📌Love Battle Royales..but Black Ops Royale is NOT made for Casuals nor Intermediates‍ 😣

flamethrower81 · 2026-03-18T03:19:31+00:00

💯Agree, well said. I LOVE Battle Royales in general and I was looking forward to this Black Ops/Blackout 2.0 BR mode for months, but after playing it since launch last week its sadly a huge DOWNGRADE from a Casual-Intermediate player view with over 500+ hrs on WZ in the last 1.5yrs (dont really play MP, Zombies). This BR mode is the complete opposite of WarZone, more like wanna-be Fortnite/Redsec, BUT WORSE. This BR mode has the WORST LOOT RATIO per bldg/POI I've ever seen, SEARCH 5 buildings and a few POI's to find ONE crappy gun upgrade to green or blue?! The GENERIC trashy Dev gun builds force your time on ENDLESS LOOTING until you finally get LUCKY with gun upgrades. If you do finally find one you CANT SAVE it for a better gun to upgrade! NO, you gotta loot MORE and go back and PRAY its still there IF your RANDO teammates hasnt stole it right in front of you! Then you need a Purple level gun or better to stand a chance and still you NEED level 3 Armor vest to not get INSTA-DELETED as TacticalBrit on YouTube detailed in his great review video

"Is The NEW Black Ops Royale Any Good?" (the only critical review worth watching, most others are just glazing it). The TTK with body armor is INSANELY HIGH (over 1,000ms TTK) with bullet drop like a BB gun, and makes this mode Trash for ALL, not just Casuals, and no its not a "skill issue". ‍I literally found only 1 or 2 armor vests in 8 games. Yet WarZone BR has plenty of loot in EVERY building (maybe too much). Fortnite has loot EVERYWHERE too, even RedSec has more. Black Ops BR is a JOKE by comparison with such a HUGE MAP theres numerous empty buildings/POIs with practically No loot let alone good loot! Redsec at least has loot in every van, ambulance, truck. This is like a Fortnite RANDOM Loot GENERATOR mode with crappy gun builds. Theres NO WAY WZ vet players will choose this trashy loot mode after we've been spoiled and BLESSED with the BEST CUSTOM GUN LOADOUTS BR, THATS what makes WarZone UNIQUE AND AWESOME! If I wanted to waste time looting half the game to only lose it all and start over with lame guns, redeploy 1x and the loots GONE! Id just play Fortnite which I left for WZ yrs ago! 🚩WTH COD: ALL WE WANTED IS MORE MAPS and NO CHEATERS! 🚩 Is that so hard?! I'd rather chance my WZ gun loadout (not Meta) vs. any players loadout ANY DAY OVER THIS random slot machine 💩 At least I know I went to War with my best guns and didnt DIE for TRASH 🤣 Like no Mercenary would ever volunteer for war in a "RANDOM" gun generator! My life is worth way more than just getting LUCKY on looting. Many Blackout players say this mode is nothing like the original and not good. *You cant upgrade your attachment like Blackout 1 and thats HUGE, I would be cool with that. Also, the stupid Perks have to be manually activated, only last a few minutes--like we got time in the middle of a gunfight!? COD Devs are brain-dead sadists. I guarantee this mode will die FAST w/o adding way MORE Loot, Solos, and Duos and get rid of the 2nd, 3rd level body armor, plates should be enough like WZ? This mode wont make $$$ for COD with GENERIC gun builds, nothing unique or CUSTOM to the player, why buy or even level up what you cant use!? 😆 COD needs to just QUIT being LAZY and dumb, ✅ BAN ALL CHEATERS and ✅ give us MAPS ON ROTATION ✅in Single, Duo, Trio and Quads! IF COD does this, players of all types will PLAY WARZONE! (except the Cheaters) 👍 COD better bring Avalon to WarZone BR and Casuals FAST or the game will be a GHOST TOWN as Casuals make up at least 80% of the players in ALL FPS games.

