Modern Warfare 3 Review (Opinions & Criticism)

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Modern Warfare 3 gameplay with a discussion about my opinions and criticism of the game. So far I really enjoy MW3 multiplayer but it does have some serious flaws that need to be addressed, especially with campaign. In brief I enjoyed the multiplayer, and zombies. However I don't much like the campaign at all. In fact it's basically an expansion pack for MW2 and the story is very inconsistent. The maps look and play great but the spawns are better than beta but still flawed.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:41 Campaign
3:32 MW3 Zombies
6:24 Sponsor
8:37 Multiplayer Good
16:16 Multiplayer Bad
22:26 Conculsion

[@MiLLaOwns]

I tell you what man, drifters reviews are always going to be a part of my like annual life cycle. No matter how big of a break you take from these games it's like nostalgic for me to come back to your channel every year and look for these. I know this is just a job for you man but you played a big part and helping make memories for the rest of us keeping us up to date with this kind of stuff for better than what seems like 15 years. I know you're going through a lot of health problems right now drift, So I'm hoping everything's going well for you other than that. Thanks again for taking the time to make these when you're not feeling so hot.

[@Drift0r]

Thank you for sticking around all these years!

[@JoeMazzullaaa]

@@Drift0rplease get in contact with xculsiceAce and collab on a SBMM video, this fight needs to continue - even if it only results in views for the two of you (which you both deserve)

[@plzwatchthis1057]

hello, happy Sabbath day! today is the sanctified rest day of the Most High, please rejoice in all the Most High has done for you! from Friday night to Saturday night every week forever, no buying, selling, working for labor/working for money and cooking, using heat for food on this day. you must attend an Israelite church, as well as wear fringes on your clothing, some are questionable depending on where you live so do your own research but follow the Most High in the name of the Messiah in the Bible. and all His word/Commandments if You are a Hebrew Israelite (the people of the Most High, so called African Americans) there are no “religions” it’s only the truth you are his people the Most High loves you!!! you must live righteous in this life and follow the Word of the Most High in the Holy Bible. the people of the Most High are Hebrew Israelites (so called African Americans, Native Americans and Latinos) He only loves His people He wants you to repent and be holy before judgement day Repent to the Most High of the Bible of all sin please see if you have African American heritage on your dads side you can be Afro-Latino/a or from the Indigenous/Native American people a Hebrew Israelite happy Sabbath day! today is the sanctified rest day of the Most High, please rejoice in all the Most High has done for you! from Friday night to Saturday night every week forever, you must attend an Israelite church, as well as wear fringes on your clothing, some are questionable depending on where you live so do your own research but follow the Most High in the name of the Messiah in the Bible. Exodus 20:8-11 King James Version “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” Afro American DNA - heritage, roots (African American) is what I meant. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States also known as the Israelites/are part of Israelite tribes (the people of the Most High) the 12 tribes of Israel. Please learn🙏🏽 Numbers 15:38-39 KJV 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them ; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: 40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. 41 I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God.

[@plzwatchthis1057]

@@Drift0r hello, happy Sabbath day! today is the sanctified rest day of the Most High, please rejoice in all the Most High has done for you! from Friday night to Saturday night every week forever, no buying, selling, working for labor/working for money and cooking, using heat for food on this day. you must attend an Israelite church, as well as wear fringes on your clothing, some are questionable depending on where you live so do your own research but follow the Most High in the name of the Messiah in the Bible. and all His word/Commandments if You are a Hebrew Israelite (the people of the Most High, so called African Americans) there are no “religions” it’s only the truth you are his people the Most High loves you!!! you must live righteous in this life and follow the Word of the Most High in the Holy Bible. the people of the Most High are Hebrew Israelites (so called African Americans, Native Americans and Latinos) He only loves His people He wants you to repent and be holy before judgement day Repent to the Most High of the Bible of all sin please see if you have African American heritage on your dads side you can be Afro-Latino/a or from the Indigenous/Native American people a Hebrew Israelite happy Sabbath day! today is the sanctified rest day of the Most High, please rejoice in all the Most High has done for you! from Friday night to Saturday night every week forever, you must attend an Israelite church, as well as wear fringes on your clothing, some are questionable depending on where you live so do your own research but follow the Most High in the name of the Messiah in the Bible. Exodus 20:8-11 King James Version “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” Afro American DNA - heritage, roots (African American) is what I meant. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States also known as the Israelites/are part of Israelite tribes (the people of the Most High) the 12 tribes of Israel. Please learn🙏🏽 Numbers 15:38-39 KJV 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them ; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: 40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. 41 I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God.

