Daily Ramblings – Gaming Saturday – CODM and COD MW2

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COD MW2, CODM, Console Gaming, Fun, Gaming, Hobby, Mobile gaming, PC Gaming

CODM recently started its Season 1 Reawakening. It is really cool! We’ve got new characters, new weapons, and some new challenges. Currently we are playing Rice Cake Rumble, which is all surrounding the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Rabbit.

The challenges include the Limited Time Ticket Store. Limited Time Tickets can be obtained by playing ranked multiplayer and ranked battle royale. You can obtain tickets from a rabbit robot on special areas of the map, you can shoot yellow balloons over these areas that drop loot, and you can kill other players who will drop tickets.

Another challenge was the Easy Target challenge where all the players on the map are running around with oversized heads. It’s comical and really fun, The first of the weapons challenges also dropped. It was called Target Acquired. If you complete this challenge with sniper rifles, you will attain a signature attachment for the DL Q33 Sniper rifle, which is a new ammunition type that stuns enemies in the surrounding area of the bullet. I’ve tried it out, now that I’ve earned it and it’s sick! CODM is free and you can download it in either the Google Play store or App store on your Apple devices. They have a truckload of stuff to do, and the dev team is really creative. They always come out with some great challenge, new map, or a new game mode.

Call of Duty MW2 has been taking some flak from a lot of streamers who are disappointed with the new game play. Personally, I like all of it. Mind you, I’ve predominantly been grinding camouflages, so the DMZ and Battle Royale I have not done. I have played Coop and that is fun. I’ll be getting into the DMZ and Battle Royale in the 2nd Battle Pass which is now slotted for February 15, 2023. I’m so stoked.

Some of you may be wondering where the streamers are. The big three are Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube. Some folks are streaming on TikTok too. I’ll be putting together a stream in the next few years. I just don’t have time right now, with the non-profit work I do, and all of the things I am doing personally. This is definitely one of my goals.

If any of you try out CODM and want to connect, respond here. I’ll be getting a discord site up and running soon for folks who want to get together and play games on either of these platforms. I love playing with others who I know. Right now, I stick with my brother, his two stepsons, and my nephew. I’m always open to play with anyone.

Here are some trailers for you to view. If you like them, head to your specific app store and get in on the fun. Remember, CODM is free. COD MW2 will run you some bucks and you’ll also need a console or PC.

These are both terrific games. I can’t tell you how much fun I have playing both. I started CODM because someone has to be with my Dad who is suffering from Dementia. Now I can play Call of Duty in the comfort of my living room on my iPad. By the way, you’ll want to get the biggest screen available. For those of you young folks, you can play on your phone. If you are on your phone, I would still recommend playing on the largest screen. I’m talking the iPhone MAX if you can afford it.

Well, that’s it for today, folks. Have a great Saturday!

Happy Gaming!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Free Writing Friday – Bothie, Napoleon, and Crash Course!

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Bothie, Crash Course, family, Friday, Friends, Fun, Napoleon Bonaparte, Relax, Weekend, YouTube

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothie_(dog)

Here’s an interesting tidbit for your Friday. Bothie is the only dog to walk on the North and South Pole. I thought this was really wild! I’ve placed the link to the Wikipedia article to read more about him. It’s a short read, but a nice trivial trek.

I really love history. I was rummaging around YouTube, and I found this great documentary on Napoleon Bonaparte. Here’s the link for your viewing pleasure:

Since I talk about Crash Course World History, here’s their YouTube channel with all 40 episodes:

Well, that’s it for now, folks. I hope you all have a great Friday.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Gaming Saturday – CODM and Call of Duty MW II

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Call of Duty MW II, Co-op, CODM, DMZ, Fun, Gaming, Warzone, weapon progression

Boy, folks there is so much to talk about. I’ll start with CODM.

