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Table of Contents
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The Introduction
The Throwing Knife
Great Strategies for Maximum Use
Conclusion, Credits, and Copyright
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The Introduction
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Hi there! Thanks for opening up this guide. Please don’t
think that this is short because of the small Table of
Contents. There is plenty of info on the Throwing Knife
here.
Modern Warfare 2 is one of the most popular shooter games
of all time. It has a cool campaign, awesome special ops
missions, and the multiplayer that Infinity Ward has been
known for. The multiplayer is much like its predecessors.
This time Infinity Ward were even more creative and added
much more content to the multiplayer. This content ranged
from new guns, maps, game modes, and items. My personal
favorite is the new addition of the Throwing Knife. Since
this Throwing Knife is so amazing and strategic, I am
making a guide to teach people how to use it so they can
enjoy it as much as me.
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The Throwing Knife
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On August 28th 2009, Infinity Ward unveiled the addition of
throwing knives. It is basically another knife but unlike
the tactical knife (your melee attack) this knife can be
thrown.
The Throwing Knife is available for the create-a-class once
the player reaches level 7 and falls under the equipment
category. Since you can only hold one piece of equipment,
you will need to decide between a Frag, Semtex, ect. Out of
the entire equipment branch, the throwing knife is the most
difficult to use. It makes you wonder then, “Why would I
want to choose this Throwing Knife over a good semtex
grenade”. That will be explained below.
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The Purpose of The Throwing Knife
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No matter how much health an enemy has, the throwing knife
is always a OHK (One Hit Kill or One Hit Knock-Out). It
does not matter if the enemy is using the painkiller
deathstreak, the throwing knife can cut right through that.
(the only exception is a private match with custom
settings)
At first the throwing knife may seem like an extremely
underrated equipment piece so it would be normal to pass it
up. However, throwing knives make the greatest, most
humiliating kills. Throwing Knife montages are outstanding
and very entertaining to watch. Not only are the kills epic
for you, but also for the person you just killed because
they will get to see the knife hit them through the knife’s
point of view.
Besides the kill being very stylish, you get bonus title
(much like Buzzkills and Double Kills) for a throwing knife
kill. This little bonus is titled “Bullseye!”. Just like
mostly every other piece of equipment in this game, there
are challenges that can be met and awarded with Experience
and new Titles and emblems. The Challenges that involve the
throwing knife are as followed…
Carnie I – Kill 5 players with a Throwing Knife – Awarded
500 exp and the Cloak and Dagger Title
Carnie II – Kill 15 player with a Throwing Knife – Awarded
2500 exp and awarded the Take A Stab title.
Carnie III – Kill 30 players with a Throwing Knife –
awarded 5000 exp and the Throwing Knife emblem.
Did You See That? - Kill someone with a Throwing Knife
while flashed or stunned – awarded 1000 exp, the Silence
title, and the gas mask emblem
It’s Personal! - Hurt an enemy and then finish them with a
Throwing Knife – awarded 1000 exp, the It’s Personal title,
and the helmet with throwing knife emblem.
Unbelievable - Get a game winning Killcam with a Throwing
Knife kill – awarded 2500 exp, the Unbelievable title, and
the Throwing Knife emblem (different from the other one)
ATM - Get a payback with a throwing knife – awarded 3500
exp, the New Jack title, and the Talon emblem.
So these are the specific challenges that specifically need
the throwing knife (all challenge data came from
callofduty.wiki.com). Perfectionists will need to learn how
to use these.
Throwing Knives Only makes a very fun private match game
mode as well.
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Great Strategies for Maximum Use
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-How to Use The Throwing Knife
So throwing the throwing knife couldn’t be any easier, all
you do is press the right bumper/R1. However, it is more
difficult than just tossing a frag grenade. The Throwing
Knife travels very fast and is almost invisible to during
gameplay. This makes hitting a target much easier or much
more difficult. It would be wise to get the feel of how
fast the knife travels. Also, if the knife is thrown
through the air, it will fall at an arch. This makes
hitting targets from a far/higher area, much more difficult
as well. Players should also get the feel on how much the
knife will arch (althougth it is kind of difficult).
