The worst part, is an entire cordinated squad can use these perks to instantly duplicate their items. For example, if a squad of 3 brings in a different bundle for each player, they can exchange their backpacks/uavs/self revives/2 plates until they have all of the above from infiling and immediately exfilling. That's broken as hell.
@@KronicDaydreamZ If 1 guy brings UAV, 1 guy brings 2 plate and 1 guy brings self revive, they can all give away their "free" item from the operator bundle and exfil. Then the teammates will get your item from your operator bundle, which you will spawn in with again anyways. So he is correct, you can regear super quick if this gets out of hand
You can’t give away plate carriers and playing last night I found self revives in almost every building and medium back packs and two plates were everywhere! Yeah, it sucks that someone is going to infill with one automaticall, but I think it’s just a waste of money because I found those perks everywhere
I extracted with a 3 plate vest, large backpack uav, 3 custom weapons, Got back my cooldown. In under 10 minutes in ashokia off a stronghold card that dropped off an npc. So.. it's definitely not that big of a deal
@@LegoUnlockedif your a solo or friend's are off-line then yes it's fair against 2 3 4 5 6 man teams Bit if your a hacker camper or sweat lord then it's bullshit and unfair That's how I see it and for Me to have a back pack and or 2 plater would help a lot with ashika being spawn rushed or camped cause I'm not a pro like you or anyone in this comment section
I agree man. I don’t but skins . If I do it’s one or two and that’s it. Not gonna buy one I don’t like to get a perk. The extra slot was fine cause honestly ima probably just use my one slot anyway
I enjoyed DMZ the few times I played it as a noob and they found a way to destroy that as well. How can you ruin something that was going so well is beyond me. We need to send a strong message as a community.
Dude in every match there's literally a sweat with 3 plate vest, large backpack with self res, we literally can kill bots that drop small uav, or just go to uav tower, you can use dead drop to reduce weapon cooldown I'm okay as long as it's not 3 plate vest perk, or something that add or reduced weapon damage
It’s such a shame that this exists. You know teams are going to abuse this, in essence ending the solo experience. Honestly, the secure backpack should have been two or three more slots for solo’s versus teams. There is no balance now, it’s going to be team vs team from here on out.
They are helping the people that suck That's it. If you can't beat someone with a backpack, then you should quit. I'm not buying this bundle because I hardly die. And mediums are everywhere. I only care about large.
@@KronicDaydreamZ no, they’re helping they’re target demographic, people that spend money on the fucking game. if that were the case then it wouldn’t cost $10 everytime you fucking feel like having a UAV or a two plate. yes it’s not hard to get that stuff, but to the people they’re selling it to it’s just $10.
If they had operators in the battlepass or unlockable via challenges that also had these perks then it wouldn't be so bad but having an unfair advantage by spending money is going to ruin DMZ which is sad considering the great updates to the mode this season already. Sad thing is that they'll probably make money off these bundles. It would be nice to have a medium BP buy default cause small BP fills too quick now with the new barter system.
How do you think the game exists? It astonishes me how many people don't understand basic economics. Every free to play game makes money off of their bundles otherwise the game would die. Fortnite makes $2 million a day just on their skins. It costs money to make and upkeep these games. Would you feel better if they went back to like Nintendo days when there was no online play, you just bought your $50 single player game. Played through it and be done with it?
I don't mind the perks that come with the bundle BUT those who don't buy it should have another way to unlock those perks. May be they should implement a perk slot for operators and different perks you can unlock by completing Faction missions, then equip and spawn with them, like the medium back pack, single use UAV, self revive, etc. THOSE PERKS SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUSIVE TO THOSE WHO BUY IT! Only a way to get early access.
I think this is how they make money now, they probably have ways to earn this P2W stuff in future seasons. Putting my commercial strategy hat on that's what I would do.
DMZ was finally turning the corner to be a very very promising mode. Why go this route? They have something good and I'm afraid of them ruining it if this is gonna be a thing
As an almost purely solo player these bundles definitely help but this entire system could've been avoided if they just added a dmz solo queue I play solo to get missions done because usually with randoms or my trio it's always a loot run gearing up for b21, but lately the way pvpers have been plaguing dmz you almost have to wait for the radiation spread to get anything done anymore as a solo
I wouldn’t be surprised to see them make these advantages available as rewards when they drop the Tier 4 and Tier 5 missions for the new REDACTED faction. It’s the only way I see them being able to back track on making these bundles available now.
I suspect that they have plans to release ways for players to get these various perks themselves (probably through faction missions). But they are first doing the standard cod monetization method of selling something broken so it sells better, and then fixing it later.
I wouldn't mind a perk system like this if you could earn perks by grinding them, equip 1 perk to an active duty operator, like UAV "If your killstreak/score streak slot is empty spawn in with a UAV once every 24 hours" i think that would be cool and it would cool down the more you play like an insured weapon
I loves DMZ to bits this hurts to see this come to the game hopefully there is enough back lash so they are forced to change it. Especially as someone who just started making content about the game. :(
@@mladendenni7062 Same. Shit got old fast. The bots are either one shot kills or multiple clips, and they know where you are instantly. You can search hundreds of containers and never find what you want but there's no shortage of useless items like batteries or bandages or pictures of cats, and you have to race your friends to find em. You dump entire clips with meta pro tuned guns into people who tank it, then get melted by a few shots. Don't even bring up snipers lmao Enemies tanking seven shots and just healing as they scoot behind cover, but I'm hit twice and dead. Same ugly level. Campers, spawn hunters, and griefers. It's lame. Pay to win is the nail in the coffin, for me.
I think some people are way overreacting😂 insured weapon takes like 4 minutes to erase the cooldown on. Then you can leave that match and bring it back while grabbing a 3-plate and backpack. Self revives are everywhere too now. It literally takes less than 7-10 minutes to be fully regained and back working on missions or whatever. Stupid people are spending money on these perks that don't even matter if you know how to play the game. I say let the stupid people waste their money.😂
@@juehju who cares? Uav isn't that rare. And it only lasts like a minute😂 and it's honestly just hearsay that it's going to be added. As of right now, there's no operator that spawns in with a uav, and if there ever is, who cares? Loads of buy stations sell uav's for like 5 grand. Easy😂
The thing that sucks is that everyone was requesting that there was a way to access backpacks from outside of the DMZ itself, but nobody wanted it this way.
