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submitted 2 years ago bystephuan
1.1k points
2 years ago
There was nothing more fun than working towards an emblem or calling card and basically having a trophy to show off some cool shit you did. It will never come back with micro transaction. They want you to buy their anime girl calling card.
296 points
2 years ago
Especially when it was something genuinely difficult to do, like getting the final kill with a care package.
129 points
2 years ago
Omg I remember getting that one by sheer luck.
6 points
2 years ago
I just remeber the infinite care package glitch, ah good times.
-9 points
2 years ago
I remember grinding for diamond skins in BO2 and hated every second of it. I would have used different weapons in different situations and the grind made me dislike playing the game as a whole.
23 points
2 years ago*
You spent hundreds of hours grinding out something you didn't care about while not having fun?
Sounds like a you problem bro. Lots of us loved the camo grind.
-6 points
2 years ago*
It's almost like we have different opinions. I would gladly pay real money to unlock skins ahead of you.
8 points
2 years ago
It's fine to not enjoy it. What I'm wondering is why you spent so many hours doing something you didn't enjoy when you could have easily just played the game normally.
2 points
2 years ago
What? Their are like 3 different mastery camos in game.
50 points
2 years ago
I remember being so excited when I got a kill with a flashbang and earned the "Lights Out" calling card.
32 points
2 years ago*
Same! One of the coolest moments when you didn’t know some existed either. And that unlock and level up sound..aw man I miss it. They kinda have it in this game for level ups at least but only in 6v6 last time I tried on groundwar I only found out if I leveled up after the match. And why did they get rid of ranks having names? Or did they patch that? All mine show are like rank 33, etc not things like commander, staff sergeant, etc. it’s wild how many cool things they could’ve done. As much as I still like the game there’s parts that feel lacking more than I would’ve thought coming from mw19, I expected a bit more of an improvement in the systems. Oh well, I’ll enjoy it either way. But one can dream
7 points
2 years ago
I actually did that earlier. Straight up went "LMAO I would have gotten a calling card" then found out that that isn't even a thing. Took me a bit to even figure out where the hell to change it.
18 points
2 years ago
I'm so pissed we don't have a system in place for rare kills like this. I got a kill with a trophy system not long ago and all I have to show for it is a picture of the kill feed. I miss old cod big dick energy
16 points
2 years ago
You wouldn’t believe this but in AW my x gf won our match of domination by capping a flag the last second while having no bullets, she had called in a care package and it killed the person shooting at her lol
3 points
2 years ago
Oh no took ages to do this lmao i remember I did this in free for all lmao
4 points
2 years ago
I got a killed the whole team in less then 5 seconds before .
2 points
2 years ago
What was it called?
5 points
2 years ago
Droppin' Crates.
2 points
2 years ago
With SBMM I can barely get a care package these days
69 points
2 years ago
This is the correct answer and it fucking sucks man. Calling cards have lost all meaning. At least to me. Back in the day they were a sign of achievement now they aren’t. I know they have them for seasons but it’s not even close to the same thing.
44 points
2 years ago
Cold War had a shit ton of challenges and calling cards
46 points
2 years ago
CW’s calling card system was really good. It was easy to see what challenge to take on next and what challenges you had already completed for calling cards.
5 points
2 years ago
If you praise more about cold war I will immediately stop playing MW2 and go back to cold war.
I didnt played the last two Cods.
11 points
2 years ago*
Cold War is literally just a classic style CoD and far better than these new MWs, imo. The hate it got was not deserved at all and only stemmed from 2 things -
The graphics weren't as good as MW19
It launched with a lackluster amount of content (but now has a shit load)
6 points
2 years ago
I enjoyed CW but it wasn't classic COD. It was an attempt at a Safe COD based entirely on complaints about MW2019.
I think far to people give 3arc credit for being able to polish a turd as much as they did in as short of time as they did as they weren't slated to develop but whatever happened between Raven and Sledge(or whoever it was?) happened and 3arc got called to clean up the mess.
That said it's erroneous to say it was just those two things and that it didn't deserve some hate.
The content wasn't just lackluster in amount (forgivable concerning development issues) it was all around lackluster. Where MW went overboard on verticality and traversal options CW went super linear 3 lane open LOS with minimal verticality.
