Vondel is my favorite. Here is why. The density of the structures make it easier for a solo to outplay squads and platoons. The more open a map is the more it favors the larger team because it's harder to flank/rotate around them picking them off one by one.
I prefer the heavy dynamic weather/fog of Vondel. It’s unpredictable and can be a force multiplier. I wish Al Mazrah still had the dust storm. I’m really hoping for a day/night cycle in the future.
Not a fan that vondel has no stealth vest building capabilities or the low amount of teams, however Vondel is the closest to how DMZ used to be. Ability to Loot is there, the ability to PvP is there, and glitches have not ruined the map.
@@stixscofield8312 yeah but no Koshcei, no snipers nest, never seen the under barrel. Worst part of vondel are the wanna be frog men with 7 scuba masks and Ftac Sieges
I love the size of vondel. It's goldilocks to me. Not too big, not too small; juuuuust right. While the fog can be annoying, it does give a reason to use some of the thermal Scopes, like the sz heatsource which is my personal fav, specifically the blue steel crucible "skin".
As a solo player I love Vondel because I have a decent chance at survival. If you're on foot in Al Mazrah and a squad comes up on you in a vehicle, you're dead - period. Or at least I am. Vondel has so many buildings, the fog and of course the water, which is why it frustrates predators because it gives solos a solid chance even if a 4 person squad with a vehicle has a bounty contract on them. Phix is amazing with the sniper rifle so of course he's ticked he can't see people across huge distances.
@@TyBrezzy11it’s a glitch that exploits suiting up other operators with ease. That’s why you get spawned pushed with 3 plate stealths and UAV operater bundles.
@@TyBrezzy11people with 5 operators have all or most stealth and just pick another operator w/ stealth if they die and swat other teams next round and steal all their vests and then koschi glitch.
@@TyBrezzy11spawn pushing wouldnt necessarily go down but you’d have more fair fights. There’s a reason you can’t bring vest back (besides a secure). You’d just stockpile them and never not start without a 3 plate.
Vondel is the only map I can play these days. On EU servers, Al maz is filled with underbarrel glitchers, and ashika is filled with under map glitchers. It really sucks but since the devs won't fix the issues, vondel is the only map that isn't plagued as much
I haven’t encountered under map glitchers on Ashika I’m on eu aswell but the under barrel glitchers on al mazzy they defo need to take a day off! Vondels good but I always seem to be hunted even when I’ve only got about £4000 on me.
@7frodo7 yeah I'm the same but if I'm solo being hunted I just get a pistol and scuba masks and out play them in the water 😅 I recently started playing again after months and my first game back on Al maz I was annihilated by underbarrel glitchers. Every game on Al maz I'm killed by them or hackers with aimbot which I have a video of being shot without them even looking directly at me
@@roberthart4796 I’m the same on vondel always solo anyway except for b21 can’t do it solo. Game lasts about 20-30 secs solo and then back to the lobby. I do that on vondel get the scubas also do it on al mazzy when hunted I just go to hafid or sawah the ships make for good hiding spots as long as you have enough scuba’s tho otherwise it’s lights out and who wants to fight a squad/platoon that are glitching with under barrel.
honestly the fog is the only reason i play vondal because i get tired of constant sniping from across the map too far to be able to really loot or do anything worth doing. The fog keeps the pvp to a closer combat style or at the very least within the range of thermal scopes on snipers.
I mostly play vondel. I prefer it because it's denser, and I like the fog because it makes snipers less dominant. Always good PvP here too but it's more interesting than ashika.
Vondel’s fog is such a pain in the ass, definitely need a thermal. There is too many AI and that truck with the dude with the loudspeaker gets on my nerves. Vondel is my regain map when I lose all my stuff
This is why I asked the question about using the thermal scope compared to the standard sniper one for the MCPR in your stream this week. Without thermal the sniper is all but useless in Vondel. I was just interested in your experience of the two Phix.
My complaint with Vondel is the usage of the FTAC Siege. The ACZs should have stayed. The fog is annoying and should be less dense, and the AI needs a decrease in number, not difficulty.
Al Mazrah the map I love to hate ... All you need is a thermal scope. Some raids, it's not that foggy. Final Exfil = no fog. I love Vondel because the fog and buildings bring cover. You can move around more. It's flooded with Bryson OSS though. Annoying. But that's all maps now. Just don't fight the bots and you're good. I stream Vondel every night.
