Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Week Guide

The first few weeks after a new Call of Duty launch are the best time to build rank and weapon progress — lobbies are fresh, the meta hasn’t settled, and everyone is learning the maps at the same time as you.

Learn maps before you learn loadouts

A perfect loadout doesn’t help if you don’t know a map’s rotations yet. Spend early games focusing on callouts and sightlines rather than chasing a specific playstyle — the loadout tuning is easy once you actually know where fights happen.

Don’t fall behind on rank in the first month

Ranked skill divisions get harder to climb as the season goes on and the average lobby skill rises. Games played in the first few weeks are worth more toward your long-term rank than the same number of games three months later.

If you’d rather spend launch week enjoying the game than grinding rank divisions, that’s exactly the gap a booster can close for you.