Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · Not stated · version Early access (Campaign)Realism runs voided when an update lands mid-run
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A Realism difficulty playthrough is not recorded as complete if a game update is released while it is in progress, so the run and its reward are lost. One player lost three runs this way, and others are asking whether the Realism calling card is bugged.
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Reported · stage 1 of 5
11days open
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- Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
- Platform
- Not stated
- Affected version
- Early access (Campaign)
- Kind
- Bug
- Confirmation
- Unconfirmed
- Patch status
- Unpatched
- First reported
- Last updated
- Latest fix or workaround
- Workaround, : The mission list showed mission 13 incomplete and 15 missing; replaying them on a lower difficulty unlocked Realism. 4 more posts in the thread. Source
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Updates · 5
- Workaround
The mission list showed mission 13 incomplete and 15 missing; replaying them on a lower difficulty unlocked Realism. 4 more posts in the thread.
iKilledTheRainbow · Steam · Forum thread ·
“i completed the game on veteran and it still didn't unlock realism. after checking my mission list it was saying i hadn't completed mission 13, and mission 15 was totally missing from the list. after running through those missions again quickly on a lower difficulty setting now realism is unlocked.”
iKilledTheRainbow · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Asks whether anyone else's Realism calling card is bugged.
@zGrinderx on X ·
@zGrinderx on X · · View post
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Three Realism playthroughs voided: a run isn't tracked as complete if an update is pushed while you're playing it.
@notaaronnn on X ·
@notaaronnn on X · · View post
- Report
Oct 22: a player finished missions 1–10 the day before, but the game only counted 4, so they had to replay them.
mattm1712 · Steam · Forum reply ·
“So mine, I had played missions 1-10 the day before then was only showing i had completed 4 missions so had to go back and reply”
mattm1712 · Steam · Forum reply · Open source - Report
Oct 22: a player who finished the campaign on Soldier says the game marks mission 3 as unfinished, so Realism stays locked.
Stinkliesl · Steam · Forum reply ·
“My progress is still there. Yet the game decided i didn't finish a mission (3) and won't unlock realism difficulty although i finished the game on soldier. Do i have to replay alle the missions again starting from 3 or is it enough to repeat that one mission?”
Stinkliesl · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
Sources · 55 Community@notaaronnn+ 4 similar community reportsHide
“i’ve had 3 realism playthroughs voided on the modern warfare 4 campaign because there is a bug where it doesn’t track it as complete if there is an update pushed while you are in the middle of playing… fucking christ man”
- @zGrinderxView post
“Anyone's calling card for Realism bugged in mw4 campaign?”
- mattm1712Steam · Forum replyOpen
“So mine, I had played missions 1-10 the day before then was only showing i had completed 4 missions so had to go back and reply”
- StinklieslSteam · Forum replyOpen
“My progress is still there. Yet the game decided i didn't finish a mission (3) and won't unlock realism difficulty although i finished the game on soldier. Do i have to replay alle the missions again starting from 3 or is it enough to repeat that one mission?”
- iKilledTheRainbowSteam · Forum threadOpen
“i completed the game on veteran and it still didn't unlock realism. after checking my mission list it was saying i hadn't completed mission 13, and mission 15 was totally missing from the list. after running through those missions again quickly on a lower difficulty setting now realism is unlocked.”