Modern Warfare 2 Reveal Event Confirmed Details Round Up

The slap in the face that was last nights Multiplayer Reveal Event was a Modern Warfare 2 intel extravaganza, but an information overload!

All the new confirmed information from the event has been squashed into nice, bite size, easy to digest pieces.

Perks

Name: Sleight of Hand
Purpose: Faster Reloading
Pro: Look down sights faster
Tier: 1 (Blue)

Name: Stopping Power
Purpose: Increased bullet damage
Pro: Increased damage to vehicles
Tier: 2 (Red)

Name: Commando
Purpose: Increased melee distance
Tier: 3 (Yellow/Green)

Name: Bling
Purpose: Double attachments
Pro: Double attachments on secondary weapons
Tier: 1

Name: Lightweight
Purpose: Move Faster
Pro: Climb Faster
Tier: 2

Name: Marathon
Purpose: Unlimited Sprint
Tier:1

Name: Steady Aim
Purpose: Increases hip fire accuracy
Tier: 3

Name: Cold-blooded
Purpose: Makes a player invisible to UAV, sentry guns, thermal imagery, and air support.
Tier: 2

Name: Scrambler
Purpose: Scrambles and deactivates the mini-map/UAV
Tier: 3

Name: Scavenger
Purpose: Auto-grab ammo from enemy corpses.
Tier: 1

Name: Hardline
Purpose: Kill streaks require one less kill
Pro: Death streaks require one less kill
Tier: 2

Upgraded / Pro Perks: After completing a given challenge perks upgrade to a second level where its abilities are further enhanced.

Kill Streak Rewards

Name: UAV
Kills: 3
Function: Sweeps the area and reveals enemy player locations.

Name: Care Package
Kills: 4
Function: Air Drop a random kill streak or ammo.

Name: Counter UAV
Kills: 4
Function: Cancels other teams UAV

Name: Sentry Gun
Kills: 5
Function: Ability to set-up a remote turret.

Name: Predator Missile
Kills: 5
Function: Call in a Predator UAV missile strike

Name: Precision Air Strike
Kills: 6
Function: Likely to be similar to the strike from CoD4, but more accurate.

Name: Attack Helicopter
Kills: 7
Function: Likely the same type of helicopter as in CoD4

Name: Pave Low
Kills: 9
Function: Heavily armored assault helicopter

Name: AC-130
Kills: 11
Function: Call in a controllable AC-130 gunship.

Still more Killstreak rewards to be confirmed!

Death Streak Rewards

Yes, you will now be rewarded for dying too many times in a row! There were two Death Streaks revealed.

• Painkiller: Starts you with a triple health boost after you’re killed three times without making any kills of your own.
• Copycat: Lets you use the loadout and perks of the last guy who killed you for one life.

Premade Classes

The premade classes that are available when you boot the game up are:

• Grenadier
• Sniper scout
• Overwatch
• First Recon
• Riot Control

Tactical Insertion

Name: Tactical Insertion
Function: Choose your respawn location.
Slot: Equipment

Secondary Weapon Slot

No longer are you limited to a handgun. You can now choose one of the following for your secondary weapon!

• Machine Pistols
• Shotguns
• Handguns
• Launchers

Maps

Name: Afghan

Description: Afghan is a rocky desert map, the centerpiece of which is the ruins of a downed jumbo jet. The open central area, which contains the aeronautic set piece, is great for snipers as it’s overlooked by several high cliffs and bunkers. At the northern and southern ends, the passages become more confined in caves and on ledges, and the fighting gets more intense.

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Name: Favela

Description: The term “favela” means shanty town, which, you guessed it, is what this is. The best way to conceptually divide this map is into two sections – the high ground and the low. The high ground is on the rooftops, which provide little cover but offer faster travel and a broad view of the larger streets and objective sites. The low ground is great for making escapes, as you can disappear around corners faster than your pursuer can rattle off bullets, though you must always be weary of the marksmen who lurk above.

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Name: Highrise

Description: This map’s uncharacteristic modern urban setting is very welcome. The map is comprised of the roof of an unfinished skyscraper (complete with helipad), two interior office spaces at the northern and southern ends, and a passageway which connects the two sides.

The offices are great for crouching around in – I was able to shotgun blast quite a few guys through cubicle dividers (papers and blood went everywhere, it was great). The rooftop exterior, however, is a dangerous place, and you can easily be forced into narrow passageways. It does offer a series of suspended metal beams which can be used to climb up to an excellent sniping roost. Finally, the passage below is exposed in the middle of the map, but is otherwise covered. If you’re lucky, you can use it to sprint all the way from one side of the map to the other without being noticed, and launch a surprise attack from behind your enemy.

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We also see confirmation of

• Suppressed Sniper Rifles
• Suppressed Shotguns
• Dual Wield Machine Pistols
• Game Winning Kill Cam:  Gives everyone a slow-motion shot of the kill that won the match.
• New party support: Players in a party with you are identified by blue markers over their head.
• Double-Kill and Multi-Kill Notification: The whole game gets told when a player kills 2 or more people at once.
• Level cap raised to 70
• Accolades: At the end of each match players are awarded accolades. These awards cover everything from the player who spends the longest time in prone to who switches weapons the most.
• Throwing Knife Retrieval: When you kill somebody with a throwing knife you can retrieve it from his body and it returns to your inventory.

GamePlay Videos

• Favela
• Highrise
• Afghan

Presentation Video

• Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Reveal Event Presentation Video

Articles

• CVG
• GamesRadar
• Eurogamer
• 1UP
• IGN
• Joystiq
• Kotaku
• GiantBomb
• D’toid
• Gamerzines
• ScrewAttack

Interview

A very informative and in depth interview from the event with Infinity Ward Community Manager, Robert Bowling.