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MW3 GA List and Official Restrictions

In competitive CoD (i.e. Ranked and CDL), players must follow a different set of rules. All overpowered items in normal gameplay are banned, and between pros, even more items are unofficially banned through a “GA” (Gentleman’s Agreement). Here is a complete list of everything banned by the League and everything that has been GA. Unsurprisingly, the list of MW3 GAs is already quite substantial.

If you’re jumping into the more competitive side of CoD this year, you might be surprised to see how different the competitive rules are from normal play. Among other changes, most of the game’s best weapons and perks are banned in the comp versionbecause they are considered mastered.

However, there are two types of bans to be aware of: official restrictions implemented by developers and “GA” implemented by professional players. We have provided an explanation of the official AGs and restrictions below, then Further down the page you can find the MW3 GA roster and current competitive settings..

What is a “GA” in CoD?

A “GA” (Gentlemen’s Agreement) is in fact a truce between professional players not to use a certain item because it is too powerful. They use GAs to ban items from CDL or third-party tournaments that they consider to be too strong, even if those items have not been officially banned by the Call of Duty developers. The way professional players enforce these GAs is to agree that if one team breaks the rules, other teams will not train with them.

It’s also worth noting that there is a GA MW3 roster for the CDL, but also separate GA rosters for different Challenger regions (the leagues just below the professional level). The same items are often found on GA lists in Challenger and CDL regions, but pros are generally a bit slower than Challenger players in agreeing on various bans.

GAs do not affect you as a normal Ranked or CDL Moshpit player. The only exception to this rule is if you are participating in an open tournament on a third-party site like CMG, in which case GAs may also apply.

What are the official restrictions?

Official restrictions are item bans that CoD developers themselves implement. These bans apply to all modes that use “Competitive Settings”, which includes all CDL modes, all Ranked Play modes, and CDL Moshpit. The developers enforce these official restrictions simply by removing the player’s ability to equip these items when playing competitive mode.

Generally speaking, CoD developers ban the most obviously broken elements, then the pros comb through what’s left. Sometimes CoD developers will officially ban something that they missed early on, and that the pros did in GA, if they agree with the ban and think it should affect all players who enter the rankings, not just professional CDL players.

Official restrictions will affect you as a normal Ranked or CDL Moshpit player.. And thank goodness it does, because otherwise we would never escape the BAS-Bs.

MW3 GA List

Here is the current list of MW3 GAs for the CDL and the different Challenger regions:

Item type CDL GA GA Challenger NA AG EU Challenger GA Challenger APAC GA LATAM Challenger
Weapons
  • MWII Weapons
  • Holger 556
  • MTZ
  • DG-58
  • EN 5.56
  • Melee weapons (knife and karambit)*
  • MWII Weapons
  • Holger 556
  • DG-58
  • EN 5.56
  • Melee weapons (knife and karambit)*
  • MWII Weapons
  • Holger 556
  • DG-58
  • EN 5.56
  • Melee weapons (knife and karambit)*
  • MWII Weapons
  • Holger 556
  • MTZ
  • DG-58
  • EN 5.56
  • Melee weapons (knife and karambit)*
  • MWII Weapons
  • Holger 556
  • MTZ
  • DG-58
  • EN 5.56
  • Melee weapons (knife and karambit)*
Attachments
  • The optic must be used on the AR
  • Rate of fire triggers
  • The optic must be used on the AR
  • Rate of fire triggers
  • The optic must be used on the AR
  • Rate of fire triggers
  • 5.56 NATO high grain shell
  • All muzzle accessories that increase melee damage
  • The optic must be used on the AR
  • Rate of fire triggers
  • The optic must be used on the AR
  • Rate of fire triggers
Lethals, tactics, field upgrades
  • 1 SND smoke
  • 2 trophies reappear
  • 1 SND smoke
  • 2 trophies reappear
  • 1 SND smoke
  • 2 trophies reappear
  • 1 SND smoke
  • 2 trophies reappear
  • 1 SND smoke
  • 2 trophies reappear
Traces
Additional
  • Use only default operators
  • Use only default operators
  • Use only default operators
  • Use only default operators
  • Use only default operators

*If you haven’t used the knife or karambit in MW3, you might be surprised to see that it has already been GA. But the fact is that the knife is way too powerful this year. Needing only one hit to kill, it’s a better option to use at close range than any SMG, and it provides an incredible lunge.

MW3 Competitive Parameters and Official Restrictions

The official competition settings are published annually on the official CDL website for each game. Currently, it still shows the competitive settings of MWII, because the new competitive parameters of MWIII are still being finalized. But given that it is now the fifth year of the CDL, we can already predict the following official bans with 99% certainty:

  • All combat rifles
  • All LMGs
  • All MMR

  • All shotguns

  • All launchers
  • Riot shields
  • All tactics except stuns (and smoke allowed in SnD)

  • All mortals except Frags or Semtex
  • Every field upgrade except Dead Silence and Trophy system
  • All lasers, thermal optics and silencers
  • Underbarrel Launchers/Shotguns

We will update the list with official bans as soon as they are published, although you should only expect this list to grow, not shrink.

