The Dropshot

Tanner and I bring you an award winning episode of the program with one we've been planning and preparing for for quite some time: VPNs in Warzone. We talk what it is and why people do it, the pros and cons, the morality of using them, and some of your favorite streamers who may be using them. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:09:40 - VPNs in Warzone - What is it? 00:17:26 - Pros of using a VPN...

Tanner and I cover a fairly light week in the Call of Duty universe by discussing some patch notes, playlist updates, and, the biggest story of the day, the delay of Warzone Pacific's Caldera map. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:03:30 - Announcements 00:12:52 - Playlist updates/Secrets of the Pacific 00:24:50 - Ship Haus player count adjusted 00:27:11 - Sledgehammer on vacation 00:34:17 - Ne...

Tanner and I do another Q&A. It was both fun and exciting. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:12:57 - Animals vs. USA 00:30:07 - On smoked meats 00:41:04 - Survival in prison 00:49:05 - On candy 00:59:23 - The world in 50 years 01:12:05 - Eating dogs vs. pigs 01:28:51 - Chimps 01:33:35 - Twitchcon 01:38:49 - Red Dead Redemption 2/RPGs 01:44:45 - Legos 01:49:16 - The Dropshot Warzone Dream Team 01...

In this edition of the program, Tanner and I review Vangaurd's edition of Shipment before getting into some changes to the game in the form of much-needed nerfs before talking the new Warzone map, Caldera, & some more trouble over at Activision HQ. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:10:03 - Announcements 00:15:21 - Shipment review 00:34:31 - Vanguard free to play weekend 00:36:25 - Vanguard pat...

Tanner and I revise our opinions on Vanguard after having played for quite a few more hours since our last analysis episode: 179. We talk weapon balance, the maps, combat pacing, camo challenges, and much more. Some of our opinions have changed, but many have not. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:08:59 - Gun balance 00:15:07 - On the maps 00:25:22 - Gun identity 00:28:17 - Combat pacing 00:36:5...

In this episode, Tanner and I go through some more bug discoveries we've made thus far, and talk about the first ever Vanguard patch. We also take a peek at the much-anticipated new Warzone map coming soon, Caldera, and talk in depth about what to expect. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:11:08 - Announcements 00:25:25 - Playlist updates 00:27:58 - Current bugs in Vanguard 00:50:15 - First Van...

In another absolute marathon of an episode, Tanner and I dive into the release of Vanguard with our first impressions: pros, cons, and general observations. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:23:45 - PSA: Vanguard settings change 00:30:32 - Maps review 01:40:12 - First impressions: observations 01:45:28 - Vanguard pros 02:08:20 - Vanguard cons 03:02:15 - Overall verdict 03:11:02 - Plugs, reminder...

Tanner and I are back from vacation to bring you, our esteemed listener, an absolute HEATER. Directly prior to Vanguard's release, the flood gates opened to release an absolute torrent of information. In this marathon episode, we comb through the details and deliver unto you the skinny. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:10:30 - Announcements 00:24:53 - Brief Cold War/LAPA patch notes 00:31:29...

In this solo episode, I, once again, shoulder the immense burden of keeping this small, but vibrant, and extremely humble community afloat with a relatively light episode. I talk Iron Trials coming back to custom lobbies, changes to auto tactical sprint, some stealth changes, and an examination of the LAPA in Warzone. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:09:34 - Announcements 00:18:00 - Iron Tria...

In this special edition episode, Tanner and I start by announcing details on our fire merch drop, which will be taking place LIVE on our website on November 4th, 8 PM Pacific. We then give everyone a sneak peek at a type of episode we normally reserve for the Patreon: the award-winning Warzone brainstorm. 00:00:00 - Intro & MERCH ANNOUNCEMENT 00:33:13 - Warzone brainstorm - Swiss vs. KAR 00:53:18...

In this episode, Tanner and I cover a bit of the Cold War Halloween changes before reviewing the Warzone Haunting event. We also talk about the new SMG, the LAPA, RICOCHET anti-cheat, and more. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:08:30 - Announcements 00:22:35 - Playlist updates/double XP 00:25:20 - Cold War Halloween patch notes 00:29:42 - The Haunting Warzone event 00:47:35 - Warzone patch not...

Tanner and I are back with a spicy little Q&A episode in which we take questions from you, our dear listeners. Join the Discord, linked below, to ask your own questions! 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:06:14 - Do you check who killed you? 00:09:35 - Star Wars Battlefront thoughts? 00:14:05 - Do you watch streamers who stream games you don't play? 00:19:10 - What games are you horrible at? 00:2...

