@@Letlove021 - Bad idea, they can charge you down and take you with them! Thermite is better as it burns over time, and molotov on the ground slightly ahead of them, but just on them, gives them damage, kills them if they move forward and so is both possible death and area denial. Ideally you don't want to fight them head on. You want the fight when you see them first - from behind or side on. Moly is a safer all round bet out the three options imo. A lot of shield guys run knife and the knife throws faster than any of the other lethals, so Moly if you see em first head on and get outta there. You shoule always be lookin to swap out a head on engagement, for one where you see them first side or back! Also any situation where you can change height - shoot down on them, or leap off a height and shoot up! IF they run knife and you leap off a height, they will be forced to try and close the gap by following you, so you jump off height, and when they go to do the same - shoot them in the balls as they are in the air jumping down.
@The D3-FNC GOD the riot shield is so easy to kill anyway it’s unreal, especially since they nerfed it which was not necessary, it needed buffing more than anything, I feel like people just shoot through my shield and still kill mr 😅
I kinda wish they had the MW3 survival riotshield. Different calibers, different damages. Broken shield, easy game... (Although nothing has changed... still OP)
Well, ballistic riot shields are meant to stave off ballistics, but it makes sense that it's weak to a high temperature incendiary that literally melts the shield
@@j-davis7290 a) It is labelled as a riot shield is it not? A riot shield wouldn't stop any bullets at all. b) A ballistic shield would stop low velocity ammunition, and that's it! It would not help against rifles, it would get ripped to fucking bits by a 50 cal!!! As for C4, or Rocket Launchers? lmao. In this game a riot shield user takes ZERO damage from a cruise missile!!! I shit you not. The riot shield is fucking cancer in this game. It needs to be nerfed into the fucking ground. Worst of all with the riot shield? 1/ On your back - and the player gets 80% of their body protected and faces ZERO speed penalties and all movement stats are based off the weapon in the hand only. 2/ A riot shield guy can move the entire shield out of their own way and throw a knife faster than any player can throw a Semtex, Molotov or Thermite as the knife is faster, the shield has no speed penalty, and of course the knife cannot be thrown by other users as it cannot penetrate the shield user. So the ONLY way to get that win, would be to time the knife throw in a very tiny window of opportunity, slightly ahead of the riot shield users throw, which is nigh on impossible. 3/ If you do land a Semtex or Drill Charge on them, expect them to charge you and take you with them! So NO do NOT run either, run Molotov!!! And NO you can't run away if they charge you, as they will switch to a gun and shoot you in the back before they explode lol. I can hear the question. If a riot shield is so powerful, why don't YOU just use it yourself? Answer: because I'm not a cheap boring cunt :) Cancer, they are cancer! They need to be nerfed to fuck!!!
@@christophercoey7804 you really missed the entire fucking point bud. I was saying that the real world equivalent would obviously also be susceptible. Also, they make ballistic shields that although they would shatter the bones in your arm if you wielded them against a .50 cal, do in fact stop non-armor piercing .50 cal fmj rounds. Also it is to be noted: I don't use riot shields in game because they annoy the shit out of me. I usually bounce a throwing knife at their feet and don't usually have problems taking them out that way. It was adorable that you tried to make a point here and especially you trying to guess what I would reply, but ultimately you simply failed to grasp my point, went on a rant, and made yourself look stupid in the process.
@@j-davis7290 - No I didn't miss your point at all, you're just arrogant and arsey lol. I understood you precisely, but you were correcting someone else and in doing so missing the entire fucking point, which is it is HIGHLY unrealistic, not to say OP and garbage. It's also called a riot shield in game, NOT a ballistic shield! So my points concern what IS, NOT what fuckin isn't sunshine ;) Also get the fuck over yourself, when you correct other people, you have to expect the same possibility. Try taking it instead of having a marshmallow meltdown lol. Cute reference re ballistic shields, but a) nawr almost no ballistic shields work that way, not that this is even supposed to be that. And even the ones you speak to b) wouldn't fuckin work in reality as you yourself even acknowledge, they certainly would never work against repeated fire with a 50 cal. Also tell smart ass c), tell me what ballistic shield in the world stops an RPG and even a cruise missile!? 🤣🤣🤣 P.S I never said you ran a shield Captain Dickhead lol. Go have a cup of tea and a valium and calm your toddler ass down :) PPS I have forgotten more about gaming in an average lunch hour than you have ever known ;)
I used your recommended setup for a few days now, and it's my go to setup now. Love to see them burn or get them with the stick. It's a keeper. Ps your channel and xclusiveAce are the two channels who I really trust with your COD advice. You guys really test your stuff. Keep up the great work! And greetings from the Netherlands
riot shield user, i still can’t be stopped lol. once you master movement with any weapon really you just become so hard to kill. especially with trophy system
@@will-zj5gq I got respect for that, I just find it frustrating, that there is no good counter, like if you use armor piercing ammo it should penetrate the shield I my opinion
DDOS is a good idea for equipment too, especially for hardpoint or domination maps where a shield user is throwing out lots of trophy systems that can catch your shock sticks and semtexes.