Vondel is the one map you can't just run past the AI and pick them off only if you need to. Gotta play the boys on vondel like your playing BR. Slow tactical rotations.
Please stream the Division! I recently started replaying #1 while still playing DMZ with a mate. I'll pickup #2 when I finish the first. They still look great and have heaps of content. The Dark Zone is very DMZ like.
I hate going into Vondel for missions! I play solo all the time but the incredible swarming of AI makes any enjoyment impossible!. All I do is kill 50-75 AI, burn through 100 plates, get virtually no decent loot and then try to exfoliate against the PvP campers. F this map!
I hate having to go in there and avoid it as much as possible! If it's not the over-the-top PVP (Ashika still beats it) it's the bots that are next to impossible if you are subjected to final exfil!
I wanna say a few of the older COD games had aim assist on mouse and keyboard. Before Warzone was ever a thing. Maybe just on pc if you used a controller, but I’m almost certain pc always had aim assist
The fog, billions of AI, and 1 tap shottys make this map complete cancer. Still my favorite map to regain but they have to tone down the bots with their infinite shotguns.
Take youre best AR and test it on fire range right after you log in to the game, shot the 3 plated dummie as many times you need to make it go down, chest shots, count the shots. Do a raid with that gun and when you return to the lobby , test it again on the fire range, same as before. I promise you that you will be a little pissed of, now all guns uses 2 extra shots to down the dummie. Test it, i have no idea why this is happening. On certain guns it is up to 25% weaker after the first raid. If anyone know how to make activision aware of this, you should. This is just stupid, i fought hard to get my gun strong and suddenly it 20% weaker. pissed off now. Got to log of and on again in between every raid to get the settings back to how it should be.
The worst ever map due to the bots all being where you spawned in and they are all have a level of over 9000!!!!! When you kill one there's 2 more in it's place. The other players are bad enough since they wanna use the uav towers since they can't hunt for jack.
I stole your munitions box... sorry
Just your standard DMZ revive tax 😅
……and your gold bar 😅
@@jeffdavid3880that’s a minimal tax tbh
Vondel is my favorite. Here is why. The density of the structures make it easier for a solo to outplay squads and platoons. The more open a map is the more it favors the larger team because it's harder to flank/rotate around them picking them off one by one.
Exactly.... vondel is a fast action map with allot of options to rotate and kill operators...
1:46 Phix has his life flash before his eyes in those helicopter blades 😂
So glad you mentioned ACZs I miss them so much from both maps.
I prefer the heavy dynamic weather/fog of Vondel. It’s unpredictable and can be a force multiplier. I wish Al Mazrah still had the dust storm. I’m really hoping for a day/night cycle in the future.
Not a fan that vondel has no stealth vest building capabilities or the low amount of teams, however Vondel is the closest to how DMZ used to be. Ability to Loot is there, the ability to PvP is there, and glitches have not ruined the map.
Still hackers every now and then
@@stixscofield8312 yeah but no Koshcei, no snipers nest, never seen the under barrel. Worst part of vondel are the wanna be frog men with 7 scuba masks and Ftac Sieges
@@jongrose5870 stop crying bout koschei
2-plate stealh in the pack for emergencies, 3plate med for mormal use
Easy map to make a medical vest
I love the size of vondel. It's goldilocks to me. Not too big, not too small; juuuuust right. While the fog can be annoying, it does give a reason to use some of the thermal Scopes, like the sz heatsource which is my personal fav, specifically the blue steel crucible "skin".
This!
As a solo player I love Vondel because I have a decent chance at survival. If you're on foot in Al Mazrah and a squad comes up on you in a vehicle, you're dead - period. Or at least I am. Vondel has so many buildings, the fog and of course the water, which is why it frustrates predators because it gives solos a solid chance even if a 4 person squad with a vehicle has a bounty contract on them. Phix is amazing with the sniper rifle so of course he's ticked he can't see people across huge distances.
Enemy: damn he got me
Also enemy: oh he’s reviving me? Thanks!
Enemy again: damn im dead. He did it for his mission
Thanks for posting Vondel video. I ususally see youtuber play al mazrah. Glad to see a video other than al mazrah.
I stream Vondel every night. I hate Al Mazrah.
One nice thing about Vondel....no Koschi back outs
whats wrong with that? stop crying bout that
@@TyBrezzy11it’s a glitch that exploits suiting up other operators with ease. That’s why you get spawned pushed with 3 plate stealths and UAV operater bundles.