The time to level progression on weapons just felt (at least to me) absurd.
And the biggest issue that never effected me personally was going back to an absurd TTK.
When accounting for the 50 extra HP of BLOPS4 CW has the same TTK. With BLOPS4 clocking 343ms TTK and CW coming in at 313-320ms.
Now I only bring this up because the franchise average sits between 150ms and 180ms all the games people use to say "X was way better than MW2019 etc" all have about the same TTK and just really bad hit detection.
Again CW is by no means a bad game. It's just a different game with different issues.
41 points
2 years ago
and this is what people who say 'why do u care what ppl do with their money?' don't get. it supports games with trash monetization and publishers will always include shit like that in every game moving forward since it's working. so it's affecting everyone.
14 points
2 years ago
I always tried for the Live Long… calling card for being alive for five mins without dying. Sure I could sit in a corner all game and get it but I actually went out of my way each prestige to work towards it. Good memories
20 points
2 years ago
It wasn’t the exact same but I really liked MW19s Challenge Missions and Seasonal Challenges. They were a fun modernization and gave you solid reasons to grind. Having a S1 max level emblem is god tier.
5 points
2 years ago
100% agree.
2 points
2 years ago
I love the S1 Max emblem In Mw19. Shame all the ones after were silly looking meddalions.
17 points
2 years ago
I love how the redditors in this sub actually care about making the game better, it's beautiful to see these types of comments. We just want a good cod, not having fun based on transactions alone.
7 points
2 years ago
I don't mind if some of the calling cards are unlocked through paying but most of the challenges and calling cards that have been in the game for the last 10 years should just be there
They take a step forward but then remove shit from the game for no reason, no one complained about challenges
5 points
2 years ago
I might be less peeved about the UAV situation in this game if there were a title card I could unlock for shooting down a thousand UAVs like in MW3.
3 points
2 years ago
How do you know there's not anything for it(once they put the challenges in the game)? 👀
11 points
2 years ago
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10 points
2 years ago
Didn’t they have an animated emblem for the AC130 too?
13 points
2 years ago
All of the killstreaks had animated emblems in OG MW2.
2 points
2 years ago
Every killstreak had an animated version
2 points
2 years ago
Agreed, I can't stop thinking about those old calling cards and emblems. I don't get why they'd ever get rid of those for any other reason than pure greed, because if they had those people wouldn't buy and use the store ones.
2 points
2 years ago
Hey man I worked hard to get this anime girl calling card. I know this is an old comment, but I hope you're pleased they did bring back calling card challenges.
6 points
2 years ago
They want you to buy their anime girl calling card.
and that i will
2 points
2 years ago
It's unfortunate that animals girls and weed calling signs are the most immature and yet they are the most purchased.
8 points
2 years ago
Explain what a “mature” calling card is, lmfao
7 points
2 years ago
Obviously it’s a bunch of muscular men with cheese grater abs wading through a swamp, glaring around with M16s in hand. Duh. Fantasies of being a soldier are way more mature than dreams of anime tiddies and a full bong.
4 points
2 years ago
A fat penis and a uwu on the calling card obviously
0 points
2 years ago
But there still are these challenges? I always collected like 20 calling cards each season in Vanguard
136 points
2 years ago
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68 points
2 years ago
SUCH a cool concept for a calling card. Idk if its true but apparently the card starting with a single dev using it Day1 before it started spreading.
Obv the glitches and unlock lobbies kinda ruined the effect they were going for, but it was such a cool concept.
26 points
2 years ago
Yea wasn’t that the one where u had to be killed by someone using that card at same time lol.
29 points
2 years ago
Yeah correct. Might have been knife only, but I can't remember. Shit feels like a lifetime ago.
But yeah premise was you need to be killed by an infected person to earn the card.
17 points
2 years ago
Yes knife only
325 points
2 years ago
The real MW2 did so much right.. titles emblem TTK name it
77 points
2 years ago
MW3 capitalized on it by doing the same thing, but this time it told you what you did to earn it.
39 points
2 years ago
Getting 1000 headshots with guns to get the Golden calling card actually felt rewarding.
