There are several new changes and added features to Modern Warfare 3, and one of the new features is the introduction of Gear Perks. In earlier titles you could attain perks through various methods and boost your Operator’s abilities. But now you can get added perks via the gear you own. There are certain new gear added to the game, and after you get them, you can unlock certain perks. In this guide we will see how the new gear system works in MW3
Modern Warfare 3 Gear System Explained
You can now activate certain perks by equipping certain gear. Here we will see how the gear system works in Modern Warfare 3
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There are four different categories of gear, and under each of them you can unlock different perks. The four main categories are vests, gloves, gear, and boots. Do note that the below gear are currently available in beta, and once the official MW3 launch is out, there will more gear added to the list
Gloves
- Commando Gloves – Reload while sprinting
- Quick-Grip Gloves – Increases weapon swap speed
- Scavenger Gloves – Ammo and throwing knives get resupplied from dead players
Boots
- Lightweight Boots: Increases speed while moving and swimming as well as reduces swimming noise.
- Climbing Boots: Increases climbing and mantling speed as well as reduces fall damage.
- Stalker Boots: Increases ADS and strafe movement speeds
- Tactical Pads: Increases slide distance, stance transition, and crouched movement speed. Allows for full ADS while sliding
- Covert Sneakers: Eliminates all footstep noise.
Gear
- EOD Padding: Reduces damage taken from all non-Killstreak explosives
- Tac Mask: Decreases all enemy grenades strength, including flash, stun, and gas. Grants immunity to shock, EMP, and Snapshot Grenades.
- Control Comlink: Reduce cost for Killstreak by 1 Kill and Scorestreak by 125 Points.
- Conduction Headset: Removes all combat noise. Enhances footstep and gunshot directional sounds
- L/R Detector: Identifies and signals nearby hostile laser and radiation sources (High Alert).
- Ghost T/V Camo: Blocks detection from all radar and sensor sources like UAVS and Heartbeat Sensors.
Vest
- IInfantry Vest – Improved Tac Sprint duration
- Engineer Vest – Spot enemy Field Upgrades, Killstreaks, and equipment through walls. Improves Field Upgrade recharge
- Demolition Vest – Resupply Tactical and Lethal equipment every 25 seconds
- Gunner Vest – Improved reload speed, also provides max ammo at the start of the match