Great Video! Found your channel back in the Cold war times and I absolutely adored your guides, so clean and informative I'm glad you're back for MW2 guides, i personally use Molotovs against shields, most of the time they start running towards me if they see me so I just throw a Molotov in front of me so they start burning if they want to get too close to me.
Hey Ashennn, thanks for the comment, Molotov is a great choice as well, I think I just prefer the Shock Stick because of how disorienting it is for the victim, plus it’s pretty funny to watch them twitching from the shock :)
By far the most satisfying way to take out a riot shield rat is way of drill charge. They must have patched switching to your secondary because every time I’ve stuck the charge it’s always resulted in a kill. Recently I was getting charged but the enemy was showing his feet so I through a flash right underneath the shield and was able to take out the player out
I love the set up, I usually carry a semtex or thermite for riot shields. I have not made a riot shield class. I get people are doing camo challenges. I hate the turtle players and trying to get them from behind. I can't believe they can take an RPG as well. I was told somewhere a drill charge won't kill if they switch it to the back. I have not tried that. My riot shield is only level 4. Slowly working it up. Have tested anything about switching it to your back? Love the videos like always. Very informative. Thanks Favstar.
Hey Marlin, Interesting rumor about the drill charge, I haven't tested switching the shield to the back to avoid a drill charge death, but I imagine if that were true it would just be a bug that would likely be patched very soon.
@FavstaR If that's the case quick should be killed as well. If we are speaking on realistic terms. Riot shield users are just a different playstyle. Just like quickscopers and campers
The problem is not Riot Shield users, those are mostly just doing challenges, the real annoying ones are the turtles with overkill that you can’t shoot from behind.
Yup no kidding, it’s actually pretty effecting slinging the shield over your back, I’d like to see them change the angle of it a bit so it’s quite as effective.
The problem is actually quickscoping. It's ruined the multi-player game mode. When I use a trophy-system with a riot shield it's then u realize how bad most the the quickscopers are at the game.
@@evanferris5035 So basically you hide somewhere with a trophy system to basically counter any defense against a riot shield...and you think this proves quickscopers are bad at the game? Look, I hate quickscopers too, but the fact that the only answer you have for them is to literally hide in a corner...I think that makes you the one bad at the game. Quickscoping at least takes some degree of skill. What you're doing does not.
I swear i seen someone burn thru a shield with a machine gun in dmz on my team from an npc shield but even using armor piercing rounds in the raal lmg i have no chance to penetrate. I carry semtex, thats my go to with munitions crate can use 3-4 of them. Sticking em is rather easy and results 100% in a kill for me in dmz. Video was great, had to wonder if it was narrated by a robot at times but very informative!
What about drill charges? I use armor piercing round, and the armor ammo field upgrade for container campers. I can stand on the back side of the tanker and rack up a lot of kill.
I carry the shield into DMz from time to time. Works well solo as a turtle shell and can be clutch against Ai. I even cleared a duo out of final exfil with a little bump bump and a drill charge. Good ole drop shot works if you don’t have any other means .
Man I just found the channel and I love the content. Is there anyway you can do a video on the anit-armor rounds and what they do or don't do in both multiplayer and Warzone/DMZ? I have found no videos on them apart from a few shorts that just showcase them
Yup, it took a nerf and a buff, takes 3 hits now but the melee speed is faster. End result is a slightly slower TTK but obviously a little more difficult getting 3 hits instead of 2.
Guess there must have been an update to shield mechanics ... The drill charge dies not stik to the shield anymore. Tried today different times, and it just slide off and does no damage!
Can you maybe make a part 2 of this video?. Mostly asking because this is a little outdated. I have noticed numerous times that for some odd reason if I stick a shield user on the shield with a drill charge or a stemtex the user takes no damage at all. Most of these encounters I had were on Tier 1 Shipment. And yes I did confirm it stuck to him each time this happened as I got the large "Stuck" Notification each time I did it and the user survived 100% of the times I stuck him. This has also sometimes happened on core shipment 24/7 As well.
I believe it's a bug, at least with the drill charge, swapping to your secondary after being stuck will prevent damage. Pretty goofy bug, but it'll be patched eventually.
Controversial opinion but make it a field upgrade with long/middle-lenght charge time and slap a machine pistol on that thing like it was in BO4. Wonder how that'd work? Then it could also be made destructible, since dep. cover has ~1k HP I'd give it like 500-700 HP to work with.
In cases you're in a game and come across Riot Shields without a class set up to counter them, my tactic is if I'm gonna go out then at least I tried fighting, but most shield users expect you to run away or back off indecisively, I just charge straight at them and try and get around then melee the hell out of them. I've actually survived about 50% of the time much to the surprise of the Riot Shield noob.
Awesome video thanks for the counter play tips! I’m still a noob to the game and was getting pretty salty at those run and knife builds in shoot house. Nice to know which tacticals in particular hard counter it.
