The ENTIRE History of Customization in Call of Duty!

Today we go over the history of customization in every call of duty. What a journey its been!
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[@LordYeetusMeetus]

Rip to all the operators who got ruined by customisation 😞✋️

[@Tdawgsmitty]

RIP in chat plz

[@braxtonmoore9246]

RIP

[@slidersides]

RIP

[@ghy6445]

RIP

[@Postal_Dudew]

Rip Price and Makarov wolf. 😢

[@Snarky_Queen]

Ghosts was also the first game to let you play as a female in multiplayer.

[@Tdawgsmitty]

yesss

[@multifaceteduser3405]

ruined

[@K3ntucky123]

In fact, they look like actual soldier rather over the top tight pink jumpsuit with heels

[@Snarky_Queen]

@K3ntucky123 except if you bought the extinction customization pack. For some reason, it made the female models look like they're wearing skin-tight tops and skinny jeans by making their models thin. Most sweats would use them for the small hitbox (not sure if hitboxes are actually smaller or not).

[@Gagarin_001]

6 minutes without any videos, so sad to see another legend leave youtube. 😢

[@Tdawgsmitty]

rip :(

[@fentonace9818]

I love the star wars vids you make btw, i watch ur cod vids but when i saw u covering star wars, i had to look twice 😂 ​@tdawgsmitty

[@Debit1]

$2 camos in bo2 was peak

[@Tdawgsmitty]

so good man

[@brkenppt2222]

Imagine saying that 2$ for a texture in a game you paid 60$ is peak 😂

[@muse8155]

@@brkenppt2222imagine being a sad salty individual with no happiness in their life

[@Snarky_Queen]

@@brkenppt2222 Broke boi alert.

[@D4mnHomie]

@@muse8155 womp womp

[@SA1NT53]

Hearing that MW2 theme brought me back to the PS3 days. That’s one less loose end

[@Tdawgsmitty]

I was team 360 lol

[@SA1NT53]

@@Tdawgsmitty Lmao, imagine paying for online

[@FizzleTheDragon]

@@SA1NT53while not trying to promote idea of the store in MW3 (23) there is a music pack that gives 4 hours of MW2 (09) music to listen to in the menus and lobbies.

[@N0_FP5]

Should have bee called the Downfall of Customization in COD

[@Tdawgsmitty]

haha it certainly could

[@PretzelMan675]

@@Tdawgsmitty no way an actual yter i watch consistently

[@FizzleTheDragon]

Say what you want about the Gingerbread outfit in AW, but having it a make-a-wish gift for someone (a kid I’d imagine) is pretty damn cool. It’s wholesome. Even if it’s put behind supply drops.

[@Tdawgsmitty]

it was my favorite skin in the game

[@shaneovids4852]

Gingerbread looks similar to the one they put in fortnite lol

[@shaneovids4852]

Just an observation

[@some_cool_random_guy]

Ghosts and AW customization were awesome

[@Deku_99963]

I still missed the MIL-SIM style skins and basic skins tbh.

[@Tdawgsmitty]

I miss it too

[@BoltGoofus]

I don’t mind gun skins as long ad they are not some stupid anime ones. Those cool camos and mastercrafts like the dragon one in cw were fine. The operator skins are def the part the declined the most in cod

[@Theosake]

MIL-SIM skins now are just fully named operators too. MW2019 did the skins perfect if you don’t want to run named operators.

[@kingpacman_9118]

I love that little attention to detail when you switch weapons on Ghosts where you drop the weapon and catch the new one you pick

[@quiethate]

In 2014 ghosts was the first game I started to improve in games. Played it after school and before. Also played extinctions with my dad and his girlfriend. Miss that mode.

[@arronhorwood9997]

RIP to all the people that buy skins that will inevitably be dead year after year when CoD release a new game

[@Tdawgsmitty]

I think its gonna happen again when ops 6 comes out

[@JustinTheSpider]

Unless carryfoward is a thing again when MW4 comes out

[@BlackShadow_270-pi8xo]

The og just default guys based on the map was cool

[@jahmirstephenson9614]

Ghost customization is so slept on. I loved that you can literally play as characters from a whole different cod.

[@GeniXDude]

I miss the Hand Watch customisation from MW2019, it was the only thing that was customisable of Operators...

[@Tdawgsmitty]

it was so good

[@BlackShadow_270-pi8xo]

I forgot about that it was cool because the main things you see is the gun hand and lower arms smart imo

[@Debii_Cakes]

I swear to God at some point we gonna get a Cocomelon x CoD collab.

[@Tdawgsmitty]

would you buy?

