Name: Black Ops Cold War Alpha - SBMM Small Tests @S0ur
Uploaded: 2026-09-18T08:17:00-05:00
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Black Ops Cold War Alpha - SBMM Small Tests

S0ur 2026-09-18 | Black Ops Cold War Alpha - SBMM Small Tests

20 Games of CoD DMZ: The Free Experience

S0ur 2022-11-21 | This is the story of my journey checking out CoD's free "DMZ": an extraction style mode as part of Warzone 2.0. I played 20 games, and documented them all.

I remain disinterested in MWII and CoD's multiplayer cycle, but I did say I'd try the free content. This seemed like a fun way to do it, instead of just some pessimistic review.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Game 1
4:00 - Game 2
5:38 - Game 3
6:40 - Game 4
7:38 - Game 5
8:48 - Game 6
10:10 - Game 7
11:42 - Game... BR?
12:20 - Game 8
13:27 - Game 9
14:48 - Game 10
16:05 - Game 11
17:49 - Game 12
19:42 - Game 13
21:35 - Game 14
23:26 - Game 15
25:01 - Game 16
26:32 - Game 17
27:33 - Game 18
28:37 - Game 19
29:16 - Game 20
30:25 - DMZ thoughts
40:25 - Any updated MWII thoughts? (not really)
47:42 - Bonus

Community-made MWII camo tracker sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LBE1BcPe1rzMxGTqJbgsV625J-WKr-XFkKgIW9K894I

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Modern Warfare’s Custom Campaign

S0ur 2022-10-30 | For a fun break, we're checking out the CoD4 Modern Warfare custom campaign "Rooftops", by SPi. It's certainly got that modded charm to it, but it's an impressive project for mainly one person to put together and an enjoyable quick playthrough.

SPi's channel / projects: youtube.com/channel/UCYpYA90Nr8C1qQnUrTlbCyA

If MWII is on your mind, I expect I'll have a video checking out free-to-play DMZ when it releases, but did not buy the game. If you have further questions, perhaps they'll be answered by this: youtube.com/watch?v=sbuaRweFXnU

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - A Day at the Office
3:30 - Unexpected Guests
12:10 - Rooftops
26:08 - Bonus Level
28:20 - Deus Ex Machina
45:00 - Replaying ending & Rooftops 2?

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Modern Warfare II

S0ur 2022-10-16 | Discussing the upcoming Modern Warfare II, but not really, actually discussing me not discussing it. It ain't that serious, but as more MWII questions came in I felt I should recap my thoughts about not repeating the standard yearly coverage. Sorry if the negativity isn't what you want to hear, it's not really what I like to do either, hence my mostly just staying out of it.

Mainly, it's just a combination of not enjoying many things about the direction of the games, some totally natural franchise coverage burnout, and re-evaluating what I enjoy about making videos and what the goal even is. With all that, I couldn't realistically repeat the same tired types of CoD cycle videos without either being fake or excessively negative and whiney, which isn't fun or anything to feel proud of. Much better to take a step back and focus on some other things, as well as more occasional but more positive and fun projects.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - No regular CoD coverage?
3:57 - Cycle exhaustion
6:15 - Tired topics: gameplay, matchmaking?
11:42 - MW2 parallel?
12:48 - Tired topics: progression, mastery camo
17:21 - Warzone
18:01 - Channel goal?
20:39 - The step back
23:32 - Turning point comment
26:17 - Random Twitter tangent
27:58 - MWII plan? DMZ, spec ops?
30:36 - Positives
30:51 - Not covering news (+ epic beta review)
33:20 - Wrap-up

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The First CoD’s Expansion is EVEN HARDER (Veteran United Offensive)

S0ur 2022-10-02 | We're going back to 2004 by popular demand to take on the expansion for the first Call of Duty: United Offensive. I'd also seen nothing about this game, although this time I was given plenty of warnings for UO perhaps being the hardest Veteran difficulty of the franchise... or at least, the simple little Kharkov train station at the end. Still loved it. Oh yeah, NO manual quicksaves of course.

Full game commentary playthrough.

Base CoD1: youtube.com/watch?v=10bhW2EP5qM

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro

==American==
1:02 - 1: Bois Jacques
18:35 - 2: Crossroads
29:44 - 3: Foy
56:36 - 4: Noville
1:14:36 - American cutscene

==British==
1:15:56 - Briefing
1:17:00 - 5: Bomber
1:26:57 - 6: Train Bridge
1:39:23 - Briefing 2
1:40:48 - 7: Sicily 1
1:58:54 - 8: Sicily Chase
2:11:23 - British cutscene

==Soviet==
2:12:39 - Briefing 3
2:14:24 - 9: Trenches
2:32:52 - 10: Ponyri
2:51:36 - 11: Kursk
2:55:19 - 12: Kharkov Outskirts
3:11:18 - 13: Kharkov Station
4:13:23 - 13: First time destroying the 5th tank
4:25:21 - Victory cutscene
4:26:50 - Soviet cutscene

4:27:41 - Full game cutscene
4:29:55 - Delirious game thoughts
4:31:22 - Proper game thoughts wrap-up
4:34:22 - End

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Piano vs. Rhulk (The First Disciple)

S0ur 2022-08-07 | The first disciple, Rhulk.

Yes, a Destiny 2 piano cover doesn't make any sense on this channel, but I'm a retired youtuber. Tried arranged this for fun back when vow came out and finally felt like making something out of it for whatever reason. Thank you to all my cameraman carriers for the filming help.

Come game with us, happy to teach stuff - discord.gg/de2hU9XDar

Unprofessional sheets: http://s0ur.tv/resources/uploads/2022/08/FirstDiscipleSheets.pdf

#motw bungie.net/7/en/User/Profile/254/21137984?bgn=S0ur
bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=261515285

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - Building
2:15 - DPS lead-in
2:45 - DPS
3:14 - Final stand

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The First Call of Duty Veteran is HARD

S0ur 2022-07-17 | We're going back to 2003 to take on the first, the original, Call of Duty. I'd seen nothing about the game, and was not prepared for it to be one of the hardest Veteran difficulties of the franchise... Loved it.

Full game commentary playthrough.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro

==American==
1:06 - Camp Toccoa
6:34 - Briefing
8:32 - 1: Pathfinder
11:37 - 2: Ste. Mere Eglise
17:50 - 3: Ste. Mere Eglise - Day
25:18 - 4: Normandy Route N13
29:49 - 5: Brecourt Manor
38:06 - Briefing 2
39:11 - 6: Alps Chateau
47:07 - 7: Dulag IIIA

==British==
51:41 - Briefing 3
53:29 - 8: Pegasus Bridge
1:02:58 - 9: Pegasus Bridge - Day (First hint of hard)
1:12:48 - Briefing 4
1:14:35 - 10: The Eder Dam (Suddenly HARD)
1:36:48 - 11: Eder Dam Getaway
1:41:50 - 12: Airfield Escape
1:45:19 - 13: Battleship Tirpitz (ALSO HARD)

==Soviet==
2:02:55 - Briefing 5
2:06:04 - 14: Stalingrad
2:10:22 - 15: Red Square
2:19:02 - 16: Train Station
2:24:28 - 17: Stalingrad Sewers
2:30:15 - 18: Pavlov's House (Gets hard-ish)
2:46:12 - 19: Warsaw Factory
2:50:17 - 20: Warsaw Railyards
2:55:14 - 21: Oder River Country
2:57:55 - 22: Oder River Town