Molotov all the way. You can land it right on them or in front. If it’s in front the slow pace they are forced to move with the shield allows enough time for the fire to kill them if they choose to continue forward. I love throwing one in front of someone with a shield and watching the wheels turning in their head on what they should do. Be ready though because most people will go to the secondary weapon to try to kill you.
Combat knife is a good counter. If you spam it soon as the riot sheild tries to sheild bash, he will die, and you can try to flank to secure while stabbing.
On shipment you can jump on the containers on the ground and shoot them from above well on any map but shipment for example I just thought of that today and it worked had a guy with a shield that kept getting everyone but half way through he changed loadout once I told the other guys to jump in top of the containers I really thing it’s crazy how ap rounds don’t damage it that should get fixed it would at least give everyone a fair chance.
It is crazy, the AP rounds should deal small amounts of damage through the shield, maybe like 25%. There's really no other reason for using them at the moment.
Large caliber at 7.62 or above with armor piercing and incendiary should penetrate a the shield. This need to be reviewed obviously. Even the minigun should easily pen this by the fact the shield break after such a long under fire time.
@@alexalb2012 I agree with the shield protecting too much, it’s ridiculous to see it’s changed from MW19 to MW22. And if this game does encourage realistic behavior, that is just behavior, no? Because this seems like a topic on ballistics and the durability of certain stuff. And wouldn’t they have to tweak AI in DMZ too? That’s part of this game so I’d bring up about the ridiculous armor that takes about a *couple* of 7.62 rounds just to shoot someone in the head with armor… and apparently that game mode is supposed to be hardcore or yet to be hardcore. I don’t know about you, but for me, I just accept the fact that Call of Duty imitates actual modern warfare: gunsmith, war in general, the gun selection, etcetera… but never really gets into the knee deep stuff of ballistics, armor, and all that… I guess there’s Tarkov and Arma 3 for that though.
That's why i always had a crossbow with explosive arrows load out in my class, so whenever i need to deal with them i can killed them with no problem then i pissed them off😂
@@IndyIsabelle is your secondary a pistol rocking that equip that gives you quick draw? That’s the only attachment I’ve used that’s had me do what you describe, but I’ve never used it with a riot shield and have no idea if that’s a thing.
cheers for me usually santax nade dose the job i just stick them and then run away but i sometimes use incendiary ammo which helps too i try to get them at an angle with my shotgun with the overkill perk on
Ranking of the best counter shield. N1 Mołotow cause deal aoe dmg and burn shield user. Nr2 thermit it stick to the enemy like senteks but it is save option and burn enemy like Mołotow. Nr3 senteks it is good option however IT is not saved the shield can run into you to make kill yourself. Nr4 c4 not sticked but it can be Explorer behind enemy however if He will be faster the explosione lose potential imo it need buff area dmg cause it is one of strong bombs in category. Nr5 paralyzed. 100% stun but you need finish enemy and need lock the enemy quickly othervise you will be the target.
Hmm... If I use shock sticks with my riot shield I can force the foe to ammo dump into my shield and then kill em when they're switching / reloading. 🤔 To the laboratory!!!
It's untrue that the drill charge will always 1-shot a riot shield user if you plant it on their shield. In fact, while I haven't any idea what drives whether it'll kill the shield user or not, I can confidently say that when I get the message on screen that I've stuck my opponent, far more often than not the shield user survives the subsequent explosion.
Yes there's a bug with a shield stick, if they swap to they're secondary they'll survive. Which is strange because if you drill charge thru a wall they're dead even with bomb squad equipped. It's on the Trello board which means they're gonna patch it soon.
I hate it when my team is full of turtles. Team members shields will block your rounds if they run in front of you. Would be nice if whenever someone is equipped with a turtle they are susceptible to team fire.
@@FavstaRGaming I wasn’t sure if they swapped to a different, but I know for a fact that I stuck someone without a shield and they didn’t die on hardcore. Again I can’t be for sure because it was on hardcore mode
The riot shied shouldn't be able to block what looks like 2 pounds C4. That's absolutely fucking unbelievable. That much C4 can collapse small buildings...
These pesky riot shielders deserve to burn in hell. So it's the molotov for me. I like the idea of an anti-shield class ready to go. Thanks again Favstar. This video is super clean as always and it's very appreciated. 👍👍
Thanks for the Video Favstar, I think the riot shield is way to overpowerd, they have to make, make it that armor piercing bullets can penetrate it, and i realy dislike the turtle effect.
Agreed it's super strong... in the right hands, but not in mine lol, I have trouble going positive with it unless I just use it as a turtle attachment.
Makes sense that the armor piercing field upgrade should at least deliver partial damage through the shield, as of right now it's not a very powerful field upgrade IMO
@FavstaR I still appreciate the video though, I was worried that some of the things didnt work as well as from mw2019 like incendiary. Maybe I just didnt stick it properly during the match.
How about deploying an Inflatable Infantry right in front of the shield? I have heard that it’s powerful to blast doors, so it may work to kill through the shield.
