{"id":47467,"date":"2024-03-08T13:26:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2006239"},"modified":"2024-03-08T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:58:12","slug":"what-are-close-call-kills-in-cod-mw3-how-to-do-them-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-are-close-call-kills-in-cod-mw3-how-to-do-them-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Close Call Kills in CoD MW3? How to do them explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Need to rack up some Close Call Kills in Modern Warfare 3? Read on for a guide on how to perform them. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Joshua Lamb\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 08 March 2024 at 12:26 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are heaps of ways to eliminate your opponent in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But if you are working your way through weekly challenges, you may be trying to rattle off a number of Close Call Kills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For some of us at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> office, every elimination we rack up in Modern Warfare 3 is a close call kill \u2013 in fact, making it to the end of each round with a positive kill to death ratio is a close call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a lot of jargon in the Call of Duty games that can be confusing, so if you are puzzled on how to progress through certain objectives, you are not alone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This time, we\u2019re focusing on Close Call Kills, so read on to find out what that means and how to perform them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are Close Call Kills in CoD MW3?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Close Call Kills are a way of eliminating your opponent in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 when playing the game in online multiplayer.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a requirement that frequently pops up in weekly challenges within the game. Completing these tasks will grant the player XP, which in turn can be used to unlock new weapons and perks on the battlefield.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Below are a variety of tips and a detailed explanation on how you can make this task easier for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <h2><b>How to do Close Call Kills in CoD MW3 explained<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Close Call Kills are achieved by eliminating an opponent when you only have 25 per cent or less of your health remaining. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is easy to recognise when your health is low, as red blood splatter will fill the edges of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It can be risky pulling this off, and so you will need to be fast and accurate in your approach before an enemy takes you out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are a couple of things you can do to make this job easier. Firstly, equipping a powerful weapon that does a lot of damage quickly, such as a shotgun, will make encounters fast and hopefully painless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secondly, playing on smaller maps so you are not spending an age hunting for enemies to fight should help you rack through your required number of Close Call Kills swiftly.<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe title=\"How To Get Operator Close Call Kills In Modern Warfare 3 (Weekly Challenges)\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fruXjJ7qtVQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If learning visually is easier, JC Amaterasu has a quick video on YouTube showing how to perform Close Call Kills in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. 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