NEW All-Terrain Boots, Map Changes, Perk Changes, & More! (MWIII Season 3 Reloaded)

Season 3 Reloaded for Modern Warfare III is here and with it, we saw a bunch of perk & equipment changes, a brand new boot perk, map & spawn changes, and much more! Today, I wanted to focus on outlining the details of what changed outside of weapon balancing which I will be covering in tomorrow's video. What are your thoughts on these changes for S3 Reloaded in MWIII?
Patch Notes: www.callofduty.com/patchnotes...
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0:00 Intro
0:35 Weapon Prestige Camos
1:17 More Favorite Attachments
1:59 Hardpoint Spawn Improvements
2:29 6-Star Map Changes
3:29 Other Map Changes
3:50 New All-Terrain Boots Perk Breakdown
5:24 Running Sneakers Buff
6:06 Stalker Boots Buff
6:52 Why these Boots Buffs won't change much...
8:13 Commando Gloves Buff
8:38 Assault Gloves Buff
9:04 EMD Grenade Nerfs
9:36 Trophy System Nerf
9:50 Wrap Up

[@TheXclusiveAce]

For anyone experiencing a Dev Error on PS5 after the update, try setting your "On Demand Texture Streaming" setting in the graphics tab to "Small" and this should fix it

[@nicholasborrelli7544]

Btw your assault gloves footage looks off when you talk about hip fire - it looks the same to me

[@BetaBreaking]

I'm really liking all the changes and added content for MW3. I think they should definitely address the issue with Ninja. The additional changes to the gloves and boots are nice but without a proper counter perk or a rebalance to the way Ninja currently works, it's practically mute. The perk is simply too strong. I can't wait to see the weapon rebalancing in tomorrow's video. Those changes to the FR. 556, AMR9 and 9MM Daemon defined make them more enticing

[@samfinn9861]

medium works too

[@WhoTF_isMarcus]

Thank you!!! I’ve been raging and ranting the last twenty minutes 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@CalebMay-bf1ci]

Lag rubberbanding for a week

[@Jonny_Jigsaw]

All-Terrain Boots have the added bonus of saving your controller’s left stick from wearing out 😂

[@BackupReal]

For real my L3 got drift exclusively because of tac sprint 🤣

[@CocoSyco]

auto tac sprint sitting in the corner:

[@BackupReal]

@@CocoSyco it harms more than it helps since you're constantly ruining you sprint out time

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

Makes me wonder if the Treyarch will add it to GW/BO5 (whatever it's gonna be called) since some Treyarch purists weren't happy hearing about a Tac Sprint in a BO game

[@Jonny_Jigsaw]

@@weirdeurasianboy8091 I honestly hope they do away with Tac Sprint altogether. Same opinion with doors. They don’t really add anything to the game, they just feel like extra steps or chores.

[@tsuikyit5511]

SHG has done more for MWIII 2023 in 3 seasons than IW did for the entire life cycle of MWII 2022. Absolutely they’ve gained my respect for taking player feedback and actually making the appropriate changes. So not only are we happy, but the game feels so much better

[@BetaBreaking]

It's crazy looking at the insane amount of content they've released and just remembering how content dry we were in MW2. Like we were begging them at this point in MW2's lifecycle for Infinity Ward to add something to the game

[@Treyski4410]

The Bar for MWII is very low not congratulating them on doing a better job when MWII is dookie and low standards

[@erm221]

People are REALLY forgetting the only job Sledgehammer had to do in this whole game was take what Infinity Ward did for 3 years and fix it while adding some stuff like if they were modding the game. They do this effort because its the only thing they can do, and even with that in mind the game is not so perfect like so much people are starting to glaze

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

​@@erm221creating maps adding new mechanics a whole new rendition to gunsmith fixing progression and getting rid of the slog mechanics and having better dlc maps?

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

Moral of the story: Don't buy CoD lmao 800 million in 3 days for MW2 2022 made them complacent and arrogant 38% less revenue for MW3 2023 and they are cooking

[@05thebends]

Whoever is in charge of Sledgehammer deserves a raise. These guys knocked it out of the park and solidified their place in COD. Great talent. Listens to community where it makes sense. As someone who has placed COD since the original MW, total breath of fresh air.

[@BlueJayz474]

I agree that SHG has been doing really well on taking care of MP, I just wish zombies was getting the same amount of love as MWZ at its core is a great departure from traditional round-based and a grand evolution from Outbreak, just not getting the treatment it needs.

[@zoanth4]

Reminds me of cod ww2, lots of fun and plenty to do

[@jonsnow2555]

​@@BlueJayz474 it's not a zombie game, go play left 4 dead

[@FATCHQDE]

"the community"😅 you mean the same dorks who cried for covert sneakers and snipers being the best guns for all ranges.

[@05thebends]

@@BlueJayz474 Me and my friends only focus on MP Dom so I have no idea of the state of any of the other modes. But I’ve heard similar from other people.

[@CammyBouse]

Trophy system nerf is gonna be horrendous in HC, even less chance to combat GL spammers. I simply do not understand how the GL has not been nerfed for HC, it should only have two rounds like other launches in HC.

