
The goal behind this was for players to stand out, for the community to almost develop recognizable heroes who you could pick out thanks to their unique profiles. This time around you can customize not only your Call Sign (your title, like Sgt., SSDD, etc.), but also the emblem that represents you in the lobby and during matches. In the original Modern Warfare you really couldn't make your profile appear unique to those around you, so no one really stood out from the crowd visually. Our impressions of what we played are on the second page of this piece, while below is a breakdown of the additions to the multiplayer experience. Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward has been silent about what new features are in the multiplayer component of its upcoming game, but we finally got to check it out ourselves. You'll get to keep all your loadout items and unlocks after you enter Prestige Ranks.While it ultimately doesn't affect our editorial, in the interest of full disclosure we feel that our audience should know that Activision did pay for press travel and lodging for this event. Past that, you'll begin earning Season Levels instead of Player Levels on your way to higher Prestige Ranks. When you reach Player Level 55, you'll earn the rank Commander and enter Prestige Rank 1. You'll work your way up through Military Ranks 1-55, earning new weapons, attachments, and other unlocks.


Getting your first Prestige rank in Vanguard works similarly to past CoD games. We'll walk you through what to expect when you max out your rank each season, the total number of Prestige ranks, and the emblems you'll unlock at every step. Even if you don't quite make it to Prestige Master, you'll be able to come back for those preseason ranks in season 1.

You'll have to work your way through the Military Ranks before you can start on the Prestige ladder, as ever, but you'll get to keep all your unlocks from all that work even when you start climbing through these Prestige levels. For launch, Vanguard has three Prestige ranks available in its preseason.
