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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · All · version Early access (DMZ)

DMZ disconnects wiped players' loot

ConfirmedReported as unpatched

Updated

DMZ servers crash and disconnect players mid-match, and everything they looted in that match is lost; they keep the equipment they deployed with and their progression. Call of Duty said on October 21 that it was resolved, but the launch patch notes do not list a fix, and players on Steam and X kept reporting disconnects and lost loot afterwards.

Lifecycle

Acknowledged · stage 3 of 5

8days open

Since first report

  1. Reported (reached)
  2. Confirmed (reached)—
  3. Acknowledged (reached) · now
  4. Partial (not yet)next
  5. Patched (not yet)—
Report → ack 0dIn current stage 8d
Workaround none yet
Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Platform
All
Affected version
Early access (DMZ)
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Confirmed
Patch status
Reported as unpatched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
Fix, : CODUpdates: additional server-side changes released to address server disconnects. Source
How we label issues

Kind

  • Exploit: Repeatable and clearly advantageous to the player using it; essentially cheating.
  • Bug: Everything else: crashes, launch errors, broken features, visual or audio faults.

Confirmation

  • Confirmed: A developer or official account acknowledged it, an official known-issues board lists it, it appears in official patch notes, or 100+ corroborating posts on X were actually counted.
  • Unconfirmed: None of the above yet. Press articles are reports and never confirm an issue on their own.

Patch status

  • Unpatched: Known and open; no fix has been claimed.
  • Reported as unpatched: Players credibly report it persisting, including after a fix claim that never appeared in patch notes.
  • Partially patched: Official patch notes list a fix, but credible later reports say it still happens, or the notes only cover part of it.
  • Reported as patched: A developer, official account or player says it is fixed, but no official patch notes list it.
  • Patched: Official patch notes (a Steam news post or the publisher's patch notes page) list the fix, and nothing credible says it still happens.

Active means still affecting players: Unpatched, Reported as unpatched or Partially patched. Patched and Reported as patched issues are closed.

Estimated impact runs from 0.1 to 9.9 with one decimal. xploitr sets it from the rubric below. Factors: advantage to other players, reach, play blocked or progress lost, frequency, and whether a reliable workaround exists. Patched issues keep their historical impact.

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Impact bands

  • 0.1–2.9 Low: Cosmetic, audio, text and UI glitches with no effect on play.
  • 3.0–4.9 Moderate: Narrow gameplay bugs or small exploits, rare or with a workaround.
  • 5.0–6.9 Elevated: Bugs most players in a mode notice: hit registration, desync, balance-breaking damage.
  • 7.0–8.4 High: Widely abused competitive or economy exploits; crashes many players hit.
  • 8.5–9.9 Severe: Launch blockers, widespread progress or item loss, exploits that break the game for everyone.

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Estimated impactEstimated impact 9.0 out of 9.9, SevereOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 25

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  1. Report

    Lost a lot of good loot because of this (reply to the server-side fix post).

    @Francis_Burgers on X ·

    @Francis_Burgers on X · · View post

  2. Report

    Oct 22: a player says they get kicked constantly and lose their gear and loadout every time the servers crash mid-match.

    Mina · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “Is anyone else getting kicked constantly? Every single time the servers crash or go down mid-match, we lose our entire gear and loadout. It ♥♥♥♥♥ us over every time. Fix your servers! Pleeeeeeaas”
    Mina · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  3. Report

    Game crashed and lost the operator.

    @DylanAbernethy7 on X ·

    @DylanAbernethy7 on X · · View post

  4. Report

    Oct 22: a player says five blueprints were lost to crashes that wiped their loot.

    @_DustyDroid_ on X ·

    @_DustyDroid_ on X · · View post

  5. Report

    Oct 24: a player says DMZ crashed 3 times; each time the exfil failed, the gear was lost and the operators went MIA.