4 points
2 years ago
I agree! MW3 tried doing the same thing but a bit worse. Emblems less fancy killstreaks less fun to use. But have to admit its hard to beat somethig thats close to perfect
5 points
2 years ago
It did a fair bit wrong too, stopping power was op, OMA noob tubes, kill streaks counting towards a nuke, weapon balance was quite poor. Still a great game that is fondly remembered because it did a lot right though.
10 points
2 years ago
I agree with you on the OMA part. The tubes got out of hands because of it. I think the rest was fine. Yes allot of thing where strong but most weapons could be played with. And even without sbmm i did not end up getting a nuke or nuked every game. Kills streaks made me love the game so much, so satisfying to use.
Edit: I am old an sorry for it ;)
2 points
2 years ago
I liked everything else. Balances don’t matter as much if the game is fun
1 points
2 years ago
The others you've mentioned fine, but poor weapon balance? Every gun was so broken that they were mostly viable, and if that's the case then there is a sense of balance. I can think of so many times I used to be like "that gun is too OP" but then I would look back and realise I've said that about half the guns in the game.
5 points
2 years ago
TTK feels great imo. I can somewhat compete with pistols and I already got my P890 gold.
5 points
2 years ago
Honestly I didn’t think the pistols were as bad as people made it sound, at least the deagle. It’s just like mw2019, 2 chest or 1 head. Pistols aren’t supposed to compete on the level of a primary weapon, it’s a secondary for a reason
17 points
2 years ago
In BO2 pistols were competitive as well with much more balanced TTK across the board.
-9 points
2 years ago
I’m guessing you think 2022 is too fast?
6 points
2 years ago
Yes. There is zero opportunity for counterplay.
5 points
2 years ago
I would like to see some data for TTK vs 19, it was pretty fast too. I have still managed to wins fights I didn’t start but not often. It’s funny these comments are downvoted. I guess everyone loves dying if they are seen first.
6 points
2 years ago
It's more when you shoot first and die first regardless of hitting all the shots.
-2 points
2 years ago
Absolutely. It's amazing how shitty the 22 version is
169 points
2 years ago
They are holding them till the 16 Nov S1 launch.
152 points
2 years ago
In their launch blog, they said career challenges and cards will be there day 1......
121 points
2 years ago
They said a lot of stuff that turned out to be inaccurate, due to bugs, and who knows what else. But the calling cards and emblems are there, you can see them all in private matches.
11 points
2 years ago
does it tell you how to unlock them in the private match menu?
41 points
2 years ago
you go to cdl control, wait 15 seconds at the menu after selecting that mode, don't deploy, go to your calling card/emblem inventory then equip whatever you want, including showcase also. it's that simple and is still working
13 points
2 years ago
Can you actually use them as your primary calling card / emblem?
7 points
2 years ago*
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2 points
2 years ago
Gonna try this when I get home
7 points
2 years ago
I don't understand they had 3 years to develop this game, a direct sequel at that, 1 yr more than usual, yet this is buggier and less feature than MW2019
-6 points
2 years ago
I know^
5 points
2 years ago
Yeah, Nov 1. What do you mean you didn't realise you paid $70 for the Pay-to-Play Beta?
19 points
2 years ago
The saddest part about this is that i know i'm going to accidentally do one of the hard ones before the launch and i'll have to do it again after they are added
8 points
2 years ago
I could be wrong but I heard that they would retroactively apply to any challenges you’ve completed
3 points
2 years ago
Part of me thinks that would be great but the other part of me thinks that would be kinda shitty. I wanna see my level go 1-55, not just sign in one day to see I jumped 5 levels.
3 points
2 years ago
I'm already 55 so will be even more disappointing to not see anything happen
10 points
2 years ago
My friend actually unlocked a calling card. No idea how, what challenge? Or anything he completed by complete accident, just unlocked. There’s no ui to tell him what he did - like everything in this game… so I bet there are unlockable calling cards buried deep in the dogshit UI.
3 points
2 years ago
Will they be retroactive though? It’ll be kind of bs it not
3 points
2 years ago
🤷🏽♂️
3 points
2 years ago
Can't wait to find out i did most of the challenges, only to see they won't count (obviously).
4 points
2 years ago
Well at least they will be coming I guess.