[@plzwatchthis1057]

@@JoeMazzullaaa hello, happy Sabbath day! today is the sanctified rest day of the Most High, please rejoice in all the Most High has done for you! from Friday night to Saturday night every week forever, no buying, selling, working for labor/working for money and cooking, using heat for food on this day. you must attend an Israelite church, as well as wear fringes on your clothing, some are questionable depending on where you live so do your own research but follow the Most High in the name of the Messiah in the Bible. and all His word/Commandments if You are a Hebrew Israelite (the people of the Most High, so called African Americans) there are no “religions” it’s only the truth you are his people the Most High loves you!!! you must live righteous in this life and follow the Word of the Most High in the Holy Bible. the people of the Most High are Hebrew Israelites (so called African Americans, Native Americans and Latinos) He only loves His people He wants you to repent and be holy before judgement day Repent to the Most High of the Bible of all sin please see if you have African American heritage on your dads side you can be Afro-Latino/a or from the Indigenous/Native American people a Hebrew Israelite happy Sabbath day! today is the sanctified rest day of the Most High, please rejoice in all the Most High has done for you! from Friday night to Saturday night every week forever, you must attend an Israelite church, as well as wear fringes on your clothing, some are questionable depending on where you live so do your own research but follow the Most High in the name of the Messiah in the Bible. Exodus 20:8-11 King James Version “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” Afro American DNA - heritage, roots (African American) is what I meant. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States also known as the Israelites/are part of Israelite tribes (the people of the Most High) the 12 tribes of Israel. Please learn🙏🏽 Numbers 15:38-39 KJV 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them ; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: 40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. 41 I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God.

[@TheREMIXrage]

Game is fun, just SBMM ruins it.. What a shocker.

[@powerjae4651]

that's what I was afraid of.

[@DeadlyPaddle]

Yep

[@wg5331]

It does. I haven’t bought the past two CODs because I was so over SBMM. I’d like to play this but IMO it’s not $70 worth of content and I know just like last games with SMBB, I’ll be over multiplayer in an hour

[@TheREMIXrage]

@@powerjae4651 If you love playing against bunny hopping booty sliding pin point accurate sweaty nerds.. Then this is the game for you!

[@d8l835]

Fun for 20 minutes. Than the game decides how your connection is going to be, forces you to play on a server a 1000 miles away from the one you just played on and then I shut it off and play literally anything else that allows my internet to determine my connection, not some gross, nefarious algorithm

[@amritbanga380]

The sbmm is absolutely insane. Every game is a sweatfest

[@artacuno7564]

Praying christmas brings some casuals or something

[@robertadams1558]

@@artacuno7564it won’t bc sbmm will not let you ever play them

[@troyhenstock914]

I swear every game has Gaia tree skin sweaties jump/drop shooting me with MCWs and Strikers

[@BourbonBandit-]

Why buy the game knowing it'll be there and then still complain about it?

[@allstarr9tc]

@@artacuno7564 theyre already playing.. in their own coddled lobbies. What do people not get about this lol

[@danthemovieman153]

I’m not gonna lie, I think this would have been amazing for a $40 dlc pack for MW2. I think it would have won over the fans more than a full priced game

[@rundown132]

100%, if it was an expansion I'd honestly drop all my criticisms over it.

[@iskabin]

$20*

[@Parker--]

Except its not because for some reason a large contingent of the community would be claiming these gameplay updates “ruined MW2.” By comparison, I can buy this game for $70, but your solution to win over the players is in order for someone like me to get into the new COD for this year, you force me to spend $70 on _last year’s_ game… _then spend an additional $40._ Oh they bundled it together for $100? Yippee! $100 is much cheaper than $70, right? Your solution pisses off the people who enjoy and have been playing MW2 for the past year by completely changing the gameplay and simultaneously wards off new/returning players by having a $100-110 price tag. This isn’t even getting into the inherent misinformation the expansion would create by having people who don’t watch reviews on youtube not even know about the change of pace in gameplay, thinking it’s just a glorified map pack, and the fact that an expansion to a game does not turn heads like a numbered sequel, meaning only a fraction of potential buyers would care because it’s “just an update to MW2. If it were a worthwhile upgrade, it would have been a sequel.”

[@nikilpm3833]

i might buy it on black friday or christmas for a discount

[@nikilpm3833]

cuz that would be my first cod game ever, and i feel like id rather buy this than any other one

[@peytonphillips5502]

Such a shame. Everything looks really fun to play and engage in multiplayer wise but bc of the heavy SBMM I’m going to have to pass

[@dilloncarpenter8655]

What's SBMM

[@Psystylez]

@@dilloncarpenter8655skill based matchmaking. It’s been implemented heavily in most cod titles for years now. Matches against players of equal skill, however people exploit this system by tanking their stats on a alt account and joining the match on their main account to get easier lobbies which makes it even worse. Nobody wants to have to try super hard every match, people wanna casually play and not feel like they are in a tournament every game.