This was your guide to the official GAs and competitive settings for MW3, as well as the current MW3 GA roster. Don’t be discouraged from watching the CDL or playing Ranked based on this seemingly restrictive set of rules; without GA and official bans, competitive CoD would be an absolute mess, and on most maps you’d probably see four Holgers used.

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Download: all official Pixel 7 (Pro) wallpapers

Do you want to use a Google Pixel 7 (Pro) wallpaper on your own device? Which can! All wallpapers of the 7 and 7 Pro can now be downloaded and we explain how that works.

Download all Google Pixel 7 (Pro) wallpapers

Google’s latest smartphones were recently officially presented. They are equipped with faster hardware and many new features. They are also the first devices that run Android 13 as standard. This also means that we see new wallpapers and they can now be downloaded by everyone.

You can find and download them all via the well-known website. They have a high resolution of 2400 by 1080 or 3120 by 1440 pixels and feathers take center stage in all kinds of shapes and colors. You can easily download via this link and there are 15 pieces in total.

Google Pixel 7 (Pro): review coming soon

Both the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are now officially for sale in the Netherlands. The more expensive Pixel 7 Pro costs 899 (128GB) or 999 (256GB) euros. The normal Pixel 7 has a suggested retail price of 649 euros for the 128GB variant, the 256GB version costs 749 euros.

Of course we have written more about Google smartphones. We explain everything about facial recognition and list the differences between the two superpowers. We told you all about the update policy and compared the Pixel 7 to last year’s Pixel 6.

Read more about the Google Pixel 7 (Pro):

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Florent Manaudou separated from Pernille Blume, there is no longer any doubt! He makes it official with another young woman

The clues indicating that Florent Manaudou and Pernille Blume were no longer a couple were numerous but the main parties never made it official. It’s done since the French swimmer and little brother of Laure Manaudou has just made public his love story with another young woman.

The latest news was that Florent Manaudou was supposed to get married. The 33-year-old French swimmer had planned this union with a person who shared the same passion as him for pools: Pernille Blume, a sublime 29-year-old Danish swimmer. Yes, but this project is absolutely no longer relevant!

This Sunday March 3, 2024, Florent Manaudou provided new official information on his love life. He is swimming in happiness but it is no longer with Pernille Blume. Laure Manaudou’s little brother published a video on his Instagram account in which he is seen kissing a young woman on a terrace at sunset who is not blonde but brunette, with bobbed hair. The lovebirds are matching, in white t-shirts and jeans. Florent Manaudou reveals the identity of his new sweetheart: her name is Lola and according to the biography on her Instagram page, she is from the Côte d’Azur. “Together we wander“, such is the caption that the lovers chose for this sequence which marks the officialization of their love story.

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Just a few minutes after posting this video, Florent Manaudou saw many reactions emerge in the comments section. Some people already knew about his new relationship. “Finally“, we can read for example. Others, however, are completely lost: “I didn’t catch anything, I thought he was with Pernille Blume”, “Out with the little blonde?“. Still others take the news as an opportunity: “Pernille is available! Spread the word ! Lol“

These signs of a breakup between Florent Manaudou and Pernille Blume which spoke volumes

Last November, SamaGame had already highlighted some clues suggesting that Florent Manaudou and Pernille Blume were no longer a couple. It was without the woman who was supposed to become his wife that the 33-year-old swimmer celebrated his 33rd birthday. Despite everything, he was very well surrounded! At the time, Florent Manaudou and Pernille Blume were no longer following each other on Instagram and the swimmer had been in Denmark for months and months. So our intuition was right…

It was in September 2021 that Florent Manaudou asked for Pernille’s hand, more than two years ago. An aborted project but on which the French swimmer eagerly awaited at the Paris Olympic Games next summer was able to bounce back.

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PHOTOS Divorce of Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam: rare official appearances and too cute of their son Balthazar

Her adorable face made all of Monaco fall in love! At 5 and a half years old, little Balthazar Rassam is one of the rather discreet children in the princely family of the Rock: very protected by his parents, Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam, whose separation has just been announced, the little boy still shows off rarely in public. Appearing only three times alongside his parents, he nevertheless became a hit with the public…

Despite the divorce, he will remain at the center of their priorities! Born in October 2018, almost two years after the start of the love story between Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam, the adorable little Balthazar must have seen his life change in recent weeks after the separation of his famous parents. The youngest of the blended family that the couple had created, between Darya, the producer’s eldest daughter, aged 13, and Raphaël, Charlotte’s son, who celebrated his 10th birthday in December and whose father is Gad Elmaleh, he is fortunately well protected by his clan.

And in particular by his parents, who are careful to limit his appearances in public. Since his birth, the young boy has only been seen three times. Including a very memorable first time, on November 19, 2022, on the occasion of National Day. At the time, barely 4 years old, the little boy showed his adorable face for the first time. But he had also been somewhat restless… so much so that his father had to take him in his arms!

