Multiplayer leveling in Call of Duty: Black Ops for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC is basically the same as you’ll remember from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, in that you gain ranks up to 50, and then you gain an prestige and start all over again. Call of Duty: Black Ops goes up to prestige 15 though instead of 10, in case 10 wasn’t hard enough for some of you freaks out there. The whole thing reminds me of WoW grinding, but longer.. ugh!!
Here is a list of the what you unlock on your way to the god like rank of prestige 15.
Rank Level 4 – Create a Class
Rank Level 5 – Contracts
Rank Level 6 – Clan Tags
Rank Level 8 – Game Mode Challenges
Rank Level 10 – Killstreaks, Killstreak Challenges, Playercard Emblems
Rank Level 13 – Combat Records
Rank Level 15 – Medal Challenges
Rank Level 16 – Gun Emblems
Rank Level 19 – Gun Tags
Rank Level 20 – Elite Challenges
Rank Level 22 – Camouflage
Rank Level 25 – Custom Reticules
Rank Level 28 – Custom Lenses
Rank Level 30 – Final Challenges
Rank Level 31 – Facepaint
Rank Level 50 – Prestige Mode
Once you unlock Prestige Mode, you can turn in your levels for a prestige and start back at level one. You repeat this process all the way up to prestige 15. Here is the list of what you unlock during prestige mode.
Prestige 1 – Custom Class 6, Prestige Leaderboard
Prestige 3 – Custom Class 7
Prestige 5 – Custom Class 8
Prestige 7 – Custom Class 9
Prestige 9 – Custom Class 10
Prestige 11 – Face Tattoos
Prestige 13 – Clan Tag Colors
Prestige 14 – Golden Camouflage
Prestige 15 – Prestige Playlists
