Modern Warfare 2 Gunsmith mastery: Weapon tuning explained

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is currently being rolled out worldwide, with the full release happening at 9:00 pm PT on October 27. Many players around the world have already started playing the multiplayer and spec-ops game modes. It goes without saying they've started leveling up their weapons.

The Gunsmith feature in Modern Warfare 2 has been highly upgraded compared to its 2019 predecessor. Players can now fully customize their attachments to create the most optimized weapon. Aim Down Sight Speed, Recoil Stabilization, Aim Walking Speed, Aiming Idle Stability, Sprint to Aim Speed, and more can all be altered to suit an individual's playstyle.

The Advanced Gunsmith Customization can push weapons beyond their top statistics and increase their performance in certain areas. However, this will have a negative impact on other departments. The good thing is that the player has all the control regarding which stat they want to increase and which they want to take a hit. According to Activision:

To unlock the weapon-tuning feature in Modern Warfare 2, players will have to reach the max level of a "Gunsmithable Weapon," as not all guns are tunable. Subsequently, every attachment for the fully upgraded gun will be customizable.

There are three types of attachments in Modern Warfare 2 that are unlocked while leveling up a Weapon Platform:

Currently, there are 27 Gunsmithable Weapon Platforms in Modern Warfare 2, which are speculated to increase once the first season drops and adds new firearms.

Activision has teased that the attachments unlocked on every weapon platform will already be equipped on the guns to be released with the seasonal update. This means that having all the weapon platforms maxed out will give players a head