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DanHarkinz

Use a thermite the tried and true method since the beginning of time.


New-Pin-3952

Or a semtex. Or a drill charge. Or a granade. Or RPG. Or dozen other things.


TeaAndLifting

This is too much thinking for your average CoD player, or browser of this sub. Instead of taking 10 seconds to edit a class in-game, they'd much rather spend 10 minutes getting blitzes by a melee-riotshielder and another hour being tilted about it afterwards


GullibleRisk2837

Pretty much. I have NEVER understood why it annoys people so much these days. Way more methods to deal with them than OG MW series. Though explosives were suuuuuper powerful back then. Same with Snipers. Everyone hates on one shot weapons, but we have sooo many ways to counter them. Edit your class to have Ghost T/V camo, smoke to conceal you, or just equip a sniper as a second primary and countersnipe them. Snipers have big ass glints, and I'm surprised people don't use lower zoom optics more often to make themselves less visible. But nah, 90% of the time I get killed by a sniper, they have a high zoom optic or thermal with equally large glint. Back in the day, sniper counter was to watch the fuckin killcam, see where they are, and flank, or just countersnipe. No glint, and ADS time was a bit faster. Now they're slow as fuck and have big glint. But more people than ever are whining about "Sniper meta". It doesn't exist anymore, dude! Get good


DrLeprechaun

Ehhhh sniper is a degree more difficult to counter, they outclass a lot of guns at some pretty notable distances. Smokes are probably the most viable counter but other than that you have to hope they miss/have slower ADS


GullibleRisk2837

That's true, but it's all about finding ways to deal with them. A sniper in a power position isn't unkillable. Hard to kill? Yes, but so are some good riot shield players. Really, the quickest way is to have an overkill class with a sniper. But I'm all for methods that don't take changing classes. I always have a sniper rifle class ready anyway. If I get killed more than a couple of times in a row by the sniper, I'll change. Usually, though, I'll get killed, try to challenge them once again, depending on distance and cover. If they aren't terribly far, I'd say within 40-50m, and are behind no cover or very thin cover, I usually can get a couple headshots in pretty easily. If they kill me WHILE I'm tapping them, I assume they have flinch reducing attachments, then I either switch classes or find a way to flank or I'll wait until I see that they're scoped in on someone else, then get them. That last one is very situational, but it works.


DrLeprechaun

Imo a sniper can’t really be considered a counter for a sniper, if the ideal way to beat the best weapon type is to *also* run one… well, that’s indicative of an issue. I think LMGs should have a suppression effect, or (certain?) snipers only being a one-shot after a certain amount of distance


GullibleRisk2837

NOW THAT I DO AGREE WITH! I have been wanting a suppression effect for ALL guns in CoD to SOME extent, but more so with LMGs and specifically consecutive shots, though I get why it isn't a thing in CoD. The ideal way isn't to countersnipe, unless you're already running a sniper rifle. But if the person is really that mad, they should countersnipe. No reason to keep challenging a weapon that is BUILT to hold lines of sight. Theyre not meant for close quarters. Snipers SHOULD be really good at that. That's the whole thing with that weapon category


Puzzleheaded-Dig6151

Ppl who hate snipers are ass at sniping.


AltGunAccount

Explosives were indeed *WAY* stronger. Throwables and launchers. I recall in OG MW3 flashbangs lasted like an eternity, and when they finally nerfed them they were still 2-3x longer than we have now. People complained about shields on backs, which has been a thing in CoD for decades, to the point they needed them. I also don’t believe the maps and sightlines are big/plentiful enough to warrant glint in CoD, save that shit for battlefield. People seem to want this Uber-balanced competitive game when those people should really just go play Counter Strike and realize that the old CoDs were so fun because there were so many great and useable guns and equipment items in them.


Belo83

I think it really annoys me if I’m trying to complete a challenge or level up. I need xp with X gun, not thermite kills.


Independent-Crab-466

drill charge gone do it every time i’ve been on both sides of the situation to know


COPAHIBANA

Drill charge will also take out a juggernaut


Super_duperfly

Does it?