I'm a shield troll and it's not uncommon for me to drop 30 kills a game. Shock sticks DO NOT WORK. Every time I get hit all I have to do is angle my shield and you still can't hit me. My advice is never go 1v1 and steer clear of hallways. Also drill charges don't work because all I have to do is swap weapons and move and it drops off. Semtex and Molotov works sometimes BUT it takes me less time to throw a knife than it takes you to throw a lethal. Sorry but I haven't found a great counter to my build unless you count those really great players that we all run into from time to time.
Experienced and high skill shield troll’s like yourself are always hard to counter, I find the shock stick effective in buying time, blocking hallways and doorways giving me time to regroup.
Ridiculous how anti armor bullets can't beat armor..
100% - launchers do no damage to them lol. Hell, Cruise Missile doesn't!!! lmao
Yes sticky grenades get them
@@Letlove021 - Bad idea, they can charge you down and take you with them! Thermite is better as it burns over time, and molotov on the ground slightly ahead of them, but just on them, gives them damage, kills them if they move forward and so is both possible death and area denial. Ideally you don't want to fight them head on. You want the fight when you see them first - from behind or side on. Moly is a safer all round bet out the three options imo. A lot of shield guys run knife and the knife throws faster than any of the other lethals, so Moly if you see em first head on and get outta there. You shoule always be lookin to swap out a head on engagement, for one where you see them first side or back! Also any situation where you can change height - shoot down on them, or leap off a height and shoot up! IF they run knife and you leap off a height, they will be forced to try and close the gap by following you, so you jump off height, and when they go to do the same - shoot them in the balls as they are in the air jumping down.
@@christophercoey7804 that’s crazy
Thermites are best.
They really should make AP ammo do damage through the shields. Even if it is reduced damage.
I Second This 100%
I was just about to comment this. Agreed!
@The D3-FNC GOD true especially with the 3 hit now the riot shield is really bad
@The D3-FNC GOD the riot shield is so easy to kill anyway it’s unreal, especially since they nerfed it which was not necessary, it needed buffing more than anything, I feel like people just shoot through my shield and still kill mr 😅
I kinda wish they had the MW3 survival riotshield.
Different calibers, different damages.
Broken shield, easy game...
(Although nothing has changed... still OP)
I’ve only recently found this channel and I have to admit it is so well done, your videos are really, really informative. Great job man, bravo!
Awesome, thank you! May I ask how you found the channel? And what is your preferred game? Warzone, DMZ, or Multiplayer?
Armor piercing rounds should be the goto for riot shields if the developers had brains
Completely indestructible shield that no ammo can go through yet a thermite can somehow go through and burn the user
Well, ballistic riot shields are meant to stave off ballistics, but it makes sense that it's weak to a high temperature incendiary that literally melts the shield
@@j-davis7290
a) It is labelled as a riot shield is it not? A riot shield wouldn't stop any bullets at all.
b) A ballistic shield would stop low velocity ammunition, and that's it!
It would not help against rifles, it would get ripped to fucking bits by a 50 cal!!! As for C4, or Rocket Launchers? lmao.
In this game a riot shield user takes ZERO damage from a cruise missile!!!
I shit you not.
The riot shield is fucking cancer in this game. It needs to be nerfed into the fucking ground.
Worst of all with the riot shield?
1/ On your back - and the player gets 80% of their body protected and faces ZERO speed penalties and all movement stats are based off the weapon in the hand only.
2/ A riot shield guy can move the entire shield out of their own way and throw a knife faster than any player can throw a Semtex, Molotov or Thermite as the knife is faster, the shield has no speed penalty, and of course the knife cannot be thrown by other users as it cannot penetrate the shield user. So the ONLY way to get that win, would be to time the knife throw in a very tiny window of opportunity, slightly ahead of the riot shield users throw, which is nigh on impossible.
3/ If you do land a Semtex or Drill Charge on them, expect them to charge you and take you with them! So NO do NOT run either, run Molotov!!! And NO you can't run away if they charge you, as they will switch to a gun and shoot you in the back before they explode lol.
I can hear the question. If a riot shield is so powerful, why don't YOU just use it yourself?
Answer: because I'm not a cheap boring cunt :)
Cancer, they are cancer!
They need to be nerfed to fuck!!!
@@christophercoey7804 you really missed the entire fucking point bud. I was saying that the real world equivalent would obviously also be susceptible. Also, they make ballistic shields that although they would shatter the bones in your arm if you wielded them against a .50 cal, do in fact stop non-armor piercing .50 cal fmj rounds. Also it is to be noted: I don't use riot shields in game because they annoy the shit out of me. I usually bounce a throwing knife at their feet and don't usually have problems taking them out that way. It was adorable that you tried to make a point here and especially you trying to guess what I would reply, but ultimately you simply failed to grasp my point, went on a rant, and made yourself look stupid in the process.
@@j-davis7290 - No I didn't miss your point at all, you're just arrogant and arsey lol. I understood you precisely, but you were correcting someone else and in doing so missing the entire fucking point, which is it is HIGHLY unrealistic, not to say OP and garbage.
It's also called a riot shield in game, NOT a ballistic shield!
