Is Black Ops 6 DYING?

[@M3RKMUS1C]

*DROP A LIKE + SUB* if you want BO6 to get back on track and BE A GOOD COD GAME! HAPPY NEW YEARS! I love you guys, looking forward to doing some really cool stuff in 2025!

[@user-yt2005]

*streamer got ban and unban the same day those whitelist are full cheaters*

[@zippydingding5558]

It’s time to move on from cod and I’m saying this with over 32 thousand hours played since 2003 . Did activison think my Muscle memory playing cod didn’t feel the change.

[@mash2481]

🎉Happy New Year bro!

[@sinabakhtiarani6427]

Plz play cod mobile

[@BlueGhost5279]

Please play 2016 Doom Multiplayer and show you finding a match in 10 seconds. Then compare the time to get in a match in ANY new COD in ANY mode❤ much love happy new year

[@TrvcyNoMcGrvdy]

I’m damn near 30 with a 9-5. I really don’t feel like getting off and sweating/grinding for an hour or 2 anymore.

[@blazerjd108]

This ^

[@PigBenis878]

same no point in it everyone thinks they are pros or something

[@Physix_XO]

Thats why I just play zombies anymore I might play multiplayer for 30 minutes and call it good lol

[@justinc6962]

​@PigBenis878 it's like this with almost every multi-player game now

[@breaadchaan]

@@PigBenis878 thats why i focused on single player games.. too many wannabe pros in every multiplayer game, thinking they're the next big hit

[@FameMercury]

The game isnt suppose to drop off until end of January to February but the fact it dropped off by 30% before christmas and another 10% right after Christmas is wild

[@kiddpreme]

and to think those are only the numbers we’ve seen on steam, can’t imagine the numbers on console. also brings me to talk about how hard it is for me to find lobbies sometimes.

[@FameMercury]

@kiddpreme that and the enemies quit all the time and they never put nobody back in

[@mr.reptar]

I remember when people would look forward to Christmas for call of duty because “Christmas noobs” were gonna be playing and you damn well knew it’d be fun messing with the new players😂

[@karateguy247]

Even christmas noobs cant save this game lol

[@briantryin6113]

All the greed is showing. People are tired of the bull and thier manipulative ways.

[@will_9910]

Until y'all buy the next one, lmfao.

[@Cyclop85]

Haven’t bought a cod in years. Just check in occasionally to see how bad its really getting

[@holygxd-]

@@will_9910 ehhh idk we already know the next one is a bo2 remaster lol

[@dimtearr]

yet everyone will buy the next game lol. pathetic

[@Thelankiestwopster]

Too late people already bougut

[@ashy6742]

The reason they removed displaying player counts is because BO2 was so good it had a higher player count than Ghosts a month after its release and the insecure company like Activision is removed the player count numbers from there on forward. For all the hopers out there, they will never make a COD so good again that you don't buy next years.

[@diddydonk5255]

The only one I'd be paying attention most to is the bo2 remaster one. If that flops, they've lost me for good. The 1 game they can't mess up and they know they can't mess up.

[@Uncle-Ninja]

false

[@Uncle-Ninja]

Activision isn't the one to display or remove it, it's the Actual CoD Devs

[@Daniel6254]

i would rather play Ghosts than BO6

[@hungsolo28]

@diddydonk5255 you shouldn’t be wanting anything remastered that’s the reason they aren’t creative anymore. It’s takes very little to impress peasants.

[@-mako-6018]

wouldn't be surprised, BO6 just feels like their benchmark of "how far can we push it before people genuinely get pissed?"

[@peternatorrr]

It took like 2 seconds for them to start putting characters that look like crayons in it

[@goldenboy8361]

THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE. Call of Duty is supposed to be a realistic milsim game about war.

[@WelcomeParac]

​@@goldenboy8361Cod is an arcade shooter and always was

[@Cross42069]

@@WelcomeParac No it was not

[@peternatorrr]

@@WelcomeParac you are so painfully wrong about that

[@ASSASSINGUNNER7]

​@@WelcomeParac Call Of Duty, Call Of Duty 2, Call Of Duty 2 Big Red One, Call Of Duty 3, Call Of Duty World At War, would ALL like a word with you.

