Ranks[]
There are 50 ranks in the game, all with different emblems and unlocks. Some unlock youweapons which you can then buy, others unlock you Skills to make your game that little bit easier, and as you progress through the ranks, you will start to get more rounds-per-match and the unlocks will tend to get gradually better until you are the highest rank. Note that experience does not apply beyond unlocking a rank, so if you get enough experience to unlock several ranks any experience beyond the first rank unlock will simply not apply. For example, as a rank 1 if you get over 1900 experience you will become rank 2, not rank 3, and your total experience will be reduced to 770. Until rank 10, winning one single-player match will rank you up. At rank 20 or so, you will begin to need to farm experience if you want to rank up any time soon. At rank 30 and up, farming is the only way that you will rank up.
Rank 1: Private[]
Required Experience: 0
Unlock: Glock 17
Experience to Next Rank: 770
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you something cheap and cheerful, the Skorpion will relieve your weary trigger finger with its high fire-rate antics.
Rank 2: Private First Class[]
Required Experience: 770
Unlock: Skorpion
Experience to Next Rank: 1,111
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "radar scanner" skill. This gives you a minimap that shows you the location of zombies, allies, and those elusive power up crates.
Rank 3: Bombardier[]
Required Experience: 1,881
Unlock: Radar Scanner, Butcher Zombie starts to appear
Experience to Next Rank: 1,515
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the MP5, a stalwart of special forces around the world. Damage isn't massive but what it lacks in sheer power it makes up for in fire rate and mobility.
Rank 4: Lance Corporal []
Required Experience: 3,396
Unlock: MP5
Experience to Next Rank: 2,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the everymans weapon of choice for zombie apocalypse home defense, the Stoeger double barreled shotgun. There's not much more fun than blowing to bits with the old one-two punch.
Rank 5: Corporal []
Required Experience: 5,396
Unlock: Stoeger, Shadow Zombie starts to appear, 5 rounds per SP game
Experience to Next Rank: 2,500
In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll gain the ability to purchase the Glock 20, AA-12 and Browning (premium purchase).
Rank 6: Specialist[]
Required Experience: 7,896
Unlock: G20, AA-12, M2 Browning (premiums)
Experience to Next Nank: 3,500
In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll unlock the Raging Bull Magnum revolver. The old 9mm Glock is all well and good, but unleash your inner bull, you know you want to.
Rank 7: Sergeant[]
Required Experience: 11,396
Unlock: Raging Bull, Mamushka Zombie starts to appear
Experience to Next Rank: 4,700
In game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the most popular assault rifle in the world, and for good reason. The ol' AK47 offers tremendous fully automatic bang for buck.
Rank 8: Staff Sergeant []
Required Experience: 16,096
Unlock: AK-47
Experience to Next Rank: 6,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level gains you access to the Ruger P97. A bigger pistol means more unlimited ammo shooting for those quiet moments.
Rank 9: Sergeant First Class[]
Required Experience: 22,096
Unlock: Ruger P97, 6 rounds per SP game, Devastator zombie starts to appear
Experience to Next Rank: 7,600
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Laser Sights" skill. This will help your aim and more bullets on target means more soft corpses to walk over.
Rank 10: Gunnery Sergeant[]
Required Experience: 29,696
Unlock: Laser Sights
Experience to Next Rank: 9,300
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to some wild west action. Pop those zombies with the winchester lever action shotty. Isn't it nice to have a shotgun that holds more that two rounds?
Rank 11: Master Sergeant[]
Required Experience: 38,996
Unlock: Winchester 9410
Experience to Next Rank: 12,777
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Faster Reload SMG's" skill. Now emptying those clips with your submachine guns is even more fun knowing it'll take a jiffy to reload once you're empty.
Rank 12: Sergeant Major[]
Required Experience: 51,773
Unlock: Fast Reload SMGs
Experience to Next Rank: 16,666
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the stalwart burst rifle, the M16. The M16 Assault rifle will put 3 rounds on a dime at 3 inches. What? How big is your monitor then?
Rank 13: Squad Leader[]
Required Experience: 68,439
Unlock: M16A4
Experience to Next Rank: 21,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the Vector. Based on the Kriss super V-system designed to minimize recoil and therefore spread, the Vector gives you all the joy of the Skorpion without the misery of half your bullets spraying randomly all over the place.
Rank 14: Warrant Officer[]
Required Experience: 89,439
Unlock: Vector
Experience to Next Rank: 25,555
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the Desert Eagle. The ultimate .50 cal pistol. The .50 Action Express round delivers 325 grains of lead coming to your favorite zombie, er, express.
Rank 15: Chief Warrant Officer []
Required Experience: 114,994
Unlock: Desert Eagle, 7 rounds per SP game
Experience to Next Rank: 31,111
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Faster Reload Pistols" Skill. Faster reloads makes Jack a happy lad.
Rank 16: Company Leader []
Required Experience: 146,105
Unlock: Fast Reload Pistols
Experience to next rank: 45,111
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the FAL. Semi-automatic goodness isn't for everyone but if the FAL kicks like a mule, imagine what it would do to the zombies...
