Modern Warfare 2 Noob Tips: How to Level Up Fast

Dec 12, 2009 - By Jared Newman

mw2 Modern Warfare 2 Noob Tips: How to Level Up Fast

If skills are the currency of online shooters, experience points are the crack cocaine. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the perfect example, in that it constantly strings you along with with new weapons, tools and special abilities, provided you’re willing to put in the hours and level up. Fortunately, there are some tips and tricks you can rely on to level up faster in Modern Warfare 2, even if you’re not a pro gamer. We won’t help you cheat — that’s immoral, and it’ll get you banned — but we will give you pointers on getting to level 70 in the latest Call of Duty (or at least approaching it, depending on your resolve) without being the best shooter in town.

Hint 1: Try Every Weapon and Attachment

At least initially, you’ll get big experience point bonuses for getting a certain number of kills with each weapon in the game. So instead of lingering on one weapon for too long, switch to another weapon when you hit the milestones of 25 kills, 75 kills and so on. As you progress, you’ll also unlock attachments; start cycling through them as soon as they’re available. While you’re doing all this, pay attention to which weapons and fighting styles best suit you.

Hint 2: Always Check the Barracks

An extension of the first hint, immediately check the Barracks from the multiplayer menu while your next round is loading. Glance at the weapon and attachment you’re using to see if there’s other gear you could be using to get faster bonus points, then head to Create a Class to switch your loadout. The faster you level up, the more weapons and perks you’ll unlock, which in turn will let you collect early bonus points on the new gear faster.

Hint 3: The Right Perks at the Right Times

Starting out, you’ll definitely want to use “Stopping Power” for all of your weapons. This gives you a damage boost that should help you get more kills. Later, especially after you’ve unlocked “Stopping Power Pro,” switch to “Hardline,” which requires one less kill to initiate killstreak rewards (doing so gives you even more experience points, plus bonuses). As with weapons and attachments, keep tabs on your other perks, too. You can pick up easy experience points from Scavenger, which lets you resupply off dead foes, and Sleight of Hand, which improves your reload speed. Also, at level 21, you’ll get “Bling,” allowing you to equip two attachments at once. See Hint 1.

Hint 4: Cherry Pick the Easy Challenges

Look up “Basic Training” in the Barracks. The easy ones are Vandalism (for destroying a car), Goodbye (fall 30 feet to your death) and Base Jump (fall 15 feet and survive). Look for opportunities as you play. Forget about the remaining Basic Training bonuses; you’ll pick them up naturally over time, and they don’t provide a ton of points anyway.

Hint 5: Forget About Operations

Compared to weapons and equipment-based challenges, the bonuses for winning a certain number of each game type are stingy. Your time is better spent focusing on specific game types that reap the best rewards, which we’ll cover in the next point.

Hint 6: Headquarters Pro for the Noob and Beyond

Headquarters Pro, which requires opposing teams to fight for one periodically moving control point, is the most consistent gametype for picking up experience points. Even if your team loses, and you have a terrible match, you’re still looking at about 2,500 points per game, not counting any bonuses you collect. Win the match and you’ll get 3,500 points or more. What makes Headquarters Pro better than other territory-based game types is that all the players are moving towards one central location. That means less skulking around in crouch mode and more killing, creating a perfect opportunity to work on experience bonuses for different weapons. It’s also pretty fun.

Hint 7: Free-For-All For the Experienced Player

Once you find some favorite weapons, perks and attachments, try playing Free-For-All. You’ll only get 50 points per kill (the same as Headquarters Pro and other objective games, but half the rate of Team Deathmatch), but the tempo is quick, so you’ll have more chances to score. The real kicker, however, is the bonus for winning: Take first place, and you’ll get roughly 7,500 points. No other game type comes close, but if you’re obsessed with stats, beware: If you don’t place first, the match will count as a loss.

Hint 8: Search and Destroy for the Pro

Search and Destroy can be frustrating for newbies, because once you die, you sit out until the next round begins. However, skilled players can milk this game type for 500 XP per kill and 200 XP per assist. Because of the elimination setting, it’s also among the fastest game types to play through, so if you can get six kills per game, you’ll level up faster than you would with Headquarters Pro.

Hint 9: Periodically, Forget All These Hints

Just as money can’t buy you love, a high ranking can’t secure your happiness. Play all the game types, mess around with silly weapons and party up with friends even if they’re dragging you down. Because no one wants to deal with a crazed experience point addict.

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  2. Posted by Cody

    Great article. I started using a new weapon today and gained a level my first game! Thanks for the tips.