If everyone can buy the same perk, is it even a perk anymore? 2 plates will be the new 1 plate. Then they will need a 4 plate vest to bring the advantage back. Also, the fear of losing what you’ve worked for and having to go back in with nothing is a big part of the gameplay. Being able to buy anything that isn’t cosmetic is defeating the purpose of this game mode.
Not everyone has £26 to spend on a bundle for "virtual benefits", also some people won't buy it on principle alone. Try explaining to a single mother that you want £26 to buy a vest with an extra armour plate slot in it for your character in the game that she is sick of you playing because you won't help her with chores around the house without a screaming match. Yeah that conversations gonna go down well, lol
Also remember that you will probably only be able to have one “perk” you can bring at a time since they seem to be tied to the skin you use.. I.e. if you bring the skin with free 2 plate, you can’t bring the free backpack… you have to get one through DMZ exfil
I agree with the sentiment about pay-to-win, but these companies only look at the profits. We can vote with our wallets by not buying these packs. But if one person buys them for 25 USD (or however much they are), that counts as 25 votes...
There are so many creative bonuses they could provide for completing new factions tiers like... -Ability to store a limited number of additional backpacks in your home menu (based on any extra backpacks you extract with). Similar to bringing back keys with you. -New, more centralized map start location. Or ability to set preference of cardinal direction (N, E, S, W) when you drop in. - Ability to have a personalized Key Locker which resides on the map and only you can access to. So when you drop in, you can then select from your keys in storage (rather than trying to guess what key to bring in and be on the other side of map). - Ability to start solos with Self Revive as default item - Ability to start with 1x mobile balloon cable in your inventory -Ability to have a greater access of buying options from any given buy station These would all be advantageous incentives to complete subsequent faction missions, but not to the point where it breaks the game.
As a person that just wants to play DMZ for fun I actually like that change. I can't even count the amounts of times I spawned in with nothing and instantly got sniped by some sweat across the map right at the beginning.
It would be cool to have different abilities for different operators for example if we can see the operator has a pistol in his chest and when you get down you could use that pistol to clear the area for your teammates but not game-breaking abilities for specific skins which you have to spend money to acquire.
instead of faction tiers they should add tier missions in game where each difficulty earns you a random "dmz perk" a perk only in dmz that gives you these bonuses letting ppl grind for god role perks and the harder pools of missions give the best perks with a 3 perk limit
Exactly. Some of the missions are hard AF and I’ll never bother trying to complete them cos the reward is what? A calling card? Pfffft. Make it something like this back pack perk and I’ll be sweating it to get it.
It’s not pay to win. It’s pay for better experience. The DMZ boost are not an advantage. It takes a few mins to go and get equipped out and less than a sec to get clapped out. Maybe I should say congratulations on your awakening to the world where money is everything.
It would have been so much better if these perks were implemented as unlockables for your recruits or giving every single skin a perk retroactively, the UAV perk sounds ridiculous
If they wanted to do character with special perks I would say make it a new character with that ability and make it unlockable in dmz and available in a bundle with maybe a cooler look
I’m so bummed out. DMZ had problems but it had so much potential. It’s just the right amount of risk vs reward without destroying your soul like Tarkov
Im actually scared that theres an actual good amount of people who defend this thing, already knew all these kids have brainrot from playing shipment 24/7 but this is next level.
Honestly I don't really see the active duty slot extra as a horrible thing, the weapon I see as a problem. The extra items I don't see as a problem is that I play this gamemode literally over warzone. Perks shouldn't be purchased nor killstreaks. But selfs, armor, backpacks, gas masks I don't see as an issue. It really is a skill issue if you're complaining about that. If a player is really purchasing these bundles they need to remove the cool downtime on the weapons, perks, and killstreaks.
spawn in with a 2 plate vest we now have 1 shot snipers back it won't matter, the UAV is concerning yes but peeps already used to spawn in with airstrikes and wipe you on spawn.
Oof, I agree that these have got to go. Although the discussion of this is bringing attention to people who are willing to pay to gain these in-game advantages and ultimately that's what keeps the game alive. I don't like the way this is going.
I kinda like some of these bundles especially since a lot of the pros and sweats have already turned DMZ into A PVP match anyways and once they kill everyone they just exfil and when your playing with ransoms it sucks to get whipped by a team of elite players. Especially since they are starting to party chat and meet up to get 6 man team within mins of the match beginning and what are us not so sweaty players supposed to do to counter that. Makes it not so fun for us so some of these bundles we can pay for to have a slight advantage like the 15 min cool down timer helps us tremendously!
Ok but you literally have 2 operators ready to go with waaaay more than anything being offered. If I spawn in with nothing and die to someone who spawned in with a 2 plate, you're saying that's only unfair if they paid for it. DMZ has never been fair and you're not getting anything a free player can't get. It's not pay to win it's pay to skip a very small amount of looting. It's like saying someone who pays for tier skips to get an op weapon in the battle pass has paid to win because I haven't unlocked that gun yet.
Kids with daddy’s money would be stacked and then complain when they get slammed by decent people despite them paying $100s for perks. It’s just a scumbag move
Perks dont mean shit when you down them instantly with a sniper headshot or destroy them with your aim. Don't let these bundles bring yall down, show em how its done with pure skill.
If you don't agree with it then I would recommend that you don't buy the bundles. You might say that you don't agree with their choices on this yet by you buying the bundle (which you did already), you are telling them that you do agree with it. Them making money off of these egregious pay to win bundles will just ensure that they will keep releasing them. You and anyone else who bought this first bundle are part of the problem
It’s sad, but being realistic, they need to find a way to monetize the game to keep supporting it, since it’s a free to play game, that is understandable 🤷🏽♂️. If they don’t monetize it, they will shut it down, cause it wouldn’t make sense to invest resources in a game mode that is not profitable. It’s sad, but that is how it works. 😢
@@xoLuke_ I don’t want that to be in the game, but sadly that’s how corporations work. Investors don’t care how we feel, they want to see return on investment and that’s it 🤷🏽♂️.
