Of course, reaching maximum Prestige has been one of the calling cards of any hardcore Call of Duty player since the system first appeared in Call of Duty 4. The system garnered a loyal following, and each year since the release of at least Modern Warfare 3, influencers gathered together to race their way to max level.
How to Prestige and Enter Officer Ranks
However, that changed with 2019’s entry to the franchise. There is not a traditional Prestige system in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Instead, once you reach Enlisted Rank 55 by playing well or grinding (whichever term you prefer), you enter Officer Ranks, a seasonal system separate from Enlisted Rank, the base leveling system.
Here are the basics:
Officer Ranks last only as long as their season, resetting at season’s end and leaving you at Enlisted Rank 55. You will never lose your Enlisted Rank, meaning so long as you reach the base level cap of 55, you will never go below that rank. Because you can never go below level 55, you will never lose access to any of your weapons, challenges, camos, streaks, or anything else you earned on your way there.
Previously, the draws of going through each prestige level rank were the various cosmetic upgrades and class unlocks you nabbed along the way. That’s not to mention the general fun of going through the equipment trees again.
While you’ll never lose access to weapons, attachments, or perks with the Officer Ranks system in Modern Warfare, you could simulate the process by taking everything off and playing with your guns naked. Not that you’d want to, but the option’s there.
What Do You Get with Officer Rank Prestige?
Even with the loss of some progression systems, you’ll still have content to chase after. All the standard challenges remain.
There are still hundreds of weapon camo skins to grind for. You’re not likely to have every weapon at max level by Enlisted Rank 55, so you’ll be missing a ton of attachments you can acquire in Officer Rank. Daily challenges and long-term missions for XP, weapon blueprints, emblems, watches, and more are still available
Each Officer Rank season will also carry with it new unlocks, blueprints, maps, events, and other content that will become available over time.
Officer Challenges and Emblem Progression
As of writing, two of the main grindable elements found in Officer Ranks are the Officer Challenge and Emblem progression. Completing one challenge earns you a seasonal Ribbon, and when you collect 10, you’ll nab a Season Emblem.
As you continue completing Officer Challenges, you’ll keep collecting ribbons, and every 10 allows you to upgrade your Season Emblem one step. Reach 100 Ribbons, and you’ll max out your emblem, evolving it to an animated version that signals your mastery of the season.
What’s Already Dropped Since Release?
Right now, we’ve seen one large content drop, bringing:
Two free multiplayer maps The small, frantic Shoot House and Ground War’s Krovnik Farmland. An additional game mode into the Quick Play rotation Hardpoint. Plenty of weapon tweaks via patching.
As of now, that’s all you need to know about how to prestige in Call of Duty Modern Warfare, as well as at what rank you can expect to unlock the “prestige” Officer Ranks.
The developers at Infinity Ward promise much more to come as the year goes on. Time will tell if the content will be worth continued player investment, but for now, things are moving at a healthy pace.
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