[@misterpritika]

This!!! 🙌🏻

[@entropy404]

It doesn't even make sense lmao, would have been cool if they changed the model so it only has 2 interceptors.

[@captainkill21]

I got the interstellar camo and calling card for the GL and the amount of rage it has caused in HC is priceless 😂

[@Scuzz1204]

The model still has the 3 tubes as well so it just doesn’t make any sense? In general it’s just horrid change imo. Since this will only effect the mw2 launchers since the MGL will just spam it more

[@Ruytoo]

Yeah the trophy system nerf was not well thought out. By only negating 2 things now, one person is able to clear a single trophy way easier as most vests have at least 2 equipment. When it was at 3, one person couldn't eat through a single trophy nearly as easy or as fast unless they had a couple different vests on that give more than 2 equipment or the grenade launcher. If they wanted to nerf it they should have increased the time it takes to get.

[@shadowtitan8545]

SHG is absolutely cooking this year with COD. Loving the insane content recently.

[@landonforan8879]

New content is awesome but it’s like putting sprinkles on a plate of dogshit

[@Vaz_G]

​@@landonforan8879 That is true but at least theyre doing the best they can. I had plenty of fun with mw3 unlike mw2. If shg makes their advanced warfare 2 in 2025 or 2026 im the first guy to buy the vault edition

[@the_lifeoftimbo]

@@landonforan8879 I swear the COD community is filled with a bunch of cry babies.

[@emwols]

@@landonforan8879EOMM is just about the only thing that sucks at this point. They SHG is killing it on everything else

[@reapersasmr5483]

​@emwols yeah eomm is the problem.. I love the comments when people give thier views .. people call them cry babies cracks me up.. they shouldn't say anything and give money over ..

[@Voltz___1]

I’d love to see a video comparing the all-terrain boots to lightweight boots for speed over distance to determine which is faster at any given distance

[@alexhoff3798]

I feel like MW3, this season included, has been OVERALL positive. I MF the SBMM and spawn points at times but I feel like it has been a lot of fun. I guess I would rather have too many choices for weapons and accessories. It’s a first for COD and TBH, I’m not mad about it. I’m a small map playlist dude because M-F work takes a lot out of ya and we still have all the other responsibilities once we get home. COD has not lost a fan in me this year. I try and keep up with all the changes every release but @TheXclusiveAce, you are absolutely incredible at what you do! Keep up the good work, sir!

[@Scuzz1204]

Idk war, zombies and groundwar/invasion, base Warzone map etc have been floundering badly with very little updates and content overall

[@SKLLZTHATKILLZ]

They kinda broke the commando gloves if you use auto tac sprint because it is now impossible to get the benefit or reloading while sprinting. Before it would switch you to sprint speed when reloading, now it just endlessly cancels the action

[@JEG106]

Having that issue also it’s getting annoying!

[@pinocchio7490]

They need to fix this now! I can’t use my gunslinger vest now

[@JEG106]

@@pinocchio7490 it’s even doing it on warzone now !

[@xxPhoenixX-sg9tr]

I hope the other weapon mastery camos look better than the first one.

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

I have no idea if they were going for Solar (Infinite Warfare) tribute but if they were, they lowkey missed the mark

[@gustthestupidnoob2393]

The all terrain boots may actually make me stop using auto spirnt allowing me to enjoy running like cods pre 2019

[@tomwilson4353]

The audio issue could be solved if they went back towards the Golden Era of COD. Reduce base footstep audio across the board. Then make a perk that boosts footstep audio while also having the perk that reduces footstep audio. That would be balanced. If you want louder footsteps, you have to sacrifice to get them just like if you want silent footsteps you have to sacrifice to get them. Problem solved.

[@CocoSyco]

SOMEBODY GETS ITTT

[@TacitusKilgore-kh4we]

Bro I just mentioned something about exactly what you said about the "Golden Era of COD". You're not remembering well, old COD footsteps were MUCH LOUDER than any recent game and MW3. Is amazing how loud the whole audio of those games are, and those games also had Dead Silence and nobody was complaining about it. MW3 footsep audio is completely fine

[@asdfghjkl2261]

@@TacitusKilgore-kh4we Even if they were louder, you have to keep in mind that many players were stuck with TV audio and weren't all playing with $100-200 headsets with Atmos EQ enabled. I guess your viewpoint makes sense if you don't think crutch perks are an issue.

[@allstarr9tc]

this is just asking for 2 crutch perks.. lol

[@MieziWithSunglxzz]

@@asdfghjkl2261 or even custom tuned audio *cough* art of war *cough* people are much more competitive today than they were back then. A lot of the stuff that could fly back then would never work today …

[@Anonymous-rd5ew]

The RPGL is great for ambush style game play aka "camping". When it's small map like shipment and you have a whole team spamming the RPGL it's obnoxious. Sometimes the trophy system doesn't even seem to work. I'm kind of perplexed that they would nerf it.

[@nathanh2725]

I use it solely to destroy trophies lol

[@GardenFootCreature]

lmfao ambush style gameplay

[@icy1172]

People want dead silence as a perk. People get it in MWIII. Now there’s complaints it’s a crutch. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@CocoSyco]

thats because the base footstep audio is too loud. without the perk, everybody is camping and tracking you by your footsteps, but with it it makes other perks unviable. nerf the base audio so dead silence isnt necessary unless you want a stealth-oriented class, and it opens up other perks. LIKE OLD CALL OF DUTY GAMES DID.