So my points concern what IS, NOT what fuckin isn't sunshine ;)
Also get the fuck over yourself, when you correct other people, you have to expect the same possibility. Try taking it instead of having a marshmallow meltdown lol.
Cute reference re ballistic shields, but a) nawr almost no ballistic shields work that way, not that this is even supposed to be that. And even the ones you speak to b) wouldn't fuckin work in reality as you yourself even acknowledge, they certainly would never work against repeated fire with a 50 cal. Also tell smart ass c), tell me what ballistic shield in the world stops an RPG and even a cruise missile!? 🤣🤣🤣
P.S
I never said you ran a shield Captain Dickhead lol. Go have a cup of tea and a valium and calm your toddler ass down :)
PPS
I have forgotten more about gaming in an average lunch hour than you have ever known ;)
@@christophercoey7804 people couldn't still stand after getting hit by a rocket. They need it to knock people on their butts at the least.
I used your recommended setup for a few days now, and it's my go to setup now. Love to see them burn or get them with the stick. It's a keeper. Ps your channel and xclusiveAce are the two channels who I really trust with your COD advice. You guys really test your stuff. Keep up the great work! And greetings from the Netherlands
Hey thanks! Glad your finding the content helpful, more to come!
True!!!
riot shield user, i still can’t be stopped lol. once you master movement with any weapon really you just become so hard to kill. especially with trophy system
@@will-zj5gq I got respect for that, I just find it frustrating, that there is no good counter, like if you use armor piercing ammo it should penetrate the shield I my opinion
DDOS is a good idea for equipment too, especially for hardpoint or domination maps where a shield user is throwing out lots of trophy systems that can catch your shock sticks and semtexes.
Great Video! Found your channel back in the Cold war times and I absolutely adored your guides, so clean and informative I'm glad you're back for MW2 guides, i personally use Molotovs against shields, most of the time they start running towards me if they see me so I just throw a Molotov in front of me so they start burning if they want to get too close to me.
Hey Ashennn, thanks for the comment, Molotov is a great choice as well, I think I just prefer the Shock Stick because of how disorienting it is for the victim, plus it’s pretty funny to watch them twitching from the shock :)
By far the most satisfying way to take out a riot shield rat is way of drill charge. They must have patched switching to your secondary because every time I’ve stuck the charge it’s always resulted in a kill. Recently I was getting charged but the enemy was showing his feet so I through a flash right underneath the shield and was able to take out the player out
Feel I mean he did throw it at the ground.
Enjoy the informative and thorough videos. Really appreciate the clarity of the narration and explanations.
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative, really like the side by side comparisons. Well made video!
Glad you liked it!
I love the set up, I usually carry a semtex or thermite for riot shields. I have not made a riot shield class. I get people are doing camo challenges. I hate the turtle players and trying to get them from behind. I can't believe they can take an RPG as well. I was told somewhere a drill charge won't kill if they switch it to the back. I have not tried that. My riot shield is only level 4. Slowly working it up. Have tested anything about switching it to your back? Love the videos like always. Very informative. Thanks Favstar.
Hey Marlin, Interesting rumor about the drill charge, I haven't tested switching the shield to the back to avoid a drill charge death, but I imagine if that were true it would just be a bug that would likely be patched very soon.
It's true, if the switch weapons it won't kill
Great video man this is insanely helpful!
Glad to hear it!
Molitovs have been working for me in beating shields as well as drill charges.
Riot shield documentary heck yeah new subscriber
I love the forensic style reporting. Do you happen to have worked as a reporter? The script sounds very broadcaster like
lol thanks... no not a reporter... I just wanted to try something different than the typical.." Hey what's goin on guys, it's your boy FavstaR here"
The riot shield in MW19 was annoying but manageable, but this MW22 Riot Shield is far too broken.
Yup, at the very least the anti-armor rounds should deal partial damage through the shield.
Yep I love killing them with mines though feels so satisfying
The knife and riot shield are busted in my opinion at the moment. I wish the knife required a headshot to kill or more than one stab.
@@FavstaRGaming yeah armor piercing rounds do nothing to the shield.
@FavstaR If that's the case quick should be killed as well. If we are speaking on realistic terms. Riot shield users are just a different playstyle. Just like quickscopers and campers
The problem is not Riot Shield users, those are mostly just doing challenges, the real annoying ones are the turtles with overkill that you can’t shoot from behind.
Yup no kidding, it’s actually pretty effecting slinging the shield over your back, I’d like to see them change the angle of it a bit so it’s quite as effective.
The problem is actually quickscoping. It's ruined the multi-player game mode. When I use a trophy-system with a riot shield it's then u realize how bad most the the quickscopers are at the game.
Bingo.
@@FavstaRGaming I wish it would change to like %50 damage reduction while on your back it would still be potentially life saving without being op
@@evanferris5035 So basically you hide somewhere with a trophy system to basically counter any defense against a riot shield...and you think this proves quickscopers are bad at the game? Look, I hate quickscopers too, but the fact that the only answer you have for them is to literally hide in a corner...I think that makes you the one bad at the game. Quickscoping at least takes some degree of skill. What you're doing does not.