[@Debii_Cakes]

@@Tdawgsmitty hell no

[@muse8155]

if i got tbagged by cocomelon im done with life lmao

[@F1RST_BLUD1]

CODM was wild tho It went from being funny militaristic game into goffy ahh cosmetics and p2w items

[@gorgeyadz]

Optic are P2W and The worst thing ever happen was Cooking Event it's Literally Destroyed The Military game

[@foxcodmYT]

Play wzm then. And optics aren't worth crying about

[@Le_pakg4468]

FOR THE LOVE GOD JUST DON'T DOWNLOAD THE RESOURCES IF IT BOTHERS YOU THAT MUCH

[@Menvix]

​@@foxcodmYTwzm is so badly optimized low end phones cant play it

[@thelibraaffect]

*True Fact, we NEVER got FULL customization of in game multiplayer characters* meaning you can choose every set of gear, we only got default operator skins. *At this point in COD and new technology we should be able scan our own face into the game as a character*

[@TiberiusTheLivingLegend]

Everyone seems to forget that cod's an arcade game it was never meant to stay military themed for years to come like other shooter military games

[@brkenppt2222]

... cod is still military themed, tf you talking about. Because there is wacky skins doesnt mean it's not military themed, it just mean its blended with wacky and stupid stuff. And how do you know it was not meant to stay military ? Do you work at activision ? Maybe you have insight of the mind behind the game ? Lmao.

[@TiberiusTheLivingLegend]

@@brkenppt2222 I know because some people aren't idiots who keep complaining like you about the skins being unrealistic

[@K3ntucky123]

​@@TiberiusTheLivingLegendstop it kid, lmao

[@TiberiusTheLivingLegend]

@@K3ntucky123 well I'm no child who complains about the skins being unrealistic like you man children 😂😂😂😂😂

[@K3ntucky123]

you dont know what "Call of duty" was like in 2000s era. Making an arcade shooter does not mean we like crappy skin. Go back and play fortnite

[@SnakeyesYT]

Remember that one camo that new COD MW3 released that was an event camo? The moving yellow dots on a black background? I think that was a nod to the loading screen of OG COD MW3

[@cheesetim]

they better add gestures back in the next game

[@Tdawgsmitty]

rumor has it they are

[@DABETE5]

Mw19 was my favorite of the last few years. Bo2 was great and seeing this video is pure nostalgia for me. Take me back to being a freshman in high school eager to get hope to get wrecked my quick scoping or jumping around with jet packs. Ill always love call of duty. Mw2 2022 was ass and mw3 2023 was good i just hope it gets better so i can look back and have the same feeling of nostalgia as mw2, advanced warfare, BO2 and BO3.

[@Ironhide16]

I’ve been binging Tdawg for the last 3 days (thanks to Ch0pper leading me to the podcast” and I gotta say, my wife is tired of hearing me talk about random COD facts I’ve learned

[@some_cool_random_guy]

i miss factions. i love how your character’s look depends on what gun you’re using, or in Bo1 where changing your first perk would change how your character would look

[@Tdawgsmitty]

bo1 style was literally perfect

[@some_cool_random_guy]

@@Tdawgsmitty yeah, it was nice to know who had what perk. sometimes i would mess around with launchers and i’d see a dude with flak jacket so i’d know not to shoot at him

[@cocoandiesnow7797]

Modern Warfare 4 with one of the best world at war with what are the greatest because of zombies and Call of Duty Black Ops 1 one of the best option settings and creativity to the max now that is what I love and they have the most greatest no slide😅

[@MRLIETUVIS]

Your videos are great!

[@Tdawgsmitty]

thank you!

[@MonaxNoire]

Bo3 had really went over the roof when it came to customization Also what is the music that you were playing when talking about cod 4?

[@Indacouchh]

Ghosts did it right when it comes to dlc skins. Could out right buy whatever dlc camo, skin, or weapon you want. Even had snoop dogg as an announcer lol and the packs were not expensive at all

[@CodeNameRedEye]

Think you are definitely right they should have kept that realistic and grounded look instead of the anime look and kept the face paint and everything around

[@Ikcatcher]

I just want a game like COD where I can customize individual pieces of gear on a faceless soldier like I do in Halo. But I doubt that's ever gonna happen

[@obsidianfloof]

what they're doing with the bundles is amazing many skins but they really need to add more military themed skins

[@Bentleyoutdoors27]

Ww2 music is G.O.A.T.E.D and under rated bro

[@DiegoClaudioSergio]

Player models were the best back in the days

[@mountainmode]

Im brand new to COD (2 months in) and was so confused in the first few weeks with all the crazy skins. I just dont get it. I love the Mil Sim type ones, but hate the whacky ones. I also refuse to use any gun camos that are not 'realistic.' But thats just me. Been having a fun time playing cod though, and your videos are awesome. Thanks man.

