Call of Duty: Warzone

Loadout Drops

Warzone without a loadout is a scavenger match. The crate is the real spawn. Treat the buy and the smoke like a fight, not a shopping trip.

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Money first, then the crate

Contracts near your landing beat random houses. If your team is broke, you are not ready for a loadout in a hot circle.

One player watches, two loot. Everyone standing in the smoke is a free UAV for the next team.

Place the crate with cover

Open field loadouts get sniped. Drop near a building you can plate in. If the circle is moving, buy late rather than dying on a pretty rooftop.

Keep a second buy for plates or a UAV. A loadout with 50 health still loses.

Gulag changes the plan

If two teammates are in gulag, do not force a loadout in a 1v3 building. Play for respawn, then shop.

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