MrDalekJD questions DMZ's cash-bonus exclusion for story players
His update breakdown prompted seven times the usual first-day comments, with viewers asking for a way to loot and complete missions without fighting other players.
Why this story? The video drew 914 comments in its first day, 7.1 times a normal first day on this channel (130).
NEW MW4 DMZ Update Makes GREAT Changes But NERFS PVE...
Things we can learn from the video
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- 0:46UAV towers in Hyejin have a reduced detection radius and active duration.
- 1:30UAVs are disabled inside X01; an on-screen restriction confirms they cannot be used.
- 4:08MrDalekJD proposes a minimum loadout requirement for X01 entry, rather than unrestricted free-kit access.
- 7:18The Scavenger Bonus rewards failed extraction, but the patch notes exclude Story Missions.
- 9:07He argues that excluding Story Missions penalises players focused on narrative objectives.
- 10:40The closing discussion considers player requests for a dedicated PvE-only DMZ mode.
Disabling enemy-tracking UAVs inside DMZ's X01 facility gets MrDalekJD's approval. But further down the update's patch notes comes a catch: the Scavenger Bonus, a cash reward when players fail to extract, does not apply to Story Missions.
That exclusion gives his video, "NEW MW4 DMZ Update Makes GREAT Changes But NERFS PVE...", its central question. Why leave out the players concentrating on narrative objectives? MrDalekJD argues that this amounts to a penalty for the player-versus-environment side of the game, even as he welcomes other parts of the patch.
The response was unusually talkative rather than unusually large. The video drew roughly 900 comments in its first day, seven times his usual level, while views were ordinary for the channel.
Among the prominent comments, viewers describe wanting to unwind with friends, collect equipment and tackle computer-controlled enemies after playing competitive multiplayer. Others ask for separate options so that choosing a story mission need not also mean accepting a fight with another squad. Those are requests from commenters, not evidence that everyone wants the same DMZ.
MrDalekJD's own assessment isn't a blanket rejection of the update. He welcomes the removal of UAVs from X01, explains reductions to tracking abilities and considers a minimum equipment requirement for entry. That last proposal is his suggestion, not an announced change.
His channel has also been posting X01 loot-room and keycard tips. Here, though, the practical question isn't where to find the equipment: it's what protection the game's reward system should offer when a story-focused run goes wrong.
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What viewers say
After playing MP for a few hours, I want a PvE mode to relax in and just loot and shoot.
@mash2481See it on YouTubeI want PVP when I want PVP. I want PVE when I want PVE. There should be a choice.
@retrovoid73See it on YouTubeI will never go in to X01 unless i will know i am the only real player there, I just want PVE servers
@benoitberends3455See it on YouTube
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- Channel
- MrDalekJD
- Subscribers
- 2,880,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,997,684
- Channel views, pace per day
- 449,446 (on a normal day: 289,137)
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 90,912 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 54,856 (on a normal day: 87,080)
The numbers
The comment section was the standout: first-day discussion rose far above MrDalekJD's usual level without an unusual jump in views.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which piece of equipment is disabled inside X01 in this update?
MrDalekJD demonstrates the facility's restriction on using UAVs.