[@TehCoD1KNifER15]

It's a crutch because base audio is too loud plus the perk itself is overtuned, it should be countered by bone conduction headset, and up until now literally nothing in the boots category was even worth switching to due to being underpowered. Reduce base footstep audio range, make bone conduction headset counter them, and they'd be much closer to balanced.

[@asdfghjkl2261]

@@TehCoD1KNifER15 NO, it should not be countered by bone conduction headset. I am so sick of seeing ppl so confidently wrong about this. If they do that, now you have TWO crutch perks because everyone will run both Covert *and* BCH. Covert doesn't need a counter because it IS the counter. In the original MW3, they actually DID make Sitrep Pro counter Dead Silence. Do you know what happened? It FUCKED THE GAME UP and warped it around soundwhoring.

[@asdfghjkl2261]

@@CocoSyco even if people aren't outright camping, it just has a very toxic effect on the game. you'll never be able to get the drop on anybody because they just hear you coming. one of the most fun things in COD is hitting a clean flank, and without covert/dead silence, that is literally impossible unless the people you're playing against are deaf. it completely warps the game, so many gunfights just boil down to "did hear hear me/did I hear him?"

[@CamperN00b47]

Glad they finally decided to take a shot at bringing back classic movement (somewhat) via the All-Terrain Boots. Tac Sprint imho was nothing more than a gimmick designed for large-scale maps and it's obvious to see when the mechanic entirely breaks the flow of many CQC & retro maps.

[@Trupster]

Tac sprint is also a beautiful way to get you killed due to the ridiculous increase in sprint out times. I absolute hate how these more modern CODs generally deal with sprint out times, it makes the games slower and campy.

[@terribletimes902]

@@TrupsterStandard sprint out times in MW3 are faster than older CODs like WW2 and even BO3

[@KillerZxAce]

It’s strange that they don’t acknowledge the stutter with Blackcell blueprints (the ones with death effects) when you get a kill. It’s mainly a problem on Xbox Series X|S. There are even Reddit threads. It also happens when other people use them and you are in close proximity. It’s since the start of this season and they haven’t fixed it yet…

[@ShadowMark3_]

Any negatives towards Blackcell buyers are welcome.

[@elijahhanson5181]

@@ShadowMark3_right but it affects other people too

[@arvizoh]

any negatives to people hating on others instead of the devs 🤝

[@emwols]

What do you mean stutter?

[@tomwilson4353]

They should give a menu option to disable death effects and tracers.

[@toxicdragon323]

Thanks for keeping us updated Ace! Think you can go over the RGL-80? That's the only weapon that hasn't been covered in the game.

[@LIONHART1313]

Bone induction headset should be the counter for covert sneakers. How hard can that be? Like Ace said “turn up the footstep volume” while using the headset. Dead silence should completely make footsteps silent. Covert sneaker just turn down the volume of footsteps.

[@MrSparkles5017]

Guys the trophy was nerfed because it's all anyone used in higher skill lobbies. A team of 3 using them would shut down a point or spot and be untouchable. Seriously the only field upgrades worth using are the Trophy and the DDOS

[@TecraX2]

I'd add the Smoke Drone to that list!

[@vikingrbeerdserkr8406]

You have to think. In lbs, how many people actually pay attention to footsteps?

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Nearly everyone in higher skilled lobbies

[@vikingrbeerdserkr8406]

@@TheXclusiveAce then I don't have to worry myself lol

[@kotcodee]

Fuk the meta and just enjoy the content mate!

[@BackupReal]

​@@TheXclusiveAceSo not important for the majority of COD Players?

[@prophetofwatersheep8100]

Most cod players are good lol, how many games do people play without sound ​@@BackupReal

[@FAVOURITEBRO]

Very sneaky, let’s add a new skin for the trophy system then we will nerf it. Did it with a bunch of equipment actually.

[@hokage1997]

now cptn squeaks or whatever the hamsters name is will have a broken gun on his trophy :(

[@Redmont_]

You probably use shield and shotguns

[@Shards_of_Winter]

Pls use ur brain

[@FAVOURITEBRO]

What the heck does a shield and shotgun have to do with any of this.

[@Redmont_]

@@FAVOURITEBRO Thermite incoming Throwing thermite Thermite out

[@SKRE_DAWG]

Nice work Ace!

[@doratheexplosion6129]

i think all other field upgrades needs buff instead of trophy system nerf

[@oju1iann]

i don’t like tac sprint canceling reload on commando gloves it’s really annoying

[@TuckerCordrey]

Agreed. Terrible change

[@zcyanyder7246]

Thanks for putting in the time with these updates. I don’t get to play as much as launch but your videos keep me updated with the meta. I wish more developers made videos like yours.

[@tayjn]

100% spot on with the Covert Sneakers. They’re just too much of a crutch in this game to give up

[@tomwilson4353]

As much great work as Sledgehammer has done with adjustments to the perks, I just can't wrap my head around why they ignore footstep audio reduction adjustments to free up the boots slot. There is the rumor that Infinity Ward has their fingers in the pot of this game and maybe those bums are the ones snuffing out audio changes. You know how IW loves overly loud footstep audio.