[@anthonyclason6702]

BO2 was my first cod, and in my opinion nothing still comes close to it

[@floppa9415]

agree

[@ashy6742]

BO2 was so good that they never want to make a game so good again you don't buy the next one which is what happened with ghosts

[@itsjammbi]

Finest Hour was my first. They need to go back to what worked

[@AJTheSmither]

WW2 still is my fav

[@Cmoli3145]

@@ashy6742Cod ghosts was so good too! one of my fav cods but like anthony said nothing touches bo2

[@CivilProtectors]

The ending statement of "playing the old games" would work, if every single cod from cold war and later didn't have hacks and exploits that are straight up risking your computer, information and safety if you play them.

[@zippydingding5558]

I would still be playing blops2 to this day if activison didn’t let it get overrun with hackers.and they still sell this on steam shocking

[@JALC-x]

plutonium

[@Amarok-7]

1) BO2, BO1, WAW, MW3 has plutonium. You use the steam version. 2) BO3 has the T7 patch. 3) The others ? Cooking.

[@raudiJesus]

@@zippydingding5558 not only do they still sell it on steam, its STILL 60 dollars!

[@bankz724]

@@zippydingding5558 so no different than call of duty over a decade later? lol so just pick one, old good game, new bad game.

[@Roguewarrior073]

My breaking point is when they added out of theme skins, ai generated skins, firing zombies voice actors, and actresses due just to save a quick buck. Yeah, they permanently lost me. I bought bo6 because i liked Cold War. But cod and Activision have truly lost it.

[@aquarl93]

How tf you still buy the game after what you just said 😂

[@zodiac_blue9116]

I appreciate you including tough and “bad” game play. I am a solo 1.2 k/d player and it is damn tough out here.

[@Fireman30000]

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, and still playing! The classics will always be legendary!

[@itsjammbi]

Best campaign ever. They could never replicate that game!

[@welshculture]

Mine was call of duty finest hour I think its called absolute masterpiece

[@mr.reptar]

@@welshcultureI really struggled as a kid with that one mission where you had to run to different German bunkers while being under fire from above and in the trenches😂.

[@FamousMiRx]

Big Red One was where it all started for me. Such a classic

[@daunteroberts9720]

Big red one was my first cod to

[@kevinyoung7287]

I started playing battlefield 1 again and I’m surprised how popular it still is

[@javiartem]

i actually got battlefield 1 completely for free the other day on xbox, maybe i should hop on if it’s still alive and well

[@KenKaniff-dw4jw]

Me2. In fact playing 2019 COD 2019

[@ByLJT]

worst maps cods seen at a launch + sbmm + omni movement, I'm here to play casually not sweat like my rank is on the line just to stay positive

[@stevensanchez8061]

How the hell does a $70 DLC that had a few months of development have better post launch support than a game that supposedly had 4 years of development.

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

BECAUSE IT WASN'T 4 YEARS SMH MY HEAD 2021: CW post launch and VG Zombies 2022: MW2 2022 Ranked Play 2023: MW3 2023 Zombies and Ranked Play 4 years is a lie 😠

[@ilht]

@@weirdeurasianboy8091 shaking my head my head?

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

@@ilht My point still stands 😭

[@Azherus]

@@weirdeurasianboy8091dont protect this fckng devs… it’s the longest game development time that they ever had and they still delivered a piece of feces

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

Because sledgehammer didn't fire all their staff and force them to use ai and is the last team with a soul left

[@MerkFreeks]

That 0-154 is diabolical

[@DanealVolkaner]

ERIK! ORGANIZE ANOTHER BO3 REVIVAL AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

[@OfficialChris88]

Or BO4 whichever one

[@DanealVolkaner]

@OfficialChris88 Bo3 Bo4 WW2 or IW would be lit.

[@Crecross]

Bo3 or ww2, the others...Meh

[@Burn_Slow]

Too many hackers

[@bluegamingyt7999]

Started at world at war, still playing unfortunately. Not as often or as strong as I used to, but I am still playing

[@MrRuthers]

Hey merc keep buying those bundles, I'm sure it'll show activision they need to fix their game, And btw my first game was cod finest hour and big red one, i quit playing cod at b04 because i realized how awful activision is and ill never play a cod again.

