Modern Warfare 2’s Battle Passes are a brand new form of pass structure that its community has yet to experience. The new battle pass system requires players to play the game and unlock a new currency called battle pass tokens. The Battle Pass Tokens then allow you to do tier skips, completing the rewards on their tactile tiles, such as unlocking the new guns. However, you will need to grind the game to get your hands on the new battle pass tokens. Here is how to get battle pass tokens in MW2, including every tidbit you need to know.

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Here is a closer look at how to get battle pass tokens in MW2. Image via Activision / Infinity Ward.

How to get Battle Pass Tokens in MW2¶

Simply put, Battle Pass Tokens are earned by playing the game. At the end of every game screen, you will see that you are ever so slightly pushing that bar towards getting the next battle pass token in MW2. The rate in which you acquire them, however, appears to be based on score, and the time spent in a game. For example, a very quick game on Team Deathmatch or Kill, Confirmed on the new Shoothouse playlist, will net around a fifth of a Battle Pass Token. It’s reasonable to suggest that it will take about 30 minutes to grind those lobbies to get yourself a battle pass token.

Meanwhile, players in a full game of hardpoint or headquarters can expect to get a full battle pass token in one game. We are talking max time limited reached, high personal score, and the game ending at like 250 points to 240 points. These games can last around 15 meters when the timer runs out. Other game modes like Search, Control, and Prisoner Rescue can also yield high score and game lengths, but they come at the cost of one life a round, which can penalize players not too good at those lobbies.

Overall, it seems much more effective to grind the battle pass in game modes from which you feel you can get lots of player scores. If objective modes are more your thing, and you find yourself performing well, then chances will be your best method of getting battle pass tokens in MW2.

Lastly, if you know how to farm the AI in Invasion, knowing the exact spawn points and angles you need to cover, then Invasion can be an effective method. Think of the ways you farmed weapon XP, and chances are that’s the method that will net you the most Battle Pass Tokens in MW2.

The takeaway is that you will need to play the game quite a lot to complete the season pass. Season 1 looks to be a fairly long season. If you plan on playing MW2 for most of it, you will find yourself grinding your way through the battle pass at a decent pace, regardless of your gameplay preferences. Don’t worry too much about getting battle pass tokens in MW2 at an effective rate, and play your game the way you want to play it.

How to Pay for Battle Pass Tokens in MW2¶

Battle Passes are known for having some premium tier skips to get you through the grind quicker, and MW2 is no different. Player scan pay for the more expensive version of the battle pass, which comes with 20 battle pass tokens you can use. Meanwhile, those who buy the vault edition can get their hands on 50 battle pass tokens to us however they like on the battle pass. Outside of that, there doesn’t seem to be any other way of buying battle pass tokens in MW2.