[@fastrack3953]

Cod mobile have the craziest customizations ever

[@spooky_lxix9042]

I love how they tried to added back P2W stuff without anyone noticing

[@Dat_Kiwi_Boi]

I just love to see a battle between the goofy animal skins and the overpriced celebrities and superheroes

[@harambae7014]

BO1 was probably the best in terms of good depth of customisation without being overwhelming, redundant and goofy. Only drawback was the COD points system, which I never liked. I'd have much preferred if everything was locked behind challenges instead.

[@tblizzerz]

Ayy 300K!

[@Tdawgsmitty]

cooking

[@nobtches5992]

The Harbinger of Dread

[@QUANTRELLBISHOP]

They need a gus fringe operator or Heisenberg

[@prizrak-br3332]

They could just give us a system like War Thunder has where you can disable unrealistic skins.

[@Jester_Penetrate1]

i wish they revived dmz plenty of people still play it and even though i dislike the movement in this game, it's just so fun. every game something crazy happens. not only that but you can unlock blueprints skins and a camo that only the best players get since you need hours of grinding and not dying to unlock it

[@DonovanChingliak]

Tdawgsmitty when me and my friend played mw19 i would make so much cursed guns 😂😂😂😂

[@erikmueller2651]

I miss the BO1, MWR and WW2 Customization

[@Ungli2.0]

We really went from operators to trick or treaters ☠️

[@schmeatmcmeat1587]

Aw and ghost had the best customization hands down.

[@slidersides]

4:24 they should bring this back lowkey

[@TheDustmeister88]

Cod needs a map editor.

[@Tdawgsmitty]

maybe one day :(

[@andynovak4818]

The infected calling card how did the first person get it?

[@kubaelg]

So basically Ghost was the first step down and after that just went downhill....

[@theremasked7749]

Wait so how did someone originally obtain infected calling card?

[@JacobMercado-pp1hz]

Back then: Go to store to find game Now: Go to game to find store

[@Tdawgsmitty]

AMEN

[@vincentveryvile5051]

It didn't cost 20 dollars to play as Soap, Ghost, or Makarov in COD Ghosts. Back then their prices were fair.

[@Justanrandomidiot]

I feel like people miss the point of MICRO-transaction back than its only like a dollar and now its 40 dollars

[@user-Isoscelestriangle]

Cod mobile music in backround😂 5:08

[@imanrebornpro]

Ahh yes the BO1 emblem editor 😅

[@QUANTRELLBISHOP]

Why does this guy remind me iof chael sonnen

[@JustinTheSpider]

I dont mind bundles at all or even crossover with real people i just wish then tone it back alittle more and give challenges to unlock different skins when buying a bundle or unlocking a new skin in the battlepass that what was so amazing about Mw2019 and Coldwar and even Vanguard Unlock more skin through challenges whether or not its from a bundle or pass And then proved that they can do this well. especially with Snoop Dogg from season 3 his operator skin fits in so much better than his bundle did in MWll but they also have a goofy skin to go with it allowing the player to choose and i feel that is what they are missing Me i have been runing Lilith for the longest time, cause i think crossover are cool i just wish they give us an option to use a millsim version of the skin through challenges or any other way but then again licensing is a tricky business

[@thedarkknight727]

I missed the customization from Modern Warfare: Remastered.

[@michaelmorones5041]

Unfun fact: Activision owns a matchmaking patent that analyzes your bundles locker and FOMO guilt trips you into spending more

[@untilco]

this has been proven false countless times

[@mrmostaza128]

There wasnt a terminator skin in cold war, there was a rambo one

[@Guesswho-p6p]

I just thought of this how did the very first person get the infected calling card in Mw2?

[@RickyDanger187]

Hey Tdawg what happened to the ranking every map video?

[@Tdawgsmitty]

gonna be a podcast episode ;)

[@Holly_TakiChild]

What happened to just face paint or different outfits

[@kingpacman_9118]

I miss the FAD

[@Spectroblad3]

I love mw19 it actually my favorite but I do see that that’s where it all changed

[@JointShotz]

Elite customisation BOPS1 Tell me I’m wrong 😏 Everything except titles was editable

[@Ghostycoco12]

Idk why I just loved Advance Warfare customization getting the clown hit different

[@-Elyar-]

Well CODM started to downgrade in terms of skins and customization because of the development of WZM unfortunately. We used to have MW19 or BO CW skins in battle passes or lucky draws. Specially the MW19 bro :))) they were so fire. Now codm devs can’t bring any skins from MW2/MW3 , they make their own skins.

[@kevmatteo]

So how did the first person who got the calling card “infected” get it in the first place?

[@AngryyBeaverr]

The good ol days ended after Black Ops 2.

