6+ Hidden Perk & Vest Characteristics in Modern Warfare III!

[@njc065009]

The CCT COMMS VEST also gives you a slight advantage when an enemy calls in a C-UAV. The minimap is static but enemy red dots appear when they fire their guns or your team has a UAV. I run this vest a lot

[@FDNY101202]

Nice!

[@mtndude96]

Best vest for sure

[@thepurespartanify]

The ordinance gloves also have a hidden feature that makes your tacticals bounce off every atom in the air whilst trying to get SMG camos.

[@benfulford813]

I'm glad to see other players are frustrated by this. I stunned myself so many times getting a gold knife

[@iamlucario]

the SMG camos have to be the worst challenges by far

[@ZayFlxx]

what exactly do you mean by this?

[@thepurespartanify]

I mean the game is full of bugs and its super fucking annoying @@ZayFlxx

[@chrismichaelyoung]

I've noticed nobody's said anything about the overkill vest also being an underkill vest, meaning you can equip two secondaries or two primaries, or one of each (like starting with a secondary in the primary slot)

[@mcnalga]

I think most people know or have noticed since it actually tells you

[@TedBrogan]

*Ryan Reynolds - "But, why?"*

[@Theanomaly369]

I like to use that vest sometimes, having a pistol als primary and karambit as secondary

[@TedBrogan]

​@Theanomaly369 oh so you're a knifer.... and I bet you use Covert Sneakers. I hope you have a crappy holiday. 😊

[@zanrak3922]

I love that its back, its something ive been missing since the Underkill Wildcards in Pick10. Is it niche? Yeah sure. But theres no reason not to have it if you wanna have a Pistol and a Launcher, or a Pistol/Knife (Tactical Knife back when btw?)

[@bobfranklin2572]

For those interested in equipment and field upgrades, Favstar is simmilar to ace and is focusing in great detail on perks, equipment etc

[@mcnalga]

Yup underrated channel.

[@jaybarbour7766]

Agree. Both these channels are super helpful.

[@ignasias]

Thanks for that recommendation. I love channels like this one that do solid testing and give out straight info and stats while keeping their personal opinions to the side

[@grrinc]

Yup, been watching fav for the last few cods. Great detail.

[@Ty-J_250]

Thanks for the plug bro. Gonna check them out

[@cameronnovy3718]

I really like that my operator shuts the f up when using covert sneakers, I don’t need to hear any of that crap.

[@lemonfizz9813]

Hey Ace one hidden thing that wasn't mentioned is that ordinance glove is that you "cook" frags and thermal baric grenades WAY faster I blew myself up in war mode due to how fast the cook pulse animation is compared to other gloves

[@freespeach99]

Gamer moment

[@D6isD6]

Pretty sure that was a bug that was fixed and listed in the patch notes.

[@lemonfizz9813]

@@D6isD6 aww that sucks it was funny blowing people up with that insane sped up cook time i’m trying it in private match and its true welp thats lame

[@dillonc7955]

The hidden comms vest ability reminds me of my favorite wiretap perk from CoD Ghosts thst allowed you to abuse enemy UAVs and prevent the snowballing of killstreaks if your team isn't that good which seems to happen more frequently as bonus armory points get awarded to the winning team only.

[@TedBrogan]

Yea, and I was pleased to see this because until Assassin vest, Comms vest was all I used. I always just assumed a teammate got his own UAV at the exact same time! LOL

[@shrekkisluv4165]

Its amazing to me how well the audio of the game come's through on my cheap ear buds but when im at home with over ear headphones its like listening to the game in a barrel. You just hear everything at once unlike on aces videos you can clearly and cleanly hear each footstep wild stuff man.

[@Wolverine97.]

Thanks for this information Ace! I despise when they add secret things that aren't in the descriptions. Defeats the entire purpose of even having descriptions

[@christopherscanniello5491]

I might be naive, but I'm guessing these aren't intentional omissions, but more like accidental omissions from the text itself.

[@Wolverine97.]

@@christopherscanniello5491 it happens almost every year, with updates changing things and not telling us. I can't see how it could not be intentional at this point. Accidents happen but it happens way too much to be just an accident.