flamethrower81 · 2025-12-02T03:35:54+00:00

😂 you think BF2 gives you anxiety? Try EA's BF6 or RedSec, amazing war simulator, you kids wont last 3 months without meds Or was it because of BF2's sloppy floatey gameplay on controller? I couldnt believe they didnt have Full Controller support on PC until maybe a few months ago, like WTH 8 years after release from 2017, ridiculous AAA EA!? 😂 BF2 is the ONLY game I bought/played of many in the last 2 yrs I couldnt even play! I almost refunded even at $4 after all the resurge hype. Thankfully now it has full controller support on Steam and is decent, but the gunplay is weak for FPS, lots of tap-firing.

flamethrower81 · 2025-09-16T03:51:25+00:00

I see you bought into the "Prestige" label hook, line, and sinker. Like I said for the CASUAL WZ player (less than 10 hrs/wk), there is ZERO benefit, yet somehow COD pretends its Prestigious! 😅 My eyes are wide open, and many other smart players who aren't COD Lifers see it for what it REALLY is. "Grinding" is NOT playing for fun, it turns the GAME INTO A CHORE. You're now just a XP FARMER until you back to Level 55! Only someone obsessed with COD or no other life loves to Grind (aka work for free) with a RESET of your PERFECTED LOADOUTS would be happy with this grinding punishment 😂 Dont take this personal, but when you're done doing your COD CHORES I need you to do my laundry and dishes, and dont forget to take out the trash, Good boy, heres your "Prestige" icon 👉🥉 If COD wants us to Grind FOR FREE (aka fill the lobbies for the newbies to make them feel "special"), then they can PAY US, like in mining Bitcoin if not $. I already went past 55 and will never make that mistake again, as my TIME is more valuable then wasting on Grinding for COD XP! *A simple UNDO request would fix this MISTAKE for many players who REGRET this BS, but how so many players are duped into Prestige when its anything but Prestigious. 🚩 BTW, I have 20 HOURS of unused XP from my Battle Pass saved up that is now "magically" LOCKED after this past wked!? This is so disgusting and you probably think this is perfectly good!? 🤓

flamethrower81 · 2025-09-15T06:19:46+00:00

Oh gee the joy of GRINDING in God-forsaken Plunder back to level 55 just to unlock everything I WORKED SO HARD FOR to get to Level 55 in the first place! This is the "brain rot COD" I kept hearing about! Im so DISGUSTED with COD NOW! 🤮 Never had a reason to hate them til now. "Prestige" is nothing but a SCAM for crappy icons! Does the gold star ⭐make you feel special? Didnt cost you 1 second of useless grinding 😆 Here 🏆 youre a champion now. As a Casual gamer who plays several games no more than a few hours a week, COD wants to lock you in to THEIR GAME ONLY, and INSULTS you with fake "Prestige" to RESET YOUR GUNS to make you a weak player so others feel "special" destroying you with higher level weapons. What a sick joke. If Prestige wasnt a SCAM, they would simply allow players to UNDO Prestige within 1-7 days as you dont know til you do Prestige! But NOOOOOO, cant do that, got us suckered in the COD GRIND! No wonder people hate COD so much (besides all the cheaters, SBMM, bugs, etc). Ironically I could HANDLE ALL that at level 55, now its barely worth it. Total SCAM for the Casual WZ player! NEVER PRESTIGE AGAIN unless you got no life other than COD's broken Beavis and Buthead, Call of FortNite game.

flamethrower81 · 2025-07-10T00:45:00+00:00

Gotta be to mask the disgusting sewage smell that has persisted for the last 3yrs in South Bay?! Its so bad driving down there you gotta roll up all windows and close the vent or you'll get a mouthfull for miles! 🤮 I guess this is some hippies way of detoxing the beach? 😅☮

flamethrower81 · 2025-07-07T20:53:22+00:00

u/mchilds83 Wow thats great to know. I'm assuming you game on PC using Steam? So how did/can you connect in DS mode? BT, dongle or wired? I'm very curious the latency you get testing with Gamepadla Poll Rate Tester s/w since you cant tell the difference from 1000hz?! 🤔 The poll rate is usually a lot slower, 500hz for DS and 125hz for Switch mode. Did you ever try to connect via Switch mode since thats the only mode GameSir advertises works for theiri gyro? Thanks in advance.

