Eric Dattore

Staff+ software engineer. Big fan of @rustlang.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@ModernWarzone - Omnimovement is a cool concept
- TTK is too high
- Movement speed is too high to track targets on MnK
- Maps are okay, but not amazing
- MWII movement and gameplay with Omnimovement would be such a W
- I can’t wait for IW’s next title

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@ThePrimeagen If that’s what senior engineering looks like, what’s staff engineering look like?

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@charlieINTEL Hard disagree. It’s one of the best MPs of all time and the only true S-tier wince 2019

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@DETONATEDcom Warzone and Zombies for sure

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@JakeSucky Same as a cheater. Ban and barred from future competition.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@ModernWarzone I miss early season DMZ. IW did an amazing job laying down a good foundation that was absolutely slaughtered by SHG.

Treyarch was okay. Adding BOCW weapons to Warzone is when it went off the rails.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@jeffrey_way @housecor Types force you to think about the domain and model data flow while giving you sufficient safety to know things are wired up correctly.

Tests do the same thing, but require writing code that exercises the same thing a build step might do.

Both are 100% valid preferences.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@charlieINTEL Classic minimap I can compromise on. Longer TTK is a L, slide canceling is a L, reload canceling is an L, trading Realism to bring back HC was, sadly, a L. MWII at launch needed iteration, not overhaul and we have a shell of IW’s vision that’s being dismantled by SHG.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@TheGamingRevo3 Looks like I’m skipping a year

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@ModernWarzone Vondel is good, but the map design is too simplistic. We need windows on all building levels to really showcase MOUT chaos.

The health buff is a big L, especially for DMZ. They need to focus on making DMZ a slower, more tactical experience and this is a step backwards.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@Ryan_J_07 @OvercomeSkillz @ModernWarzone @Testyment My opinion is that WZ1 started its downward slide around the time BOCW was released and IW lost stewardship of that piece of the game.

Setting up WZ2 to be a joint custody piece has made it incongruent with the wider MWII experience, in my opinion.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@ModernWarzone I’d love pre-Raven Software/BOCW Verdansk. Once ownership of Warzone bounced away from IW, it started feeling worse and worse and the map changes were just alright.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@doublebatman Any chance of an invite when you get them? 🙂

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@ModernWarzone Call of Duty 2: Big Red One was mine, then went back through the whole franchise. I fell off after MW3 and came back with MW2019

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@JonesTheLad @WarzoneQG @RavenSoftware @Treyarch This makes sense, though, the solution to me is to disable crossplay instead. As a PC player, it's not a good feeling to be forced into playing with console players.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

@TechSquidTV That’s totally possible. Including it in Pro would have been a good opportunity to increase the price of that product, too. I’m sure they discussed it and decided against it. Maybe for licensing concerns, maybe for other reasons.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

Anyway, this is all speculation about the motivation for these changes based on gameplay and commentary that I've digested. I am probably wrong.

I'm, personally, very excited for a slower COD, but I won't know if it lives up to my hype until I hop in to play tomorrow!

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

I've read patch notes, watched footage, and listened to streamer's/YouTuber's take on the #ModernWarfareII beta weekend.

I think the Call of Duty punditry is missing the forest through the trees with MWII and Warzone 2. Below are my thoughts on why this is.

[Eric Dattore @ELDSpartan]

Warzone 2 is a more complicated beast with changes to loadouts, perks, loot mechanics, and inventory systems. Again, it's to de-emphasize combat and emphasize strategy and team play. It's not about getting kills, it's about positioning and deliberate movement.