[@Jash2o2]

SBMM has been in every CoD, get good

[@peytonphillips5502]

But it’s at the cost of ping now it’s out of control. Just have a ranked playlist for hard and casual playlist for casuals

[@allstarr9tc]

@@Jash2o2 Why would anyone want to "get good" just to be given worse connections?

[@pacmikey1763]

Drift0r as usual being the rare bearable CoDtuber

[@kevin1seven923]

Forreal no childish unnecessary screaming

[@kenet362]

@@kevin1seven923*Cough* BT *Cough*

[@shaney68]

One of the OG’s from the original scene back in the day🥲🤝

[@apless13]

Fr

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Players and Critics: The campaign is boring, too short, and low effort. Activision: Gamers don't like single player games anymore.

[@PurplePenguin4]

Ironically, I haven't touched COD since MW2019 to play single player games. Doing my part to boycott until EOMM gets changed.

[@derAmerikangamer]

I believe the part about the Weekly Challenges at 18:00 was found to be more casual friendly than described here. The Weekly challenges can be completed at any point once that "week" unlocks and then once the season ends, if you didn't complete enough of the different weekly challenges for the overall unlock, then there will be a new challenge to complete that can be done at any time.

[@chodagreat7876]

Maps are great. Weapons are great. Sound design is great. SBMM makes the game a 3 out of 10. Without SBMM it could have been 8/10

[@tubedinoz]

Totally agree. It feels like I've been entered into some kind of regional cod tournament, pretty much every time I play haha.

[@yosoymichaelmyers]

Whats SBMM?

[@tubedinoz]

@@yosoymichaelmyers skill based match making. It means the better you get the harder the lobbies. It sounds ok initially, but it just means most games are a sweatfest. Not much fun at all.

[@Settiis]

The only true thing about your comment is the game being 3/10

[@BollyToHolly]

@@tubedinoztry playing MW2 rn trust me all try hard have left and you will enjoy the game

[@panagiotismalliaris2196]

These videos remind me of the black ops in depth series you did 10+ years ago.. man the nostalgia..! You were my first cod KZbinr to watch! Keep up the good work drift0r, you are doing great

[@captainkill21]

The game is overall really good. My only complaints are: • SBMM is set to max • Unlocking useful attachments and perks requires doing daily challenges but some of those challenges require you to use other things that are locked behind daily challenges lmao • squad based spawns are the worst.

[@uhhTabby]

It's another dogsh1t shooter, nothing has changed in 6 years

[@catholicguy1073]

Yeah that’s a no go on the SBMM if it’s at a max. Hate that crap

[@charleshawk6668]

SBMM is going to get worse, thanks to the unlock system

[@BourbonBandit-]

Why buy the game knowing it'll be there and then still complain about it?

[@captainkill21]

@@BourbonBandit- use some thinking skills lol

[@JezzaN1]

I have no idea how people can paint 'not having to learn new maps' (i.e being re-sold the same crap you've already played a decade ago) as a positive. New maps is half the fun of a new FPS game in my opinion.

[@Nebellune]

I find it crazy no one talks about the lack of new killstreaks and a ton of nerfs to them instead.

[@moonrooster7160]

I agree!! Like wtf?! And killstreaks should count toward nuke

[@Nebellune]

@moonrooster7160 as much as I miss streak kills stacking maybe not so much for the nukes lol. Idk just want something new with them, its a core part of cod that has been getting worse yearly.

[@nickniehaus1763]

No way a VTOL should cost 10 kills

[@moonrooster7160]

@@Nebellune I haven't seen a nuke drop the whole time modern warfare 2022 was out, and I certainly didn't drop one myself and I consider myself to be pretty good at the game... I like to run and gun though so it makes nukes really not part of the content that I get to partake in. How many nukes did you see over the last year? Part of the fun of modern warfare 2 2009, was the choice you made between being conservative and trying to string together kill streaks or running and gunning and not trying to get the nuke at all really. In this game it really just doesn't feel like a choice It's more one-dimensional because I really don't think I'm going to string together 30 gun kills... In general. It's like the nuke isn't even part of the game for 99% of people. In modern warfare 2 2009, I got at least 10 nukes and every single one of them was the most exhilarating moment in my entire video gaming career and I'm 40 years old

[@Nebellune]

@moonrooster7160 I agree. At the very least, the introduction of the killchain perk was a good enough compromise. I get the fun of getting nukes easier, believe me. But for the nuke count, I've got nuked one once in 2019, dropped one in infected, got two in Cold War, and then a teammate got one in the mw3 beta. It's a very scarce thing indeed and not prominent enough for its significance for sure. If it were at least a 25 gun kill, then that's the most we'd probably get as a compromise.

