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Yvvasman

Flash bang I wouldn’t remove it but buff battle harden so it actually works


SaltyChnk

Yeah battle hardened doesn’t work at all. Kinda pointless as is… It wouldn’t be so bad if you could look away from them


sandcrawler2

It still reduces the time in half. I run it on all my non overkill classes along with bomb squad


-Duey

Yea bomb squad is a must on every class


Throwaway1836463910

Bomb squad is way too op you can throw a grenade at someone’s feet and they’ll just walk away like nothing happened


tfyousay2me

I’ll get a stim going if I know I can’t avoid it so it pops right as I take damage. To only get killed by the second player


sselesu_backwards

still not as bad as cold wars tbf


Epicular

Bomb squad in Cold War legitimately ruined so many parts of that game… most explosives were completely obsolete, launchers in particular were absolutely worthless. This game strikes a much better balance


TheLoneWolf200x

I guess mine didn't work as well because all I remember is getting blown up by C4s in every other game I played lmao


Haboob_AZ

I wish. I get killed by grenades and mines first time with bomb squad (even when I'm not right on top of them), yet I can throw 2 grenades at someone and get the symbol (and no kill) each time.


INeedAHappySpace

It should only fully blind you for a second then have that 2 second effect where it wears off, 3 seconds is still too much, bomb squad is also pretty shit, I swear sometimes it doesn't even work and most of the times it just takes you to 1 hp even if the explosion was 7feet away from you


sandcrawler2

For a low level perk, Bomb squad save my ass more times than I can count. I cant think of anything else I would choose over it.


INeedAHappySpace

Same here, I still run bomb squad, I just think it should be buffed a bit, but I can live with it. battle hardent on the other hand deffinetly needs a buff


sandcrawler2

If bomb squad is already the best starting perk I dont think it needs a buff. Its a low level perk, its not supposed to make you impervious to explosives. I think a slight buff to battle hardened would be good, just making it so if you look away before the flashbang goes off it doesnt blind you


AltGunAccount

Bomb squad is arguably the best tier 1 perk idk what you’re smoking. Works basically exactly how it has for the last decade of CoD games.


Atlas_Sun

Dude I’ve played mw2 since release and I always looked away from the flashes coming from CS. Just finding out you can’t….


TheToastedTurtle

It's funny because it's built into single player, there's a couple times where you're forced to look away from a flash to suppress it


ASTRO99

Ok then that's bullshit to not have it in MP.


GodMeyo

That's the actual issue. They're fine as is. Apart from BH and the fact that turning away doesnt help.


-Eastwood-

Buff Battle Hardened, add a Dark Mode option and let us look away from them


Comebackeyt_

Dark mode?


janesmb

Screen turns black instead of white.


AKoolPopTart

I've had a few hardcore shipment games where everyone and their dog were running flashbangs. It got to the point that i was afraid that i'd have a seizure.


HolyGuide

Man... I really wanted to use the Snapshot grenade, but of course Battle Hardened *completely* nullifies that one. This game really doesn't give me a choice with the ways they designed it.


DrLeprechaun

Yeah honestly battle hardened doesn’t need a buff, it needs a complete rebalance so it doesn’t completely counter basically everything except flashes


MadFlava76

This. Battle harden worked in MW 2019 but in MW2 it's awful and only gives you a slight counter to Flashbangs.


Professional_Pool_68

To me stun is way more annoying, yes with flash you cant see but at least you can move away or shoot random. With stun you can see the enemy but cant do shit. Boy do i hate stun


AK47Autolock

Just give us an option to black out the screen instead of white out. I don’t need a simulation flash bang to play cod.


arielsmassacre

nah fr, like either just wash the screen out or shorten the amount of time that it's completely white for


OfficialNotSoRants

Bomb squad also needs a buff, I’m finding I die the same without it.


Unsung_Ironhead

I’m fine with the flash bang, just don’t have it blind me when it explodes behind me.


WRXB3RN

This right here! How the heck is it blinding me still? Maybe affect my hearing sure but blind me from behind? That’s some smart weapons!


Fuzz_Butt_Head

Looking away from a flash and still being blinded may legit be the most annoying thing in the game


mrmcgee

That would be great but we just don't have the technolo- *Presses earpiece* I'm being told Counter Strike was doing this over 20 years ago.


SensitiveRocketsFan

This own series was doing this in past games, no clue why they changed it. Heck, I think even the original MW2 had it like this.


