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The Complete Guide To Modern Warfare 3's Killstreak Rewards

We're less than a week from the massive Modern Warfare 3 launch, and FPS fans are sure to be dumping dozens (if not hundreds) of hours into the game's multiplayer in its first few months. While Black Ops focused on a new currency system, some of Modern Warfare 3's biggest tweaks are coming in the form of its killstreak reward system. For the first time in the series, players will assign a "strike package" to their custom classes that governs what rewards you can expect. Read on to decide which one sounds best for you.

Assault Strike Package

This package will feel more familiar to series fans than either of the other options. Like in previous games, this package will reward you with a variety of (mostly) offense-based attacks, but your streak count resets upon death. If you're good enough to rack up several successive kills without dying, here are some of the tools of destruction you can look forward to:

3 Kills - UAV. One of the oldest killstreaks in the series, this sweeping radar will reveal enemy locations on your HUD's minimap.

4 Kills - Care Package. A random assist item dropped from a helicopter at a location of your choosing. Just make sure you're not under a bridge when you throw the beacon.

5 Kills - Intelligent Munitions System (I.M.S.). This deadly proximity-based weapon looks like a giant land mine, but it's more sophisticated than that. Once an enemy steps within its detection radius, the I.M.S. launches an explosive at them. Great for defending flags or hiding near bottlenecks.

5 Kills - Predator Missile. Controllable death from above, which the player views as a first-person missile cam.

5 Kills - Sentry Gun. A turret that you can pick up and place in strategic locations on the battlefield.

6 Kills - Precision Airstrike. Once activated, the player chooses the location of the initial strike as well as the direction of the jets. Great for taking out clusters of enemies.

7 Kills - Attack Helicopter. An A.I.-controlled chopper that fires on enemies until its designated time runs out or it's destroyed by enemy fire.

9 Kills - Strafe Run. Five helicopters perform quick sweeps of the battlefield, taking out enemies that don't get to cover quick enough.

9 Kills - AH-6 Overwatch. A small chopper acts as your guardian angel, hovering near you and taking out anyone who means you harm.

9 Kills - Reaper. Call in several targeted missile strikes from an overhead view.

10 Kills - Assault Drone. A remote-controlled drone that can drive around the battlefield and take out enemies with its on-board weaponry. Lets you take out enemies while staying out of harm's way.

12 Kills - AC-130. The feared air support reward is back, and it once again puts you in the gunner's seat of the massive AC-130 aircraft. Sure to get your enemies running for cover.

12 Kills - Pave Low. A stronger version of the attack helicopter, featuring more powerful missiles, better armor, and flares that deflect incoming missiles.

15 Kills - Juggernaut Armor. A personal suit of Juggernaut armor that also grants the wearer a light machine gun and the Scavenger perk. Allows players to take far more damage at the expense of mobility.

17 Kills - Osprey Gunner. A combination of chopper gunner and multiple care packages, it allows you to lay down fire while delivering helpful packages to your team.

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Comments
  • I'm definately taking the Support Package. I think these are nice upgrades, especially since I can rarely get a solid 7 kill streak.
  • I like the way they are going with the killstreaks it's a nice innovation that actually has reasoning.
  • Man, Think of all the EMPs that will be going off constantly. Everyone will be playing support because when you die as support you don't lose your kill streak. This is even worse than the MW2.
  • wow. this is completely old news
  • Now if only Call of Duty was something to get excited about.
  • "If you make it to eight, you'll become a killing machine with almost every single perk active at once"

    This just seems ridiculously over-powered, and while the Call of Duty games have never really been completely balanced, it just feels as though this will tip the scales too far in the "Specialists" favor.
  • Quite a complex approach to their regular mechanics. Really wanna check out how this plays out.

  • I'm going support. I die to easily and I overjoyed to hear that they put this concept into the game.
  • Still don't know how I feel about it. Each one has it's advantages and disadvantages, but I'm still worried about the support and specialist. More so the specialist now, because if a specialist get's a Juggarnaut care package, that player will be unstoppable, literally.
  • Dan, if you review this game, expect things to be worse than when you reviewed Resistance 3. Since you reviewed BF3, no matter what score you give this people will freak. Just a heads up. I find myself a little excited for this game. Then again, I haven't played the crap out of every game in the series (like most people have). Eh, we'll see how it is.
  • So people that die easily can now compete? Making the skill ceiling to get good at Call of Duty even lower,now explain to me why people are going to go out and buy this for full price?
  • Specialist and support seem slightly overpowered.
  • Support all the way

  • Well, I know that my three days will be filled with assault.

  • The did a good job changing all this stuff up!
  • specialist is my kit for sure! i cant wait to play this game!!!!!!! so far i have 7 hours and 15 min of double xp so it should be pretty easy getting my first prestige lol

  • I will play this game mostly for the campaign and spec ops. I will check out multiplayer but I do not have a high hopes for it. I will stick to BF3 for the multiplayer experience.
  • Here's what I don't get, if I get 18 kills with support, what happens then? does it reset automatically? What if I want it to reset at like 5, or does it just reset after your highest streak?
  • from the way they describe it, unless there is some way to reset your kill streak support isn't too overpowerd as it first seemed, cause once you get to 18 no more for you, i like this system, it will be interesting to see the balance people go with
  • I can't wait!
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