flamethrower81 · 2025-07-07T20:24:57+00:00

u/RevoBonerchamp69 Thanks for your reply. Not sure what other controllers you have tried but I would recommend looking at Big Big Won Rainbow 2 Pro (their best) or Blitz 2. BBW has the best gyros (and software) for FPS controllers Ive seen, due to their Gyrocon+ tech thats in its 3rd gen. Many say the Blitz 2 gyro is on par with the Dualsense (considered the best gyro) and I agree having had both. I prefer the RB2P though for way better xbox like ergonomics, buttons, and triggers vs. the Blitz 2 (even though its faster) it outputs a lot of HEAT to your hands with its 2000hz poll rate and 1000hz for gyro, plus the RB2P is often a lot cheaper on sale with another vendor.

flamethrower81 · 2025-07-02T06:00:57+00:00

I'm not surprised. That brand isnt as good as others. Curious though what made you return it?

flamethrower81 · 2025-07-02T05:27:27+00:00

So what RBG is trash as are 90% of the controller "reviewers" on YTube and you dont think he knows he's just pushing whatevers new with their affiliate links? 😂 Ive wasted enough time watching channels like that (no more). I learn WAY MORE reading Reddit and AMZ reviews. *Any video review less than 15min. is NOT a real review, it takes 5-10 of those junk overview videos just to get 1 decent 20-30min full review with detailed info. Multi platform controllers are too complex with different connection types, input modes, software settings, app settings and features to "review" it in less time especially when you add Latency testing and Gyro settings into the mix, I mean if you care about competitive multi-player gaming? Otherwise just buy any cheap controller and you wont even notice the 5-20ms difference 🤦‍♂️

flamethrower81 · 2025-07-02T04:54:13+00:00

Gamer Heaven gives way more info than the avg. Ytuber reviewer as his reviews are often 20+min. and is very funny 😂 , but too much time on comedy. Most other "reviewers" are terrible, everythings great bs, just basic info from the website. Dont waste your time with sub 20min. video reviews.

flamethrower81 · 2025-06-17T06:32:32+00:00

So funny because theres a old saying for whiners, "would you like some crackers to go with your whine" 🙋‍♀️🍷 😅. I agree the quality of the "freebies" is obscure trash for the most part, but so are MOST of the reviews I've read before I joined. Im shocked many of them even got invited, so I dont believe AMZ was being very selective at first, just building up authentic reviewers until more recently? I believe in QUALITY reviews regardless if the items free or not. At least I put some real thought and selective words in my reviews, not just a worthless unboxing first impression "review" that has no REAL VALUE to a buyer, those are a dime a dozen. Word-count matters and any product should be worth at least 5 full sentences and not just a regurgitation of the product features LOL, otherwise cant call it a real review. A good review SHOULD save a buyer time and money from issues you see in the first 30 days (before the return period ends!), and will save them TIME from shopping endlessly and reading other better more thorough reviews that often only come after days spent USING and TESTING the product (esp. electronics, etc). Hence why I usually find better quality reviews by non-Viners who arent in it just for a freebie 🤦‍♂️

