Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Strategy Guide Hints Tips And Tricks
Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Guide
(How to not suck at Modern Warfare 2) by James Cavin
This extensive Modern Warfare 2 Strategy Guide is intended for beginner and intermediate players only. Advanced players, by their very definition, don’t need advice. It sucks to have bullets sprayed in your face every time you encounter another player. It can be really frustrating when the only thing you’ve accomplished in the ten minute matches is target practice for the other team. Hopefully I’ll be able to help you with that. Unfortunately, there is no melee scrotum punch for that after-kill flair. I recommend Infinity Ward patch that mistake as soon as possible.
Once again, this is a primer for people who feel they need help to get better at Modern Warfare 2 or are missing something from their “game.” I believe the best use for this multiplayer guide would be to allow for more suggestions. If we can keep adding to it we can expect more quality players in multiplayer matches. More quality = more fun. And, as we all know, the best way to get more skillful is to play against someone better than you.
- Run-and-Gun
- Sniper
- Stealth and Melee
- Camping
- Hybrid
Weapon Familiarization I (Primary and Secondary)
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Weapon Type
- Uses (both common and uncommon) of Each Weapon Type
- Attachments and How to Get Them
Weapon Familiarization II (Equipment and Killstreaks)
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Weapon Type
- Uses (both common and uncommon) of Each Weapon Type
- Killstreaks Combos for High Kill Total
- Killstreaks Combos for Team Support
- Each Perk in Detail
- Mistakes when Using Perks
- Proper Perk Usage
Class Creation
- The Purpose of Custom Classes
- Class Creation 101
- Gameplay Style and Custom Classes
- Ranking Information Described
- Faster XP
- Prestige
- Strategic Matchmaking (XP or Gameplay Experience)
- Knowing your Maps
- Knowing your Roles
- Tips and Tricks for Combat (Aiming, Shooting, Switching Weapons, Knifing, Frag, Semtex, Noob Tube, Sneaking, Camping, ect)
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the only way to get good is to learn from ur mistakes. i got good like that also.
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Outstanding detail in your forum. Couple things to add, the blast shield will prevent stun grenades as long as you aren’t injured or if the opponent isn’t using danger close.
The pistol may not be hte best secondary weapon, however you can switch to your pistol 2 seconds faster then you can a macine pistol…..if you got killed switching to your TMP, an M9 may have saved you.
If used correctly at the beginning of S/D matches, a Semtex and Frag grenade can completely control your rushing opponents. A common pre frag is on sub base into A BAY door from the defending side…..this is devestating for your foes on the boxes in the lower level. However this takes practice in private matches.
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I recommend that you take it careful (especially in S&D), go around the long route to get around the back of the opposition. Furthermore, if your playing something like TDM or Domination don’t be scared to get in there. If your not confident going towards the opposition with a primary weapon, then switch and use a SPAS (as an example). When im playing i get very annoyed with people who camp, but it can be a useful way of getting to your 1st killstreak.
So, I recommend rushing in most game modes, but being cunning (and camping if required) in others. Have Fun!!!
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@R3D_ARMY, Have fun definetely…But just rushing in and trying to get a killing spree ??
no offense intended
Sorry but i really don’t agree with you cos’ if your playing against anybody good and you just run out in the open after a few steps you find yourself havting to respawn.
And personally I find camping much more entertaining and taxing because it requires much more skill,if you want something where you can actually run out into the open try “Halo 3″ ( only up to heroic though )This is also one if my favourite games like “Modern Warfare 2″
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What skills are required for camping?…. I think campers are the sleaziest players in any game . No skills required just sitting n waiting for some1 to cross ur sights. But that’s just my opinion. . .
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I need help!!, I can’t ever get any killstreaks anymore.
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@Bob, try using smaller killstreaks like uav carepackages and predators if im playing against people who keep killin me befor i can get a pavelow or chopper gunner i switch to carepackages and try n get lucky
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@Bob, Put it to UAV(3) , and work up.
