The Automaton is Super Underrated! | Stats & Best Attachments (Gun Guide #2)

[@aaashmoreee]

Still the cleanest most informative COD guides out there. Keep it up man!

[@the_enforcersav]

Correct

[@Deeznutz581]

Agreed . Not just COD any shooting game

[@Patrick-vj7bh]

While single handedly making sure lobbies remain sweaty 🤣. I like his work when it comes to multiplayer

[@infamousjay2923]

Ace>

[@Weekend_Washouts]

I agree. I love all the state channels but Ace is always #1. Efficient and accurate.

[@guceo1986]

Been subbed for 7 years, and ur content is as precise and informative now, as it was then. How u don't have more subs, is beyond me! Look forward to all the other gun guides this year! 😊 👊

[@TheXclusiveAce]

I appreciate the continued support!

[@PickNNNPop]

He doesn’t need more subs. The game is sweaty enough 😂😂 lol

[@yalnohsah9882]

Shhh, he's a gem for finding these things out

[@biaggimusic]

Agreed!

[@CoDplayer458458]

Same here. Always been a very casual sporadic player and Ace has always been here giving tips and tricks and info to help me keep up with the sweats!

[@eladfree3903]

I have a love hate with this gun. Sometimes it beams but also games where it’s just a hit marker machine. So many gunfight where I swear I’ve shot first but some stg or mp40 just melts me

[@2MeterLP]

Hitmarker machine? This thing is a hitmarker industrial complex.

[@ESKATEUK]

That’s because the stg is currently broken. People are setting it up as a 2 shot kill weapon giving it 80ms ttk. You can’t compete with it until it’s nerfed

[@michaelhudson3643]

It's the Vanguard M13, it was the same way. Hit markets or melting, no in between.

[@TheRealCake]

@@ESKATEUK can do the same with the type 100

[@DonDeLem]

Felt that "shoot first and still die." Happens very often in this game

[@insanegamer52]

It would be easier to see the ADS idle sway if you aim up at the sky but still close to the edge of the window so we have an easy point of reference

[@Gettingbetter907]

Xclusive ace is putting in the WORK, seems like every couple hours is a new video, love that he buckles down and cares about his career and audience.

[@picklechin3061]

He really the goat cod content creator and it ain’t even close

[@2MeterLP]

I think the recoil booster barrel attachement is worth mentioning, as the recoil increase in almost nothing for this gun and the increased fire rate helps get those 5 hits faster.

[@hoagieland3716]

ZAC FA Short + 8mm Klauser is basically a pocket AS VAL. Certain attachments in this game seem really cracked

[@Kachina.]

I’m calling it now. This and the STG will be the meta ARs when the warzone intergration hits

[@flaminG-Ghost]

Yupp, that sniper barrel is gonna be nasty... I can visually see it melting ppl at ranges...

[@lMegumemesl]

They have 2 stg blueprints already out on warzone, they're alright but the cw ak and fara are gonna be tough to outcompete

[@jmannxiiiaaron]

@@lMegumemesl I don't it'll be too long after integration when the CW meta guns get hit hard with nerfs in favor of the Vanguard guns. That said, I definitely think the Automaton, StG, MP-40, and Owen Gun are going to be the top weapons.

[@SuperBizalz]

0:20 - THANK YOU for saying “Automaton” CORRECTLY!!! 🙏

[@kreuger8397]

Every time someone calls it the "automation" I lose brain cells

[@Yuba-p8v]

In german this gun is called Roboter 😳😂

[@m4j0r3x]

imagine not calling it avtomat

[@LookItIsHope]

I didn't even know there are people who pronounced it other ways besides how it's pronounced in the video.

[@Werewolf914]

People don't pronounce it correctly? But how Automaton isn't a hard way to say.

[@janecena8147]

I love gun guides, but especially for this year and modern Warfare. It's sometimes overwhelming to see the amount of variations and I can't see the trees thru the forest... Thanks Ace!

[@kaceydillin7367]

Dude. THIS is the type of video I like to see. A lil bit of math/statistics, along with visuals that really show the differences. For this alone, you get a like and subscribe from me. As an LMG player, would love to see you give the LMG’s the same treatment. I unfortunately have a Texas Public Education, thus all the math is above my head. I am going for Diamond camo in LMG, and I only know what “feels” best to me. Would love to see where math/statistics are vs what feels best to me. Finishing up my 3rd gold LMG tonight, with Bren left to get. Have to say DP27 feels the best to me. I play a long range camper style. Would love to see and hear the opinions of other players. Great content keep up the fantastic work! ❤️

[@samuelconway8961]

He will get to the LMGs eventually haha! He does the gun guide for every gun in the game!