CODM had an anniversary season and just started its new battle pass. Great challenges, some new weapons like the EM2 Assault Rifle and the Lada Submachine gun. They also had some great deals for new skins, characters, and weapons. A few things you may be unaware of. CODM introduced a supply pass, which runs $9 a month. Each day you’ll get all kinds of goodies. They also added what they labeled vault coins to the battle pass progression. You can use these to open previous seasons and have access to the skins, characters, and weapons you may not have been able to get. So now you have access to all of them. You’ll work through individual “battle pass” like progression with each season you open. Typically, each step in the progression for characters, weapons, and such is 10 vault coins. You’ll get 5 vault coins every couple of steps you progress during the battle pass and beyond the 50 marks, once you complete it. I think it’s cool because most seasons I knock out the battle pass in as little time as a week, sometimes more quickly.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare has all kinds of great things to do. There’s the camo progression, there are co-op missions to play and level up your character in, and then there’s the DMZ and Warzone. The DMZ has its own specific missions and is a little different from Battle Royale in Warzone. In DMZ, you can go to any extraction point on the map and leave the area with what you found and/or earned. This season’s battle pass also introduced the Raid. Raid missions require three players, and you all have to be friends. You cannot play a Raid without having two other friends with you. Some have complained about this, but I think it’s a great way to build friendships and community in the game. Luckily, I have a few folks I play with that are huge fans of this game, so I do not have any trouble doing co-op missions, the DMZ, or the Raid.

There’s a lot of complaining out there in the community about the new console game, but frankly, most of it is just whining. I love the game and enjoy it daily. I am almost done with gold camo and will begin working on platinum camo for all my weapons. I just have two launchers to go. I’ve already got platinum for my riot shield, but still have to complete the knife in the platinum category.

If you are playing and still need to max out your weapons, I’d highly recommend doing this before you do anything else. You’ll need maxed weapons for loadouts in DMZ and Warzone. You can play these without having a maxed weapon, but some of the weapons you’ll encounter are quite weak until you have access to all of the attachments. Attachments are unlocked as you progress your weapons. As you know, each player if fully plated up in Warzone need to take quite a bit of damage before taking them out. There is also AI in both Warzone, co-op, Raid, and DMZ missions, and they are quite good. Do not take the AI in any of these game modes for granted. AI snipers are ruthless, and these AI troops act very close to real players. I still have a hard time telling the difference.

The best loadout for maxing weapons is to equip extra tactical and equip decoy grenades, the DDOS, and stick with kill confirmed. Some have suggested playing invasion or ground war, but frankly, I find that sticking with kill confirmed is way more efficient. I’ll leave that up to you.

Well, that’s it for now. I hope you have a great weekend, filled with family, friends, and gaming.

See you on the battlefield! By the way, my caller ID is ieatbullets63. Send me a friend request. I accept all takers, because I really like playing the DMZ and Warzone with people I know. Playing with randoms is not too good, because you could end up with some folks who are not interested in team play. I typically go solo when I can’t find any friends to play with.

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Gaming Saturday – COD MW2

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Call of Duty MW2, Campaign, Competitive, Enjoyment, Excitement, Fun, Gaming, Ranking, Weapon camos

Well, I finally got to play COD MW 2. I played it on an XBOX console. Wow! What an experience. I have not played the multiplayer games yet but wanted to say that the campaign was terrific. It took me about 7 hours to beat, but what a ride! If you are a Call of Duty fan, this one did not disappoint.

I got the basic version, which runs $69 US. I highly recommend it if you enjoyed previous versions of COD.

On the mobile front, I just achieved the CROWN rank in PUBG, Diamond in APEX, and still legendary in CODM in both multiplayer and battle royale. CODM had a truckload of challenges this week. Wow! If you haven’t used C4 yet, boy is that fun, particularly on the shipment map playing hardpoint. It is so satisfying to get a C4 charge inside a canister and set it off. Multi-kills arise!!

One of the things I wanted to address is the mindset for ranking. Ranking in any game can be frustrating. In CODM it is frustrating to play with random players as you approach the higher ranks. When you lose, points are deducted. Wow, that sucks. This is the same in each of the games you rank in. If you lose you’ll lose ranking points. It’s all part of the process. The key to ranking is sticking with it and grinding. It’s the same way with grinding weapon camouflages. You have to grind to get 150 10-kill games to diamond out a golden assault rifle. But, it will happen if you stick with it.

This is the key to all of these games. You have to stick with it and drive through. Some of you who read this blog may be casual gamers. You’re not in it for diamond weapons or predator rank. You’re in it because it’s fun. I’m totally fine with that. I like to compete. I like to finish challenges. I like to rank up. These are the things that drive my game play.

Well, that’s it for today, folks. I’ll be diving into CODM, APEX Legends Mobile, and PUBG Mobile today. Have a great Saturday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Thanksgiving Fails

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Fails, family, Friday, Friends, FriYAY, Fun, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Weekend, YouTube

It’s the month of Thanksgiving, leaves, pumpkin-flavored everything, and all the rest. I hope you enjoy this video. It’s great!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Have Fun!