[@TedBrogan]

LOVING having Cold Blooded/IFF Strobe back finally. Sooo much more convenient and hilarious to run around in the open while teammates are getting mowed down by Heli's and VTOLs (tho sometimes if you are too close to somebody, you'll take some hits).

[@foxxrider250r]

What do those 2 things do, again? Thanks

[@TedBrogan]

Hijacked IFF strobe? It basically makes you immune to killstreaks like helicopters, VTOLS, and sentry guns. They just don't target you. Even Chopper Gunners won't see a red box around you (tho they can still see your body if you're in the open). Also, it makes you not appear on thermal and night vision scopes. Very useful in multi-player, tho barely anyone actually uses it. Heh

[@foxxrider250r]

@@TedBrogan nice, thanks sir

[@NITROexpress17]

Wdym it’s been in every cod mp they just removed the ability for enemies not to see your name

[@TedBrogan]

@@NITROexpress17 it did not work until the latest update. Couldn't equip it or your loadout would change to default

[@jimeinstman9610]

Thanks Ace. I was wondering about the marksman gloves and if they also help with holding breath. They have the symbol of the focus perk, but doesnt state anything about breath duration. Also, I dont see any other perk that gives this benefit.

[@Tailsrulz123]

I'd like to know how the ping generated from the CCT Coms vest and Data Jacker interact with the Assassin vest and Ghost camo. Do they not get pinged or does CCT Vest/DataJacker counter it somewhat?

[@dragonfireinfernus336]

since the coms vest and data jacker are essentially Eagle Eye from prior games, normal UAVs wont ping, however advanced UAV’s will not work on them iirc.

[@howdoichangemyusername9802]

I actually had my own idea for vests because I honestly like the system. Combat Specialist Vest - Lose the ability to call in streaks (except nuke) - Gain the Effects of Marksman Gloves - Gain the Effects of Stalker Boots - Automatically heal when on objective or killing enemy. - Lose Field upgrade - 1 Extra Gear slot Streak Specialist Vest - Lose Gear perks - Lose Tactical Equipment - Gain effects of Mission Control Comlink - Kills from a killstreak count towards your next kill in the same life (including Nuke). - Wrap Killstreaks - Gain additional score when using support score streak.

[@NITROexpress17]

cant include the nuke on that one buddy every game would end in one and that would not be fun especially in search and destroy

[@howdoichangemyusername9802]

@@NITROexpress17 maybe, but id like to see how that classic MW2 feel would be like and how people would react to it. See if the original mw2 was the shit with all the OP things it had.

[@NITROexpress17]

@@howdoichangemyusername9802 but that game didn’t have a pearl or the ability to have support streaks and this game doesn’t even have the nuke it’s mgbs. So wdym exactly

[@howdoichangemyusername9802]

@@NITROexpress17 the mgb still functions the same as a nuke, and my point is mainly the initial reaction to whether having killstreaks contribute to the nuke is something people would like or not.

[@alexmaurice4274]

It could be overpowered but I’d like to try it at least like the og mw2 u could get the harrier, chopper gunner, and nuke

[@supershottyproblems]

Isn't the difference between the CCT Comms Vest and the Data Jacker that the radar ping from the vest is shared with teammates and the ping from the gear item is only for you?

[@PrimitiveAK]

dont think people realize how strong CCT comms vest is. don't think i'll ever take it off tbh. i don't throw tacs and lethals anyway. this is a free permanent UAV if you're an aggressive player and the radius of the radar sweep is VERY large.

[@superbotc]

One other thing about the Overkill Vest: It doesn't say it, but it also gives you the effects of Commando Gloves, so you can reload while running.

[@TearsOfHeroin]

With overkill vest you can actually equip 2 secondaries. It may be obvious for someone but for people like me who started cod from mw2022 this is surprising, I didn't know until I saw a dude run double snakeshot.

