Roles and leveling

How XP works

There are six roles: Assault, Medic, Support, Recon, Driver and Pilot. You never choose one. The game gives XP to whichever role matches what you just did, so a revive levels Medic and a kill with a sniper rifle levels Recon. All six level at the same time and independently, so one good match can move several of them.

That also means you only level what you actually do. If you want Medic gear but spend the match with an assault rifle far from your squad, Medic won't move. Each role runs to level 100, but the item unlocks stop around level 50.

Wardog level

Your Wardog level is the six role levels added together. With every role at 5, you are Wardog level 30. It has no XP of its own, so anything you do raises it. It is the level that unlocks armor, helmets and the bigger tac vests:

Level	Unlock
3	Level 1 Armor
3	Level 1 Helmet
14	Medium Tac Vest
30	Level 2 Armor
30	Level 2 Helmet
50	Large Tac Vest
60	Level 3 Armor
60	Level 3 Helmet
100	Level 4 Armor
100	Level 4 Helmet

Every role

What earns XP in each role, and the unlocks along the way. Level numbers are the ones the community lists agree on. Where they disagree, the item is left out.

Assault

Fighting with assault rifles.

Level	Unlock
3	AK74
10	Galil
20	M4
35	FAL

Medic

Reviving and healing teammates, and kills with SMGs. Healing yourself doesn't count.

Level	Unlock
2	Field Resuscitator
4	PP-19 Vityaz
5	White M18 smoke
9	Individual First Aid Kit
11	Defibrillator
15	MP5
35	Super-45

Support

Shotguns, LMGs and launchers, building, repairing, bringing supplies and destroying vehicles.

Level	Unlock
5	RPG-7
8	Large Hammer
10	M500
15	M249 SAW
25	AT Mine
30	PKM
35	MGL-40

Recon

Sniper rifles and DMRs, and spotting enemies with binoculars or a rangefinder.

Level	Unlock
2	Monocular
5	SKS
10	Mosin Nagant
19	SV98
25	MK22
30	BMR-308
35	AMR 50

Driver

Driving ground vehicles, moving teammates and delivering supplies.

Level	Unlock
8	Dune Buggy
16	Large Crate
35	L2A6

Pilot

Flying helicopters, carrying passengers and supplies, and helicopter weapons.

Level	Unlock
4	AH-6M [Miniguns]
10	Z20 Lakota

What to level first

Most guides agree on Support and Medic first. Both reward things a good squad player does anyway, and both unlock gear that helps the whole team.

• Support to level 5 for the RPG-7. Without it your squad has no answer to vehicles.
• Medic to level 4 for the PP-19 Vityaz (B tier), an early SMG, and SMG kills level Medic further. Keep going to level 11 for the defibrillator, the instant revive. See the medic guide.
• Assault levels on its own if you use rifles, and Recon is mostly for players who want to snipe.
• Driver and Pilot are for players who want to run transport and supplies. Both pay well, because moving teammates pays. See the money guide.

Unlocks cost cash

Reaching a level doesn't give you the item. It lets you buy a permanent unlock, a one-time payment, and after that you pay the normal price every time you take it into a match. The one-time payments are big: the RPG-7 unlock costs $30,000 and the SKS $25,000, several times the $10,000 you start with.

So pick what you want next and save for it. A cheap kit you can afford to lose while you save is the way to get there. See how not to go broke.