Are Perks Balanced in Modern Warfare? | Any Room For Improvement?

Today I wanted to discuss the Perks and my overall thoughts and feedback on Perk balance in Modern Warfare! While I don't think the perk balance is terrible in this game, I do feel there's lots of room for it to improve. What are your thoughts on the current perk balance?
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[@wolfpack4128]

Double Time: should also increase speed you climb ladders and vault obstacles.

[@royisdabest]

vault obstacles*

[@jeremybrown9611]

You sure bout that?

[@Stinkytheskunkyfan]

Yes!

[@walrusdojo]

I'm pretty sure in the beta Double Time didn't affect crouched speed but it did refresh you Tactical Sprint whenever you got a kill. Reverting it back to its beta form would probably get people moving around more.

[@BoltHardcheese]

I really like the idea of faster climb and vaulting speeds for Double Time. I would definitely pick it then for my SMG run n' gun class.

[@JortGobbler]

13:27 there actually is a known counter to gas grenades. It’s called the Geneva convention

[@JacobSauers]

Quinn Johnson 😂😂

[@heelp2370]

so gas grenades users should go to court for war crimes. i like this. can they get the death penalty if it was on shipment?

[@ofekk213]

@@heelp2370 yea

[@youtubesucks9595]

heelp electric chair if it's hardcore shipment

[@youtubesucks9595]

Yaegermeister yooo that's crazy but...ion remember asking

[@seag7432]

Ghost makes heartbeat sensors completely useless. I think that being hidden from heartbeat sensors should be moved from ghost to cold blooded.

[@kumkum9380]

RagiNg VipeEr who even uses heartbeat sensors

[@greeny5155]

@Mason Bethea no one because they're useless because almost everyone runs ghost

[@1Chasg]

@@greeny5155 Yeah. I use CUAV's instead of UAV's because most people are just using Ghost. Wish heartbeat sensors were like they were in older games

[@maxvader1000]

Nah everyone runs cold blooded on classes in warzone, would render heartbeat sensors basically useless.

[@tutoredw0rm183]

@@greeny5155 I can't wait to tell you about warzone

[@SnakeVenom12]

When you mentioned no fall damage for double time the first thing I thought of was jumping off the highest sky scrapers in tavorsk and landing on c

[@itsmrlonewolf]

Diocesyn true, it would be cool if it doubled your fall distance so the usual spots don’t get you killed but you don’t become superman on groundwar!

[@Poetry4Peace]

Parachutes a ting tho but i get yaa

[@DATWagonator]

@@itsmrlonewolf That is all it would take it wouldn't be hard to do he acted like there was no work around for GW.

[@minin911]

I actually don't think double time is bad at all. I like to run it on classes where I use a bipod on my main weapon. It helps me make up for the general slowness of that type of gun, and I can move at about walking speed while taking advantage of the bipod.

[@SuperSirianRigel]

You are the problem. People like you always looking for ways to break games. lol

[@ExaltedVanguard]

Non-moving targets you mark with spotter should stay spotted indefinitely.

[@FlabbyPigLegs]

Omg yes

[@FlabbyPigLegs]

Or allow non mic users to hear u they they’re speakers.

[@flyinhawaiiangc7310]

Wait, spotter marks people somewhat similar to fog of war?? Fuck idk how I missed this one

[@pacotaconep4433]

Double time: you can now get killed by explosions and campers twice as fast

[@halofansam2446]

Paco taco nep so true 😂, take a respawn twice as fast with double time.

[@pacotaconep4433]

@@halofansam2446 I can now run into twice as many claymores

[@Casey-cy6ph]

@@pacotaconep4433 false, you can run faster into one

[@urenaanthony91]

I actually run double time in all my classes

[@Casey-cy6ph]

@@urenaanthony91 I run it on my knife class, only because I use specialist to get eod

[@Exolt-]

i feel like amped needs a change. tacticals should be able to be used faster, it only makes sense

[@itsmrdante6274]

I use amped all the time, I think it’s the best perk for that class, what’s wrong with it tho? It just speeds up things.

[@Brownie-ms6sv]

Sour did a video on Amped, it speeds up swapping to your 2nd primary if you're using Overkill and also speeds up the use of some field upgrades like the trophy system and tactical insert.

[@jakbec3588]

ItsMrDante he said what’s wrong with it... tacticals need to be used faster as well.

[@Activated_Complex]

Agreed. It’s weird that it doesn’t speed up tacticals, of all things. They’re pretty fast, anyway, so it’s not a big change, balance-wise. Some consistency would be nice, though.

[@condorgaming4000]

There should be a perk tht allows you to hold 2 tactical. Like the opposite of shrapnel

[@sideshow606]

Over the years I feel we have gotten less and less interesting perks. Also I really miss pro perks

[@reg1990]

The only thing Pro Perks did for me is make sure I would never, ever, EVER prestige again, because I hated having to re-earn the Pro part every time. But in this game, or future games that use a progression system that doesn't include prestiging, it could work.

[@austinlance7206]

Perks were stronger then. Perks today are like JUST the pro perks of yesteryear.

[@sideshow606]

I just liked the idea that I had to work towards earning the full power of the perk. Even if we never get pro perks back I just want perks the be that well rounded and good again

[@remos4727]

Exactly. Even if these perks were perfectly balance, they're just straight up boring. None of the perks are interesting

[@jerycocguzer8620]

Ineffable Epoch the good old days from bo1 so much fun grinding for all the pro perks

[@thegoodestofgoodboysyourfr856]

Either buff battle hardened or get rid of gas grenade. Either one is fine

[@dylanclark8358]

I agree but would prefer just removing it. It's very annoying. Maybe if battle hardened equipped a gas mask and completely mitigates gas.

[@Brownie-ms6sv]

Yeah, it should work like Tactical Mask from previous cods

[@TheBestcommentor]

But fix it on PC regardless

[@sbrader97]

Especially on shipment that thing is constantly spammed soo annoying

[@jamiewilliams5309]

BO1 got this right IMO. Tac Mask giving a complete immunity to the Nova gas. I feel that was good balance. Something similar would be nice.

[@ianbonnar1801]

I would love if they added Underkill. Mostly so I can make my character carry a pistol in the lobby.

