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I can appreciate the problem is poses and I’m not trying to defend CoD. I just don’t see how other games could get round this problem. Stand really close to a wall and you’ll have this exact problem in real life too. There are some smart people working in game dev so maybe they have found a solution to this - I don’t know. It’s easy to jump on the lol CoD is shit bandwagan especially without presenting any balance to the videos. So yes CoD has this problem but if other games have the same problem then you can’t criticise CoD for it. If it is a CoD specific problem then it shouldn’t be hard to show other games doing it right. For the record too, I’m not talking about any confirmation bias which is what some of these fall in to.

Hey folks, in my PPR I said I wanted to put some ideas in here about money - so here they are! First, let me just state that these are MY rules and they are how I have accumulated my wealth - they might help you, they might not. I would gladly welcome any and all suggestions from people about how they have done things. So, money. It’s a fickle thing and by no means important at all. However, it does create opportunity and luxury. So let’s dive into Elliott’s three rules of money. 1. You will never be rich working a 9-5 I found this out early on in life and I’m glad I did. We as humans love homeostasis - we do this with money as well. We will always accommodate our lifestyle to our income, when I was 22 and earning £20k a year I though I was rich, I spent every penny. Now I’m older, earning a greater sum than that and I spend every penny lol. How is it that no matter how many pay rises I get I’m still rarely looking at money in my account at the end of the month? Homeostasis. However, with my extra income from my business I use this to invest, save and multiply my wealth. If you want to increase your wealth then you’re going to need to get a second job or become a bit entrepreneurial. That way you can dedicate all of your extra income to wealth driving behaviour without impacting your lifestyle. 2. If you can’t afford 5, you can’t afford it This rule I put in place to help me make large purchasing decisions, or luxury items. If I want to buy something and I can’t afford to buy 5 of them (or replace them several times), I can’t afford it - it’s above my pay grade. This has worked wonders because it makes me become a bit more of a penny pincher and only truly treat myself when I know I can actually afford it. the most obvious win here is that it takes away all credit from my purchasing decisions, the only thing I have on credit is my house and my car (that’s a story for another day - I appreciate that my 19 plate Merc may well contradict this rule but I will tell you more about this in time). so if you’re thinking about buying something luxurious or expensive, ask yourself ‘can I afford 5 of them?’. examples of things I haven’t bought because I can’t afford 5? The latest smart phones, a humidor (just got one on sale that was 1/5th the price it usually is!), a PlayStation pro, a new TV for my gym and an Apple TV for my gym to connect my iPad. I can afford 1 of all these things right now but I can’t afford 5, so I’m not having any of them. Do I need any of them? Nope. So I’m not suffering in anyway. Have a think about the things you’ve bought recently, can you afford 5 of them? 3. Never leave ice cream in the fridge I always frame this rule like this at school with the kids but actually it helps to make a lot of sense. Most people can’t leave nice food hanging around. If you put a tub of Ben and Jerries in my freezer - I’m gonna eat it. All. Rapidly. Because the temptation is too great. The same goes with money, if you can get access to it, you will spend it. That’s why at the start of each month I pay 10% of my wages into an investment app, 5% into an isa that’s fixed and in my wife’s name (so I can’t see it) and then make an over payment on my mortgage. I cannot get to any of that money to waste it or spend it on luxuries. It’s working hard for me earning interest and value through the stock exchange. I do of course have an emergency fund I can get hold of so I’m not completely blocking my access to money if the boiler dies for example. I used to use quite a sophisticated platform for my stock trading but now I just use Wealth Simple, a really easy app that assesses your risk and invests for you. Remember, all investments need at least 5 years to see a sizeable return. Those are Elliott’s 3 rules for money. By following them it stops me spending money on things I don’t really need too often and saving money that’s working hard for my future. I hope this has helped! Elliott

Finally there is proof that hit registration and camera angles are borked. I thought it was just down to the shitty netcode of 20hz servers, missing frames and general connections but when it still exists in an offline environment, there is definitely a major underlying issue built into the core framework that needs to be fixed. Doesn't look like eSport teams are too pleased either and rightly so - $25m to playing in an out of sync LAN game...

It's definitely a marmite game and not for everybody. Some of the negative reviews were pretty unfair and a couple had practically written it off before even playing it. My two concerns are getting burned out long before the end and some janky walking animations at times which could ruin the immersion. I also hate the Monster Energy product placement. Dunno whether to pick this up now, try and nab it for £15 in January or just wait for the PC version. I'll either get this or Disco Elysium - both games are pretty unique and it'll be nice to try one before Christmas.

There are mixed reviews but I understand there's much more to it the more you go into it. Can't really justify getting it right now, but i'll likely pick it up in a sale after it lands on PC. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk

The care package used to be one of my favourite kill streaks in the older cods, the random surprise was a nice addition, plus its usually the same about of kills (or there abouts) for the more common kill streaks you receive anyway such as the UAV, CUAV etc so its a no lose situation really.

Really? I mean I didnt get that from the information I've seen so far. Clearly it'll take a lot from previous games but that's expected as I wouldn't want to buy it because it's not Diablo. I hope that it actually tries to make some things a little more accessible and easier to understand. I didnt see an offline mode though which could put some others off it.