[@slikdog100]

I wish u never passed the torch to these other guys ur the OG

[@Kendog]

quick tip about zombies: if you want more zombies spawning, just go to the exfil site and the spawn rate in the low threat zone will increase by alot and you can even earn alot of xp by doing that

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

Pretty sad when Medal of Honor for the Ps2 has a longer campaign than Mw3 lmao.

[@The_Swindler]

On steam, right click game > properties > DLC. You can select what you want to install. Should only be around 60 gigs for just the mw3 multiplayer.

[@ryanocallaghan8833]

One thing I would like to single out about MWIII is the firing sound design. For some reason they have toned down the gunshot volume in the campaign and zombies over MWII, but they are using MWII's powerful design for the multiplayer which also extends to the MWIII weapons. I am personally a big fan of the loud, punchy gunfire and hope it stays this way for the multiplayer.

[@The10100111001]

My last CoD was MW2019, this one is a banger for me. Didn't install the campaign at all so my install size was 80ish GB for mp&zombies. No issues launching, the core gameplay loop is fun, it feels like I'm playing a better version than the last I touched. Sad to hear the yearly buyers didn't get much out of it.

[@KingJori_]

Same here. Nothing piqued my interest till MW2, but I was not in a position to play CoD at that point. Looks like I made the right choice haha. I loved MW19, and this feels like somewhere between that and BO2 personally, which was my favorite CoD ever.

[@alexc195]

SBMM is daddy

[@slikdog100]

There should be no SBMM it should be based on party size

[@xxPhoenixX-sg9tr]

No it should be based on ping period. That’s it

[@slikdog100]

@@xxPhoenixX-sg9tr na man if I’m solo queuing I don’t wanna run in to a six man every game it should be a bunch of solos like myself

[@lordcrimson913]

I was pleasantly surprised by zombies, I've been playing it more than MP, it's in no way balanced for soloing, but honestly, that makes it fun to take on harder challenges. The only annoying bit are the mercs, they're laser accurate and can drop you pretty quickly if you're not prepped.

[@KingJori_]

Thank God I'm not the only one lol I felt like a quadriplegic going up against those assholes

[@E1337N3SS]

Review gave me everything I needed. Will be skipping this one unless it goes on sale for like $35. Even if it's really good DLC, I'm not paying full game price for DLC for a game I already own. Thanks for getting all of the info I needed into a concise video.

[@skezobruh]

One thing about the increased health pool is the balance between high powered vs. low powered weapons. Trying to use a non-meta SMG and just getting 1-2 tapped by a BR or Marksman gets frustrating. I somehow prefer ALL weapons to be melty opposed to only a select few.

[@xNeoNxCyaN]

Somehow? If only certain weapons are melty, then the ones that aren’t are useless, I’ve tried my hardest to enjoy the game but the ttk is too high to be enjoyable imo

[@No_Love_Gaming74fe]

Not to mention how frustrating it is starting out with a base weapon. Also how is this Armory system going to work with warzone only players?

[@redbullsauberpetronas]

The slow ttk is even noticable on hardcore, way more 2-3 shot kills

[@nathan8418]

Ground War is playing well. Always action and with players learning the maps there's some sense of flow to it. Hope they bring back Krovnik Farmland.

[@_Idolin]

I'm so sad nothing has matched the ground war experience in MW19 yet. MWIII is still way better than MW2 though.

[@nathan8418]

@@_Idolin Orlov Military Base has provided a solid ground war experience. If we can get more open maps like the classic Krovnik Farmland from MW19 then Ground War can continue.

[@bdogswag1114]

hey dritor i cancled my pre order after the campaign and i already had MW2 but i can still play. they never actualy specified that you had to buy MW3 if you already had MW2 i was hoping to see if anyone else noticed that they can play MW3 if you have MW2 maybe a bug but maybe it really is a dlc.

[@TheBeardedGOATx]

Drift0r is a legend. Love coming to his channel and watching his game & gun reviews. Do you plan on doing mw3 weapon stats?

[@austinpaxton3195]

Is there any reason why I get packet burst and stuttering at the start of every match?

[@FEWGEE1]

Most of the maps have not aged well. At all. They're far too big for 6v6, and again, there's no 10v10 at launch.. I am sick of spawning 110 meters away from the Hardpoint, running 100 meters, then getting sniped because the maps are so wide open.

[@gregspencer7287]

Search and Destroy is so much fun. The higher TTK means you can actually challenge lanes, maps play really well, and the SBMM is less frustrating, as hard games are expected, if not welcome.

[@KamikaziiKidd]

I don't even play COD anymore but I stay subscribed because I just like hearing what Driftor has to say. Plus he has a soothing voice. 😅 Though, regarding campaign length. I beat the OG MW2 on 360 on the hardest difficulty in about 5 hours. I was really disappointed and assumed all campaigns were short. OG MW2 was my first COD but I don't think I ever spent any significant amount of time beating any campaign in any COD after that. I wish COD campaigns were like 20-30 hours long, unless you tried to speed run it. But that's never going to happen.