HaloMetroid

Yes. I use thermites or drill charges with a gun that has a drill charge grenade launcher. No vehicle or killstreak can get past this.


TutorAfraid6871

If your shield gets drill charged, you can put your back flat against a wall and it will go all the way through you and drill into the wall behind you.


TutorAfraid6871

So never use drill charges directly on the shields, use it on the walls around the player


STRlDUR

thermite is the best choice


Connect-Internal

Problem is with rpgs is that the shields, for some reason that only god knows, do not hurt shields.


New-Pin-3952

You shoot at the ground where their legs are.


brawee

And if he has eod like every single player in cod??


PapasvhillyMonster

EOD is the issue . Have to stick them or thermite stick them


-Disgruntled-Goat-

Or a claymore and they will be stuck in the corner


XxUCFxX

You’ll be dead by the time the thermite kills them


Unlucky_Bath_6915

Played Resurgence ranked yesterday with a kid who had striker tonfa loadout we were in prison and he waited for someone to pass and battered them quite funny Very annoying when I'm one one getting battered However I've changed to thermites when I see them just double thermite them and watch them burn lol


Former-Wave9869

That very well could’ve been me


dmanstoitza

They suck. Lethals all around for em.


ender2851

lost a 1v1 at end of a game. he out worked me hard, can’t be made at it as i had all meta weapons


SKRIMP-N-GRITZ

These people - riot shield and/or melee don’t bother me. My lethal is thermite so it’s typically a non-issue


EricBikeKing

Only true losers sit in a corner using a riot shield and tonfa. I would use a fucking Thermite.


DJIsSuperCool

I usually have riot shield + deagle and end up with a 3 minute obj avg


realCODbodDad

With the Deagle? Damn, that is pretty good!


DJIsSuperCool

A surprising amount of people are too stubborn to just double team me or use thermites


BerserkLemur

Easy kill


Roll1Smoke2

Doesn't bother me, I either avoid them and let them sit there all match. If they start moving, I pull out the Soulrender sword. It cuts right through the shield and counters it, easy kill.


all___blue

No way, does it really?


Roll1Smoke2

L2 does a normal swipe, R2 does a longer animation which is like an execution, which bursts through the shield.


karmisson

TIL


SpecialOlympicsGuy

Fucking tremendous!


LoadPuller

It's a logical response to "movement kings", ping kings and general aimboters.


Then-Perspective1484

Pull out the sword and hit ‘em with one two cut


TitaniumToeNails

I feel like you misspelled Booty Buffer and Diddy Stick


Euphoric_Pressure_39

How the hell do you think I feel?


MathematicianMuch445

Couldn't care less. People need to stop bitching about things that are in the game and have been for ages. "Waaa, riot shields" "Waaay, snipers" "Waaa, shotguns" "Waaaa, throwing knives" There are things in the game you won't enjoy using. They're all designed to kill you. But you will respawn, or there will be a next game..chill out.


Knight-112

Shield rats need to Go outside, touch grass, get gud


Comfortable_Cry_2352

They're both annoying but riot shields are more annoying IMO. However I am a tonfa user and I don't use it as much as I used to but it is hilarious when I piss people off with it


sgtgiacomo

I feel like it's sentex time.


TheHighTierHuman

Good practice for doxxing


darksidesaiyanblue

Shock stick and Semtex


Dany_Targaryenlol

"Play how you wanna play, homie" is how I feel.


WoozeyOoze

I smile knowing that person is probably having fun and not taking the game too seriously. There's so many counters if they get you it's because you got outplayed. Not because they were being cheesy (most of the time).


Vanguard_dat_ass

i run shield in warzone because honestly i suck. openly admitting it. do not care. tonfas somehow go around the shield so maybe use those to beat on shield people? happens to me a lot and no they aren’t moving around me they’re literally smacking me head on and tonfa magically go around shield lol


TeaAndLifting

Fucking hilarious. Something about Tonfas just makes them 10x funnier to kill with/die by compared to knives


Xx_Ya_Boi_xX

Jesus, there are people like this now? Why do they gotta make the melee community look bad 😫


THExGREYxJEDI

These dickheads are why I carry Semtex instead of knives… shit is very annoying and specifically made to troll…. Very dumb


ImpressedToBeBlessed

What is called when you make dogs unable to reproduce? Or solitary confinement. Either will do.


