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The guys go through the Season 5 Reloaded "patch notes," amidst a few other things. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:01 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:09:40 - Announcements 00:14:32 - Season 5 Reloaded "patch notes": overview, weapons 00:51:20 - Multiplayer/Warzone/DMZ 01:10:22 - News/upcoming; new AI prox chat detection Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to...

The guys, at the end of a VERY light week in Call of Duty, take to Discord and answer questions from the community. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:12:48 - Answering questions Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads. The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episod...

The guys talk a lot about MWIII, including a slew of new information gleaned from the recent Gamescom reveal of an MWIII campaign gameplay trailer. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:12 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:07:19 - Announcements 00:13:17 - Launchers banned in Ranked 00:17:12 - New operator bundles + shadiness 00:24:22 - Gamescom MWIII campaign gameplay 00:56:50 - CoD Next; beta dates 01:02:30 - Micro...

The guys go over all of the content creators who visited Sledgehammer Games' Studio's videos and discuss everything they've revealed that was not in the blog posts we got from Call of Duty themselves regarding Modern Warfare III. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:05 - Intro & announcements 00:12:22 - Multiplayer details; JGOD 00:44:33 - Multiplayer; others 01:08:25 - Zombies; JGOD 01:25:11 - Zombies; others...

In this landmark episode, the guys quickly go through the week's balance changes before getting into a ton of new information on MWIII courtesy of Activision's 3 new blog posts as well as some leaks. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:23 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:05:04 - Announcements 00:09:11 - Weapon balancing 00:16:52 - Pre-reveal blog post 00:26:13 - The MW3 blog post 01:41:29 - Pre-orders, dates, lea...

The boys talk about their experiences recently playing ranked; some tips, some brainstorm ideas, some questions, and some ideas for the devs all rolled into one neat little package. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:00 - Intro & announcements 00:09:18 - Ranked Warzone: The SR Changes 00:17:05 - Drop spots 00:30:02 - Player count/reinforcement flares 01:03:58 - Should you land straight on strongholds? 01:14:...

The guys go over a small patch before getting into some major announcements, including the return of slide cancel, rumors of Verdansk, how MW2 will carry to MW3, and more. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:12 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:09:44 - Announcements 00:14:37 - Patch notes 00:21:50 - Pay-to-win items in store 00:29:45 - Slide cancelling coming back? 00:47:44 - MW3 reveal/Verdansk returns? 01:14:16...

The guys do a thorough review/first impressions on Season 5 of Warzone 2.0/Modern Warfare II. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:09 - Intro & announcements 00:05:42 - Season 5 first impressions: overview/multiplayer 00:16:10 - An aside on DMZ 00:29:13 - New guns/weapons in general 01:25:14 - Warzone/misc. Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads. The...

The guys go over the Season 5 patch notes, including a much-needed improvement to how sliding works in Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:10 - Intro, acknowledgments, & announcements 00:28:23 - Season 5 patch notes: Gameplay/weapons 01:29:30 - Multiplayer/Warzone; additional CoD tweets 02:04:41 - News/leaks/upcoming changes Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podca...

The guys start by talking about the absolute disaster that was the World Series of Warzone Last Chance Qualifier before getting into some Q&A. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:09 - Intro & announcements 00:14:51 - World Series of Warzone Last Chance Qualifier 01:04:38 - Q&A Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads. The podcast is available wherever...

The guys go over some weapon balance before getting into the Season 5 Roadmap, MWIII leaks, and more. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:11 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:04:05 - Announcements 00:18:00 - Patch notes/weapon balance 00:37:10 - Season 5 Roadmap: Overview/multiplayer 01:07:47 - Warzone 01:29:34 - New weapons/misc. 01:51:11 - MWIII leaks/other news Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on pod...

The guys do a thorough review of Season 4 Reloaded. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:02 - Intro & announcements 00:25:46 - Multiplayer, The Boys event 00:45:45 - Weapon Balancing 01:09:08 - Performance/bugs 01:24:06 - Misc. Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads. The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access...

The guys cover a few patches before getting into some drama about the Swagg operator skin, Activision being scummy, and the decline of esports. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:15 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:07:48 - Announcements 00:22:56 - Patch notes/ranked restrictions 00:41:15 - Paid bundle free for Prime members 00:46:25 - Swagg's operator cancelled 00:57:34 - MW3 will have MW2's guns 01:04:44 - Acti...