[@stevebruno7376]

I wonder if Activision understands how much file optimization would sell this game further. I'm not willing to uninstall my existing games to free up 200GB of space for one single game, that will inevitably get uninstalled to play my other games again. Small file size means more downloads and better chance of replay value.

[@PRODBYSMH]

How are the spawns? Have they improved really or do you spawn next to players all game still?

[@AnemoiasAberration]

hey driftor, been awhile. I used to watch your bo2 vids all day as a 12 y/o, now I'm 24 how does that happen. you've always been a real one and glad i looked up to someone like you instead of ali-a or tmartn or something ya know? you always reminded me of myself. I'm glad you are still around. I often think about your videos about your insane dreams even now, a few days ago actually. idk why but they had a big impact on me as a child, so glad to see they are still up ill have to go back and watch them soon. in a way, they got me interested in things that later became a huge part of my life and cant help but feel like it jumpstarted my fascination with asking questions about the parts of the universe that we cant see. thought maybe you'd want to know that.

[@Drift0r]

I'm glad to have been a good influence

[@barryscott7201]

So question for anyone who wants to help me out (would me much appreciated it) I’m thinking about getting MW3 but for multiplayer is it like the last one where you have to use different guns to unlock attachments for if you want to use? Or did they do way with that? It was a major turnoff for me and I never picked it up learning I had to grind and be a certain level to use that weapon to unlock an attachment for a previous gun I wanted to play? Thanks in advance!

[@cmac9141]

Hey Drift0r I’ve watched you for years and then I quit COD and forgot about my favorite KZbinrs for a while. This game may bring me back and it’s good to hear your voice again. Hope you’re doing well man.

[@jaya.483]

I was waiting for your review driftor your analysis are always detailed and well thought through!

[@Drift0r]

Glad you think so!

[@michaeldonnelly1923]

driftor i haven’t had one of your videos in my feed in a long time brother last time i believe there was something wrong with your hands and you couldn’t play a lot. Glad to see your still around great video

[@charlesoutdoors2424]

I was surprised when you your sponsor was Octopus Energy. I found them a little over a year ago after being misled by a company I signed with. Great company and they did have the price at that time. That's a great company to have sponsor you because they really are one of the best here in Texas.

[@Drift0r]

I'm glad they were so good for you. Too bad you can't re-up under my link lol

[@charlesoutdoors2424]

I signed a 3 year contract because I could see prices weren't going to be going down. Yeah, those are some great prizes too.@@Drift0r

[@makani18]

17:45 i wanna clarify this, no part,killstreak,gun or equipment will be locked after a week, this was never the case. when thats said, when your 3 daily challenges is done you have unlimited bonus challenges which is only to win a mp game and you get a challenge point. very fast very simple

[@SquishyRSX]

Your reviews are the best out of the people that are connected with activision because you're honest ❤

[@Dokkaebi7431]

I think every review I’ve seen so far misunderstood the armoury unlock system… it’s not limited to 3 challenges a day the 3 challenges are just the base and then you can earn an unlock point every win after

[@dude19993]

enjoying the cod videos being back drift0r

[@HodgkinTattoo]

Haven't played video games in years but will always watch a Drift0r call of duty review

[@kevinlemanquais2006]

Good to see you again. The game looks beautiful. But im not buying a game the screws with my connection in game. SBMM will again keep me away. Im a casual player and will keep my money. SBMM killed COD.

[@LudzillaJ]

Sbmm keeps the money in my wallet as well. I think of it like😊 sports, where when you're young you want to work hard to become your best as you dream of becoming a pro, but when that time eventually passes by, you still love the game but want to play for fun.

[@TiredToadSage]

You said "elephants with pots and pans on their feet" but, fun fact, elephants can move almost silently due to the pads on the bottom of their feet dampening the sound of their footsteps.

[@Megaman.ExE7]

Great vid Drift. I always watch one of these before I decide to purchase the next big COD game

[@Drift0r]

Good choice

[@ravenevans3136]

one thing u said wrong, one after market part is unlocked via a weekly challenge, which u can do anytime after as well. main issue with unlocking is the armory unlocks, require daily challenges and when u run out, it requires wins.

[@LocalNomadd]

I’m genuinely shocked people are praising the map pool in this game if you’re as old as I am we’ve already played the hell out of these maps over a decade ago!

[@Krysco51]

Yeah but again, over a decade ago. Enough time has passed that im okay to see these maps back again.

[@mihalisre]

So glad your channel is popping off again!!!

