Modern Warfare 3 Getting 5 New Prestige Levels

New prestige levels on the way for MW3

Robert Bowling has confirmed that Modern Warfare 3 will be seeing new Prestige levels on all platforms. The Infinity Ward Creative Strategist announced the new levels via Twitter.

The updated levels have already been applied to the PC version of Modern Warfare 3, which were included in the latest patch.

Bowling did say via a Tweet that the new prestige levels would be coming to consoles as well. For those of you that have already grinded your way through the existing ten levels and need a reason to return to the shooter, now you have it.

It's quite possible that the developer underestimated the power of prestige tokens, allowing players to level up far too quickly, or maybe people are just getting better at COD.

What do you think of five extra prestige levels in Modern Warfare 3? Let us know in the comments section below.

By William Schwartz on February 11, 2012

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46 COMMENTS

Bryant
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5 more prestige levels? Man, those guys at infinity ward continue to raise the bar……..
…..sarcasm
- That Guy
  yeah they changed a few variables in the code to allow 15 prestige levels instead of 10! that takes hard work!
Grecs
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I can’t fucking stand this game at times!!
someone
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I wont go past the first level, so I could care less.
- thxnet57
  Correction: I couldn’t care less.
AIRFREAK
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prestige is stupid imo. Im staying at top level. If I prestiged I wouldnt get my guns back in a long time since I dont play this game too often.
Xbox-PleaseShootMe
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they try so hard to keep people playing lol
Gavin
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Bs more this is going to take me twice as long
Heavenswarrior121
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Foreal can i ask yall a question? Why do yall bitch so much? They added 5 more for all the cod fans who already prestige 10 times so they wont be bored,its a challenge and more entertainment…they dont do it for the people who cry and bitch about everything they do so calm down and go play battlefield 3 even though nobody plays that game anymore lol
- That Guy
  insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
  i dont see the fun in losing everything to start over and over and over.
xL337x Revenant
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I think I may have hit the end of the road of call of duty, but i do gamebattles so i can’t, and BF3 is amazing I bought it just yesterday and no aggrovation cause when you snipe, there is a thing called gravity, its nice.
Heavenswarrior121
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Thats the whole point of online multiplayer dumb asses!! Wtf is the human population really getting this retarded? Mw3 you prestige each time to unlock new titles and eblems you also get orestige tokens for different things,
How long can you go with playing with your favorite weapon already at level 31 before yo get bored? Common sense which clearly yall dont have nomore
Heavenswarrior121
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O yea mw3 was once again the most selling game for 3 months in a row and counting lol if this game sucks so bad why are people around the world still buying it? anybody has a answer? Or is someone gonna make up a bull-shit excuse?
- That Guy
  because it appeals to the average joe gamer that cant play a real fps game to save their lives. that group is much larger than every other group.
Heavenswarrior121
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@thay guy FAIL! who next to say something as stupid what that guy just said?
- That Guy
  elaborate. how did i fail? what is flawed with my facts?
Xbox-PleaseShootMe
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dont forget the 9-12 year old middle school kids who scream in the mic everytime it doesn’t go their way. that’s half their fanbase right there. I bet heavenswarrior is one of them too, who else would say FAIL when given a valid reason that even robert bowling (your creative strategist lol) said himself. the whole idea of CoD was so ANYONE could pick up and play, no skill required or anything, hence all the kids.
Heavenswarrior121
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When you humans say”cod requires no skill” that means “i suck at cod” please add me on psn i wanna see all of u play mw3 cuz i already most of u suck at it!! And yea i firgot 9,10 year old can afford a ps3 and actually kno how to play a game like mw3 just stfu your mad cuz no one plays slow ass battlefield 3 lol and ur insults are garbage please try harder smh such failures i swear
- That Guy
  no, i mean its too easy so i get bored fast and go play battlefield.
- Fateshift
  I started playing Halo when I was around 7 years old; and COD is even more simple. just aim and shoot
Xbox-PleaseShootMe
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lmao why do you keep denying what everyone tells you? you’re like a child. CoD requires no skill, all you do is run in circles like a headless chicken, aiming at the middle of the screen pushing R1. parents buy their kids console now because everyone has one, it’s not like the 90′s where you and some friends would have to goto to one persons house because they had one. look it up and do some reasearch or tweet your creative strategist and he’ll tell you the same thing that they made a game that anyone (such as kids, adults and those who never played an fps before.) can play. ask anybody or any forums too and they’ll laugh when you say CoD requires skill. if you can’t accept that then I don’t know how else to tell you other than you only play CoD cause you suck at bf3.
