Are we really going to act like the Season 6 Ranked deployment fees are normal?

I understand Ranked is supposed to get harder the higher you climb, and I understand they are trying to stop SR inflation, but these Season 6 deployment fees feel excessive.
I just watched a Top 250 player start a game at around -240 SR, have 25 kills with 10 teams still remaining, and they were STILL sitting at -75 SR
Think about that for a second. You’ve already dropped 25 kills and you’re still negative.
And it’s not only a Top 250 problem. I’m in Crimson ll and it’s already -130 to -140 SR, then Iridescent starts at -170 and keeps increasing as you climb. So you can have what most people would consider a genuinely good game, decent kills, Top 5 to Top 8 and still lose SR.
At some point doesn’t this explain why so many players become hardstuck? Not necessarily because they suddenly aren’t good enough to compete at that rank, but because the game starts demanding ridiculously consistent performances just to break even, never mind actually climb.
I’m completely fine with Ranked punishing bad games. If I die early with barely any kills, take my SR. Fair enough.
But dropping a load of kills, surviving deep into the match and STILL being negative feels crazy. There has to be some middle ground between preventing SR inflation and making every match feel like you need a Top 4 + high kill game just to make progress. I know they are trying to push for the new game coming and they are intentionally doing everything they can. I can’t wait for this season to be over.

Am I missing something here or do you guys actually like the Season 6 deployment fee changes?

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u/PlaybyDami — 12 days ago

This match had me sweating 😭

At one point, I thought I was playing in the CDL! It has been like this for weeks I’m tired 😭

u/PlaybyDami — 1 month ago

Can anyone recommend good £100-£200 IEMs specifically for COD?

Can anyone recommend a good pair of IEMs for Call of Duty that they have actually used for gaming?
I’m currently struggling to hear footsteps properly in Multiplayer, even though other players seem to hear them much louder and more clearly. I have already adjusted my audio settings, so I’m starting to wonder if my current IEMs are part of the problem
I’m mainly looking for something with really good footstep clarity, imaging, and directional audio for COD. My budget is around £100 - £200
I’d really appreciate recommendations from people who have actually used the IEMs for COD or other competitive FPS games

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u/PlaybyDami — 1 month ago

Did the latest update ruin the game for anyone else?

This game feels unplayable right now. Why does my ping keep jumping from 11 ms to 150 ms, or my screen randomly freeze in the middle of a gunfight even when my ping is low?
I have fast and stable Wi-Fi, and I’ve never experienced problems like this before. I only started noticing it after the latest update, and it feels like Activision has ruined the experience for those of us who were actually enjoying the game.
The matchmaking has also become one of the worst parts of this update. Is anyone else experiencing these ping spikes, screen freezes, and terrible matchmaking?

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u/PlaybyDami — 3 months ago

Has anyone else noticed that the new FG42 assault rifle feels really heavy and has a slow ADS time?

It doesn’t seem well suited for aggressive pushes in MP Hardpoint or Domination. Honestly, it feels more like an LMG than an AR

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u/PlaybyDami — 3 months ago

How did this player get Best Play with that performance?

The Best Play cam feels rigged sometimes lol, How did someone who performed poorly on the enemy team still get Best Play? 😂

u/PlaybyDami — 3 months ago

Playing DOM on Cortex and trying to capture C when your team spawns at A is more stressful than capturing B in my opinion lol

u/PlaybyDami — 3 months ago

What Are the Best MP Setups for DOM/HP and TDM/KC?

Who can help? I need suggestions for MP loadouts I can use for different modes
I’m looking for separate recommendations for Domination and Hardpoint
TDM and Kill Confirmed
I need suggestions for Tactical, Lethal, Field Upgrade, Perks, Wildcard and Scorestreaks
Basically, I want to know what setups you guys think work best for each mode

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u/PlaybyDami — 3 months ago

BO7 is my first COD. Am I doing good for 4 months?

For someone who started playing COD in March, and with BO7 being my first COD, am I doing good, average, or bad for only four months of playing on weekends? 😔

u/PlaybyDami — 3 months ago

Which MP map makes you feel like you have already won?

Which MP maps make you feel like you’re guaranteed to win and play at your best, no matter what mode it is?