[@lovemym16]

I think the game feels pretty good, the SBMM makes me sweat every game and things are always within a couple points. There are some glitches in the UI

[@nestososa8707]

I never had the Problem with having to have MW2 installed, all you need is the Base game loaded (Warzone) and i was fine and the MW3 Download was like 86gb

[@FitBricks]

Hardcore Dom on Highrise can get very infuriating when the enemy team controls the center and picks off people easily spawning from both sides. Forcing them to spawn away the center is difficult when they keep spawning back in the center

[@FitBricks]

Same issue with Rust too when the team controls the center just picking off as you spawn

[@andrewjackson5295]

I cant even unlock everything i want because its blocked by daily challenges and they dont track for me. Whats the point of playing?

[@AcidicStylez]

Worth noting that COD is now a much smaller piece of the pie now Microsoft have the reins. We might see the same kind of transition we're seeing with OW2 as a result where devs are given more agency and not having to run changes up to execs only for the proposals to be shot down because it doesn't squeeze out every possible drop of revenue. Could explain why Sledgehammer were able to make so many positive changes following the beta. And who knows, maybe if we're lucky, we'll see a tweak to SBMM on the back of that. If's and maybes, but I think we can have a more positive outlook for the future than it would have ever made sense to under everyone's favourite CEO, Bobby.

[@Leisurous]

incase no one has said it you get daily unlock tokens for every win you get so there isnt pressure to do dailys everyday

[@Marjoss1]

Drift0r talkin cod just feels right

[@fteej7861]

The freudian slip at 3:42 is so good

[@camdeng.9987]

Weapons unlock makes this incredibly frustrating. As someone that works 10-12 hour days and also travels to see family 2 hours away from me at least once a month, this really sucks. I don’t always wanna play when I’m tired after work, and then there’s the time I’m away from home to see the fam. Just sucks

[@WrectumTerror]

The health pool was a horrible change, it’s drastically inconsistent. Good luck having a TDM or K Confirmed not ending due to time 😂

[@WildinX]

Every game is time limit on F4A

[@bridgeboo3031]

anyone have an opinion on how much worse the sbmm is on this compared to vanguard? I have 2.88/kd on vanguard and I don’t mind the sbmm I’m still dropping nukes with 180ping

[@myytti16]

Weekly challenges will stay. They will not go after a week. That is what I understood. You don't have to wait until season is over to unlock stuff from earlier weeks. Then after season is over, you still have a new challenge to unlock stuff.

[@r.j.bedore9884]

As someone who doesn't play Warzone and buys CoD games for multiplayer and the campaign, I can say that I like the fluidity of the movement mechanics and how smoothly your character transitions from a sprint into a slide or vaulting animation, and this is a welcome improvement over MWII. I also appreciate the ability to slide cancel and reload cancel again, but I don't like the slide canceling resetting your tac sprint like it did in MW2019 (this is one of the things I think Infinity Ward got right in MWII, because players shouldn't be forced to learn an exploit that breaks your controller and gives you RSI just to be competitive). Something I'm not really a fan of though is the way the gunplay in MWIII now feels more like an early 2000's arcade game (think Time Crisis or House of the Dead) than the polished modern military shooter that MW2019 and MWII feel like. I don't expect a mil-sim from CoD, and I can't quite explain it, but something about the hit markers and recoil just feels "off" compared to the last two MW games in a way that ruins the immersion for me a bit. All in all though, the multiplayer does feel like an improvement so far over MWII. Where MWIII really falls short for me though is in the necessity to login and complete daily missions just to be able to use the guns and equipment you want, and the rather mediocre campaign that makes me regret preordering so I could play it early before multiplayer launched. I don't blame the devs because I'm sure they did their best with the time they had and there have been obvious improvements over MWII, but a part of me is actually ashamed that I spent as much as I did on MWIII for what I got, especially considering the economy we're in right now.

[@willhutton1516]

It’s not really that surprising. For what they were given, they did a great job. Think about how much more content and stuff in general is both happening in-game and happening in the background. Back in OG mw2, we didn’t have: Scorestreak option Sliding Any kind of anti-cheat Quick play filters Only 1 or 2(with a perk) attachments No FOV slider 30 FPS Locked Only 1 sensitivity option, no vertical or custom optics settings Only 2 mastery camos No post-launch content aside from map packs (which were $15 each, back in 2010) No streaming or game capture capabilities, aside from a literal camera filming you (especially on console) No option to turn off motion blur Still had SBMM, albeit much weaker And bugs and glitches would be in the game for its entire lifetime Updates had to be manually downloaded and took hours often times Etc. etc.

[@Underdog74745]

9:55 NOW THAT is a throwback

[@Xeo7]

MW2 and Infinity Ward in general just feel stubborn to the point of feeling almost malicious towards the playerbase. This game feels like such a breath of fresh air in comparison. Having a normal mini map again, have perks the work all game like from the start. Having a true "Dead Silence" like perk again so that you don't go into every fight at a disadvantage by simply moving at more than a crouch. This, like Cold War did for me, feel as close as these modern CoD games have felt to classic CoD. The SBMM is a bummer as always, but despite that - I feel this game is delivering on what Infinity Ward SHOULD have in MW2. Maps are solid, guns are solid, features are there, and it's just fun. I just cannot stress how refreshing it is to play a CoD again that delivers on what fans actually want, from a developer that is actively listening to us and trying to work with us to create a product we want to play. And for that, this game stands out for me.