==United==
3:00:04 - Briefing 6
3:01:28 - 23: Festung Recogne
3:04:48 - 24: V-2 Rocket Site (Gets hard)
3:17:32 - 25: The Reichstag

3:25:15 - End
3:26:34 - Thoughts wrap-up

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Taking on the Duality Dungeon

S0ur 2022-06-05 | Here's our blind day 1 duo first run-through of the Duality dungeon that launched last week - watch as Laundry and I take on the nightmares in the depths of Calus's consciousness. Did that sentence make any sense? Yeah, it's been a good few years since those erratic couple of Destiny uploads. Always love new dungeons, exploring and figuring out mechanics, reactions the first time through, so it seemed like a fun thing to record. Thank you Will for pretending to be me in the B-roll :)

Discord - discord.gg/de2hU9XDar

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Prep
1:55 - Enter dungeon
2:50 - Cabal lore speedrun
3:26 - Navigating the entrance
10:31 - First encounter
18:30 - Navigating to the second encounter
23:18 - Second encounter
30:17 - Navigating to the final encounter
34:38 - Final encounter
45:35 - End

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Black Ops 4 had a story?

S0ur 2022-05-21 | We're going back 4 years to revisit Black Ops 4 - not that long ago, and yet what feels like a different era of CoD. I never touched the 'Specialist HQ' lite campaign mode or looked at any of the story cutscenes back then, so I'm finally going back to find out what I missed, uncover some lore, and enjoy some light nostalgia. Also maybe sentence mixing woods a bit because the specialist loadout scenes were a tad basic.

http://humantoasteroven.biz/

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Ajax epic tutorial gameplay
11:16 - Battery
16:40 - Crash
22:43 - Firebreak
26:21 - Nomad
30:42 - Prophet
34:35 - Recon
39:17 - Ruin
43:47 - Seraph
48:21 - Torque

51:59 - Additional cutscenes
58:47 - All unlocked, listening to an audio log
1:00:11 - Figuring out the story
1:01:41 - Messing around epilogue
1:04:44 - The Multiplayer return
1:09:28 - End

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Getting 3 Stars in Every DLC MW3 Spec Ops Mission

S0ur 2022-04-11 | After another short wait, it's time for the third entry in the 3 stars in MW2 and MW3 Spec Ops trilogy - taking on the MW3 DLC missions I missed the first time around. Time to once again return to a nostalgic, classic beloved era of CoD, to earn 3 stars in every DLC veteran spec ops mission, plus some extra Chaos and Survival. Fun times.

Part 1 of MW3, the base missions: youtube.com/watch?v=DB0TV6DX2cY

Mission timestamps:
0:00 - Intro

0:52 - Black Ice
6:40 - A Baker's Dozen achievement story time
9:39 - Negotiator
23:24 - Kill Switch
31:18 - Iron Clad
38:32 - Arctic Recon
51:16 - Vertigo
1:01:54 - Light 'Em Up
1:11:15 - Special Delivery

1:21:24 - Chaos
1:28:52 - Survival: checking out DLC maps
1:29:56 - Survival: talking about stuff
1:34:34 - Survival: checking out more DLC maps
1:37:21 - True survival: a special guest
2:02:39 - End

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Unearthing Old Pokemon Cards & Memories

S0ur 2022-01-26 | I found my big storage bin of old childhood Pokemon cards, mostly from the early base jungle & fossil sets, plus collectibles, cartriges, and more. Seemed like it'd be fun to go through it all, and my history with the games.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Bintro
0:16 - Crack it open: books & tins
1:12 - 1999 Pokémon Battling Coin game
2:01 - Topps / movie cards, bootlegs, toys & figures
5:36 - Handbooks
6:00 - Fakemon

8:15 - The cards (& stories)

18:48 - The games - early timeline
20:19 - Exploring old Pokémon Diamond save
27:45 - Checking Platinum save
28:38 - The rest of the timeline
30:46 - What now?
33:11 - Nostalgia

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I got the Atomic camo, for some reason

S0ur 2022-01-14 | I've earned Vanguard's atomic mastery camo, but at what cost? Aside from a quick showcase and tips for the 'fixed' Panzerfaust, this'll be a mental dump all about Vanguard and the state of CoD. Starting with a brief review and my initial positivity towards the game, then the downward spiral of Season 1's gameplay and Warzone's issues, and then into my personal contention with the unaddressed XP inconsistency or 'throttling' - feeling symbolic of the engagement-optimized path recent CoDs appear to have chosen over fun. When taken too far, it's an oppressive feeling that supersedes whatever may be good or bad about the gameplay itself, since when the game feels it has no purpose or goal, either in self-improvement or challenge/progression wise, then it appears structured more as an artificial chore and a store than a game.

So, that all leads into a self-reflective ramble contemplating how I can continue covering the franchise - a ramble I hate to make and be all dramatic about, but unfortunately I feel is necessary to express; all I can do is try to be honest. I've always enjoyed mostly sticking with the same thing, and I've always respected that it's what most people have come here for, but it both feels as though that's less and less the case as more and more people become disillusioned with where the franchise has headed, and I've simply run out of topics that I think make sense to cover in my style as the game grows apart. What can I sincerely cover in Vanguard, when it feels hypocritical to expect anyone to care about testing minutia in a game that I've just described as lacking any aspirational purpose.

With Atomic, I feel I've completed the one true objective laid out, despite what feel like attempts for it to be slowed down, and I did my best to guide other people to it with breakdowns along the way. So, this feels like it serves as a conclusion.

I don't fundamentally hate CoD's gameplay, and could always see checking in to discuss the current games, but I have no real plans for the channel currently. This has always been more of a casual hobby, where I find fun in sharing fun stuff with others; forcing it to chase numbers being the opposite. I apologize to any who have started to develop certain expectations.

Thoughts always change with time, but here's a window into the present.

Timestamps:
--Atomic camo earned--
0:00 - Atomic: the Panzerfaust finale (tips)
1:31 - Stats & combat record, other challenge completion

--Vanguard gameplay reflection--
4:49 - Vanguard Campaign & Zombies
5:45 - Multiplayer: Gameplay likes / initial positivity
7:11 - Season 1 gripes: the incendiary nade
10:20 - The patch before the break & Panzerfaust
12:22 - Spawns

--Progression integrity & fun--
15:48 - XP throttling? Progression integrity, retention deception
20:49 - Grass break
21:05 - Back to progression integrity

--Self reflection & current era CoD coverage--
23:59 - Self reflection, current era CoD, boomer burnout?
32:13 - Cod popularity vs disinterest
33:18 - Cod going forward?
37:07 - Devolving tangent
38:20 - End

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The 141 attempts one of Vanguard’s hardest challenges

S0ur 2022-01-02 | I've assembled our clan to work towards one of Vanguards toughest career challenges: detonate the bomb in Search and Destroy 25 times. It may sound innocent, but involves a frustrating amount of luck solo, both in getting and planting the bomb, then having your team not eliminate the enemy team while you stall & distract enemies from defusing.