[@arturoperez3826]

@@samuelconway8961 yes! Albeit by the time he has them completed it’s a little irrelevant cuz a lot of the players just stop plying since it takes months for him to complete.

[@jordan_0914]

This is my favorite gun at the moment. Extremely satisfying to use!

[@Jimminus]

The MG42 is literally insane once you get it leveled up. The movement is on the slow side (as anticipated) but the power is super nice.

[@JalMoko]

The way I mod it is by maxing fire rate as much as possible. It shreds.

[@supbrahimhammer.421]

I dislike how the second barrel doesn’t have iron sights. I refuse to use optics in a WW2 game unless it’s for a challenge, so I’m forced to use the spider web sight which makes the gun 🤮

[@swat1337]

@@supbrahimhammer.421 That just doesn't make any sense at all. I get you're one of those pseudo gun historians who're freaking out over Vanguard not being a 100% historically accurate depiction of WW2, but you've only got yourself to blame by refusing to use optics.

[@supbrahimhammer.421]

@@swat1337 hell no, I’m not like that. I don’t use optics that often in modern games either, I just prefer iron sights

[@Jimminus]

@@supbrahimhammer.421 the 2.5x sight is what I use and its insane. Build for accuracy and recoil control and you have a laser with 125 shots

[@quentrm250]

I pick a gun and take to max level then move onto another gun. Did the NZ41 first and almost done with the Automaton. This thing is a laser! Love it and starting to see more and more people using it.

[@justynburgess2557]

Honestly, i just got the game over this free weekend (Wanted to try it out before buying) and the Automaton is becoming one of my favorite guns, i just feel its a bit lackluster prior to getting high level attachments but with the double xp this weekend, that shouldnt be an issue. Your guides are also super informative, first found your channel during MW2019 and have been watching every video since. They truly help with performance in games, amazing work Ace.

[@thetaintpainter5443]

I found a really good automaton class not mentioned here. - Recoil Booster - Mark VI Skeletal - Empress 620MM Precision - 8MM Klauser Rifle 50 Round - Hallow Point - MK 3 Sunfilter (or any sight) - Stippled Grip - Empress Broadsword - Tight Grip - Fully Loaded It does 21 damage to the body, and 48 to the head with 800 rpm. 270 ms Sprint out and ADS. 1000 M/S bullet velocity. And recoil is 74.8 deg/s vertical, 18.5 deg/s horizontal, and 2640.0 M/S^2 Centering speed. It’s a 4 shot kill if you hit one headshot, and 3 shot if you hit two which I found is very easy to do with the super controllable recoil.

[@zodiac_blue9116]

Doing the switching to secondary weapon challenge, I held down a side of Red Star with this gun as my primary, went 30-1 that game. Such a good gun.

[@ironwolf2244]

Glad they added the Fedorov Avtomat! It's one of my favorite weapons of all time. Also it was used during the Continuation War and WW2 proper by Russian Reconnaissance units. Which it's underrepresented in.

[@Dadcarots76]

My go-to gun since day 1. Tried others but still come back to this. Never thought about the high damage build bc I love the accuracy but that's why ACE is the best in town! Thx bro. Def going to check it out.

[@mash2481]

So happy to hear you pronounce Automaton, correctly. You won’t believe how many other KZbinrs have no clue.

[@thecoolerking_6353]

Ace, love your videos man keep it up! One thing to point out, even though the TTK isn’t as fast and it’s a 5 shot kill, the fact that there is almost no bloom makes it potentially faster than other guns assuming the same accuracy. If you’re missing one or two shots of “better” guns due to bloom, and you hit every shot with the automaton, it’s hands down the winner.

[@mrscorpiojohnson504]

I stopped playing cod for awhile I used to come here for all my info. I'm back this year and funny part is this is my gun of choice. Thanks Ace. I'm back and won't miss a video.

[@chrisy_d9425]

Absolutely brilliant work man. Keep it up

[@hunatya3183]

Learning all optimal ways to build (and how not to build) each gun in this game could be an actual class at school... so many attachments with so many effects, crazy

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

A *lot* of attachments that actually matter. That's an impressive feat.