[@TearsOfHeroin]

Use ninja vest. All terrain boots are far better than whatever vest IMO, and ninja vest isn't anywhere near bad, expect for snipers.

[@TearsOfHeroin]

@@tomwilson4353 I don't think so. As the Western community dislike loud footsteps, us, the Chinese (or generally Asian) community loves loud footsteps. We HATE when people flank us.

[@sigspearthumb7993]

I do have a ninja vest loadout, paired with strafing boots and the MTZ interceptor w/ the aftermarket stock. Very good at strafing and smacking domes. The ADS isn’t bad nor is the TTK if you hit shots so I see some situational merit. It does create a very niche play style and I really only use it on exceptionally large maps or if I’m facing a team full of snipers. Plus you regen throwing knives, which isn’t a bad way to deal with riot shielders, people up close, and a quicker melee.

[@BetaBreaking]

​@@tomwilson4353I think the issue has to do with competitive. Those Pro players absolutely hate any changes made to audio and most of the time, they'd rather have no footstep audio all together. I personally feel they should have perks that counter each other, much like OG MW3. I liked when I could run Sit-Rep and Dead Silence. It leveled the playing field for those that abused Dead Silence or over used lethal equipment.

[@RjsWrld]

7:13 the way ace said dominant, sounded like ceasar Millan from the south park episode where he trains Eric to be calmer and more submissive. Sounded just like him lol

[@dannyhogs6915]

thanks ace!

[@entropy404]

I think they could also introduce something like an alternate slot you could use instead of boots, back in the day the only reason dead silence wasn't as dominant was because there were so many other good perks you could pick, it was still probably the most competitive but now it's certainly a lot more competitive and restrictive if the alternatives aren't nearly as good.

[@The_Azorean]

Nothing in MW3 has happened until Ace has made a video about. Zombies please Ace😊

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

still holding out hope that the reason we got 6 maps in S3 was because Sledge are focusing on Zombies for S4 As for MP maps, they'll probably just port the respective 6v6 maps making up the war maps Honestly I'd love to play on Khandor again 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@paulphillips1075]

The new wardens having a sprint out time of 27ms with commando gloves feels ALMOST like having gun-ho. Best perk ever to have when it was around

[@Jasonwildboy]

Great content

[@Simok1234]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have the all terrain boots on with the infiltry vest, it seems like running sneakers benefit is just cancelled out since you can't tac sprint. Seems a bit odd when all other combinations have substitute attributes for this sort of thing.

[@Pariah_ANT]

I noticed that when using the MORS with Auto-Tactical Sprint before this update didn’t cancel the reload, and now post patch it does. Feels very weird now.

[@Pariah_ANT]

I think it’s a bug. Saw an post about it today not sure how many other guns its effecting.

[@orestodomundo6652]

This is being such an enjoyable year for content 😊 and ACE has lots of work😜 Damn they should just incorporate Covert Sneakers to everyone at this point, it’s sort of a crutch and nullified a whole category of perks

[@CocoSyco]

or just tone down the base footstep audio so covert sneakers isnt as much of a crutch. if everyone was completely silent that would cause its own problems

[@Rally-Inc]

@@CocoSycoor they could a sort of perk swap/rework. They could make the footstep audio very quiet or even silent but still have everyone’s characters make sounds audible to the enemy like reloading, sliding, jumping, character voice lines/reactions, etc. Then instead of removing the covert sneakers entirely they could alter its function to silence all of the sounds listed above that everyone’s characters now make for full silence. This would make it still useful for pure stealth without it being such a massive crutch. Then finally I think in this hypothetical they should definitely allow the bone conduction headphones to more effectively counter the default silent steps as well as the new “make stuff quieter” perk. A lack of a proper counter to the covert boots is I think is one of the biggest reasons why it’s such a strong/crutch perk. Anyway sorry for the rant haha 👋🏻😁

[@allstarr9tc]

@@CocoSyco what would you consider those problems to be?

[@CocoSyco]

@@allstarr9tc it would nerf someone who actually has good awareness and is a generally skilled player. audio too loud = everyone’s playing slow and sound whoring the whole game, then ninja becomes crutch audio non-existent (ninja built in) = you’re just getting surprise jumped or third partied 24/7 with no cues. that’s why audio needs to be balanced so it’s not super loud that u can be heard 30 meters away, but not too quiet so you can actually outplay someone, ninja as a perk makes you sacrifice some other perk for it

[@Crazykinglear]

Really enjoying the changes, the Weapon Mastery Camo is a nice little touch. Agreed on the boots, love covert sneakers, but it's a shame it feels like an instalock option almost always. Interested to hear what you think about the Enhanced Vision Goggles, originally thought they were kind of pointless, but they're actually pretty crazy. The highlighter effect is strong and, not sure if it's a bug, but seems to work through certain smoke and visual noise effects. Did some testing with those and the new EMD mine, and it's surprisingly easy to keep track of and get the jump on enemies from a much greater range than usual.

[@PetalPunkFairy]

I was using the climbing boots and I was so confused why they took my tac sprint away and I didn't notice the faster speed buff

[@UnForgivenFury]

Does the glove that helps with tac sprint out stack with the boot that does the same thing?