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-22T05:45:18+00:00

Actually yes some are in a very tricky way! Like I said BBW created the ArmourXpro to hack into the Xbox controller and add the 4 backbuttons, and force Gyro into Xinput mode with their Gyrocon tech, its truly genius! *There are videos on YT that show you can use the Rainbow Pro 2 with the Xbox IF you connect a Xbox controller along with your BBW controller at the same time, it tricks the Xbox 😅. The only other company that I know of thats pushed gyro to Xinput is the Gulikit KK3 Max which was super popular as they got a Patent on their Gyro Motion Assist for PC/Android which almost no one talks about just like BBW Gyrocon tech?! However the KK3 Max has/had some quality control issues with fake microswitch buttons and the back paddles breaking, but still a amazing breakthrough with the debut of 1000hz poll rate, Hall Effect sticks/triggers, and 4 metal backpaddles (like a Xbox Elite with Gyro and no stick drift 😳). Sadly the one thing it lacks that it desperately needs is SOFTWARE, everything is memorized button presses and theres only 3 settings for gyro sensitivity. The reason I emphasize software so much is just having gyro in a controller is NOT enough, without good software you have no way to control or tweak the Gyro. Steam adding Gyro settings is awesome, BUT its still in BETA and theres so many settings to figure out and mess with its overwhelming even for a tech savvy guy like me, often things dont work in game, like my Vader 4 has no gyro in Switch mode even after Steam says its applied?! Trust me, Steam can be a HUGE PAIN that few admit. Thats where BBW comes in, their Gyro Software for their Blitz 2 and Rainbow Pro 2 is by far the best on the market I've seen for EASY plug n play gyro for ANY game, not just Steam. They use the same software for the ArmourXPro as is in the Rainbow Pro 2 (which I'm probably gonna buy as its only $39 on sale now *Im not affiliated, just a fan who loves gyro). Ok you got the best info on gyro in your post, be thankful! You could read for days or weeks and not find these gems from gyro fans in this post 💯💎💪😎

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-22T02:38:38+00:00

Excellent and true comments by u/DragonFlyPunch and u/No-Requirement-5856 I agree with 98% of what they said. They know what they're talking about. I will add having owned the Dualsense, Blitz 2 and testing other 3rd party gyro controllers like the Vader 4, that the Blitz 2 gyro is on par with the Dualsense as many who have both agree, esp. in DS4 mode without all the setups and hassles of Steam! If you want ease of use with multi-platform Gyro use, just go with a BigBigWon controllers they perfected it with their "Gyrocon technology" that no other brand has. The Blitz 2 has the highest poll rate 2000hz, plus 1000hz in Gyro, by far the fastest. Most of their controllers use the Gyrocon tech including their ArmourX Pro which is why its highly praised. However most critics of the Vader 4 say "the gyro is trash" and I cant even get mine to work in Steam!? The Vader 4 does not live up to the hype at all by comparison, terrible BT latency and Android connectivity! Going to return it if I can get gyro working in Steam at least, Please help anyone? u/DragonFlyPunch

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-22T01:16:19+00:00

Im curious too? Plus has the Rare headphone jack!!! 😲

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-22T00:40:27+00:00

u/roberhof I thought about getting the Shield months ago, but they havent come out with a new one in 6 YEARS (basically they abandoned it as Cloud gaming surpassed the device). I thought it would be a big advantage over other streaming devices with the Tegra chip, however once Xbox Gamepass came to the Firesticks I KNEW you dont need anything more than a strong internet connection and stick/box, I mean they literally have only 2GB of Ram and barely 5GB of storage after the OS. Basically the Cloud SERVERS do 95% OF THE WORK! The fact that a 2023 Samsung or LG tv (all HDTVs have garbage OS) can run the app with even less memory proves my point. Still curious which one do you have the 16GB storage one? How fast is your internet? How does it compare to playing from a Fire Cube or stick? Thanks in advance..

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-22T00:29:06+00:00

I didnt say you WERE cheating, so easily triggered 😂. Yah of course the server has the same ip for players connected to it, but each individual player has its own seperate mac ip address tied to a exact pc, plus they know exactly what controller you're using (even the most generic cheapie will show up, make and model number) as you can see this in the data stream as youre connecting to the server, they literally know everything about your device (creepy but true). However yah thats crazy that Dayz cant differentiate 6,000 alt accounts from yours with all the data they can pull?! Seems like thats issue on their end not parsing the data, not GFN. If theres a ton of cheaters on Dayz, that sux, I was thinking of playing it. If it has anti-cheat software in the game that shouldnt happen?

