Look, perhaps I’m overreacting, however seeing this did genuinely simply make me do a high-pitched yelp at my display, so I’m going to run with that emotion. Call Of Duty: Warzone‘s newest replace has eliminated Bounty Contracts from the game. These had been non-compulsory in-game missions the place you needed to seek out a participant from an enemy squad. You had been instructed roughly the place they had been, and so they had been instructed you had been coming. They had been nice. I wrote a whole article specifically praising them.
They’ve been changed by “Most Wanted” Contracts, the place your location will get revealed to everybody on the map. If you survive, all of your lifeless squadmates get respawned. They sound neat, however… I need each. Why can’t I’ve each?
Both Contracts elegantly resolve one downside with battle royale games, the place you’re incentivised to play passively. That’s OK if you wish to spend a fairly and suspenseful time hiding in huts for 30 minutes, however rewards for going out and killing do make the game extra fascinating. Bounty Contracts had been particularly good for pushing gamers into battle. Jointly crying ‘oh no’ when somebody in your squad begins getting hunted was a stunning little ritual, although all of us secretly welcomed the joy.
Most Wanted Contracts sound enjoyable, however they’re a a lot riskier proposition. If me and my friends have survived late into the spherical, I can’t see us eager to jeopardise that by lighting up the large “here we are come and kill us” beacon. I CAN see me activating it in a last-ditch try and revive my fallen squadmates, then tucking myself away in a bathroom cubicle, quivering because the seconds tick down. That is totally a fab time. Again, although: I need each.
Infinity Ward haven’t defined their considering, they’ve simply slipped this in as a quiet little patch word. Based on Reddit’s response, as seen in this thread, I think they could rethink that. I believe they’ll rethink all of this. I believe we’ll have Bounty Contracts again by the top of the week. Please.
The replace additionally features a new gun, cosmetics, and the return of a close-range map playlist for normal outdated multiplayer. You can learn the complete patch notes here, while you’ve calmed down.
Warzone is free-to-play, and nonetheless excellent. You can obtain it here.