That's where a team comes in - eliminating the luck element of team balance by helping with the plant but leaving the last guy alive, making this a funny thing to try. I hope you find our attempts enlightening.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Challenge description
1:50 - The 141 assembles for the hunt
22:20 - Challenge recap

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Vanguard: A Bunch of Atomic Camo Tips

S0ur 2021-12-18 | Let's finally go through all sorts of tips & tricks to help you earn Vanguard's gold, diamond, and atomic mastery camos. I'll be going through a summary of quick weapon levelling, making the bloodthirsty 5 killstreaks easier, plenty of longshot examples, fast LMG bullet penetration kills, MK11 longshots & triples, launcher air destroys, the Panzerfaust air destroy meme, and the shield.

Mostly a collection of some tips I've given scattered in earlier videos since I wasn't planning on much camo coverage, but hopefully it can help anyone still looking for some camo guide talk or more examples.

Make a copy of the camo tracker sheet (with specific attachments): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zO-36nrSYwU3VpSEAYqwbTT-VYcmvJXFNTlmBJnyzFE/copy

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Weapon levelling overview (XP throttling mini re-testing)
2:15 - Zombies weapon XP

3:44 - Bloodthirsty / 5 killstreaks: overkill method
5:02 - Bloodthirsty: Ship Haus
5:51 - Bloodthirsty: Core & Hardcore

6:31 - Longshots: plan ahead
7:26 - Longshots: snipers
8:19 - Longshots: Das Haus
9:08 - Longshots: loadout building
9:58 - Longshots: hardcore

10:48 - LMG penetration

11:30 - Specific attachments

12:33 - MK11 longshots
13:29 - MK11 triples
13:49 - Launcher ground streaks / equipment
13:56 - Launcher air streaks / 3 in one game

14:35 - Panzerfaust air streaks change...?
15:35 - Panzerfaust air streaks for fun

16:51 - Shield double kills
17:17 - Shield stunned enemies

18:41 - Wrap-up

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Warzone Caldera Weapon XP Guide (+Bug)

S0ur 2021-12-11 | With the launch of Warzone Pacific's Caldera map, I wanted to look into the main methods of earning fast weapon XP to rank up your weapons through Plunder, for anyone who doesn't own Vanguard or who prefers these methods.

I'll cover how much weapon XP everything gives, the contract farming method, kills / team wipes method, and some Pointman details thanks to what is most likely a bug with there being a contract streak bonus for the new Big Game (and quickly removed Top Secret) contracts. After the countless gameplay bugs and issues settle down, hopefully this provides some useful info to unlock some attachments.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:12 - All plunder weapon XP values & general info, surplus
1:05 - New contract XP: Big Game Bounty & [TOP SECRET]
1:44 - Big game & top secret bug (top secret removed)
2:41 - Pointman with contract streaks
4:12 - Standard contract farming method
6:40 - Kill farming method
8:02 - Wrap-up (BR? Clash?)

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Vanguard & Warzone Season 1: New Challenges, XP Mythbusting #2

S0ur 2021-12-09 | Season 1 of Vanguard & Warzone is here, bringing the standard fare of new content along with the massive Warzone Pacific Caldera map & WW2 integration update. Instead of spending too much time discussing the new stuff, I wanted to take a look at the seasonal challenges for MP & zombies, the patch note about snipers gaining more XP, give a PSA about old 2xp tokens no longer working, and checking if the battle pass 10% player XP now works. I've give some brief-ish season 1 thoughts to wrap things up.

Season challenge list: cod.tracker.gg/vanguard/articles/vanguard-warzone-season-one-seasonal-challenges-multiplayer

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - Seasonal challenges MP & Zombies
0:39 - Season challenge thoughts
1:04 - Season prestige levels confusion
2:21 - Snipers level up faster
3:15 - Old 2XP tokens PSA
4:23 - Battle Pass 10% XP boost
5:02 - Custom blueprint surplus in zombies?
5:24 - Season 1 / Warzone Caldera thoughts
8:33 - Wrap up thoughts

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Vanguard Veteran Campaign Playthrough [2/2]

S0ur 2021-12-05 | Welcome the ending of our Call of Duty Vanguard veteran blind campaign playthrough - part 2 of 2. Always fun to give the singleplayer a go, react to the story they've cooked up, and hopefully struggle through some challenging sections.

Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=72WdHBMXWnU

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:08 - Cutscene: Lady Nightingale
2:44 - Lady Nightingale
23:42 - Cutscenes: The Intelligent Thing

31:02 - The Rats of Tobruk
48:01 - Cutscenes: The Yarn

51:01 - The Battle of El Alamein
1:05:20 - Cutscenes: Plan B

1:12:38 - The Fourth Reich
1:32:44 - Cutscenes: Vanguard
1:34:50 - Credits ramble

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Vanguard Veteran Campaign Playthrough [1/2]

S0ur 2021-12-03 | Welcome to our Call of Duty Vanguard veteran blind campaign playthrough - part 1 of 2. Always fun to give the singleplayer a go, react to the story they've cooked up, and hopefully struggle through some challenging sections.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Cutscene: Phoenix
1:02 - Phoenix
22:42 - Cutscenes: Captured

30:18 - Operation Tonga
59:50 - Cutscenes: The Lion's Den

1:10:05 - Stalingrad (Be careful out there!)
1:36:16 - Cutscenes: Just a tourist

1:46:44 - The Battle of Midway (Struggle time)
2:01:40 - Cutscenes: Tested

2:10:27 - Numa Numa Trail
2:39:54 - Cutscenes: Setting the Stage
2:42:42 - End part 1

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Rambling about Vanguards Shipment for no particular reason

S0ur 2021-11-29 | Shipment came to Vanguard a little while ago, but I never talked much about the map itself. So, why not ramble about this version of Shipment, going through a mix of tips and thoughts. Naturally, that'll mean most of the video joking about the absurd spawn traps and spawn logic in general.

Link to copy the camo tracker sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zO-36nrSYwU3VpSEAYqwbTT-VYcmvJXFNTlmBJnyzFE/copy

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - Attachment challenges now on camo tracker sheet
0:47 - Shipment: any good?
1:07 - Spawns lol
6:28 - Climbing on crates
7:16 - Strong perks
9:12 - Killstreak spam
10:20 - Shipment summary
10:52 - End

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Vanguard: The Decoy Grenade XP Meta?

S0ur 2021-11-26 | Taking a look at the decoy grenade in Vanguard, and how they can be used for some fast & easy passive XP, just like in Modern Warfare. With the forgiving decoy radius and the pace of Shipment, decoy assists give tons of easy score. How much XP does that work out to though? Are they worth using? Figured it was interesting enough to look into how they work. And oh yeah, Weapon XP hasn't changed.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Decoy strategy basics
0:58 - XP from decoy score
2:05 - Aside: no double operator XP?
2:47 - Decoy XP in practice
4:26 - Is decoy XP worth it?
5:00 - Aside: Weapon XP issue any better? (No)
6:26 - Personal decoy XP conclusion

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Vanguard: Shipment Weapon XP Problems, Operators Fixed?

S0ur 2021-11-20 | After checking on the Nov. 18th fix for the Operator favorite weapon buff, as well as if you can stack 2XP tokens with the double XP event, I'll be investigating the big Vanguard weapon XP mystery: why does Shipment double weapon XP feel slower than it should? Is the XP nerfed? Is it really double? Well, yes, but actually no. It turns out there's no simple answer to those questions, but there's clearly something going very wrong with the weapon XP tracking in this game after all, it just seemed to take gaining XP more rapidly for it to reveal itself.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Weapon XP / elim
0:35 - Operator favorite weapon fix & bug
1:50 - Stack 2XP token with 2XP event?

