MW2 Camo Challenges System Explained: Weapon Mastery 2

Unlock all weapon camos in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II! Learn about Base, Gold, Platinum, Polyatomic, and Orion camo tiers and how to earn them.

Alright, let's break down how you're going to earn all those sweet weapon camos in Modern Warfare II. It's a pretty involved system, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be showing off your mastery in no time. There are five main tiers of camo challenges, and each one builds on the last.

Here's the rundown:

• Base Camos: These are the first set of challenges you'll tackle for each individual weapon. Depending on the gun, you'll have 1 to 4 of these to complete.
• Gold: Once you've finished all the base challenges for a specific weapon, you'll unlock the Gold camo for it.
• Platinum: To get Platinum, you need to earn Gold camos for a certain number of weapons within the same category (like SMGs or Assault Rifles).
• Polyatomic: After you've snagged 51 Platinum camos, you can start working on the Polyatomic challenges. These are basically like the base challenges but cranked up in difficulty.
• Orion: The ultimate prize! You'll automatically unlock the Orion camo once you've earned 51 Polyatomic camos.

So, how does this all actually work in-game? For each weapon, you'll have those base camo challenges we just talked about. Infinity Ward mentioned there would be around 180 of these at launch, and they can be pretty varied. Think things like getting a certain number of kills without reloading, snagging a bunch of longshots, pulling off triple kills, or just racking up kills with the weapon. The exact challenges and how many there are will differ from weapon to weapon, and you won't even see them until you've leveled up the gun to a certain point.

You'll need to level up your guns to unlock these challenges before you can start grinding them out to earn that Gold camo. Sometimes, you'll need to ditch your usual go-to attachments and try something totally new to make these challenges easier. Maybe you'll need to slap on the biggest magazine possible, or perhaps add a laser sight to your sniper for some wild hip-fire shots. We won't know the exact specifics until the game is live, but the idea is to really make you master each weapon and learn different ways to play with them.

Once you've cleared all the basic challenges for a gun, Gold is yours. Then, you'll see how many Golds you need in a category to unlock Platinum. After Platinum, you'll get those new, tougher challenges for Polyatomic, which will likely require another adjustment to your loadout and playstyle. You'll have to repeat this process across 51 weapons to finally earn the coveted Orion camo.

Remember, the challenges are unique for every single weapon, so your best bet is to check in-game for the specifics on the gun you're focusing on. Trying to list them all here would take forever! Good luck out there, and try not to get caught up in boosting lobbies like in the old days – these challenges might just bring that back!