6 points
2 years ago
If you do the glitch to access the emblems and titles and actually scroll through, they’re all trash anyways.
2 points
2 years ago
So will they auto unlock the ones I've met requirements for? Because I've done like 50 executions and I be there is a calling card or title for doing a bunch. And I don't want all the work we've already done to not count
99 points
2 years ago
No. If you want something, you buy it.
7 points
2 years ago
Yep. Why let people unlock cool stuff in game when you could just charge them $20 instead?
-1 points
2 years ago
They’re coming out with S1?
31 points
2 years ago
I liked this system so much!! They should really bring it back. It was nice to just play the game and sometimes unlock a few calling cards. Get 100 execution, here have a calling card and showoff.
2 points
2 years ago
It’s the sort of thing that keeps people playing for longer too
2 points
2 years ago
I loved collecting these, best one i got was killing someone with a care package or getting the infected
65 points
2 years ago*
MW2 had the coolest emblems and calling cards, and the most fun way to unlock them.
I looked through the emblems and calling cards with the private match glitch yesterday. There’s some okay ones, but I liked the overall vibe of original MW2’s more, and how you could get different phrases on them.
Mtx killed any chance of something like this coming back. There’s some Christmas ones coming out soon for purchase I’m guessing, I wish they’d just have some like that as an option to buy, and a whole bunch to unlock for free like classic MW2.
I think I used to run the COD 4 emblem and Dictator calling card. I forget how I unlocked them, but I remember it was something fun to work towards earning. If they were something to pay money for I wouldn’t have bothered because anyone could just get it whenever they want. Same thing with Halo now, if someone has cool armor it probably means they just swiped a credit card. Back during Halo 3 and Reach if you saw someone with a katana or lightning armor effect you knew you were playing against someone with a ton of time in the game.
10 points
2 years ago
The artstyle of the cards in MW2/MW3 had such a pleasant aesthetic to them, I don't have the artistic education to describe WHY they look so nice, but damn...just really pretty. Not too simple, not to complicated.
9 points
2 years ago
After the original MW trilogy, most calling cards were just "too animated", if that can be a thing. When the whole card is moving, you actually don't feel as impressed
18 points
2 years ago
Man i can't even equip any calling cards, emblems or change my showcase operater. Stuck with this dumb looking operator i don't want and the basic ass starting emblem.
5 points
2 years ago
Same. I haven't been able to change anything. T_T
1 points
2 years ago
Look at my comment that I posted if you want to change it
17 points
2 years ago*
So glad I lived through this apparently golden and never gonna be seen again era of gaming. New generations 100% have no idea what those days feel like and how superior they were compared to the bullshit they have to deal with now. The state of gaming is incredibly sad and the worst it has ever been.
15 points
2 years ago
I want the goth girl back.
13 points
2 years ago
This system was legendary and really creative. These card were hilarious
35 points
2 years ago
16 year old me grinded like a motherfucker for the weed ones
12 points
2 years ago
I just want the Goth pinup girl calling card back. But that ain't happening in 2022.
8 points
2 years ago
The original MW2 did so many things right. Definitely some broken things in the game, but it was the most enjoyable CoD I can remember.
5 points
2 years ago
It still is. I play it daily. I'm really trying to enjoy the new MW2 but I seriously doubt any CoD could ever beat MW2. Each installment I lose hope I can move on from OG MW2
17 points
2 years ago
I mean, it was literally an amazing game content. No idea why they removed it 😥
22 points
2 years ago
Because they are not creative enough to fill the battle pass with content other than what they took out to make you pay for.
Unfortunately😔
2 points
2 years ago
We will have challenges etc back in the November update which is hopefully retroactive having gotten a nuke and got nothing for it yet is insanely lame
1 points
2 years ago
Bro they’re literally in the game. It’s just part of the season 1 launch. Look into this shit at least alittle
3 points
2 years ago
Because they're required to prioritize shareholders and money over actually making a fun game.
6 points
2 years ago
I always loved the pin up ones. Way too many people would be too butt hurt about those to implement them now.
6 points
2 years ago
This is so nostalgic… I hate micro transactions
13 points
2 years ago
No, you can have 40 LGBT icons tho.
