i wished the riot shield was like how it was in ghosts. busted AF with either a lightweight frame to move faster, or being able to have a scrambler or portable radar attached. imagine putting spikes, claymores, or dogs attached on the shield XD
The swarm is serverely nerfed compare to Black Ops 2, on the normal size map you can avoid it pretty easy as long as you keep on moving because this swarm not homing at you it just lock to the location where it lock on you
2:33 Good to know that if there's ever a billion dollar ballistic missile heading straight for my face, the same plexiglass at the local hockey rink will protect me
Just a heads up for people since it wasn't in this video. The underbarrel flamethrower from season 1 is a hard counter to the shield, it'll kill someone with a shield very easily.
I have a myth I'd like to see tested: that you can outrun the Swarm. As in, as long as you keep sprinting (not even tact sprint) no matter what weapon you're using you'll never be hit. Xclusive Ace showed this off with an LMG and it seems to be the case as long as you never stop, but I think the absurdness of it would make good content.
@@DarksydePhilip I saw it tested in a mixed scenario (I think the Riot Shield still has a slower movement speed than an LMG, and it was in Wasteland which is the largest most wide open map). I'd love to see if it still holds true with the Riot Shield, and if it still holds true in a smaller more cluttered map because I have no clue how the trigger rate for the Swarm may be impacted by that. It worked in the LMG/Wasteland scenario, but barely. The one time he stopped to briefly look and then went back to sprinting, he got killed by the Swarm. So if a smaller map means the Swarm skybox spawn is closer it might not work. Or when it comes to say, Derail if you at a higher point of the outdoor part of the map at the time it might not work there either.
Can you still drop the shield to avoid semtex/drill charge in MW3? You used to be able to put your butt in a wall & the wall would save you if the grenade was on the other side…
There was an old glitch on mw2. if you stuck a riot shield user with the drill charge while they were sprinting the explosion would happen behind them not always killing them, you should try to replicate it.
Hol-ly dud it hit me like a full on brain-blast to see Underpass again. I haven't thought about the countless hours of experience inside that arena in years
I did vortex Defend!! (Which allows the raygun to be used against others in multiplayer) the shield somewhat blocks splash damage infront aswell as direct hits. (Ofc only splash is blocked in the front) but it totally blocks direct hits.
when trying to farm streaks for testing, why not set the mode to domination, unlimited time, and score. then just insta cap flags with scorestreaks. would beat being sleepy with lettuce and tac inserts lol
The thing with the cruise missile, the AGM-114 Hellfire (the actual missile it’s modeled to look like) uses a shaped charge warhead. Basically, it uses explosives to form a jet of liquid copper traveling at roughly Mach 10. This passes through tank armor like it’s nothing. Why can’t it penetrate a riot shield designed to stop small arms fire? Also the pressure wave from an explosion that large and that close would give you permanent brain damage at the very least, if not instantly kill you.
idk if they've changed it yet, but you can survive the drill charge if you're moving around a lot and/or by a wall and/or the enemy throws it in a bad spot on the shield
Myth: if someone sticks u with a Semtex or thermite on your riot shield you can drop that weapon (pick one off the ground) and run away before it blows up
talking from experience, the drillcharge often phases through the player and doesn't kill them. i guess it depends where the drillcharge hits the shield
They need to put riot shield & noob tube users in their own lobby. They could see the users class setups & instantly throw them in their own lobby vs the users without either of those in their classes.
Players will literally lose their mind seeing you equip a shield because it forces them to use their brain to strategize, instead of just looking at the thing and making it go away. Meanwhile, half of the throwable equipment in the game instantly deletes shield users.
Does crouching help to block explosions? …like if you can draw a line from the explosion to your foot you probably still take full damage (if the riot shield blocks explosions at all) just assuming here though. Seems like you are immune from most things that hit the shield; maybe that makes a difference.
Yeah over the years we've found that if you don't crouch you usually take full or near full damage despite the shield being up - we saw it at its clearest in MW2 testing.