2:29 - Single elim tests (Day 1: Shipment)
4:31 - Average XP / elim way too low & shield flaw (Day 1: Shipment)
6:50 - Combat record discrepancy

7:15 - Single elim tests (Day 2: Ship Haus)
8:09 - The worst of the issue: average XP / elim still way too low (Day 2: Ship Haus)

10:05 - Some conclusions
10:49 - One theory for the XP loss
12:42 - Weapon XP advice?
13:59 - SHG pls fix (discussion)
15:58 - How long would it take to max a weapon on Shipment if XP tracking worked?
17:45 - Closing thoughts

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Vanguard: 2 Week Thoughts

S0ur 2021-11-17 | We're a couple weeks into Call of Duty Vanguard; time to share some launch thoughts / first impressions of the game - mainly the multiplayer being where I've spent my time. More of casual opinions and how I'm feeling about the game and the content offered, not so much a complete review.

I'm enjoying it more than recent years, despite some flaws and some laughable balance, but I'm just one person who may prioritize some aspects of the game that are secondary to most people, and I think I've gone in with an attitude of wanting to focus on the fun and the positives. Definitely give the free MP weekend a try if you're considering buying it.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - Thinking of buying?
0:56 - Gunsmith, balance
6:44 - Maps
7:39 - New progression / challenges
8:46 - Weapon grind / camo challenges
12:35 - General MP positive feelings
14:20 - Concerns
17:21 - Zombies
19:06 - Campaign
19:23 - Vanguard videos?
20:27 - Summary closing thoughts

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Vanguard XP Mythbusting: Useless Operators? Powerful Surplus, WXP Changed

S0ur 2021-11-13 | Expanding on the Vanguard gamemode weapon XP testing to help you rank up those weapons fast, I'll now be taking a look at all the various types of XP buffs all players have access to: the powerful Surplus weapon kit attachment, the mysterious operator's favorite weapon boost, if double XP tokens from Warzone & Cold War work, the battle pass 10% XP boost, the clan 10% party up boost, and if everything stacks. Also, the weapon XP per kill in every gamemode and combat pacing has changed, so I'll update and discuss those new values.

Full weapon XP breakdown (some values now updated): youtube.com/watch?v=3o2y5TZzlI4

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Surplus kit
1:29 - Operator "favorite weapon"
3:04 - New Weapon XP values
5:07 - Player / Operator XP basics
6:16 - Battle Pass 10% XP?
7:32 - Double XP tokens from past games
8:47 - Clan party-up boost
9:10 - Buffs stacking?
10:02 - Buffs summary
10:32 - Closing thoughts

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Vanguard: The Camo Challenge Tracker - Camo Tips & Thoughts

S0ur 2021-11-11 | Yes, the Call of Duty Vanguard camo challenge spreadsheet is here, for tracking your Multiplayer and Zombies grind progress on your way to golds, diamonds, Atomic & Dark Aether. I'll go over some features of the sheet, how to keep it updated for DLC weapons, and talk through the full list of camo challenges to give a few tips and thoughts. Happy tracking.

Save a copy to your Google drive: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zO-36nrSYwU3VpSEAYqwbTT-VYcmvJXFNTlmBJnyzFE/copy

Timestamps:
0:00 - Camo tracker sheet
0:16 - Intro & thanks, tracker info
1:46 - Discussing tracker features
3:06 - How to update the sheet for DLC weapons
3:35 - Modifications
4:46 - Optics / reticles

5:22 - Thoughts on camo system
6:29 - Thoughts & tips: Bloodthirsties
7:27 - Longshots
7:41 - Point Blanks
8:29 - Specific attachments
10:00 - Melee
10:59 - Launchers
12:07 - Some issues
13:21 - Zombies / issues
14:17 - Guides?
14:37 - TF141 clan update & TF142
16:28 - End

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Fastest Vanguard Weapon XP: All Modes Tested

S0ur 2021-11-09 | Call of Duty Vanguard weapon XP testing time! I'll be going through the basics of earning weapon XP, then how much you get per kill in every multiplayer mode and combat pacing so you can decide on your best mode for fast weapon XP based on how many kills you personally tend to get, and then I'll be going the weapon XP/minute rates I was typically getting in Multiplayer versus Zombies and Warzone. I tested a few different ways of playing Zombies, some of which showed the mode does have potential for decent weapon levelling.

So glad the values seemed to make sense for once! Hope you learn something helpful for this massive weapon & camo grind.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - XP rates overview
0:57 - MP Weapon XP basics
1:31 - XP/Kill is consistent now? Combat pacing comparison
2:47 - XP/Kill of every MP mode & pacing
5:42 - XP/Kill seen in full game averages
6:47 - XP/Minute in MP & best combat pacing?
7:56 - Combat pacing discussion
8:56 - Minimize lobby time

9:46 - Zombies: solo tests
11:28 - Note: no XP buffs used
11:55 - Zombies: quad tests
13:29 - XP/Minute Zombies comparison

14:37 - Warzone discussion
15:35 - Plunder Weapon XP details
16:03 - XP/Minute Plunder comparison

16:38 - Final considerations for best mode & tips
18:38 - Closing thoughts

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Vanguard: Going Through Progression & New Clan System

S0ur 2021-11-06 | Call of Duty Vanguard is here. To have something up while I work on some larger projects like weapon XP testing (and yes, the camo tracking sheet is coming too), I figured I'd just talk through the progression systems, career challenges, operator mastery, and do an overview of the new clan system now that we can see it all in-game.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Career challenges
0:33 - Zombies warning sidenote
0:58 - Career challenges thoughts
2:32 - Operator progression
3:15 - Operator progression thoughts
3:45 - Weapon XP / Camos
4:31 - Camo tracker when??
5:17 - Levelling / Seasonal prestige
5:46 - Clan system!
8:55 - TF141
11:13 - End

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Vanguard Progression Details

S0ur 2021-10-29 | Call of Duty Vanguard is a week away, and they've just released tons of info with what to expect from just about every aspect of the game - like some big patch notes, every multiplayer map, operator, and more about Warzone pacific. As promised, I'll focus on covering and discussing some thoughts on the newly revealed progression details, and some of the parts the blog that interest me most.

We've got some unsurprising parts I'm not excited about like seasonal prestige, but some other promising parts, like golden hero gear-esque operator progression, clan progression, and a massive weapon grind focus.

Big info post: callofduty.com/blog/2021/10/vanguard-launch-pre-season-one-warzone-pacific-roadmap

Patch notes since beta: sledgehammergames.com//blog/2021/Vanguard-the-road-to-launch

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - XP / Seasonal prestige
0:52 - Weapon progression / camos
1:27 - Operator progression: gold mastery gear?
2:43 - Operator progression: signature weapons
4:09 - Clan progression
5:43 - Standard / seasonal challenges?
6:49 - Extra thoughts on what's being offered
7:44 - Shipment returns
8:48 - Verdansk ending events, Vanguard preseason
9:52 - Other content mentions (all maps, operators, dogfighting, etc.)
10:16 - Patch notes since the beta

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The Q&A to End All Q&A: From Shrek to a Cold War Review

S0ur 2021-10-10 | The Q&A season continues and concludes after a long hiatus, with this mega Q&A. Time to answer a wide range of your questions, from all sorts of CoD related favorites and a mini Cold War review, to thoughts on other games and nonsense. Had to get through a good number of them before being done for the year. Thanks for all the questions, sorry to those I didn't get to.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - MW3 spec ops 3 stars reflection, DLC missions?
2:16 - Best Shrek?
2:43 - Play through early cods 1 / 2 / 3?
3:33 - No BO4 campaign in hindsight?
3:54 - Any Halo thoughts?
4:33 - Rollercoasters & hard vs soft shell tacos?
4:55 - Singleplayer games / completionism / Bethesda games
6:30 - Favorite CoD narrative?
6:56 - Favorite game campaign?
7:35 - Favorite CoD weapon?