Preach it, brother! The hardworking devs deserve to be paid for their efforts. It's easy to whine, but I'm too busy enjoying the game getting better and better. At the end of the day, skill and dedication are what set the champs apart from the chumps. Whether you spawn with a medium backpack or self-revive, it will always come down to your skill. In my opinion, no one should feel bad if Activision is making money off a game that everyone gladly enjoys playing.
Of course they are going to keep the P2W(Pay2Win) that's what the majority of games are now. You are correct DMZ will be dead if they keep it Pay2Win which is sad because the mode is actually really fun
@@AdumskaH yes but they are almost always kitted out to begin with whereas solo players like me are usually handicapped with single plates and ground guns
@@jaydale1 Yea but they actually earned the loot. The people who buy these bundles didnt. If you want more loot then play with squads and then play solos when you are kitted out. Dont complain that Solos is too hard when you dont have any loot 😂
@@LegoUnlocked negative, I agree you shouldn't however if you die to someone with a self that was skill issue to begin with. I agree there should be a limit to what can be purchased to modify the game. However, I see it as okay with selfs, armor, gas masks, and backpacks.
@@LegoUnlocked I need to make a revision to this, when I say armor, gas mask, backpacks and selfs. I'm literally time out the basic Versions of armor and backpacks
Solo players should get a free self revive anyway, most of my solo games are obnoxious & generally not that fun, as a solo player, you get downed, you're done, you die, there is no begging to join another team, nothing 🙄 solo players should get something as a bonus for playing solo
Activision and EA really good at killing really promising modes, I'm all about them making money. But make it an equal playground, it's like they forget what a looter shooter is. May need to go buy EFT.
Play ashika. You can bury your teammates under loads of large bagpacks. In fact I have found loot so much faster and in such big numbers, like christmas mode
I hate when I die and have nothing to go in with and lately I have had issues exfilling so this is plus for me. None of my friends are ever available so I cant depend on them.
@myNFTnow Not everyone is a child , out of work adult or someone who still lives in their mother's basement and has all the time in the world to play and become John Wick. So for us who have jobs, families and a life that only have hour or so maybe couple evenings a week or little time on weekends to play we get slaughtered by all you SKILLED people for no reason. Personally I would pay good money to be immune to PVP when I go in even if it cost me 20 bucks a game and just wipe the map with you smart asses because some of us have more money than time or skill and should be able to benefit from it.
@@damo2142 Having more money shouldn't give you privileges in gaming. Gaming has always been about player skill. I also only play on the weekends but i still wouldn't want a game to be watered down to fit my life schedule. That's just selfish
@@xx_epic_gamer_xxsherrz9132 So everyone needs to play with same equipment then? You are saying that better sound systems do not help locate footsteps and such, better internet connection does not give advantage, higher frame rates and better controllers or keyboard and mouse. These are all items you purchase to give an advantage.
The multiple operator slots does lessen the sting of this a bit, but it's still ridiculous. While the UAV will be a huge bonus, especially on Ashika where UAVs cover a good chunk, it's still not going to make bad players good. The people who'll be salivating at this are mostly tryhards who don't actually succeed often, if they did they'd already have all three operators stacked. I am much, much more scared of the good players coming in with earned gear than some tryhards rushing me cause they get a free UAV or self revive.
I think monetizing DMZ is amazing for people with REAL LIVES who can only play a few times a week, if at all. We wanna compete against these sweaty kids who slave away at the game. I’ve been playing DMZ since the beginning and I still have one insurance slot. I don’t have that type of time and commitment to complete missions and what not. I just wanna jump in and play. 🎉👍💵
It would be fine to sell these perks if you could earn skins that come with them in the missions. They should have made these perks mission rewards for tier 3+ then sold them as bundles because people don’t care as much as long as we can earn them.
As a casual solo guy I like the idea of starting with a bigger backpack and vest, makes getting wiped a little more palletable and regain less grind and risky. Also there will be many teams on there that are are 10streaks fully kitted out from game to game these will just help balance a fresh start. The UAV for me will to help me leg it away haha and run into bit city like I always used to do ai can now plan a retreat. But no matter on these bundles you will get exfil campers and other aggressive squads that don't care for anything other than taking out other players and it is that, that makes me not like playing I die wait and hour try again die repeat.
Whatever helps a solo player becomes a nightmare for them when they are up against a team all using the exact same thing. Imagine 3 UAVs going back to back while you are trying to hide.
@@yaygenmills COD youtubers aren't the only ones pissed at this. The entire gaming community is. We already had to deal with pay to win lootboxes that ruined gaming for a decade and yet dumbasses that were recently born are actually encouraging them to attempt it again. People can do what they want with their money, but if what you are paying for is fkin me over because I actually budget like an adult, I hope you suffer.
@-[REDACTED]- that issue would still exist with killstreaks etc as is now, I get that it could be abused by some players yes, but will help others to regain and avoid conflict.
@@rabidkyle6181 the main core of the issue is, why even make it a MTX? Activision knows full well that it's damaging the game mode but yet charges 20$ for the solution when they could of had it easily earnable and universal. They had just created one of the most scummiest business tactics and they shouldn't be cheered for it.
Dude, this aint pay to win, a medium backpack ain't a big deal, the Bomb squad operator is basically nothing to an experienced DMZ player, it just helps give you a little boost if you're a newbie, come on bro?
You're dropping truth bombs, and I'm here for it! Forget the overacting, it's all about skill. Besides, high-level players wouldn't be caught dead with that skin anyway. 😉
The things is they already put those bundles out, and people bought it for those benefits. They will not give you back your cod points, and people would get mad if they don't get those benefits for something they pay for. The only way now that the problem can be solved is to have every operator with a unique bonus. They knew what they were doing making this decision it gets me mad. I was so excited to play dmz and today i only play multiplayer and warzone. I didn't touch dmz because this change just kill my excitement. And for the people that say "uhh is not P2W" get brain 🤓 thank you
I like these bundles as casual player who does not have the time to grind and be able to compete with all the sweaty PvP players and streamers. Now, I have the ability to not always be a sitting duck to these people who have all the time in the world to play and raise their skills. I have more money than time and no problem spending it. I think if they remove this, then they need to find a way to not necessarily penalize PVP but to discourge it and encourage more helping others. I think something similar to Red Dead where you can get positive and negative karma. I do not want to eliminate PVP but do think it should have negative consequences, just like helping others should have positive. So you think have pros like you and others who have time to get skilled is fair against casual players. Often, it is like going to the local neighborhood basketball court, and suddenly Michael Jordan jumps in and starts cleaning your clock. Had a team just today kill my team while we were just staying hidden while they waited for their exfil chopper so we could call one in we never approached or anything they just killed us and jumped on the exfil. It would had made sense if they did it before the chopper came in to make sure we did not try anything, but they did it just as it came in for a landing when they were 100% safe as were to far away to do anything once they got on the chopper so it was just to be an ass.
