In Call of Duty: Warzone a new playlist update has been released today, Thursday, June 18. This finally brings back the recently removed Buyback mode.
This is included in the update: Today, around 8:00 PM German time, the battle royale Warzone received a new update. There is also a small change for the multiplayer modes. The update changes the playlist as follows:
- Buyback is back in Warzone
- BR Solos are now in a submenu
- The map “Scrapyard” has been removed from the Hardcore playlist (Multiplayer)
This follows the developers’ promise from the last playlist update on Tuesday to bring back Buyback to the game.
Popular mode back available
What is Buyback? Buyback is a variant of the Plunder mode in Warzone, which is a variation of the regular Battle Royale. Instead of fighting to be the last one alive, you need to collect money.
Whoever has the most money at the end of the time, or whoever collects a certain amount before time runs out, wins. Buyback changes that you are guaranteed to receive a fixed amount of cash for killing opponents, instead of just a fraction of the killed player’s money. You also receive more money for bounty contracts and executions.
In Buyback and Plunder you always have a respawn and no Gulag, as in Battle Royale. You also always have access to loadouts at spawn and don’t have to buy them. This way, you can better try out new weapons to use them later in Battle Royale.
Why was it previously removed? With a small update after Season 4 on June 12, 2020 the Buyback and Plunder modes disappeared from Warzone. Instead, the 50v50 mode “Rumble” appeared, which plays similarly to a battle in Battlefield.
The mode is quite popular, and players immediately demanded that it return. Subsequently, the head, Joe Cecot, explained why Plunder was removed. Now it’s finally here, and players can once again dive into the battle for money or try out new builds without the risk of getting shot beforehand.
