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Carry Forward allows players to transfer Modern Warfare 2 items over to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3 2023). Read on to learn more about Carry Forward and everything that carries over from MW2, as well as those that do not carry over.

List of Contents

  • What is Carry Forward?
  • Everything That Carries Over from MW2
  • Will Limited-Time Items Be Carried Forward?
  • Related Guides

What is Carry Forward?

Transfer MW2 Content to Modern Warfare 3

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Carry Forward lets players use all Weapons, Operators, Blueprints, and Cosmetics that they currently own in Modern Warfare 2 in the upcoming MW3 game. This feature only has MW2 items brought to Modern Warfare 3, not the other way around.

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Everything That Carries Over from MW2

Carries Over Does Not Carry Over
✔︎ Operators
✔︎ Weapons
✔︎ Attachments
✔︎ Blueprints
✔︎ Weapon Camos
✔︎ Cosmetics
✔︎ Weapon Progression
✖︎ War Tracks

What Carries Over

  1. Operators
  2. Weapons
  3. Attachments
  4. Blueprints
  5. Weapon Camos
  6. Cosmetics
  7. Weapon Progression

Operators

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For Operators and Operator skins unlocked in Modern Warfare 2, they will be available to use in MW3. This includes those attained through challenges, purchased through a bundle in the Call of Duty store, as well as seasonal and battle pass Operators.

Base Operators, also known as the default Operator skin, will also carry forward in MW3 as long as the player owns a copy of Modern Warfare 2.

List of All Operators

Weapons

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Weapons from MW2 will be carried over provided that their unlock challenge has been completed for it to become accessible in MW3.

In addition, players who do not own Modern Warfare 2 will still be able to use the base MW2 weapons. However, they'll need to be unlocked through MW3 challenges.

▶︎ List of All Guns and Weapons
▶︎ MW2 Guns ▶︎ MW3 Guns

Attachments

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The Attachments from MW2 are transferred over and can also be used on Modern Warfare 3 weapons, as long as they're compatible with the gun.

You can check which attachments are available for a certain weapon in the Gunsmith menu.

Blueprints

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All Blueprints for your guns will also be imported, and those that are available from bundles in the MW2 store, may also be purchased in the MW3 shop.

Weapon Camos

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Weapon Camos are also brought over to MW3, including Mastery Camos and those obtained from Limited-Time events.

However, do note that MW2 Camos cannot be applied to MW3 weapons since it has been confirmed that the latter will have its own expansive set of camos.

Customizations and Cosmetics

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Weapon Charms, Stickers, Calling Cards, Emblems, Loading Screens, and select Vehicle Skins that you own in MW2, will all be available in Modern Warfare 3.

Prove you're veteran to newcomers by equipping cosmetics from old limited-time events!

Weapon Progression

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The level progression for weapons will update continuously in both games. Meaning if you leveled up a gun in MW3, that progress will also be in MW2 and vice versa.

What Doesn't Carry Over

  1. War Tracks

War Tracks

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War Tracks are songs that you play while riding in vehicles. Unfortunately, all musical tracks that you own from MW2 will not be made available in MW3.

Will Limited-Time Items Be Carried Forward to MW3?

Yes, Limited Items Will Carry Over

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All Operators, Weapons, and Cosmetic items obtained from MW2 limited-time events and battle passes will be carried over to Modern Warfare 3 as long as players were able to get them within the timeframe of the events.

Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) Related Guides

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FAQs

Does your progress from MW2 carry over to MW3? ›

Carry Forward in Modern Warfare 3 is where content from the previous game, Modern Warfare 2, will be unlocked and available in the newer game as long as you're playing on the same account for both. For most unlocks there will be no 'carry back', where content from Modern Warfare 3 can be taken back to 2.

Will CoD points carry over to MW3? ›

As long as you log in to the same Activision account, your COD Points will be available to use once you launch Modern Warfare III on a new console within the same console family.

Does MW3 continue after MW2? ›

The game's campaign follows Modern Warfare 2 and begins right after the events of its final mission.

