What Is STOPwatch?
Stopwatch is the default competition game type. Victory in Stopwatch is determined by which team completes a map’s objectives the quickest. It is played as a two instances of the same map and is known as an AB round. This way, both teams get to attack under the exact same circumstances and the speed of completion indicates the better team. In the A half, the attacker tries to complete the map objectives and set a time. In the B half, the teams switch sides so the original attacker is now the defender. The new attacker tries to complete the map objectives in less time and if successful, is credited with the win. Matches typically run 3-5 rounds. Because victory in Stopwatch is determined by who can complete the map the quickest, you may notice that maps play differently than in Objective or Campaign. Defender spawn and vehicle respawn times could be changed to make the map more offensively biased.