Just a theory, but what if the bullets that go through the riot shield are then the riot shield owner's bullets? They would then not kill teammates, but if they "explode" the splash damage would revert back to the riot shield owner... Random thoughts.
One thing about game design is that whenever you can go cheap without it being obvious, they will do so. The air strike getting a "direct hit" might actually just be a bunch of explosions being spawned at ground level. A very simple approach where there's no real hit registration. Hence why having the shield doesn't do anything for you as the explosions spawn behind the shield on a "direct hit".
For the overwatch helo and the Vtol maybe try to lay down on the floor with the shield on your back I know it was working on a certain game maybe in this one too And as always love the videos !
For casual play I wouldn't shit myself about this being optional(default should be off though), but definitely this needs to be turned off for anything with Elo.
Most of these can’t be confirmed because most of this isn’t going to hit you directly on the shield so this testing isn’t realistic, you guys are trying for only the front of the shield most of these will hit above the head or even sides
What do you mean the tracking tactical is dumb... Thats literally what its meant to do to stuck you with a tracking device Now it would be interesting to see if you can get rid of the tracking by dropping the shield though?
This is one strong plastic(?) shield.
sup man
i wished the riot shield was like how it was in ghosts. busted AF with either a lightweight frame to move faster, or being able to have a scrambler or portable radar attached.
imagine putting spikes, claymores, or dogs attached on the shield XD
Swarm was spawn protection not shield
Is the best games vid of 2023 coming soon? Just curious but I understand it’ll take time.
@@chrishohri688 Yep, soon-ish! We haven’t recorded it yet but will be getting to it in the next couple weeks.
The Swarm hitting you on Shipment wasn't Killing you instantly because of the little shield symbol. That's the spawn protection❤
oooohhhhh... we're dumb 😓
@@defendthehouseit lasts 4 seconds, for the next time you test it
I've definitely survived a swarm with a riot shield, so I think it's possible.
The swarm is serverely nerfed compare to Black Ops 2, on the normal size map you can avoid it pretty easy as long as you keep on moving because this swarm not homing at you it just lock to the location where it lock on you
Nah its ok you are not dumb @@defendthehouse
2:33 Good to know that if there's ever a billion dollar ballistic missile heading straight for my face, the same plexiglass at the local hockey rink will protect me
Whoever you're getting your cruise missiles from, they're ripping you off; they usually cost around a few million
Just a heads up for people since it wasn't in this video. The underbarrel flamethrower from season 1 is a hard counter to the shield, it'll kill someone with a shield very easily.
I have a myth I'd like to see tested: that you can outrun the Swarm. As in, as long as you keep sprinting (not even tact sprint) no matter what weapon you're using you'll never be hit. Xclusive Ace showed this off with an LMG and it seems to be the case as long as you never stop, but I think the absurdness of it would make good content.
You want to see it "tested", but you already know the outcome. Your logic is interesting.
@@DarksydePhilip I saw it tested in a mixed scenario (I think the Riot Shield still has a slower movement speed than an LMG, and it was in Wasteland which is the largest most wide open map). I'd love to see if it still holds true with the Riot Shield, and if it still holds true in a smaller more cluttered map because I have no clue how the trigger rate for the Swarm may be impacted by that.
It worked in the LMG/Wasteland scenario, but barely. The one time he stopped to briefly look and then went back to sprinting, he got killed by the Swarm. So if a smaller map means the Swarm skybox spawn is closer it might not work. Or when it comes to say, Derail if you at a higher point of the outdoor part of the map at the time it might not work there either.
Can you still drop the shield to avoid semtex/drill charge in MW3? You used to be able to put your butt in a wall & the wall would save you if the grenade was on the other side…
There was an old glitch on mw2. if you stuck a riot shield user with the drill charge while they were sprinting the explosion would happen behind them not always killing them, you should try to replicate it.
Missed the under barrel launchers for completionism.
Grenade- confirmed
Drill- confirmed?
Flamethrower- busted
Completely forgot about those! Thanks for sharing your findings
Cruise missile can be stopped by a trophy aps, riot shield and storm ender? Feels like it needs a buff lol
I know Activision would never do this, but there needs to be a durability meter on the riot sheild.