BowlingISaGYPSY
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Why the hell would they think of adding more levels? For the people who got to tenth prestige in a week or two, it’s their fault for rushing it an now having nothing to do. Why doesn’t IW just work on putting in more camos for weapons or matter of fact, just add more weapons. But we all know if that ever happens its gonna cost at least $500 to download.
Heavenswarrior121
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Lol like i said you suck at cod end of sfory,it requires no skill nut you suck at it? Doesnt make any sense? And if i suck at battlefield just for you ima borrow my friends bf3 for awhile so i can shut you up real quick buddy lol i hope yall have a ps3
Heavenswarrior121
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Lol i like how that guy saids its easy and im pretty sure he cant even quiick scope or trick shot lol or probably cant even get 50 kills in one game,people talk so much shit about call of duty but suck at it or either mad because its doing so great lol,i cant waot for bkack ops 2 come out this november so that game can take a shit on battlefield franchise lmao doesnt dice love cod elite? So now there going to copy it in the future? Open your eyes people
- That Guy
  ” im pretty sure he cant even quiick scope or trick shot lol or probably cant even get 50 kills in one game,”
  of course, abusing the auto aim and trick shotting(im guessing 360 noscoping) is complete luck based on a simple algorithm.and ive gotten 50 kills in a game several times. in mw2. i didnt even play mw3 for more than an hour before i got bored of it.
Xbox-PleaseShootMe
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lmao you’re a fool end of story.
That Guy
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heavens warrior whats your gamertag?
- Strik3Freed0m
  Wow. I got 50 kills several times I have such a great life. Hey dumbass this topic is about 5 prestige levels not a 10 year old kid ranting how he really sucks at COD.
Heavenswarrior121
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Jtutis for psn
Heavenswarriorr for 360=even tho i dont play the 360 cuz the free month of xbl ran out lmao n im def not payen it since i dont use it and yall do all the talkin im all about action
- That Guy
  i could only find heavenswarriorr on elite and the stats were less than impressive…
- iKnightx221
  I’m replying here because you guys are the ones fighting about pointless bullshit. First of all there is nothing wrong with adding 5 more prestige levels. Those who don’t want to prestige wont use them but It provides people who are finishing their prestiges or those who are getting up there more incentive to continue playing the game. There really is no reason to bitch about this. It probably took a few hours to develop if all it was was rearranging some code, so most of the development staff were working on other stuff. (new maps, playlists, etc). Those who don’t want to prestige shouldn’t be bitching because this does not affect them at all. Why bitch about adding prestige levels and then bitch that prestiging is a waste of time. Isn’t bitching about something that doesn’t affect you at all a waste of time?
  @That Guy: If you dont play MW3 then why are you bitching about them adding anything? Also seems like a waste of time to me. If you like to play BF3 then go comment on a piece of BF3 news.
  @Xbox-PleaseShootMe and @That Guy: While I do think Heavenswarrior121 is making a fool out of himself here, I do agree that most people who bitch about a game taking no skill do so because they are not good at it. People bitch about CoD taking no skill because of power weapons for the most part. Dont even say something about camping because the level of camping has decreased dramatically in MW3 compared to black ops. Black ops was a game where you could spawn trap the other team and get over 100 kills every game if you were the least bit skilled and had any idea where the spawn points were. MW3 is a much faster paced game and it lends itself less to camping by that respect alone. Also the spawns switch much more easily in games like Domination and they actually do switch now in Demolition so that limits the effects of spawn trapping. As for bitching about over powered weapons, Black ops was way worse than MW3 in that respect. There is a reason why every MLG Pro used the FAMAS. it was far and away the best gun in the game. While MW3 has had its over powered weapons (Type-95, Sriker, and Akimbo FMG-9 as the most commonly bitched about) They are no where near as over powered that literally everyone uses them. The type-95 is now useless at close range now that it was nerfed and the FMG-9 akimbo is useless at long range now that it has been nerfed. The striker still has a bit too much range for a shot gun, but if you are half decent you should still kill someone who is using it from mid range. as for over powered weapons, there was about a month in Black ops before they nerfed the FAMAS on xbl that literally 50% of the people I played against were using that weapon. if you run into 20 people in MW3 and you ask them what gun is their favorite Im betting you would get at least 10 different answers. The M4A1, SCAR, ACR, G36, CMG, AK47, UMP, P99, P90, and MP7 are all used a ridiculous amount by people on xbl. People need to stop saying MW3 is a game that takes no skill. It is a faster paced game with relatively balanced weapons. If you cant play it well it is because of your lack of skill, not because the game is too easy. Also saying little kids play the game because it takes no skill is illogical. Little kids play the game because it is the most popular game on xbox live and they all asked for it for Christmas because their friends all play it. It is a result of the games popularity and nothing more.