[@grrinc]

Anyone who buys skins or bundles are causing the problems. Agreed

[@aidan46294]

Bo4 was a great game

[@micckeymol4396]

The biggest issue with revisiting the old CODs is the division of the community with platforms and DLCs still being full price.

[@dyingwaffle95]

I personally just don't think games in general are meant to be played for thousands of hours. Like I stopped playing bo6 and i got 100+ hours in this game and I feel like to me that's a sign of a good game that ran its course effectively for me.

[@Angel4298G]

6:55 they removed it because once ghosts came out players could see more people where playing the year old game bo2 so a lot of people never bought ghosts and played bo2 for 2 years , activision hated this with so much of a passion they said never again

[@Bowsergamer2608]

Speaking of AI, I do think the Warzone announcer for this year was also made with ai because the voicelines are literally the same as Graves' voicelines, just deeper in voice.

[@johnnysuares8817]

Mw3 2011 was my first cod ever and till this day I still play cod. Happy new year bro

[@Zeigler_]

CoD 4 was my Frist but I only really play now for Zombies and then that's now and then mainly play customs

[@tdjkhazard4522]

Same! Loved the original Modern Warfare. I spent so many hours on that game

[@jackmills7758]

the yearly releases can play a part in cod's downfall too, they keep pumping these games out every year which causes it to lose it's anticipation value. they should give the games an extra year of post-launch so players have a reason to stick around and keep playing (and paying for microtransactions). by the time the next cod comes out after 2 years people will make a big deal out of it, instead of activision paying for views and faking hype (honestly it feels like bo6 has no hype surrounding it)

[@justinc6962]

The fact that they sell skins for $20 and you can only use them for a year is a travesty

[@TheRightWayRoundTRWR]

My first CoD was CoD 1 before multiplayer was a thing. They were in competition with Medal of Honor and Ghost Recon

[@NoMansLand98]

Mine was COD 2, the big red one.

[@TheRightWayRoundTRWR]

@ on ps2?

[@NoMansLand98]

@TheRightWayRoundTRWR yes. I also remember playing Medal of Honor, rising sun, which had an amazing pearl harbour opening scene.

[@ChewyNature]

I've played COD: Finest Hour campaign so many times back in the day.

[@TheRightWayRoundTRWR]

@@NoMansLand98 yes I remember that. On ps2 I thought it was the best graphics ever ha

[@Ayala_411]

Started on Call of Duty 2, I still play but not anything past MW 2019.

[@JamFusion.]

Didn’t expect to be called out this soon in 2025 about 2x watch speed.

[@StraightcheD]

7:30 Releasing a DLC as a separate full game made a bad impression for sure.

[@mynameaintelijah]

My first ever Call of Duty was, Call of Duty 2 on Xbox 360. Played the campaign so much.

[@Coops_ll]

Got dark matter and barely touched the game since got to fed up with their manipulative ways especially with the sbmm/emoo it gets to a part where it’s unplayable and impossible to enjoy

[@mingi1489]

Got diamond ARs, Launchers and SMGs and now I haven't even touched BO6 for a whole month...

[@eturnityy6933]

I’m 22 and I my first cod was cod 4 as a wee lad. Haven’t played cod since 2019 and came back for a little mw3 and bo6

[@killjoix]

SAME. 2019 was good, but I heard terrible things about 2 & 3 so I didn't play them. BO6 is... alright.

[@al23432]

0:22 WaW with zombies. I started playing the actual multiplayer with Bo2, and Bo3 was my peak overall best experience in both the game and community. I am still playing it now, only years I've skipped are Infinite Warfare and Vanguard. Though I can safely say my experience with the game has gone downhill after Bo4, things have felt off since. This year started off great, but now there's tons of little things that seem to be acting like a corrosive; not being too noticeable or cared for by the majority of the community, yet ultimately lethal.

[@Bobbyyjoe]

🧌🧌

[@teacles]

World at war, yes I am still playing

[@Owl_Boy]

My first ever CoD was the very first in 2003. Absolutely love that game. Playing multiplayer S&D on Harbor, rifles only hours on end every day in middle school. I still play it once a year or so on my favorite campaign missions to relive the nostalgia.

