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Episode 404: Yes, CHEATING is Bad in Call of Duty Feb 26, 2024

Show notes

The guys cover a fairly viral video making the rounds from @KapzLocked on how bad the cheating situation is in Call of Duty, and what cheaters are doing to get around anti-cheat measures.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:01:02 - Intro & announcements

00:02:54 - "How Bad is CHEATING in Call of Duty?" - summary

00:16:19 - Cheat video discussion

01:07:38 - Top 250 Ranked Resurgence players stop queueing

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🔹 @KapzLocked video referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmJ7cik2MAs

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Episode 403: Does Ricochet Anti-Cheat Work? Feb 23, 2024

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The guys go over a few patches from this week before getting into the rampant cheating situation, botn in multiplayer and Warzone, and a new lawsuit being brought against Activision.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:00:55 - Intro & acknowledgments

00:12:39 - Announcements

00:14:52 - Patch notes

01:04:51 - Cheaters are rampant

01:12:16 - Trouble at Activision

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🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

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Episode 402: The Fortune's Keep Review Feb 19, 2024

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The guys do a thorough review of Fortune's Keep: both in ranked and in pubs.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:00:56 - Intro & announcements

00:09:27 - Fortune's Keep: the map

00:39:52 - Pubs/general

00:49:41 - Sponsored by SBMMOFF

00:51:26 - Ranked specific

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🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time):

🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

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Episode 401: No More "Taps" in Ranked Feb 16, 2024

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The guys discuss the small but impactful patch we got this week for both multiplayer and Warzone before getting into Treyarch's plan to remove "taps" from Ranked Resurgence.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:00:51 - Intro, acknowledgments, & announcements

00:12:55 - Multiplayer patch notes

00:25:32 - Warzone patch notes

00:55:39 - Taps to be removed from Ranked Warzone

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🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time):

🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

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Episode 400: Warzone's Best Season Ever Feb 12, 2024

Show notes

The boys review Season 2's litany of QOL changes and, of course, some of the actual new content.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:01:02 - Intro & announcements

00:09:04 - Preamble

00:18:08 - The good

00:58:18 - Sponsored by SBMMOFF

00:59:56 - The good contd.

01:21:11 - The bad

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🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time):

🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

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Episode 399: Best Season of Warzone Ever? Feb 09, 2024

Show notes

The guys go through the best season for Modern Warfare III and Warzone yet in Season 2.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:00:54 - Intro & acknowledgments

00:07:34 - Announcements

00:11:19 - Season 2 patch notes: multiplayer

00:46:29 - Weapon balance

01:00:52 - Warzone

02:08:54 - Rebirth Island Season 3/other news

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🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time):

🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

🔹The Dropshot:

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🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod

🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq

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Episode 398: Ranked Resurgence Explained Feb 05, 2024

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The guys cap this one off with the SBMM blog post released by Activision recently before getting into all the details on Ranked Resurgence - both things that were in the blog post, and additional things we learned from the content creators who tried it early.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:01:04 - Intro & announcements

00:11:45 - Call of Duty SBMM blog

00:50:33 - Ranked Resurgence: the blog

01:03:08 - Sponsored by SBMMOFF

01:04:44 - Additional info. from creators

01:55:48 - Our own observations

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🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time):

🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

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🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com

🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod

🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq

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🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot

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Episode 397: Fortune's Keep Looks EVEN BETTER Feb 02, 2024

Show notes

The guys cover the Season 2 blog post including the much-anticipated return of Fortune's Keep with some major changes.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:01:00 - Intro & acknowledgments

00:05:50 - Announcements

00:13:05 - Season 2 roadmap/blog: multiplayer

00:43:03 - Warzone

01:38:27 - New weapons/misc.

01:54:46 - New Battle Royale Preview mode

02:06:49 - Layoffs continue

Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads.

🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time):

🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

🔹The Dropshot:

🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com

🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod

🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq

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🔸Podcast apps: https://link.chtbl.com/Dropshot

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Episode 396: Is Warzone Getting Boring? Jan 29, 2024

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The guys take a look at the state of Warzone right now and give some thoughts on why it's feeling a bit stale.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:01:09 - Intro & announcements

00:20:03 - A look at Warzone: some initial thoughts

00:55:30 - Sponsored by us

00:57:48 - The JAK BFB changed everything

01:23:25 - The close range meta

01:33:40 - Overall state of the game

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🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time):

🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

🔹The Dropshot:

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🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod

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🔸Podcast apps: https://link.chtbl.com/Dropshot

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Episode 395: New Sleeper SMG Meta? Jan 26, 2024

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The guys go through the week's patch notes before getting into the massive layoffs over at Activision and Microsoft.

00:00:00 - Teaser

00:00:57 - Intro & acknowledgments

00:07:03 - Announcements

00:12:16 - Multiplayer patch notes

00:38:30 - Sponsored by us

00:40:48 - Warzone patch notes

00:49:33 - Future CoDs/Microsoft layoffs

Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads.

🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time):

🔸Thursday 12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes

🔸Saturday 12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A

🔹The Dropshot:

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🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod

🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq

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