@@TyBrezzy11people with 5 operators have all or most stealth and just pick another operator w/ stealth if they die and swat other teams next round and steal all their vests and then koschi glitch.
@@TyBrezzy11spawn pushing wouldnt necessarily go down but you’d have more fair fights. There’s a reason you can’t bring vest back (besides a secure). You’d just stockpile them and never not start without a 3 plate.
@@TyBrezzy11 no one is crying about anything, it's just ruining the game. If you watch Phix, you would know that.
Vondel is the only map I can play these days. On EU servers, Al maz is filled with underbarrel glitchers, and ashika is filled with under map glitchers. It really sucks but since the devs won't fix the issues, vondel is the only map that isn't plagued as much
I haven’t encountered under map glitchers on Ashika I’m on eu aswell but the under barrel glitchers on al mazzy they defo need to take a day off! Vondels good but I always seem to be hunted even when I’ve only got about £4000 on me.
@7frodo7 yeah I'm the same but if I'm solo being hunted I just get a pistol and scuba masks and out play them in the water 😅 I recently started playing again after months and my first game back on Al maz I was annihilated by underbarrel glitchers. Every game on Al maz I'm killed by them or hackers with aimbot which I have a video of being shot without them even looking directly at me
@@roberthart4796 I’m the same on vondel always solo anyway except for b21 can’t do it solo. Game lasts about 20-30 secs solo and then back to the lobby. I do that on vondel get the scubas also do it on al mazzy when hunted I just go to hafid or sawah the ships make for good hiding spots as long as you have enough scuba’s tho otherwise it’s lights out and who wants to fight a squad/platoon that are glitching with under barrel.
Switching between COD and Division is like switching between golf and baseball, different swings and focusing on one messes with the other.
honestly the fog is the only reason i play vondal because i get tired of constant sniping from across the map too far to be able to really loot or do anything worth doing. The fog keeps the pvp to a closer combat style or at the very least within the range of thermal scopes on snipers.
I mostly play vondel. I prefer it because it's denser, and I like the fog because it makes snipers less dominant. Always good PvP here too but it's more interesting than ashika.
I love vondel. It used to be the only map i played but my buddies kept complaining about it
too many Ai
Of course you need to use the termal scopes in vondel
Dude don’t stop playing dmz I love watching you
Vondel is my favorite... wished u played more on this one
vondel is garbage... too many ai
@TyBrezzy11 Too much AI? Not really, just the right amount. It's a smaller map. If you want PVP, go to another playlist.
PHIXATE!!!!!!! YOU ARE THE GOAT!
Active Combat Zones were one of the VERY BEST ideas for DMZ!!
I have the same.. switching between r6 and cod messes my aim up completely
dayz implemented the antipeek for 3rdp recently. not perfect but the camera comes really close on corners and ledges
Vondel’s fog is such a pain in the ass, definitely need a thermal. There is too many AI and that truck with the dude with the loudspeaker gets on my nerves. Vondel is my regain map when I lose all my stuff
I understand the dislike of the fog aesthetically, but I love the effect it has on gameplay.
Love the Von-Digity!
This is why I asked the question about using the thermal scope compared to the standard sniper one for the MCPR in your stream this week. Without thermal the sniper is all but useless in Vondel. I was just interested in your experience of the two Phix.
Map is great. AI is feral on Vondel.
I loved the ACZs too.
My complaint with Vondel is the usage of the FTAC Siege. The ACZs should have stayed. The fog is annoying and should be less dense, and the AI needs a decrease in number, not difficulty.
I love vondell!!
Reminds me of home 😂 but the fog wtf impossible at times
I absolutely love Vondel, maybe I'm the oddball here 🤷♂️
It's my favorite.
Courtesy, the vondel shark
So the FOG DOES LIFT. I thought i hallucinated it once
More Vondel Phix pls
Little Mr. Johnny Taters is a loot vacuum. 😂😂😂😂
Vondel is my fav map. I love lurking in the fog solo. The bots suck tho
Why did you drop 8k in the beginning lol
Vondel is my favorite
Nice size buildings and water add multiple levels of movement
A slight tone down to AI wouldn’t hurt. But 🤷🏻♂️
What’s worse, my lobbies are alwaays like 12 players for each vondel match, which Is a quite small amount compared to the 40 marsh.