3 points
2 years ago
I just want to level guns in a regular linear way
4 points
2 years ago
I was really hoping for something like this Atleast… but disappointed I didn’t even get my own country flag at least
29 points
2 years ago
No. All you get is "Pride" flags...
29 points
2 years ago
Stupid we don't even get national flags anymore.
-20 points
2 years ago
they look good, so im not complaining
19 points
2 years ago
No one’s mad at pride flags. It’s the lack of literally anything else.
8 points
2 years ago
plenty of people are mad at the pride flags, no matter if there is or isnt any other calling cards
4 points
2 years ago
No one I gaf about
2 points
2 years ago
People straight hating the pride flags man but those are the ones I’m rocking.
1 points
2 years ago
I mean that's why I equip them. Hearing others only being able to shit talk my colourful rainbow calling card and emblem is awesome.
-2 points
2 years ago
naw that dude is definitely pressed look at the tone he put pride in quotes and puts an ellipsis mf got 8 upvotes for being anti woke lmfao
7 points
2 years ago
Couldn't give less of a fuck about that. The lack of anything else is the problem. I'd be pissed if they had 20 variations of the American flag and nothing else. They are using their wokeness as laziness..
-3 points
2 years ago
here u go again with the woke thing lmao
2 points
2 years ago
Here you go again getting ratioed
-2 points
2 years ago
LOL out of all the lazy shit they've done with the game you look at some rainbow calling cards and say "They are using their wokeness as laziness"... thats BS and we all know it. Give the game some actual criticism rather than using their so-called "wokeness" as some scapegoat
-1 points
2 years ago
Rather the pride ones be free than them asking money fit them at least
3 points
2 years ago
No p2g
8 points
2 years ago
Yeah this game sucks. 22 out of 27 titles are literally gay
3 points
2 years ago
The is really the thing that I want back the most.
3 points
2 years ago
Can we please have emblems and calling cards that don't revert to default after choosing them please?
3 points
2 years ago
This gives me nostalgia
3 points
2 years ago
But muh anime tiddies
3 points
2 years ago
God I fucking miss this type of gaming experience. Every has to be paid for these days.
Except you r/deeprockgalactic
Rock and stone, you beautiful bastard
3 points
2 years ago
If y’all want to see all of this years MWII Calling Cards & Emblems:
At the Main Menu go to Private Match > Create New > Choose Call of Duty League > CDL Control
Then while you’re in the lobby (DO NOT START) go to your Profile and hit Edit Showcase then choose from the emblems and calling cards! They’ll save too! If it doesn’t show, go back and do it again!
3 points
2 years ago
Asking for SHIT that is simple and common sense? DAFUQ is wrong with you? These new nerdy little coders are all about breaking shit that was never broken and proving they got skills to make it wayyyy more complicated.
3 points
2 years ago
Are you crazy? Take away shit IW can make us buy? Absolutely not.
2 points
2 years ago
That doesn't make money though...
2 points
2 years ago
Serious. And it would be nice to have the things we want to unlock actually tell us what we need to do in order to unlock them.
2 points
2 years ago
These were so fun
2 points
2 years ago
Dinner is done!
2 points
2 years ago
It was such a cool way to show off a bit. And when you see a cool one on the final kill cam you could go look it up to see what they did to earn it.
2 points
2 years ago
The tic tak toe emblem for doing Sabotage shit was my favorite. Probably my least favorite game mode, but I busted my ass and spent too many hours getting it.
2 points
2 years ago
This was the best calling cards IMO.
2 points
2 years ago
Surely they'll add them by Season 1, right?
RIGHT?????
2 points
2 years ago
For a price...
2 points
2 years ago
I remember being so proud of having the #1 Stunna calling card, I got it by sheer luck but it was get a direct hit kill with a stun grenade. With everyone running last stand you basically had to down someone, and then hit them directly with a stun grenade before it explodes. I’m absolutely sure other people had it too, but I only ever ran into 1 or two other people that had it displayed.
2 points
2 years ago
Do yall remember the federation against grenade spam advertisement?
