The newest update has arrived forCall of Duty: Warzoneand it’s jam-packed with new content, bug fixes, and more. Fans of the fast-paced and hectic battle royale will be happy to know that Activision is continuing to support the game with new items, contracts, and gameplay adjustments. But hidden within the patch is one massive new item that players will surely find interesting, and extremely helpful.
Activision has added a brand new armor item toCall of Duty: Warzonecalled the Armor Satchel. This item will allow players to hold 8 armor plates, instead of the standard 5.
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In battle royale and Plunder, players have 100 health by default. However, they can attach armor plates to give themselves more protection.Each plate gives the player an additional 50 health inWarzone. The maximum amount of armor a player can put on is three, for a grand total of 250 health (base health of 100 plus 150 armor plate protection).
Looting for additional armor plates is one of thekeys to success inWarzone, as players who have extra armor plates in their inventory can easily put some more plates on and get back into the battle after they’ve taken a few shots. In the past, the maximum amount of plates someone can hold was 5, however, the new Armor Satchel allows players to hold up to eight armor plates, which is huge, especially in end-game scenarios.
A few important things to note about the new Armor Satchel is that players do not magically receive more armor plates upon finding the Armor Satchel, as they will still need to loot for more plates. It would be the equivalent of finding a bigger backpack in games likeApex LegendsandPUBG,battle royales thatWarzonestacks up to quite well.
Additionally, when players complete the Scavenger contract they will now receive the Armor Satchel instead of Gas Masks. In the past, the Gas Mask was the guaranteed item, but that has changed to the Armor Satchel. TheGas Mask, which has an animation that can be avoided with a sneaky trick, is still something that can be found in the wild and purchased at Buy Stations. Armor Satchels must be either found in the wild, looted off of dead bodies, or collected from the Scavenger contracts, meaning they aren’t in Buy Stations.
The new patch is filled with cool content across the board, butthe update can be tricky to downloadand is quite large, so players would be wise to jump on it soon so they can start tinkering around with the Armor Satchels and the other new toys.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
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