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

DMZ Gunsmith charges cash for camos and reticles

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Updated

Applying some weapon camos or reticles in the DMZ Gunsmith took DMZ cash from the player. Call of Duty acknowledged it on October 21, the October 24 launch patch notes list it as fixed, and Infinity Ward's Trello card is now Resolved (Fix Released).

Lifecycle

Patched · stage 5 of 5

2days to close

Since first report

  1. Reported (reached)
  2. Confirmed (reached)—
  3. Acknowledged (reached)
  4. Partial (reached)—
  5. Patched (reached)
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Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Platform
All
Affected version
Early access (DMZ)
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Confirmed
Patch status
Patched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
Fix, : Launch patch notes, fixes from October 24: fixed applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith deducting DMZ cash. 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 5.0 out of 9.9, ElevatedOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 4

  1. Acknowledged

    Listed as an open DMZ known issue on Trello.

    Infinity Ward on Trello ·
    “We're investigating an issue where applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith can result in a deduction of DMZ cash.”
    Infinity Ward on Trello · Open source
  2. Acknowledged

    Investigating an issue where applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith deducts DMZ cash.

    @CODUpdates on X ·

    @CODUpdates on X · · View post

  3. Fix

    Launch patch notes, fixes from October 24: fixed applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith deducting DMZ cash.

    Infinity Ward on Publisher patch notes ·
    “Fixed an issue where applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith could result in a deduction of DMZ cash.”
    Infinity Ward on Publisher patch notes · Open source
  4. Acknowledged

    Oct 25: Infinity Ward's Trello card for this issue, now under Resolved and marked Fix Released, after the October 24 patch notes listed the fix.

    Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello ·
    “We're investigating an issue where applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith can result in a deduction of DMZ cash.”
    Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello · Open source
Sources · 44 OfficialInfinity Ward · Publisher patch notesOfficial+ 3 official postsShow all →
Infinity WardOfficialPublisher patch notes
“Fixed an issue where applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith could result in a deduction of DMZ cash.”
  • Infinity Ward · TrelloOfficialOpen
    “We're investigating an issue where applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith can result in a deduction of DMZ cash.”
  • @CODUpdatesOfficialView post
    “❗️ Call of Duty: #ModernWarfare4 | #DMZ Early Access We're investigating an issue where applying some weapon camos or reticles in DMZ Gunsmith can result in a deduction of DMZ cash. We will share more information as soon as we are able.”
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