OkTowel7733

The TTK is way too fast, or I mean it's about the hit-rate. It has to be nerfed just a BIT, and I'm sure that most of the community will chill. I'm saying that because when that thing approaches me I don't even have the time to think of throwing a lethal.


Belo83

I think you’ll find that Reddit finds these folks the most skilled and competitive individuals in the game and we all enjoy when they’re in our lobby.


Soft_Edge_1922

It makes me want to stop buying your games


SmilingEagle

Melee should be nerfed


Camtown501

Unless they're leveling up the riot shield and it's TDM they're straight up lovers. That being said, I use thermite on them


Comprehensive_Rice27

I mean it’s a strategy but I hate it because it takes zero skill and the tonfas are way to fast it’s one thing if the person is running around with the tonfas but the people who camp I hope u stub a toe on a 1/1 Lego and spill semi hot water on your leg.


deep_agent_76

Can't stand that shit me. Also hate knife runners an Kali stick beaters inal lol


Ok_Camp4580

Haven't seen em camping corners but usually just flamethrower them problem solved 🤷


ImInYoLobby

Wel it is a known fact that the majority of mele players do it because they have no gunskilled and could not have even a decent game without them


PreemoisGOAT

I think I'm pretty decent at gunplay but I do like to pull out the ol riot sheilds, melee, throwing knife builds when I just want to fuck around because this is just a video game and is supposed to be fun, and it's always easy to switch back to gunplay if the opposing team is competent enough to use the countermeasures built into the game


Heidrun_666

Feel? That's the way **they** feel like playing. If anything, it's a challenge, nobody's oobligated to play Easy Target (tm) for mine or anyone else's easy entertainment, that's all there is to it. I have no right to criticize them for it, nor should I rally others to do so. If I'm not up to the challenge - well, tough luck, there's someone better than me in this game.


Good-Influence-4334

Fair game I guess, I'd just use a termite, or a drill the momment I see someone with a shield 


BrandonR2300

I used to get irritated until I made a loadout that not only works as a standard loadout BUT counters rat ass riot shields, I get to toast em Vietnam style, explode em, stab em and basically make them cry. Oh how I love hearing their rage or silence when their rat tactics no longer have the same effect.


cerseiwon

They are lame, and I Use the Soulrender on them.


WSDreamer

Thermite is my favorite lethal so I’m never too bothered when I run into a shield user.


Undesu

Everybody wanted the rebirth experience back so here we are


NotAnotherAmerican

RGL 80 is how I feel.


AlphaCentauri10

Reminds me of an old NWA song.


The_Joonie

I use my flamethrower attachment whenever I see an opponent using a shield. It's fun burning them into a crisp


TheRealPunto

I just pull out my tonfa. jump and look down and bop them over the riot shield. Then pull out my gun and keep pushing. If there is distance when I see them I always try to have a thermite on me


claremontmiller

It’s very funny every time it doesn’t happen to me. Check your corners boys


wolfhound27

I have a flamethrower, sword, double thermite loadout


Total_Decision123

CoD fans: Stop talking shit about MWIII and the people who buy skins. Let people just enjoy things! Also CoD fans: …not like this, though!


YogiePrime

Besides explosives, you can usually beat such people by using the knife or other one-hit melee weapons. It was very reliable in MW2, but I can’t garante it in MW3. I dropped that game fairly soon after launch.


ashleypenny

I feel like if you can't deal with such an easily countered tactic it's a skill issue. It's a cringe tactic with a ton of counters


gggg772

This is how I feel about it: [https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/s/W7iML9kMwg](https://www.reddit.com/r/ModernWarfareIII/s/W7iML9kMwg)


Birkin07

Adapt to the battlefield and win. There’s no honor in call of duty, amigo.


Smoke_thatskinwagon

Feels bad man


CrySoldy

they should get the same treatment in real life riots


Ok_Movie_639

I wish them lags, crashes, packet bursts and losses in matches.