Nah
Yeah this would be interesting. I remember the shields breaking in the OG MW2 campaign
@@NibNa5tyyour def a riot shield shotgun camper with restock and shrapnel lol
Or at least make the visibility get worse the more it's shot. Like the og mw2
Or just susceptible to armor piercing rounds
"The big sleepy lettuce boy deserves his plausible" 🤣🤣
The riot shield, the most continually nerfed weapon in the game
So a semtex can kill you but not a cruise missle crazy
At that point, Captain America should use the riot shield in Endgame...
A shielder's worse nightmare, an explosive crossbow build but it fires 3 arrows at once or in rapid succession
Hol-ly dud it hit me like a full on brain-blast to see Underpass again. I haven't thought about the countless hours of experience inside that arena in years
love these videos, also you two bond so well like best friends, its adorable
Keep up the great work fellas love finding out new things by ur testing
I did vortex Defend!! (Which allows the raygun to be used against others in multiplayer) the shield somewhat blocks splash damage infront aswell as direct hits. (Ofc only splash is blocked in the front) but it totally blocks direct hits.
when trying to farm streaks for testing, why not set the mode to domination, unlimited time, and score. then just insta cap flags with scorestreaks.
would beat being sleepy with lettuce and tac inserts lol
lol
Really like the conclusion end screen to recap the findings, love the video and as always the music :3
5:33 the drill charge I think only kills you because the explosive lands directly behind you but if it goes off a edge you should be fine
I might not always comment but all of everything you guys do I love! EVERYTHING YALL DO! y’all’s zombies and just everything y’all do I love
The thing with the cruise missile, the AGM-114 Hellfire (the actual missile it’s modeled to look like) uses a shaped charge warhead. Basically, it uses explosives to form a jet of liquid copper traveling at roughly Mach 10. This passes through tank armor like it’s nothing. Why can’t it penetrate a riot shield designed to stop small arms fire? Also the pressure wave from an explosion that large and that close would give you permanent brain damage at the very least, if not instantly kill you.
Yo this map from back in the day!! I might have to buy mw3
"The big sleepy lettuce boy deserves his plausible" what a great line
idk if they've changed it yet, but you can survive the drill charge if you're moving around a lot and/or by a wall and/or the enemy throws it in a bad spot on the shield
I wonder if having the shield on your back while prone will block some of the killstreaks
Myth: if someone sticks u with a Semtex or thermite on your riot shield you can drop that weapon (pick one off the ground) and run away before it blows up
The reason the V-Tole dose not work any more like it use to is that’s is how a god mode glitch was performed back when mw2 first came out
talking from experience, the drillcharge often phases through the player and doesn't kill them. i guess it depends where the drillcharge hits the shield
Myth: You can place a Suppression Mine on the bottom of a Recon Drone.
Og mw2 riot shield is still unmatched in gaming. The bullet impact decals, feel, and audio were so good!
Riot shields are such BS in this game.
Does the riot shield protect your teammates 🤔...if your teammates are in a circle riot shields out will be full protection
I was very much expecting it to save you from the nuke, such a shame it doesn't. 🤣
They need to put riot shield & noob tube users in their own lobby. They could see the users class setups & instantly throw them in their own lobby vs the users without either of those in their classes.
If ya get hit by a drill charge you can keep ya shield out n walk backwards making it detonate in front of you seen someone do it a few days ago
Moral of the game:They learnt
Players will literally lose their mind seeing you equip a shield because it forces them to use their brain to strategize, instead of just looking at the thing and making it go away. Meanwhile, half of the throwable equipment in the game instantly deletes shield users.
I think if anyone is losing their mind it's moreso because it's annoying. Not cause anyone lacks tact.
It’s so fucking stupid irl a riot shield wouldn’t block half the shit it blocks in game so they need to nerf it it’s way too op
Does crouching help to block explosions? …like if you can draw a line from the explosion to your foot you probably still take full damage (if the riot shield blocks explosions at all) just assuming here though. Seems like you are immune from most things that hit the shield; maybe that makes a difference.