1. Al Mazrah 2. Ashika 3. Vondel 4. Koshi 5. Building 21 (too many sweats with 1 shot shotties)
Al Mazrah the map I love to hate ... All you need is a thermal scope. Some raids, it's not that foggy. Final Exfil = no fog. I love Vondel because the fog and buildings bring cover. You can move around more. It's flooded with Bryson OSS though. Annoying. But that's all maps now. Just don't fight the bots and you're good. I stream Vondel every night.
ACZs were actually bad ass. I had all but forgotten about them. Least fave btw 💯
Really enjoy all your videos! Your comments and good character can't compare with no other DMZ CC. Please keep going on!
2:54 that's brutal😭
Chimera is one sexy rifle.
I know a lot players go to vondel zoo for easy 3 plate. However, everyone else has the same plan so you end up fighting over it 😂
Vondel is the one map you can't just run past the AI and pick them off only if you need to. Gotta play the boys on vondel like your playing BR. Slow tactical rotations.
Please stream the Division! I recently started replaying #1 while still playing DMZ with a mate. I'll pickup #2 when I finish the first. They still look great and have heaps of content. The Dark Zone is very DMZ like.
I just hate that it's foggy when we already had ashika
When I play Vondel I'm more under water then on the ground 😂😂😂
I hate going into Vondel for missions! I play solo all the time but the incredible swarming of AI makes any enjoyment impossible!. All I do is kill 50-75 AI, burn through 100 plates, get virtually no decent loot and then try to exfoliate against the PvP campers. F this map!
I hate having to go in there and avoid it as much as possible! If it's not the over-the-top PVP (Ashika still beats it) it's the bots that are next to impossible if you are subjected to final exfil!
i LOVE vondel, i guess if u love it u really love it but if u hate it u really hate it
They shoulda left the night Al mazrah map as a option
was happy to see a new map after grinding ashika island and b21. but the bots where terrible an gave up the bs game entirely.
lol Johnny Tatertots
😂😂 too much fog sometimes none
Solo vondel is rough, for me.
Vondel is my go to map in DMZ, for me Al Mazra is too open for pvp in my opinion
Vondel is the only map I play now
I wanna say a few of the older COD games had aim assist on mouse and keyboard. Before Warzone was ever a thing. Maybe just on pc if you used a controller, but I’m almost certain pc always had aim assist
I love Vondel... 🥰
Vondel i only run with thermal scopes
And put a flyable chopper in there
1.Ashika 2. Vondle 3. AlMazi 4. Kochei 5. B21
WANG!
The fog, billions of AI, and 1 tap shottys make this map complete cancer. Still my favorite map to regain but they have to tone down the bots with their infinite shotguns.
Number 1 for me.
1. Al Maz
2. Vondel
3. B21
4.koschei
5. Ashika
The bots ruin it for me. Ashika for pvp is my preference now. Al maz is just driving around looking for teams / cheaters ruining Eu servers.
It's a big waste to loose DMZ 😢
Take youre best AR and test it on fire range right after you log in to the game, shot the 3 plated dummie as many times you need to make it go down, chest shots, count the shots. Do a raid with that gun and when you return to the lobby , test it again on the fire range, same as before. I promise you that you will be a little pissed of, now all guns uses 2 extra shots to down the dummie. Test it, i have no idea why this is happening. On certain guns it is up to 25% weaker after the first raid. If anyone know how to make activision aware of this, you should. This is just stupid, i fought hard to get my gun strong and suddenly it 20% weaker. pissed off now. Got to log of and on again in between every raid to get the settings back to how it should be.
Vondel is the best map unless you play solo then that's suck...
The worst ever map due to the bots all being where you spawned in and they are all have a level of over 9000!!!!! When you kill one there's 2 more in it's place. The other players are bad enough since they wanna use the uav towers since they can't hunt for jack.
The bots are super terminators in Vondel.. shit is annoying it's way too many
Vondel would be my favorite map if it weren't for cheaters (eu servers)
Why do you never use thermal on your scope? Relying on the spotting scope doesn't cut it
TIP: IF YOU CAN'T REVIVE SOMEONE, MOVE AWAY 110 METERS FROM THEM AND COME BACK. ;) YOU'RE WELCOME!
Too many bots on Vondel.. that's the worst thing about it
pornhub has aim assist on mouse and key my cursor is always pulling that way. so yeah halo and pornhub only two i can think of fix's
Vondel is tired with al mazrah for me, best maps in the game
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Aim asist. Controllers should not play against keyboard mouse.
I love the map, i use the heatsorce 8,7x if i remember right. With that its manageable 🫡 banger as always
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