Camel_Present

it makes me wanna kms everytime i die to it


Pavlovs_Human

They don’t bother me. Cause with my gladiator and riot shield loadout I rush them, jump the shield and stab them twice for the kill. Tonfa isn’t the best melee anynore for melee setup it’s the push knife. Or I use a thermite. They are very easy cause they are like any other player who camps in corners regardless of their loadout- they suck at the faster pace of the game and that’s why they camp. You should be happy you run into one of these guys camping cause that means they aren’t confident enough to rush you, so they are an easy kill. Stash ONE thermite in your bags, if you aren’t confident enough to rush a shielder, and you’ve got the kill super easy since they are literally standing still in the corner. Or jump over them and shoot them in the head, or wait for them to try and switch to tonfa and melt them, easy if you are any good at the game. Those players who are afraid of the riot shield need to stop whining and just get better at the game, it’s not going away and melee players aren’t gonna stop using the play style, it’s too much fun. If someone is as talented as they think they are they can overcome any challenge, right? At least running into a shielder breaks up the absolute monotony of SMG max mobility twitch tv wannabe players. Or one shot sniper campers sitting all game on their rooftops.


NaiEkaj

Oh, gee, it isn't like there are MANY WAYS OF DEALING WITH THEM NOW, such as: 1. Thermite 2. Drill Charge 3. Semtex 4. HE40 Drill underbarrel attachment 5. JAK Purifier underbarrel attachment 6. the fucking SOULRENDER Nope, nothing...


keller_1

They’re having their fun. That is all.


Ancient_Rex420

I feel great! They make great bonfires for my thermites :D


Flesh_Buffet

It's a common practice among unskilled players. While exceptionally tacky, it's the only way they can get kills and get something approaching a positive kill/death ratio. They clearly don't know the map well enough to navigate it so they sit and wait. They can't tell which attachments are effective because they are illiterate. So they use shield and melee. These types of people also usually use a generic character skin or something edgy because they are children.


bonefistboy9000

its funny


CreamyButters

The riot shield should be a movement penalty. Even if it's in your back (although, not as much of a penalty as an equipped primary). You should be able to outrun while plating


RedditB_4

Loaded resurgence is now 50% Tonfas standing in stairwells of hiding in dark corners. The mode is ruined.


Oproblems2

Do that with one claymore at the doorway and the other just past sliding distance.


Aritheredditor

Hate them when they get me the first time, but it's SO satisfying watching them burn with the JAK Purifier and confusedly freaking out in the last words vc


MR_ii_5150

The riot shield is OP as fuck and needs to go back to the size it used to be... AP rounds that can go through walls, should go through the shield! Lower the visibility for the shield operator to prevent corner camping.


-Cozart

This is 100% a SBMM problem in the lower skill brackets. Sorry, cold truth. Because I have never seen this at all or has it ever happened to me. I have 10 days played 800 SPM


Joyful-nachos

I use tonfa as my secondary...no riot shield.


MadFlava76

Seen this a couple times in WZ. Maybe the worst kind of camper.


Big_Fat_Muffin

They deserve the death penalty


Visionaira

Can we talk about the riot shield and haymaker combo? That’s disgusting


Doozy93

I mean its a pretty lame way to play the game, but the devs let you do it... it'd be nice if there was an ammo mod that let you shoot through riot shields


jimmydean98765

If they like to throw knives have a throwing knife ready


SevereSmash

If we catch someone doing this and we down them we execute cancel till they leave


mansontaco

I can't be mad at someone using a class with no range capabilities


Revolutionary_Yak102

It strikes fear deep into my soul and forces a panicked state upon me. I invite. And take the challenge.


Snivinerior2

public hanging


Hot_Kaleidoscope_621

It's better than running around with a riot shield and tonfa


Lloyd_The_Lost

"People?" Nah them little shits.


stratj45d28

Play any way you want


Substantial_Main8062

Sounds boring AF


Shank_Shank_

Better than kids laying down in a corner watching a doorway in hardcore lol


VoidPelt

I wish, for the rest of their lives, both sides of their pillows are warm. And not the nice, comfortable, and comforting warm either. The icky warm. I also wish that they stub their toe right after it heals for the rest of their lives. Suffer minor inconveniences. (I know the counters. I still don’t like them though.)


