How to get easy point-blank kills in Modern Warfare 2

You’ve more than likely experienced the “Point Blank” prompt appear on your screen after you’ve blown an enemy’s head off in Modern Warfare 2, but what does it mean? And how do you get point-blank kills in MW2 to begin with?

Point blank pops up whenever you’ve shot and killed someone incredibly close to your screen. Now, if you’re looking to rack up more point-blank kills, you have to ensure you’re doing a few things right. 

How to get point-blank kills in MW2: Step-by-step

Again, to get a point-blank kill in MW2, you have to have shot and killed a player who was incredibly close to your screen. Here are a few tips to engineer such situations. This can be especially useful if you are looking to complete the point-blank kill challenges required to get all the best Modern Warfare 2 skins in the game.

• Hold closer angles in choke positions (you can also think of them as bottlenecks).
  • Stand at a 45-degree angle as enemies come around the corner so players cannot see you as they push around a corner.
  • Players will have to run through this area to progress to a different position, so holding an angle around corners with a weapon will make this easier.
• One of the seven deadly sins of CoD is camping, but it will also net you a bunch of point-blank kills. 

MW2 point-blank kill distance

Point-blank occurs when a player is less than five meters away from your screen. Anything further than five meters will not be counted as point-blank. Using close-range weapons will help you rack up these kills. Shotguns are incredibly effective as they’re so strong up close and personal.

Point-blank kills in MW2, summarized

Point-blank kills take a skilled player to achieve them. With this summarized list, you should achieve them more often.

• Point-blank kills are a unique type of kill that is done when a player kills an enemy that is super close to their screen.
• Many challenges in CoD require the player to get point-blank kills.
• Point-blank kills are often better achieved at a 45-degree angle near a corner; this is called a choke position.
• Camping is also another way to wrack up on your point-blank kills

Unfortunately, camping and holding choke points will likely result in players being absolutely flamed in every match, but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do to get those juicy point-blank kills in MW2 in order to complete the related challenges. This is where you develop thick skin.