An elderly woman is captivating millions of viewers on the video platform TikTok with her sniper kills in Call of Duty: Warzone. She consistently gathers over 100,000 clicks on her clips and has gone viral multiple times. MeinMMO shows you the most successful clips of “tacticalgramma”.
Can you imagine putting your grandparents in front of Call of Duty: Warzone, loading up a sniper rifle in their loadout, and then unleashing them on Verdansk? What would happen?
- Will questions arise about how to turn on the mouse/controller?
- Would deleting the internet be out of the question?
- Or would they score some impressive kills with their high-caliber rifle?
Although the third option is probably the least likely for most, it is not impossible. The sniper grandma “tacticalgramma” is enjoying remarkable success with her clips on TikTok, demonstrating once again that video games and social media are not only interesting for a younger audience.
Millions celebrate and like the content of the sniper grandma
What kind of clips does she show? A large part of her clips on TikTok are gameplay scenes from Call of Duty: Warzone. Her first clip from August 2020 directly shows her landing the last kill of a match and securing victory for her team. Using the meta weapon “Grau 5.56” at the time, she takes out the last enemy after a self-revive:
The clip has already gathered a decent but not outstanding 6,000 views. With each clip, the interest grew, and it wasn’t long before the first videos reached over 100,000 clicks. She reached a peak and went viral with the following clip, which gained over 9 million views and more than 1.5 million likes:
On her TikTok account, she primarily showcases her skills with the sniper rifle. The SP-R 208 seems to suit her well, which she proves in another clip that went viral on TikTok and reached nearly 4.5 million views:
The clips prove that she doesn’t have to hide from younger players. She shows some really strong actions and good skill with the sniper rifle – “Yup, grandma got you killed!”.
Is she only on TikTok? No, tacticalgramma is a real influencer. She describes herself as “Grandmother and full-time streamer” and streams regularly on “Facebook Gaming”.
She has her own branding, partnerships with gaming companies, and of course, her own merchandise shop. However, she is the most successful on TikTok with 600,000 followers. On Facebook, she is close to 75,000 subscribers. You can find her complete offerings here (via linktr.ee).
Gaming has been moving further into the social mainstream for years, and this development has been intensified by the Corona pandemic. Streamers like tacticalgramma prove that even fast shooters like Call of Duty: Warzone are not only interesting for young people with a penchant for firearms. It will be exciting to see how video games develop in the coming years and what status they can achieve in our society.
Are your parents or grandparents also gaming on their phones or perhaps on PC/consoles? Or do you perhaps already have kids and play with them? Feel free to share your cross-generational experiences with us here on MeinMMO in the comments.