[@Heisenbergmethmaster]

Happy new year

[@DxBlack]

19:38 - Don't act like they're not still vulnerable to hackers and cheaters (like they didn't infect your system). Don't act like they aren't still on sale at original price. And don't act like you weren't miffed that launchers that fixed those problems weren't ramshackled just before B06's launch. Why just go off and offer that as a solution when you know it's not a solution? Almost sounds like you just don't want to hear anyone complaining about how bad the current situation is as hard as they are and going back to the old games is the same as sweeping them under the rug.

[@Vextral4653]

there is no better solution to cod than not playing it or not buying it. the issue is, not enough people will not buy it.

[@ImTimApple]

They kinda fumbling it right now not gonna lie :/

[@1337_bean]

how 😊 explain pls

[@ImTimApple]

@1337_bean uh the blatant hacking lol Ray guns in Warzone? Last time I checked that shouldn’t be a thing. Not to mention the cheating in Ranked play. Blatant wall hacks and how you can get mass reported and banned lol. I like the game but they’re more concerned with monetization rather than Anti cheat.

[@MobeenAzeem-h3j]

Kinda is an understatement

[@ItsJohnBomb]

They care more about having a new bundle in the shop every other day than fixing any bugs or stopping hackers

[@G-hn1ws]

@@1337_beanidiot

[@BlackDragon7600]

I switched from medal of honour to COD4 and MW2019 was my last game.

[@alexdragneelgaming7871]

5:28 I have to strongly disagree with you there. According to an OFFICIAL document shared by Activision some time ago to their share holders, the place where most of the mainline CoD player base is, is on PC, followed by PS and Xbox. So if the player count on Steam is that low, imagine how many people are playing on consoles right now, not even game pass is saving this game, man.

[@WilliamGange]

Yeah saying most players are on PlayStation and Xbox is just misinformation when Activision themselves have said Xbox only makes up about 8% of the player base

[@In_Gods_Hands]

The first cod i played was the original before online multi-player was a thing. The first one i owned was big red one the first one i owned. These games were amazing 4 their time. Wish they still made cod storylines as good as they use 2.

[@TheDude2785]

19:32 you know what's sad? I can't even play the og CODs because there's a weird unfixable bug on the Xbox series x that doesn't log me into my profile, so I'm unable to play them at all

[@kiddpreme]

same thing happened to me when i tried to play skate 3. somehow its fixed now but i didn’t do anything at all

[@swervo990]

that happened to me. it’ll work one day it’s random asf

[@MagicCat-ot3rm]

You bring up good points, as I watched this video in 2x speed when you mentioned it 😅

[@Tacticool-_-]

First CoD was Call of Duty Finest Hour

[@HeyItsAntwan]

@@Tacticool-_- same here

[@brycejarrells16]

I started off with BO1, nowadays I'll still plug in my 360 and play it and MW2

[@NyFloridaMan]

Bo1 was my first too . Wish I had the 360 still but there’s backwards compatibility.

[@ravenapollogaming6895]

My first cod was Cod 2 big red one and played all of them all the way to bo6 and i still enjoy playing it it's my childhood series just like with gta and nfs

[@Only1ozv]

First ever cod was BO1 & im barely even playing anymore. I straight up just cannot play & have fun playing multiplayer on any cod anymore. Especially on last gen gameplay is HORRIBLE n we’re at such a disadvantage it’s INSANE. If you’re still playing bo6 multiplayer on old gen (ps4&xb1) GOOD LUCK

[@arresssyt6484]

When I was younger all I played was cod I used to play multiplayer daily all day now in bo6 I just can’t be bothered to play multiplayer it’s not fun anymore for me I just do zombies

[@Porchungi]

My first COD was Big Red One on the GameCube, I watched my parents play WaW, MW2, and MW3. My first mainline console game was MW3 2011, it’s a shame to see where the series is at now

[@Whatismusic123]

I haven't touched the game since I bought it because the SBMM makes me feel like doing anything except turning your brain off and hipfiring is unoptimal.