If I'm being honest, I loved DMZ. It sucked me in and I thought it was such a fun mode. Of course Activision couldn't leave well enough alone. What a joke. Sad thing is, we could put our foot down as a community and make a statement, but you know there will be people buying these.
I think the weapon cooldown is fine, i dont see anything majorly wrong with it currently. But i do agree operator bonuses of backpacks, plates, scorestreaks, ect are horrible to add. Like i could see the free revive for a solo infil player being nice but still a horrible idea in general to do
factions on dmz should give rewards based on the factions like especial perks,itens,blueprints,unique weapons attachments.Because the missions are super hard,and dmz will get more value and players whit that.
I bought the bundle just for that extra slot to be honest. I regret it now because I seriously did t notice the effects that come with it. I feel stupid and wish I can refund
It is completely ridiculous that it is locked behind a paywall though. I was considering coming back to DMZ but this will likely make my leave permanent
Happy to be a casual and not really invested in the game. This takes away pretty much the risk that makes DMZ fun and exciting. I'll probably keep playing anyway but...meh...
I thought this wasnt gonna be that bad, but being able to have a uav every game is just op. Imagine if they release a bundle where you just have ghost no matter what.
They’re all bad, but that UAV one is atrocious. Idk how many times I came across players and wished I had a UAV to tip the scales. If I always had a guaranteed one than it automatically puts me at huge advantage. Luckily my self controlled will be held in check to buy any of these packs because I’m super picky with my skins.
Loving the new DMZ content in Season 3 but this isn't something that should have been added to DMZ.
These Pay-2-Win Bundles got to go
I agree as I’m sure most of the community will. Especially the more poor portion of the community myself included.
This is the worst decision they made for this mode.
As always, your honest opinions are appreciated. You call it like it is all the way around, definitely y favorite channel for cod news
Exfil Camperz and now this?!!😡🤬
Is not only that bundle by the way. Any bundle you have previously purchased they have those effect too.
Such a missed opportunity not making the Slot unlockable through DMZ.
These greedy bastards.
Ikr, even if they want to make money they could make it as a reward for crown faction (only people with mp has it) but no they rather go full p2w
and they wont make them free in the future either especially the perks you get
Agree, with three insured slots open there’s nothing to play for.
Ikr charging 25 dollars for a cool bundle isn't a very good practice.
The worst part, is an entire cordinated squad can use these perks to instantly duplicate their items. For example, if a squad of 3 brings in a different bundle for each player, they can exchange their backpacks/uavs/self revives/2 plates until they have all of the above from infiling and immediately exfilling. That's broken as hell.
There is no duplication glitches anymore. All patched
@@KronicDaydreamZ If 1 guy brings UAV, 1 guy brings 2 plate and 1 guy brings self revive, they can all give away their "free" item from the operator bundle and exfil. Then the teammates will get your item from your operator bundle, which you will spawn in with again anyways. So he is correct, you can regear super quick if this gets out of hand
You can’t give away plate carriers and playing last night I found self revives in almost every building and medium back packs and two plates were everywhere! Yeah, it sucks that someone is going to infill with one automaticall, but I think it’s just a waste of money because I found those perks everywhere
I extracted with a 3 plate vest, large backpack uav, 3 custom weapons, Got back my cooldown. In under 10 minutes in ashokia off a stronghold card that dropped off an npc. So.. it's definitely not that big of a deal
@HighPieJr worst case scenario, let an AI down you to give up your plate carrier/backpack 🤷♂️
Lego: there's no way I lose 3 insured slots in less than 15 minutes
Me and my random team mates: hold my beer
lol
@LegoUnlocked bring in all 3 at once, that makes it easy 😂
@@LegoUnlockedif your a solo or friend's are off-line then yes it's fair against 2 3 4 5 6 man teams
Bit if your a hacker camper or sweat lord then it's bullshit and unfair
That's how I see it and for Me to have a back pack and or 2 plater would help a lot with ashika being spawn rushed or camped cause I'm not a pro like you or anyone in this comment section
Originally I thought it would just be the slots which I was okay with but with these perks, this is absolutely unacceptable
What’s the big deal about a medium backpack or a 15 minute timer on an already dogshit gun nobody will use anyways. Big fukn deal
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I agree man. I don’t but skins . If I do it’s one or two and that’s it. Not gonna buy one I don’t like to get a perk. The extra slot was fine cause honestly ima probably just use my one slot anyway
@TozY
Free UAVs, Self revives, etc?
@TozY free Uavs are op
Shame of Duty
I hate the game
@@ItsZaftexx okay.
Shame of Duty ⛓️
@@ItsZaftexx don’t play. Nobody cares about you or your opinion. You prolly dont even own it lol
Call of shame
I enjoyed DMZ the few times I played it as a noob and they found a way to destroy that as well. How can you ruin something that was going so well is beyond me. We need to send a strong message as a community.
Yeah. But I really don't mind the feature they can keep it.
Dude in every match there's literally a sweat with 3 plate vest, large backpack with self res, we literally can kill bots that drop small uav, or just go to uav tower, you can use dead drop to reduce weapon cooldown
I'm okay as long as it's not 3 plate vest perk, or something that add or reduced weapon damage
It’s not that bad right now but I can easily see this getting out of hand
Me: *opens wallet*
@@ohhkennny766 💀
I have no clue wtf they are doing but they are definitely killing this game
The game is a shame on the franchise as a whole. Even vanguard wasnt this shitty. Even it had a more decent pve mode.
@@choddiemaster zombies… no
Says a noob. We enjoyed the game since released
@@Thy_Pengwin I’d take vanguard zombies over spec ops and raids in mw2022
@@sunderwire nahh
It’s such a shame that this exists. You know teams are going to abuse this, in essence ending the solo experience. Honestly, the secure backpack should have been two or three more slots for solo’s versus teams. There is no balance now, it’s going to be team vs team from here on out.
