What Are the Red Crowns in Warzone?

What are the red crowns in Warzone is a question many are asking after the latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone patch went live Wednesday.

Call of Duty: Warzone Patch 1.20 hit live servers introducing new changes to the popular battle royale title. Fans are divided on the patch citing the removal of the Bounty Contract negatively affecting the game's pace. In its place, Infinity Ward added the Most Wanted Contract making players a target to everyone on the map.

Red crowns have been appearing across the map in games and players are confused by their introduction. Here's everything you need to know about the red crowns.

What Are the Red Crowns in Warzone?

Red crowns indicate players who have picked up the Most Wanted contract. The crown only marks the player who picked up the contract, not the entire team.

Most Wanted grants squads a full team revive if the contract is completed. The danger, of course, is that everyone in the game knows exactly where the player is at all times. The active contract acts as a UAV adding to the difficulty of the contract. Most Wanted lasts for a total of five minutes. Players who kill the Most Wanted player receive a cash bonus for their team just like Bounties.

It's unknown how long Most Wanted contracts will be in the game, or if Bounties will return in a future patch. Fans appreciate the new element added to the game, but questioned why the latter had to be removed to make way for a new contract.