Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · Not stated · version Launch week (October 22)Weapon Prestige relocks Military camos and Apex attachments
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Prestiging a weapon could lock its Military camos and Apex attachments again, and the Weapon Prestige menu wrongly warned that Apex access would be lost. The October 23 launch patch notes list a fix for camos and Apex attachments appearing locked again after Prestige, and Infinity Ward's Trello card is now Resolved (Fix Released).
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- Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
- Platform
- Not stated
- Affected version
- Launch week (October 22)
- Kind
- Bug
- Confirmation
- Confirmed
- Patch status
- Patched
- First reported
- Last updated
- Latest fix or workaround
- Fix, : Launch patch notes, fixes from October 23: fixed Military Camos and Apex Attachments appearing locked again after Prestiging a weapon. Source
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Updates · 3
- Acknowledged
Infinity Ward's Trello card: investigating Military camos and Apex attachments relocking after a weapon is prestiged, and a wrong warning in the Weapon Prestige menu that Apex access will be lost. Labelled Investigating and Fix Scheduled.
Infinity Ward on Trello ·
“We're investigating an issue causing Military Camos and Apex Attachments to relock after prestiging a weapon, along with incorrect messaging in the Weapon Prestige menu stating Apex access will be lost.”
Infinity Ward on Trello · Open source - Fix
Launch patch notes, fixes from October 23: fixed Military Camos and Apex Attachments appearing locked again after Prestiging a weapon.
Infinity Ward on Publisher patch notes ·
“Fixed an issue where Military Camos and Apex Attachments could appear locked again after Prestiging a weapon.”
Infinity Ward on Publisher patch notes · Open source - Acknowledged
Oct 25: Infinity Ward's Trello card for this issue, now under Resolved and marked Fix Released, after the October 23 patch notes listed the fix.
Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello ·
“We're investigating an issue causing Military Camos and Apex Attachments to relock after prestiging a weapon”
Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello · Open source
Sources · 33 OfficialInfinity Ward · Publisher patch notesOfficial+ 2 official postsShow all →
“Fixed an issue where Military Camos and Apex Attachments could appear locked again after Prestiging a weapon.”
- Infinity Ward · TrelloOfficialOpen
“We're investigating an issue causing Military Camos and Apex Attachments to relock after prestiging a weapon, along with incorrect messaging in the Weapon Prestige menu stating Apex access will be lost.”
- Infinity Ward (Trello) · TrelloOfficialOpen
“We're investigating an issue causing Military Camos and Apex Attachments to relock after prestiging a weapon”