Rank 17: Ensign[]
Required Experience: 191,216
Unlock: FN FAL
Experience to Next Rank: 62,700
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Faster Reload Shotguns" skill. Less time to load up your shotties has got to be good for you.
Rank 18: Chief Ensign[]
Required Experience: 253,916
Unlock: Fast Reload Shotguns
Experience to Next Rank: 79,808
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the SPAS-12. High power and slightly better range. These brutes are banned from private import, but since your're SAS they made an exception.
Original In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the SPAS-12. There's a reason the pump action almost universally wiped out the lever action shotguns. They're faster.
Rank 19: Platoon Commander[]
Required Experience: 333,724
Unlock: SPAS-12
Experience to Next Rank: 102,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll gain the ability to purchase the M41-A Grendel, the Flamethrower, and the JKH .887 CAW (premium purchase).
Rank 20: 2nd Lieutenant[]
Required Experience: 435,724
Unlock: M41-A Grendel, JKH 0.887 CAW, Flamethrower (premiums)
Experience to Next Rank: 127,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Faster Reload Assault Rifles" skill. More bullets down range= more killin' power.
Rank 21: 1st Lieutenant[]
Required Experience: 562,724
Unlock: Fast Reload Assault Rifles
Experience to next rank: 156,666
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks access to the Bren. Zombie death in the form of 25lbs of bone shaking steel.
Rank 22: Captain[]
Required Experience: 719,390
Unlock: BREN, 8 rounds per SP game
Experience to Next Rank: 190,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level gives you access to the SCAR. A more modern take on the AK47. More power, less kick.
Rank 23: Major[]
Required Experience: 909,390
Unlock: SCAR-H
Experience to Next Rank: 225,225
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the "Fitness" skill. Being super-fit has it's advantages. Moving faster when fighting zombies is important.
Rank 24: Squadron Leader[]
Required Experience: 1,134,615
Unlock: Fitness
Experience to Next Rank: 264,264
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the MP7. Rifle rounds from a submachine gun? Think fire rate + and armor penetrating goodness.
Rank 25: Battalion Commander[]
Required Experience: 1,398,879
Unlock: MP7
Experience to Next Rank: 306,306
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the Barrett REC7. Reliability Enhanced Awesome. Wait, that's REA. The REC7 is another take on the M4 carbine, the result being more reliable, more powerful, and ultimately more useful.
Rank 26: Lieutenant Colonel []
Required Experience: 1,705,185
Unlock: REC7
Experience to Next Rank: 364,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the "recovery" skill. Reduce your down time by 25% with this regenerative concoction. Less time down is more time making merry and earning XP.
Rank 27: Colonel[]
Required Experience: 2,069,185
Unlock: Recovery
Experience to Next Rank: 426,667
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the RPD. Slightly less clunky than the Bren, the RPD holds plenty of ammo in it's drum magazine and each one of those should be able to blow sizeable bits off most zombies.
Rank 28: Brigadier[]
Required Experience: 2,495,852
Unlock: RPD
Experience to Next Rank: 493,999
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the AUG PARA. More commonly known in it's light machine gun format, the sub machine gun version is smaller, lighter but still packs a hefty wallop.
Rank 29: Brigadier General[]
Required Experience: 2,989,851
Unlock: AUG PARA
Experience to Next Rank: 566,566
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the "Faster Reload LMGs" skill. Beefy Damage plus high fire rate and now faster reloads? Bring it on oh you hideous festering flesh.
Rank 30: Marshall[]
Required Experience: 3,556,417
Unlock: Faster Reload LMGs, 9 rounds per SP game
Experience to Next Rank: 643,765
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the M1014. Bang. Bang-Bang. Bang-Bang-Bang. Any way you cut it, semi-automatic shotgun has to be the best way to bring the close encounter of shotguns into the 21st century.
Rank 31: Chief Marshall[]
Required Experience: 4,200,182
Unlock: M1014
Experience to Next Rank: 735,031
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the SAW. Still the backbone support weapon for most infantry squads and for good reason. More, bigger bullets on target in less time with less fuss.
Rank 32: Major General[]
Required Experience: 4,935,293
Unlock: SAW
Experience to Next Rank: 833,333
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the Nitro Express .600. This is the most retardedly powerful handgun in the world. The bullet itself is three times heavier than that of the Desert Eagle, and leaves the gun at nearly twice the speed. Better brace that arm boy, this thing is almost as likely to rip you to pieces as the zombies you're pointing it at.
Rank 33: Lieutenant General[]
Required Experience: 5,768,626
Unlock: .600 Nitro Express
Experience to Next Rank: 935,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to Armor Piercing rounds. What's better than killing a zombie? killing two or more with one shot. Nuff said.
Rank 34: Corporate General[]
Required Experience: 6,703,626
Unlock: AP Rounds
Experience to Next Rank: 1,044,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll be able to get your hands on the latest high tech assault rifle from Beretta. Power plus good mobility for the win.
