The Dropshot

In episode 91 of the program, Tanner and I tackle some more questions from the fire Discord. The vast majority of these questions were about Cold War/Call of Duty, including CDL switching to keyboard and mouse potentially, the advantage of a controller for movement, and much more. Mental health, and Call of Duty's impact on it, is also discussed. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednes...

In this installment of The Dropshot - A Call of Duty Podcast, Tanner and I cover the massive content drop that is season 1 for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. We talk about the new maps, including Mall at the Pines and Raid, the new weapons, buffs, nerfs, how Warzone is working with Cold War weapons, and much more. This episode was an absolute banger, and we truly appreciate all of t...

For episode 89, we consult our poll from the Discord about whether we should do Q and A, or cover the giant truckload of new information we've gotten on Season 1 of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and go from there; tons talked about in this episode! The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7 o'clock Pacific! You can find the link below if you wanted to watch l...

Tanner and I kick this episode off with more than a few announcements before we get into the swing of things. We talk about how "muzzle flash concealment" works, the Motherland Moshpit playlist, Cold War being on sale, and more. We also get into the delay of Season 1 and speculate how that's going to go (hint: probably not great) and cover quite a few more leaks. The podcast is streamed live on Tw...

Tanner and I briefly talk about the new "First Strike" playlist in Black Ops: Cold War, then we move into a new set of Q and A questions. We talk about furnishing your apartment, limited time modes, the future of Call of Duty multiplayer versus Warzone, and much, much more. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7 o'clock Pacific! You can find the link below i...

Episode 86 brings a lot of exciting news for the future of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War; both the multiplayer, and its integration into Warzone. We talk about the buff to weapon experience (xp), tactical rifles being nerfed soon, Christmas Nuketown, and more. We also talk about the return of a classic map, "Raid," returning to Cold War from Black Ops 2, and the addition of Alcatraz Island from...

Tanner and I continue our Q and A episodes with episode 85. We talk aim trainers like Kovaak's and Aim Labs, how to get into the competitive Call of Duty scene, playing aggressive versus playing for the win in Warzone, being sellouts, and much, much more. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7 o'clock Pacific! You can find the link below if you wanted to wat...

Tanner and I talk about the first ever Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War playlist update to come to the game: the release of Nuketown 24/7. We analyze the Cold War iteration of the map, talk strategy for doing well on it this year, and give our thoughts. We also go over the weapon buffs and nerfs that came with the November 20th patch, and much more. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wed...

Tanner and I start this one off by giving a few more generalized Cold War tips that we've learned to utilize since the game's come out, and then get back into our first Q & A in a long time. We talk about our favorite types of mice for gaming, switching to PC, Warzone rituals, aliens, zombies mode, and much much more. Be sure to join the Discord, linked below, and ask your own question in the Q &...

In our first Wednesday episode post-Cold War, Tanner and I start the program by going over a few very important pointers we've learned to maximize your performance, and enjoyment, of the game. We then talk about the MP5 nerf, speculate on what other nerfs may be around the bend, and more. We also touch on some leaked images of Season 1 cosmetics and items coming December 10th, and much more. The p...

Tanner and I do our first episode after the official release of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and give our first impressions. We discuss what we liked, what we didn't like, and our overall assessment of the game. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7 o'clock Pacific! You can find the link below if you wanted to watch live - as you've no doubt heard, view...

In our last podcast episode before the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, I am joined by long time listener and quick-scope extraordinaire GoatedOat! We talk about a ton of information that has been released for Cold War immediately preceeding its release including the new prestige mode, cross-game progression, the return of Nuketown, and more. We also go into how Warzone will integrate C...

Capping off the year, we say our goodbyes to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with our final installment of our Year in Review series with part 3 of 3: The Ugly. Here we discuss the absolute worst aspects of the game and detail precisely why they're so obscenely bad. Clocking in at just over 5 hours, this is our longest episode to date and was an absolute blast. Strap in, get cozy, and enjoy - this on...

Tanner and I rejoice in the little time we have left to endure Modern Warfare and go over some more news about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. We talk about how you can get some free in game items, the zombies leaks, the inclusion of the China Lake and FAMAS in Cold War, and more. We cap the show off with an analysis of Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard's statement on how Cold War will in...

In this special edition Halloween episode, Tanner and I continue our 3 part year in review series of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with part 2: the bad. We discuss, at length, everything that is bad about this game while showing off our incredibly clever Halloween costumes. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7 o'clock Pacific! You can find the link below if...

Episode 76 takes us through some minor changes in Modern Warfare, including a JAK-12 nerf, the addition of Warzone quads at night, and more. We also talk about a bunch of news surrounding Black Ops Cold War: promo codes, PawnTakesPawn videos, Zombies Onslaught, achievments & trophies leaks, killstreak leaks, and much more. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednesday and Saturday night a...

Tanner and I begin our annual 3 part series entitled "Year in Review," in which we exhaustively review the latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise - in this case, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Part 1, the good, is this edition, in which we talk about everything that we liked about Modern Warfare. We also get a surprise appearance, announce some giveaways, and more. The podcast is streamed...

Tanner and I take a deep dive into the surprisingly good Halloween event in Call of Duty Modern Warfare and Warzone: The Haunting of Verdansk. We go through all the new playlists, discuss the zombie royale, the loot that is ripe for the taking, and more. We also cover some Fireteam: Dirty Bomb from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the cheaters that were in the Cold War beta, and much more. The po...

Tanner and I cap this one off by giving away 3 copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War before we dive in to an in-depth analysis and review of the Cold War Beta. We go over our list of pros, our list of cons, and our overall take on the beta, and what we can expect from the game on launch. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7 o'clock Pacific! You can fi...

Tanner is back from his expedition, and we jump into a ton of news and updates around Call of Duty. We talk about the AS-VAL and SP-R nerfs, the addition of the JAK-12 full auto shotgun in Modern Warfare, and more. We also get into Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War news surrounding its first cross-platform beta. We discuss the return of stimshot, lobbies disbanding after matches, the beta time to k...

In a first of its kind, I try a new type of episode in Tanner's absence: a live Q&A! I take questions directly from Twitch chat and answer them in real time. We talk about the Assassin perk in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, skill based matchmaking (SBMM), how swimming works in Cold War, my favorite podcasts, and much, much more. I wasn't sure how well this would go, but you guys really showed u...

Tanner and I cover the very broken AS-VAL and SP-R 208 sniper rifle and their incoming fixes, and review how they do in multiplayer and Warzone. We then go over the absolutely huge list of patch notes released by Treyarch regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold war, and give our take on what's good, bad, and to be determined. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch every Wednesday and Saturday night...

In this episode, JakeDown returns for a very in-depth interview on his journey of switching from console (and a controller) to PC (and keyboard and mouse). I ask him a ton of questions about the switch; what his expectations were, what the reality was, how to do well, and how to switch most smoothly. This was an incredibly insightful perspective on what it's like to switch platforms, and I was sur...

Tanner and I go into all of the details around the recently released Season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone. We talk about the new ground war map, gunfight map, and the 2 new weapons: the AS-VAL, and SP-R 208. We also discuss the Origin 12 shotgun nerf and how that will affect the meta, the C4 nerf, and everything else to do with the new season such as the new subway stations, new st...

Tanner and I cap this one off by giving away THREE copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Ultimate Edition, before we get into another spicy Q and A. We talk about booze, movies, TV shows, the gas mask in Warzone and how we'd change it, the Ghost perk, creating our own killstreak, and much, much more. This episode was an absolute banger - don't miss it. The podcast is streamed live on Twitch e...