[@raxjax8787]

I'm seeing alot of hate on the Assassin vest as people say it encourages "camping", but real talk there's ALWAYS been camping in COD... when is it not been any camping? I think is pretty balanced out in my opinion with SBMM of this game. You will think that you're doing good just to get wrecked by SBMM matching you up with sweats.

[@TheKillerSn4ke]

I mean it is useful for camping, but for the rusher like me it counters the extremely unforgiving nature of the ghost tv camo when you stop for one nanosecond.

[@ckl3814]

I just play in public lobby solo and I do not agree there is any MORE camping due to these gears at this time …l think the gears variety are all alright w😊

[@TheXclusiveAce]

There's always been and always sill be camping but the devs can easily control how much camping as a playstyle is encouraged & rewarded, relative to other styles of play. Treyarch was the first to introduce the Ghost perk that only works while moving, and I personally think that was a great move to take some of the power away from someone that's camping and encourage people to move around more. In saying this, I'm not 100% opposed to the Assassin Vest, I just think the current tradeoff of only losing your field upgrade isn't balanced with the power of the vest, relative to the other vests in the game. If it also prevented you from using a lethal for instance, I think it would be balanced just fine.

[@TedBrogan]

​@TheXclusiveAce I think you're wrong because of how much they are rewarding movement and giving additional tools to jump shooting and aim assist. That was done to counter camping. It was clearly effective. Adding stationary Ghost back is evidence that they never should have put in Treyarchs half-assed Ghost to begin with.

[@tyler22117]

Really wish they would have a pros and cons list for perks and vests, with ALL characteristics listed so that we actually know what we are using

[@hxpnotick]

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[@sortofanoakyafterbirth3661]

Yeah just more convoluted garbage that only helps sweats and try-hards get even bette, while the average player just wants to load in and play without spending 20 minutes trying to figure this sh*t out. Simplicity is always better. And it'll attract more players.

[@kazkatgamer6722]

@@sortofanoakyafterbirth3661 ??? what? how does that make sweats get better? average players have access to the exact same things... if you want to learn how something works go to private mode and test it out, solo or with a friend, really not that hard. or wait for someone to figure it like Ace and apply knowledge.

[@NITROexpress17]

can we please get a perk that hides your name plate from enemies like how cold blooded used to work??????? please sledgehammer

[@Lee-wh3ht]

You aim at below the name tags to blindly

[@SecondDraft]

As a new player, I appreciate you explaining things that a new player might not understand.

[@NeCoruption]

I know they said things arent supposednto stack, but me and my friend shot 12 shots from the grenade launcher at a dude and he walked away from it. The blasts were so e direct, and the rest right next to them. Its unbelievable

[@CalebMay-bf1ci]

I assumed the quick grip gloves were the same as fast hands but its nice to see the side by side i assume it helps with throwing knives

[@GasStationMan]

I'm sure many of you might have already noticed, but; if you wanna get a good laugh, equip the "INTLAS CAS-14" optic on a rifle or something, which improves your tactical stance spread, then when deployed switch to tac stance with it. Might notice a slight oversight

[@fatesblade7171]

The Mission Control Comlink gear has an additional effect. The description says something like: reduces killstreak requirements by 1 and scorestreak requirements by 125. However, it also improves Field Upgrade recharge time depending on score and/or kills obtained by the user. This is a really big deal because of the Med Box, here in early Season 2, being so powerful. I was able to constantly get the Med Box with that gear.

[@In3inity]

do any of these vests or gloves also give players extra health? theres times where ill be shooting someone and ill be hiting metal plates as if im in warzone, its usually when they just recently spawned in

[@Existential_Institute]

Covert sneakers are so broken - nobody runs anything else in sweaty lobbies - can we please start complaining as a community to get them nerfed?!?