[@astadagouki8160]

Just finished the AS44, and working on this gun. Glad to see this video and breakdown. Glad to see balance within the attachments. 3 shot kill, but heavier recoil. 4 shot kill but all upper torso. I like to see things like this. I just hope its built in all of the guns where something is sacrificed.

[@insanegamer52]

I used the Automaton in Champion Hill and that thing was a laser, like a better m13. Then you showed that it was the highest Accuracy AR which made me like it even more

[@bobdarrick2628]

The M13 shoots faster. This gun has the fire rate of the M4A1. This gun is exactly what the Type 2 was in Infinite Warfare - same fire rate and similar or same accuracy.

[@ghosty1717]

It’s one of my favorite guns right now

[@Defivnt]

I love this gun. It feels like the M13 from modern warfare, except you can fix it’s only weakness with certain attachments: damage!

[@Singleshotmafia]

I love the new graphic showing all the attachments and all the stats in one screen. Carrying the cod community once again. 🙏

[@mickey.....]

The burst on this weapon slays

[@kingrogers7740]

You can feel the lack of bloom when you use it. I think this is my favorite gun I’ve leveled so far

[@joshmaag2457]

Yeah by far my favorite gun. Would have it gold if its wasn't for the one challenge telling me to put on a attachment that isn't available for the gun.

[@eastwoodrufus3763]

@@joshmaag2457 Stupid Assassin Profiency not even in the game bruh Sledgehammer needa fix that i need my Golden Gun lol

[@joshmaag2457]

@@eastwoodrufus3763 yeah there are 6 guns I know of so far that have this issue and it’s driving me nuts. My stg camos won’t track at all

[@mahdimzannar3573]

Guys, there’s a way to get a gold on it, use the frenzy proficiency instead and it should work.

[@joshmaag2457]

@@mahdimzannar3573 you sir are a god! I will try it when I get home! Thank you!!!

[@Wyliebrandon]

Top tier Vanguard guides. Gatta do DP27 next.

[@2MeterLP]

Fun fact: this gun is (visually) based on the Avtomat Fjodorowa, which strangely has about half the fire rate of the gun in the game and much more recoil.

[@James-cr5mc]

Thought it was the 1916 federov. Or are they the same gun?

[@langcheng4480]

@@James-cr5mc same gun, op just used a romanized transliteration of the original slavic name

[@James-cr5mc]

@@langcheng4480 oh ok. Ive never seen it called/spelled any other way. The more ya know!

[@YellowDogWithCone]

Funny how, in spite of COD WWII getting the rates of fire of several guns wrong, they actually got it right for this one in that game, go figure.

[@vincentroyoshea2315]

If you are using the sniper barrel or the burst barrel I would suggest using incendiary rounds as they can help secure a 4 shot kill

[@Ralexxanderr]

Honestly can’t thank you enough for all these guides and just generally keeping up with all things Vanguard so far. Absolute king 👑

[@chrisdelorenzo2840]

This is definitely my favorite gun so far

[@CaptainBigguns]

Ove been waiting for this vid for so long. Always knew the automation was good

[@robertthornton7900]

I love this gun. Was my favorite very early on. Its an absolute laser. With the right attachments its a monster in long range and big maps.

[@thisarepatar]

Still trying to unlock most things. But this gun has been a beam machine for me! So glad that we have you to show us the real numbers

[@pochoclowo]

The Top Break pistol is the most underated gun for me. It has a barrel attachment that reduces your shot's body multiplier, but increases your headshot damage so much that it allows for a 1 shot headshot even with the 9mm bullets that decreases damage. This pistol is pure skill and one-tapping enemies. It can also be a no skill gun if you build it with the bird shot ammo type. It's even better than the MW snake shot because of a higher fire rate and you can put on a silencer, which is good for when they add it to Warzone!

[@TheBlackDrPhil]

Great guide! Definitely gives me the itch to jump back into COD. Going to have to get a copy of Vanguard

[@billygoodwin7262]

Best gun in the game. Already maxed it out. Thanks for the setup ideas. Love your videos!,

[@ESKATEUK]

It’s my favourite gun so far. Absolutely love it

[@CarmenFiala]

for that first setup you could 100% stack more recoil control on it to lessen the huge vertical climb. there are better foregrips and rear grips for that imo

[@vshockgamingandmore7735]

That burst rof needs a massive buff. 900 RPM is usually what a 3 round burst gun gets, this should be 1100 minimum

[@fredeo3906]

I was using this gun (because I bought the ridiculously cool mastercraft for it) and maxed it out pretty easily (even though it still took forever) and I had one of the most fun games I've ever had. I was playing by myself and got matched with a squad of people in patrol on the paradise map. The enemies were relentless and took a 50 point lead. However thanks to me getting a few great feeds and laser-ing people through the choke points (combined with the rest of my team playing the objective) we pulled off a 50 point lead for the victory.