[@canid2088]

Pistol plus knife, my prefered class setup

[@tahabashir3779]

akimbo burst rafficas/akimbo snakeshot magnums and kali sticks

[@wasted6459]

If there were Pro perks than that's what they should do with Overkill.

[@tykarpyk]

@Canid, that would be great in this game

[@brandonabella697]

Maybe then u could have three secondary weapons

[@kylarkins4196]

Ace do a video on scope glint!!!!! if it is stronger or weaker depending on the type of optic (and/or weapon type?) how many degrees off bore it starts to appear. How long before or after ADS does it stay around and stuff like that.

[@jonathanmurray9393]

Ive been looking for a video like this lol. I would like to know what optics all have glint as well

[@dedsec9734]

All sniper scopes have glint everything else doesn't.

[@MrJ-ro1yr]

@@jonathanmurray9393 it literally tells you in the game which scopes have glint

[@adamgraycar8222]

You forgot to cover cold blooded, which clearly needs a buff. Other than that I'm a big fan of everything you've said in this breakdown, especially the hacking being moved from EOD to spotter. Also, tracker having delays for the claymores/mines would be brilliant. Big fan of this vid, keep up the good work

[@royisdabest]

cold blooded is already op. just equip it for a support helo or vtol

[@MoldMonkey93]

Yeah, I use Cold Blooded more than I think I should but I can't say it hasn't been useful.

[@adamgraycar8222]

@@royisdabest doesn't work against thermals, making it not op?

[@marcovukovic7473]

Tracker would be op then, its a great perk, imo its better than shrapnel

[@condorgaming4000]

The only reason hacking is on the EOD perk is because they tried to make it synonymous with what actual EOD operatives do with explosives.

[@morgancongedo4107]

Hardline: 2 Assists=1 Kill Amped: It should speed up pistols swap aswell, since most primary swap is faster than pistols with amped :/

[@TheV8Pumpkin]

To be fair pistol swaps are already faster than reloading............ ;)

[@morgancongedo4107]

@@TheV8Pumpkin jokes aside, the kilo with amped swaps in 350ms, the x16 416ms since amped doesn't boost it, the Ax-50 400ms..

[@elvistwatty]

Agree with the assist

[@calebwallen4176]

Zibby H Knife the watermelon

[@steviecook2250]

Great shout

[@h.m.5924]

All I want is for Battle Hardened to reduce the effects of gas. That is utterly broken and ruins games.

[@JMStheKing]

The only counter play is people picking stims over it xD

[@butteredtoast7925]

dont let me down toxic haha get it?

[@Levi_music1]

Battle Hardened needs a buff all together like the vid ace did on it, I’ve pretty much accepted my death when I get concussed even with battle hardened

[@Stinkytheskunkyfan]

Needs to be equal to tac mask in black ops honesty.

[@nisaac1216]

U guys forgot. This game is catered to bots.

[@JonnyNitpick]

The movement requirement for Ghost is a MUST, and I think Spotter should show the classic red tick marks on the minimap when enemies fire without silencers.

[@michaelthompson2970]

I think ghost needs to be removed altogether. I dont see any reason for i being in the game. If I earn a UAV I should get rewarded. People get rewarded more for using a perk more than I do for getting a 5 kill streak

[@rebelraccoon9594]

spotter should delay claymores and proxy mines (like engineer from IW), the hack ability they gave it really isn't helpful as I have to stand still and go through a long ass animation just to go somewhere safely

[@ProPrince]

crazy cuz spotter got the hack ability

[@Let_It_R1P]

Since we can change classes mid-game, I just add cold blooded to my classes when the streaks come out

[@vilgefortz3131]

But it only applies if you get killed anyway, unless you're fresh after spawn.

[@Let_It_R1P]

@@vilgefortz3131 still a great feature

[@DerOtis]

Shooting on the streaks won't help. If just everybody would ignore everything and play just for their own score.

[@tobiasfunke]

I switch to my PKM class with FMJ and shoot any killstreaks down within a few seconds.

[@MakkaC_]

I use always cold blooded. i dont even remember when i died last time to those early missile streaks or any streaks. I run mostly ColdBlooded, Hardline, BattleHardened and then for specialist i use EOD, Ghost and QuickFix. And i have always launcher as a secondary. havent used killstreaks after i realized how strong the sbmm is in this game so i dont wanna boost up my kd with those + im a crazy mofo rushing non stop so i propably wouldnt get good high streaks anyway.

[@leonardoluke681]

There is a special place in hell for players who equip Coldblood + Ghost... and still camp the whole game.

[@FDNY101202]

I use both but never camp. I do have it on my sniper class tho.

[@MakkaC_]

yeah same i use coldblooded in every class cause im tired of being stuck in buildings every other minute when my team has feeded vtols and shit for enemy team. if u are wondering why not EOD, well, i use only specialist and i have Hardline on tier 2 and EOD is my first specialist perk. So getting one kill gives me EOD.

[@Richi_Boi]

The games fault. They made ghost work while you sit in a corner so noobs can camp better.

[@zakkbrentlinger2165]

@@MakkaC_ Sniping is the only way one should "camp"

[@tcllandrew7323]

I sit at the back of the map with those perks on, fully loaded m4 with 0 recoil attachments. It's awesome. I get my streaks each life and dominate. If camping makes me top of the leaderboard and bring victory to my team then ima keep doing it yolo

[@clarkkent4198]

“Perfectly balanced” - Thanos

[@mariomorgan6083]

Ace you sound like that one guy in school who was so nice that eventually got friendzoned by every girl, but everyone loved hanging out with

[@T0anto]

Hoping Enya sees this XD

[@amandeepbaghiana4510]

Lmao, I think its the fact that he always tries not to offend anyone even though what he’s saying is fact

[@T0anto]

@@amandeepbaghiana4510 I like his style. Always trying to place the facts first before the opinions

[@coreyswenson6027]

You’re not wrong

[@lg8048]

Accurate!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@2tonnut663]

I feel like game mode impacts what I pick like on SnD I have to run double time to get that position to hold a choke point on the bomb.

[@KySignature]

I always run EOD Because I feel it is a must for me running into claymores and Other explosives (But like ace said only reason I won’t use EOD is when I run overkill) I also only play SnD or the rotation mode that comes every week

[@bronzebow4235]

I use tracker in realism alot. It has helps me so much while hunting people down.

