stupid skins and operators is why I am starting to dislike the games now. What happened to MW2 2009? Spetznaz vs Rangers, actual soldiers now we have unicorns and stuff.
@@solomonsutton1445I heard somewhere that the reason why they no longer have real factions and real names for weapons is because they don’t want to be blamed for some wackjob that shoots up a school saying he got inspiration from CoD.
Who tf cares what’s skins are in the game. You having a midlife crisis and want to live out your fantasy of being a soldier or something? You don’t have to buy it and if seeing a skin on A game bothers you then ur a snowflake. He made a whole video about why cod is ass and ur worried about some optional skins????? Get a grip
It’s a shame because I genuinely enjoy BO6 but every decision makes me want to just get rid of it lol. It feels like the game will only be better after this annual cycle is over
if they get away with it this game which they kind of are then next game they will double down on the crap then again the next game after that, look at how bad loot boxes got in infinite warfare where you unlocked the best guns variants in loot boxes( that purple smg was ludicrous and i still didn't get it by the games end)
I knew there was no coming back since vanguard jumped off the bridge. Personally I haven't played cod since CW. vanguard came out and it got stagnant, so I started playing Elden ring and haven't looked back. We're the ones who are being played in these games and not the other way round.
@@paulx3274have a bad match in cod, cus of eomm, if you have a good match its cus eomm purposely matched you with people below your skill. Nothing feels rewarding cause its fake
I haven't bought a cod game from MW19, i might buy a skin here & there but mostly i only buy the pass & use the cod points to buy the next one. The game isn't worth spending all type money on.
I feel bad for drain dead player's who going to spend $1,300 or more dollars in 2025 on cod add the math $10 each events and $30 each blackcell not for crossover bundles $30 to $20 skins bro each brain dead player's going spend $1,300 or more dollars that's insane greedy company
The issues didn’t start with MWIII, they started in 2010 when Activision fired Vince Zampella & Jason West because they would’ve rather let them go then pay them more money. From there we’ve slowly watched each studio one by one get worse and worse each year
@Vberar I've never played battlefield, seeing how cod is in a downfall and the next battlefield having a lot of hype behind may just make me swap to it when it releases if cod doesn't fix itself by then, which let's be honest they wont
@Vberar true rn cod has no competition, there was xdefiant but I never saw that as a true competitor and I've never seen battlefield as a competitor either, cod is it's own thing. But with how it's acting a lot of ppl will go play other things especially the new battlefield as it's being made by og cod devs
@@UBAT128 I play COD and battlefield tandemly. I hated bf2042 when it first came out. Then randomly I saw that it was good because they fixed most of the bugs. I jumped on during MWII and got tier 1 on almost everything. That's bf2042 mastery levels. Then it guy stale again and I've only played a handful of times since MWIII. However, I'm excited for this next battlefield because of who is making it. High hopes indeed.
If skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) stays the same, AI continues to be implemented poorly, and the events keep offering lackluster prizes alongside greedy, overpriced bundles, I’m done. They’ve clearly taken the player base for granted, and I won’t support a game that prioritizes profit over its community. Until they show they care and make real changes, I’m out.
idk why they don't make warzone a separate game and run it like Fortnite, it would be so successful and new cod titles won't reset warzone every year, if this doesn't happen warzone will fail
Fun fact dlss doesn’t work all the time on pc it’s been bugged since mw2022 so not only is the game poorly optimized on pc you can even use an upscaler
I say it every it every time. The people and content creators that were on twitter complaining about mw2 and 3, are the ones that wanted this game. It’s honestly deserved.
Gotta agree. Content creators dissing MW2 but DMZ was honestly the most fun I've had in cod. Played it with my dad and brother all the time. First game I hit max prestige too.
@@williammortensen9170 mw2 was so hated because it was slow. Back in the day you could play fast or slow. Mw2 was literally camp fest with no dead silence. Complete garbage lmao. mw2 is legit for old men who wanna camp. Even in sweat lobbies, the game just promoted camping and it was incredibly unenjoyable.
mw3 just had zero personality. the gameplay was solid. but it used recycled maps and all the original maps where garbage and it was just stale. Same with bo6, good gameplay but just extremely stale.
@@itsbeyxnd Yeah, I really hated how slow it could be. But I hate seeing some guy slide-360 lmg at 80mph while shrugging off a shotgun to the chest a lot more.
Unfortunately nothing will substantially change for the better since COD has reached the final circle of games that are too big to die. This includes Madden and other franchises where the majority of players are casual players that dont follow game news and blindly buy everything year after year since its the only game they play. Activision can shit in the mouths of its playerbase and a large percentage will always be there to eat it up and ask to pay for more. I skipped COD this year and it has been so refreshing to play other games that dont stress me out or gaslight me into thinking im crazy or ask me to open my wallet every 5 minutes. It feels like I got out of an abusive relationship lol. I just had to come to grips that this series is no longer the same one that got me hooked 15 years ago and that Im no longer the target market. Luckily the gaming landscape has expanded over the years and I am getting to experience other games that treat me with more respect for my money.
@@mango2538if it was bad net code it’d be significantly more consistent. net code has different symptoms than the skill based damage theory. I’m not saying SBD is real, just mentioned what i’ve seen and researched myself
12:52 not only is cod full price, it also makes a new full price game every year. so you could play fortnite for three years free, or play cod for 210 usd (270 here in canada)
"no problem with" is exactly what you should have a problem is, its NOT necessary at all, its only done cause the audience is dumb enough to keep allowing, they can fund the game and longevity without it completely, multi billion dollar company doesn't need any mtx in it this only changes when the audience stops consuming, stop being sheep, you have power to say no, other shooters exist stop buying, stop playing, let it die and play the plethora of others that exist
This literally happens with every game anymore. Some of the biggest games of this year have tanked in player count. People just get their fill and move on to the next thing...
Not like this man. It’s like 3 months since the game released and already about 45% of its player base has stopped playing the game that’s not normal. If it was maybe 15%-20% sure that happens with every game but you don’t lose nearly 45% of your player base in 3 months of its release
@RickyTempletonBsbl what do you mean not like this, look at Blackmyth Wukong, and Elden ring. All these major games have plummeted to like 10 or 15% of what their population was at launch...