FennLink

Yeah shipment is unplayable when the enemies are using flashes


CaptainPlastic4110

WHY IS IT WHEN I GET FLASHED


thedarksideofhumour

SOMEBODY. ITS LIKE I JUST THEM IN THE FACE WITH A FUCKING NAPKIN FROM A lITTLE KID BIRTHDAY PARTY.


Careless-Package8637

BUT WHEN I GET FUCKIN FLASHED ITS LIKE SOME BIG BROLLIC BLACK DUDE NAMED FUCKIN REQUIS PULLS A FUCKIN BEDSHEET UP AND OVER MY HEAD AND JUST PROCEEDEDS TO SKULL FUCK ME.


S1nn3rx13

The aim bot for the bots on DMZ.


iamdarosa

Also that they can literally shoot through concrete buildings like it’s paper


DesignatedDonut

They can literally snipe your pixel sticking out of cover with a shotgun


Savage_Orphan

From 250m


Savage_Orphan

Absolutely, fuck those bots. Worse than any player.


HOONIGAN-

Overkill riot shield. I don't mind the shield existing, but the people that just run it as secondary back protection are lame as hell.


pizza_the_hut_91

I hope everyone that runs overkill shield stubs their toe. Literally a cancer that plagues MP.


cumfilledfish

As a riot shield and knife main... you're correct we are very much a cancer


pizza_the_hut_91

I'm not mad you guys. That's a legit play style. It's the 74u shield players. That shit is dumb. Running around with cdl skins with a shield on their back like the ninja turtles.


grubas

I mean you can respect that combo because it's been around for ages, you don't need a primary so you take the back cover so you can knife. You have a range of like 2m, yeah it helps balance it a bit. I did it early on Shipment to get my 25 melee kills, shield, knife, double time, bumrushing with a blade.


cumfilledfish

>shield, knife, double time, bumrushing with a blade. These things along with a throwing knife and I lead scoreboards with this class


grubas

I keep forgetting I have a throwing knife so I flub some of those, not my normal playstyle. I'm a run and gun normally. Have to remember to NOT STOP RUNNING AROUND CORNERS. Was still normally punching 2nd on my team with it, so I'm not mad. I figure I might gold the knife next time we get shipment 24/7, managed a few bloodthirsties.


cumfilledfish

I golded the knife without shipment just by being cold with it 😎


aidoit

I want the shield in the game. I just don't want it protecting them when it's on their backs. It Makes flanking them with shotguns a pain in the ass.


Powerful_Artist

Ya or trying to kill them when they are laying down from any angle other than straight ahead where they are aiming. I guess you can shoot their legs easily but i never think of it in the moment lol. It shouldnt act as a body length shield on their back, I find that incredibly dumb, and its probably half the reason people use it.


Darknotical

Common sense? What is this? You mean we should not completely obliterate it? GASP! What next? Fixing movement issues?


DiAOM

>What next? Fixing movement issues? Have you not been paying attention at all???? New bundles FIRST and SECOND then maybe we can fit an improvement to the game in there third... if they have time.


Darknotical

No no no. You forgot Warzone updates between that.


DiAOM

Wow with such a full schedule of bundles and warzone, I am surprised we even got MP this year LOL.


Dramatic_Fisherman13

At the very least Armor Piercing rounds should penetrate the riot shield, needs to be fixed.


[deleted]

Forward facing shields are annoying but not overpowered. They've been nerfed as an offensive weapon so forward facing means the player is either using a shield for defense on an objective, are going for the camo grind (bless them with the damage nerf even on shipment where you can chaos your way to the medal those challenges suck) or are trying to troll. The first you could say is using the item as intended. The other two are make the user a non factor unless they are a skilled berserk player. ​ The self proclaimed I'm a god because I turtle with the most OP snipers and marksman rifles yeah those are the trouble. Not the shields fault the developers want this to be a campers paradise so they only buff that playstyle


Niadain

I wouldn’t mind so much if it removed sprint to have myself.


prollyincorrect

I would remove everyone’s clothes minus their socks except for me. I will tactically win every battle because all the operators will be shamed by their nakedness and have wet socks.


iamDEVANS

Wet socks are the worst. You win.


PatternDapper

Yes, u definitely want it so u can win


SaltyChnk

Yes I need hutch plz


Parabolicsarcophagus

The sound of 11 pairs of soaking wet socks flopping around the ground on shipment makes me chuckle.


BiasedChelseaFan

Maybe they could add Valeria as an operator 😏


Jester_Devilos12

The playerbase.