[@NguyenWinSituation07]

Messing around in the firing range, it looks like they made the ECQ requieter laser more visible, do you think you could check that, Ace?

[@derfabiansc]

Ace the Goat! Love your vids man 💪🏼

[@derfabiansc]

Lol i‘m no bot like all the other comments

[@ASchoolComputer]

The prestige camos are supposed to work on MWII guns because I've had a pop up for the challenge on an mwII gun and the patch notes says it's supposed to be but the menu to equip is not there

[@nathanh2725]

Yeah i want to get for mp5

[@alizardwizard]

Does the sprint to fire bonus from running sneakers and commando gloves stack? And if so do you know if it’s additive or multiplicative?

[@alexmaurice4274]

Really happy with the climbing boots being built in

[@versus__]

I'm sometimes perfectly fine with running something besides covert sneakers, since sometimes I use a gun that isn't an SMG/AR/BR/shotgun. I don't feel the need to sprint right up next to the enemy with every gun.

[@r.j.bedore9884]

Wow, someone at SHG must really hate the Trophy System. First they take away its ability to counter the Cruise Missile (which was the only way to counter it and wasn't even a guaranteed counter since you also had to be prone to avoid the explosion), and now they reduce the duration by 33%, which with the relatively long charge time it already had seems pretty unreasonable. The Trophy System was pretty much the only counter to the stun/flash/grenade spam you get in Hardpoint matches, particularly in smaller maps, and now it feels like a waste of a field upgrade to select it. I really don't understand why they felt this needed another nerf when it was already so easy to destroy it with a couple of bullets, a DDOS, an EMP, the Stormender launcher, or simply having you and your team throw 3 tacticals and/or lethals at it. You could even take control of it with an ACS placed on the other side of cover. I feel particularly bad for the people who purchased the bundle whose entire point was a cosmetic skin for the Trophy System that made it look like a hampster ball. All in all this was a completely unnecessary nerf to a field upgrade that was really only useful in a couple of game modes, and I often found myself using the ACS in Hardpoint as it was (which has been kind of spotty lately in capturing the hardpoint tbh). Just an utterly pointless waste of development resources to do this particular (un)balance.

[@TehCoD1KNifER15]

Honestly, I don't personally mind them nerfing it to 2 charges *if* they made the recharge much faster.

[@Rally-Inc]

2 things. 1. The stormender can destroy a cruise missile if you are quick enough. And 2. The ACS’ spotty capture ability you are noticing maybe (at least partially) because it doesn’t activate immediately after it’s thrown. It has a second or two delay to actually activate and in that time if you die it won’t activate at all and will have basically been wasted entirely. Also if it gets broken before its little antennas go up and activate then it won’t capture anything and have been wasted. Hope you have a good day and enjoy season 3 reloaded 👋🏻😁

[@r.j.bedore9884]

@@Rally-Inc Yeah, it failing to capture the Hardpoint usually happens if I get killed shortly after placing it, but that doesn't seem to happen in Domination for some reason. As far as the Stormender goes, I know it can "technically" counter the Cruise Missile, but I've only ever seen it happen when Ace was testing it, which involved him already having the launcher out and knowing the Cruise Missile was coming in. I have yet to see someone get the warning, switch weapons to the Stormender, look up and actually find the missile to shoot at it before it kills them. Before they nerfed it, if you were fast enough you could place a Trophy system and go prone to survive an incoming Cruise Missile, but if you were standing, crouched, or still in the animation to go prone the explosion from the Trophy shooting the missile would still kill you. Also, the Trophy system has a pretty limited range, so if the Cruise Missile wasn't targeting someone right next to a Trophy system it wouldn't be destroyed. There just wasn't any legitimate game balancing reason to nerf the Trophy system the way they have, especially when the anti-air system they added also can't take out a Cruise Missile. The other updates seem good, and I'm looking forward to trying the new maps so I will hopefully have some fun with the rest of season 3. I hope you enjoy it as well.

[@mani21axe40]

@@r.j.bedore9884 Playing on HC, I have caught the cruise missile a few times with the stormender, but I had to have quick swap and it already equipped on my class. That has been the only way I have gotten it.

[@MrSparkles5017]

@@Rally-Inc Stormender hasn't countered cruise missiles for like 3 months

[@jacobm2625]

In regards to the covert sneakers, I also think that the bone conduction headset should let you hear them, but at an audio level that's as low, or lower, than your teammates' footstep audio.

[@MrDLee8]

Why did they mess with the trophy system?!!

[@Honeneko.]

I wonder If they could tie player sounds, aside from gun fire, to line of sight.

[@Zack-dw5op]

Fully agree on fav attachments

[@emwols]

Thanks for the video ace- if I wanted to have maximum movement speed while hipfiring, would it be better to use the all terrain boots or stalker boots? Because stalker boots benefit also applies when walking right?