@@mysticz9046 10%-15% is perfectly fine. Plus they are single player games. Cod is a multiplayer online game who lost 45% how do you not see the big deal of that
@@mysticz9046 they don’t sustain population anymore cause they are bad games. Every gaming studio has become greedy for money and puts less effort into making actual good quality games like we once had. Can’t tell me 50% of the player base every left bo2
Over the years Activision has unquestionably got complacent, and they care more about touting metrics and analytics. People are tired of nefarious algorithmic matchmaking patents, which are designed to manipulate your game experiences. Packet Burst coupled with horrible desync issues has become intolerable
They will never listen ink. As a veteran of the United States Army. I have a very good understanding of bo6. I used to enjoy playing Call of Duty. At this point, I have decided not to play like I had been playing. Thank you for the video. I understand your frustration. They won't fix things until everyone stops playing it for a month or so.
The real problem with Call of Duty as of late is people now have full time jobs streaming video games so people are literally picking things apart in ways it has never been. Most problems streamers have issues that most people in general don’t have. Also people on the internet now have different ways to voice opinions and that can sway people from buying or supporting something they once would. Also people cheating in game drives others away. We honestly can’t blame COD for others ruining experiences for another. The one thing they need to do is make sure their product is complete before releasing it, we shouldn’t have to wait 6 months to get a fully established product
@ I think we’ve all ran into a cheater… but knowing what’s AI, stats on sbmm or even knowledge of sbmm comes from streamers. A lot of the things that are complained about outside of the shit show they give us is found from streamers and data miners.
This is why I only play the campaign, but now I understand why they will never release it separately for people who only play the campaign, which is probably a small percentage.
Insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result. Call of duty the past few years has rapidly declined in terms of quality. But expecting this to reverse at this point is just insane.
btw the steam playerbase is the smallest playerbase even on PC. COD is the most played game on consoles recently. So their numbers are still good and things will never get better as long as this is the case. I won't see any change coming until their pockets start being affected and I don't see that happening anytime soon.
@ I could care less I wanna see COD struggle if anything so it can actually improve but it’s factual statements what I’m saying lol steam is the smallest playerbase and on top of that it genuinely came out that on xbox and PS5 COD has been the most played game recently. Not an opinion an actual statistic
@kevinsexton7561 There are not that many good casual games on console. I bought bo6 aswell and got my money worth but this game is still nothing compared to bo2.
You missed them saying our XP tokens wouldn't carry over. Then they accidentally gave them to us then took them away until we threw a fit then they gaslit us again saying they were causing game stability issues when absolutely nobody encounter these "issues"
Publishers destroying games seems to be a very popular these these days. I won't name names because I'm not trying to fight with anyone. If were fighting then the publishers win. If we support each other over our differences, WE WIN.
Game pass is a factor for player numbers. Higher at launch (try it out with their subscription) then fall off after a little while (tried it and didn’t want to keep playing because they don’t like it and haven’t bought it). Is that a good thing or bad thing, depends how you look at it. But it’s just a factor IMO
I got to be honest the only reason why i stopped playing wasn't because of the skins (because i only play zombies) but because the update size was too big so i had to delete it...not a shocker right there
Just analyzing the steam charts, even this dip in player numbers is normal. It's simply just the initial launch hype, people are excited to try out the new guns, perks, maps... eventually those "casual gamers" will switch to other games (ie: other new games out right now like Poe2, Delta Force, Marvel Rivals). Most people don't stick to 1 single game and purely play that for the entire year, gamers will switch games, hop around, and just have fun. This dip in COD's player numbers is normal, even looking at the steam charts for MW2 and MW3's launch its the exact same. The average player numbers throughout the year for MW2/MW3 after the launch was around 60k-70k players... thats what we're seeing with BO6.
Agree with this completely. I myself played the initial hype, played a lot of zombies and even tried out the new dlc map. But now rivals has got my attention. Most people aren't interested in camo grinding or 100%ing a call of duty game which can explain the drop in players
Great video! Big thanks for all the effort you put into crafting this-it really shows, and it’s spot-on. I’m a huge fan of this game too, but let’s be real, it’s been tough to hop on just for fun without running into frustrations. Here’s hoping Activision and Microsoft Games take note of the solid feedback you and others are sharing, backed by real data. As an older gamer, it feels like this comes down to basic customer service-and at times, it skirts the line of releasing a product that’s not ready, which isn’t a great look. Either way, your work here is top-tier. Thanks for putting it out there! GG’s and keep it up!
$70 minimum for the game, battle pass, black cell, premium event, bundles, and a $20 audio pack! Call of Duty- players don’t put away your wallets just yet there’s something here I’d like all of you to purchase…
Totally agree with you Ink! I've been playing CoD for 17 years now, but this is going to be my last one. Not because I quit gaming, on the contrary, but I am fed up with everything you just mentioned. Overpriced, poor content, horrible servers/connection, hit markers, SBMM, instant spawn tubes on HC S&D, disbanding lobbies, matchmaking in general, people backing out and so much more... I'm going to look out for a different game with my clan.
activision is the most corporate company in gaming. they don't want gamers complaining about this stuff. they want people like my roommates that are bad and could not care less about sbmm or tick rate. they've spent $60 each on cosmetics in the game and that's the intended audience
i dont think anyone really cares what activision is doing.. If you look at metrics from other call of duties, the same fucking thing happens where after about a month or two after launch, they lose 30-40% of the player count where the other 60-70% of the core players stick around. I think both you and Niro make videos basically crying to your community because they're the only people who will agree with you.
I was wondering if anyone is also experiencing this, pretty often when i load up bo6 my first match is super laggy and it gets worse from there until i restart my xbox and open the game again. So now everytime i get on i basically have to open bo6 load into a match then restart my xbox so i can play without lagg. This only happens with bo6.
Game damn near unplayable & i cnt even talk to my teammates in game chat without getting banned & there's manyyyyyyy more problems 🤔 overall the game is a pile of hot steaming garbage.