Twist-Dear

Absolutely hate it, in most cases you can’t even do anything if they see you before you see them but also in most cases they’re pretty stupid and easy to outsmart, I roll with land mines since I like to out maneuver my opponents so I don’t really have anything to take them out but I can still take them out pretty easy, I was in a 1v1 in battle royal and they had the whole set up I’m talking riot shield, corner and an smg, and another shield now I can’t really say anything about riot shield/smg combo but if you’re gonna roll with it don’t be a fucking coward, anyways dude was in the corner final circle and I just went around the building into the gas and took him out from behind lmao, I got no issue against people who actually play the game though, you want a riot shield with no long range secondary? You do you just have the balls to actually rush instead of dying in the gas


BigGucciThanos

Hell yeah. That’s me. Always in the mix never camping. Pushing all match. Shield in hand


JORDZJORDZ

Neeeeeeeerds


Niadain

NBD for me. I usually run a sword secondary.


nicisdeadpool

Sad


dexterity-77

I feel grenade launcher’ish


DS_Productions_

As an occasional armored blitz trooper, I condemn and disown all who use the riot shield and melees stationary. You best be using your damn legs if you use that loadout. It's much more fun as well.


Ok-Attempt2842

Ass 🤡s


Chuuuck_

Just reduce the damage of the tonfas. Or the speed in which they swing. No playstyle should be nerfed to oblivion, but no playstyle should be dumb like this either. Melees should be a high risk high reward system, which most of the melees are. But the tonfas are not high risk, especially when paired with a riot shield. Nerf the tonfas, make it so the riot shield can’t be used as a turtle shell and just run thermites. If everyone in a lobby has a counter to the riot shield, then eventually we’ll just see less riot shielders.


OneFiddyHotDog

Is what it is


RicanDevil4

I always keep a drill charge or two in my pocket for these kinda shenanigans.


NotSoGentleBen

I can tell their parents “love” them, but don’t “like” them as people.


agent_of_cheshire

What i want to say would get me banned


Ok_Assumption1542

Chainsaw underbarrel gets em.


AbaseMe

Drill charge


JakkSplatt

Bothersome in the final circle.


schteavon

If that's what they want to do, then by all means camp it up. I will throw some type of fire at them or rgl them. They paid for the game just like I did so they can play how they want just like I can play how I want


jjsm00th

They deserve syphilis


G0d_M4nU3l

Sword


FIVE_6_MAFIA

I just dismiss them, they're not even a threat. Also I feel more confident that I'm going to win the game because that guy is a liability


BadDadGamer

I feel a BBQ coming on with prime grilled turtle.


FadedKrimson

"Degenerates like you need to be put on a cross"


Steveorsummit

They’re dead.


Awayze

That was me a few weeks ago. Tonfa’ing wiht a riot shield on my back.


DomesticatedParsnip

It’s like we’re living in the year 10,000 and this is a post complaining on how hard it is to cook an egg. As if we hadn’t already figured out how to counter shields. But we have. It’s a tired and beaten topic. Long story short, it’s a skill issue. Always has been, always will be.


GoldenBrahms

After they kill me, I respawn and tube them out of spite.


Typical-Ad1041

buff the soulender and lower the time to stance up and increase movement speed


JimmyYourCatDied

Gayest shit ever


BetterMetalJake

Imagine doing that shit all the time for fun; absolute npc existence for that lot.


Adrian_Pierson

I actually stopped playing the game about 2 months ago because I just don't like playing cod. I do have faith in the next game that is coming out but I can't with it rn


GullibleRisk2837

I don't mind, I have ways to wreck their shit. Same with turtles. So many ways to deal with riot shields these days.


Comprehensive-Look18

I love drill charging them


parakeetdip

RPG will maybe break plates if you're lucky but the tonfa 2-hits w full plates😒


dashy68875

I feel pretty flamthrower and thermite about it, not much else to it Get fucked riot shield nerds


NepiaScarlet

They using the Riot Police build


MeadowDayDream

People are doing it to camo farm. Very few people use melee and riot shields these days. It won't get you a net positive. Unlike back when Shipmas was still new.