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-some player do a lot better if they rush with scrambler pro or sitrep pro and have a higher sensitivity for quick turns…but a great weapon to use in clutch moments when your team is dead and your are losing big in Search is the M4A1 ,Red Dot and Suppresser…Cold Blooded Pro ,Ninja Pro ,Smoke Grenade ,Semtax and AT4 im a legit 10th. I play on Xbox Live mainly HardCore Search and theses are a few of my tips now try them out and have fun and enjoy Modern Warfare 2…
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The Way I learned to get good was just by playing split screen on every map with every weapon,and learned from my mistakes…still can’t remember to watch out for claymors
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I have been known to suck horribly at this game, but I have also come to the conclusion that people need to shoot and move. Common well know basic military tactics really work in this game. Left and Right Flanking as well as shoot and move work absolute wonders when used correctly. If you are able to work with your team it will make it even easier to execute these tactics without a hitch, but you will get the occasional 5 year old playing who likes to be the tool bag of the group and feel he can take on the whole opposing team by himself thus racking up the kills on the other side quite fast. Also, I understand there are challenges for the M203 as well as the grenade launcher, but noob-tubing is by far the most ridiculous way to rack up kills and is extremely annoying plus it makes you looks like a jack-hole who doesn’t know what they are doing.
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I’m a lvl 42 that plays against several prestige players and I have to say that I get killed by grenade launchers more than anything else and not very good at FPS.
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This has really helped me but I am still having some trouble with killstreaks. I am also a lot better with snipers, although the sway doesn’t help… After I played a match with my friends I nearly mastered quick scoping with the intervention. I am recommending this to everyone I know!
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One of the best tips I can give to beginners or to people who are finding things a bit difficult is not to rely on one style of gameplay, different maps require different styles, try work out what style suits you best for each map. For instance trying to sneak and get silent kills on the scrapyard or rust maps gets me slaughtered almost every time, the maps are too small and open so I change my style to run and gun. Learning to use at least 2 styles effectively also can help out when you’re just having a bad game, if you’re on a bit of a deathstreak switch from your normal tactics to your second choice style. Oh and don’t use grenades, rpg’s and things like that constantly, there’s nothing more irritating than being killed by some useless idiot with a grenade launcher, it’s for desperately bad players.
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I started playing this game about 4 days ago and struggled to get kills and not constantly get killed. What everyone’s saying about shoot and move is probably the best tip available..
If someones shooting at you, jump around while firing back. Don’t remain static because a better player will pick you off in a second!
And DON’T use noob tubes and grenades. They’re so un necessary and ridiculous. Technically cheating..
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intervention FMJ + Magnum FMJ (quick switch+ no recoil if you shoot it in the right timing, only with FMJ thou) with sight of hand pro, stopping power pro and ninja pro. flash nade (cos it completly makes the whole screen white, so the player cant shoot you. where as with a stun nade he can still kill you if your not carefull.), claymore ( to plant behind you or to kill someone who is not looking in style.) final stand
scar-h with m203 + Magnum FMJ (for the same reasons) sight of hand pro or scavenger pro, hard line pro or stopping power pro, and scrambler pro. flash nade. claymore OR normal nade. final stand
Kills streaks – for the people who can reach 7 kills and aiming for nuke
Attack helicopter – circles the map UNLIKE the Harrier.
AC 130 – just hide and use the damn thing. you would already get around 15+ kills with the heli, so you can reach 25 with this easyly.
Nuke – do what you like, i would keep playing for more kills untill the last 2-3 mins then use it.
Kill streaks for less good people.
use hardline. this makes uav 2 or carepackage 3.
i would use care package because you have a chance (percentages at the bottom) of getting anything but the nuke.
so,
carepackage – dont be stupid and give it away. watch the map and see where you teamates are spawning. do it there.
sentry gun – better then pmissle because normally you will only get 1-3 kills with that. move the turrent about, dont let the people you killed to respawn knowing where it is with a AT4 with them.
pave low – you should get at least four more kills (remember not to die thou) which is enough for a pavelow. it is great and it kills everyone. stays in the air for 60 seconds with two turrets (2x the attack heli) and better amoumor. the first missle shot it will miss because it has counter measures. the second one will hit but will not shoot it down. it takes two plus the miss.
if the pave low is too hard to get, use attack helicopter.
percentages for the care package.