I realized last night that find a party was removed from Warzone, and I got in a match with randoms with no mics that landed wherever they wanted. Just a bad experience overall. And prior, in multiplayer, I kept noticing my shots were hitting but not doing anything, sometimes they would and sometimes they wouldn’t. So I stopped playing multiplayer as well. Zombies was fun, but that grind became repetitive.
You hit the nail on the head, and the problem is CoD wants to make money, but it's helps to listen every once in a while to the players on what we're having problems with. Some of this really, really needs to be addressed and fixed. Otherwise they will lose all of us because it's just too much to deal with.
Everyone I actually know that has played the game likes it. I literally only hear negative things about it when I come online. I think the key here is to just enjoy what you enjoy and stop watching stupid non entertaining RUclips videos like this.
Same here. The SBMM isn't that big a deal to me, and it's not just farming me wins, either. I'm not the best at these kinds of games but still enjoy them. But logging in to play several lobbies in a row and constantly getting wiped gets old quick. However, the cheating issues are there. Not as bad while the game is still new. I don't like the monetization practices, though. The special blueprints with stats beyond what base game can give is quite annoying.
I've spent half my hours on the game trying to fix the packet burst and hit detection issues. I still haven't found a fix. I literally get seen and shot at multiple seconds before they appear on my screen. Ive never really been mad at a game developer before, but its kind of hard when you get on to see if they fixed the issues and instead see AI slop and three new thirty dollar bundles.
Hey ink, why not make a video where you describe your personal CoD? What would YOU build when given the money and devs? How what that look like? I would love to see every detail explained :)
I quit playing cod after playing it for my entire life around the time MW2019s life cycle was ending. Glad to see I made the right decision as they haven't done a single good thing with any of their games since.
It's not just that, the grind is just ridiculous. I'm master prestige 169 - all cammos unlocked - all zombies easter eggs completed. Am i really supposed to get 800 more levels for my next acheivement? Really? Cos not one normal gamer will be getting to level 1000 this year.
It seems like many players are losing patience with SBMM and EOMM. When you add in frustrating map designs, hacking issues, hit registration problems, and the emphasis on microtransactions, it just makes the experience even worse. It's becoming increasingly difficult to enjoy the game! I quit one month ago, and don’t miss it at all.
Business inflate their company's value before asset acquisition by another company, then the company that buys the asset tends to see the actual financial situation of the company, so they rectify the cost structure of the businesses through layoffs/price increase/ quality degradetion over time.
The game isn’t as bad as people make it out to be but it definitely has some big, glaring problems. I think we all came in with our expectations way too high
Hey Inkslasher, I hope you’re doing okay right now on the channel and personally. Been watching you since bo3 and now I’m about to graduate college and enter dental school. Just recently got back into your videos and I want to see you to continue to “succeed”
Exactly I'm glad companies are starting to get consequences for their actions instead of being comfortable releasing bad content, being greedy, and not listening to fans on key issues. I hope 2025 makes this the norm, business is supposed to be a two way street.
11:55 I actually watched Squid Games last night for the first time just because of the upcoming COD event (advertising). I thought what the hell. I watched the first two episodes and it was a dissapointment. I don't understand the hype. It was boring.
Am I Dreaming? A big time streamer for COD finally saying this? Literally Nero Cinama, Scat Master Folly and Blame Truth have been saying this since 2019. You watched one of there videos huh?
It’s not that it’s a bad game but the decision they are making with this game. It will always have people playing it but it’s slowly dying for true COD players
Let's see 🤔 cheater, laggy servers, sweaty matches if you are a good player, the amount of pay bundles that are insane for skins, the maps that are warzone base in mp are bad, not gonna lie I do like BO6 but way to many issues and lies people are dropping.
I worked very hard to get prestige master in a race with my friends and the only reason I won was because they each gradually gave up on the game. So when I got to prestige master, I saw the crud COD was doing and thought ‘why did I waste my time and passion on this game when they killed it already?’ And it upsets me a lot.
@@TrickyDrip they are maybe 5% of the problem, ai, servers, eomm, anticheat, and bundles has nothing to do with treyarch, if u expect game devs to also be networking engineers and software security specialists then ur delusional.
Remember when cod ghost multiplayer maps, doors were interact-able? Metal doors, huge metal doors, wooden doors, warehouse doors intractable. BO3/BO4 running on walls was, and is still the best game feature for BO games. WW/BO3 able to customize weapons in zombies instability when playing zombies? I don’t see why they changed that since then. Why re-grind a cod game again and again. Plus, purchased/grinded content in a previous game is never transferred over into the new game.
COD feels the same since mw19 and they add old game modes and say it's a "new mode". The new movement is fun in bo6 but I don't use as often. Even with event is just boring asf and its always xp base. I hate that we have to wait like couple of months just to get like a minute of cutscene that barely moves the story as a whole.
@@JROCKGAMINGokay but here's the thing you wanting to be opposite of the majority isn't doing anything good in this situation. You're allowing these big companies have the best of you, respectfully the game is not good and there's not a lot to be positive about. And the negative wayyyy overshadows the positive. Being upfront and showing that you really dislike this game and are not pumping money into gives these guys a wake up call that we don't want what they're bringing anymore.
Been cleansed from Call of duty for a couple days now and I have not been stressed at all. The game just isn’t the same anymore, even when I booted up the game I always felt like I was being watched.
How is the monetization and AI bundles a problem. You don’t have to buy shit. I don’t buy a damn thing and just play for fun. The packet burst and ghost bullets are a problem even though I never actually experience it. I do however have bad ping spikes like half my games so that is a problem
lol while yah ppl continue to cry over a fucking video game ima jus play it and continue to play it yah be maken videos complainin over shit thet has nun to do with you
All imma say. Is that COD youtuber. Gotta change ur change channel ways, completely or let it die. Bc COD is now dying slowly or fast. Nobody aint playing it. I say wait for GTA 6 to make content again.
COD games can’t be good because then people won’t buy the next one, COD games can either have a hyped up launch and turn crap after everyone buys it like MWII and supposedly this game, Or they can launch a game no one cares about but end up turning good so people buy them later and then have hope in the next game so they buy it like mwIII The last time there was a ‘good’ cod was mw2019 where people were hyped for its launch and loved it through its life span, this caused issues because many people did not want to buy the next cod game because the game they had was good
I just want to say you have been the most honest and unbiased commentator on all of this and I appreciate you for that Ink (Mr Slasher?) not sarcasm thank you EDIt: PLEASE ADVERTISE YOUR SECOND CHANNEL MORE! I DIDNT EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT!