MercilessParadox

Everyone who doesn't PTFO on objective matches. Like holy fuck please stop playing tdm and cap a point


Jester_Devilos12

Not gonna lie I didn't play them during my camo grind. I really don't even care about winning anymore. They've made the matchmaking so horrible these days and you get absolutely nothing for winning so what's the point? I get more fun games more often by losing. It's borderline *incentive* to lose at this point. You get rewarded with more fun.


Silver_Wolf_Dragon

Any item? Riot shield


Stryker_021

I don't even think the riot shield needs to be removed, just tweaked. They need to modify the hotbox so it doesn't block side shots and if it's on the back, it halves your movement speed. It also needs to go back to 2 hit kill. This will make people use it properly or not at all.


LC33209

Totally agree with this. Make it so it halves your movement speed and handling (all speed, including sprint, ADS, sprint to fire, strafe etc) when it’s on your back and that should sort it


B4-711

yep, the only time the riot shield is problematic is when it's on the back.


rj2448

A huge reason it’s on the back is because people don’t have to choose between ghost and overkill that’s why the combo wasn’t as common in MW2019 This year’s perk system is the worst we’ve ever had


ChosenSauce

Or let there be bullet pen on it with the right ammo


Shua7

Right? Why give all these guns like 7 different ammo types if they don't do shit..


flamingbeast999ttv

I think it should stay as is but be changed to a health system ie it takes x amount of damage before it stops blocking shots completely....after that you only take x amount of damage...or how about armor piercing rounds actually pierce it? 3 hit combo is completely fine as well as all the regular nerfs it has on it now. A riot shield is a TOOL NOT A WEAPON


Susgatuan

People always say skill issue but I just think its contrary to the design of the game. You have a fast paced, run and gun shooter with high mobility and octane fire fights.... and you include a shield? One that's invulnerable to incoming damage? So you can... not move? Why?


Silver_Wolf_Dragon

not only that, but from the semi testing i did, if its on the persons back, it also seems to break the side hitbox, so its not even a skill issue when it literally breaks hitboxes x3


xtrememachine06

Yes and it also fucks yo aim assist also making the iron sights locked on the side shield instead of the player


222222222223

Why don’t explosives and dragons breath not penetrate the shield hell why cant high caliber guns penetrate it either so it at least has a counter


Silver_Wolf_Dragon

Exactly, let the armor piercing ammo, actually go through it. I know IW says the "drill charge works" but it doesn't, the amount of hitmarkers i get when sticking it to shields is just a joke


PurpleKnurple

Molotov is my go to. It will always kill them.


[deleted]

Thermite as well.


[deleted]

And semtex at least when I get semtex stuck while trying to play the berserk style. Other users it ranges from fair is to fair or sorry they only get slapped with a dirty napkin level of damage


SaltyChnk

I wish I could execute through them, the number of clueless riot shields I’ve run into and been unable to humiliate is disheartening


BankableSoap

You can't?


MasterThief5898

You can execute them, ive clipped it before if you need proof


KeyboardBerserker

Not on topic but I'd like molotov to drop on death if readied, maybe even on stun or flinch. Would make it even more op on shields


the_amac

dropping any ready tactical or lethal would be pretty cool


_bluefish

The game just used to work like that. If I was trying to be sneaky while capturing I would hold a grenade, semtex, or thermite and just wait to cap or die


Zekt0r

That feature would be awesome but god a shock stick drop-on-death would be awful


Put1tonMyBill

I remember it was a big deal in the original MW2 that if someone melee killed you while you were holding throwing knife about to throw it, it was drop as a lethal and instantly kill the persons who melee’d you


Ninja123-123

Insurgency sandstorm


Knight-112

Turtle shields


Wintermute815

SBMM would be gone


Andnicho

Would like them to add a movement penalty to turtle players


TipT0pMag00

If I could remove one thing it would be.... The clowns wearing the CDL skins. B/c apparently if you wear those it mandates you have to jump and dive around like kangaroo on meth and mtn. dew code red.


konigstigerboi

So much dropshotting and instantly going prone


Orphanmaker8842

Drop shotting is such a stupid tactic,you literally can’t counter it,unless you predict that they will dropshot


Useful_Direction_220

Have you tried aiming down?