The drill charge will kill them if hitting the glass portion of the shield
I swear i seen someone burn thru a shield with a machine gun in dmz on my team from an npc shield but even using armor piercing rounds in the raal lmg i have no chance to penetrate. I carry semtex, thats my go to with munitions crate can use 3-4 of them. Sticking em is rather easy and results 100% in a kill for me in dmz.
Video was great, had to wonder if it was narrated by a robot at times but very informative!
You can burn through the deployable cover... but not a shield
Skilled shield user is an oxymoron
How you don’t have a million subs is crazy
mollys and semtexs, i try to shoot for exposed legs when they try to side step
What about drill charges? I use armor piercing round, and the armor ammo field upgrade for container campers. I can stand on the back side of the tanker and rack up a lot of kill.
I carry the shield into DMz from time to time. Works well solo as a turtle shell and can be clutch against Ai. I even cleared a duo out of final exfil with a little bump bump and a drill charge.
Good ole drop shot works if you don’t have any other means .
i would recommended the tonfa combined with jumping and circling the user as they can't block it from above
Man I just found the channel and I love the content. Is there anyway you can do a video on the anit-armor rounds and what they do or don't do in both multiplayer and Warzone/DMZ? I have found no videos on them apart from a few shorts that just showcase them
Nothings better then a drill charge to riot sheild!
It’s worth noting the shield is now 3 hits to kill a full health enemy (it caught a nerf a bit ago)
Yup, it took a nerf and a buff, takes 3 hits now but the melee speed is faster. End result is a slightly slower TTK but obviously a little more difficult getting 3 hits instead of 2.
I would like to see a ballistic shield withstand a 50 cal armor piercing round, not sure if it actually would go through but im pretty sure it would
It would in real life.
Great practical lesson. As always.
Thanks Lucas, glad it was helpful!
Guess there must have been an update to shield mechanics ...
The drill charge dies not stik to the shield anymore. Tried today different times, and it just slide off and does no damage!
Does the shield sit on your back (stowed) when its in your backpack? or is it "gone" ?
Warzone backpack it's gone, in order to be on your back it has to be equipped on person and swapped to secondary
Does the under barrel grenade launcher work against the riot shield enemies?
You can get splash damage from the side and back but a head on explosion does no damage
Can shield protect you from shoots from behind, when you have it on your back and hold normal weapon?
Absolutely!
Well done and thorough info, thanks for sharing
Your are moving super fast, mind if you talk about yours joypad configuration?
A higher FOV makes it appear that your moving faster. My FOV is set at 110.
I mean, the underbarreled grenade launchers seem to work pretty good, and failing that -- thermite, baby!
Can you maybe make a part 2 of this video?.
Mostly asking because this is a little outdated.
I have noticed numerous times that for some odd reason if I stick a shield user on the shield with a drill charge or a stemtex the user takes no damage at all.
Most of these encounters I had were on Tier 1 Shipment.
And yes I did confirm it stuck to him each time this happened as I got the large "Stuck" Notification each time I did it and the user survived 100% of the times I stuck him.
This has also sometimes happened on core shipment 24/7 As well.
I believe it's a bug, at least with the drill charge, swapping to your secondary after being stuck will prevent damage. Pretty goofy bug, but it'll be patched eventually.
Controversial opinion but make it a field upgrade with long/middle-lenght charge time and slap a machine pistol on that thing like it was in BO4. Wonder how that'd work? Then it could also be made destructible, since dep. cover has ~1k HP I'd give it like 500-700 HP to work with.
i like how it says increased melee damage when it now takes more hits to kill with a riot shield than it would be with your gun butt
This video was made before the update genius
Combat knife is good against the shield too. Maximum mobility to hit the sides or back of shield holder
A great guide...
Still do not have the answer how to counter shield in battle
Juggernauts minigun: am I a joke to you?
In cases you're in a game and come across Riot Shields without a class set up to counter them, my tactic is if I'm gonna go out then at least I tried fighting, but most shield users expect you to run away or back off indecisively, I just charge straight at them and try and get around then melee the hell out of them. I've actually survived about 50% of the time much to the surprise of the Riot Shield noob.
Attaboy, beat 'em at they're own game! That must be disappointing to lose a melee battle when you have a shield equipped.
Awesome video thanks for the counter play tips! I’m still a noob to the game and was getting pretty salty at those run and knife builds in shoot house. Nice to know which tacticals in particular hard counter it.
No problem Proyal, glad it was useful!
Molotov all the way. You can land it right on them or in front. If it’s in front the slow pace they are forced to move with the shield allows enough time for the fire to kill them if they choose to continue forward. I love throwing one in front of someone with a shield and watching the wheels turning in their head on what they should do. Be ready though because most people will go to the secondary weapon to try to kill you.
Combat knife is a good counter. If you spam it soon as the riot sheild tries to sheild bash, he will die, and you can try to flank to secure while stabbing.
Interesting, probably works well for skilled knifers (not me) but if I'm up close against a riot shielder I'm dead!
