The Lightweight perk icon.
The Pro version of Lightweight.
Lightweight is a Tier 2 perk appearing on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that allows players to move faster. The released version of this perk granted a 10% movement speed boost, but player analysis of the data files following the PC 1.06 patch indicates that the boost was silently reduced to 7% without comment from Infinity Ward. The Pro version allows players to fire their weapon faster after sprinting. It reduces the delay between stopping and shooting to half of its original value.
This Perk is unlocked at the start of the game.
Tips
- It is easier to complete this Perk's challenges with Marathon, as both require sprinting for a certain distance and Marathon obviously allows players to sprint much further in a game.
- This Perk competes with Cold-Blooded for the best Perk 2 for knife-only classes.
- It is inadvisable to use this Perk without Marathon and a high mobility weapon, such as an SMG, Sniper, or Assault Rifle, as any other setup will benefit very little from the 7% movement speed increase.
Trivia
- This perk was seen in the teaser trailer in early 2009.
- This perk, coupled with a high-mobility weapon is required to reach some difficult jumps in multiplayer.
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