  Also @That Guy: before you go and check my stats on Elite and then say I they are not impressive I am positive I have a higher K/D ratio and Win/Loss ratio than almost anyone else who posts on this game. 1.94 and 2.7ish respectfully. and before you start screaming that it is probably because I use aimbot my accuracy is a shade over 16%. So yeah I can say this game does take a decent amount of skill to play.
  I am all for IW releasing new prestige levels. why not? it will keep people at 10th prestige interested in the game and wont affect those who don’t want to prestige. There should be absolutely no bitching in reply to this. Its just inane.
- AIRFREAK
  iKnight go hard
Heavenswarrior121
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Auto aim? Seriously? If the game us hack then its auto aim but theres harley any hackin in mw3 so what are you talkin about? There is no automatic auto aim lmao oh god foreal? Smh and no its not luck you have to practice stuff like that im a elite sniper as well i love sniping,everyone cant do 360′s and 720′s because its to hard it takes skill but wateva yall say deny all you want
Heavenswarrior121
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I dont even have elite so what are you talkin about? Lol
RIPTheRevofA7X
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This game fails
Xbox-PleaseShootMe
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sniping in mw3 is a joke. you don’t put a lead on the target, nor do you account for bullet drop. all it is is point and shoot, anybody can do it. especially on maps that size (even the “large” are still small)any assualt or sub-machine gun OP the sniper rifles lol
thundercatsho
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personally i like prestiging as its competion between my friends and i. now i hear that some are already at top prestige i think its less about skill (in most cases) and much more about having WAY to much time on your hands! i consider myself a good player but am wondering if i’ll get to tenth by november? i’m prestige 5 now. well done to those who are tenth and yes i think its good that for you guys you have more things to complete and unlock. it is a bit boring playing at top prestige and not earning meaningful XP for it. in my opinion anyway.. have fun!!
AIRFREAK
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Im up for a 1v1 my tags are posted. Waiting on the friend request.
BIGRED15
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Level 7 colonel and 3000+ kills with the An-94 Abakan……… Just thought id throw that out there.
iKnightx221
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Prestige tokens don’t make you rank up too quickly. The fastest I have ever prestiged in this game was 18-19 hours of gameplay. I could prestige in 12 hours in Black ops. the prestige tokens counter balance the 30 more levels you have to rank up before prestiging. It also gives an extra incentive to prestige. Nothing wrong with the tokens in my opinion.
Heavenswarrior121
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Lol how am i making a fool of my self?just because i keep defending cod? Its the truth the people who say cod sucks mean they suck at it! Untill i see proof i posted my gamer tag PSN-JTUTIS XBL-HEAVENSWARRIORR add me
But bf3 lovers say cod requires no skillvwhen it does,when you camp and suck then yea you have no skill but if you kno how to quick scope,trick shot, average 30 kills 10 deaths then you have skill,they just in forever denial, and i agree theres far less camping in mw3 compared to black ops, and the guns in mw3 are all loveable i use 4,5 different assault rifles,3 different sub machine, 3 snipers its all fun and balanced lol only problem is the suck ass maps they should of tooken there time to re-create maps like from mw2
Cod is pro, BF3 is bad
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Cod is the best game, I’m glad they are bringing out more prestiges because I got to 10th 80 in8 day
Play. Battlefield is a bad game. Enough said.
PapaPhewPills
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So bad you can’t giver a reason? Lol what’s bad about a game that has actually improved since the last? CoD has been using the same engine for how long? Nothing has changed ever since CoD 4. It was always be the same smallsh*tty maps they’ve been making, same graphics, same skill lacking point and shoot fps for kids. Enough said.
smito21
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Nice..
Pat
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Honestly, i could care less. I just feel bad for my friend. He has been trying EXTREMELY hard to get all the challenges done and all weapons gold. Honestly, find a way for all prestige 10 players to not lose their gold guns, challenges, and perks. It might be fun.
tomcatuk
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What the hell is this even for? They gave the option to reset all stats for anyone for whom 10 levels wasn’t enough. Dang it, I suck at this game, but I did want to reach “maximum” prestige which due to my suckiness is taking long enough as it is. How do I know they aren’t just going to add more levels again at a later date?
If they want to improve the game, remove the Deathstreaks. And maybe that annoying stealth bomber.