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Stalker boots only work when aiming down sight

[@emwols]

@@TheXclusiveAce oh did they change this? You made a video on the best boots to use with ninja vest 2 months ago that said the benefits also apply while in hipfire

[@emwols]

If the BAL-27 doesn’t get 2 AMPs called the JAK Obsidian Steed and JAK Inferno at some point I will be sad

[@XO_Keo]

Trophy nerf was unneeded. People can hold 2 grenades, two flashes and use munitions box to refill all of that. And a trophy only stop 2 of those. Unfair

[@mp5kmaster95]

And for hardcore players trophy is a must because everyone spams the rgl80 every game which still hasn't been adjusted

[@TheXbox36098]

Nah trophy users are straight bots glad it got nerfed. Eat my flashes and Semtex

[@marcelluscunningham8272]

Yea it needed that nerf. It's clearly the only field upgrade people use

[@XO_Keo]

@@TheXbox36098 ohhhh so you're the guy who can't win a single gun fight unless the opponent is blind, concussed, choking to death, or shocked to death. Nice to know

[@XO_Keo]

@@marcelluscunningham8272 I see way more munition boxes than I see trophies. Like WAYYYY more. Even on small maps

[@Matty-kelly]

Jev be like..... New obsidian grind

[@anthonyfigueroa9643]

Awesome. New fan . Tony sent me true game data

[@Bob-tr9qk]

Nerfed trophy is insane with all the noob toobers in HC.

[@meebitch]

Right! Especially since it doesn't always destroy noob tube projectiles if they fire them fast enough.

[@PetalPunkFairy]

They need to ban the rgl in hardcore.

[@Rally-Inc]

@@PetalPunkFairyThat would be both amazing and very frustrating. If it were banned it would be literal perfection for people who don’t use it at all in general, as well as the people like me who have already done every challenge for it (camos, masteries, calling cards, etc.) and put it down for good. However, because it is hot garbage in core, so anyone who needed/wanted to do any challenges for it or that require it would be looking at a MUCH tougher grind. That being said the amount of RGL spam in the small map playlist the last few days has me not caring at this point and agreeing it should be banned 😂😂

[@neverlandboi9751]

Have you noticed the new night vision googles field upgrade? It actually might only be in ranked bc I check in mp and it didn’t show up

[@raptorcell6633]

It sucks knowing all of the grind systems we have in this game, the weekly challenges, the armoury unlocks as a concept, the weekly events and now this prestige camo system will likely never return besides maybe SHG's next game.

[@xDarkTempest-]

Sledgehammer doesn't get enough credit for actually making things better like they did with WW2

[@bekfistwolf8248]

Did the commando gloves buff not carry over to the overkill and gunslinger vest?

[@IncredibleFlyinSquid]

How to fix Covert Sneakers: make Bone Conduction Headset (which has the traditional Amplify perk icon) soft counter Covert Sneakers and Ninja Vest by making their footsteps slightly audible. In this scenario I'd be okay with Dead Silence being the only true silent footstep option.

[@TridentRushed]

climbing boots gave you less fall damage, but it seems we don’t have that benefit by default. kinda sucks as I used to use it for trickshotting and having fun jumping off rooftops.

[@Lava-pe6wu]

Last time i've used the "Dead silence" field upgrade i remember it giving you a speed boost along with making your footsteps quieter, would Dead Silence + All-Terrain Boots further increase your movement speed (cloer to that of the Tac Sprint) ?

[@OmniscientSloth]

I wish there was a counter to covert boots, I can’t believe the head gear that increases footstep sound still doesn’t hear covert footsteps better….

[@HyperDarkmoon]

my perks have been Scavenger + Covert + EOD + (Ghost/Tac Mask) the entire game and I have yet to really change that a single time

[@opacity02]

me personally, I really like the all terrain boots. I use the ninja vest and all terrain on smgs. So i can get a fast sprint out time along with moving around the map faster and being silent as well and it works like a treat.

[@Arctic3OD]

Here's a list of things I've noticed after the update on PS5: • on Grime, the fences in the mid house are sometimes invisible in public matches • many of the map intro cutscenes, cause the game to bug out, bringing in various audio and animation bugs • while using covert sneakers, I can't hear my own footsteps or slides at all, I wonder if others can? • unsure, but it feels like the throw distance on most equipment has been decreased • in Escort, I've only played Rio and 6 Star, and in both maps the Wheelson only uses one of the flank lanes instead of going through mid • Hardpoint spawns are stickier, but equally as unpredictable, at least for now • Das Haus spawns are still horrible • Enhanced Vision Goggles are allowed in Ranked for some reason • Akimbo shotguns are broken, as expected • Bal seems balanced, surprisingly Here's my Bal-27 class: • Barrel: Crown-H3 • Muzzle: Casus Brake • Underbarrel: DR-6 Handstop • Stock: Ardent Tac • Rear Grip: Hammer (or Channel-M if you struggle with the recoil)

[@LAGSCOPE]

its only broken at super close range (is a shotgun is should be dominant at very close )

[@TacitusKilgore-kh4we]

Im sure you will do it but a video comparison between the new boots and the Stalker perk would be super helpful. I wished they also buffed Stalker ADS Walking speed

[@MC-gj8fg]

Before you could see through the glass but not shoot through it. Now they made the glass opaque "which just makes sense." Does it? Or maybe make glass in a restaurant's door pennable? Or maybe making it opaque doesn't make it bulletproof? How does this solve the issue?