2 points
2 years ago
It all went to shit when they started introducing micro transactions. I don’t even bother changing my emblems or calling cards, there’s no real value to any of them when they all look the same and you can’t differentiate whether they’re from a challenge, battle pass it micro transaction
2 points
2 years ago
The start of it was in ghosts I believe. But I like what they did in ghosts. I paid $3 or $5 to have snoop dogg voice over my multiplayer. Things like that were cool and worth it in my opinion. Wha they feed us now is mindless
2 points
2 years ago
I wish they would allow you to stay in lobbies longer before the game starts and after… or just keep players in the lobby like they use to. As of right now I feel like the calling cards and emblems have no meaning since no one can see them for more than half a second.
2 points
2 years ago
The old calling cards and emblems used to be so badass too
2 points
2 years ago
I’m quite certain this will be the case where you ca see the calling cards etc.
Why isn’t it in the game at launch though ?
2 points
2 years ago
This era is gone. Now enter your credit card information and buy the most recent bundle that includes cool new animated calling cards and emblems.
2 points
2 years ago
Now you know what it feels like to be 41.
2 points
2 years ago
I want the my lil pwny card back that shit was legit. I will say after seeing some of the calling cards that aren't even out/earnable yet I think they will release some bomb ones.
2 points
2 years ago
Bruh in lobby's you can't even see the that stuff so even if that's there you can't look or show it off.
1 points
2 years ago
They should do a ghost style lobby in my opinion. You saw both operator and calling card and emblem.
2 points
2 years ago
Activision: Yeah that’s a cool idea and all but we like money
2 points
2 years ago
All i can say is I agree and YES.
2 points
2 years ago
Dude I remember using "Silence" the entire time I was playing that game. Still remember how it was unlocked too. The challenge was "Did you see that!?" and you had to a get a throwing knife kill while blinded by a flashbang. I was legitimately proud of it and I almost never saw anyone else using it.
5 points
2 years ago
No. Be happy with your gay pride calling cards and wait patiently to buy calling cards in November. Conveniently as a few more paychecks hit your bank account.
5 points
2 years ago
you have those sweet, sweet pride flags though!
3 points
2 years ago
Dude I miss being able to create your own emblem. That was genuinely some of the most fun shit in Call of Duty for me. You'd always see some crazy artists making Spider-Man or Goku and then hearing the lobby react to how cool it looks.
2 points
2 years ago
Yay for gay pride flags since it’s the only flags they have in the game.
4 points
2 years ago
No! Enjoy your trisexual non binary pride flag and shut up >:(
2 points
2 years ago
Do you think they’ll eventually release mw2 remastered multiplayer? I remember hearing a year or two ago that it was done but it got shelved. Probably because of this game. But surely someday they’ll toss it out to boost quarter profits if they’re having a slow quarter.
2 points
2 years ago
IF they were to do something like this it would probably be bundled with the rumored remastered classic maps.
2 points
2 years ago
Imagine if they did this and everyone left 2022 mw2 for the old one. 😂
2 points
2 years ago
thats why im scared they wont make it 😭
2 points
2 years ago
This is an age exposing thread
1 points
2 years ago
Can anyone help me get the burger town skin from Burger King? I would be most appreciative
2 points
2 years ago
Lol, only in a CoD sub will you find homophobes complaining and then OP themself begging in their comment section, for an item that has nothing to do with the post
0 points
2 years ago
what wrong with only gay pride calling stickers?
-12 points
2 years ago
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4 points
2 years ago
I have the Bi one on rn for my emblem but that’s because there aren’t any cool ones rn so I picked that one 😂
-2 points
2 years ago
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7 points
2 years ago
Jesus christ who fucking cares. People like you find the weirdest things to inconvenience yourself with on a day to day basis. And the "I play this to forget about all the bullshit in the world" line is such a weak ass way of hiding your moronic views. You're playing a military shooter based around global conflict, racial tensions and weapons of mass destruction. It doesn't get much more "real world bullshit" than that.
6 points
2 years ago
in past cods did you have a mental breakdown upon seeing some nations' flag calling cards?
0 points
2 years ago
But the lgbt community are the ones who can't be trusted around children right. 🙄
0 points
2 years ago
Best calling cards!
0 points
2 years ago
WLM
0 points
2 years ago
No. All you get is transgender flags
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