  3. Posted by shaan

    sweet good article nice pointers

  4. Posted by dre

    good advice for ppl who have enough dignity to not boost

  5. Posted by matt

    i agree… these glitchers are ruining the game on xbox live. EVERYTIME i play someone is doing the care package glitch, it is getting ridiculous. i report EVERY person who does these glitches and i encourage my entire team to do the same. if these people are banned it will send a message to the rest of them. XBL GT flboyinpa

  6. Posted by Wolf160

    You know you shouldn't punish someone, just because the game company screwed up and there are glitches in the game. All games have glitches, thats just a fact of life

  7. Posted by brett

    Yes, all games have glitches in them, but that doesn’t mean people should take advantage of them, just because theyre douchebags and don’t know how to play the game w/o cheating. So, they MORE than deserve to be punished. Anyone who does the glitch, infinity ward should just reset theyre entire stats, travel to each person’s home, break their game disc, and kick them in the fuckin teeth.

  8. Posted by Punisher

    You're weird man…

  9. Posted by louis

    no brett has a point ppl who cheat dont deserve the "FAME" that they get for being 10th pres. u know that they boosted, if u do the calculations to get to 10th pres u have to go up by 700! ranks, its hard enuff for me to get to rank 40.

  10. Posted by igit24

    i just got bored so i tryed new things it gets fun after win a game with 84 kills and 12 deaths using hardline! good article…do you have a youtube acc

  11. Posted by Vincent

    If you read the Xbox ToS, exploiting a glitch = ban.

  12. Posted by p3aceandlove

    I cant understand anyone that wants too progress by cheating… BAN them completley from any future releases!!!!
    At first i used too get frustrated as i was on standard weapons etc etc! now im smashing it!
    level 69 and not far off the big 70!!!!
    change ur weapons level up faster!!!!!

  13. Posted by Ryley

    Nice hints

  14. Posted by dylan

    wtf is wrong with use nice tips

  15. Posted by Cole H

    Dude, i totally agree with you! I was on Hardcore SnD and some moron glitch killed me … P'ssed me off so much >:(
    Kick them in the fuckin teeth … what an idea =)

  16. Posted by Mike

    Figured out all these myself but definitly the right way to go, i can breeze to level 70 with about 3 days of playing following those exact rules up there. its all about getting all the attachments to your weapons and up to fmj or a little less with each weapon then switching to a new one.

  17. Posted by ben dover

    use m16A1 with fmj, easy kills

  18. Posted by grayson

    cheating should be alowed so lvl 1 can lvl up

  19. Posted by Cole

    Or, what about those people with the modded controllers? My best friend just got one and he uses the fal like its a damn machine gun! I reported him and banned him, fortunatley he just got reset. He cheated his way through the game and deserved it. He went from 6th pres. to 10 pres. in one minute becuase he found a thing on the internet that allows him to do so! We cant just blame the people for cheating, i mean the internet, its so big that its tantillizing to not find gltches or cheat. But i digress.

  20. Posted by Cole

    No it shouldnt be allowed. Leveling up is the funnest thing to do in the game! You get excited to see what new weapons you get.

  21. Posted by Rpa

    Good article,

  22. Posted by Adam

    i found one. it is that you go to headquarters. make it 1 life and hardcore. get 2 controllers to sign on and put the map on rust. The one kill with a headshot gives that player 1100 EXP. Have fun!

  23. Posted by marc

    i do this always

  24. Posted by John

    That doesn't work online.

  25. Posted by edd

    nice, u put some effort in it i can see.

  26. Posted by neb

    boosting is fun cause people cry about it

  27. Posted by PhenomenalCandy

    i hate boosters cheats glitchers and hackers me and my clan dont tolerate it and if we vote to file complaint and submit review MR CANT PLAY PROPERLEY never enters our game again.. also annoys me when hackers threaten to steal gamertags as this doesnt seem possible but i have heard of it alot..

  28. Posted by Brett

    lol. yea….never heard of GT being taken, but have heard gay little boys say they're going to. honestly the boosters and glitches in this game put me off of it. i mostly play BC BC2 now. its better anyway

  29. Posted by aswigert2

    ya i start using a new weapon every time i get the mastery challenge for the previous one and i rank up really fast

  30. Posted by Bieltan

    Anyone stupid enough to steal a gamertag probably gets the full force of the microsoft team after them and then their sadcase selves will be banned. They'll say they aren't scared, but all the best hackers end up working for SOMEONE when they get caught….

  31. Posted by jase

    what about those who can actually tap the trigger that fast? do you report them as well if they take you down with a single fired weapon?

  32. Posted by tvdb1999

    Which scope is good for the second shotgun? At lvl 18…

  33. Posted by anth

    fire from the hip or red dot

  34. Posted by Joe

    Good hints but they lack a certain degree help. Demolition is the best and foremost XP getter. The higher your rank the higher your match bonus, many people don't know this. In Demolition, when your at least a 55 and win the round, you will most likely get 3500 XP PER ROUND. Winning ALL rounds will just about equal up to 7000. This number also excludes the kills and the challenges you get in that game. So, when you think about it, you can get roughly 10000 PER GAME. That. Is. A. Lot.
    Hope this helped ; )

  35. Posted by clown man777

    good advice, cheaters should not be banned straight away, iw should send them a warning message, and if they do it again ban them. But right now iw has patched most glitches so yey!

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