[@handsomeman9433]

My guy, zombies

[@Whatismusic123]

@handsomeman9433 warzone zombies? That slop? Instead of mindlessly shooting players, I'll be mindlessly shooting zombies.

[@BullFrogFace]

@@handsomeman9433Can only play the same maps so many times

[@Whatismusic123]

@@BullFrogFace more than 0 times = too much

[@handsomeman9433]

@ tell that to the zombies community lmao

[@doccrpls]

stated playing on the original cod 4 mw and on bo6 i literally stopped playing after grinding for assault diamond camos. cod just doesn’t feel the same anymore

[@OfficialHaiko]

My first call of duty was modern warfare 2022, and joined into a dumpster fire, and now glad to be oblivious once again outside watching you for my nostalgia.

[@Kn9SweetyNiklas]

Which nostalgia if you started 2022 with a awful game

[@OfficialHaiko]

​@@Kn9SweetyNiklas M3rk Is the nostalgia, he is my childhood.

[@SixWand]

I think ai could be used for like a player bound system. Similar to nfts where every camo or reward is unique to the player. Making things 1/1 or 1/500, and maybe a trading system

[@thatonebabywhale]

It just seems like every year , call of duty is just testing a couple new features we don’t care about out in a “new game” and take out the slice of life features we all know and love .

[@elimoore2467]

M3rk you were literally my childhood, thank you ❤️

[@surfhappens202]

Its because they don't gaf about the game. There are a tons of issues and they don't care to fix anything. But they definitely love to give us more bundles

[@firebirdalex3521]

That spongebob bit at .5x speed was great😂

[@d4rk_moeskijones770]

Bo3 revival please

[@zaeexclamationmark]

sadly, I believe we just get older and maybe don’t find video games such as cod “fun” anymore. Sure the honeymoon faze is a thing but actually playing day to day nowadays seems hard to do

[@JQDeathFromAbove96]

16:18 you never show bad games though and that paints a false image

[@Jordanqk1ev]

Glad you spoke on the SBMM, played search and destroy with my buddy last night and we got into 3 games in a row with master prestiges. Needless to say I checked and every time they were partied up with someone who did insanely bad. I’m tired of these people going around and exploiting the SBMM

[@subaraz]

Infinite Warfare was my first COD. Sometimes I play it if I have spare time, here and there.

[@brobiv2452]

U must be 12 lol

[@b.o.b3461]

Horrible first game😂

[@subaraz]

​@@b.o.b3461 I used to think it was good in my eyes back then, but now, I realised that it was really atrocious.

[@itsjammbi]

wow you missed out on some good times

[@b.o.b3461]

@@subaraz infinite warfare was the cod that made me quit until bo6

[@danpeyton79]

You make me feel better, because we both have the same KD, and I started playing CoD since the original. I’m old

[@Rooachie]

Didnt bobby kotick state that pc has almost the same players as xbox and ps together?

[@UnusualYT1189]

13:40 you can change prestige icons to any one you want once you hit 10th prestige

[@SB_GG]

0:22 it was BO2 and yes i still play it but i stopped in WWII until MW2019 released

[@bigtuna5030]

Call of duty Big Red One. I dont play much anymore work and life has gotten to busy, I play vicariously through you

[@ninetyU]

2:13 ayo spread eagle

[@CerealBonsai]

Started on Ghosts, and hilariously Infinite Warfare is one of my favorites, idk why but something about the game just gives me chills 😂 Have a great new years erik! 🎉

[@phantasma9391]

IW is actually pretty good.

[@JQDeathFromAbove96]

10:35 *hypocrite*

[@ShrimpCup]

Lol room temp IQ much?

[@kyasumu]

COD 4 MW was my first COD but nothing comes close to bo2

[@UnfitDevotee]

I mean it dies every year when they abandon it for a new game. Every single year.

[@mustard_nut8925]

man.... single player i thing it was called finest hour, plyed so many times and loved it. online was BO1 due to life and waiting till the last sec to getting a PS3 but loved it

[@keithparker8052]

Idk how. But you convinced me to watch/listen to A LOT more youtube videos at half speed lmfao, especially fast talkers; the best sounding ones BAHAHAH

[@redface529minecraftandmore7]

W vid m3rk, this needs to blow up

[@hlcx2330]

I remember when you’d used to play some other games other than COD.. those were the videos I enjoyed the most.