Despite these drawbacks, the knife has great advantages to
it as well. Once it is thrown, it does not matter if it was
a hit or a miss, you can go and recover the knife the same
way you would pick up a weapon up off the ground. This
means that you can use your knife over and over again, be
warned though. Sometimes it will be difficult to get it
back. If retrieving the knife is too much of a hassle, you
can use the tier 1/blue/first perks Scavenger or One Man
Army to replenish the equipment. Another cool thing is that
if someone else is throwing knives as well, you can pick
theirs up.
-Throwing Knives Combined with Riot Shields
A common strategy is to use the Throwing Knife with a Riot
Shield class. The too of them can make a killer (literally)
combination. If you have used both of these weapons, you
will know that the riot shield is very slow and the
throwing knife is very fast. The riot shield is used mostly
for protection and defending a flag or bomb site. While
using the riot shield, back up into a corner so your rear
is not exposed to bullets. That way you are fully protected
and enemies have no choice but to stand their and stare at
you. In the exact moment that the enemy stops wonders how
they can get rid of you, use the throwing knife. The knife
comes out so sudden and fast that it is impossible to
dodge. After that, walk out, retrieve your knife, and do it
again. This strategy is great for defending bombs and such.
-Another Great Strategy with Riot Shields and Throwing
Knives
Due to its speed, the throwing knife can be used to speed
weapon switches. This strategy would go well with the riot
shield again. If the first method doesn’t float your boat
and you would rather smash the enemy with the riot shield
like a barbarian, than that is great! However though, the
riot shield takes two hits (three at times) to fully kill
an enemy. Both of these hits are slow and can leave you
very exposed and easy to attack. The good news is, is that
the throwing knife can make the melee process go by much
quicker. What you do is first melee the enemy (this should
be easy because they won’t normally see it coming), then
switch to your throwing knife, then press the Y/Triangle
button to change weapons (it will go back to the riot
shield), and then quickly melee him again.
-Deadly Reflexes
This next strategy is more of a complicated yet simple one.
If you have been using the throwing knife (like the guide
states) then you would see that it has an extremely thin
cross-hair. The small cross-hair does make it difficult to
aim the knife (especially in Close Quarters Combat). If a
player does enter CQC and needs to get the kill, the
throwing knife is an excellent choice due to OHK. However,
the tiny cross-hair does make this more difficult (as
stated above). The smart idea is to memorize and visualize
where that cross hair is going to be. In a CQC situation,
the throwing knife will always go straight (unless you
throw it in the air for some reason). The straight throw
and fast speed of the throwing knife will always guarantee
the knife will hit where the cross-hair is pointed. Make
sure to point is at the enemy (obviously). With that cross-
hair knowledge in mind, try to visualize where the cross-
hair will appear and than throw the knife when the enemy
lines up with the imaginary cross-hair. A very VERY good
tip is to find some tape and take a thin strip of it and
put it on your screen where the throwing knife marker
appears. Now it is easier for you to see when an enemy
lines up with it.
-The Most Stylish Ways To Take Out Campers
Much like grenade launchers, the throwing knife can
ricochet of surfaces. Unlike grenade launchers, the
throwing knife can still kill. Throwing Knives can bounce
of surfaces when thrown at angles. This makes killing
someone around the corner a lot more stealthy, safer, and
stylish. However, if you miss, it is a good chance that
your cover will be blown. The throwing knife does make
banging noises and leaves a fast trail of light behind it
so despite being very fast and sneaky, it can also be semi-
obvious.
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Conclusion
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Whether this guide has helped or enlightened you in anyway,
I would like to thank you for reading it. I have had so
much fun with the throwing knife and hope you do as well.
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Credits
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Callofduty.wikia.com – seriously, these guys are awesome.
Infinity Ward – this game is awesome!
Activision – uhh…thanks for publishing it
GameFAQS – my favorite gaming website
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Copyright
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This guide may not be copied or sold to anyone other than
me (unless given permission). Stealing this guide is an
infringement of copyright and in return, the violator must
forfeit all their dignity to me and a bunch of other legal
issues assure. This guide is for the use of viewing only.
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