Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Strategy Guide Part 5 Class Creation

V. Class Creation

A. The Purpose of Custom Classes

Custom Classes are the best thing to happen to First Person Shooters in a long time. They go well beyond the normal scope of weapon and equipment selection, allowing for your character to move, shoot, stab, breathe, and survive exactly how you want.

With that in mind, the best thing you can do is customize your classes to fit your playing style. For instance, I rarely use the sniper rifles. For sniping I use the FAL Assault Rifle with an ACOG or Thermal Scope. Why? Because I am as accurate with the FAL as with the Barrett and I can stay on the move the entire time. Since I’m a run-and-gunner I prefer to keep moving. It keeps monotony to a minimum and doesn’t allow for others to find my hiding spot and search me out.

The important thing to remember when creating your classes is make sure they suit you. Embrace your strengths and use the available equipment, weapons, and perks to exploit them. Oh yeah, and have fun.

B. Class Creation 101

As I said before, you want to build a class that suits your playing style. I’ll give you some basic outlines for creating your classes.

Assault 101:

Primary Weapons: Assault Rifles or Light Machine Guns

Secondary Weapons: Machine Pistols

Equipment: Frag Grenades or Semtex

Perk 1: Sleight of Hand or Scavenger until you unlock more than 1 attachment

Perk 2: Stopping Power (Not in Hardcore matches)

Perk 3: Commando, Steady Aim, or Ninja

Deathstreak: Painkiller or Final Stand

Close Quarters 101:

Primary Weapons: Submachine Guns or Riot Shield

Secondary Weapons:  Shotguns or Machine Pistols

Equipment: Semtex, Throwing Knife, Stun, or Flash Grenades

Perk 1: Marathon or Sleight of Hand

Perk 2: Stopping Power, Lightweight, or Hardline

Perk 3: Commando, Steady Aim, or Ninja

Deathstreak: Martyrdom(Only on FFA), Final Stand, Painkiller

Sniping 101:

Primary Weapons: Sniper Rifle or ACOG/Thermal FAL

Secondary Weapons: Any

Equipment: Tactical Insertion, Smoke Grenades, Claymores, or C4

Perk 1: Marathon or Bling if you have 2 attachments

Perk 2: Cold-Blooded, Stopping Power(Regular Only), Lightweight

Perk 3: Ninja, Steady Aim Pro

Deathstreak: Final Stand or Martyrdom

Knifing 101:

Primary Weapons: Submachine Gun

Secondary Weapons: Pistol w/ Tactical Knife

Equipment: Throwing Knife, Semtex, Frag, Stun, or Flash

Perk 1: Marathon

Perk 2: Lightweight

Perk 3: Commando

Deathstreak: Final Stand or Martyrdom

Stealth 101:

Primary Weapons: Assault Rifles or SMGs (All silenced)

Secondary Weapons: Machine Pistols

Equipment: Semtex, C4, Claymores, or Throwing Knife

Perk 1: Marathon

Perk 2: Cold-Blooded

Perk 3: Ninja Pro

Deathstreak: Final Stand

C. Gameplay Style and Custom Classes

So I’ve given you some basic classes to use, but you might still be wondering what type will fit you best. It is fairly straight forward, but here are my suggestions.

Run-and-Gun: Assault 101, Knifing 101, and Close Quarters 101. Stealth 101 might also work here.

Sniping: Sniping 101 and possibly Stealth 101.

Camping: Sniping 101, Stealth 101, and possibly Assault 101 if you think you can survive everyone knowing your location.

Melee: Knifing 101 and Assault 101 with the Riot Shield.

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For questions, suggestions, and corrections you can send me an email at jcavin00@gmail.com. Thanks. Have fun and beat some heads for me.