[@ShortThrowShifting]

Battle Hardened needs a buff and gas grenades to be included within its scope as well. Getting stunned w/ mouse + keyboard is a death sentence. Even with the perk you're pretty much unable to look around, while you still can with a controller. Gas grenade spam is a major issue as well since it has no effective counters.

[@user-mo8tm4jw2l]

Jake Hefferman I could not agree more. I go back and forth between the two sometimes depending what I’m doing. Death sentence is almost an understatement. It’s more like torture before death lmao. The anxiety being stunned induces on a mkb is unreal because you just know what’s coming next. Just not when. Lol. I can’t stand stuns. Gas grenades make me want to rage quit when the entire enemy team is spamming them on objectives.

[@linebeck1381]

Corey Pearson I think it’s fine because it’s a counter for a console player.

[@user-mo8tm4jw2l]

Linebeck1 explain how that is a balanced counter when a console already has aim assist specifically to balance the game. Stun is by no means balanced. Cross play is not supposed to be leaned either way. Balanced is the key word here. Stuns are not that.

[@SAEKOiw]

@DT Undercover Ohh God I just lost some brain cells reading your comment.

[@ShortThrowShifting]

@@linebeck1381 - You know, I was considering that, but having a mouse and keyboard doesn't automatically make you good at the game, right? I frequently get matched against console players far better at the game than I am. Don't forget, controllers are a hell of a lot more ergonomic, it's way easier to drop shot, spam various buttons, etc. I'd say they balance out on their own, personally.

[@MatthewJBD]

Interesting to see what changes have been made since this video was released. Hack was moved from EOD to spotter, which is good. Double time crouch speed increased to 40%... But I still feel they should have also added fall damage resistance and climbing speed. Advanced UAV still shows players with Ghost. Pointman works pretty well with decoy grenades. Though without being able to use respawn, it doesn't really help. Tuneup now 40%. I don't think Amped now allows you to throw grenades faster. Battle hardened now deals with gas grenades. Tracker does seem popular

[@DerbyMods]

Activision said "OK"

[@DirtDude117]

I think the Sprinting perk should add +4% to your ADS walk speed and your overall move speed. Scavenger should also give you +1 magazine to start, all dead players drop scavenger bags, and increase swap time to pistols only.

[@royisdabest]

the swap time to pistols is unnecessary

[@Blakeography]

The ADS move speed I think is not a good idea, simply because it then eliminates the need for the stocks and other attachments that increase it. I agree on the extra magazine(s) option for scavenger. However, I think that the mine/claymore trigger delay should be put on double-time due to the fact it is geared towards a very aggressive play style. I also think of pointman doesn’t get removed, change it to a Tier 3 perk so it can be combined with Hardline (this would need internal testing to see if it would be too overpowered.

[@andygarcia9477]

Stefan Thompson i hve always said this about pointman because pointman streaks are higher than kill streaks, theres no point

[@zanemain9951]

@@andygarcia9477 Yes but all your score is put towards those "killstreaks" so capping a Dom flag or your assists or stuff that doesnt normally count does, so its balanced, like Ace said

[@dillonc7955]

The swap time to pistols should apply for amped. As far as I'm aware, amped has no effect on pistol swap times. Either that or they can add a fast swap weapon perk specifically for pistols.

[@elchingon12346]

I definitely miss the "shoot while running" perks, but it needs to be part of an existing perk, not it's own

[@someguy6369]

I guess given that you have the ammo box field upgrade, I guess that makes scavenger even more useless.

[@NuclearSharpShooter]

I will say, Ace, that you're discounting High Alert for ground war. In that mode, it's such a large fight that there are "battlelines" that make team positions obvious and so many cross fires that stealth gets much harder and positions are obvious. So there is basically no reason to be off radar unless you're going all in on a super-shadow setup. It's a lot better to know "someone has clocked me" while you're holding down a corner, than worry about someone seeing you on radar in your obvious position (because again, flags and battlezones make team positions obvious). I use it on multiple classes and it has saved my ass many times, cause I know to slide and get to cover asap.

[@DATWagonator]

That is funny considering it is to me on of the worst perks ever devised. 9/10 times you are seen when you don't see them you are dead anyways, but I guess in GW there are plenty of people who are out of range and don't pay near enough attention compared to smaller variants.

[@poguepoints]

I totally agree with you. I tend to use High alert for normal gamemodes too. Once you get used to it and positioning well, you can easily figure out which area they are just from your screen is flashing. You can also use it to know to turn a corner or slide since people just expect you to run around a corner.

[@NuclearSharpShooter]

@@DATWagonator you've hit the nail on the head. In a 6v6 mode if someone sees you and dont see them, you're probably dead. But in GW if you know someone sees you and you cant see them, the distances are so much greater that you can usually find cover.

[@condorgaming4000]

If i dont run EOD on my first slot, (which i almost always do but sometimes i like to use scavenger if im not running the ammunition box in my field upgrades) I like to use spotter in my third slot. Keeps me from dying from mines or claymores while trying to sneak up on someone with dead silence or something.

[@hustler666100]

apart from a few scenarios i mostly run e.o.d ghost and tuned up

[@graysonwong7909]

Ace: Make these changes to make the game better. Infinity Ward: Makes the exact opposite changes and has another awful update.

[@dalazyworf]

Perk changes I would do if I could. Double Time: add in hipfire and equipment use while sprinting Overkill: secondary primary can only equip 4 attachments Scavenger: after picking up 2 bags in a single life gives back your consumable tactical (1 grenade and 1 stim) Cold Blooded: make it harder to be spotted by thermal scopes (make your player model have a similar thermal reading to the environment) and adds a delay to when your player tag shows up when you have someone aiming at you Quick Fix: kills instantly heal you (say 15 to 20% health per kill) High Alert: add in a minimap indicator when an enemy is close by(5m) (dead silence counters this and ghost make it so they have to be 1m close) Amped: increase the rocket reload speed quicker for the the PILA and Strela-3 Battle Harden: no intense flash from flash bangs and allow you move normally through gas but you can't ads or use equipment

[@BIackSkillX]

8:02 uhhh, you will make a lot of people angry who think they are good in the game :P Totally agree tho!

