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Active Duty Operators blocked from Prestige

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Some DMZ players cannot take their Active Duty Operators into Prestige, stalling that progression. Until a fix lands, completing the requirement with rare (blue) weapons that have only ever had three attachment slots gets around it.

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 available
Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Platform
All
Affected version
Early access (DMZ)
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Confirmed
Patch status
Unpatched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
Workaround, : Trello DMZ known issue, still open, repeating the rare-weapon workaround. Source
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Estimated impactEstimated impact 5.0 out of 9.9, ElevatedOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 7

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  1. Workaround

    Trello DMZ known issue, still open, repeating the rare-weapon workaround.

    Infinity Ward on Trello ·
    “While we work on a fix, players can get around this issue by equipping rare (blue) weapons with only 3 attachment slots (weapons which have never had 4 or more attachments on them before) to complete the Operator Prestige requirement.”
    Infinity Ward on Trello · Open source
  2. Report

    Lists DMZ bugs: still can't prestige an operator even after the fix.

    @ohvexq on X ·

    @ohvexq on X · · View post

  3. Report

    Has done all requirements but cannot prestige the DMZ operator; asks Infinity Ward if it is a bug.

    @GNGWarzone on X ·

    @GNGWarzone on X · · View post

  4. Report

    Completed the preparations but the Paragon Level button does nothing and disconnects after about four presses.

    @dukeallen198592 on X ·

    @dukeallen198592 on X · · View post

  5. Report

    Oct 22: a player who meets every requirement says the Operator Prestige button does nothing in DMZ.

    grats · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “i meet all the requirements and the prestige button is not working. fix this glitch pls”
    grats · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
Sources · 73 Official4 CommunityActivision Support · Activision SupportOfficial+ 4 similar community reports and 2 official postsShow all →
Activision SupportOfficialActivision Support

Activision Support's known-issues page (dated October 21) lists the DMZ Operator Prestige problem on all platforms as under investigation, with the same workaround: rare weapons that have only ever had three attachment slots.

Our summary of this source, not the author’s words.

  • @CODUpdatesOfficialView post
    “❗️ Call of Duty: #ModernWarfare4 | #DMZ Early Access We're investigating an issue preventing some DMZ players from entering Prestige on their Active Duty Operators. While we work on a fix, players can get around this issue by equipping rare (blue) weapons with only 3 attachment slots (weapons …”
  • Infinity Ward · TrelloOfficialOpen
    “While we work on a fix, players can get around this issue by equipping rare (blue) weapons with only 3 attachment slots (weapons which have never had 4 or more attachments on them before) to complete the Operator Prestige requirement.”
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