Adorable in his gray suit, he was once again worn by Dimitri Rassam during his very first appearance on the balcony, while his big brother Raphaël waved his flag in the colors of Monaco with his cousins ​​Sacha and India Casiraghi, at the time elderly 9 and 7 years old.

A year later, it was again for the National Day that Raphaël and Balthazar served as their mother’s riders. Much wiser at his side, the youngest this time grabbed a flag and it was with his other cousins ​​Stefano (6 years old) and Francesco (5 years old) that he had a lot of fun on the balcony From the palace. Still as cute as ever, he will however need to grow up a little more: his mother had to lift him up so that he could observe the crowd!

A family picnic

Rather discreet between these two celebrations, the little boy did not come for the Monaco Grand Prix, which his brother attended, nor for the centenary of the birth of Prince Rainier. However, he still made a surprise appearance at the start of the school year: in fact, for the traditional picnic organized on the Rock, Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam took him and Raphaël with them.

Wise, but somewhat mischievous, the young boy and his big brother had wisely posed in front of the photographers before joining, undoubtedly, Jacques and Gabriella (9 years old), also present and enjoying their day.

In any case, we can’t wait to see him more often!

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Street Fighter 6: Nude Chun-Li Mod Appears In Official Tournament; a “small” accident that interrupted the entire event

Accidents happen anywhere, but sometimes these oversights reach the eyes of hundreds or even thousands of people, and the problem becomes bigger. This was the case recently with , the new fighting game from Capcom that is already shining in several official tournaments, although in this precise case, the game shone for a carelessness that caused laughter… and a bit of pity.

Everything seemed normal: two players were about to face each other in a game broadcast live, when surprising everyone, a mod installed in the game showed us Chun-Li completely naked; this was not the fault of the players, but of the organizer who did not previously review the version of the game that would be used in the tournament, although the penalty was shared by all.

The commentators couldn’t contain their laughter at the surprise, and obviously, the game quickly went off the air. Immediately afterwards, the tournament was interrupted while the problem was fixed, but as we know the internet world well, the moment was immortalized and shared on social networks. As an obvious warning, this scene is not suitable for minors, so if you decide to be curious, you are on your own.

Street Fighter 6: the triumphant return of the Capcom saga

Exceeding two million units sold in record time, it broke the curse of its predecessor launched in 2016 and aims to be one of the best Capcom games in its entire history. In our review, we tell you about the great taste that the game left us, displaying not only a great combat system that will cause addiction for years, but plenty of content for those who prefer to spend countless hours outside of online mode.

As for the competitive world, will shine soon at EVO 2023, the largest fighting game tournament (which will come with several surprises), with an impressive number of more than 7,000 registered participants in the Capcom game alone. Among so many fights waiting, let’s hope that the organizers take note of this accident with Chun-Li and do not embarrass the attendees.

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This BMW is not a car, it is an official PS2 (and you need a key to start it)


When we talk about collector’s items that are worth their weight in gold, we usually always turn to games from decades ago with pixels like cathedrals or retro machines with very limited runs in which the condition of the box is almost always key. In the case of this ps2It is neither retro nor does it have a box.

Although retro would admit debate because we are talking about a piece with almost 20 years behind it, the key here is that we are facing a ps2 only. Such a rare version of the legendary black console from sony that there is only one in the whole world and nobody knows where the hell it is.

The BMW M3 that is a PS2

If we reviewed its characteristics like the one that makes an article on a motor page, this ps2 based on the characteristic BMW E46 M3 GTR It gives for a much more extensive review than it might seem at first glance. By boat soon it only seems like a ps2 with a car shell on top, right?

Well not exactly. With the hood serving as protection for the CD player, the rest of the machine is integrated by means of special connectors for two controls, under the car, and two rear ports for power and TV connection that simulate the vehicle’s exhaust pipes.

In addition to the two controllers, also personalized, a copy of the Need for Speed ​​Most Wanted game, and the mythical DVD controller that Sony launched to remind our parents that what they were buying was not just a console, the special edition also had lights for the underbody and headlights. The tuning fashion got a little out of hand around that time.

The icing on the cake are two keys bmw that were used for actions such as turning on the console or opening the hood to insert the CD, which ended up giving an even more spectacular touch to this very strange edition.

The most epic PS2 mod ever made

Completely forgotten for almost two decades, it recently made noise again when the page of the project that had resulted in this curious console was found. There is only one in the world, and the lucky one who got it through a contest at the Leipzig Games Convention in 2006 is unknown.

Two years before Cologne took over the German video game fair and changed its name to gamescomEA commissioned a group of modders to create a special PS2 based on the well-known car game.

Released just a year earlier, Need for Speed ​​Most Wanted It was the game that jumped the shark in the EA franchise, after reaching that summit supported by the success of the Need for Speed: Underground that had preceded it, never again generated so much noise.

If one day you meet one ps2 that looks like a bmwdo not hesitate to try to get it at all costs, because despite looking like a toy from a store with everything at 1 euro from the outside, you are actually facing one of the most special consoles in the history of video games.