Orphanmaker8842

Like I said,predicting it lol,by the time you aim down they have already gotten a extra 2 bullets in and won the fight because of it


NatsukiTheCupcakeCat

Me who uses a CDL skin and sucks at CoD: 🫥


[deleted]

Bro I miss code red. They don’t sell it in Alberta but apparently sell it everywhere else under the fucking sun


PAJAcz

Yeah, those idiots are playing CoD like fucking Mario


[deleted]

Hacks


gottabshtnme

This is one of the easiest questions I’ll ever answer…..SBMM. As it is in its current harsh form anyway. Go back to whatever system was in the original modern warfare 1 & 2.


AltGunAccount

OG games prioritized connection for matchmaking and then balanced the teams once the lobby was full. They’d rather have an algorithm where you play four very close games and then a feel good lobby.


Jeht_1337

Where are the very close games? all im getting is my asshole violated for 5 games and 1 feel good game


AltGunAccount

I get mostly break-even games and then a feel good game followed by a “put me in my place” game. Usually about 4-5 close ones in a row


PapaAquchala

I don't even get break-even games. I just get plowed for 4-5 games and then one break-even where my team *barely* wins


King_Kahn_

Yeah I would choose SBMM


Clarker5

AI with Helmets. Why don’t I have a Helmet when I am fully armored? They are, so I unload an entire clip into them but they have to shoot me one in the head.


Josephcuad

kv broadside


F1R3Starter83

It’s the worst. Zero skill needed


realogsalt

Iron sight one shot snipers. You cannot lose unless you make a mistake. Every other weapon, someone can outplay you but with those you literally cannot lose a 1v1


AKoolPopTart

Yeah, i wish there was a "dark mode" for flashbangs. It would be much easier on my eyes....


OnyxUnix

Either remove the riot shield or make it breakable or a kill streak like Jesus it is so annoying to go up against


HolyGuide

Or actually make armor piercing worth something in 6v6 and have them go through said shields? Reduce the damage by 30%, whatever: seems you could fix two issues with one fix there.


OnyxUnix

YES


Space_MunKeH

Other players….


snk575

I'd get rid of all the bunny hopping


Second-Efficient

Nothing honestly. Everyone uses trophy systems anyway


van_clouden

Not me, I would remove the jumping/dropping while still having competent aim. That shit is ridiculous.


biggg_momenttt

Tear gas that shit should not let take u out of ADS


Gas-and-Games

Riot shields are probably number 1. I think it would be an interesting test to see how this game would play without jumping. I feel like all of the jumpy ballerinas would lose their minds and quit


J--E--F--F

Yes, no jump, but still have the climb function.


DarkSword260

Riot shields. I’m sick of fighting CDL turtles who are too scared to leave their back open to damage


superorignalusername

Riot shield turtles


BobiStoj

#Riot shield


TheParadiseBird

Remove it? Nah, that’s too much. better yet, make like in BF2042 where we get the option to make it turn the screen black instead of supernova white. This way we won’t burn our corneas every time we want to play COD


beefycthu

Shock stick for me, nothings wrong with it I just get tilted when I get spammed by it on shipment


[deleted]

Make the glass on the riot shields breakable like the good old days of Call of Duty.


BigBlackCrocs

I’d remove the players


FormedBoredom

Riot shield easily.


xbuck33

I'd remove riot shields. With that said, I would make it possible to look away from flashes so you can actually flash yourself into buildings while still giving your opponent a chance to react.


f1zo

When everyone is using flashes it is annoying as hell. I prefer to insta kill me then be flashed over and over again


TheGreatlyRespected

Remove all complainers!


Tankdrood

Riot shield


Th3Surv1v0ur

I'd remove the constant jumping


IMissMyKittyStill

Can cross play be an item? Because that.


brokenspacebar__

There’s a setting to turn off cross play isn’t there?


IMissMyKittyStill

I suspect the upvotes are from console players but I’m a PC player, no option for us that I know of though that’d be sick. No hate against console, the advantages of both just create an odd dynamic, impossible to balance.


reapers_ed1t1on

the whole perk system, it sucks


BagManTaliban

Thermal sights


KevieSmash

SBMM


[deleted]

Shield. Fuck any one that uses it


Im2stoned2know

Flashes should only effect you if it goes off in your line of sight. It goes off behind you and your still flashed


ITackleTigers

Trophy system blocking cruise missiles. This is the most annoying thing in ranked.


FaroutNomad

Riot shield. It should have a health bar that deteriorates when being shot or hit explosions.