[@darklord1366]

This is just like the video “how call of duty lost its identity”

[@The_Gambler285]

I miss the old cod ways

[@breakingbad6077]

STD had the same challenge, knife someone with the STD calling card.

[@OddlyFamiliarStranger]

A lot of people actually like these customizations bit sometimes I feel like the implementation is but too much.. ever since cod mobile and warzone released in 2019/20, the franchise just releases any new flashy and down right ridiculous skins… they drop more frequently than proper updates

[@JOHNNYTV115]

What I would do is remove camos and replace them with the mwr weapon kits but still have gold diamond and dm

[@artg556]

Before "those" comments appear, I think it's good to make it clear that when we talk about realism in Call of Duty we are referring to realistic *aesthetics* not realistic *gameplay* 👍

[@White_Wookey]

Call of duty has just become the make a wish foundation for bundles

[@treyclark4473]

Honestly the customization from the older call of duty were really good but now with newer ones aren't good I wish they brought back the olds ones and it won't them, but it hurt us about it I really don't like it anymore I wish they brought the old ways back

[@ChrisJeremyProductions]

Call of Fortnite.. The only way to get back to normal skins, is to not buy them.. Also hate the weird stuff around the blackcell skins.. I hope they get gestures/sprays back! Missed them since mw2 and mw3.. used them in final kills on hc ffa haha

[@Shortyland05]

eh, I don't mind the outlandish stuff as long as the people who still like the mil-sim/gritty stuff still has stuff coming out for them. That and I'm a sucker for eye candy so I'm not helping the current situation lol.

[@SaintDyl]

I was into buying skins in mw3 but then realized it’s pointless because I won’t be able to use them in the next cod. That’s why I like R6 Siege and didn’t mind spending money on skins cause you had them for years.

[@K3ntucky123]

Most people said that its an arcade shooter, not for military thing to do. You are missing the point, call of duty was literally an arcade shooter but with military aesthetic to it. There is no crazy camo, no operator with tight jumpsuit, no crappy unrealistic takedown, just dark abd gritty warfare.

[@الفلوالياسمين-م4ن]

I accualy missed the WATCH SELECT 😔

[@vesuviuscat2319]

I would say camos are fine since its mainly just for the player but If you see an elephant running around with a rifle while you are just wanting a realistic fps shooter game, games like Fortnite (which I don't play but, they get away with it because its a cartoony game but with cod its meant to be realistic!

[@ImBaked42O]

Man didn't show the reactive camos on bo4😴there was some cool ass ones

[@brennanfamily7067]

10:13 wrong the first crossover was in ghost in one of the maps Halloween you could be predator and Michael Myers

[@guadalajara1985]

In the og days we're happy what we got and nowadays the newest games have a lot but a lot of customization and still complain about it.

[@jeffreysfundays4258]

Or in black ops two, you can just use a mod menu like Jiggy

[@austinlong1061]

Maybe sometimes people don’t care about what your opinion is on call of duty if there was no such thing as customization call of duty wouldn’t even be a thing. It would be a dead waste of time and it would be directly not one of the best games.

[@Silversmith2627]

Hold up at 2:07 then how did that calling card become available if the only way to get it was if someone else had it. I’ve been trying to figure this out and the longer I think about it, the dumber I feel

[@EihyaFN]

if anyone remembers the customization from MWR i believe it was perfect and that game had supply drops but the salvage system was great and being able to see the full sets and unlock the weapons or moving calling cards or emblems. i also liked B01 and 2 characters changing by class or perks also the 2.99$ camo packs , like who didn’t buy all of them, and it didn’t feel overpriced or overwhelming. plus the season pass for 49.99$ the good ol days Ghosts also had great customization and the clan system, none of they all did mil sim or cod characters but they made them look cool and unique. i don’t want to play any modern cod like the fact that nicki m is just running around and all the other characters in MW3 2023 are so cringe

[@Leap3D17]

I wish you could just turn it off. So when I play I see default/realistic soldiers, and all the people who like the weird stuff can still enjoy it.

[@bobthebollder6557]

I am trying to beat mile high club on vetaran and holy is mw2007 or 2017 different than mw2023

[@QUANTRELLBISHOP]

Honestly its like gortnite now chael

[@robbiegirosky9687]

did anyone notice he said you can play as a silver back gorilla?

[@carson766]

Something I've seen people say that ain't true with the new killer shop bundles that give double xp only one person has to have it in the party when I play with my friends we have constant double xp and I'm the only one with the skin which I should add that's not why I got it just thought it was one of the better looking skins they had added

[@Sir_Slimbread]

I like the Wacky Skins COD has now, it's just a shame they are locked behind paywalls instead of being earnable.

[@olgavamvakidou3893]

Before the weird ahh skins on the thumbnail existed: There's no way it can get any worse After they released: It got worse😰