[@BIackSkillX]

@frank gancedo Wtf is your problem? xD I never called myself a better player than you,since ..... I dont even know you. And you dont know me either. Are you a Claymore camper if I may ask?

[@nutssack]

frank gancedo Holy shit you sound insecure

[@_WayJam_]

Can you make a video on decoy grenades? Like what do they do? Are they even good?

[@hyperfixatesontouhou]

It’s important to point out decoys may sound like rattling tin cans to you, but they actually sound like real gunfire to the enemy. Also, they show red dots on the minimap without a UAV, so beware of that. As for your last question, they are not so good, although you might find a lobby where people fall for them. If they made footsteps instead of gunfire I would use them way more.

[@jovanycelaya8203]

HyperBlob wow this is really interesting, and maybe tie in the gas grenade. I personally think the gas grenade is OP being able to cover so much space and go through walls

[@TheBlackItalianGamer]

@@hyperfixatesontouhou They are useless. There's no red dot for showing up on the radar when shoot but someone is gonna fall for it when you throw that decoy?

[@CODJoma]

TheBlackItalianGamer there actually is a red dot that appears when the decoy shoots, only if you have a UAV though. Only shows on the compass as red if you don’t have a UAV online at the moment

[@kuwabaragriffin5429]

If you get shipment use pointman and decoys...thank me later

[@TheBestcommentor]

2 secondaries you say? JOKR and RPG with amped. Oh, boy!

[@TheV8Pumpkin]

*Y E S*

[@ivanvalverde7018]

I really appreciate these vids.

[@mattcadman131]

Ace, when using double time... does the 30% increased crouch movement speed also apply to sliding?

[@cikame]

I used High Alert in WW2 all the time it was fantastic, and i'd love to use it here to reduce some of the rage i feel from being constantly flanked by the spawn and map design, but there's no way i'm losing Ghost.

[@muysli.y1855]

Same

[@mistersunshine1330]

High Alert Is Literally Just A Yellow ring, and its your choice which side to turn to. Which is usually the wrong side.

[@cikame]

@@mistersunshine1330 Depends how many flanks there are :P, you can also sometimes sprint through a doorway or something, but i haven't tested it in MW.

[@elchingon12346]

High alert should color the left, bottom, or right of your screen yellow if they're going to put it in the same column as ghost, Hardline, and pointman

[@minhtfresh3195]

As they are, Perks should not be tied to Categories. You should be able to pick a combo of any 3 you want. Most will never get used unless you run specialist. *Edit* -Ghosts should be inactive if you do not sprint for 3 seconds,and should then reactivate. -Double Time should have a 3% moment speed buff and Cut fall damage in half( *That way, you still die from high building jumps* ) -Hardline should have the “2 assists count as a kill” Like in other CODS -Battle Hardened Should decrease Your time spent as Stunned even more than it does now -Amped should include Sleight of hand, even if it’s a weapon perk, *It would make players Choose MORE Between perks and attachments for different combos* -Overkill. *Buff Overall Weapon Swap* speed, Right now, If you run Overkill, You Basically NEED Amped. - *Scavenger *Edited* should replenish Tacticals and every specialist package you pick up should decrease Field upgrade Cooldown time* , - *SPOTTER* This should reduce ADS time on High-Zoom scopes. *That would make this perk WAY MORE Attractive and Provide Variety* There. I just fixed MW perks 😇

[@sawtuthe9670]

Minhtfresh 319 that would be perfect. One of the many reasons I loved ghosts create a class.

[@Plain_Pixel]

Minhtfresh 319 Funny enough, Ghosts, a pretty bad COD that MW is occasionally compared to, had the perfect perk system for this game. It was like the pick 10 system for perks only with varying values. The perks in this game are inherently imbalanced but fill different niches so Ghost’s system would be nice.

[@CRAZYMUGMAN]

perks system from ghosts + gun smith in mw 2019 = perfect create a class

[@gaaraofthefunk265]

I would agree but everyone would just run ghost, restock, and shrapnel.

[@tracefetherman]

@@gaaraofthefunk265 Thats why you make those perks cost like 4-5 points to equip... Like in Ghosts, you only have 9 perk points to spend, and some of those perks cost like 1-5 points.. so you couldnt pick more than one of the big ones. It was a smart system.

[@johnsmiles715]

These are some very good suggestions my friend great job on this video.

[@Mut4ntG4m3r]

wow. that was an amazingly accurate descrption of the season 2 patch :D

[@marekpiatek01]

I would reduce the number of attachments on your 'secondary' weapon when using overkill to maybe one or two. Lots of players run a shotgun as their secondary weapon, so this would force them to choose carefully as opposed to just throwing on the most optimal kit on both their weapons.

[@veryrealdrdog]

Or just add a pick-10 system

[@VenGxJon]

@@veryrealdrdog Lol pick 10 system ruined cod. Hell to the fuck no. I love the way it is now. Just need to buff some of the shittier perks and especially make battle hardened have immunity to gas

[@S_Phoenix-059]

Random Variance if people using shotguns are a problem, why not nerf the shotguns instead? Nerfing a perk in an attempt to nerf a weapon is pointless, as you did nothing to lower the usage rate of shotguns.

[@megabigdump]

Absolutely, Ghost should deactivate when not moving for a given amount of time

[@mitchellcole832]

That’s what made BO2 such a fun game. People actually moved.

[@xxP1ST0LER0xx]

Then it would be ghost

[@bugsymalone9121]

@DT Undercover lol, you must be in the low, low end of the SBMM then. Nobody really gets pinned down, it's CoD not battlefield 😂

[@Real_American_DAD]

Thanks for another GREAT video!!

[@AKSlaa47c]

I like how you don’t ask for likes and subs until the end of the video. You get straight to the content.

[@garchompxl3836]

I like the amount of gun customisation but I feel like in MW the perk range is so limited. You often see the same perks being used as some are too strong to use and many perks are incredibly weak. I wish they would add thing like perk greed to increase the customisation for perks and add things like tactical mask instead of battle hardened and replace high alert with awareness

[@reg1990]

Agreed. I can't remember the last time I was killed by anyone using anything besides E.O.D. or Overkill as their tier 1 perk. Those two dominate tier 1, and I feel like Ghost and Restock dominate tier 2 as well. Tier 3 is the only one that feels sort of balanced.