[@NoleNoleNoleJole]

Looking forward to the video!

[@catholicguy1073]

Is it worth buying? I barely plaid last year because it just pissed me off. This one any better or the same old issues?

[@chewychewjr]

its faster paced and more fluid, and I'd say the maps play alot better. but in terms of matchmaking, balancing, and qll the other bs it's not much different so i definitely wouldn't recommend it full price if ur on the fence

[@catholicguy1073]

@@chewychewjr thanks 🙏 yeah the SBMM just sucks after about an hour I gotta hope off because every match is a grind

[@msisis807]

I love the fact that Drift0r said that mwiii is as bad as a campaign as black ops 4. Which is funny because bo4 did not have a campaign mode lol.

[@Drift0r]

I'm glad you got the joke!

[@BluePhaze24x7]

Glad to see you posting cod again. I think you keep mixing up the terms DLC and DMZ in your statements though. But thanks for posting good content on cod!

[@allstonn]

20:40 how did you not get that kill?

[@BigRomesh]

Gone from a 1.54KD on MW2 to a 0.93KD in MW3. Something feels really off and it makes me think whether it's because I stopped buying blackcell. So many hitmarkers on ym end yet when i check the enemy's killcam it says 4 hits to kill me. In the beta I was doing really well, really enjoying the game. Anyone else in the same boat?

[@yabbadabba9458]

Because you're on controller and mouse users have a huge advantage in this game. Holding aim longer helps them with this ttk

[@johnnydang4397]

Also, when you beat the campaign, the first thing in the end credits is “Infinity Ward” lmao. Proves that at least that campaign is MWII dlc.

[@kevinatenine9797]

I've accepted they don't want me playing their game. SBMM is fine if the game takes skill. But CoD wants to have it's cake and eat it too. You can't try to be both a casual game with noob mechanics while also having a hard SBMM system. I'd rather play games like Apex, Overwatch or Valorant. These games have hard SBMM but also have great skill expression other than just point and click.

[@laingadaing]

Their's other ways to unlock aftermarket parts. You can just extract them from zombies map. Then they are unlocked for you.

[@strawberryforte]

Modern Warfare Zombies is where I've spent the bulk of my time in during this weekend, mainly because I wanna get all the guns I can and get them leveled up so I can use attachments if I ever go into MP. That, and it's rather relaxing, when the servers aren't having issues or the game just crashes from an Aether Nest and you end up losing all your stuff, that is. lol

[@PerrysGaming]

i have a 0.98 kd and 0.67 WL. theres no reason i should be getting sweaty lobbies. i cant get over 15 kills a game

[@deliciouserest]

SBMM is absolutely rough but the game itself is pretty fun. Will be nice to hop on with the squad and play here and there. Thanks Drift0r!

[@SlammedZero]

As an old player that cut his teeth on MW2 (09), I've been loving playing these OG MW2 maps. Has me smiling ear to ear in nostalgia. I'm over the SMBB. It's here to stay, so I just deal with it and play. I still have fun.

[@fabersoul]

I can handle all the other problems but the respawn algorithm is ridiculous. what made cod4 and cod5 even original mw2 was the fact that you can predict where the enemy is spawning. so you can strategize and learn the maps and spawns , and improve the more you play. now it doesn't matter how good you are you can have someone spawn behind you in a random location and shoot you in the back.

[@user-nw1wc1jo4l]

youre just a spawn trapper

[@fabersoul]

@@user-nw1wc1jo4l exactly. that's my point

[@turock6176]

​@@user-nw1wc1jo4lthere is more to spawn stratagems than trapping

[@skinnytimmy1]

​@user-nw1wc1jo4l If you know where the enemy is spawning, they also know where you are spawning.

[@Kdot96]

just say u dont know how to get out of one.@@user-nw1wc1jo4l

[@moonrooster7160]

Kill streaks need to count towards nukes just like an old modern warfare 2 that was awesome particularly because skill-based matchmaking already makes it hard enough to get there and in modern warfare 2 2009 it was 25 killls wasnt it?

[@armzey]

Also to add, Kill streaks should also count towards other kill streaks, it’s rare to get 10+ gun streaks with this matchmaking

[@Mikerich_94]

Great analysis. Unpopular opinion- daily challenges are good in that they encourage people to care about winning and play objectives. They usually can be done in 1 match and then it’s just wins so I don’t think it’s bad. What’s bad is time locking content and guns though

[@bobdarrick2628]

Maybe bhaisaab. It was mostly a good review but I disagreed with a couple of the points made.