For me, it’s Flagship, Hijacked, and Slums. Anytime I get those maps, I already know I’m about to have a good game.

But the moment I see Meltdown or Fate, I’m just like GGs guys 😂

Which maps make you feel confident straight away, and which ones make you think the match is already chalked?

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u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago

Did I just witness teaming in Rebirth Island?

So I was playing on Rebirth Island last night, and I witnessed something really shocking. I was solo queueing, and it seemed like two players on my team were either stacked together and friends with a guy on the enemy team, or they had somehow met in game.

I didn’t hear any comms because I always turn voice chat off when I solo queue since it distracts me. But what I noticed was that they were not shooting at him at all, and he kept fighting me and the other random on our team. These two players were even trying to block my shots and the other guy’s shots by standing in front of us, obstructing the fight and getting in the way while he was sniping, so a lot of our bullets wouldn’t land on him.

At one point, me, the fourth teammate, and one of those two players were already dead. The last guy went into the gas, and I thought he was going to buy all of us back since he had enough money. But instead, he only bought his friend back and then basically gave up.

I honestly didn’t understand what was going on, but the whole thing felt really suspicious.

u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago

How rare is a nuke on Nuketown 24/7?

This is actually the first time I have witnessed a nuke on Nuketown 24/7. It’s such a small, chaotic 6v6 map, so seeing that really shocked me. Sorry guys, don’t come for me, but I was genuinely surprised.

The match started off really intense, and we were losing. Then someone on my team called in a nuke and we won before the game even finished. I was just sitting there thinking, how?

I feel like Nuketown 24/7 is one of the hardest playlists to get a nuke in because of how messy the map is. Do you guys think the player was legit to be able to get that many kills and a nuke?

u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago

How did my teammates expect us to win without them playing the objective?

I don’t know how my teammates expected us to win this game without them playing the objective. I hate teammates like this. Compare the amount of time they spent on the objective to mine. I was the only one actually throwing myself onto the point, and I still had more objective kills and captures than them. So what exactly were they doing all game? Anyway, GGs. I tried my best

u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago

What’s the best way to unlock this BlackCell camo?

Does anyone know the easiest way to unlock the BlackCell specials camo? I’ve played about 10 games in WZ using the new Grimhawk, trying to get double kills in Resurgence, but it’s been pretty hard. I even tried playing Casual Resurgence, and it’s still the same.
My MP lobbies are also too sweaty to use this kind of special weapon with bad recoil, unless I decide not to care how many times I die.
So if anyone knows an easier way or not even the easiest, just a better way to unlock it, I’d really appreciate it

u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago

Enemy team quit and left one player behind, why didn’t the match just end?

I was playing KC earlier today, and toward the end of the game I checked the scoreboard because I noticed there weren’t many enemies around, even though the match had been sweaty from the start. That’s when I saw that most of the enemy players had quit, leaving only one player on their team. That means we were basically playing a 5v1 for part of the match and I didn’t even notice

My question is, if almost the entire enemy team quits and only one player is left, why doesn’t the game just forfeit the match and give my team the win instead of making the match continue until the end? Also, what would even make all of them quit like that?

I honestly feel like that’s unfair on the one player left behind, because imagine checking the scoreboard and seeing that all your teammates have left and it’s just you still stuck in the game 😔

u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago
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Is it just me, or is it rare to find players who are actually pro at both WZ and MP?

It’s funny how someone can be a pro player in WZ and still play terribly in MP, or be a pro MP player but bad in WZ. Seeing a hybrid player who is actually good or pro at both is rare, lol

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u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago

Why am I always getting thrown into already lost matches?

Why does Activision always throw me into ongoing matches every time I queue for a game? This happens most of the time, and it’s always a losing game. As you can see in the video, they were already losing 109-6 in Hardpoint. What exactly was I supposed to do or prove there? I had to leave because it was my first game of the day and I wasn’t ready to give myself an unnecessary headache.

u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago

What camo is this, and how do I unlock it?

I picked up an enemy’s gun, and I really love the camo on it. Does anyone know what camo it is, how I can get it, or where I can equip it?

u/PlaybyDami — 4 months ago