Yeah over the years we've found that if you don't crouch you usually take full or near full damage despite the shield being up - we saw it at its clearest in MW2 testing.
@@defendthehouse good to know! Thanks!
Just a theory, but what if the bullets that go through the riot shield are then the riot shield owner's bullets? They would then not kill teammates, but if they "explode" the splash damage would revert back to the riot shield owner... Random thoughts.
Nice work! I'm curious if the underbarrel flamethrower is blocked. Doesn't seem like it is based on my gameplay
It goes straight through
At this point the Riot Shield has to be made out of Vibranium...
One thing about game design is that whenever you can go cheap without it being obvious, they will do so.
The air strike getting a "direct hit" might actually just be a bunch of explosions being spawned at ground level. A very simple approach where there's no real hit registration. Hence why having the shield doesn't do anything for you as the explosions spawn behind the shield on a "direct hit".
clearly the most balanced thin to ever be in cod games
You need to try some of the killstreaks while prone with the shield on the back.
For the overwatch helo and the Vtol maybe try to lay down on the floor with the shield on your back
I know it was working on a certain game maybe in this one too
And as always love the videos !
Y’all should try the turtle shelling it for some of the aerial ones
I remember that you could survive being sticked by pushing your shield against a wall(?) is that not the case anymore?
u can survive a drilly stuck to the sheild by sprinting and moving fast ive done it with a karambit
Confirmed: lettuce is alternative to opium
I love everything you do
The 🔥 thrower destroyed the riot shield
Scattermines are great in hardcore.. The real playlist.
you survived due of spawn protection (swarm) @DefendTheHouse
He had taco bell before the turret came
If you have eod on, the drill charge doesn’t kill riot shields
Cruise mission vs carpet bomber
Have you developed a taste for synthwave? Because latley you've been using it a lot in your videos. Mostly from HOME.
I know HOME generally releases royalty free, that's why you hear it being played in so many places.
The drill charge does it in
Riot shields also helps against hackers
Should test the flamethrower vs riot shield
Riot shield most OP ever in COD and after this COD should never be in a CoD ever again.
2:51 i had to check that this was a months ago shipment it just crtl c crtl v
Yall can increase the score to get streaks faster
11:35
Anyone else just really not like it when they change how voice sounds?
Please turn off Motion blur joe!😢
Roit shield are so broken.. u can run faster with a 100lb shield then u can with a LMG.
have you tested shield vs throwables and dropping the shield
Not yet but it’s on the list!
Scatter-mine suck, unless in hardcore then it's like a prox-mine
What about explosive crossbow
i need my top 10 of the year fix guys haha
Couple weeks, stay strong!
i will be there no worrys!@@defendthehouse
the auto aim deletes skill gap and im never purchasing a game like that
For casual play I wouldn't shit myself about this being optional(default should be off though), but definitely this needs to be turned off for anything with Elo.
Riot shield needs nerf
🤨🤔 M and K + Auto aim = cronus?🤔🤨 confirmed😂 0:14
When are you going back to BO3?
Most of these can’t be confirmed because most of this isn’t going to hit you directly on the shield so this testing isn’t realistic, you guys are trying for only the front of the shield most of these will hit above the head or even sides
I wish I had someone to game with, sucks I like doing random stuff like this. I’m on ps5 if anyone wants to play one day
WOOOOOOOO
hi
I win 92 time in 43 day on solo ❤ im epic player
Ugh. I can not say what should happen to B!+(h$ that use those.
I wanna know onto the back
... use me as a like button
Auto aim on mouse? Lol
Such a buggy, joke of a game. lol
What do you mean the tracking tactical is dumb...
Thats literally what its meant to do to stuck you with a tracking device
Now it would be interesting to see if you can get rid of the tracking by dropping the shield though?
The LT53 Kazimir will teleport you a short distance if you enter the blackhole
I’m not an idiot… 😭
You can still kill with breacher if it misses the shield and explodes behind it
Done this many times
they didnt test the flamethrower :3