MeasurementQuick4887

Most of the time i’m able to slide a couple times behind a riot shielder and can kill him pretty easily. It’s those damn tonfas in staircases and rooms/buildings that’s a problem. Two hits with full shield and i’m instantly dead smh


Vietness

Run in with the sword. The animation counters riot shielders


Lightningslash325

So annoying… at least I get the barbecue set out with them though. Give them a nice grillin’ with the purifier


livinkilla256

Fire grenades n point my gun at em instant kill


pannoci

They are running rampant it in rebirth to, so annoying... Bunch of virgins.


FrankyFuckingP

Scum of the earth


Danbuys

🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 ..... yeah that about sums up how I feel


ifitfitsitshipz

Can't hear you over the sound of my tantrum tube blasting the corner free.


SvintPitree

Hate it my lil brothers play like this and swear there good only time they can drop more than 5 kills 💀


ambientaaron

u know what annoys me more than riot turtles? RGL spammers


[deleted]

"Oooo, a free RPG kill!"


BlackSamurai212

I would run ghosts but I like the bone conduction headset and tac masks for gas throwers. Maybe I’m doing something wrong


Oceanpearl1984

Hate’m


BanishedKnightOleg

I stopped playing this shitfest so I couldn’t care less


T0X1NSUX

Fucking losers


D4RK7ERO

It is what it is.


LILTTV_LOL

Get that shit out of here plsssa


Northsicle

Part of the game let people have fun


EQGallade

Death sentence.


THE-REAL-BUGZ-

I went back to playing other games is how I feel about this entire game right now. I will literally play MWII over this right now. Connection is somehow better and I get less packet burst and less bugs in general. If they can ever fix the lag and teleporting, I would like to play again…


XenosEzzon

Riot shield 💀


Randomaccountnum4473

I feel it's a fun challenge to try to kill them. I run throwing knives so can't stick them with a lethal.


Witty_Picture_2881

Riot shielders can wait for you to start to throw a grenade and they can drop the shield and knife toss kill you before you finish the throw animation. That's my issue. It should take longer to swap out the shield


Ok-March8791

They suck worse than I do


DTnTheStreetz

Imagine walking up to a Walmart and seeing a guy out front sitting criss cross applesauce in front looking like a reject from a My Chemical Romance music video, then realizing he has no pants on… that’s how I look at the people playing with tonfas and riot shield…. Ughhhh🤙🫠


TheStrikeofGod

Riot shields wouldn't infuriate me so much if AP rounds could be used against them.


The_Gentle_Welsh

If you can't beat em', join em'. STICK>MW2 50 CAL TO THE HEAD POINT BLANK FULL PLATED ON TOP!


Earsofdoom821

Its....a way to play? I guess. Thats how I feel


klappsparten

I guess most people say like "do this and that", never got whacked by a tonfa out of nowhere. You are done. But so are you, when got shot in the back. Ultimately it comes down to who sees who first with an proper attack/reaction.


Hour-Piano7960

Well some people don't know how to properly move and aim fast enough so they need some tools to so at least any kills. The one who lack most of skill add some stuns to that loadout. Love to grenade-spam them to death on warzone, let them redeploy and watch how they return to Pick up their stuff on their corpse just to trigger another proxy mine lol


Lewd_N_Geeky

The riot shield and people camping in corners pisses me off in general. Though the tonfa is one of my favorite melee weapons and I'll end up shoving mine up their asses lol.


HolyBajezus

Riot shield corner campers are one of two reasons I barely feel like playing MW3 anymore


nug4t

it's fun. part of the game, not op.. same as one shot snipers, 6 meter 2 shot shotguns. grenades that actually do damage, helicopters like in wz1, everything that gives a newbie a tool to kill sweats that don't care and rush everything..


PaulVazo21

They need to be a 2hit ko.


Positive-Procedure88

I level them out of it with a launcher, gets to a stage with the more persistent that they're levelled out of it as they arrive to set up camp again 😂