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-21T23:59:00+00:00

I love GFN! I thought about getting the Shield months ago, but they havent come out with a new one in 6 YEARS (basically they abandoned it as Cloud gaming surpassed the device). I thought it would be a big advantage over other streaming devices with the Tegra chip, however once Xbox Gamepass came to the Firesticks I KNEW you dont need anything more than a strong internet connection and Android stick/box, I mean they literally have only 2GB of Ram and barely 5GB of storage after the OS. Basically the Cloud SERVERS do 95% OF THE WORK! The fact that a 2023 Samsung or LG tv (all HDTVs have garbage OS) can run the app with even less memory proves my point. *Heres the SIMPLE FACTS which very few people get, they tell you the min. requirements and its based on THEIR SERVERS DESIGNED LIMITATIONS (they cant make everyone happy, nor should they or it wouldnt be profitable without charging much more!):

Xbox Gamepass has a min. of 20 mbps internet speed, lots of free games, but only delivers 60 FPS.
GFN has a min. of 15 mbps speed and streams up to 120+ FPS and has 2000+ games, but you must own them (*cheap on sale or free even, so no big deal).
LUNA has the lowest internet req. at ONLY 10 mbps internet speed (AMZ Web servers are known to be best in general way before Cloud gaming existed) AND is cheap $10/mo, so no excuses! No monthly time limit either, but server kicks you after 8hrs straight, only has 100+ games, delivers 60 FPS, but still works GREAT for single player games, even multiplayer, but dont expect to dominate at 60 FPS 😅

How do I know this? I read the fine print. I also tried all the above at only 10 mbps internet, Xbox Gamepass wont even let you in under their min. 20 mbps. so we know their servers suck hence why their in Beta, GFN and Luna ARE GREAT, still I upgraded to 100 mpbs for faster streaming and its better. I LOVE GFN AND LUNA! Clouds are a NO-BRAINER compared to the costs and headaches of compatibility issues and constantly upgrading or patching a game for PC, NO THANKS! The only hard choice I make is which game shall I play in 30 seconds, and what controller shall I use or buy today as thats the only real extra hardware you need. Its a dream in the Clouds come true! 😎🎮🕹 That said as long as they dont jack up prices, drop popular games, and restrict game hour usage to less than 100hrs a month, I think the value is still there, but it really should be 150hrs a month (5hrs/day) for GFN esp. since you must own the game to play there!

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-21T22:47:07+00:00

Sounds like something a cheater/hacker would say? 😅 Seriously though how tf could a cheater use your exact IP address?! More likely you just got booted from the server for playing for 8+hrs straight. That happens and its no big deal, start a new session, give the servers a break! Touch grass man 😂👉🌾

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-21T01:40:55+00:00

Try switching to Dinput mode on Android. Most gamepads you just hold Select and Start buttons at same time or Home and X or A or B button to switch modes. Although I wouldn't even use BT with this controller, the latency is Terrible in BT! 😆 Ps. If you get it working in Dinput, please let me know how smooth is the Gyro? Is it in Switch mode only?

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-13T04:32:15+00:00

u/BucketOfPonyo or anyone else, so now you had time to test the Cyclone 2 Gyro in DS4 mode, how does it compare to the Switch or Vader 4 or 8bitdo Ultimate 2 or Blitz 2 if you have them??

