There are 33 loadouts in the new retake mode. The first round always contains starter pistols,
the second is better pistols, the third is a mixture of SMGs, cheap rifles and scouts…
and then from the 4th round onwards, it’s proper rifles all the way.
As well as these you will sometimes be given the option of the purple loadout, which gives
you the other team’s main rifle, either an AK or M4.
And then there’s the special BONUS drop for lucky players called ‘The AWPortunity’,
which as you guessed, gives you the AWP. IF you get MVP, you’ll be given a bonus grenade
in one of the loadouts in the next round.
Let’s go through each round’s loadouts.
For either team, there are 3 different loadouts for round 1. These are all using your starting
pistol and possibly a grenade of some sort. Because of this, some are clearly better than
others. But for this first round, it’s down to luck since you only get a ‘choice’
of one loadout. Although I’ve shown the CT loadouts with the USP-S, if you have the
P2000 equipped as your CT starting pistol then you’ll get that instead.
From round 2 onwards, you get a base selection of 2 loadouts. Though if you get the BONUS
option as well then it extends it to 3. Round 2 has a total of 4 different loadouts
for each team, which contain the more valuable pistols. MOST of them contain a grenade of
some sort. But there are some that don’t. The CT’s Five-seven seems a bit rubbish
because the terrorists get their equivalent tec-9 AND a high-explosive grenade. AND they
get to camp. Not fair. The only other loadouts that don’t contain a grenade of some sort
are the deagle options because… well, you get the deagle.
Round 3 contains 4 different loadouts as well, being a mixture of SMGs, the cheapest rifle,
or a scout. They all contain body armour and a helmet. Again, the CTs get a bum deal because
their MP9 option only contains 1 grenade, while the terrorists get an extra smoke grenade
with which to wall off one of the sites’ entrances. Regardless of which team you’re
on, if you choose the rifle option, you have to forgo the possibility of a grenade. Unless
you were MVP last round, in which case you might still get one.
And from round 4 onwards, CT’s get a selection of 5 normal loadouts, and terrorists get 4.
They all contain body armour, and all come with a grenade except the ‘Eyes on Target’
one, which is the only scoped rifle loadout the CT’s can have. Oddly, the terrorist
equivalent, called ‘Eye Spy’, does come with a grenade. And a good one at that. The
rest of the options involve the AK or CT M4, which one you get depends on which you have
selected in your loadout. Those are the NORMAL loadouts. But there are
special types, too. One of these being the AWP loadout, which
both teams can get. What determines whether you get it or not is a bit of a mystery, but
over the course of 400 ROUNDS, I found no particular pattern other than that it dropped
somewhere between 25 and 33% of the time. What I know for a fact is: it only drops from
round 4 onwards. Both teams can get AWPs in the same round, and more than one person on
the same team can, too. And since its loadout is red in colour, it looks like it’s the
best option to pick. But stop and think about that. Just cos it looks awesome, it doesn’t
mean you should use it. I felt like I was awpbliged to use it when I was given the awption
but sometimes it’s best to awpt for something else instead.
With all of these loadouts from round 2 onwards, if you were MVP in the previous round then
one of your 2 standard loadouts will be upgraded with a special ‘MVP’ symbol next to it,
and a purple outline to highlight increased value. It’ll be the same as the normal loadout,
but with a bonus grenade of some sort. I’ve seen this contain a HE grenade, a flash bang
and a smoke grenade, though at the moment can’t rule out the possibility of there
being other types as well.
There are only 2 loadouts that the teams share with the same name. The first is ‘the AWPortunity’.
And the other is ‘Blind Fire’, which is a second round option comprising of a P250
and a flashbang. I wonder if this is a mistake, since there are other identical choices that
have been given a different name depending on the team, which I’d assume is because
one comes with a defuse kit for the CT side, while the other one doesn’t.
…So why does is the P250 option only available in one name?
During the 7 second freezetime, you’re free to change which loadout you’ve selected.
After that time you can’t change your loadout, but you CAN pick up dropped weapons from the
floor. And yes, that includes the AWP. Remember: the best loadout for the situation may vary
depending on your spawn location, and how you’re feeling at that particular moment
based on what happened the previous round. And remember: even if it is the bonus option,
you don’t HAVE to get the AWP. Though be a nice teammate, and ask your buddies if any
of them would like it. Have fun! And thank you to my lovely teammates and enemies
who helped me with this video by notifying me if they got the AWP option in the games
I played.