14.78% – Ammo
14.78% – UAV
13.04% – Counter-UAV
10.43% – Sentry Gun
10.43% – Predator Missile
9.57% – Precision Airstrike
6.09% – Harrier Strike
6.09% – Attack Helicopter
4.35% – Pave Low
4.35% – Stealth Bomber
2.61% – Chopper Gunner
2.61% – AC-130
0.87% – EMP
percentages from themodernwarfare2.com
if you are good with the intervention, i suggest you to have a thermal one, a FMJ one, and a acog one. acog for maps like rust, thermal for snowy maps, or afgan. FMJ for clear maps like terminal.
btw, if you play ps3, the FAL is glitched. the iron sight on it in sightly to the left. oh yh, so is the magnum but its great.
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Although many people have always compained about my playstyle i found that one many army is one of the best ways to go.
the reason is. you can use multiple equiptment so you can set claymores around the map to get you “safe kills”, while you can set a tac insertion in hidden spots to keep yourself away from your teams spon points.
this is really useful because if you use a silencer and cold blooded you can kill multiple enemies with your weapon and your equiptment without running out. plus if you find people camping or are too far away for your assault rifles you can switch really quick to a silent stopping power sniper to get a few more kills at a range. if you ever get really close to a kill streak like 3 kills and you have a pretitor equipt.. you can switch to a hardline setup for your one kill saving you from having to kill one more person. if you combine the tactics you can cover many doorways, get campers out of there camping spots with a sniper and grenade launcher and get a few more kills with your rifle the next thing you know you have a ac 130.
this setup is really useful for getting nukes because you can keep yourself from dieing and you can get killsteaks pretty easilly, but removing pretitor missile. moves your killsteak from 4 to 6 which can be pretty difficult to get especually if you are vr. lots of lightweight players. they can run past your claymores and if there are too many fast players without a secondary you can get yourself into quite a pinch.
alot of people dont like laying down in the grass sometimes i find this to be one of the best strategies. small ridges in the ground can become temporary cover when you lay down. with one man army you also got unlimited smoke grenades. if your in a big open map with cold blooded on you can get around the map point a to point b without being seen. although with all that smoke sometimes it isnt vary difficult to see where you are going.
i find that the WA2000 is one of the best snipers. although its kinda awkward and large. you can get one hit kills without stopping power(since stopping power doesnt strengthen this gun enough to kill in one hit in the stomach) or with a silencer and stopping power(the wa2000 is the same strength as the intervention and the 50 cal with a silencer and stopping power exept it can shoot faster more acurately)
sitrep pro is also a really good perk for silent classes. although it makes it a little bit harder to sneak around. almost ever round i kill two or more people that are sneaking up on me. because they dont have ninja, and thats without sitrep. sitrep you can hear people in the building next to you many feet behind you or when they are comming around corners. all of these make it easier to stay alive which is one of the main reasons to getting good kill streaks.
although people dont like camping… which i dont like either.. laying down, crawling around, getting good vantagepoints to kill your enemies, and using smoke grenades, are technically not camping. its being sneaky(which is commonly refered to as camping) but camping is when somebody sits in one place and doesnt move. most of the time with sniper rifles and shotguns which happen quite a bit in wasteland or derailed. so dont be afraid to lay on the ground or wait for somegbody you hear around the corner. it would be foolish to just run in and try to out fire somebody, although not impossible its usually what they are expecting you to do.
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Thanks for writing this, I was looking for a good guide because I want to get out of doing what I generically do in MW2 and try something else and hopefully get better. I need to work on my kill streaks and not getting killed so much I think haha. Your guide helped me a lot, I have a better understanding now. Hopefully I’ll be on my way to showing up some guys now, so they wont tell me to get in the kitchen again. I’ll show them my definition of kitchen – BABOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for this guide. I am very new to online, and I was having a problem with dying alot. Now I have gone from 15 deaths a match to 5 deaths a match. Thanks!
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i got online yesterday, this will help me alot, i will certainly be looking at it again.
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