[@shelbytimbrook2095]

My thoughts: 1. EOD is the most annoying thing in hardcore mode. It really shouldn't block a whole explosive in Hardcore. I agree if you're on the edge of the explosive or something, that's fine to survive, but I've landed rockets right next to an enemy and they've survived....on hardcore. Talk about jarring. 2. Quick Fix giving some sort of bonus experience might be a good enough incentive to use it. 3. Merging Scavenger and Restock might be nice. 4. Oh jees, if they moved Highalert to tier 3, Coldblooded, Ghost, & Highalert would become my default class. 5. Score-streak vs Kill-streak should be based on the game-mode. There would be a reason to actually play the objective, which is needed imo. 6. I completely agree with you on the Battlehardened and Spotter perks. 7. I think your suggestion on Tracker is a bit too strong.

[@CaptainDingleberry]

I've used high alert once. Never again! The whole experience was anxiety inducing. Kinds puts me off on using specialist instead of the regular streaks :(

[@demarcot]

Just use tracker

[@jonno212]

Love your content man

[@thijsbaarda]

Just saw the latest patch notes, they definitely listened to quite a few of your suggestions!

[@krabo83]

i run spotter on every class, shows me if anyone is campin upstairs or on roofs in groundwar or in any building.

[@ehinton4006]

Noob perk

[@krabo83]

@@ehinton4006 looks like i found another one off those campers i smoke out regularly thx to spotter :D

[@ehinton4006]

I was thinking of tracker

[@krabo83]

@@ehinton4006 that we can agree on ;)

[@ehinton4006]

Timothy Gillis kid I don’t even know what that is lol

[@paeyver782]

8:00 Im not a bad player i just want my privacy on the roof, while lvling my sniper for gold camo xD

[@benobrien2030]

He means corner campers with a 725 (when it was good) if you’re sniping you have to camp though so to me that’s fair enough

[@JDVanDerBullet]

Excellent suggestions! Those are the changes that people what to hear! 🤞🏻

[@MindYaBizz_Whiz]

Solid suggestions, ace. Also some nice info I didn’t really notice. When I first started playing, I used overkill almost exclusively, but now I main EOD. Been using RPG’s more, and may start using amped more. Great video, man. Do you ever play TDM?

[@killerdonut1194]

Somehow, the perk system in GHOSTS is still the best perk system in a COD game.

[@dang4648]

interesting idea with ghost is having it show the location you were previously at, delaying it by a one scan or so. so if you're moving they never have your true current location, just where you were a couple seconds ago

[@ehinton4006]

This is how ghost used to be, not sure why they made it differently.

[@hybridjones8546]

Im curious to know what your ideal specialist streak loadout is.

[@SeaGLGaming]

My common perk setups are Cold Blooded, Ghost, and Spotter. I mainly play Ground War, and the only time I'm not is going for a challenge. Cold Blooded and Ghost are musts for me. There's always enemy killstreaks up, especially VTOLs and Chopper Gunners. I see teammates when one is up, and they're afraid to move out of a building, but having it allows me to run out there take objectives by surprise as its defenders aren't expecting anyone to push while a Gunship is raining fire. Ghost is equally as important. As with lethal streaks, there's always UAVs up. Some objectives don't have many good spots to capture them like A on Quarry so having Ghost gives me that sneaky sneaky to play the objectives without everyone knowing where I am. I run Spotter since I don't run EOD and run Cold Blooded instead. Doesn't help with grenades, but it helps a ton with claymores and betties. I've also saved so many teammates lives by spotting one as they were about to blitz around a corner. Not as good as some of the others, but it's helpfulness for my teammates and not just for me makes me run it over other good perk 3s.

[@JacobSauers]

Perks that I never use and find pretty useless: Quick fix: Game is just too fast paced and I tend to run into more conflict before I fully regenerate health. Rather just use a stim Point man: hardline is better. Spotter: doesn’t seem to have too much of an impact on the match or on my personal gameplay. For the most part I think everyone can find the VTOL without me having to mark it... Tune-up: I don’t really consider field upgrades to be a crucial part of the game and the ones I do use don’t take too long to charge anyways

[@levibarnor311]

I think Ace should start working at Activision. This could make a lot of Call of Duty games better

[@tmx8686]

Lol nooooooooooooooo

[@levibarnor311]

@@tmx8686 don't worry he'd probably talk with us and communicate 😂

[@moviepedro]

@SevenKnows _ just consult with whatever company, for different games

[@RatedAwesome]

Whats the point of scavenger anyway? I feel like without it i still pick up enough ammo to get by

[@shootinbruin3614]

I would love it if they added another tier 1 perk: Bling. Give up your secondary weapon slot, but in exchange you're able to use all 9 attachment slots for your primary weapon

[@Deathmare235]

Shootin' Bruin they should add perks overtime in the games life cycle like WAW

[@shootinbruin3614]

@@Deathmare235 I agree. New killstreaks would be fun too

[@TheBestcommentor]

I almost always run EOD, Restock, and Amped. Ghost is honestly not OP, because you still show up on radar when shooting your gun, even if you have a suppressor.

[@federicoascencio9560]

Didnt that get fixed in an old patch?

[@andygarcia9477]

Federico Ascencio yes it did. it was for the mp5 monolithic barrel. its been fixed

[@MoldMonkey93]

@@andygarcia9477 And everyone not using suppressor is surprised I find them because it pops up on compass since everyone apparently doesn't look at the compass.

[@Deathmare235]

Spike R ghost is op you don’t get shown in the minmap no matter what

[@DrIBeast]

You don't show up on mini-map anymore. The only time you show up on the mini-map is uav is up and no suppressor. If you shoot an unsilenced gun you will always show up on the compass. The compass doesn't show silenced shots. However, you can hear suppressored weapons pretty well in this game. Get idea which direction that player is in.

[@Myskia972]

Me: *laughs in cold blooded as I destroy the enemy’s sentry gun*

[@obiwankenobi6930]

Not funny

[@DonLasagna]

Personally for double time I always thought a good way to increase effectiveness would be to increase your movement speed to an extent that it counters 1 attachment that reduces your movement speed. you sacrifice a perk to counter the negatives of a particular attachment.

[@coffee222]

I think a good buff for high alert is for it to show a marker (like a blood marker when you get shot) showing the enemy who is looking at you relative to your position if they have looked at you for more than 2 seconds.