Tanner and I comb through some patch notes and talk 2 new Vanguard weapons in Warzone right now before getting into the startling reveal of RICOCHET: Activision's new anti-cheat system coming to Call of Duty. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:07:03 - Announcements 00:16:44 - Warzone patch notes/STG-44 & M1 Garand in Warzone 00:37:47 - Vanguard zombies reveal 00:40:35 - Vanguard weapons will ha...

Tanner and I give our first impressions of season 6 for Call of Duty: Warzone & Black Ops: Cold War. We talk Deprogram, the Warzone map changes, the Grav, the new gulag, and much more. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:16:53 - Deprogram/Grav in Cold War review 00:20:52 - On the Warzone/Verdansk map changes 00:36:17 - On the new guns 00:40:26 - Other weapon balance 00:43:48 - Iron Trials quads re...

In this fun and exciting episode, Tanner and I go through all of the changes coming to Call of Duty: Cold War and Warzone for season 6. We talk the roadmap, balance changes, The Haunting event coming back, and much more - including the much-anticipated Battlefield 2042 beta. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:15:55 - Season 6 roadmap; Cold War & Warzone 01:09:42 - Sponsored by MANSCAPED 01:12:0...

In this episode, I welcome back young Jacob for a fiery Warzone brainstorm session. We talk Vanguard Warzone integration, the current meta weapons, recon contracts, how to maximize vehicles, and much more. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:07:33 - On Vanguard integration into Warzone 00:18:15 - Should first circle be visible right away? 00:22:51 - Should recons be changed? 00:30:56 - High Alert,...

Tanner and I are back with some news on the impending final season of Cold War/Warzone: season 6. We talk some Warzone weapon balancing changes before getting into the new zombies map coming to Cold War, new weapons in Warzone, and more. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:07:20 - Announcements 00:17:35 - Warzone patch notes 00:30:04 - Season 6 zombies details 00:33:02 - Warzone season 6 trailer...

Tanner and I once again field questions from our esteemed members of the community via Discord. We talk SBMM, fried rice, Valorant vs. Call of Duty, and much more. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:09:12 - Malibu's Most Wanted 00:10:48 - Warzone is stale; what to do? 00:16:04 - Rebirth mechanics in Warzone/solos changes 00:23:46 - Buff stims? 00:25:20 - Boot camp playlist instead of SBMM? 00:27:...

In this episode, Tanner and I cover a somewhat light week in terms of Cold War and Warzone, but have a lot of enlightening data on Vanguard. Why is the TTK so high? What's going on with the tactical sprint delay? And, of course, much more... 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:07:21 - Announcements 00:11:33 - Playlist updates & The Numbers event 00:16:04 - Iron Trials '84 overview/review 00:27:5...

In this episode, Tanner and I finally talk about Call of Duty: Vanguard after having actually played it ourselves. We go over the pros, cons, and our overall impressions, and were surprised at how much some of our initial impressions changes after getting our hands on it ourselves. 00:00:00 - Intro, acknowledgments, & announcements 00:10:15 - Vangaurd beta review 00:14:10 - Cons 01:18:13 - Sponsor...

Tanner and I talk at length about the rather large weapon balance patch for Warzone this week before getting into a lot of new Vanguard information we've learned since our last episode. We also share a VERY exciting announcement to kick things off... 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:05:16 - Announcements 00:20:13 - Warzone patch notes 00:44:40 - Sponsored by Manscaped 00:47:32 - Vanguard beta...

Tanner and I take a look at everything we know so far surrounding Call of Duty: Vanguard and give an in-depth analysis on what we expect from multiplayer. Which perks will be meta? Which weapons will be good? Watch and see, kings. 00:00:00 - Intro, acknowledgments, & announcements 00:18:14 - Vanguard Beta changes coming soon 00:26:27 - Vanguard Multiplayer Predictions - Intro 00:29:12 - Perks 00:5...

In the wake of the first beta test for Call of Duty: Vanguard, Tanner and I talk a lot about what's in store for the next one coming shortly. We start with the Season 5 Reloaded patch notes for Warzone and Cold War before getting into the considerable amount of information we have on Vanguard in general, and the upcoming beta specifically. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:05:30 - Announcement...

Amidst a very slow week in the Call of Duty universe, Tanner and I answer some questions asked of us by our esteemed Discord members. We talk Warzone slumps, Cold War perks, animal battles, High Alert, and much more. 00:00:00 - Intro & announcements 00:07:58 - Why does Tanner's emote not have a 'stache? 00:12:15 - Should heartbeats be removed from Warzone? 00:16:39 - Should CW perks replace MW for...

Tanner and I are (very gladly) back from Las Vegas and eager to get into the normal swing of things. We start by covering some stealth changes made to Warzone before diving into a review of Call of Duty: Vanguard, some leaks on the 2021 game, and much more. 00:00:00 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:05:04 - Announcements 00:17:11 - Playlist update/buybacks review 00:21:43 - JGOD on neck damage multipli...