[@John-mv8bq]

so what’s the best gloves/sneakers/vest etc?

[@Treyski4410]

They have been working on Hardpoint spawns since launch. How is that hard to figure out, and in some cases, it has gotten worse? Hopefully, it's actually fixed.

[@reapersasmr5483]

I wouldn't count on it . But maybe

[@kotcodee]

It's probably not hard but time consuming, so they split the task into multiple parts, lowered the prio or did some kind of quicker task but with some quality compromises

[@finder1335]

Love You ace

[@iTYNG]

i think the only way for me to take off covert sneakers is for shg to make the field upgrade charge like 10x faster

[@MeeTube29]

Does running sneakers and commando glove's faster Sprintout time stack when used together?

[@blikthepro972]

i find it a little sad that mw3 got the short end of the stick and will live on as the 70$ free update

[@barrakalf5786]

I have automatic tac sprint on and while using commando gloves im unable to reload while moving I think they messed it up so basically i have automatic cancel all the time

[@TheMusrich888]

TIL you can favorite attachments. Thanks, Ace.

[@Krems_]

Can you make a short or a video on the enhanced vision goggles? Not sure what they do yet

[@TheXclusiveAce]

I'm hoping to get to it my Sunday or Monday but my schedule is packed right now

[@R4diateur]

For the Covert Sneaker being the best boots choice, this is exactly was I was pointing out when everybody was crying to have a ninja perk/perma silent footsteps. Ninja perk is going to be the best perk, no matter how you balance audio footstep volume and whatnot. It's a matter of nature of the perk. This is the CoD players wanted, and now we have it, we're back to square one. If you trade nothing for the ability to be stealth, then a Ninja Perk will ALWAYS be the best perk/vest out there anytime.

[@MuscledRMHv2]

MWIII is probably the best post-Warzone game they released at this point. Would have been even better if it had more of the aesthetic love and detail of MW19. I personally believe SHGames should indeed adjust the overall range of footstep audio. Covert Sneakers are such a crutch because of how loud the footsteps are.

[@Grim_R3AP3R420]

I’ve always said that about the boots covert sneakers is basically unlimited dead silent and will never not be good unless something of that same value counters it. which there is not. lol so even if you do run faster doesn’t mean anything if I hear you running before you see me.

[@xpress6966]

Sooo wouldn't the ninja vest with the buffed boots be the new meta? Or are they not combinable?...

[@BigDraco123]

That’s what I was going to run, but the quick vest is toooo nice to replace

[@DeadSpacedOut]

Seeing the comments praise Sledgehammer Games and not just complain about SBMM... even though, I know most of us hate it, is really nice to see. Just goes to show you how your community will support you, even if your game isn't perfect, as long as you show you care about them and their opinion. Sledgehammer Games might just be the best COD studio these days, Gentlemen...

[@MieziWithSunglxzz]

Because we understood that using SBMM/EOMM is not a dev, but an Activision decision. And so far every new piece of equipment gives us perks we wanted from the beginning. We were complaining about the absence of quick fix and got the compression carrier (wish we would get the quick fix effect itself as a separate gadget in the future)

[@DeadSpacedOut]

@@MieziWithSunglxzz it just sucks when I look at the comments of say... NeroCinema's latest video and it's all hate because of SBMM. I look to twitter and there's too, to a slightly lesser extent, subreddits even. I wish most people understood that SHG is good and that some COD games are good... it's the SBMM that ruins some of the fun. It also seems like those people can't see that COD is still fun sometimes; I guess they every single match of theirs, they're going negative or something? Lol You don't feel the effects of SBMM constantly, and I think that's part of my problem with seeing complaints everywhere, people act like you're sweating every match and... I can only speak as myself, but I go positive more often then I go negative and I don't even play COD nearly as much as I used to (since MW 2019) and my friends generally do as well. Maybe that's from sweating back before SBMM was a thing (in the same way it is now, anyways), but either way I get annoyed seeing people not being fair to the dev teams, blaming them for the SBMM bullshit, and acting like every single match is the sweatiest they've ever played. I'm glad Ace's community isn't like that. I will always hate on SBMM, but I will never blame the dev teams or act like every single match is the worst thing i've ever played. In MWII, for me, most matches were bad, but that was more the campy design decisions than the SBMM, I think. Even in MWII, with most matches feeling like shit to me, I still usually went positive, so if it was the SBMM, then it would've been more of a mixed bag than that. Oh, also, now that i'm done with my rant, I will say, I'd imagine we'll get a quick fix gear someday... but maybe not. I'd rather them give us a piece of gear that acts like the current Compression Carrier and then buff the Compression Carrier to act more like MWII quick fix, but... I see why they don't want the Compression Carrier to be a crutch.

