MW2 and Warzone 2 April 26 Patch Notes Today: Plunder Explained

The latest MW2 and Warzone 2 patch notes for April 26 has been dropped by Activision and Infinity Ward. This time around, the patch notes are mainly about the new playlist for Warzone 2.0 battle royale and the new Plunder mode, which has finally returned to Call of Duty. The developers have some tips and info on how Plunder multiplayer works. In particular, players should pay attention to when Overtime triggers, which is when all cash gains are doubled. Here are the full Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 patch notes.

MW2 and Warzone 2 patch notes for April 26, 2023

WARZONE 2.0 – BATTLE ROYALE

PLAYLIST

Al Mazrah

• Plunder
  • Quads
    • Max Players: 120
    • Assimilation: Off

• Standard
  • Solos
    • Max Players: 150
    • Assimilation: Off
  • Trios
    • Max Players: 150
    • Assimilation: Refill
  • Quads
    • Max Players: 152
    • Assimilation: Refill

Ashika Island

• Resurgence 
  • Solos
    • Max Players: 52
    • Assimilation: Off
  • Duos
    • Max Players: 50
    • Assimilation: Off
  • Trios
    • Max Players: 51
    • Assimilation: Off
  • Quads
    • Max Players: 52 
    • Assimilation: Off

WARZONE 2.0 – MODES

Al Mazrah

• Plunder
  • Plunder returns and is still all about the cash! Complete contracts, grab bags of money, take advantage of brand new public events, and hunt down cash-hoarders in a race to earn the largest stash.  Careful, with all that cash-in-hand comes key decisions: Do you hoard it, spend it, or bank it? Find your playstyle with Plunder.
    
    
  • How does it work?
    
    
    • Infil with your Loadout
      • Drop into Al Mazrah with 120 players, your personal loadout, and no gas on the map. Change your loadout for your next respawn in the pause menu.
      • Respawns
        • Speaking of respawns, any player killed during Plunder drops a portion of their unbanked cash. Grab the spoils of your kills, but don’t fret too much if you lose a skirmish, you can attempt to get your revenge when you respawn after a short wait.
      • Save Your Cash
        • Don’t want to lose your hard earned money when you die? Hit up deposit stations scattered across the map to bank your cash and keep it no matter what.
          • You can also find or purchase cash deposit balloons to bank up to 300K. Nice!
      • Hot Drop
        • Get a headstart on the competition by landing at Abandoned Supply Caches or Strongholds, which each have a single big-money-chest. These hot-drop spots are marked on the tac map during infil. 
      • Valuables
        • Valuables now also spawn in loot across the map. Grab as much high value stuff as you can to sell at Buy Stations for more cash. 
      • New Public Events
        • Plunder features a variety of new and returning public events for opportunities to earn big cash payouts:
      • Cash Drop
        • Look to the skies for parachuting in supply boxes filled with cash.
      • Contractor
        • All contracts earn double the cash reward for a short time.
      • Blood Money
        • Earn double the cash reward for killing other players for a limited time.
      • Choke Hold
        • Match going a bit long? The Choke Hold event triggers a gas circle in some long-lasting matches.
      • Attack Choppers
        • Triggered during Overtime, these choppers are dangerous but also make for great targets. Take down a chopper and it’ll drop a big payout.
      • New Stuff to Buy
        • Purchase Life Insurance at the buy station to lose less unbanked cash when you die. Or grab a Discount Card to pay less for later purchases.
      • Overtime
        • The first team to collect $2 million in cash triggers Overtime for all teams. In Overtime, all grabbed cash is worth double. The team with the most cash at the end of Overtime wins the match!
      • Plunder Challenges
        • Plunder has a set of unique challenges and rewards to earn!

For more guides on Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, here’s the Season 3 end date and time and whether the BlackCell Battle Pass is really worth the extra $30.