[@Jeremy-Biggers]

Tier 1: Double Time - Increase movement speed or maybe decrease sprint out times E.O.D - Fine as is Overkill - Fine as is Scavenger - Have it replenish your tactical and lethal as well Cold-Blooded - Fix it where you appear invisible on thermals Quick Fix - Fine as is Tier 2: Restock - Remove this and put in Dead Silence Hardline - Leave as is High Alert - Add hearing footsteps easier(counter for dead silence) Ghost - Only active while moving Kill Chain - Fine as is Pointman - Remove this and make it a select-able option on the kill streak page. Tier 3: Tune up - Maybe add ability to repair tanks? Amped - Fine as is Shrapnel - Fine as is Battle Hardened - Buff it to where it actually works Spotter - Add ability to mark enemy team Tracker - Fine as is I think this would be an awesome set of changes.

[@sneakyjackattack]

I wouldn't remove restock tbh, I think it's in a pretty good place as is. I would swap pointman for Dead Silence, and have pointman as an option for the killstreaks like you said, but then having both dead silence and restock gives you a choice between quieter footsteps with a limited supply of equipment, or a new set of equipment every 30 seconds (15 for the stim, which is obnoxious tbh), but everyone can hear you from a mile and a half away 🤣

[@dendrickz0]

I agree with everything apart from tune up. Tanks are already annoying, repairing health would be aids

[@robertrocha9512]

Jeremy Biggers I think what you said is exactly what we need

[@MrCcw10]

Jeremy Biggers everything was good up to tune up, if tanks have infinite ammo and can get repaired than they would be unstoppable

[@sayso6119]

i agree with 99% of this. My personal opinion, I think that Overkill should move to Tier 2 and move Pointman to Tier 1 if Dead Silence were to be a Perk. Because I think having Overkill AND Dead Silence would be so OP. I think DS, Ghost, and Overkill should all be in Tier 2 and force people to pick 1 of the 3 strongest perks in the game. But that is just my opinion. Hope this was a respectful comment!

[@TheSunnyboy97]

10:36 i agrée completely this is a waste of a perk and they should lower the score cost (625pt for a predator???) instead, pointman should be cycleman so you can cycle thru your streaks and you’d have to choose that or kill chain so it’s not cheese battle hardened should mitigate green gas effects scavenger should resupply tacticals art least overkill should allow akimbo pistols but that may be too much lol choosing perks is so easy, they need to make it more of a dilemma

[@SpiderDice]

I use Scavenger, Restock and Shrapnel in all of my class setups. Am I doing it wrong?

[@_zl19]

are you using claymores/proximity mines?

[@_zl19]

cuz if so yes

[@sj460162]

Is High Alert in MW2 overpiwered as Im constantly spotted by players who claim they are using high alert?

[@robotmeister009]

Joke of the Century: Talk about balancing in a CoD game!

[@KN11F3D]

My perk changes: Double Time - Add Gung-ho to this perk (hip-fire while sprinting, does not affect super sprint). Overkill - Decrease the overall movement speed for overall weapon weight. The weapon not in use will have half of its penalty. Example: If you carry two assault rifles with 90% movement, you would get an 85% movement speed (-10% and -5%). Scavenger - Extra ammo from Ammo Boxes, Weapon Crates and Stopping Power. Quick Fix - Quick Fix health regen starts immediately. General health regen starts earlier, but regenerates slower, to match what we currently have. Restock - Does not regenerate deployed equipment if it reaches a maximum amount. High Alert - Moved to Tier 3 Ghost - Detectable via Heartbeat Sensor. Pointman - The problem with having it as an option is running Pointstreaks + Kill Chain. Battle Hardened - Reduced the Gas Grenade as well.

[@Anon-zl7zw]

Hip firing is dead in this game. Unless they are point blank I don't even bother anymore.

[@KN11F3D]

@@Anon-zl7zw Precisely why I mention it for the rusher playstyles. I'm not expecting it to be something used all of the time, but it could give a slight edge in CQB combat.

[@xlmoriarty8921]

Do you have an idea if some wishes will be taken serious by infinity ward?

[@brziperiod]

The squad when he says people who camp aren’t good at the game: SHOTS FIRED. SHOTS FIRED.

[@fractual7059]

I feel like the perks in this game are either crutches, redundant, or just really bad, especially High Alert, Kill Chain, and Quick Fix.

[@vhs_nxghtmare8696]

Kill chain is nice if you're going for higher streaks

[@liljonney1]

High alert - great for SnD, Cyber Attack (only other tier 2 perk that would work in those modes would be restock, maybe ghost) Kill chain- clearly not useless when trying to get high killstreaks with lower level lethal streaks Quick fix - This is my main tier 1 perk. AMAZING for hard OBJ players, health regeneration in this game takes forever, esp. against frangible users. When taking OBJs it’s better to have stuns or flashes or has grenades than stim since they help immensely in taking the objective. Super underrated perk

[@fractual7059]

Jonathan Murillo high alert is a massive crutch. If you use it you need to learn to stop barging and rushing in, or you’re using riot shield pistol. Kill chain is useless because lower tier streaks don’t get many kills and it’s pretty unnecessary for the 7/8 kill streak since you’ll probably get your 10, 11 or 12 streak anyway. And quick fix is just a worse version of ICU from ghosts.

[@liljonney1]

PatrickTheFam quick fix has the added benefit of faster health regen while capping OBJs, but just because ICU from ghosts was constantly helping you regen health faster, it doesn’t mean quick fix is useless. I don’t use high alert, I simply made a case for them in 1 life gamemodes. (I don’t understand the “barging in” argument or riot shield reference you made). Kill chain works great with cruise missile, amazingly with wheelson, and well with VTOL. Less so with cluster strikes and precision air strikes, but still a good option. I used it with wheelson when trying to complete an officer challenge requiring you to call in a juggernaut, and the strategy worked the first game I tried it

[@fractual7059]

Jonathan Murillo still, everything you and myself just mentioned are for pretty specific situations

[@ramen_494]

Perks I think should be changed: Overkill. In previous games usually something like quickdraw (faster ads) would be in the same category. In this game the ads is part of gun customization. Scavenger doesn't feel that viable in this game because of ammo box and fully loaded gun perk. Double time should last longer and maybe add faster mantling High alert just seems useless to me Pointman shouldn't be a perk, it would encourage people to actually play the objective more. Kill Chain kinda works in this game because of the camping nature, would be op if it was old games where killstreaks always count towards the next ones. Battle hardened should resist gas grenades. Spotter is only kind of useful in ground war so maybe give it a buff of some kind/ Tracker is like high alert imo, just doesn't seem very useful. Amped should increase launcher ads. I think that gun perks interfere too much with standard perks and I think sleight of hand for example should be a blue perk.