[@MieziWithSunglxzz]

@@DeadSpacedOut It's not about being positive or negative in a game, but getting outright bullshitted. You are doing well, aim is on point, you are destroying kids left and right, and you are even having a streak of nice rounds in a row. You know, one of those good performing days. The next match starts and suddenly the gun you used the rounds before which destroyed absolute everyone behaves weird: - Aiming became sluggish: It feels like you have to overcome some sort of resistance to aim at where you want. (Like two magnets pushing each other apart.) - Less damage: The same gun turned into a marshmallow nerf gun, despite hitting the same shots as before. - Revenge spawns: People either spawn right behind you or are awareness gods and are pushing from the right angle in perfect timing, like some flank gods. You might see kill cams where people suddenly turn around and pre aim the corner you are coming from (yes, even with equipped ghost and covert sneakers.) - Extreme unbalanced teams: The opponent team is full of sweats, using the newest meta setup, while your team's players, won't even manage to hold an even K/D. SBMM is officially designed to combat exactly this scenario, but this always happens after you had some outstanding good rounds before (K/D 2+) Might be a strange collection of coincidences, but many people reported the same, which gives the impression that this is intentional. There are some patents out that explain how EOMM (engagement optimized match making) is working. Like, people who buy stuff in the skin store will get easier lobbies or better skilled teammates to make the experience more pleasant. Don't get me wrong, if I get beaten by a better player, I can take that. In fact, it even motivates me to get better myself, but if something just feels off like the game have just decided you will lose this round no matter what, it kills the fun. I think that's what people are really complaining about. With regard to the perks and equipment: I would rather have strong defensive abilities rather than offensive ones. Compression carrier or some other quick healing perk will only do something for you if you can get a kill, but stuff like for example the stalker boots gives you the benefit without anything to fulfil beforehand. The defensive “if you do that, then you will.” benefit, must be excellent, otherwise no one will use them of the immediately granting offensive ones.

[@brianjentz8963]

Is anyone else seeing this ... I was hit with anemd grenade last night and even after I removed it, the option to remove the tracker remained. The problem was that that option is the same button as my reload button. So I wasn't able to reload any gun until I died because the "hold x to remove tracking device" never went away

[@maksimslhernault4042]

the trophy did not need a nerf because in HC it is a necessity due to people spamming the rgl every second of the match if you are unlucky

[@MieziWithSunglxzz]

Interesting to add boots which make your sprint faster but disable tactical sprint entirely, maybe they try to get rid of tactical sprint all together in the future.

[@Icecreamnoodlebean]

Wsp9 stf is CRAZY the terrain boots are so fun

[@darthgriff]

Renetti Jak kits bugged too. Shoots from the perspective of the laser.

[@Leviathan1099]

At the end of the day, covert sneakers are too strong because of their omnipotence. They should have an associated movement debuff, or removal of the effect when performing certain maneuvering actions - like sliding, mantling, or tac sprinting - to balance them out. Heck, dampening the audio rather than a flat removal would go a long way to evening them out.

[@doodookaka]

the tactical and lethal grenade spam meta is ABSURD right now, I don't understand nerfing the trophy system while none of that spam was addressed or grenades nerfed.

[@andrewgood7586]

I feel the same way about marksman gloves as the covert sneakers. Why would anyone choose anything else? You didnt even mention the new field upgrade. I thought someone was hacking when I first saw the killcam with those goggles. lol

[@1988Catweazle]

Been having some audio bugs like no reload sounds for some weapons.

[@crazyboutdb]

Whats benefit on movement speed for stalker boots vs new ones? Which are better for strafe builds.

[@MieziWithSunglxzz]

they are still the same for strafing, they just add speed for moving in every direction while ads generally now.

[@crazyboutdb]

@@MieziWithSunglxzz yeah but which is better the new boots or stalker?

[@MieziWithSunglxzz]

@@crazyboutdb the stalker boots got buffed by giving them faster ads walking speed in every direction and not just strafing while ads from side to side like previously. The new all-terrain boots increase your normal sprint speed by 12.5%, but disable tactical sprint completely. Entirely different boots and use cases.

[@crazyboutdb]

@@MieziWithSunglxzz but he says the all-terrain boots also increase strafe speeds…. So which is better

[@MieziWithSunglxzz]

@@crazyboutdb if you want the fastest strafe speed, still stalker, if you want faster movement speed across the board and willing to sacrifice a bit of speed in the strafe department, all-terrain. (But all of them always in combination with the ninja vest, otherwise your footsteps will be loud, and you won't have much fun playing multiplayer.)

[@jedison0311]

I don't play much anymore, I have 24 hours in MWIII

[@skubaRu7]

Everytime I get kind of bored Sledgehammer drops new content I love it

[@20piecemcchicken93]

man I’d love to use the other boots but covert sneakers is a MUST use for S&D.

[@charleswaggoner9467]

Since i only play small map moshpit the covert sneakers doesn’t really effect me and ive been using other boots, but i do agree for med-lg 6v6 maps covert sneakers need to catch a nerf and/or base footstep audio decreased.

[@allstarr9tc]

is there a big reason why sound whoring is needed in the game

[@charleswaggoner9467]

@@allstarr9tc to be frank, i thought sound whoring was dramatically reduced due to it being a much faster paced game but idk i play small maps cause i dont wanna touch old infinity turd map design with sbmm.

[@frankunderbush]

That trophy nerf would be massive for objective modes....it'll make it much more difficult for the few people that try to cap.

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

So much content. W Sledgehammer

[@erhnamdjinn14]

Anyone have the same issue in warzone where with tac sprint on you cannot reload the mag without holding the reload button

[@GardenFootCreature]

*All-Terrain Boots* *Effects:* makes the game more fun