MeinMMO author Maik Schneider is a Shipment fan, like many others, a Camo collector, and “Battle Pass” grinder in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. He now recommends the Warzone mode “Mini Royale” to every fan of the Chaos playlist, which challenges you just as much.
Ah yes, summer is here. Due to the crisis, many people are this year more likely to fight against the persistent film of sweat on their forehead on the couch rather than sandy swimsuits on the beach. But even a cold shower or the show-off dive from the tree at the local swimming lake are sometimes not as refreshing as a good round of Shipment.
With the playlist update on August 11, a Shipment playlist is returning to the rotation in Modern Warfare. Although the chaos map shares its 24/7 shift with its colleague “Shoot House”, this duo package usually goes down well.
While browsing the new playlist, I immediately realized that I would hardly be causing cursing enemies on the MW servers this week. The new mode “Mini Royale” remained in the Warzone playlist, and almost everyone who enjoys the chaos and action on Shipment will love this mode too.
Shipment + MW = Mini Royale + Warzone … or something like that
Why do Shipment and Mini Royale resemble each other? Shipment stands for hard-hitting action without pause. Sometimes it happens that I literally hold my breath from the tension until I can finally call in the VTOL – or respawn.
On top of that, the constant war brings an outrageous amount of experience points. Combined with a double XP event, you can quickly get your firearms to max level or unlock the new weapons of the Battle Pass.
And these two important advantages of a round of chaos mode can be matched quite well by “Mini Royale”:
- Action
- Experience points
Because it condenses the “Battle Royale” experience to an action-packed level. There are only half as many players, but the playing field is smaller from the outset and this micro-BR also saves time. Instead of nearly half an hour, the “Mini Royale” usually ends after about 12 minutes. If you also get a few kills and achieve a decent placement, you’ll quickly earn a nice, shiny pile of experience points.
You can find the exact rules and circle timer in our special on “Mini Royale”:
Warzone divided by 2 = BR action times 4?
This makes “Mini Royale” even better: If you land at the popular spots, you are virtually constantly tidying up. Hardly have you cleared your landing spot, the gas circle is nipping at your heels and at the next buy station, a team is already waiting that is also still out of breath from the start.
Like on Shipment or Shoot House, you are constantly under pressure and can almost be sure that there is a team within assault rifle range from the next roof.
Additionally, “Mini Royale” offers much more variety. Instead of constantly running around in squares and risking actually getting the dreaded “Square Eyes” from too much television, you fight each other at typical spots in Verdansk and get out of there.
You don’t need any elaborate tactics. You barely have time to execute a sophisticated recon strategy or collect secret items in the stadium and you don’t need to constantly hunt enemies to keep your concentration up. They will almost lock onto you by themselves. It’s enough if you slowly move with the circle to the last zone and secure a power position, like high ground, in that area.
You only play the beginning and the end of a typical Warzone match. This is not only good for the flow of the game, but also for your big “Battle Royale” rounds. Here you can excellently practice the entry and endgame of BR. And if things go wrong – no problem. The matches are so short that you rarely get upset about starting the next round.
Shipment delivers better results for camos and missions
What makes “Mini Royale” worse? The unlocking of base weapons that you do not obtain through level-ups and the missions for your “weapon skins”, the “camos”, can’t be done as well here.
Although you earn many EP and are constantly under fire, nothing can compare to the soldier density of Shipment. While you can casually run through some of the Warzone missions in the small mode of “Mini Royale”, “50 kills with mounted weapons” would probably take too long.
In addition, “Mini Royale” does require some tactics. Shipment is often a pure reaction fireworks show, where you either shoot, run around a corner, or do both at the same time. And sometimes you just want exactly that and get annoyed when an enemy uses the upper floor of the containers again because then you have to aim up. While you need less tactical finesse in “Mini Royale”, a small plan is still very helpful.
All in all, with “Mini Royale”, you get a strong, new mode that now even stays longer in the playlist. If you’re a Shipment and chaos fan, you should definitely check this out. You will be amazed at how enjoyable and fun the mode is. Here is a strong PKM setup for a few casual rounds.
Do you also have a Shipment alternative that you can recommend?