[@cluelessbird101]

This is my second favorite gun, with my first being the AS44.

[@SKLLZTHATKILLZ]

Automaton and BAR (.50 BMG) are insane

[@CrowFuu]

I really hated this game until I started to use this gun. After using it at its base level I started to enjoy the game more. Easily the best gun in the game, and will likely not get nerfed at all and maybe even buffed at one point.

[@ceesmooth3577]

That’s ironic I’m leveling this one up currently & it melts & it’s good to know this info& will be a GO-TO in my class setup

[@blackdeath4]

Great show👍👍, just wait’g for the Assassin proficiency and this AR is gold👍👍, keep up the good work bro👍👍.

[@Rev8691]

The M13 of Vanguard. Probably my favorite AR to use in the game.

[@treyware5826]

Can’t wait for the lmgs guide

[@supbrahimhammer.421]

I just got the MG42 gold

[@rataV7517]

Just a few days started to use the high damage automaton, and it became my favorite weapon. I just changed the hand stop with the craver and FMJ with Hollow point

[@RamboUnchained]

It’s basically the ACR

[@garrettdurr7155]

This is my favorite gun in the game right now.

[@ryand91533]

The bar in single fire mode is op, especially when you put on attachments that help initial recoil with the 3rd barrel

[@mcnalga]

Really? What other attachments do you use? I'm getting it gold at the moment and it's my favorite AR.

[@JupiterKnight]

right as i switch mains from the STG to the AUTOMATON this video pops up, nice, k lol

[@GuvFlint]

Love you gun guides, and your gun set ups would really appreciate a recommended hardcore set up on each gun though.

[@goldtyphlosion7537]

Can’t wait for ace to cover the absolute garbage can known as the as44

[@frankrizzo8799]

It is the first gun I maxed, love it

[@Nuzzy]

I don’t trust anyone more with my gun attachments than you! Keep up the great work

[@bl0odm1st7]

Thanks ace

[@don_barbour]

I feel there's going to be a lot of changes. I set up the Owen gun to have a insane ttk, partly by accident, almost as fast as the 100 with the bug. I put on a barrel thats meant to boost head shots and reduce body shots but it just shreds everywhere.

[@smasherjt]

FYI to anyone going for camos. This gun is bugged, 1 camo challenge isn't able to be unlocked yet

[@vtrizzle7892]

Always rock the bipod wit this

[@vicspeed1068]

I freaking love this gun. It has helped me take my game to the next level. I run your deadly setup and it is fantastic.

[@dthornt1017]

definitely my favorite gun right now

[@jamesrob04]

I really like this gun, I stopped using the stg because I wasn't getting camo progress and ended up liking this gun just as much.

[@shanemente]

You should do one on the Owen Gun! IMO it is severely slept on.

[@DonDeLem]

Hoping the Underbarrel and Rear Grip guide videos come out soon since I'm completely stuck on which ones to use to mitigate recoil. I typically switch between Polymer Grip, Pine Tar Grip, Stippled, and Rubber Grip for the Rear Grip. Not sure if I should be looking at the advanced stats that show the degrees or the Stat bar, since the Stippled and Polymer Grips raise the "Accuracy" stat the most

[@btm_kiwigaming5449]

Use the advanced stats. They show you exactly what is being changed & by how much.

[@TheBalloonatic]

I love using this gun!

[@elhomoflow]

You should watermark your example classes more visible. People will screenshot this and share so it’s in your best interest to highlight who made them.

[@jeremy8189]

Love the Fedorov avtomat, it was great in the previous ww2 game and only got better!