Rank 35: General[]
Required Experience: 7,747,626
Unlock: ARX160, 10 rounds per SP game
Experience to Next Rank: 1,156,000
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlockes the MG4, state of the art light machine gun. This will skeletonize a cow in less time than a pack of underfed piranhas.
Rank 36: 2 Star General[]
Required Experience: 8,903,626
Unlock: MG4
Experience to Next Rank: 1,291,968
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "On Target" skill. This reduces the spread on all your weapons, killing more and saving money to boot.
Rank 37: 3 Star General[]
Required Experience: 10,195,594
Unlock: On Target
Experience to Next Rank: 1,424,162
In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the M240. Big grunty light machine gun for total zombie domination.
Rank 38: 4 Star General[]
Required Experience: 11,619,756
Unlock: M240, 11 rounds per SP game
Experience to Next Rank: 1,565,656
In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll unlock the "High-Cap Mags" skill. Somehow you'll find a way to cram even more bullets into these already well-fed guns. Twice as much ammo in each gun to be precise.
Rank 39: 5 Star General[]
Required Experience: 13,185,412
Unlock: Hi-Cap Magazines
Experience to Next Rank: 1,717,171
In Game Rank Description: Once you are promoted, you'll have earned the right to buy an MGL-140 6 shot semi-automatic grenade launcher. Yes sir. I think you'll enjoy it. Yeah. Oh yeah.
Rank 40: Commander[]
Required Experience: 14,902,183
Unlock: MGL-140
Experience is reset at this rank, now only elite experience will accrue.
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 222,222
In Game Rank Description: After a short spool-up you'll be astonished at how quickly this beast shreds the Zombies. "Is that a Minigun in your pocket? Or..."
Original In Game Rank Description: Congratulations, Commander. You are the ultimate.
Elite Ranks[]
Elite ranks are ranks 41-50. Elite ranks dont use normal XP to level up, instead they use Elite Experience whichyou can only earn in Nightmare Mode or by winning normal purge.
Rank 41: Elite I[]
Required Elite Experience: 222,222
Unlock: Minigun
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 333,333
In Game Rank Description: Notice how Nightmare mode is quite hard? Double your health with the Highlander skill for better chances at surviving.
Rank 42: Elite II[]
Required Elite Experience: 555,555
Unlock: Highlander
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 444,444
In Game Rank Description: Updated, semi-auto version of the Marklin Hunting Rifle. 16mm of unstoppable brutality. Like shooting bricks!
Rank 43: Elite III[]
Required Elite Experience: 999,999
Unlock: MK II
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 555,555
In Game Rank Description: For homie decoration the MAC 10 is second only to spraypaint. This choice bit of kit is special particularly because we're calling it a pistol. As in free ammo baby.
Rank 44: Elite IV[]
Required Elite Experience: 1,555,554
Unlock: MAC-10
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 666,666
In Game Rank Description: Zombie Combat Systems Seizure. 18000 RPM recoil less SMG. An almost pocket-sized baby brother of a Minigun.
Rank 45: Elite V[]
Required Elite Experience: 2,222,220
Unlock: ZCS Seizure
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 777,777
In Game Rank Description: Finally, no more bumbling about with Flamethrower bottles, CAW energy packs or grenades. Reload those specials at pace.
Rank 46: Elite VI[]
Required Elite Experience: 2,999,997
Unlock: Faster Reload Specials
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 888,888
In Game Rank Description: Unlock access to the truly, and I mean truly savage SCIMTR. Semi-auto shotgun firing mini winged blades loaded up with gaseous explosion inducing biotoxin. Excellent.
Rank 47: Elite VII[]
Required Elite Experience: 3,888,885
Unlock: SCIMTR
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 999,999
In Game Rank Description: Ever seen someone do a sub-10 second 100 metre sprint while carrying a 50 cal MG? Neither have I but this will bring you a couple steps closer.
Rank 48: Elite VIII[]
Required Elite Experience: 4,888,884
Unlock: Speed Boost
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 1,234,567
In Game Rank Description: Unlock access to the Zombie Combat Systems Wipeout. This causes massive pain on impact, followed by even more massive pain as your insides catch on fire and burn at more than 2500 degrees.
Rank 49: Elite IX[]
Required Elite Experience: 6,123,451
Unlock: Wipeout
Elite Experience to Next Rank: 1,818,181
In Game Rank Description: Ever wanted to stand out? I know that wearing black camo in a night setting might not be the obvious choice but not many people will make it this far so enjoy your new all-black SAS.
Rank 50: Elite X[]
Required Elite Experience: 7,941,632
Unlock: Black Death
There are no more ranks, therefore experience no longer accrues.
In game rank desciption: Max Rank
Your character's suit turns full black much like a ninja outfit.
Trivia[]
- 24 ranks are bronze, 16 are silver, and 11 (the elite ranks) are gold. The extra rank is rank 40, which is both silver and gold.
- 5,664,044 experience points are earned in bronze ranks; 9,228,449 experience points are earned in silver ranks; 7,941,632 (elite) experience points are earned in gold (elite) ranks. Of the experience points earned in silver ranks, 7,154,957 are earned as a general (from one-star general to Commander) and 2,073,492 are earned in other ranks.