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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (MW3)

How to Reduce Weapon Cooldown

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Modern Warfare 3 - How to Reduce Weapon Cooldown

Weapon cooldown occurs when you die with your insured weapon equipped in Zombies mode of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3). Read on to learn how to reduce the weapon cooldown timer!

How to Reduce Weapon Cooldown

Earn a Lot of XP in a Zombies Game

The more xp you earn in a Zombies game, the more time is reduced from the insured weapon cooldown timer.

You can get a lot of xp per game session by exfiling with a large sum of Essence and sellable items, completing missions and contracts, opening loot caches, racking up a lot of zombie kills, and visiting different points-of-interests (POIs) in Urzikstan.

What is Weapon Cooldown?

Timer for Insured Weapons

Modern Warfare 3 - Insured Weapon Cooldown Timer

Upon dying in Zombies while having an insured weapon equipped, a 1-hour cooldown timer for it will begin and you won't be able to place any weapons in the insured slot until the timer ends.

While the cooldown is still active, you'll have no choice but to resort to using Contraband weapons in a Zombies match.

Insured Slots and Contraband Explained

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