[@Anon-zl7zw]

I believe in beta getting a kill refreshed your super sprint. Would be great for the super aggressive players.

[@derrickbunch1142]

Remy instead of changing overkill I think overkill should b swapped into perk slot one along with hardline. Scavenger and cold blooded should b swapped with those perks. This would indirectly nerf some perks because there’s actually competition. There’s really not enough competition in perks. Scavenger near useless in this game. Perk 1 is basically overkill or E.O.D. Everything else sucks. Ghost has nearly no competition in perk 2 only hardline which is the weakest version of it in cod history. Perk 3 are nearly useless. I could not have the perk 3 slot and not realize. That perk slot is really bad. Perk 1 slot should have hardline Ghost E.O.D overkill and something else. All the best perks and shouldn’t b able to use any of these 2 at once. Flap jacket(E.O.D) r usually in the same perk slot for balance. Not in this game which makes ghost worse. From my memory there hasn’t been a single cod that had flapjacket/overkill/ghost/hardline not in the same perk list.

[@MaksimKozakov]

What about new perk ideas like the two secondaries could be an addition. Had any thoughts about it?

[@roberthofmann932]

Great ideas. I was thinking if the claymore delay you mentioned could also be an option for double time, but that's tier 1 again

[@piccoloo5083]

Also stim shouldnt be a tactical grenade imo.

[@4r77y]

tier 1 double time-increase movement speed by 5% at the coast of taking away the tac sprint duration hopefully get people moving EOD- have about 45% health left when getting hit with explosives and fire at the coast of the removal of the hack ability high ttk plus dosen't need the hack ability Overkill-secondary weapon can only have 3 attachments instead of all 5 attachments past cods knew how impactfull attachment are to weapons this puts overkill in check and not a better scavenger scavenger- is actually bugged. not all scave packs drop on the ground when killing a person with their weapon. needs to be fixed (other wise fin as is} cold blooded-fine as is was thinking about hiding your name from the enemy's or equipment like land mines and claymores wouldn't trigger but that would be to much for this perk quick fix-instantly gain a fix amount of heath when killing an enemy /or health regin rate start 1 or 1.5 sec after a kill giving off a faint blue glow around your screen to know active the ttk in this game is high this would make it so we can stand a little bit of a fight after a gunfight tier 2 restock-fine as is hardline-score streaks coast will be lowerd by 33% other wise fine as is new scorestreak set up high alert-add a increase to hearing an enemy's footsteps only if the footstep audio or radius isn't lowerd ghost-only active while moving also hides your footsteps trail to counter tracker and only if the footstep audio or radius isn't lowerd kill chain-scorestreak kills count towards next scorestreak at the coast of no re rolling of the scorestreak new scorestreak set up pointman-capturing point, defusing bombs, destroying streaks and equipment count as 1 (plus 50 for score streaks) point towards your kill streak. assists counts as half a point (plus 25 for score streaks), (old point man will be under a new name support) new scorestreak set up also a better insensitive to help the team out tier 3 tune up-fine as is amped-all weapons (primary and secondary) are now effected with the swap speed just to speed the game up shrapnel-fine as is Battle hardened-significantly reduces the strength of flash, emp, stun, and gas effects due to the high ttk spotter-gains the hack ability. gains the ability to reroll care packages allowed to show see enemy equipment and streaks on the mini map (and though walls) for self when and marked marked for team mates. better team perk. fix bug/ glitch that makes score/kill streaks appear on the enemy's mini map when regularly called in tracker- gains the ability decrease your footsteps sound only if the footstep audio or radius isn't lowerd new score streak set up assault-killstreaks support-scorestreaks specailist-perks only all found in the streaks options speacailist fells hidden from the community also removing dead silence as a feild upgrade only if the footsteps audio or radius isn't changed

[@TrivalDave]

I agree to almost all of these points. I like your view on the gameand what it needs to be improved.

[@4r77y]

@@TrivalDave that's because like everyone else I've played the game. The game only rewards one play style and not all. I understand that this "rework" needs a little more work but it's a start. If anyone has anymore ideas to add please shoot

[@adri8382]

I agree. We must have a perk that lower footsteps.

[@joedlvr]

I always put double time on when im going for crouching camos cant see where else it would be useful

[@m0vster]

Good on classes where you need to get somewhere very quickly, like to a bomb site in SnD or the neutral flag in Domination.

[@HelinGames]

With overkill perk, kills of killstreaks counts to nuke?

[@KillerZxAce]

- Hardline should be: 2 assists count as 1 kill and you can re-roll your Care Package once (we need to be able to see what is in it) - Battle Hardened needs a big buff, it feels useless now. - Death Silence should be a perk with COMPLETE walking/crouching/prone/run silence! - High Alert is completely useless so replace it with Death Silence. - Maybe add to Recon or Amped that bullets deal more damage to Score/killstreaks! - Kill Chain should give you the ability to re-earn your streaks over and over in a single life. - Amped needs to increase the reload speed to ALL rocket launchers and give rockets and explosives more damage towards streaks and tanks/IFV’s in Ground War!

[@TheBestcommentor]

Dead silence should not be a perk IMO. Having completely silent footsteps even while running is completely unheard of in other FPS games to my knowledge.