    Community report on reddit ·
    “So dmz have crashed 3 times and every time i fail to exfil and i lose all weapons and everything, and all my operators goes MIA, so i have to spend cash. Anyone else or just me?.”
    Community report on reddit · Open source
Sources · 254 Official21 Community@CODUpdatesOfficial+ 21 similar community reports and 3 official postsHide
Call of Duty UpdatesOfficial@CODUpdates
“📢 Call of Duty: #ModernWarfare4 | #DMZ Early Access We’re aware of an issue causing some players to disconnect from matches. We’ve deployed a potential fix and are monitoring the results. Players who disconnected due to this particular issue will retain the equipment they started the match with …”
  • Infinity Ward · TrelloOfficialOpen
    “We’re investigating an issue causing some players to disconnect from matches. We’ve released a protection fix so affected players retain their starting equipment and progression, but not loot collected during the match.”
  • @CODUpdatesOfficialView post
    “🛠️ This issue has been resolved.”
  • @CODUpdatesOfficialView post
    “🛠️ Call of Duty: #ModernWarfare4 | #DMZ Early Access We have released additional server-side changes to address recent reports of server disconnects.”
  • @charlieINTELView post
    “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ servers are crashing since this morning Players are losing all loot they have acquired when the servers crash Activision has not yet acknowledged a fix for the issue”
  • @OLDZ_GamingView post
    “@InfinityWard Lost connection to host mid game now I can’t progress the DMZ missions ? Any fix for this and lost all my stuff”
  • @Gam3rs4LifeView post
    “@CODUpdates Got disconnected twice last night while in the exfil chopper. Lost so much stuff including blueprints. Make it so you keep whatever you have at disconnect. Don't punish us because your servers died”
  • @xCH4PPYxView post
    “Just had my first DMZ crash, got some good loot, even got some LT Dog Tags which tbf prompted people to camp at the extraction zones as I went to refuel a car to drive by the extraction zone server crashed 😭”
  • @DylanAbernethy7View post
    “@InfinityWard @KaleiRenay @CallofDuty Fix your game it just crashed and I lost my operator I ain't paying 45k”
  • @kylevarnadoreView post
    “@CODUpdates @InfinityWard It is getting better but still needs work I disconnected 2 times in one match. Along with my operator bouncing around the map. Lost so much money saving my operator. Good news I was finally able to exfill once. Now it just needs stability.”
  • @_DustyDroid_View post

    Oct 22: a player says five blueprints were lost to crashes that wiped their loot. (Our summary of this post, not the author’s words.)

  • @SupSeraphView post
    “@Activision i know dmz just came out but you gotta fix when people do disconnect and try to load back in many times and it says we can’t go back in i feel like we should get our operators back at least”
  • @Francis_BurgersView post
    “@CODUpdates Lost a lot of good loot because of this.”
  • @ItisKennyKaneView post
    “@MattCoze Update requires restart still in the game Purple sky glitch requiring a shaders reload Server crashes losing my collected DMZ kit EBMM SBMM that we haven't even seen yet Aim Assist is for low skilled players Only shills look pathetic, criticism is normal.”
  • @GarrityJakView post
    “@CODUpdates Constant disconnects”
  • @texasrattler2View post
    “@CODUpdates I want my kastov weapon blueprint back. It was in my secure spot. Worked my butt off for that. Yall can make this happen. This getting ridiculous that the crashing isnt fixed.”
  • @gongxi_cgView post
    “@_Ovrlay @Activision I think a lot of players have been server crashes in dmz. The first time, I thought my internet had disconnected, but it happened again in another match. I lost everything except the items I brought into”
  • @NRN0815View post
    “@CODUpdates crashed around 9 times on day one, lost basically all my loot, nothing got restored.”
  • SilvaDracSteam · Forum threadOpen
    “Have managed to actually finish and exfil once today. With five plus disconnect game fails. Which seems to require manual closing of game from task bar, since game freezes controls at 'exit' final message when it gives up reconnect.”
  • IGN (Cade Onder) · Media reportOpen

    IGN reports DMZ server crashes are costing players the loot from that run, and that some players still report problems after Infinity Ward's fix. (Our summary of this source, not the author’s words.)

  • AtagoSteam · Forum threadOpen
    “booted to camp, no rejoin given. Had some tasty loot and poof, no you didn't lol Fix your game fr”
  • gorillaCHEEZSteam · Forum threadOpen
    “2 games in a row where game crashed. Kept starter equipment, xp gained and missions progress”
  • SkipperSteam · Forum threadOpen
    “Fun to lose all your stuff because the connection in this game is abysmal trash”
  • MinaSteam · Forum threadOpen
    “Is anyone else getting kicked constantly? Every single time the servers crash or go down mid-match, we lose our entire gear and loadout. It ♥♥♥♥♥ us over every time. Fix your servers! Pleeeeeeaas”
  • Community report · redditOpen
    “So dmz have crashed 3 times and every time i fail to exfil and i lose all weapons and everything, and all my operators goes MIA, so i have to spend cash. Anyone else or just me?.”
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