The game's made for teams man. That's how it works.
They are helping the people that suck
That's it. If you can't beat someone with a backpack, then you should quit. I'm not buying this bundle because I hardly die. And mediums are everywhere. I only care about large.
@@KronicDaydreamZ same here fr
You can even get a large backpack from the Weapon Stash Contract that doesn't require much effort 💀
@@KronicDaydreamZ he’s talking bout other perks not a backpack he was explaining it
@@KronicDaydreamZ no, they’re helping they’re target demographic, people that spend money on the fucking game. if that were the case then it wouldn’t cost $10 everytime you fucking feel like having a UAV or a two plate. yes it’s not hard to get that stuff, but to the people they’re selling it to it’s just $10.
If they had operators in the battlepass or unlockable via challenges that also had these perks then it wouldn't be so bad but having an unfair advantage by spending money is going to ruin DMZ which is sad considering the great updates to the mode this season already. Sad thing is that they'll probably make money off these bundles. It would be nice to have a medium BP buy default cause small BP fills too quick now with the new barter system.
How having a backpack is a unfair advantage stfu
Always knew with the addition of DMZ Activision would find a way to monetize it
That’s what the company is meant to do
How do you think the game exists? It astonishes me how many people don't understand basic economics. Every free to play game makes money off of their bundles otherwise the game would die. Fortnite makes $2 million a day just on their skins. It costs money to make and upkeep these games. Would you feel better if they went back to like Nintendo days when there was no online play, you just bought your $50 single player game. Played through it and be done with it?
@ToInsaneTooCare ye but those skins are cosmetics, not p2w mechanics lol
@@ToInsaneTooCare pay to win is not the way
I wonder if they will be force adding something similar in future Zombies
I don't mind the perks that come with the bundle BUT those who don't buy it should have another way to unlock those perks. May be they should implement a perk slot for operators and different perks you can unlock by completing Faction missions, then equip and spawn with them, like the medium back pack, single use UAV, self revive, etc. THOSE PERKS SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUSIVE TO THOSE WHO BUY IT! Only a way to get early access.
I like your comment you're trying to be part of the solution and not the problem and not just whining and crying.
I think this is how they fix it
I think this is how they make money now, they probably have ways to earn this P2W stuff in future seasons. Putting my commercial strategy hat on that's what I would do.
Absolutely my thoughts as well.
It's not exclusive to those who buy it there's plenty of these and it's literally awards for missions
DMZ was finally turning the corner to be a very very promising mode. Why go this route? They have something good and I'm afraid of them ruining it if this is gonna be a thing
No. It wasn’t. I didn’t think people played it still. Weird.
As an almost purely solo player these bundles definitely help but this entire system could've been avoided if they just added a dmz solo queue I play solo to get missions done because usually with randoms or my trio it's always a loot run gearing up for b21, but lately the way pvpers have been plaguing dmz you almost have to wait for the radiation spread to get anything done anymore as a solo
well i mean its suppose to be played with 3 people so and games like this for example escape from tarkov its not a solo player experience
I wouldn’t be surprised to see them make these advantages available as rewards when they drop the Tier 4 and Tier 5 missions for the new REDACTED faction. It’s the only way I see them being able to back track on making these bundles available now.
they wont make perks free to play sorry to bust your bubble but i hack for the bundles anyway so no money out of my pocket
I could see something like that happening for the active duty slot
Imagine the whole squad running the UAV bundle.
Dmz griefers are about to get way worse
@@Uknown76 or get good at the game
@@zackwoods719 imagine defending pay to win pathetic
Also, if they applied the effects throughout the game from All Weapon Blueprints/Skins/Operators it could be interesting but sadly they won't
Yeah if it was an unlockable or temporary perk you have to earn. But buying it... Come on!
Wallet Warriors are gonna have a field day with this😂
I suspect that they have plans to release ways for players to get these various perks themselves (probably through faction missions). But they are first doing the standard cod monetization method of selling something broken so it sells better, and then fixing it later.
I wouldn't mind a perk system like this if you could earn perks by grinding them, equip 1 perk to an active duty operator, like UAV "If your killstreak/score streak slot is empty spawn in with a UAV once every 24 hours" i think that would be cool and it would cool down the more you play like an insured weapon
I loves DMZ to bits this hurts to see this come to the game hopefully there is enough back lash so they are forced to change it. Especially as someone who just started making content about the game. :(
I hate DMZ
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Same. Shit got old fast. The bots are either one shot kills or multiple clips, and they know where you are instantly. You can search hundreds of containers and never find what you want but there's no shortage of useless items like batteries or bandages or pictures of cats, and you have to race your friends to find em. You dump entire clips with meta pro tuned guns into people who tank it, then get melted by a few shots. Don't even bring up snipers lmao Enemies tanking seven shots and just healing as they scoot behind cover, but I'm hit twice and dead. Same ugly level. Campers, spawn hunters, and griefers. It's lame.
Pay to win is the nail in the coffin, for me.
they wont change it sense they making money from it
I'm not complaining about having multiple active duty slots, nor that you can pay for EXTRA slots.
I think different perks on operators would be cool. But to only have perks on paid skins is just not okay.
I feel like it's okay.
@Heritor _ are you serious? Of course you don't know me come on!
I think some people are way overreacting😂 insured weapon takes like 4 minutes to erase the cooldown on. Then you can leave that match and bring it back while grabbing a 3-plate and backpack. Self revives are everywhere too now. It literally takes less than 7-10 minutes to be fully regained and back working on missions or whatever. Stupid people are spending money on these perks that don't even matter if you know how to play the game. I say let the stupid people waste their money.😂
@@justindy333 theres one where you spawn with a UAV every round
@@juehju who cares? Uav isn't that rare. And it only lasts like a minute😂 and it's honestly just hearsay that it's going to be added. As of right now, there's no operator that spawns in with a uav, and if there ever is, who cares? Loads of buy stations sell uav's for like 5 grand. Easy😂
The thing that sucks is that everyone was requesting that there was a way to access backpacks from outside of the DMZ itself, but nobody wanted it this way.
If everyone can buy the same perk, is it even a perk anymore? 2 plates will be the new 1 plate. Then they will need a 4 plate vest to bring the advantage back.