[@arkhamshogun1239]

Love ya Merk!!! Keep doing your thing and uploading great videos! Can’t wait to see what you got coming for the new year! You’re the best!!!

[@BRKS1999]

First online game bo1. Still playing today yes. I jumped on today, on ranked I played and won the first 2 games, 3rd game was a hacker and I lose the same amount of SR as I’d won the first 2 combined. Turned it off.

[@folkcoin3547]

Merk! MW3 (2011) was my first Call of Duty experience, phenomenal gameplay, survival mode, and unbelievable campaign. I do miss how original those multiplayer maps were, Downturn, Mission, Carbon, and Bootleg! I do miss the Delta Squad 😢

[@burningmygrave]

I been playing black ops 1 zombies since ps3 days. I love and will always still carry in “five” map

[@breatheez718]

I’m an original Medal of Honor guy. Game was revolutionary, especially having Steven Spielberg producing it made this game instant classic. First COD was COD PS3 Single player game. Damn I’m old lol

[@uwugothicwaifu8571]

Bo2 was my first and I go back here and there

[@Godboy860]

Bro there’s so many people who’s levels are glitches I was master prestige level 100 and everyone saw me as 6th prestige and were reporting me for using an unlock tool. I’m currently level 200 and my level shows that I’m only 125. My other buddies level 200+ and the game says he’s still 7th prestige level 52. The games bugged.

[@1800imamess]

my first cod was MW2, peaked in playtime from BO2-AW, took a break after WW2 until BO6 and i’m enjoying it so far. i’m master prestige with dark matter and working on nebula and it’s starting to get a little stale. would love to see some remastered / new dlc maps and some new game modes like gun game

[@Subzi_]

I played bo2 as my first and haven't touched another cod since then. Bo2 was the best

[@theincrediblemr.b413]

My first CoD was the O.G. MW2. It was also the first game I played online and I loved everything about it

[@michelangelo5903]

i basically only play for prop hunt tbh looking forward to them adding new maps to the game solely so they get added to prop hunt lol also BO1 is my favorite cod! i played all the classic CODs but i was a beast in that game. little kid me was probably better then 26 year old me lmao

[@walkingnote1090]

Nice to see Merk show what the sbmm lobbies really look like

[@schwejo]

1. Video anschauen 2. Bock bekommen selber zu zocken 3. Spiel starten 4. In SBMM Lobbys seine Nerven verlieren 5. Nach 3 Runden off gehen

[@aiden_heafield5892]

First CoD game, the original MW2. Last one: MW2019, stopped playing in 2022.

[@EmberTsuji]

Imma flat out say it. Since Activision bought the CoD franchise as a whole, as in Treyarch etc. Its where i felt how awfull CoD became, hell ive played since what..early AW-Ghost? If not at least end of BO2, and it saddens me because CoD as for many had a huge impact on my childhood

[@halfwaywater4407]

The earliest call of duty I can remember playing is Call of Duty2: Big Red One. I specifically remember a mission where a dude in the main group that I liked kicked a door open and got Swiss cheesed and I was destroyed lol.

[@Love4nugz]

I just bought the last dlc for infinite warfare today for the zombies tbh shits pretty fun❤

[@gibupleb]

Cod finest hour on the og xbox was my first cod and thinking on trying out bo6 on gamepass

[@jacevargas377]

My first cod game is cod of WII and yes I am still playing (I have a so much sentimental value on the game so it’s like my favorite) Edit: why did they have to make the campaign better than the multiplayer!!??

[@Boxyfoxymyu]

used to play cod ever since the first initial release. stopped at the new mw2 and never touched it since, and im very glad i did. you can see all the manipulation in its full glory.

[@notcartimyth_gaming]

waw was my first one i stopped playing bo6 entirely but i still play the games

[@iolite2312]

You're the reason I play CS2 from your CSGO videos

[@soap_exe2003]

about the guy who was using the 10th prestiege skin sometimes the player ranks are bugged Im prestiege master lvl 100 but m frieds see my lvl as prestiege master lvl 57 so I dont think that guy was cheating just the game being broken