[@m4j0r3x]

tfw its suppose to be oden-like with hard hitting slow firing but they made it a modern ar

[@daxter429]

Yeah it’s everywhere over here in our servers. Rips me to pieces often

[@nates3880]

Picked this up off the ground and this gun is a LASER BEAM

[@boosterbrosllc4681]

I have this and the STG gold so far! Well, all the camos I can do for the auto. Last camo wants me to use the assassin proficiency….but there’s not one.. but I’ll count it gold til they fix it :)

[@Yuba-p8v]

Holy shit you can make this gun a 3 Shot ?!?! 😳😳

[@ExplodingChickenPie]

Got a nuke with this gun. I've had two in my entire cod career (been playing since mw3) so this gun will always have a place in my heart

[@swellsell8737]

I'm absolutely loving the gunsmith in this game.

[@lilchrisscope]

this was the first gun i got max level this gun is SPICY

[@xaxzer4117]

My favorite gun, i think after stg nerf/bug fix its gonna even more insane

[@kingcloon]

Good vid ace. Top quality as always.

[@drummaghua2687]

that high dmg build gives me SCAR-L vibe from MW3

[@D44RK_Iced_Yogs]

Hey Ace! You should make a video about breaking down SBMM and show both sides of the coin, I’d like to see something like that so people can start knowing more about what it is and how it can be worse for players!

[@shankpain1354]

He said in a previous video he’ll inevitably be doing a video on sbmm in vanguard

[@D44RK_Iced_Yogs]

@@shankpain1354 that’s not what I’m talking about, a breakdown of why it was implemented and how it’s not what anybody asked for when it came to team balancing

[@thecommentor3845]

I like to think this is one of the reasons why it became so prevalent later down the line, but it is more likely due to how the pros eventually figured how easy it was to use. still it is interesting to think how this gun was initially looked down on

[@johannescorolussilvester8784]

Moost reliable gun in cod history imo really good weapon overall

[@hagwagtoob]

Best COD content creator, thank you for your efforts.

[@RockyDrago84]

Been waiting for this! 1st gun I got to 70, just loved the name and the fire rate haha.

[@jeremyjohnson2229]

Basically this will become the Grau or m13 when all is said and done. That 97 meters will be nice if it stays that way for wz

[@RegulayGuy_1996]

man none of these were never tested the attachments in this game r legit game breaking

[@seangarrett451]

Love this gun! Feels just like the Kilo and M13 from MW.

[@captainmacmillan1752]

Am I the only one who thinks the ttk in this game is way too fast? You get melted instantly, theres usually no chance to fight back and the sbmm makes it even worse bc everyone has god-like aim.

[@NinetyTwoElite]

Doubled edged sword. Sometimes I marvel how easy it is to melt someone, but there’s also times where I’m like “damn I died without even a chance to fight back”. Also, I’m a console player… but I feel like the aim assist is way too strong. It might be a factor as to why it feels like the TTK is too high, a lot of people get bailed by aim assist.

[@Alex-gl5eo]

Health needs to be increased to 150 from 100 for sure. If someone is equal skill or even slightly worse as you and you're challenging them and they're already ads on you for instance if you turn the corner and they're expecting you, you will never be able to win when the ttk is .2ms. You die before you can even ads. That's ridiculous. Whoever shoots first always wins when all you have to do is hit 2 to 3 shots to the body with most of these guns.

[@tmx8686]

I play nothing but HC and ttk is longer, I use ARs and I need more than 2 bullets to kill

[@dillonc7955]

Honestly the TTK only gets bad once people use weapons with attachments that decrease it. Also going from Cold War where the TTK was pretty slow to this game where to surpasses MW's in some cases can be jarring.

[@Alex-gl5eo]

@@dillonc7955 Well obviously lol... who here isn't going to use attachments. The TTK needs to be balanced with attachments. Cold Wars TTK was more favorable for a player with high gun skill. If all I have to do is aim and hit 2 shots the skill ceiling is not as high as someone who needs to control recoil while hitting several more shots.

[@phillipautwell5723]

Got my 1st Nuke with this setup thanks for the build!!

[@j0eyhz620]

I love how strong all the weapons are with the right attachments actually creates variety

[@Jt7166]

I love the Automaton...but this gun has maybe the worst flinch I've ever experienced in COD...it's crazy

[@Im_Pok]

I really like this gun tbh. It’s like WWII version of M13 with stronger attachments

[@rockgtr35]

This has been the only assault rifle I have been successful with. I've been using it since I unlocked it. It works better for me than the STG except the STG with the vital perk. I can't wait until they fix that. I've been running around with AS44 a little too. Fun, but wow does that thing have some recoil!

[@gidm5502]

Very informative, keep up the good work Ace!