[@dilloncarpenter8655]

User interface and main menu is great, very right to the point and easy to navigate.

[@nickniehaus1763]

Not really at all lmao

[@izeya1385]

I like the zombies mode a bit but I am a solo player and it is not very solo player friendly which is pretty much a deal breaker, if they ever make it solo friendly ill give it more of my time

[@ikxmmass4358]

EOMM is real af in this

[@FOJWarrior]

Agree big time with the game size being so big 150 GBs. The reinstall after an update. Original MW was never this big. Great breakdown.

[@bryanbarnett8889]

I don't even have MW3 and the day it came out warzone had a 180gb + download just to have the main menu say MW3.. Honestly could just be a regular update I swear I've never gotten more giant updates than when I try to load warzone

[@FOJWarrior]

@@bryanbarnett8889 I agree. Download, reinstall, massive GBs so aggravating.

[@tonheys756]

Any chance you think they will put this on sale not too long from now???

[@mollyworld4610]

What is SBMM

[@Lemxne]

it’s as if activision needs to be held at gunpoint in order to make the simplest of changes.

[@SpacebarIsTaken]

This was obviously designed to be a DLC to MWII. MWII broke world records for most sales and they decided to go back on what they were planning. I'd buy it if it was an expansion, but I'm not spending another $70 on this.

[@MrTWINARMAGEDDON]

The main things that kills the game for me is the inconsistent ttk/ ttd and the connection. Having packet bursts all the time and dying instantly yet I’m putting an entire mag to kill someone

[@johneschbach2211]

I Have not played COD since Vanguard so this game did feel fresh to me. Multiplayer is more enjoyable than I expected. My biggest complaint is that the guns are not balanced. some of the lower tier guns are simply not useable. I find that I'm at a huge disadvantage if I am not using a high tier gun.

[@monkeymanpc]

Always watch driftors review before I consider buying. Don’t plan on buying but maybe he will change my mind.

[@noved317]

So if I don’t buy game day one and I buy a month from now I can’t get those attachments I missed before 😮

[@palmettopew3771]

I was on the fence. Haven't bought it yet. Having to unlock attachments with daily challenges is a deal breaker to me. I'll wait till it drops to 40. Or maybe not play at all. We'll see.

[@Donalob]

Some guns are completely unusable like Shotguns and some Marksmans rifles like the Spr and Sab, which is really disappointing.

[@joerellm]

I’ll support you as long as you’re around. But I’m not wasting my money on another call of duty game anytime soon. Sorry can’t do it!!

[@wetakefamillies2419]

campaign: bad zombies: alright but should have been extinction Multiplayer: sbmm ramped up to insane levels

[@BourbonBandit-]

Why buy the game knowing it'll be there and then still complain about it?

[@allstarr9tc]

@@BourbonBandit- have you gotten an answer yet lol

[@BourbonBandit-]

@@allstarr9tc no. And I don’t mean to spam, I’m just genuinely wanting an answer from somebody because the act of knowing sbmm is in the game and then buying it anyway only to complain about it 1 day later is making no sense to me

[@allstarr9tc]

@@BourbonBandit- if i were to defend them, it would be something like.. I didnt buy mw2, i regretfully bought vanguard only because that shotgun was busted for like a month on release, cold war only because a bunch of friends who dont normally play cod bought it so i played with them, and mw19 i played for 7 hours and tried to return it lol I havent bought mw3, probably wont, but its like.. people get that sbmm exists but cant/wont come to terms with the fact that its just eaten the entire game. That nearly everything else in the game almost/doesnt matter as long as the matchmaking remains like this, but people arent giving it THAT much credit of it's detriment.

[@allstarr9tc]

@@BourbonBandit- actualy.. lol after those 2 replies on the other comment, i'm semi retracting that sentiment^^ and changing it to most of the people are morons who don't know why and just get pissy when you ask them to defend their purchase lol

[@Mandatory.Testicular.Torsion]

How about we don’t incentivize and reward Activision releasing a DLC for 70 bucks…

[@kayparody]

Played about 20 hours across all modes combined on steam. Still got my entire refund because steam cannot track how many hours I’ve played of MWIII since they introduced that COD HQ trash that combines my hours across both MWII and MWIII. 10/10 would scam Activision again. Edit: For those who may not know, Steam refund policy states that one cannot play a game more than 2 hours if they wish to refund the game. If you have played even a minute more than 2 hours, they will likely reject the refund. Now you understand how funny this is because this would literally never have happened if they didn’t introduce this COD HQ garbage 😭

[@TheErikjsm]

fair and balanced review i mostly agree with everything said

[@tifapanties25]

Fair and balanced? This game sucks 😔!!!