Im not convinced they don't expect huge player drop off. The people buying skins will keep them happy at Microsoft enough so they don't change a single thing
Ai has been used since launch for bo6. The descriptions for the prestige items are just clearly not written by a person with how much they shove down the words "Iconic" and "nostalgic" down your throat, its like they told an AI "Write a description for the 'Teddy is a liar' blueprint that is based of world ar war to make people nostalgic"
I am what is called a "casual" gamer 43 years old with a full time job and family, i have very little time to play and maybe play a couple of hours every 3 or 4 days, i can take the crappy skins (Buy if you want) and the seasons etc.. hell even the SBMM but its the crappy servers and connections that year on year get worse is what puts me off. I have a good internet connection and there are many games that you are instantly killed or lose all of the 50/50 battles. This is what puts me off playing. The last good COD game was MW in 2020 still very playable today. Its been downhill since and its not going to get better until players stop buying the product its that simple.
Packet burst issues have been a huge issue since the latest MW2 came out. I never had server issues in MW2019. MW2 is when all the problems started. I'll say it again, ever since the whole "2.0" ordeal started, the game overall has gone downhill in damn near every aspect. Whatever they did, they should just delete everything after MW2019. They should have taken MW2019 and built upon it.
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COD Fans: “Microsoft will make things better!”
Halo Fans: “You must be new here, huh?”
Said no one
We sure were duped.
😂😂😂
Facts 😂
I mean COD has been fucked way before Microsoft took over
Ricochet is more worried about playing swearing in chat than players cheating in game…
Ricochet would've hated the classic toxic MW2 lobbies😂
@@KroniccKrona1everyone would be ban if it was in mw2 2009😂😂
I miss the old days I just got banned for 3 days 😭
@@glitchingghost7560Yo the black dudes who played that game must have had the thickest skin ever - NOTHING could get to them. 😂
@@sephondranzer yeah😂
stupid skins and operators is why I am starting to dislike the games now. What happened to MW2 2009? Spetznaz vs Rangers, actual soldiers now we have unicorns and stuff.
Been saying this for the longest, fortnite change in game skins for the worse, for the whole gaming community
Yeah back when CoD remembered it’s own identity, when you were just an average soldier in war.
Party Rock Camo was the beginning of the end. I said it even back then and it only got worse 😂
@@solomonsutton1445I heard somewhere that the reason why they no longer have real factions and real names for weapons is because they don’t want to be blamed for some wackjob that shoots up a school saying he got inspiration from CoD.
Who tf cares what’s skins are in the game. You having a midlife crisis and want to live out your fantasy of being a soldier or something? You don’t have to buy it and if seeing a skin on A game bothers you then ur a snowflake. He made a whole video about why cod is ass and ur worried about some optional skins????? Get a grip
It’s a shame because I genuinely enjoy BO6 but every decision makes me want to just get rid of it lol. It feels like the game will only be better after this annual cycle is over
if they get away with it this game which they kind of are then next game they will double down on the crap then again the next game after that, look at how bad loot boxes got in infinite warfare where you unlocked the best guns variants in loot boxes( that purple smg was ludicrous and i still didn't get it by the games end)
it's because they control SBMM and EOMM.
literally all we needed was half decent maps not literally a couple good ones
Same! But this was bound to happen regardless. Activision really set this up to happen
stop playing games that don't respect you
I was hyped af for this game. Seeing it fall apart like this so early is almost disturbing. SMH!!!!
I knew there was no coming back since vanguard jumped off the bridge. Personally I haven't played cod since CW. vanguard came out and it got stagnant, so I started playing Elden ring and haven't looked back. We're the ones who are being played in these games and not the other way round.
"2020 Warzone was a classic, and IDC if anything can match it" Tomographic - song: I miss Verdansk
@@paulx3274have a bad match in cod, cus of eomm, if you have a good match its cus eomm purposely matched you with people below your skill. Nothing feels rewarding cause its fake
They don’t care about the community just money and think people will just continue to pay and play
but its the same content creators promoting the same garbage every year + the same people buying lol
I’ll be honest I don’t care about the community either. COD community is nothing but a bunch of crybabies
I haven't bought a cod game from MW19, i might buy a skin here & there but mostly i only buy the pass & use the cod points to buy the next one.
The game isn't worth spending all type money on.
@@Callmesmittyfr all they do is complain about shit they can’t handle
I feel bad for drain dead player's who going to spend $1,300 or more dollars in 2025 on cod add the math $10 each events and $30 each blackcell not for crossover bundles $30 to $20 skins bro each brain dead player's going spend $1,300 or more dollars that's insane greedy company
Nothing will change. Ever.
The stupid will buy the bundles.
The green god of greed always wins.
This. Every game I see mostly ridiculous skins and blueprints.
I deleted that game honestly to save space and don’t regret it at all
Hm I’m going to do the same and wait for season two to drop and come back. In the meantime bo2 here I come
your mom is happy about it
I see it’s still taking space up in your head 😂
I deleted also
@ ok Unc
The issues didn’t start with MWIII, they started in 2010 when Activision fired Vince Zampella & Jason West because they would’ve rather let them go then pay them more money. From there we’ve slowly watched each studio one by one get worse and worse each year
True. But the good news these guys are working on the new Battlefield game ❤
@Vberar I've never played battlefield, seeing how cod is in a downfall and the next battlefield having a lot of hype behind may just make me swap to it when it releases if cod doesn't fix itself by then, which let's be honest they wont
@@UBAT128 they will if there is some competition
@Vberar true rn cod has no competition, there was xdefiant but I never saw that as a true competitor and I've never seen battlefield as a competitor either, cod is it's own thing. But with how it's acting a lot of ppl will go play other things especially the new battlefield as it's being made by og cod devs
@@UBAT128 I play COD and battlefield tandemly. I hated bf2042 when it first came out. Then randomly I saw that it was good because they fixed most of the bugs. I jumped on during MWII and got tier 1 on almost everything. That's bf2042 mastery levels. Then it guy stale again and I've only played a handful of times since MWIII. However, I'm excited for this next battlefield because of who is making it. High hopes indeed.
If skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) stays the same, AI continues to be implemented poorly, and the events keep offering lackluster prizes alongside greedy, overpriced bundles, I’m done. They’ve clearly taken the player base for granted, and I won’t support a game that prioritizes profit over its community. Until they show they care and make real changes, I’m out.
SBMM is the only reason anyone plays this game at all.
Beyond poorly optimized like wth it takes so much storage
@jbeers1234 i dont play it because of sbmm
W Marvel Rivals
yup, been an avoid since ps3 days, everything past that isn't worth it
stop playing games that don't respect you
idk why they don't make warzone a separate game and run it like Fortnite, it would be so successful and new cod titles won't reset warzone every year, if this doesn't happen warzone will fail
fr. they already have cod mobile a long running live service game.
@@mjhill._no1 plays that shit
@@NewbieLoki exactly let warzone die
cause they don't respect the player or your brand bias towards them
stop playing games that don't respect you
On top of all issues, I’m just tired of CoD taking most of my storage, that’s why I only finished the campaign, and deleted the game.
get more storage?
@@tristoncallis7420 why would he do that just for cod lmfao
Remember when everyone argued about how Microsoft buying them would be awesome? Yea no….
The fallout crowd is in the same boat, and I'm just still shaking my head about it.
Microsoft can’t even run Halo right. Their OG xbox title.
In the words of Blame Truth.... The game literally feels like it wasn't even made by a human.
Fun fact dlss doesn’t work all the time on pc it’s been bugged since mw2022 so not only is the game poorly optimized on pc you can even use an upscaler
I say it every it every time. The people and content creators that were on twitter complaining about mw2 and 3, are the ones that wanted this game. It’s honestly deserved.
Gotta agree. Content creators dissing MW2 but DMZ was honestly the most fun I've had in cod. Played it with my dad and brother all the time. First game I hit max prestige too.
@@williammortensen9170 mw2 was so hated because it was slow. Back in the day you could play fast or slow. Mw2 was literally camp fest with no dead silence. Complete garbage lmao. mw2 is legit for old men who wanna camp. Even in sweat lobbies, the game just promoted camping and it was incredibly unenjoyable.
mw3 just had zero personality. the gameplay was solid. but it used recycled maps and all the original maps where garbage and it was just stale. Same with bo6, good gameplay but just extremely stale.
@@itsbeyxnd Yeah, I really hated how slow it could be. But I hate seeing some guy slide-360 lmg at 80mph while shrugging off a shotgun to the chest a lot more.
@ the original maps weren’t that bad in my opinion, but I agree on the recycled maps making the game stale.
We are in a dark age right now in cod we need to have a big game like mw2019 to change cod
MW2019 was so polished, we didn't know what we had until it was too late. Sad that no CoD since has been baked in the oven long enough...
Ong i am playing mw2019 still@@IncredibleFlyinSquid
Unfortunately nothing will substantially change for the better since COD has reached the final circle of games that are too big to die. This includes Madden and other franchises where the majority of players are casual players that dont follow game news and blindly buy everything year after year since its the only game they play. Activision can shit in the mouths of its playerbase and a large percentage will always be there to eat it up and ask to pay for more. I skipped COD this year and it has been so refreshing to play other games that dont stress me out or gaslight me into thinking im crazy or ask me to open my wallet every 5 minutes. It feels like I got out of an abusive relationship lol. I just had to come to grips that this series is no longer the same one that got me hooked 15 years ago and that Im no longer the target market. Luckily the gaming landscape has expanded over the years and I am getting to experience other games that treat me with more respect for my money.
I'm starting to think the Black Ops 6 tagline "The Truth Lies" refers to Activision in general.
They tried to tell us from the beginning of the game the more I think about it
Maybe they should get rid of sbmm, eomm, ai, skill based damage, shit anticheat, and the terrible maps people might buy your game
Skill based damaged doesnt exist. what can be chalked up to that is the really shit netcode. overall however I agree with the rest of what you said
@@mango2538if it was bad net code it’d be significantly more consistent. net code has different symptoms than the skill based damage theory. I’m not saying SBD is real, just mentioned what i’ve seen and researched myself
@@mango2538dude be real, there's too many vids of it happening to only chalk it yo to bad hit reg.theres some foul play going on there 100%
@@acid0428 i know we are deep in doomer thinking atp, but i really can chalk most of those clips up to netcode and that “erroneous blood” thing
@@mango2538even if they aint be using that shit, theyve patented it and thats already hella weird
Im shocked people thought Microsoft would fix stuff as if halo and minecraft don't exist (atleast cod ghosts isnt the worst anymore)
12:52 not only is cod full price, it also makes a new full price game every year. so you could play fortnite for three years free, or play cod for 210 usd (270 here in canada)
"no problem with" is exactly what you should have a problem is, its NOT necessary at all, its only done cause the audience is dumb enough to keep allowing, they can fund the game and longevity without it completely, multi billion dollar company doesn't need any mtx in it
this only changes when the audience stops consuming, stop being sheep, you have power to say no, other shooters exist stop buying, stop playing, let it die and play the plethora of others that exist
This literally happens with every game anymore. Some of the biggest games of this year have tanked in player count. People just get their fill and move on to the next thing...
Not like this man. It’s like 3 months since the game released and already about 45% of its player base has stopped playing the game that’s not normal. If it was maybe 15%-20% sure that happens with every game but you don’t lose nearly 45% of your player base in 3 months of its release
@RickyTempletonBsbl what do you mean not like this, look at Blackmyth Wukong, and Elden ring. All these major games have plummeted to like 10 or 15% of what their population was at launch...
@@mysticz9046 10%-15% is perfectly fine. Plus they are single player games. Cod is a multiplayer online game who lost 45% how do you not see the big deal of that
@@RickyTempletonBsbl Because games don't sustain population anymore. Once people get their fill they were on to the next thing. I already said this...