[@fractual7059]

Here’s how I would change the perks: Double Time: Since there’s already infinite sprint in this game, the only real option for this perk is for it to increase raw movement speed. Although I think it should be a raw 7% increase to speed because historically, Lightweight was only used the most in BO2, and was a somewhat niche option in all the other games it’s been in. E.O.D: Take away that hacking ability. Move it to Spotter. Overkill: Perfectly balanced as is. Scavenger: Start with max ammo, like how you did with Scavenger Pro in older games. Cold-Blooded: To make it viable for normal combat, make it so that enemies can’t see your nameplate. Quick Fix: Raw regeneration speed should be increased, the delay should be decreased, and the current effects of it should quadruple rates. Restock/Hardline: Balanced as is for the reasons Ace described in the video. High Alert: This perk needs to be removed. Either that or be a part of the Dead Silence field upgrade, because it basically removes the need for gamesense. Ghost: Make it similar to Ghost from BO2, in which you need to be moving or completing an objective to be off the radar. Kill Chain/Pointman: These are only bad because the high tier streaks in this game are medicore, except for White Phosphorus, that streak’s awesome. Although I wish that Pointman didn’t have a tax on the streaks(e.g a UAV is 500 points which is 5 kills’ worth of points even though normally it would be 4 kills.) Tune Up: Balanced as is. Amped: Balanced as is, but I do wish the switching weapon speed was universally faster. Shrapnel: A little bit busted when used with Restock, but still fairly balanced. Battle Hardened: Make it how old Tactical Mask worked. Flashes and stuns in this game feel better than they usually do. Spotter/Tracker: These two have the same concept with different targets so I don’t really see any need to have them be separate.

[@FlyGuy_WN]

I agree with that, i feel that would work for most players or if the game came out an the perks were like that no one would have had any issues but i feel restock could be nerfed it doesnt need to but they could make it so you can only restock once or twice a life

[@airgerald1055]

I use tracker. Seeing enemy footsteps can mean a free kill if you chase them quick enough.

[@MrZKR2391]

Double time - How about adding a stalker type increase to the "aim down sight movement speed" faster strafe

[@janoliver7436]

Best Blue Perk: EOD Best Red Perk: Ghost Best Yellow Perk: Shrapnel You can’t change my mind.

[@andygarcia9477]

literally thats it.

[@darxis8822]

Shrapnel is more situational by game mode. Definitely best for groundwar. Great for objective game modes. But modes like TDM, FFA and such obviously wouldnt be using shrapnel. Thats where Amped comes in ;))

[@robertmartin6625]

I think EOD should get a slight nerf. Those in close proximity to the explosive should not survive even with EOD. IF you can pick up a grenade, for example, you will die from it. For Double Time, I'd say a bunch of small buffs, including increasing the height before fall damage starts. A slight boost to super sprintout time would also be good. Otherwise, I like all of your changes.

[@rocketman8476]

I love how you have to preface your vids with something to the effect of, "these are just my opinions, not facts, don't lose your mind and take this personal" because, people are idiots and it's the internet, love your stuff man, keep up the great work! Totally unrelated, but do you have any plans to review the Dragunov? I searched your weapon review list and couldn't find one. I ask because its the first Sniper rifle I've used in this game and I'm currently enjoying it, I would love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@kareemmonzer7894]

Is there a proper reason why Amped doesn’t increase the speed of swapping to pistols?

[@ReboyGTR]

*I choose High Alert over Ghost.* *If you are, you know, actually moving around the map then knowing when people are targeting you is more important than staying off the radar becauce you’re moving all the time.*

[@TheDomain16]

Remove pointman..add dead silence

[@senit2374]

Yes, and then let us choose between killstreaks, score streaks or specialist. Let the streaks recycle and make it so if you use killchain, your streaks won’t recycle. I mean, how hard is it to make a system like that?

[@hugomartinet2263]

Love your content Ace ! I just wanna start by saying that I'm a low/average player with a 1.09 k/d. I use Tracker almost all the time in 6v6, especially with a rushing/stealthy class, it has given me a LOT of free kills that I otherwise wouldn't have gotten. I think it is fine, I probably wouldn't use EOD if Tracker could delay mine explosions. I agree with most of your suggestions, just don't change Tracker, I like it the way it is and I don't want it to become OP or UP.

[@faheemsheik592]

@TheXclusiveAce please help me. I cannot seem to log on for the past week. My internet connection is fine but the game just says it's connecting to online services and after a while it says unable to connect. HELP PLEASE!!!

[@klicker89]

Dead silence, gun ho and a third perk for adding a extra attachment to your primary weapon would great perks to add to the game

[@StarXsu90]

Sacrafising our first perk slot for overkill is "somehow" the best perk So why not

[@yockhunter]

No, quick fix, scavenger, amped, all need a buff

[@BossFFX1]

Perfect list imo, great job Ace!

[@tobybll]

Can anybody tell me the best Perk Combination for Hardcore Games? Cause I feel like EOD for example is useless in HC.

[@StrictFocus]

EOD: Remove hacking feature Overkill: Limit attachments on secondary weapon Scavenger: Increase bullet count from scavenger packs + every second/third bag grants one tactical equipment Quick Fix: Slightly faster heal active at all times Cold blooded: Change interaction with thermal sight, decrease red name trigger distance slightly Ghost: Adjust so stationary players appear on radar Hardline: Unchanged High Alert: Enable user to see red dots of players using suppressors, OR skulls of teammates killed by tracker user Killchain: Unchanged Point man: Unchanged - possibly adjust point values Restock: Unchanged Shrapnel: Unchanged Tune up: Unchanged Amped: Unchanged - possibly throw tactical faster Battle hardened: Increase effectiveness slightly, add counter to gas grenade Spotter: Increase the visibility of equipment and add hacker ability Tracker: Add trigger delay to claymores and mines

[@frostgale3693]

You forgot to mention cold blooded lol but heres my thoughts on the perks... 1. Ghost needs to be nerfed to make it work if they moving 2. Battle hardened needs a buff cuz u still get flashed and stunned like crazy. Also it needs to be immune to gas. 3. Over kill needs a nerf with no attachments on secondary and swap time is slowed down a bit. 4. Amped needs a buff to speed up launcher reloads. 5. EOD shouldnt work on hardcore honestly. 6. Spotter should have the hacking ability. 7. Pointman shouldnt cost more points to get your streaks.

[@IcyDeal]

Did Infinity Ward already change the hacking ability from EOD to Spotter? I started playing 2 months ago and it was always in the Spotter perk

[@afr0plays342]

IcyDeal Productions video is 5 months old they did it like right after this

[@boyokoson1336]

I really like your take on the tracker perk. 90% of my deaths by claymores is me trying to run past them even if i know where they are.