perfectly and he worked on a bunch of mw3 maps. Something along the lines of "instead of putting new maps or more maps they're smoothing out new skins to work on the maps we've already got" and that shit makes sense like wtf bruh I dont need a cat on a gun telling me to go fuck myself in thee most annoying voice ever while I'm shooting shit.

[@spicyjo95]

This is y they need to stop the yearly release’s

[@NJLCIRE]

Played ffa and gungame today and ran into loads of bots they are real ☠️

[@rbnola3340]

My only issue with the “Treyarch couldn’t finish Cold War” thing is that it was sledgehammers turn to release a game. We got bo4 then mw19 and then … Cold War? Doesn’t sound right to me. Sure sledgehammer didn’t get to fully developed vanguard bc of Cold War but why tf did they release Cold War a year early? SHG obviously got the short end of the stick but I don’t think they’re without blame

[@QuattroSG]

iw is 100% one of the worst studios in gaming, right up there with dice. another studio that needed an outside, supposedly inferior, studio to step up and fix their hot mess terrible game.

[@BlameTruth]

they should seriously fuck off from the series and go make Chinese mobile games

[@AtreusLmao]

@@Calma123_ their own thing meaning ignoring the whole community and ruining the game?

[@shaufandavis]

@@Calma123_not you defending iw when they’ve single handedly ruined multiplayer in cod, the staple gamemode in the call of duty games😭

[@simonjeremy1776]

​@@Calma123_innovate? They didn't innovate shit lol

[@AtreusLmao]

@@Calma123_ U have to be trolling shggames and treyarch are wayyy better than those pieces of shit at Iw

[@GlassThirdEye]

I believe i saw a bot today for the first time. I was playing SnD on Terminal. I jumped out the window by the skyway and there was a guy just camping there on the ground under the window. So he was behind me when i landed. He shot at me but never landed a shot. Then he threw a grenade at me. I proceeded to pick it up and throw it back at him. He never moved or tried to shoot me while i did this and was killed by his own grenade. I was stunned because there was no way in hell i should have survived that. Im a believer now. I wish i could have gotten footage. It was either a 5 year old or a bot.

[@certified1075]

IW has gone downhill ever since 2019 and i feel like they are my least favorite cod dev now ever since then activision gotta stop destroying their games as well give SH some time to make a GOOD game. instead of 16 months

[@SgtTankDempsey]

IW went downhill after MW2 OG because the orginal devs and founders left

[@certified1075]

@@SgtTankDempsey they haven’t rly made a good cod since og mw3

[@certified1075]

@@Calma123_ mw19 has no content at all at the beginning and we were drip fed content the whole time don’t even call that a slightly even good game

[@ROB_LAW98K]

Sledgehammer is being held at gun point

[@AirZachDixon]

You need to a make a rant video about why the aiming feels off on this game, and bring up truegamedatas last video on why the aim feels horrible

[@divinetruth2875]

Aim de-assist likes to push you off of enemies. Go melt some bots in a private match, then go play multiplayer. Suddenly, your reticle just starts levitating/jumping off of and away from people 🤷‍♂️

[@youtubeman2001]

Future MW games should be made by slegdehammer alone

[@ActivisionRules]

SBMM is good! Yall are just mad because you guys go negative every game. Haha 😄 why would they fix something thats not broken. Just get good 😊 imagine wanting to play against noobs every match. I love MW3! Thanks to Activision and all their hard work, it really shows! 😁

[@DodgeOwnersBeLike]

Bruh

[@jayprichard2024]

This makes much more sense. I loved AW even though i know im in the minority. Treyarch got all the accolades because of BO and BO2. IW always seemd like the prime dev of the 3 (not the best, just the main). I 100% believe this.

[@TheScaleTech]

The bot thing is odd though. I got into a lobby on rust playing domination. I took all three flags myself with no resistance and shortly after the enemy team all dropped out and was filed in with different players.

[@a_tall_carrot]

I’d love to see these devs go and do their own cod games with zero input from their other counterparts. I’d happily never buy another IW game again and just wait for a SHG & Treyarch title. It wouldn’t surprise me if SHG removed SBMM all together. I actually jumped on Vanguard a fair bit over the past year because it felt like SBMM had been switched off

[@magatsujoji]

Ever since you mentioned packet burst for MWIII, I’ve been paying attention to see if it’ll happen to me. I’ve been doing pretty well recently, at least 1.3 K/D per game. I got into a match on shipment, and I went on a 10 kill streak. I lagged and the game said something about “latency” issues, when the lag fixed itself, I was dead already. I use Ethernet on a 1000gigabit internet connection, I have never lagged in any other multiplayer game, aside from OW2, which is just server problems