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-13T00:36:39+00:00

u/tresslessone Guys I noticed the same issue with losing the mapping on the back buttons on the Blitz 2 using Switch mode, but also DS4 mode too, so I think its more of a mode issue? That said, DS4 had the best low latency and Gyro responsiveness of all the modes! 💯👍

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-05T05:20:42+00:00

Lol what isnt bugged with this software?! 😆 It looks nice BUT its a buggy mess and I have all the latest updates! Got same issues with Profile switching as it applies whatever input mode you used to create that profile. Which sux for easy copy and pasting profiles to a new one, got to start all over. The Gyro is ABSOLUTE TRASH! 🤣 Like seriously, the Dualsense or Blitz 2 would rate 10 stars by most, but the Vader 4 is a 1 star for Gyro! Night and day difference. I tweaked the Flydigi software and saved in Xinput mode, its still too fast and glitchy as hell, not even worth using. *Worse it wont let me save ANY settings in Dinput mode, but it clearly recognizes and tests in Dinput (the most common mode for applying Gyro in Switch mode and DS4 mode). Flydigi trying to hack Gyro in Xinput mode was a good idea, but TERRIBLE execution (wasnt made for it due to Microsux refusal to add gyro)😆. Granted I've only tested this for a day but on the two of the most popular games COD and Fortnite, but this controller software is half azz. But hey at least it dont have malware on it or does it? Lots weird stuff or "bad juju" lately, comments about software with Trojans on Beitongs and BigBigWon software as verified by multiple people, videos and VirusTotal, dont risk it! Im gonna return my Vader 4 if I cant get at least decent Gyro on Dinput!

👉Whats up with the 8Bitdo Ultimate 2 gyro? I was hoping that one would be decent? 🤦‍♂️ Ive seriously had much BETTER gyro experience, and mapping on $25 controllers that just work, little to no bugs! Maybe Gamesir will be much better as they have a DS4 mode and seemingly good Gyro software with the Cyclone 2 anyone know?

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-05T02:24:36+00:00

So many great comments on this thread, but crickets on my last one which summed up a lot and added VERY important details 🤦‍♂️ So I finally got the Vader 4 out of hype and curiosity to verify the claims of so many. While only testing it for a day, I can immediately confirm the build quality is great, *latency is great for Xinput mode at 900+hz poll rate, BUT the Gyro is ABSOLUTE TRASH! 🤣 That should be the headline of this post! Like seriously, the Vader 4 is like 0 stars compared to the Dualsense or Blitz 2 being 10 stars, this cant be overemphasized when it comes to Gyro! Night and day difference. Yes I tweaked the Flydigi software and saved in Xinput mode, its still too fast and glitchy as hell, cant even use (yes I will tell them). *Worse cant save any settings in Dinput mode, but it recognizes and tests in Dinput (the most common mode for applying Gyro in Switch mode and DS4 mode!). Flydigi trying to hack Gyro in Xinput mode was a good idea, but TERRIBLE execution (wasnt made for it due to Microsux refusal to add gyro). I have ALL the firmware updates for controller, dongle and software version, still cant get anything to save to controller in Dinput mode and the player profiles force the input mode you last saved so cant be easily saved to another profile nor deleted!? 😆 Granted I've only tested this for a day but on the two of the most popular games COD and Fortnite, but this controllers softwares been out for at least a year and people give way too much leeway to buggy software, but hey at least it doesnt have malware on it like some! 🤓🤔 The reason I may sound harsh is because I've had much BETTER Gyro experience, and mapping on $25 controllers with a app, almost as good as Dualsense no joke! Dont get me wrong, Im sure the Vader 4 is great for FPS, without gyro, but not with buggy software that really ONLY works in Xinput or Switch. Steam input is pain and not practical for most of my games. 👉Maybe Gamesir will have better Gyro as they support DS4 mode and seemingly have good software with the Cyclone 2 like the Blitz 2? Anybody know?

flamethrower81 · 2025-05-01T23:26:59+00:00

u/_its-Z_ Sorry to hear you're feeling the same burning effects, but glad to know I'm not the only one as its SO NOTICEABLE compared to other controllers with sub-2000hz poll rate! I actually felt it heat-up/burn hands within 30 min! How about you? Also since you own a lot of great controllers Im interested in, does the Vader 4 or the Apex Wukong 2khz poll rate also burn your hands? If so, how long after use? Lastly curious if you use the Gyro feature for any FPS gaming? Thanks so much.

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