Also, the fear of losing what you’ve worked for and having to go back in with nothing is a big part of the gameplay.
Being able to buy anything that isn’t cosmetic is defeating the purpose of this game mode.
Not everyone has £26 to spend on a bundle for "virtual benefits", also some people won't buy it on principle alone. Try explaining to a single mother that you want £26 to buy a vest with an extra armour plate slot in it for your character in the game that she is sick of you playing because you won't help her with chores around the house without a screaming match. Yeah that conversations gonna go down well, lol
Also remember that you will probably only be able to have one “perk” you can bring at a time since they seem to be tied to the skin you use.. I.e. if you bring the skin with free 2 plate, you can’t bring the free backpack… you have to get one through DMZ exfil
I agree with the sentiment about pay-to-win, but these companies only look at the profits. We can vote with our wallets by not buying these packs. But if one person buys them for 25 USD (or however much they are), that counts as 25 votes...
This is profoundly upsetting. I hope that they had matured beyond this
What made you think that?!?
There are so many creative bonuses they could provide for completing new factions tiers like...
-Ability to store a limited number of additional backpacks in your home menu (based on any extra backpacks you extract with). Similar to bringing back keys with you.
-New, more centralized map start location. Or ability to set preference of cardinal direction (N, E, S, W) when you drop in.
- Ability to have a personalized Key Locker which resides on the map and only you can access to. So when you drop in, you can then select from your keys in storage (rather than trying to guess what key to bring in and be on the other side of map).
- Ability to start solos with Self Revive as default item
- Ability to start with 1x mobile balloon cable in your inventory
-Ability to have a greater access of buying options from any given buy station
These would all be advantageous incentives to complete subsequent faction missions, but not to the point where it breaks the game.
As a person that just wants to play DMZ for fun I actually like that change.
I can't even count the amounts of times I spawned in with nothing and instantly got sniped by some sweat across the map right at the beginning.
They out here turning DMZ into a mobile game, next thing you know they'll have ads in the middle of gameplay.
It would be cool to have different abilities for different operators for example if we can see the operator has a pistol in his chest and when you get down you could use that pistol to clear the area for your teammates but not game-breaking abilities for specific skins which you have to spend money to acquire.
They ruined the competitive aspect of the DMZ.
instead of faction tiers they should add tier missions in game where each difficulty earns you a random "dmz perk" a perk only in dmz that gives you these bonuses letting ppl grind for god role perks and the harder pools of missions give the best perks with a 3 perk limit
Exactly. Some of the missions are hard AF and I’ll never bother trying to complete them cos the reward is what? A calling card? Pfffft. Make it something like this back pack perk and I’ll be sweating it to get it.
They need to remove all pay 2 win features - can offer refunds. This ruins DMZ.
really happy to see LeggoUnlocked speaking out against this new version of *DM$*
Who?
It’s not pay to win. It’s pay for better experience. The DMZ boost are not an advantage. It takes a few mins to go and get equipped out and less than a sec to get clapped out. Maybe I should say congratulations on your awakening to the world where money is everything.
When they did that with raid stars I knew they would eventually do something similar again
It was technically against bots so no real players were at a disadvantage, but this one went a little bit too far imo
100% agreed! I REALLY hope as few people as possible buys this to show that it unacceptable
We definitely need to stop the money hungry people that own these companies this is getting completely out of hand
well sadly their isnt anything you can do
It would have been so much better if these perks were implemented as unlockables for your recruits or giving every single skin a perk retroactively, the UAV perk sounds ridiculous
If they wanted to do character with special perks I would say make it a new character with that ability and make it unlockable in dmz and available in a bundle with maybe a cooler look
they wont do that because nowadays its about them making money so they will continue to only make them pay to win so if you broke just say it
I’m so bummed out. DMZ had problems but it had so much potential. It’s just the right amount of risk vs reward without destroying your soul like Tarkov
I know they are gonna continue to release content like this if people continue to purchase these bundles regardless of how people feel
Im actually scared that theres an actual good amount of people who defend this thing, already knew all these kids have brainrot from playing shipment 24/7 but this is next level.
Honestly I don't really see the active duty slot extra as a horrible thing, the weapon I see as a problem. The extra items I don't see as a problem is that I play this gamemode literally over warzone. Perks shouldn't be purchased nor killstreaks. But selfs, armor, backpacks, gas masks I don't see as an issue. It really is a skill issue if you're complaining about that. If a player is really purchasing these bundles they need to remove the cool downtime on the weapons, perks, and killstreaks.
That change was ridiculous
spawn in with a 2 plate vest we now have 1 shot snipers back it won't matter, the UAV is concerning yes but peeps already used to spawn in with airstrikes and wipe you on spawn.
This single change in the direction of DMZ has made me stop playing
Oof, I agree that these have got to go. Although the discussion of this is bringing attention to people who are willing to pay to gain these in-game advantages and ultimately that's what keeps the game alive. I don't like the way this is going.
They monetized solo players...every single gripe we had to be patched, they made a fix, that you pay for to obtain.
I kinda like some of these bundles especially since a lot of the pros and sweats have already turned DMZ into A PVP match anyways and once they kill everyone they just exfil and when your playing with ransoms it sucks to get whipped by a team of elite players. Especially since they are starting to party chat and meet up to get 6 man team within mins of the match beginning and what are us not so sweaty players supposed to do to counter that. Makes it not so fun for us so some of these bundles we can pay for to have a slight advantage like the 15 min cool down timer helps us tremendously!
These perk’s look like they are going to be fantastic for solos, for squad’s it’s over powered, they should just have them available for solos
Ok but you literally have 2 operators ready to go with waaaay more than anything being offered. If I spawn in with nothing and die to someone who spawned in with a 2 plate, you're saying that's only unfair if they paid for it. DMZ has never been fair and you're not getting anything a free player can't get. It's not pay to win it's pay to skip a very small amount of looting. It's like saying someone who pays for tier skips to get an op weapon in the battle pass has paid to win because I haven't unlocked that gun yet.
I thought the blackcell thing was their rock bottom moment but turns out I was wrong
imagine if someone bought everysingle bundlle and got all of the perks that you can get. this will kill dmz for sure.
