has arrived in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, bringing a wealth of new content and challenges for players to overcome. For the most hardcore Call of Duty fans, this means new heights to reach in Prestige, the special progression system developed for the most dedicated players. Here's how to unlock the 4 new Prestige emblems.
How Prestige Works In Cold War
If you've been around since the days of older Black Ops games, the Prestige system will be familiar. In these previous titles, when you reached max level you had the chance to advance your Prestige class, which would reset your progress and unlocks to Level 1, while indicating via your prestige level that you've climbed to the top before. This meant that Prestige level was equal to how many times a player reached max level from scratch on the same account.
Things are a little different in Black Ops Cold War, as the Prestige system has been adapted to the new season-based multiplayer framework. This time around Prestige doesn't wipe your progress, but is instead tied to seasonal levels.
Each season, you earn progress towards the Seasonal Level when playing various multiplayer modes and Warzone - provided you've already reached Level 55 - and this Seasonal Level is reset to 1 at the beginning of each new season but you keep your Prestige Level.
Essentially, 50 Season Levels equal one Prestige Level. When you begin a season you are at Season Level 1 and Prestige Level 1. Then, at Season Level 50, you hit Prestige Level 2. If, say, you end a season at Season Level 100 and Prestige Level 3, then you will start the next season at Season Level 1 and Prestige Level 3, and upon hitting Season Level 50 will be at Prestige Level 4. Clear?