Introduced 3 mechanics · Call of Duty 4
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Losing still pays: persistent unlocks and prestige rebuilt the shooter as a treadmill.
Mechanics this game introduced
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Progression & Persistence · 2007
Perk-Based Loadout Customization
Perk-based loadouts let players assemble their own class from unlocked weapons and modifiers before a match, replacing…
Origin: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Progression & Persistence · 2007
Prestige Reset-for-Status
Prestige lets a player who has reached the maximum rank reset all their progress in exchange for a symbol, converting …
Origin: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Multiplayer & Social · 2007
Persistent Multiplayer Progression
Persistent multiplayer progression awards experience for every match played rather than only for wins, unlocking weapo…
Origin: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Mechanics it built on
Ideas Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.
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2007
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