Kids with daddy’s money would be stacked and then complain when they get slammed by decent people despite them paying $100s for perks. It’s just a scumbag move
Perks dont mean shit when you down them instantly with a sniper headshot or destroy them with your aim. Don't let these bundles bring yall down, show em how its done with pure skill.
@@redequinox9874 thanks for the motivation fr we gotta clap the p2w donnies
@@redequinox9874 I like this. Well said. It's all about skill.
@@aickrstley8974 Let’s clap some losers cheeks am i right
I'm so glad to see people calling this bullshit out
definitely needed to be said hopefully they listen to all the backlash
If you don't agree with it then I would recommend that you don't buy the bundles. You might say that you don't agree with their choices on this yet by you buying the bundle (which you did already), you are telling them that you do agree with it. Them making money off of these egregious pay to win bundles will just ensure that they will keep releasing them. You and anyone else who bought this first bundle are part of the problem
It’s sad, but being realistic, they need to find a way to monetize the game to keep supporting it, since it’s a free to play game, that is understandable 🤷🏽♂️.
If they don’t monetize it, they will shut it down, cause it wouldn’t make sense to invest resources in a game mode that is not profitable. It’s sad, but that is how it works. 😢
Facts, I’m just happy they haven’t added pay to win weapons that directly affect winning a gun fight.
@@xoLuke_ I don’t want that to be in the game, but sadly that’s how corporations work. Investors don’t care how we feel, they want to see return on investment and that’s it 🤷🏽♂️.
Preach it, brother! The hardworking devs deserve to be paid for their efforts. It's easy to whine, but I'm too busy enjoying the game getting better and better. At the end of the day, skill and dedication are what set the champs apart from the chumps. Whether you spawn with a medium backpack or self-revive, it will always come down to your skill. In my opinion, no one should feel bad if Activision is making money off a game that everyone gladly enjoys playing.
@@calvinjosh9112 🙏🙌🏼
Of course they are going to keep the P2W(Pay2Win) that's what the majority of games are now. You are correct DMZ will be dead if they keep it Pay2Win which is sad because the mode is actually really fun
I love it, now finally have a chance against 3 and 6 man teams while solo
What?
Uhh
You know the 3 and 6 man teams are gonna have access to this as well right?
@@AdumskaH yes but they are almost always kitted out to begin with whereas solo players like me are usually handicapped with single plates and ground guns
@@jaydale1 Yea but they actually earned the loot. The people who buy these bundles didnt. If you want more loot then play with squads and then play solos when you are kitted out. Dont complain that Solos is too hard when you dont have any loot 😂
It would be cool if every operator, (including the default and mw2 ones) had perks to using them.
if ur hunting players in DMZ then these bundles may cause a prob.. i primarily do missions so i'll pay to win lol
would not surprise me if they added premium ammo like world of tanks.
You’re probably right, but as a solo player, I love this. The one with the self-revive is what I want. Very cool.
I agree spawning with a self-revive in solo is HUGE but no one should have to pay for this feature.
@@LegoUnlocked negative, I agree you shouldn't however if you die to someone with a self that was skill issue to begin with. I agree there should be a limit to what can be purchased to modify the game. However, I see it as okay with selfs, armor, gas masks, and backpacks.
@@LegoUnlocked I need to make a revision to this, when I say armor, gas mask, backpacks and selfs. I'm literally time out the basic Versions of armor and backpacks
Solo players should get a free self revive anyway, most of my solo games are obnoxious & generally not that fun, as a solo player, you get downed, you're done, you die, there is no begging to join another team, nothing 🙄 solo players should get something as a bonus for playing solo
@@Shiesty2Sorcerer 3-6 players vs. one is not a skill issue.
Activision and EA really good at killing really promising modes, I'm all about them making money. But make it an equal playground, it's like they forget what a looter shooter is. May need to go buy EFT.
You have to buy a large backpack now. You can’t find them anywhere
Found one at the shopping mall
Play ashika. You can bury your teammates under loads of large bagpacks.
In fact I have found loot so much faster and in such big numbers, like christmas mode
Bro is capping
Found two today in random places
Activision just can't stop messing stuff up, very discouraging to even keep playing the game
Seems like the bundles are designed to help players who solo in DMZ.
That's good, because it ain't stopping a 6 man that's gonna take all the hunt squads in the match
Activision is worse than EA
I hate when I die and have nothing to go in with and lately I have had issues exfilling so this is plus for me. None of my friends are ever available so I cant depend on them.
Skill issue
@@FaZeloffOfGlizzywood no I have done it alone many times but camping idiots on exfills ruin the game and that is all they do
@myNFTnow Not everyone is a child , out of work adult or someone who still lives in their mother's basement and has all the time in the world to play and become John Wick. So for us who have jobs, families and a life that only have hour or so maybe couple evenings a week or little time on weekends to play we get slaughtered by all you SKILLED people for no reason. Personally I would pay good money to be immune to PVP when I go in even if it cost me 20 bucks a game and just wipe the map with you smart asses because some of us have more money than time or skill and should be able to benefit from it.
@@damo2142 Having more money shouldn't give you privileges in gaming. Gaming has always been about player skill. I also only play on the weekends but i still wouldn't want a game to be watered down to fit my life schedule. That's just selfish
@@xx_epic_gamer_xxsherrz9132 So everyone needs to play with same equipment then? You are saying that better sound systems do not help locate footsteps and such, better internet connection does not give advantage, higher frame rates and better controllers or keyboard and mouse. These are all items you purchase to give an advantage.
The multiple operator slots does lessen the sting of this a bit, but it's still ridiculous. While the UAV will be a huge bonus, especially on Ashika where UAVs cover a good chunk, it's still not going to make bad players good. The people who'll be salivating at this are mostly tryhards who don't actually succeed often, if they did they'd already have all three operators stacked. I am much, much more scared of the good players coming in with earned gear than some tryhards rushing me cause they get a free UAV or self revive.
I think monetizing DMZ is amazing for people with REAL LIVES who can only play a few times a week, if at all. We wanna compete against these sweaty kids who slave away at the game. I’ve been playing DMZ since the beginning and I still have one insurance slot. I don’t have that type of time and commitment to complete missions and what not. I just wanna jump in and play. 🎉👍💵
So you want DMZ to be easier to play because you cant be bothered to do anything in it? lol
It would be fine to sell these perks if you could earn skins that come with them in the missions. They should have made these perks mission rewards for tier 3+ then sold them as bundles because people don’t care as much as long as we can earn them.