@@mysticz9046 they don’t sustain population anymore cause they are bad games. Every gaming studio has become greedy for money and puts less effort into making actual good quality games like we once had. Can’t tell me 50% of the player base every left bo2
15:54 well it's time to stop loving call of duty until they make good games again with actual developers behind the work.
If this is their "downfall," then honestly, they deserve it and more. I used to have a lot of hope for COD. That ended during MWII.
Over the years Activision has unquestionably got complacent, and they care more about touting metrics and analytics. People are tired of nefarious algorithmic matchmaking patents, which are designed to manipulate your game experiences. Packet Burst coupled with horrible desync issues has become intolerable
It's call of duty, if it *can* get worse it *will* get worse.
This game is only a few months old and it’s already become the biggest gaming drama in history
They will never listen ink. As a veteran of the United States Army. I have a very good understanding of bo6. I used to enjoy playing Call of Duty. At this point, I have decided not to play like I had been playing. Thank you for the video. I understand your frustration. They won't fix things until everyone stops playing it for a month or so.
Thank you for your service!
Thats hilarious
Im a brigadier general of the butterfly brigade. A verteran of the original Call of Duty . Ur comment makes no sense bro.
What does you having to be in an army have anything to do with a game that has a lot of bugs and poor AI??!
This is bait ☝🏾
Stop buying it. Im happy the community stops playing it at least.
The real problem with Call of Duty as of late is people now have full time jobs streaming video games so people are literally picking things apart in ways it has never been. Most problems streamers have issues that most people in general don’t have. Also people on the internet now have different ways to voice opinions and that can sway people from buying or supporting something they once would. Also people cheating in game drives others away. We honestly can’t blame COD for others ruining experiences for another. The one thing they need to do is make sure their product is complete before releasing it, we shouldn’t have to wait 6 months to get a fully established product
Streamers are all cheaters, they killed call of duty
Nah I encounter these issues and i barely play, so just nah.
@ I think we’ve all ran into a cheater… but knowing what’s AI, stats on sbmm or even knowledge of sbmm comes from streamers. A lot of the things that are complained about outside of the shit show they give us is found from streamers and data miners.
@@doeb328 found the cronus user
@@doeb328 so a legit players being shadow banned doesnt effect the average player
This is why I only play the campaign, but now I understand why they will never release it separately for people who only play the campaign, which is probably a small percentage.
Like halo infinite for example. Mp was free and campaign was sold separately
Insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result. Call of duty the past few years has rapidly declined in terms of quality. But expecting this to reverse at this point is just insane.
drone analogy was fire! hahaha love your contect dude!
btw the steam playerbase is the smallest playerbase even on PC. COD is the most played game on consoles recently. So their numbers are still good and things will never get better as long as this is the case. I won't see any change coming until their pockets start being affected and I don't see that happening anytime soon.
all the YN’s on their ps5 and children on xbox are keeping this abusive relationship alive 💔
Keep telling yourself that 😂
@ I could care less I wanna see COD struggle if anything so it can actually improve but it’s factual statements what I’m saying lol steam is the smallest playerbase and on top of that it genuinely came out that on xbox and PS5 COD has been the most played game recently. Not an opinion an actual statistic
@kevinsexton7561 There are not that many good casual games on console. I bought bo6 aswell and got my money worth but this game is still nothing compared to bo2.
@@TacoFalconyes you are right but thar means the playerbase dropping is way bigger on the other platforms, it's only logic
You missed them saying our XP tokens wouldn't carry over. Then they accidentally gave them to us then took them away until we threw a fit then they gaslit us again saying they were causing game stability issues when absolutely nobody encounter these "issues"
Publishers destroying games seems to be a very popular these these days. I won't name names because I'm not trying to fight with anyone. If were fighting then the publishers win. If we support each other over our differences, WE WIN.
@@Meyhem33 bro this isnt some disney movie shits not gonna change😭🙏
@ElementBruv LOL. Doesn't matter. I quit CoD last May because I'm very aware.
My biggest continual problem I find is either it takes 10 hits to kill or if I do good for a round I’ll be punished over the next two to three games
The biggest issue the servers are complete garbage Juice
Very solid video with a comprehensive breakdown!! Great work!!
Game pass is a factor for player numbers. Higher at launch (try it out with their subscription) then fall off after a little while (tried it and didn’t want to keep playing because they don’t like it and haven’t bought it). Is that a good thing or bad thing, depends how you look at it. But it’s just a factor IMO
I got to be honest the only reason why i stopped playing wasn't because of the skins (because i only play zombies) but because the update size was too big so i had to delete it...not a shocker right there
Just analyzing the steam charts, even this dip in player numbers is normal. It's simply just the initial launch hype, people are excited to try out the new guns, perks, maps... eventually those "casual gamers" will switch to other games (ie: other new games out right now like Poe2, Delta Force, Marvel Rivals). Most people don't stick to 1 single game and purely play that for the entire year, gamers will switch games, hop around, and just have fun. This dip in COD's player numbers is normal, even looking at the steam charts for MW2 and MW3's launch its the exact same. The average player numbers throughout the year for MW2/MW3 after the launch was around 60k-70k players... thats what we're seeing with BO6.
Agree with this completely. I myself played the initial hype, played a lot of zombies and even tried out the new dlc map. But now rivals has got my attention. Most people aren't interested in camo grinding or 100%ing a call of duty game which can explain the drop in players
Great video! Big thanks for all the effort you put into crafting this-it really shows, and it’s spot-on. I’m a huge fan of this game too, but let’s be real, it’s been tough to hop on just for fun without running into frustrations. Here’s hoping Activision and Microsoft Games take note of the solid feedback you and others are sharing, backed by real data. As an older gamer, it feels like this comes down to basic customer service-and at times, it skirts the line of releasing a product that’s not ready, which isn’t a great look. Either way, your work here is top-tier. Thanks for putting it out there! GG’s and keep it up!
I gave all my money to DMZ bundles. Now I’m homeless. Damn you activision!
But you do have the unicorn fart tracer pack be grateful
DMZ was the last good CoD offering
This is why I've stopped buying stuff as it's a waste of money when you lose them all.
$70 minimum for the game, battle pass, black cell, premium event, bundles, and a $20 audio pack! Call of Duty- players don’t put away your wallets just yet there’s something here I’d like all of you to purchase…
Helldivers?