7:45 - Doing Cold War review?
8:44 - Mini Cold War review

10:31 - Favorite ultimate CoD camo?
11:44 - Organizing footage?
12:33 - Narrative vs gameplay?
13:06 - Thoughts on Canadian foods?
14:10 - College?
14:17 - Hate melee weapons?
16:11 - Regretting 100%?
17:36 - Best Nintendo console?
17:48 - First game ever?
18:28 - Trophy / achievement hunting?
19:18 - Games that make you feel valued?
20:34 - American viewpoint of CoD games?
22:20 - Have any game remade / VR?
24:39 - Livestreaming again?
27:09 - End

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Vanguard Beta Thoughts

S0ur 2021-09-22 | The Call of Duty Vanguard MP Beta has now wrapped up, so I'll gather up my list of my feedback notes to discuss some of the good and bad, and go through my current thoughts on this year's game in informal review. What I find important or entertaining about the game may completely differ from what you value, but the gameplay worked for me. The amount I get invested in the multiplayer now mostly rests on what we see in terms of meaningful aspirational progression and challenges. If the trend there continues with not being what I find engaging, then the other modes of the game will be what provide value for me.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro

Going through beta feedback:
0:08 - Enemy red nameplate issues / visibility
1:26 - Visuals / Xbox 120hz broken mention
2:14 - Destructible map elements
3:08 - Minimap dilemma / Radar jamming
5:10 - Other mixed killstreak thoughts
7:07 - Pacing options a preference
9:15 - Pinging
9:37 - Spawns

Things acknowledged / changed / positives:
11:40 - Disabled respawn camera
12:13 - Visual distortion, sound issues, armor & goliath field upgrade
13:48 - Gunsmith
14:21 - Attitude towards potential cheesy / op stuff
16:06 - Clear new item indicator?
16:56 - Soundtrack

17:21 - Overall Vanguard feelings
18:11 - 'Should you buy'? 'Worth it'?
18:44 - What I'm looking forward to + obligatory progression ramble
21:42 - Wrap-up

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CoD Vanguard Beta - Testing Weapon XP (Yep)

S0ur 2021-09-18 | Naturally, the first thing I would end up doing in the Call of Duty Vanguard beta was looking into how to earn weapon XP. Enticed by seeing the precise XP values once again, I wanted to get an idea for how much weapon XP is earned per kill, which is a needlessly confusing topic as usual. So I'll also take a look at what does and doesn't award weapon XP, the average WXP per elimination over time, as well as the total WXP required to max weapons in Vanguard, compared to Modern Warfare.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Official info on weapon XP
0:50 - Single kill tests: large inexplicable variance again?
4:25 - Aside: score varies too?
5:46 - Average WXP per elimination
6:42 - Missing WXP? Delayed XP catch-up?
7:32 - What else counts for Weapon XP?
9:17 - Aside: why so confusing?
10:05 - Vanguard total weapon XP grind compared to MW / thoughts
11:51 - Wrap-up thoughts

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Vanguard Multiplayer Reveal Recap & Thoughts

S0ur 2021-09-08 | Call of Duty Vanguard had its multiplayer reveal livestream today, as well as a first look at some of the Beta gameplay & content - weapons, maps, modes, streaks, some hints at progression, and more. I wanted to go through the livestream to recap what was talked about, giving some thoughts along the way.

Full reveal: youtube.com/watch?v=lyd44qL8QVQ

Vanguard Alpha (& some more general) thoughts: youtube.com/watch?v=CixFTWP8nkE

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:05 - Realism
0:48 - MP trailer, Goliath RC-XD mini tank thing
1:29 - Combat pacing - tactical, assault, blitz
2:16 - New Patrol gamemode
2:41 - Clan progression?
5:38 - Mounting / blindfire / map destruction
6:14 - Attachments / gunsmith
7:24 - Wallhack perk, suppression, art / maps
8:27 - Operator progression
9:30 - FOV slider on console
9:54 - New Warzone Pacific island map
10:46 - Minimap, dead silence, field upgrades, killstreaks
13:16 - Overall Vanguard thoughts / hopes
15:16 - End / away for PS beta

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Vanguard Alpha Thoughts

S0ur 2021-08-28 | Call of Duty Vanguard has had tons of info released over the past while, in addition to the Champion Hill alpha currently being live. I've tried it out to discuss how it felt and review plenty of the other news that I haven't touched on yet all in one big current thoughts video. What would make it worth buying? Of course, thoughts will change over time.

Vanguard Alpha feedback & bug reporting form: support.activision.com/vanguard/articles/vanguard-feedback-and-bug-reporting

Stalingrad Playthrough Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=EtZWVTTyFNU

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Warzone train reveal event
0:32 - Campaign trailer & Stalingrad summer gameplay

2:25 - Champion Hill gamemode thoughts
4:36 - Some Alpha equipment, perks, killstreaks
5:32 - Weapons & attachments / realism
6:51 - General gameplay feel
7:29 - Some other new / returning gameplay elements thoughts

12:12 - Vanguard map count: 20 maps?
13:45 - War mode?
15:16 - Other parts of a complete game at launch
16:04 - Combat pacing options
16:50 - Treyarch zombies, focused studios?
18:32 - Warzone map & anti-cheat

19:31 - Overall Vanguard early thoughts
20:01 - The ever-present manipulative matchmaking concerns
23:21 - Why buy?
26:18 - End

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Getting 3 Stars in Every MW3 Spec Ops Mission

S0ur 2021-08-15 | At (very) long last, the heavily requested sequel to the 3 stars in MW2 Spec Ops. I've once again gone back to another classic beloved CoD, this time Modern Warfare 3, to earn 3 stars in every single veteran spec ops mission, plus a bit of survival. As is typical, it starts out simple, but started to pick up and provide some fun challenge.

It only took 8 more months or so, now we've taken on the DLC missions: youtube.com/watch?v=C1DrB1OoC_U

The old MW2 3 star video, if YouTube somehow never spammed it at you: youtube.com/watch?v=7a6-65meaxA

Mission timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:43 - Stay Sharp (and various goofing off)
8:30 - Milehigh Jack
14:11 - Over Reactor
19:51 - Hit and Run

25:46 - Toxic Paradise
37:35 - Firewall
47:19 - Firewall 2: Sentry mode
51:19 - Fatal Extraction
59:55 - Hostage Taker

1:05:48 - Charges Set
1:09:18 - Resistance Movement
1:16:20 - Little Bros
1:21:36 - Invisible Threat

1:25:16 - Server Crash
1:43:57 - Smack Town
1:54:59 - Flood the Market
2:02:55 - Fire Mission
2:10:57 - Fire Mission 2: AC-130 edition

2:13:50 - Survival Mode
2:21:10 - MW2 Spec Ops Storytime
2:25:17 - End

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Breadmaking Content, Warzone Payload, and Answering Questions

S0ur 2021-07-25 | Answering questions continues, with a rather odd collection of topics. I'll spend the most time going through the new Warzone Payload mode for those asking for some thoughts on that, then spend the rest of the time going through everything from making bread and throwing rocks (high quality hobbies) to thoughts on furries. Truly a wide-ranging discussion today.