As a casual solo guy I like the idea of starting with a bigger backpack and vest, makes getting wiped a little more palletable and regain less grind and risky.
Also there will be many teams on there that are are 10streaks fully kitted out from game to game these will just help balance a fresh start.
The UAV for me will to help me leg it away haha and run into bit city like I always used to do ai can now plan a retreat.
But no matter on these bundles you will get exfil campers and other aggressive squads that don't care for anything other than taking out other players and it is that, that makes me not like playing I die wait and hour try again die repeat.
Whatever helps a solo player becomes a nightmare for them when they are up against a team all using the exact same thing. Imagine 3 UAVs going back to back while you are trying to hide.
@@yaygenmills COD youtubers aren't the only ones pissed at this. The entire gaming community is. We already had to deal with pay to win lootboxes that ruined gaming for a decade and yet dumbasses that were recently born are actually encouraging them to attempt it again.
People can do what they want with their money, but if what you are paying for is fkin me over because I actually budget like an adult, I hope you suffer.
@-[REDACTED]- that issue would still exist with killstreaks etc as is now, I get that it could be abused by some players yes, but will help others to regain and avoid conflict.
@@rabidkyle6181 the main core of the issue is, why even make it a MTX? Activision knows full well that it's damaging the game mode but yet charges 20$ for the solution when they could of had it easily earnable and universal. They had just created one of the most scummiest business tactics and they shouldn't be cheered for it.
@@-R.E.D.A.C.T.E.D- That is a very valid point, and I do agree on that, it locks out the option for those who don't want to buy into it.
Buy a bundle for $29.99 and get a free juggernaut every game!
But you bought it....🥴😑😬😮💨🙄
Nice to see you again from LaserBolt,s stream!
Also he bought it to show us the perks and everything.
What's up Hunt! Yeah not even going to lie im probably going to cop the UAV one Hahahahaha
Cod is just so done.. ar this point they only milk loyal fans and fortnite kids that do buy these bundles 💀
Dude, this aint pay to win, a medium backpack ain't a big deal, the Bomb squad operator is basically nothing to an experienced DMZ player, it just helps give you a little boost if you're a newbie, come on bro?
You're dropping truth bombs, and I'm here for it! Forget the overacting, it's all about skill. Besides, high-level players wouldn't be caught dead with that skin anyway. 😉
The things is they already put those bundles out, and people bought it for those benefits. They will not give you back your cod points, and people would get mad if they don't get those benefits for something they pay for.
The only way now that the problem can be solved is to have every operator with a unique bonus.
They knew what they were doing making this decision it gets me mad.
I was so excited to play dmz and today i only play multiplayer and warzone. I didn't touch dmz because this change just kill my excitement.
And for the people that say "uhh is not P2W" get brain 🤓 thank you
I like these bundles as casual player who does not have the time to grind and be able to compete with all the sweaty PvP players and streamers. Now, I have the ability to not always be a sitting duck to these people who have all the time in the world to play and raise their skills. I have more money than time and no problem spending it. I think if they remove this, then they need to find a way to not necessarily penalize PVP but to discourge it and encourage more helping others. I think something similar to Red Dead where you can get positive and negative karma. I do not want to eliminate PVP but do think it should have negative consequences, just like helping others should have positive. So you think have pros like you and others who have time to get skilled is fair against casual players. Often, it is like going to the local neighborhood basketball court, and suddenly Michael Jordan jumps in and starts cleaning your clock. Had a team just today kill my team while we were just staying hidden while they waited for their exfil chopper so we could call one in we never approached or anything they just killed us and jumped on the exfil. It would had made sense if they did it before the chopper came in to make sure we did not try anything, but they did it just as it came in for a landing when they were 100% safe as were to far away to do anything once they got on the chopper so it was just to be an ass.
I agree.
I agree
If I'm being honest, I loved DMZ. It sucked me in and I thought it was such a fun mode. Of course Activision couldn't leave well enough alone. What a joke. Sad thing is, we could put our foot down as a community and make a statement, but you know there will be people buying these.
I think the weapon cooldown is fine, i dont see anything majorly wrong with it currently.
But i do agree operator bonuses of backpacks, plates, scorestreaks, ect are horrible to add.
Like i could see the free revive for a solo infil player being nice but still a horrible idea in general to do
factions on dmz should give rewards based on the factions like especial perks,itens,blueprints,unique weapons attachments.Because the missions are super hard,and dmz will get more value and players whit that.
If these bundles continue it'll start to happen in the other game modes.
I feel like they’re just self-sabotaging their game so everyone is more willing to jump ship when the next CoD comes out. Rinse and repeat.
I bought the bundle just for that extra slot to be honest. I regret it now because I seriously did t notice the effects that come with it. I feel stupid and wish I can refund
It is completely ridiculous that it is locked behind a paywall though. I was considering coming back to DMZ but this will likely make my leave permanent
Happy to be a casual and not really invested in the game. This takes away pretty much the risk that makes DMZ fun and exciting. I'll probably keep playing anyway but...meh...
I appreciate the truth in this video, no ass kissing I see with alot of channels
EA: "not bad kid"
I thought this wasnt gonna be that bad, but being able to have a uav every game is just op. Imagine if they release a bundle where you just have ghost no matter what.
the self revive for solos was a really requested thing but now they monetize it instead of adding it for free...
The reason is money of course, plus for players that are just casual players that die alot to give them a extra edge to compete.
Almost everyone that is talking about this, owns that operator 😅
Boycott Activision - I'm no longer buying or playing any of their games.
UAV are so common it's ridiculous anyway.
Tier 2 vest easy to get
Medium BP also easy
The only thing is the 15 min weapon cool down
They’re all bad, but that UAV one is atrocious. Idk how many times I came across players and wished I had a UAV to tip the scales. If I always had a guaranteed one than it automatically puts me at huge advantage. Luckily my self controlled will be held in check to buy any of these packs because I’m super picky with my skins.
"Where normally you have to wait an hour to two hours to THREE HOURS" it's always 1 hour.
It's fun to grind for loot. I'd be bored doing this method buying everything. Let them "pay to win" it doesn't take away my fun.