@@FavstaRGaming aye if they get the first hit for sure they do need to hit twice and their melee and throwing knife is slower
Great video FavstaR, is private match still broken for you? Can’t get in at all
Hey thanks Hibrid, I'm able to get in using the Xclusive Ace brute force method, works about once an hour :(
I use the rpg against them shield sweats get so salty
Now i can use this information to be a better shield user
Don’t be seduced by the dark side!
@@FavstaRGaming nothing like riot shield/throwing knife combo!!
How about incendiary rounds? Does the burn damage affect the riot shield user?
Unfortunately Incendiary rounds have no benefit against the shield.
@@FavstaRGaming thank you.
Does it provide all the same results in warzone
Yup
This feels like a how it's made for cod
On shipment you can jump on the containers on the ground and shoot them from above well on any map but shipment for example I just thought of that today and it worked had a guy with a shield that kept getting everyone but half way through he changed loadout once I told the other guys to jump in top of the containers I really thing it’s crazy how ap rounds don’t damage it that should get fixed it would at least give everyone a fair chance.
It is crazy, the AP rounds should deal small amounts of damage through the shield, maybe like 25%. There's really no other reason for using them at the moment.
Man I hate these shields always 2 to 3 of them causing havoc. I've found the mine does a pretty good job if you know they are coming your way.
@Adrenaline i can't imagine ever being such a hopeless loser that i was able to use a shield and knife in call of duty
Large caliber at 7.62 or above with armor piercing and incendiary should penetrate a the shield. This need to be reviewed obviously. Even the minigun should easily pen this by the fact the shield break after such a long under fire time.
This is Call of Duty, not Insurgency or Ground Branch, so I doubt they would configure it to making it realistic.
@@Ablaire yeah but the shield is protecting too much, also while you might say this. The game encourage such realistic behavior.
@@alexalb2012 I agree with the shield protecting too much, it’s ridiculous to see it’s changed from MW19 to MW22.
And if this game does encourage realistic behavior, that is just behavior, no? Because this seems like a topic on ballistics and the durability of certain stuff.
And wouldn’t they have to tweak AI in DMZ too? That’s part of this game so I’d bring up about the ridiculous armor that takes about a *couple* of 7.62 rounds just to shoot someone in the head with armor… and apparently that game mode is supposed to be hardcore or yet to be hardcore.
I don’t know about you, but for me, I just accept the fact that Call of Duty imitates actual modern warfare: gunsmith, war in general, the gun selection, etcetera… but never really gets into the knee deep stuff of ballistics, armor, and all that… I guess there’s Tarkov and Arma 3 for that though.
4:20 you forgot to mention... all you have to do is throw in the same area... and they will always stick.
That's why i always had a crossbow with explosive arrows load out in my class, so whenever i need to deal with them i can killed them with no problem then i pissed them off😂
If you stick semtex to shield and the player puts shield on back the player will survive explosion from semtex, as long as shield is on back.
Yup it's a glitch... which should have been patched already :(
Hey so I’m like not really familiar with these shields but how do you put it on your back while holding your gun?
Swap to your secondary weapon (triangle on PS5)
@@FavstaRGaming Im holding it in my hand if I do that but how can I hold it on my back
@@IndyIsabelle It's automatically on your back. You don't have to do anything.
@@IndyIsabelle is your secondary a pistol rocking that equip that gives you quick draw? That’s the only attachment I’ve used that’s had me do what you describe, but I’ve never used it with a riot shield and have no idea if that’s a thing.
cheers for me usually santax nade dose the job i just stick them and then run away but i sometimes use incendiary ammo which helps too i try to get them at an angle with my shotgun with the overkill perk on
Yup Semtex is super effective, just gotta take your time and make sure it sticks!
thanks bro
No problem
The fact that DMZ bots cannot be killed by direct impact is truly annoying
I love throwing semtex at a riot shield. So funny when they walking up on me just so I got a good aim to stick them with it. Lol
Ranking of the best counter shield.
N1 Mołotow cause deal aoe dmg and burn shield user.
Nr2 thermit it stick to the enemy like senteks but it is save option and burn enemy like Mołotow.
Nr3 senteks it is good option however IT is not saved the shield can run into you to make kill yourself.
Nr4 c4 not sticked but it can be Explorer behind enemy however if He will be faster the explosione lose potential imo it need buff area dmg cause it is one of strong bombs in category.
Nr5 paralyzed. 100% stun but you need finish enemy and need lock the enemy quickly othervise you will be the target.
0:39 sure increased melee dmg not like it was nerfed to 3 shot from 2 shot
Lol yup, I guess they should have changed the description when they nerfed it.
Legend
Thanks TW!
The Drill Charge will not kill a riot shield user for me. I've only had luck with molotovs, haven't tried the semtex or thermite
Edit: have had luck with semtex
ah yes with one item an opponent can force me to play an entirely different build just to fight them how fun
Lol welcome to Call of Duty
Wish you would have added the explosive and incendiary round.
None of the ammo types can penetrate the shield, I wish they did though.
Hmm... If I use shock sticks with my riot shield I can force the foe to ammo dump into my shield and then kill em when they're switching / reloading. 🤔
To the laboratory!!!
