Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ditches Prestige for Officer Ranks Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ditches Prestige for Officer Ranks Weapon unlocked. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 19 Oct 2019 10 comments Hot on the heels of confirming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has ditched the controversial loot boxes of old in favour of a battle pass, Activision has announced Modern Warfare also ditches the long-running Prestige progression system for a new seasonal Officer Ranks system. As detailed in a post on the Activision blog, Modern Warfare sees players progress through Enlisted Ranks (1-55) to unlock base weapons, perks, equipment, Killstreaks and Field Upgrades. Here's how it looks: Once you complete all 55 Enlisted Ranks you do not Prestige. Rather, you transition to the new Officer Ranks progression system, starting at Officer Rank 1. Here's how it works: At the start of each season of content, you begin your season of Officer Ranks. As part of this, you get an Officer Challenge at each rank leading up to 5-Star General (rank 100). Completing each challenge rewards a ribbon. Earn 10 ribbons and you get an emblem. All 100 ribbons gets you a better emblem. Then, at the end of a season, your Officer Rank is reset, but your Enlisted Rank is not. In this new Progression system, a player's Enlisted Ranks of 1-55 are never reset and they will never have their functional items re-locked. This is markedly different than the influential Prestige system, which charges players with unlocking weapons and equipment again with each reset as part of a long-running grind. In Modern Warfare, player XP is earned through playing the game, completing daily challenges, Officer Challenges, camo challenges and challenge missions, the latter of which are multi-step objectives that offer even more rewards upon completion. Watch on YouTube Weapons have their own, separate progression system, too. They can be leveled up and gain experience, which unlocks attachments, weapon perks and camouflage that can be equipped though the Gunsmith. When you earn enough XP to level up a weapon, you unlock a new attachment, a perk or a camo for that weapon. Each weapon has 50 attachments, on average, and over 100 earnable camo patterns. The weapons, then, offer a huge grind all on their own. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store