@that-one.cod_player115 My dad always said that the day you die is when people will stop talking about you son…
Totally agree with you Ink! I've been playing CoD for 17 years now, but this is going to be my last one. Not because I quit gaming, on the contrary, but I am fed up with everything you just mentioned. Overpriced, poor content, horrible servers/connection, hit markers, SBMM, instant spawn tubes on HC S&D, disbanding lobbies, matchmaking in general, people backing out and so much more... I'm going to look out for a different game with my clan.
It’s so bad with cheaters and glitchy gameplay to where I turn the game off after 40 minutes.
activision is the most corporate company in gaming. they don't want gamers complaining about this stuff. they want people like my roommates that are bad and could not care less about sbmm or tick rate. they've spent $60 each on cosmetics in the game and that's the intended audience
i dont think anyone really cares what activision is doing.. If you look at metrics from other call of duties, the same fucking thing happens where after about a month or two after launch, they lose 30-40% of the player count where the other 60-70% of the core players stick around. I think both you and Niro make videos basically crying to your community because they're the only people who will agree with you.
I was wondering if anyone is also experiencing this, pretty often when i load up bo6 my first match is super laggy and it gets worse from there until i restart my xbox and open the game again. So now everytime i get on i basically have to open bo6 load into a match then restart my xbox so i can play without lagg. This only happens with bo6.
I play on Xbox Series S and I don't have any problems
honestly im going to delete warzone i need the extra space anyways
Game damn near unplayable & i cnt even talk to my teammates in game chat without getting banned & there's manyyyyyyy more problems 🤔 overall the game is a pile of hot steaming garbage.
I realized last night that find a party was removed from Warzone, and I got in a match with randoms with no mics that landed wherever they wanted. Just a bad experience overall.
And prior, in multiplayer, I kept noticing my shots were hitting but not doing anything, sometimes they would and sometimes they wouldn’t. So I stopped playing multiplayer as well.
Zombies was fun, but that grind became repetitive.
RUclipsrs are sucking the fun out of the game
How is that?
agree
The higher ranks of this game are sucking the fun out of it***
You hit the nail on the head, and the problem is CoD wants to make money, but it's helps to listen every once in a while to the players on what we're having problems with. Some of this really, really needs to be addressed and fixed. Otherwise they will lose all of us because it's just too much to deal with.
Everyone I actually know that has played the game likes it. I literally only hear negative things about it when I come online. I think the key here is to just enjoy what you enjoy and stop watching stupid non entertaining RUclips videos like this.
Same here. The SBMM isn't that big a deal to me, and it's not just farming me wins, either. I'm not the best at these kinds of games but still enjoy them. But logging in to play several lobbies in a row and constantly getting wiped gets old quick.
However, the cheating issues are there. Not as bad while the game is still new.
I don't like the monetization practices, though. The special blueprints with stats beyond what base game can give is quite annoying.
I've spent half my hours on the game trying to fix the packet burst and hit detection issues. I still haven't found a fix. I literally get seen and shot at multiple seconds before they appear on my screen.
Ive never really been mad at a game developer before, but its kind of hard when you get on to see if they fixed the issues and instead see AI slop and three new thirty dollar bundles.
Man that packet loss sh*t .... I stopped playing warzone bcuz of that... can't find one match without of my teammates having issues
Hey ink, why not make a video where you describe your personal CoD? What would YOU build when given the money and devs? How what that look like? I would love to see every detail explained :)
I quit playing cod after playing it for my entire life around the time MW2019s life cycle was ending. Glad to see I made the right decision as they haven't done a single good thing with any of their games since.
Good it should fail me and two buddies got chat banned on there first day and I didn’t even cuss
COD = Collection Of Dollars
It's not just that, the grind is just ridiculous. I'm master prestige 169 - all cammos unlocked - all zombies easter eggs completed. Am i really supposed to get 800 more levels for my next acheivement? Really? Cos not one normal gamer will be getting to level 1000 this year.
@Inkslasher
I feel like you should send this to Blame Truth. Maybe he could learn how to talk into a mic.
It seems like many players are losing patience with SBMM and EOMM. When you add in frustrating map designs, hacking issues, hit registration problems, and the emphasis on microtransactions, it just makes the experience even worse. It's becoming increasingly difficult to enjoy the game! I quit one month ago, and don’t miss it at all.
Hackers, sbmm, whitelist and "house" anticheat have destroyed this game.
Wrong
Business inflate their company's value before asset acquisition by another company, then the company that buys the asset tends to see the actual financial situation of the company, so they rectify the cost structure of the businesses through layoffs/price increase/ quality degradetion over time.
The game isn’t as bad as people make it out to be but it definitely has some big, glaring problems. I think we all came in with our expectations way too high
No our expectations was right because they hyped the hell out of the game
And the game having problems that makes it unplayable makes it a bad game
It’s shit stop being a bootlicker
Hey Inkslasher, I hope you’re doing okay right now on the channel and personally. Been watching you since bo3 and now I’m about to graduate college and enter dental school. Just recently got back into your videos and I want to see you to continue to “succeed”
🤣🤣🤣🤣 this is what happens when they don’t listen to what we want
Exactly
I'm glad companies are starting to get consequences for their actions instead of being comfortable releasing bad content, being greedy, and not listening to fans on key issues.
I hope 2025 makes this the norm, business is supposed to be a two way street.
11:55 I actually watched Squid Games last night for the first time just because of the upcoming COD event (advertising). I thought what the hell. I watched the first two episodes and it was a dissapointment. I don't understand the hype. It was boring.
Am I Dreaming? A big time streamer for COD finally saying this? Literally Nero Cinama, Scat Master Folly and Blame Truth have been saying this since 2019. You watched one of there videos huh?
Finally? I'm guessing this is your first time on this channel.
Well spoken ink!! Mad love homie! I will continue to follow your content and support your channels!!
I’m still playing cod bo6 and idk why is black ops 6 getting hate it’s a improvement over MWll
It’s not that it’s a bad game but the decision they are making with this game. It will always have people playing it but it’s slowly dying for true COD players
Let's see 🤔 cheater, laggy servers, sweaty matches if you are a good player, the amount of pay bundles that are insane for skins, the maps that are warzone base in mp are bad, not gonna lie I do like BO6 but way to many issues and lies people are dropping.
