Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Specialist Guide
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Specialists can give you a huge boost when it comes to the last few seconds of a multiplayer match. But what exactly is Specialist in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and why should you be using it?
What is Specialist in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?
Quite simply, when you run a load out with specialist, you forego the use of kill streaks in favour of extra perks. Specialist mode unlocks at level 29 which makes it a very accessible option to all players. It is, however, ONLY usable in Multiplayer, sorry free players!
How does it work?
Specialist mode can be activated on any of your create a classes and replaces any kill streaks you may have selected. First, you select 3 additional perks to the ones you select as part of your loadout. The way it works is that you gain a new perk, from the additional choices you made, every 2 kills, from 2 kills to 6, within the same life. If you get to 7 kills in one life you gain most missing perks as well as most weapon perks in the game such as slight of hand. This is known as the Specialist Bonus!
You can choose any 3 perks as your specialist perks, so you’re not restricted the same way you are when creating the initial load out by Perk categories 1, 2 and 3. Your choice will mainly be around which of the perks will be the most useful during play and which you should start off with.
Perks you should start with when using Specialist mode
Start with: Overkill (Has no effect otherwise and will help you to stay alive longer with an extra primary to go for those extra perks! OR Hardline as it will reduce the required kills to activate specialist perks by 1 meaning you will have unlocked your first specialist perk after just one kill!
Specialist perks you should select
For the specialist perks, you want to pick the ones that will have the most immediate impact on the battlefield. We recommend: Double Time, Scavenger, Tune Up and Battle Hardened as these all apply instant benefits or help to boost your defences.
DON’T assign perks that are essential to your load out as specialist perks. For example, if you wanted a stealthy build, you would want to pick Ghost as a starting perk in your load out and not as a specialist perk.
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