Lol that's genius
You should voice act for the History Channel or something.
Captain America ain't got shit on this Vibranium-made shield.
I think it's made from Unobtainium!
It's untrue that the drill charge will always 1-shot a riot shield user if you plant it on their shield. In fact, while I haven't any idea what drives whether it'll kill the shield user or not, I can confidently say that when I get the message on screen that I've stuck my opponent, far more often than not the shield user survives the subsequent explosion.
Yes there's a bug with a shield stick, if they swap to they're secondary they'll survive. Which is strange because if you drill charge thru a wall they're dead even with bomb squad equipped. It's on the Trello board which means they're gonna patch it soon.
Riot Shield annoys teammates too.
Cause Your Friends can't shoot through your back to kill enemy at the front! 😨
Lately ... I stick a semtex to the shield and nothing ... What's up with that?
Maybe the weapon swap bug is back?
riot shield gang all day. im a black belt in riot shield jutsu.
I hate the riot shield but my buddies are amazing with them, we pull them out when we need to 😆
Me a new cod player sees a riot shield me: yeah im done
Lol yup... at least now you know not to waste any ammo on them. If you don't have any equipment to throw it's time to back off and regroup.
Drill charge is best to deal with turtles
2 prox mines work.
Hardcore mode with shield is invincible to Semtex try it with bomb squad
Interesting, are you sure you got a shield stick? Maybe it's a bug.
Wondering how incendiary rounds go against shields.
Incendiary rounds have no effect, none of the ammo types penetrate the shield.
@@FavstaRGaming if i remember correctly, incendiary rounds have 0 penetration
Thanks for this! I rage with these riot shield users lol
No Problem, I hope it helps!
I hate it when my team is full of turtles. Team members shields will block your rounds if they run in front of you. Would be nice if whenever someone is equipped with a turtle they are susceptible to team fire.
Who's Grandpa is voicing these Well made videos?
David Attenborough is my grandpa
Thermite Grenadiers, drillcharge grenadiers, thank me later.
Im just happy they can't fire a pistol from behind it
There’s a problem though, I was playing hardcore and I stuck a riot shield user with semtex but he didn’t die
There's a bug where the riot shield user can swap to their secondary weapon after being stuck and they won't die.
@@FavstaRGaming I wasn’t sure if they swapped to a different, but I know for a fact that I stuck someone without a shield and they didn’t die on hardcore. Again I can’t be for sure because it was on hardcore mode
The riot shied shouldn't be able to block what looks like 2 pounds C4.
That's absolutely fucking unbelievable. That much C4 can collapse small buildings...
Lol I agree, realism isn’t one of CODS strengths that’s for sure
These pesky riot shielders deserve to burn in hell. So it's the molotov for me. I like the idea of an anti-shield class ready to go. Thanks again Favstar. This video is super clean as always and it's very appreciated. 👍👍
Hey thanks fulstaak glad it was helpful!
Oh come on we’re not that bad
@@isaiahfernandez3412 - You are when you turtle with Overkill.
They should reduce the viewpoint of itto that of an actual ballistic shield, not a clier view aka. riot shield.
Yeah that would reduce its popularity that's for sure. At the very least the glass should be cracked and blurry after taking damage.
Thanks for the Video Favstar, I think the riot shield is way to overpowerd, they have to make, make it that armor piercing bullets can penetrate it, and i realy dislike the turtle effect.
Agreed it's super strong... in the right hands, but not in mine lol, I have trouble going positive with it unless I just use it as a turtle attachment.
The Riot Shield needs a nerf in favor of the armor piercing rounds attachment.
Makes sense that the armor piercing field upgrade should at least deliver partial damage through the shield, as of right now it's not a very powerful field upgrade IMO
Hey I’m at start of video and getting xboxahoy vibes already.
If you remember Xbox Ahoy you're a legit OG COD Player, hope you enjoy the rest of the video!
I was looking for a counter but turns out this new update nerfed shields quite a bit haha.
Lol yup maybe time for a follow-up video, basically a little less mobility and now a 3-bash for a kill.
@FavstaR I still appreciate the video though, I was worried that some of the things didnt work as well as from mw2019 like incendiary. Maybe I just didnt stick it properly during the match.
How about deploying an Inflatable Infantry right in front of the shield? I have heard that it’s powerful to blast doors, so it may work to kill through the shield.
That's why there are many turtles on the Asian server
I'm a shield troll and it's not uncommon for me to drop 30 kills a game. Shock sticks DO NOT WORK. Every time I get hit all I have to do is angle my shield and you still can't hit me. My advice is never go 1v1 and steer clear of hallways. Also drill charges don't work because all I have to do is swap weapons and move and it drops off. Semtex and Molotov works sometimes BUT it takes me less time to throw a knife than it takes you to throw a lethal. Sorry but I haven't found a great counter to my build unless you count those really great players that we all run into from time to time.
Experienced and high skill shield troll’s like yourself are always hard to counter, I find the shock stick effective in buying time, blocking hallways and doorways giving me time to regroup.