Hardpoint

Hardpoint is a multiplayer mode featured in every main Call of Duty game since Call of Duty: Black Ops II with the exception of Call of Duty: Ghosts. The mode was added to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered on December 13th, 2016 as a part of the December Update.
Hardpoint is also part of the Winter Crash 24/7 playlist in Modern Warfare Remastered.
==Overview==
The teams must rush to secure a "Hardpoint" on the map and repel the area from the enemies. Holding the Hardpoint increases the teams' score, but if no players are in the Hardpoint, no points are gained. It is similar to Headquarters, but respawning is always enabled, even if the player's team is holding the Hardpoint. The Hardpoint switches to different set rotational positions on the map several times during the match. A point is granted every second a single team is present in the Hardpoint.
If players from both teams are present in the Hardpoint, it will be marked as "contested" and neither team will gain points until remaining enemies are removed from the objective. Players who arrive in a new Hardpoint or one that was previously occupied by enemies gains 200 score for "Securing the Hardpoint" and will receive a "Hardpoint Secure" medal. The first player who secures a Hardpoint shortly after it changes gets a "Forward Position" medal.
==Variants==
===Cranked Hardpoint===
Cranked Hardpoint is a variant of Hardpoint available in Black Ops Cold War. The mode was first released during the 80s Action Heroes event and was originally called Die Hardpoint. The mode mixed gameplay from Hardpoint and Cranked available in both 6v6 and 12v12 matches.
When a player captured a Hardpoint or killed an enemy player, the Cranked timer would start with 15 seconds. The player would then need to capture or hold another Hardpoint or kill another player to increase their timer up to 30 seconds. If a player stayed in a Hardpoint controlled by their team, the Cranked timer would stop at 30 seconds. If the timer ran out, the player would die with an explosion. Hardpoints would rotate every 30s compared to 60s in standard Hardpoint. The team reaching 200 points won the match.
Kills streak provided buffs to the player, up to five consecutive kills or a Bloodthirsty medal. The buffs were reset on death. The buffs were as follows:
*1 kill = Improved Movement Speed 
*2 kills = Improved Weapon Handling
*3 kills = Improved ADS Speed
*4 kills = Improved Slide Speed
*5 kills = Larger Explosion on death
==Gallery==
Hardpoint BOII.png|Black Ops II playlist icon.
Hardpoint AW.png|Advanced Warfare playlist icon.
Hardpoint BOIII.jpg|Black Ops III playlist icon.
Hardpoint Icon IW.png|Infinite Warfare playlist icon.
Hardpoint Icon MWR.png|Modern Warfare Remastered playlist icon.
Hardpoint Gamemode Icon MP BO4.png|Black Ops 4 playlist icon.
Hardpoint Gamemode Icon MP BOCW.png|Black Ops Cold War playlist icon.
Hardpoint Gamemode Icon MP CODV.png|Vanguard playlist icon.
Hardpoint Gamemode Icon MP MWII.png|Modern Warfare II playlist icon.
Hardpoint Gamemode Icon MP MWIII.png|Modern Warfare III playlist icon.
==Videos==
10 33 Bo2 HardPoint 37-30 WIN (no Commentary) HD Gameplay|Gameplay in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Climate Gameplay (Ascendance DLC) COD AW (XBOX360)|Gameplay in Climate.
CoD AW Hardpoint no commentary|Gameplay in Greenband.
COD AW Multiplayer Gameplay (Parliament-Hardpoint)|Gameplay in Parliament.
COD AW Multiplayer Gameplay (Skyrise-hardpoint)|Gameplay in Skyrise.
COD BO3 Beta - Getting To Grips With BO3 (Hardpoint Gameplay)|Gameplay in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Beta.
BO3 SKYJACKED GAMEPLAY!!|Gameplay in Skyjacked
==Trivia==
*Killing enemies, attacking, defending or securing the Hardpoint results in bonus points towards one's scorestreak. 125 points are awarded for doing one of these actions.
*The game is also available on Call of Duty: Mobile, but has a maximun points of 150 for securing the hardpoint to win.
===Black Ops Cold War===
*The song used as spawn theme was "Feel the Burn" by Adam W. Noble, James Hockley and Julian Emery from the album "AMPD 008 Rock Wave" while the song featured during the Play of the Game was "Turn It On" by Daniel Braunstein and Edward R. Wohl from the album "MX 348 80s Rock Explosion".
*When a player managed to get an Unstoppable medal, indicating a 31 kills streak, a Nuke became available for the player. When launched, the nuke would detonate killing every player on the map.
**During the explosion, a short excerpt of 's "" would play as a reference to 1988 movie .
*If a player died after their Cranked timer ran out, the Killfeed would read "Welcome to the party, pal!".
===Vanguard===
*From February 11th to February 17th, 2022, the mode was renamed "Heartpoint" for the Valentine's Day celebration.
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