I worked very hard to get prestige master in a race with my friends and the only reason I won was because they each gradually gave up on the game. So when I got to prestige master, I saw the crud COD was doing and thought ‘why did I waste my time and passion on this game when they killed it already?’ And it upsets me a lot.
The worst part is you can tell treyarch genuinely tried activision just couldn’t let them cook
@@Uknown76 The devs are still part of the problem.
@@TrickyDrip they are maybe 5% of the problem, ai, servers, eomm, anticheat, and bundles has nothing to do with treyarch, if u expect game devs to also be networking engineers and software security specialists then ur delusional.
Games still alive 😂best cod in a while
I’ve stopped with MP for a month now. I’ve always loved zombies and zombies is great this year, it’s a shame I can’t enjoy MP anymore.
Same here zombies has been so fun
Tell DK to watch this bc he's in denial and being a shill, sucking up to call of duty lol
He'd watch this and say we are just making this shit up lmao
@@Sphynx_daddy1bro must be on the payroll, there's no way he's that blind and naive.
Do not apologize. You are expressing the things that need to be corrected in the COD games. I agree with you wholeheartedly
I can't believe Activision literally said "skill issue" and ignored everyone.
Preaching to the choir my friend. Things will not change until we do
I play the game and I'm happy. Stop it guys..
Remember when cod ghost multiplayer maps, doors were interact-able? Metal doors, huge metal doors, wooden doors, warehouse doors intractable. BO3/BO4 running on walls was, and is still the best game feature for BO games. WW/BO3 able to customize weapons in zombies instability when playing zombies? I don’t see why they changed that since then. Why re-grind a cod game again and again. Plus, purchased/grinded content in a previous game is never transferred over into the new game.
Honestly I've moved to Helldivers 2
@@f0xmanninja117 I’ve been wanting to pick it up, is it worth it?
@@connormitchell8884YES
@@connormitchell8884do it immediately
@connormitchell8884 yes it's sooo worth it
@@connormitchell8884yes
COD feels the same since mw19 and they add old game modes and say it's a "new mode". The new movement is fun in bo6 but I don't use as often. Even with event is just boring asf and its always xp base. I hate that we have to wait like couple of months just to get like a minute of cutscene that barely moves the story as a whole.
If you're sick of being negative, stop being negative.
Every 60 seconds a minute goes by
Sheep
@@user-hm1kx6mx1n Exactly. Popular content creators are hating on the game right now, so we all gotta do it. Nope, not me. I choose to be positive.
@@JROCKGAMINGi think this is good for the past 5 years they been riding Activision after repeating bs
@@JROCKGAMINGokay but here's the thing you wanting to be opposite of the majority isn't doing anything good in this situation. You're allowing these big companies have the best of you, respectfully the game is not good and there's not a lot to be positive about. And the negative wayyyy overshadows the positive. Being upfront and showing that you really dislike this game and are not pumping money into gives these guys a wake up call that we don't want what they're bringing anymore.
Been cleansed from Call of duty for a couple days now and I have not been stressed at all. The game just isn’t the same anymore, even when I booted up the game I always felt like I was being watched.
All you do is complain lately
How is the monetization and AI bundles a problem. You don’t have to buy shit. I don’t buy a damn thing and just play for fun. The packet burst and ghost bullets are a problem even though I never actually experience it. I do however have bad ping spikes like half my games so that is a problem
lol
while yah ppl continue to cry over a fucking video game ima jus play it and continue to play it yah be maken videos
complainin over shit thet has nun to do with you
@@bigdraco151good for you lil bro
Some people will enjoy the game until their favorite youtuber says otherwise they’re just gullible
All imma say. Is that COD youtuber. Gotta change ur change channel ways, completely or let it die. Bc COD is now dying slowly or fast. Nobody aint playing it. I say wait for GTA 6 to make content again.
@ ima grown ass man lol get tf outta here
@@jorge9142011 tf u talkin bout
COD games can’t be good because then people won’t buy the next one,
COD games can either have a hyped up launch and turn crap after everyone buys it like MWII and supposedly this game,
Or they can launch a game no one cares about but end up turning good so people buy them later and then have hope in the next game so they buy it like mwIII
The last time there was a ‘good’ cod was mw2019 where people were hyped for its launch and loved it through its life span, this caused issues because many people did not want to buy the next cod game because the game they had was good
I definitely noticed the player drop off when I saw I was playing with the same group of players in each map.
I just want to say you have been the most honest and unbiased commentator on all of this and I appreciate you for that Ink (Mr Slasher?)
not sarcasm
thank you
EDIt: PLEASE ADVERTISE YOUR SECOND CHANNEL MORE! I DIDNT EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT!
Im not convinced they don't expect huge player drop off. The people buying skins will keep them happy at Microsoft enough so they don't change a single thing
As someone who works 50 hours a week or more. It does feel good getting on the game and actually getting a warzone win within 4 games.
Ai has been used since launch for bo6. The descriptions for the prestige items are just clearly not written by a person with how much they shove down the words "Iconic" and "nostalgic" down your throat, its like they told an AI "Write a description for the 'Teddy is a liar' blueprint that is based of world ar war to make people nostalgic"
I am what is called a "casual" gamer 43 years old with a full time job and family, i have very little time to play and maybe play a couple of hours every 3 or 4 days, i can take the crappy skins (Buy if you want) and the seasons etc.. hell even the SBMM but its the crappy servers and connections that year on year get worse is what puts me off. I have a good internet connection and there are many games that you are instantly killed or lose all of the 50/50 battles. This is what puts me off playing. The last good COD game was MW in 2020 still very playable today. Its been downhill since and its not going to get better until players stop buying the product its that simple.
Packet burst issues have been a huge issue since the latest MW2 came out. I never had server issues in MW2019. MW2 is when all the problems started. I'll say it again, ever since the whole "2.0" ordeal started, the game overall has gone downhill in damn near every aspect. Whatever they did, they should just delete everything after MW2019. They should have taken MW2019 and built upon it.
Take them to church ink. Happy New Year