Players of Call of Duty Warzone are facing an issue with Buy Stations, where after interacting or getting close to one, the player will freeze for a few seconds. This is quite unfortunate as they become sitting ducks on the battlefield. Anyone who has gone near the Buy Stations in the Rebirth Island map has reported the issue.
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The bug has been around for some time now and has shown no signs of going away anytime soon.
What is a Buy Station in Warzone?
Players of Warzone are dependent on Buy Stations to buy essential equipment, revive fallen allies, buy Killstreak rewards, and even buy weapon load-outs. Each match has Buy Stations available around the map just for players to make use of them. Since Buy Stations are so crucial, it makes sense why players would be mad at it not getting a proper fix.
Besides freezing the game for a few seconds, some players have also experienced crashes of the entire game when interacting with the Buy Station.
This issue is prevalent across all platforms, so it isn’t a specific system problem. Raven Software has not spoken about it publicly, but has posted on their Trello Board with the complaint, and stated that it is still under investigation.
How to Stop Buy Station Freezing and Crashing in Warzone
Since there is no official fix to Buy Stations freezing the player or crashing the game when they walk up to it, some players have come up with some roundabouts to the issue.
- Uncap your FPS if playing on PC.
- Install all files on SSD and not on HDD.
- Do not slide when trying to get to the Buy Station, instead go up to it slowly.
- Engage with the Buy Station early in the game, since the freezing only happens one time and not throughout the game.
- One player has reported that for them when they fire off one round from a suppressed weapon or throw a stun or flash grenade at the Buy Station before interacting with it, has helped them stop the bug from taking effect.
There is also another prevalent bug where Buy Stations would vanish from the map, but Raven had replied that they are looking into that too.
So far there is no update on the issue players face with Buy Stations, so it is best to only use them if necessary and to avoid any potential freezing or crashing. If you liked this article you can also check out our other gaming news like Warzone Welgun Challenge Still Not Tracking as of 19 January 2022 and Warzone Still Crashing, Freezing, and Black Screen on Xbox after Jan 13th, 2022 Update