This Call of Duty: Warzone gameplay video centers around the strategic and often humorous use of the newly introduced "cardboard box" emote. A squad of players tests the emote's effectiveness, which allows them to completely hide their character model, aiming to fool opponents into mistaking them for map scenery. The video documents numerous instances where the emote successfully leads to ambushes and confuses enemies, including a climactic win achieved using the box in the final killcam. Alongside the tactical experimentation, the players discuss the emote's potential "pay-to-win" nature, its varying success against different player skill levels, and encounter several teams suspected of cheating, leading to spectating sessions and discussions on the game's anti-cheat effectiveness. The session blends strategic gameplay, commentary on game mechanics, and humorous interactions.
Pay-To-Win Box Emote Madness in Warzone
0:00:04 The Cardboard Box Meta: The video focuses on a new "pay-to-win" cardboard box emote that allows players to fully hide their character model inside.
0:00:50 Hiding in Plain Sight: Demonstration shows how the box can make players easily overlooked, especially if timed well around corners, drawing comparisons to Metal Gear Solid.
0:01:27 Foot Pedal Advantage: Discussion about binding the emote to a foot pedal for faster activation, highlighting a potential disadvantage for controller users who need to hold buttons.
0:02:30 Skill-Based Effectiveness: Players acknowledge the strategy might fail against highly aware ("sweaty") players who quickly identify the box.
0:03:15 Sound Cue Cancellation: It's discovered that cancelling the emote animation early prevents the usual sound cue from playing.
0:05:12 Funny Moments & Limitations: Players attempt to use the box in various situations, including the Goolag (difficult due to timing) and while driving vehicles, noting that large weapons can clip through the box model.
0:10:03 Coordinated Strategy: The team devises a plan: get a Most Wanted contract to lure enemies, then hide in boxes in a building for an ambush.
0:11:44 Side Discussion: Big Mini-Map: A brief tangent where players discuss enabling the larger square mini-map setting.
0:15:55 Hilarious Success #1: The coordinated ambush works perfectly; enemies run straight past the hidden boxes and are eliminated, leading to confusion and a rage quit.
0:17:06 Hilarious Success #2: The tactic works again almost immediately against another team pushing the same building.
0:18:38 Pay-to-Win Confirmed?: The surprising effectiveness against seemingly competent players reinforces the discussion about the emote being potentially overpowered or "pay-to-win."
0:19:37 Ideal Locations: Players suggest cluttered areas like Super Store would be perfect for using the box emote effectively.
0:26:36 The Ultimate Box Win: The team wins a match with the final kill being secured while hiding inside the cardboard box, creating a humorous final killcam.
0:28:05 Post-Win Analysis: Discussion ensues about the box emote being broken, needing a nerf (perhaps adding player names), and drawing parallels to Prop Hunt gameplay.
0:31:10 Nerf Incoming?: Players anticipate that the community will quickly adapt, start shooting boxes on sight, and expect the developers to patch the emote soon.
0:39:32 Repeated Success: The box emote continues to fool players in subsequent engagements throughout the stream.
0:41:49 Goolag Box Success: A player successfully uses the box emote in the Goolag, hiding near the sinks and winning the 1v1 fight after the opponent runs past.
0:50:19 Hiding Multiple Players: Humorous attempt to see if multiple players can crouch and hide inside a single deployed box emote.
0:52:52 First Cheater Encounter: The team fights a player named "Knight" who displays suspicious tracking and aiming behavior.
0:54:17 Box vs. Cheater?: Incredibly, the box emote appears to successfully confuse the suspected cheater during a close-quarters fight.
0:56:14 Spectating Cheaters: After being eliminated, the team spectates "Knight" and confirms their suspicions of cheating (wallhacks, aim assist).
1:00:07 Thumbnail Creation: The team coordinates in-game to capture screenshots using the box emote for video thumbnails.
1:06:48 Showcasing Broken Mechanics: Players reiterate that highlighting potentially unfair or pay-to-win mechanics is sometimes necessary to prompt developer action.
1:17:48 Second Cheater Encounter: The squad runs into another team exhibiting highly suspicious snapping and tracking behavior, possibly the same team spectated earlier.
1:30:50 Tangent: Oblivion Lockpicking: A side discussion about the lockpicking minigame in the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
1:55:08 Extended Cheater Spectating: A long segment spectating a suspected cheating team, debating their legitimacy based on inconsistent gameplay, snapping aim, and strange map awareness ("hacked or cracked?").
1:58:29 Bizarre Cheater Interaction: A player spectated for cheating joins the stream chat, denying cheating but somehow knowing they were being watched, further fueling suspicions.
2:06:06 State of Cheating: Discussion about the perceived recent increase in cheaters in Warzone, speculating on reasons like outdated anti-cheat or cheat providers adapting.
2:24:48 Conventional Win: The team secures a final win using standard tactics without relying on the box emote.
2:25:24 Real-World News: Power Outage: Extended discussion about news reports of a major power outage affecting Spain, Portugal, and parts of France, potentially due to hacking.