SCREEN STUDIES

Call of Duty: Warzone

One of the most popular game titles of all time has a free to play battle royale mode where 100 players are put into squads and then dropped onto an island where they must find equipment and guns and battle other squads and a slowly collapsing circle of toxic gas to be the last person standing.  This is very much like Fortnite but Call of Duty.

The Basics:

Platforms: PC | Xbox | PlayStation | Mobile

Pricing: Free

Whether you’re watching your favorite streamer or family member play, or you’ve been thinking about trying it out, here’s what you’ll be seeing on screen:

• The Mini Map - Very important. It shows your location +  your teammates, visible opponents in red, special locations, as well as the closing circle and red areas which = ☠️. It also provides the time until the next circle closes.

• The compass shows you directions to align yourself and for callouts to your teammates. So instead of “They’re over there!” say “They are at 86” or “They are NE of us”. You can also pin something on the map and then see it on your compass

• In the top right is key info on how many squads and players are remaining in the match

• Killstreaks are picked up on the map and give you a special one time use ability (UAV Radar or Precision Airstrike, for instance)

• Field Upgrades are special equipment that help you (ammo boxes so you can reload all your ammo for instance)

• Your squadmates have different colors so you can know where everyone is at all times (green = good in pretty much all games)

• The squad info keeps you up to date on your teammates. Plus you can see if someone shooting with the blue “fire” symbol. Money is important because as an individual or squad you can buy upgrades

• Warzone is unique in that if you get eliminated you go to the ‘Gulag’ where you get a chance to face off against another eliminated player with the winner coming back to the match. Your squad mates can also use money to buy you back.