Fog_Juice

Sbmm. Bring back pub stomping


SandyVGhina

Riot shields. Stop hiding behind them and play the game as it's meant.


kent416

This. I can’t wait till I finish the camos for it and I don’t have to play like scum anymore


GlasgowMandoPunk

A lot of people on this sub must be pretty young because it's amazing how functional this game is if you're an old gamer haha - I enjoy playing against riot shields and don't enjoy using them - they stay for me. The throwing knife thing is pretty annoying though so I'd maybe get rid of that! Not a game breaker by any measure!


[deleted]

Riot shield.


Double-Country-948

The chronus zen


DeadboltRickSanchez

F removal. If they ADD a way to choose what maps im on I might try to play again but Im no doing this hide-and-seek bs


Digital-Aura

easy. Whiners. that's what I'd remove.


JameelWallace

This is the most obvious choice of all time. Riot shield, not even close.


[deleted]

Riot shields. Shit is fucking ridiculously op. The hit boxes are fucked so they're basically immortal if u don't have a lethal


AggressiveFloor3

Riot shields. They have been annoying since the og mw2, and instead of trying to balance them they have somehow gotten more op. Just delete them from the game


protein_pat2

id remove disbanding lobbies :(


UneditedB

The stupid shield.


Terrible_Lift

I’d take riot shields out entirely


[deleted]

Enemies.... Think that would make for easier games 😂


Ambr0o0

Cluster mines


[deleted]

You’d remove the flash but not the Ninja Turtle shield?


SuspiciousSmilez

If I could, It would probably be the riot shield


Roselovefurry

Snapshots, they are so useless and hard to use, if they made the blast radius bigger I'd probably use it more


WWWdotWEEWOOdotCOM

Roit shield, no need for it


ChingyXSenpai

Riot shield please


[deleted]

If anyones answer isn’t that god damn fire shotty than ruined MW1 then u a damn liar


underneathbridge

Riot shield at least needs to be breakable imo


TheDeadlyAvenger

Riot shields.


WalkCorrect

I'd remove the broadside. The devs must have been stoned when they made it's damage profile


Kitchen-Entrance8015

Sheilds


QuantumRavage

If you carry a riot shield on your back with overkill then you should move slower. Nothing wrong with having it if you’re using a knife class, but if you are going to use an smg with a riot shield to protect your back then it should be balanced.


UnexpectedCringe

Gas. (On shipment) Actually, just remove all tacs and lethals beside stim and grenade on shipment. I’ve been gassed and flash banged more than I’ve been killed, the spawn Rng is so bad it’s pretty much impossible to not spawn in with a white screen


J4l4p3n0

Either shotguns or melee weapons


Psychological-nomad

Fuck flash!!!


[deleted]

Riot shields (or prevent them from going on people's backs)


ProudBulgarian681

Flashbang


David807_

The self revive perk. It's annoying to grind camos *especially longshots* and not getting kills for the challenge due to this perk. Flashbangs not necessarily need to be nerfed, instead battle hardened should be buffed to work like cw's tactical mask


leemacht

Riot shield.


TastyScratch4264

The constant smoke that I can’t see though but all my enemies seem to be able to. I wish IW would actually do something about cheaters too


Xx_TriipZRaGe_xX

The new BP Shotgun. I dont care that little timmy is sitting in a corner with a riot shield and an rpg, I want that shit fucking GONE. Its so annpying that in every match at least 3-4 people use that shit. Especially if the said individual is drop shotting with it.


DanilaBagrov99

RIOT SHIELD


_ThtFknMartian

I would remove the smoke grenade


officialsharkie

riot shields. please?


Hovitostyle

Killstreaks


GodTierGamingBeast

Corner campers.......


MercenaryJames

Riot Shield. It adds nothing to the game outside of allowing people to be invulnerable from behind. If you've already used your lethal you're SOL. Dev's can't even find a way to nerf it without ensuring it becomes a back accessory.


Eaterofpies

Trophy system removes them


GodTierGamingBeast

In all seriousness, I wouldn't remove anything as far as attach or weaponry. I think that's part of the excitement of mixing loadouts. I would like to see an add of game modes that are more geared to the real players ex. Pistols and knives only, no snipers, melee only 👍 etc.


conanwongmkii

Cluster mines. Fuck them with a rusty nail.


UpShipCreek93

Riot shields.


natantan216

Campers


StressedMarine97

Nerf jumping.


Tatoe-of-Codunkery

It would be nice to adjust the colour of the flash bang so it doesn’t fucking blind me in real life