You can reply to the Q&A community post here to leave more questions: youtube.com/S0urPatchAdults/community

Timestamps:
0:00 - Life story?
0:43 - Hobbies outside games? (bread content)
2:58 - Warzone Payload truck mode? What would bring me back?
8:03 - CoD Youtubers?
10:13 - Doing voice work?
11:19 - Diamond Pearl remakes?
13:59 - Into any trading cards?
14:47 - Most fun to make video?
15:51 - Furries?
18:32 - Watch anime?
19:02 - Third favorite dinosaur?
19:17 - End
19:28 - Bonus clip: Zack is Sans Undertale

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Going On an Adventure to Check On a Tree (and Questions)

S0ur 2021-07-18 | Yep, more Q&A. Here's where the thumbnails start to get lazy. Today we go on an adventure back to a tiny island that I'm surprised anyone remembered about for a 1-year tree health update. Then after getting past the old sitting wipe controversy, I'll get into plenty of regular old CoD talk about 100 percenter and in-game currencies, which you either want or find very boring, and finally some talk about the exciting SM2 mod project, free BO4, and so on.

SM2 mod: sm2.gg

You can reply to the Q&A community post here to leave more questions: youtube.com/S0urPatchAdults/community

Timestamps:
0:00 - Island tree adventure: 1 year update
2:30 - Sitting down to wipe?
3:33 - CoD most fun 100%?
6:18 - Cold War currency system?
10:13 - Cold War small daily challenge & prestige shop update
12:05 - SM2 mod project thoughts?
14:31 - BO4 worth trying free?
15:58 - Reading books?
16:48 - BTD6 lol
17:14 - Wrap-up
17:32 - Bonus Mauer zombies glitch moment

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Trying CoD Mobile and Answering Questions

S0ur 2021-07-11 | Q&A summer season begins. Plenty of questions to go through, today we're starting off with a few of the frequent ones and a couple more weighty topics. I'll be trying out CoD Mobile and going through what other games I play, we'll take on some difficult LOTR questions, then get into some history of the channel, from earliest videos and through the Woodycraft era to now. Finally we'll tackle the tougher topics of motivation, burnout, and depression, where of course I'm not at all qualified to talk about anything but my own experience.

You can reply to the Q&A community post here to leave more questions: youtube.com/S0urPatchAdults/community

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:07 - Try CoD Mobile? First time experience
1:51 - CoD Mobile summary / other mobile games
3:45 - Other games you play? Destiny 2?
5:38 - Job outside YT?
6:02 - How are you doing? +Heat wave talk
7:33 - Frodo vs Bilbo ring inconsistency
8:41 - LOTR audio book when?
9:53 - Tell David Spade and Owen Wilson apart?
10:13 - What got you into YouTube? Channel history + WoodyCraft.net era
13:02 - Motivation to upload? Will you get bored of YT?
15:53 - Dealing with depression or apathy? + Anxiety etc.
24:57 - What is the meaning of life?

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Covering CoD vs Battlefield 2042 & CoD Rankings - Return of the Q&A

S0ur 2021-06-29 | At long last it is Q&A season again. Ask anything you like by replying to the community post linked below. For this video, I'll just be going through some topics that I expect would come up, like the good old CoD tier list ranking, where the S0ur name comes from, and CoD 2021 / Battlefield 2042 thoughts & plans - getting plenty of 'CoD & Cold War problems' talk out of the way early.

Reply to the Q&A community post here to leave questions: youtube.com/S0urPatchAdults/community

Timestamps:
0:00 - Q&A announcement & outline
1:40 - Pivot to answering common questions
1:58 - Favorite CoD games ranking tier list
5:08 - Name origin? S0ur meaning?
6:00 - Playing Battlefield 2042?
8:12 - CoD talk: recent cods have no soul? (Complain alert)
11:26 - CoD's growing annual release issues
15:03 - CoD 2021 & Battlefield 2042 summary
16:20 - End

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Black Ops Cold War: Season 4 Content Overview & Thoughts

S0ur 2021-06-18 | Season 4 of Black Ops Cold War & Warzone is here, bringing a fairly standard wave of content but with some exciting sounding things coming in-season. I'm looking forward to checking out the Payload Warzone mode and the Mauer der Toten Zombies map, but for now I'll take a look through and give thoughts on what's new: the Warzone map satellite & red door map changes, and the Cold war maps, modes, guns, challenges, and more.

Not as good of an operator edit as last time but it'll do.

S4 blog post: callofduty.com/blog/2021/06/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Season-Four-Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-Cold-War-and-Warzone-Arriving-June-17#RedDoors
Cold War S4 patch notes: treyarch.com/game-intel/2021/06/Season_Four_Lands_June_17
Warzone patch notes: ravensoftware.com/community/2021/06/call-of-duty-bocw-warzone-season-four-patch-notes
Seasonal challenge list: cod.tracker.gg/warzone/articles/black-ops-cold-war-warzone-season-four-prestige-challenges

Timestamps:
0:00 - Warzone map changes, red doors, bugs, Hijacked gulag
1:49 - Gamemodes: "Payload" upcoming gamemode speculation
4:31 - Zombies: Zoo outbreak region & Mauer der Toten coming
5:21 - Multiplayer maps (Hijacked, Rush, Collateral)
6:48 - MP modes (One in the chamber, Satlink)
7:26 - Hand cannon scorestreak
8:47 - Battle pass new weapons - MG 82, C58, Nail Gun
9:53 - Prestiges & XP change
10:42 - Groundfall event
11:13 - Seasonal challenges thoughts
13:08 - Season 4 personal thoughts

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Getting Even More Destroyed by the CoD World at War Veteran Campaign [End]

S0ur 2021-06-04 | Part 2 and the end of this classic CoD challenge: Call of Duty: World at War on Veteran - a game notorious for its difficulty and grenade spam, and the one game since CoD4 I never played. This concludes my completely blind first playthrough of WaW; I had a good time filling in this gap in my Call of Duty history. Now that this video includes those ending missions, I can really say let the rage commence. If you just want to skip to Heart of the Reich I don't blame you.

Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=_fELQZXr6eY

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Ring of Steel (9)
13:56 - Eviction (10)
25:30 - Black Cats (11)
35:16 - Blowtorch & Corkscrew (12)
56:11 - Breaking Point (13)
1:09:57 - Heart of the Reich (14)
1:35:25 - Downfall (15)
1:49:25 - Playthrough thoughts & Credits
1:54:27 - Zombies & Ray Gun

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Getting Destroyed by the CoD World at War Veteran Campaign

S0ur 2021-05-23 | Time for another classic CoD challenge: taking on Call of Duty: World at War on Veteran - a game notorious for its difficulty and grenade spam, and the one game since CoD4 I never played. As such this'll be my completely blind first WaW playthrough, let's see how tough it really is in current year. Let the rage commence... or, maybe it won't be as tough as everyone says. I'm excited to conquer WaW and see what the story's about, to finally fill in the gap in my Call of Duty history. This is part 1 of 2.

Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=kfSwzKYgLAw

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Semper Fi (1)
15:11 - Little Resistance (2)
26:09 - Hard Landing (3)
41:43 - Vendetta (4)
1:05:03 - Their Land, Their Blood (5)
1:18:51 - Burn 'em Out (6)
1:39:00 - Relentless (7)
1:54:11 - Blood and Iron (8)
2:06:41 - End

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Cold War S3 Reloaded - Event Challenge Medals Explained & Thoughts

S0ur 2021-05-20 | Cold War & Warzone Season 3 Reloaded is here with the 80’s Action Heroes, adding the Die Hard Nakatomi plaza and Rambo survival camps to Warzone, among other themed event modes, challenges, and changes. Standoff and Duga is here for MP, Outbreak gets a main quest, Ordas, and fishing apparently, and it’s a truly massive update for weapon balancing. Mainly though, I wanted to skip past that to cover my specialty, the “new challenges, medals, and rewards” mentioned on the roadmap. Namely, the new medals added in the event - Become War, This is Personal, Have a Blast, and Light 'em Up. Maybe others, but they're not used in the challenges.

And actually, this video is just a disguised rant about the phonetic alphabet codename weapons that they’ve inexplicably used for a year and a half now. AsSAuLt RiFLe cHaRLiE. Why on earth was that brainless practice carried forward from Modern Warfare? The warzone weapon list is a mess, and being cutesy slipping them into patch notes nonsensically makes me want to barf.

Massive update notes: treyarch.com/game-intel/2021/05/New_Content_Arrives_with_80s_Action_Heroes

Nakatomi mission events / survival camps info:
callofduty.com/blog/2021/05/warzone-nakatomi-plaza-survival-camps-guide

Timestamps:
0:00 - 80's Action Heroes event
0:57 - "Become War" automatic weapon medal
1:40 - "This is Personal" melee medal
2:32 - "Have a Blast" explosives medal
3:07 - "Light 'em Up" death machine medal
3:50 - Warzone challenges
4:07 - Nakatomi side missions
4:20 - Rambo POW dog tags
4:49 - Rest of the update
5:22 - Stupid phonetic alphabet weapon codenames rage
9:03 - End

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Thank You and Channel Stuff

S0ur 2021-05-16 | After being lazy, then busy, then away with family for a while, I'm back again to talk about some YouTube stuff, including a delayed silver play button and the launch of the most esteemed and acclaimed cryptocurrency for members, S0urcoin.

A weird self-indulgent video, but it's been a while since a little channel talk catch-up. I should be uploading a bit more regularly for the near future, although it may be mostly rather assorted nonsense until I see something worth diving into in CoD.

S0urcoin & Whitepaper (joke): s0ur.tv/coin

Timestamps:
0:00 - Hello
0:13 - 100k Award - thank you
2:14 - S0urcoin: The best cryptocurrency
4:08 - Reflecting on YouTube motivations
7:26 - Some weird internet complaining side rant
8:33 - More YouTube reflecting
10:45 - Still playing Cold War / Warzone?
13:39 - Ever ditching CoD?
17:31 - End

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Black Ops Cold War: Season 3 Content Overview & Thoughts

S0ur 2021-04-23 | Season 3 of Black Ops Cold War & Warzone is here, kicking off with the bang of Verdansk being destroyed, ushering in Verdansk '84 as the new Warzone map. I'll briefly touch on that destruction event split into part 1 & 2 and the new Warzone thoughts, then get into Cold War's updates: the 6 new weapons like the beloved PPSh-41 and ballistic knife, the new maps like the return of Standoff in-season, modes like Sticks & Stones, and plenty more. I'll also do a basic comparison of the supposed Zombies XP "buff". Always fun to take a look through the new season's offerings and give a casual review.

Ignore the cursed thumbnail I have given up.

Cold War S3 patch notes: treyarch.com/game-intel/2021/04/Season_Three_Begins_April_22

Timestamps:
0:00 - Hello
0:07 - Destruction of Verdansk event
0:40 - Warzone new Verdansk '84 map
1:10 - Warzone thoughts

3:30 - Cold War: Captain Price?
3:57 - Battle Pass & new guns: PPSh, Swiss K31, Ballistic Knife, CARV.2, AMP63, Baseball bat
4:38 - MP maps: Yamantau & Diesel, Standoff, Duga
5:37 - Multi-Team elimination mini BR
6:01 - Strafe Run streak

6:28 - Zombies: Toxic Growth field upgrade
7:05 - Outbreak content, Duga, intel
7:28 - Weapon unlock challenges in zombies
8:38 - Zombies XP increased? Testing

11:07 - S3 negative sentiments
12:59 - Closing thoughts & channel stuff

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Maxing My 15 Year Old RuneScape Account

S0ur 2021-04-04 | After nearly 15 years of periodically checking in on RuneScape, I've finally maxed (every skill to 99) my old account I made back in 2006, and felt like telling the story. Starting in those early old school free to play days through 2007 & 8, letting it slide for many years, then returning as a member at last to rediscover the massive historic world and how it had changed in my absence. With how much I talk about grind and completionism, it should come as no surprise that I'd be drawn to this nostalgic MMORPG.

I'll go on to talk a bit about OSRS, other thoughts on the game as a sort of positively biased 2021 review, and what's next. This may not exactly be on topic for the channel, but I'm glad I got to make it regardless as an homage to such an impactful formative game of my and so many people's childhoods.

Timestamps:
0:00 - RuneScape
0:33 - 2006-2007 beginnings
5:29 - 2008: moving on
7:12 - 2013: a simple mixup
8:37 - 2016: the return
11:06 - Membership, the first 99s
13:39 - The end of summer
15:12 - 2020: distracted by never-ending filler arc side goals

18:55 - Maxing drawing near
20:02 - 2021: It is done. Unless...
21:15 - Reflecting on stats, playtime, 20 years of content
24:49 - Old School & playing an alt thoughts
30:27 - Why so positive?
32:04 - End

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Black Ops Cold War: Zombies Outbreak Thoughts

S0ur 2021-03-08 | Some thoughts on the addition of Zombies Outbreak mode in Black Ops Cold War season 2. I'll review what I like about this fairly unique mode being added to complement traditional zombies survival, touch on some of the negatives and fears I've seen, then ramble and make fun of various other things.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro Outbreak thoughts
1:11 - Coop & teamwork elements
3:05 - Pacing
3:35 - New progression - challenges & upgrades
4:51 - Potential for expansion
5:32 - Fears of zombies changing
6:17 - Sidenote on fewer Multiplayer maps
7:07 - Outbreak just lazy reused content?
8:13 - MW2019 Spec Ops comparison
11:31 - Negative perspective: funny comment chain
15:00 - Rambling about beliefs
16:12 - The comments continue
17:35 - How to add difficulty
18:40 - Speedruns?
20:15 - Content for hardcore players

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Cold War Zombies: Earning Flawless Crystals, Best Upgrades & Outbreak XP

S0ur 2021-03-01 | Time to explore the best ways to earn the new Refined & Flawless aetherium crystals in Black Ops Cold War Zombies. I'll compare the new Outbreak mode to traditional wave survival when it comes to farming crystals, then discuss the best new tier 4 & 5 upgrades for all the weapons, perks, field upgrades, and ammo mods. Finally, I'll look at how well Outbreak does for fast XP, weapon XP, and battle pass rates versus traditional Zombies. The XP may be poor, but this may very well be the fastest / most accessible weapon XP in the game!