[@TedBrogan]

Bone Conduction should ABSOLUTELY cancel out Covert Sneakers

[@SuperDarkHalo]

Ace uploaded everyone! Let’s gooooooo

[@alexmaurice4274]

All these hidden things reminds me of iw lol . Very helpful video thanks ace

[@DevlVergil]

It's weird that they still haven't added elevation markers to the directional arrows from advanced UAV

[@leonprez231]

Great video. The engineer vest and it's gear counter part. Both are not working as intended. They both state. They emit a signal. That disrupts enemies lethals (basically like the perk from ww2 when you added the flanker perk. It delayed the activation of claymores/ bouncing proxy mines. You do you run past it and not received damage . It should also provide an audio cue. Both do not work. You still die exactly the same because there is a delay allowing you to run past it. May I add the red of the engineer perk is also not bright enough, does not always highlight enemy equipment and sometimes does not go through walls. In part cod's. The engineer perk used to also highlight uavs in the minimap. To stop you looking around in the air for trying to locate them. Looking for them had got me killed so many times. Please look into this Ace

[@tschristynslays]

is there a counter to thermal scopes?

[@dreyfus37_65]

What gun are you using in this video? Great video, as always

[@shawn4507]

Ive noticed while collecting my intel packs with the CCT vest I also scavenger ammo too

[@plzwatchthis1057]

They really gotta buff the tac mask perk, it’s not strong enough and engineer vest, the vest needs a way better outline for equipment it’s hardly ever visible

[@Rundas045]

Question. The Assassin Vest lists the benefit of getting the effects of another gear when you use it with Ghost T/V Camo, but doesn't Assassin have the same exact function as Ghost T/V except it's superior? Why wouldn't you just use the other perk? Does Ghost T/V do something that Assassin doesn't? It seems like a pointless bonus ability unless im missing something.

[@Wolverine97.]

Probably for people who haven't done the armoury challenge to unlock "Hijacked IFF Strobe" Other than that I have no clue.

[@TedBrogan]

Ghost TV camo only works while moving. Assassin vest is Ghost but additionally while stationary, I.e. how Ghost worked in most previous CoDs (my theory is somebody in design argued Ghost should have been that way from launch - so they changed it by way of adding a new vest). In answer to your 1st question, it looks like they made it so you don't accidentally waste a gear slot with a vest that does the same thing. It reverts to a 'complimentary' gear peice by default.

[@joewoodruff2488]

Thank you. I wasn't aware of many of those. I love the work that you do keep it up man

[@abdel.527]

i wonder if bone conduction perk will make enemey footstep loud again if they have covert sneakers

[@NK-iw6rq]

BT said it best, Ace is one of the backbones of the COD Community.

[@bmarkbyte]

Do any of these vests actually stop bullets?

[@rumrunner8553]

Thanks Ace. On a different subject, is anyone having issues with a season one bug with Progression? Seems when you check on it, it reverts back to home screen or match start screen. This bug also eliminates any stats or letting you know if your XP or unlocked attachments at the end of a match. Thoughts?

[@noimdirtydag9510]

Bone conduction headset should be able to hear covert sneakers. Not super loud, but it should give you some sort of audio que

[@MoonwalkerDamage]

I don't know if this issue is already known but can you report to SHG that if you loose a game that you join in progress, it counts towards your stats even though it says at the end of the game that the loss will be prevented. This shouldn't happen...

[@Halliman89_]

Joining late games shouldn't affect your KD always get shitted on because you have no momentum so I end up leaving for a fresh new game

[@ViaIntake]

Man, covert sneakers needs to be removed. Temporary Dead silence as a field upgrade was perfectly balanced. And it would indirectly make the assassin vest balanced since you can’t have a field upgrade with it.

[@TedBrogan]

I've said from jump the Bone Conduction should CANCEL Covert Sneakers effect. Everything should have a counter. But no, apparently they want 98% using Dead Silence. Why? Clearly butthurt players who want to aim assist rumble their way around the map.

[@reevesmagoo7738]

I miss how the Ordnance gloves used to improve the cook time on grenades. It was a good hidden characteristic on them since cooking grenades you intend to throw back faster is handy

[@brocksampsin7560]

Not sure if it's still a thing but pre season one launch when I used the ordinance gloves the frag grenade cook time was cut in half. I blew myself up twice

[@codemonkeyslikeme]

CoD is the only game where devs can be sloppy in their ingame description. This is what a triple A $70 game gets ya nowadays?! 🤯

[@Mig1337o]

Does anybody know if the quick grip gloves let ya use stim quicker?

