Ranked Play in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II — An Overview
This Is Ranked Play
Ready to become the best in the world in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II?
Presented by Treyarch in partnership with Infinity Ward, with the support of the Call of Duty League™, Ranked Play will officially launch at the start of Season 02. Following their foundation of Ranked Play in Call of Duty®: Vanguard, Treyarch set out to build upon this system, streamlining an authentic online competitive experience for players while offering more rewards to the franchise’s most skilled and dedicated players.
These innovations include a Rank system overhaul that puts more weight and reward on winning matches, as well as how Rank and Skill Divisions are represented, and the introduction of features such as Skill Rating (SR) Forgiveness and Demotion Protection.
For those unfamiliar with Ranked Play, check out what it has to offer:
The Basics
Ranked Play is the official competitive 4v4 Multiplayer experience for Modern Warfare® II, using the official rules, restrictions, maps, and modes from the Call of Duty League, which can be read here. Whenever the Call of Duty League rules are updated, expect changes to the Ranked Play rules to follow suit.
Players must be at least Level 16 to access Ranked Play but will have all unrestricted items – including weapons and attachments – automatically unlocked within this mode to ensure that all players are on the same competitive footing.
Just like in the Call of Duty League, each Ranked Play match will take place on a map and mode from the following list:
Hardpoint
Search & Destroy
Control
Playing matches grants Skill Rating (SR), which determines what Skill Division out of the eight you belong to:
Bronze – 0-899 SR
Silver – 900-2,099 SR
Gold – 2,100-3,599 SR
Platinum –
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