The Throwing Knife Version 1 July 21st, 2010 ----------------------. Table of Contents ----------------------. The Introduction The Throwing Knife Great Strategies for Maximum Use Conclusion, Credits, and Copyright ------------------------------------. The Introduction ------------------------------------. 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. -------------------------------------. The Throwing Knife -------------------------------------. 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. --------------------------------------. The Purpose of The Throwing Knife --------------------------------------. 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. ---------------------------------------------. Great Strategies for Maximum Use ---------------------------------------------. -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. ---------------. Conclusion ---------------. 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. ---------. Credits ---------. 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 ------------. Copyright ------------. 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. This guide is only allowed to be posted on the almighty GameFAQs and no where else.