[@SCVIndy]

Is cold blooded working yet in MW3?

[@pseudonautilus6308]

Does subsonic ammo do anything in this game? I would guess not but that's too bad, it was a cool feature in MW2.

[@TedBrogan]

I know I used the Blackout ammo w no tracers in MW19. Be cool if they brought that back. But it might help "campers" shoot from a deep corner unnoticed, so its unlikely.

[@r.j.bedore9884]

I wonder if the overkill vest combined with the ordinance gloves will stack and let you use equipment even faster?

[@silentgodess1234]

It doesn't

[@StuJB49]

The CCT Comms Vest also shows you the difference between enemy gunfire and decoy grenades. While the enemy gunfire shows as a diamond, decoy grenades show as a filled circle.

[@TheXclusiveAce]

That happens regardless of the vest/perk that you're using

[@abek1133]

This was the video i was waiting for! Nice job!

[@sarry419]

if you didn't know if you want to counter bone conduction headset throw decoys... those sounds are amplified for those running the perk.

[@TedBrogan]

Bone Conduction should counter Covert Sneakers

[@sarry419]

@@TedBroganyour not wrong but not the point I was making.

[@TedBrogan]

@@sarry419 agreed. But because of the pure HATRED i feel for whoevers throwing those GD decoys in mp, i was compelled to post something related :)

[@sarry419]

It appears if you have covert sneakers on your favorite loudout makes the operators don't say lines either when on the operator select screen.

[@SG-4u]

Thanks for posting this. I throw a lot of knives from behind a shield. I noticed that when I’m getting sprayed with bullets I can get the knife out and the shield back up before dying way more often with the Quick-Grip gloves. At first I thought I was crazy because the animation looks the same as the Ordinance gloves, but I couldn’t deny the result. Thanks to your work I feel more sane, lol.

[@bsesq249]

Aye I like how you said “in the comments down below” this time instead of the usual hanging O (down beloooooow) 😅 jkjk but great work Ace as always lol 🙏🏼

[@therealcrikey]

When aiming down the sight and strafing, the Marksman Gloves seem to smooth out your aim from what I've experienced.

[@boonz7450]

Nice vid Ace. Im not sure how to fix it but every lobbie is using Covert Sneakers, its a must.

[@vish3510]

Nice one Ace!! Could you do a vid on the high alert perk too? I feel like it's description and what happens in game are very different and is under utilised because people dont know

[@shamdaman8554]

Did you try assassin vest and ghost Cano together?

[@jacobm2625]

Is there any stack effect when using both the assassin vest and ghost t/v camo?

[@Bleach213monster]

So you're saying with the quick grip gloves? I can stem shot faster.

[@Miniplev]

The vests not listing things is annoying because I had no idea you could get different perk options and extra tacs and stuff

[@bo-dg3bh]

a lot of this sounds like something "brainstormed" so that the developers have work to do

[@JDZE3]

Isn’t it because the vests and the perks work together or cancel out giving you the effect of a different perk

[@BRE4CHnCLE4R]

Foes the Com disruption field upgrade stop u from coming up on advanced uav when in its radius?

[@koba27_]

i've heard that the marksman gloves give you a 2-hit melee but havent tried this out personally

[@elratton7253]

So if I'm using the Bone conduction head set, can I hear enemy players with covert sneakers??

[@MrChampers999]

The quick grip/ordinance gloves would either or these then help when running throwing knives in terms of throwing out of your hand quicker and further as well?

[@damien6433]

i dont even play cod anymore. i just watch Ace's vids to support him in this dark time for cod.

[@monstermunch2682]

Thanks to how strict sbmm/EOMM is now we are mostly immune to advanced UAVs because getting more than a 1 kd is rare 😂

[@ChesterMiller]

The Signal Jammer is broken? It does not work correctly with the Engineer Vest. I have only seen one video about this (Stu FFA) , no one else seems to be talking about this.

[@dustblowingman]

I also noticed that the DDOS temporarily disables the the turret on the tank in war mode

[@2MeterLP]

Do Covert Sneakers mute those "Im right behind you" voicelines that give me a heartattack every time I got a teammate behind me?