The guys go over the "patch notes" for Season 4 Reloaded in this marathon edition episode of the program. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:15 - Intro & announcements 00:11:01 - Season 4 Reloaded: General/weapons/multiplayer 01:37:20 - Warzone/DMZ/misc. tweets 02:34:15 - News & upcoming changes Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads. The podcast i...

The guys talk about the waning interest in Ranked Warzone and examine some reasons why that may be before getting into some search trends indicating interest in the game since launch before capping off the episode with a comparison of Ashika Island and Vondel. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:13 - Intro & announcements 00:15:25 - Warzone Ranked is getting stale 01:10:43 - Interest in Call of Duty since MW2...

The guys take on a fairly light week with some patches and news before rehashing a Bloomberg article that postulates this year's Call of Duty, Modern Warfare III, will be re-using a lot of the maps we currently have in MWII. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:08 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:11:52 - Announcements 00:24:20 - SPX 1-shotting in Warzone 00:34:38 - Playlist debacle/hidden patch note 00:51:30 - Act...

The guys go through all of the best perks, equipment, and guns to use for Vondel - and you'll be surprised by how much some guns are flying under the radar. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:05 - Intro & announcements 00:13:45 - Vondel meta: perks 00:30:26 - Tacticals/lethals 00:51:54 - Secondaries 01:26:50 - Primaries Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to d...

The guys catch up on some news and changes since missing last week's news podcast and get into some details on Ricochet anti-cheat updates, the Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, and more. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:00:59 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:11:13 - Announcements 00:27:49 - Patch notes/changes 00:34:11 - Ricochet blog update 00:57:12 - Misc. updates/Hardpoint in Warzone 01:09:51 - Ra...

The guys are back and take an episode to talk about some of the bigger ticket happenings in the past week with a particular focus on amending their original statements on Vondel - the newest Resurgence map. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:12 - Intro & announcements 00:13:46 - Vondel revisited 01:09:15 - Ranked Warzone restrictions added 01:16:17 - Further WSOW drama 01:35:52 - Warzone 1 servers going offl...

The guys spend some time going through the Season 4 patch notes before getting into a discussion on their first impressions after having played it for a few hours on launch day. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:28 - Intro & announcements 00:07:10 - Season 4 patch notes speedrun: weapons/general 00:25:36 - Multiplayer/Warzone/DMZ 01:05:53 - Season 4 first impressions Note: timestamps may be slightly misalig...

The guys go through the lengthy Vondel highlight blog post before getting into some additional shenanigans going on behind the scenes at Activision as well as some MASSIVE changes coming to Warzone in Season 4: a health increase and no more AI. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:03 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:11:38 - Announcements 00:19:24 - Vondel blog post 01:17:08 - Sponsored by MANSCAPED 01:19:41 - Para...

The guys do another slam-dunk, home-run Q&A episode. Some questions are related to Call of Duty, some to gaming generally, and some to neither - you've been warned! 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:11:17 - Answering questions Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads. The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free...

The guys go over the Season 4 blog post/roadmap in anticipation of Season 4 coming on June 14th, including a lot more details on the new Resurgence map: Vondel. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:22 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:15:31 - Announcements 00:21:57 - Small updates 00:31:33 - Season 4 Roadmap analysis 00:53:54 - Season 4 blog post: Warzone 01:40:18 - Sponsored by MANSCAPED 01:42:11 - Multiplayer/wea...

The boys talk about the much needed Cronen Squall nerf before getting into the leaked new Resurgence map purportedly coming as soon as Season 4's launch: Vondel. FaZe Rain drama, the WSOW finals, and more are also discussed. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:10 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:08:01 - Announcements 00:19:42 - Cronen Squall NERF 00:40:01 - Trophy Hunt/NICKMERCS TimtheTatMan skins 00:45:09 - DMZ...

The guys talk in great detail about all the most recent spicy Ranked Warzone drama with an emphasis on the ScummN, HusKerrs, & Unrational debacle before getting into another cheater being exposed, sm2, X Labs, & Plutonium, and Apex Legends' giant failure with its latest ranked season. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:15 - Intro & announcements 00:25:25 - ScummN & ranked drama generally 01:06:15 - Cheating...