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Beach, Coffee House, Dancing, family, Friends, Fun, Hobbies, Movie Theaters, Relaxation, Restaurants

Well, folks, my brother and nephew headed back to Phoenix. It’ll be weird for a couple of days getting used to “just us” again. Isn’t that the way it goes, though? You have visitors, laugh, watch shows, eat out, all the rest, and then, just like that, they are gone again. It was a great labor day weekend with my brother and nephew.

I normally post a funny video here for your enjoyment, but wanted to just wish everyone a great weekend this week. I had a great time during the long weekend, and I hope you did too. I know for some you this will be a working weekend. Whatever you are doing, enjoy it.

Spend some time with your family, friends, or pets. Get out and do something, whether it’s your favorite coffee shop, the beach (If you live in the tropics), or get out for a nice meal that someone else cooks. Whatever you do, have a great time. Weekends were made to get caught up with those home projects, taking naps, taking walks, whatever.

Well, that’s it for today. I wish all of you a terrific weekend. It’s FriYAY!!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Gaming Saturday – CODM World Championships

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CODM, FPS, Fun, Gaming, Mobile gaming, Stage 4, World Championships, YouTube

Boy, what a weekend. I’ve been watching Stage 4 of the CODM World Championships and really enjoying them. This weekend is Japan and Europe. Japan’s teams are competing for their one and only slot to go to Stage 5, where they will compete with top teams from other countries. Europe’s teams are competing one of three slots given to them for the final stage.

If you’ve never seen these before, you’ll learn quite a bit watching them. You’ll see some great spots to get to in each map. You’ll also learn how to play Search and Destroy, Hardpoint, and Control. I am pretty decent at Hardpoint, but not that great with Search and Destroy or Control. Watching these gives me a better idea of how to tackle each of these game modes when I play.

Here’s the YouTube link for all things CODM: https://www.youtube.com/c/CODMEsports.

I achieved Legendary in Multiplayer and Battle Royal this last week. Man, I’m so happy. This is something I added to my task list for playing the game and so glad I did. Next Saturday, I’ll give you some tips and tricks for achieving Legendary status in both sides of the game.

Well, that’s it for now.

Happy Gaming!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Fail Army 2022!

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Fail Army, Friday, Friends, FriYAY, Fun, Funny Friday, Giggle, Laugh, Smile, Weekend, YouTube

I just can’t get enough of these. I hope you enjoy them too. Have a great weekend everyone! See you tomorrow for my CODM posting. The World Championships are on right now, featuring teams from Japan and Europe.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Bonus Content – Taking Some Time Off

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Brother, family, Fun, Phoenix, Relatives, Time off, vacation, Visit

All, I forgot to mention I’ll be off from blogging for about a week. My brother is flying in today from Phoenix and he’ll be here for about a week. I want to maximize my time with him while he’s here so I’m suspending many of my daily routines to do just that.

Have a great weekend. Have a great week.

I’ll see you soon!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Gaming Saturday – YouTube

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CODM, Console Gaming, Diablo Immortal, Enjoyment, Fun, Improving, Mobile gaming, video gaming

If you are serious about gaming, this suggestion is a no-brainer. Watch YouTube. Regardless of the gaming genre or the game you like to play, there is always someone who is producing content for that game. So today, I’ll give you highlight some streamers I watch to improve my game play.

The two mobile games I’m playing are Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) and Diablo Immortal. I haven’t found a favorite streamer yet, but these are a few that passed on some great tips. One huge tip I learned yesterday watching some streams was the importance of focus and patience. Focus means you are building one aspect of your Diablo character, particularly the gems. When you are all over the place you won’t have the strongest character you need, when you begin progressing to higher levels of game play.

In Diablo, for example, there are different levels of game play that allow you to fight higher-level enemies and get better loot. These levels are normal, Hell I, Hell II, and so on. If you get to Hell III, like I am currently, but do not have gems and other gear built up, you’ll get crushed when it comes to running around the world. The creatures are going to be too tough and it’ll be frustrating.

On to the videos. This first one will be a streamer for CODM. He passes along strategies that will preserve your ammo, keep you alive longer, and hopefully become a better player.

YouTube Streamer Kith

Here’s one for Diablo Immortal. It’s a great video to watch if you’re just starting out.

Provided by YouTube streamer Ryhkker

So that’s it for today. YouTube is a great resource for gamers and you’ll always find one or more streamers who you’ll enjoy watching. Once you’ve learned something, apply it. Get into your game, try out the strategy that is suggested and see if it works for you.

Happy Gaming!

Dave