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Refined & Flawless crystals in Outbreak vs Survival
2:51 - Best mode for new crystals discussion

4:48 - Best new upgrades: weapons
5:45 - Field Upgrades
6:31 - Perks
8:26 - Ammo mods

8:59 - Outbreak XP comparison
10:01 - Battle Pass earn rate
10:38 - Amazing Outbreak weapon XP
12:45 - End

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Black Ops Cold War: Season 2 Content, Challenges & Thoughts

S0ur 2021-02-25 | Season 2 of Black Ops Cold War & Warzone is here, with all the new prestiges and challenges to grind and plenty of content to discuss. I'll touch on the new progression, battle pass, and 6 new weapons, the big new Zombies Outbreak mode and event, then take a look through the new seasonal challenges, before ending with some of what's new for Multiplayer maps & modes and giving some thoughts on everything.

Outbreak is the clear highlight to me, along with tons of new Zombies progression in the form of tier 4 and 5 skills, taking refined and flawless aetherium crystals. I'd like to get more into how to earn them and take a deeper look at the mode after getting more playtime.

Patch notes: treyarch.com/game-intel/2021/02/Season_Two_Details_and_Patch_Notes
All multiplayer season 2 challenges: cod.tracker.gg/cold-war/articles/black-ops-cold-war-warzone-season-two-prestige-challenges
All zombies seasonal challenges: cod.tracker.gg/cold-war/articles/every-season-two-zombies-prestige-challenge-in-black-ops-cold-war

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - New prestiges, level rewards, double 2XP weekend
0:25 - Season 2 Battle Pass
0:33 - New guns: Fara 83, LC-10, Machete, E-Tool shovel, R1 Shadowhunter crossbow, ZRG 20mm sniper

1:24 - Zombies Outbreak mode
2:43 - Outbreak event in Warzone & Zombies
3:06 - Season challenges
4:51 - New zombies outbreak challenges

5:41 - Multiplayer content: new maps
6:27 - Map adjustments & patch notes
7:20 - Death machine, gamemodes

7:48 - Thoughts
9:54 - Warzone stuff
10:29 - Wrap-up

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Black Ops Cold War: Progression System Review

S0ur 2021-02-05 | With the Black Ops Cold War & Warzone season 1 coming to a close, here's another look at all the progression systems we talked about leading up to launch and s1, as I play through Firebase Z for the first time in the background. Now after plenty of playtime, I can go through what I've liked and thought about the updated seasonal levelling, prestiges, challenges, the missing concept of 100 percenter, dailies, prestige keys, ribbon stars, and how it's affected by what I'm feeling about the gameplay in general.

There have been many improvements to the seasonal system, but I think more could be done to create a focus around one ultimate goal to get me engaged in the challenge hunt. As it stands, I'm not drawn towards the MP whatsoever but the current system, but will enjoy the camo grind and whatever Zombies has to offer.

Make a copy of the camo tracker spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oXYCVQqAi2Ci234xQDqq8nZvHysylfsig2c-z5hZXnc/copy

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - General thoughts
0:57 - 'Prestige' milestones & uncapped level
3:10 - Capped prestiges & separating level from seasons
4:47 - Unlocking seasonal challenges by default
6:23 - Seasonal challenge improvements
7:16 - Zombies season 1 challenges
7:41 - Current system unrewarding

8:37 - Multiplayer gameplay thoughts
10:02 - Meaningful goals providing purpose
10:56 - 100 percenter: what makes for a meaningful reward
12:44 - Making one central season reward incentive
16:01 - Daily challenges
17:46 - Prestige key shop
20:01 - Prestige star star ribbons
22:14 - Season 1 content thoughts, Firebaze Z & Express
23:04 - Summary of Cold War gameplay thoughts
25:27 - Camo tracker spreadsheet updates
26:44 - Summary of ideas for progression changes
28:13 - Wrap-up

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Black Ops Cold War: MP Dark Matter Camo Challenge Tips

S0ur 2021-01-27 | Some long overdue Black Ops Cold War multiplayer Dark Matter Ultra mastery camo tips & tricks for those still working away on them. I wasn't planning on a camo guide this late, but I suppose it's better than answering questions individually and I've certainly collected plenty of example clips. There'll be the quick mention for the fast weapon XP, then I'll get into all the challenges people tend to ask about - easy point blanks, sniper streaks, thumper longshots, various launcher destroys, and of course, those horrible Cigma and RPG double kills...

More M79 longshot Nuketown spots: youtube.com/watch?v=VJOpN3OhJeM

Make a copy of the camo tracker spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oXYCVQqAi2Ci234xQDqq8nZvHysylfsig2c-z5hZXnc/copy

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Fast weapon XP
1:18 - Easy point blanks
2:13 - Point blank loadout
3:02 - Extra point blank examples & discussion
4:53 - Flora "detected" kills
5:53 - Knife blinded / stunned / smoke kills
6:27 - Longshots
6:44 - Sniper longshots
7:56 - Sniper bloodthirsty 5 killstreaks
9:12 - Launcher ground streaks & 3 destroys in one game
11:17 - Thumper M79 longshots
12:56 - RPG aerial streak destroys
14:54 - Launcher double kills
17:39 - Double kill / flak jacket discussion
19:35 - End

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Black Ops Cold War: Zombies Dark Aether Camo Tips

S0ur 2021-01-22 | At a time that I'm sure is too late to help many of you, I'll go through some basic tips & tricks for earning the Black Ops Cold War Zombies Dark Aether mastery camo since it still gets requests. Starting with what I think is still the fastest way to level up your guns, then a general guide for how to set yourself up in a game, and finally going through a few specific challenges for things like the knife & launchers, and the good 'ol camo tracker spreadsheet.

Make a copy of the camo tracker spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oXYCVQqAi2Ci234xQDqq8nZvHysylfsig2c-z5hZXnc/copy

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Fast weapon XP
2:05 - Example solo game: setting up
3:31 - Training & Camping strategies basics
4:48 - Other general gameplay tips
6:08 - Solo exfil
7:04 - Spending Aetherium crystals
7:31 - Worth exfil after crystals?
8:16 - Loadout weapon strategy
9:42 - Loadout donating

10:29 - The camo challenges: critical kills & elite eliminations
12:04 - Launcher / M79 big bang pentakills
12:58 - Faster knife kills
13:18 - Melee 20 kills without getting hit
14:14 - Earning the camo early?
15:06 - Streetsweeper tip lol
15:31 - Spreadsheet tracker updates
16:13 - Current MP progress
16:30 - End

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Black Ops Cold War: Zombies Armor Barrels & DPS Testing Stuff

S0ur 2021-01-12 | I felt like testing out a couple more undescriptive or confusing attachments in Black Ops Cold War Zombies, like the armor damage Cavalry Lancer barrels & weird Hauer Task Force barrel, as well as going over some basic megaton DPS rankings to see what the best weapons and strategies are for miniboss damage. I'll also touch on the best elemental ammo type and some other minor tips & tricks like not getting stuck with Dead Wire. Just a fun mix of zombies testing and mythbusting, because numbers are fun.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Armor damage cavalry lancer barrel testing
3:00 - Hauer +222% or 50% damage Task Force barrel
4:22 - Best elemental AAT & ammo type weaknesses
5:34 - Getting stuck with Dead Wire
6:43 - Best miniboss / megaton weapon DPS
9:18 - End

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