Do my skins from MW2 transfer to MW3? ›

You will be able to transfer skins from MW2 and Warzone to MWIII. This applies to all operator and weapon skins that you've earned or purchased in either game, as detailed in a blog post from publisher Activision.

Will MW3 items transfer to COD 2024? ›

Only “some” MW3 operators will apparently be carried forward into Call of Duty 2024. Call of Duty 2024 is already garnering criticism, thanks to rumors about the Carry Forward feature. The rumor about Call of Duty 2024 was shared on X by Detonated, a page dedicated to covering all things CoD.

Is MW2 and MW3 connected? ›

Modern Warfare 2 owners must purchase Modern Warfare 3 separately; owning one does not grant access to the other. However, certain content from MW2 will transfer to MW3 and Warzone, regardless of the previous title's ownership. Currently, there is no distinct advantage to owning both MW2 and MW3.

Will everything transfer from MW3 to BO6? ›

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Modern Warfare III content will not carry forward to the Black Ops 6 Premium experience. The one exception is the Black Ops 6 Vault Edition Woods Operator Pack preorder benefit.

How to move weapons from MW2 to MW3? ›

All Modern Warfare II weapons will be available for Modern Warfare III players*, although each weapon's associated unlock challenge must be completed before it becomes accessible in MWIII. Any Blueprints also carry forward, and certain Blueprints available via Store Bundles will also be available to purchase in MWIII.

Will my skins transfer from MW3 to Black Ops 6? ›

As the game has no Carry Forward, no skins purchased in MW3 or MW2 are available to use. For those who haven't spent their points, find out if they'll carry over to Treyarch's new title in this guide.

Will MW2 maps transfer to MW3? ›

Modern Warfare 2 Maps Coming to MW3

These maps will be “graphically identical to how they appeared in MW2”, but will feature the updated movement and gameplay mechanics in MW3. This could completely change how these maps play, and while they may look the same they might feel completely different.

How is Ghost alive in MW3? ›

Many CoD fans believe that Ghost is still alive in the latest Modern Warfare trilogy. However, that is not the case, as the latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) is set in an alternate timeline. This new timeline diverges from the original, in which Ghost met his demise at the hands of General Shepherd.

Will there be a MW3 reboot? ›

It is the twentieth installment of the Call of Duty series and is the third entry in the rebooted Modern Warfare sub-series, following Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022). The game was released on November 10, 2023, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

What will carry over to MW3? ›

All Weapon Camos will carry forward into Modern Warfare III. Limited-time Event Camos that were available only during a certain period are accessible if you unlocked them in Modern Warfare II at that time. Example 1: A MWII player has an M4 with “Orion” Mastery Camo unlocked (above).

Will Black Ops 6 be its own game? ›

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the next installment in the yearly franchise. This time around, both Treyarch Studios and Raven Software are behind the new game, with the latter taking over the campaign duties. The game will also feature the usual multiplayer, with a beta taking place before release, and zombies mode.

Can you still get Snoop Dogg in Call of Duty MW3? ›

To unlock Snoop Dogg in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, you must purchase the Season 3 BattlePass.

How to get weapons from MW2 to MW3? ›

There are 77 guns and melee weapons returning to Modern Warfare 3 that were first released for Modern Warfare 2. If you previously unlocked one of these weapons in MW2, then it will automatically be available when you reach player Level 4 in MW3.

Will MW2 XP tokens transfer to MW3? ›

It's simply because last year's Modern Warfare 3 also carried Double XP tokens from MW2. In general, CoD Points and XP tokens are something that are attached to a player's account rather than the game's UI itself. Thus, Treyarch's team might end up enabling Double XP tokens from MW3 in Black Ops 6.

Will DMZ carry over to MW3? ›

Call of Duty: Warzone is getting full integration with Modern Warfare 3 at the arrival of Season 1 on December 6. The big update includes the battle royale's new Urzikstan map, but the seasonal blog post announced that DMZ will remain playable without any new content or progression.

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