[@messymakaveli9098]

On my sniper classes I always use overkill vest w quick grip gloves to get marksman glove effect and still use a knife secondary yet it never feels like it works as there's still hell flinch

[@TedBrogan]

Kinda feels like they made Flinch a purely attachment based factor. So many stocks and grips have it.

[@hyperbolesVEVO]

Wish the covert sneakers didn't do that, or we at least had the option to turn it off. Operator voice lines are one of the main reasons I like certain ones and why I buy some but I can't imagine playing without dead silence

[@FreedomOfSpeech1.0]

Quick Grip Gloves need a BUFF Regardless

[@tikeiz]

Can you make a video about which vest & perk combo use the best?

[@GhillieMaster]

Man I like the perk system in this game but the way they work is just a mess. No clear descriptions on how the perks function. Bunch of inconsistencies with their effectiveness or just flat out not working as one would think they would.

[@benjaminburke5697]

I was getting mad I could hear my Ash operator anymore! (Covert sneakers) Don't remember if this was mentioned but the covert sneakers also eliminates slide noise and climbing ladder noise

[@mannybtzz]

What if you use the assassin vest with the new muzzle? The jak bfb?

[@pda1799]

I think that the new Assassin vest also gets you a free UAV sweep when somebody uses one.

[@TedBrogan]

Hmm..... you might be right. I ran Comms vest exclusively before the update and got used to this mechanic with it (even tho I just thought a teammate was always getting a simultaneous UAV as well, idiot that I am). But now I think about it, running the Assassin vest, I do get this on every enemy UAV.

[@trevorhicks3656]

Does the bone connection headset benefit def settings

[@imjlu]

Feels like the Ordnance Gloves got the equipment usage buff nerfed with season 1. Still not over losing the shorter frag fuse on them.

[@cazinaus4917]

I use sneakers and bone conductor and like the limited operator callouts. I'd also like it to mute teammate noise when they spawn behind you, like they're dropping down from the 2nd floor...scares the crap outta me sometimes. I use the marksman gloves for the supposed ADS benefit....but does it really do anything? Thanks for the video

[@5150_Designs]

Do you know why you can't equip Ghost and coldblooded at the sane tame without it resetting your guns?

[@TedBrogan]

It reset more than your guns. It defaulted your whole custom loadout to a default loadout. But that was fixed in the latest update.

[@BDAShadow1]

How fucking hard is it for COD to put accurate descriptions. Better question, if intentional, WHY?

[@TM58769]

Omg I was so confused why my character stopped talking!!! I’ve been trying to figure it out. Even sent a bug report. That’s so dumb imo. They need to fix that. I like the banter

[@simonkammeyer4334]

Omg vortex is almost unplayable due to horrific spawn points. Pretty much all maps and modes. They need to fix this asap. Wtf.

[@AlexMartinez-id3ny]

Comms jammer isn’t working as it should (or at least how it’s stated in its description)

[@ThePughski]

Do the quick grip gloves also allow you to call in streaks faster like putting down a sentry gun?

[@Average_CoD_Clips]

Any hidden Attachment bonuses such as the old P90 giving extra Sprint time with Extended Mags?😮

[@StillSatiros]

i cant understand, if i use assasins vest i already have gost? i dont have to use ghost perk as well, right?

[@thetaintpainter5443]

You gonna cover The Finals at all?

[@queueuof]

i demand an armor plate vest, sacrifice grenades and tacticals and field upgrades for 2 armor plates and lower movement speed

[@CornFed_3]

Ew. Go play WarZone if you want armor plates.

[@queueuof]

@@CornFed_3 i want become juggernaut give me armor vest NOW

[@SelectiveSocial401]

Covert sneakers explains a lot. I was wondering why I couldn't hear my operator.

[@brocksampsin7560]

Oh, also, the gunner vest is giving me 2 primary weapons...is it supposed to?

[@pxlzer0]

Great video as usual Ace! Been following since MWII!

[@Hutchyy]

What's the best vest to use?