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

AI backstabs don't count for DMZ challenges

ConfirmedReported as patched

Updated

Backstabbing enemy AI in DMZ did not count toward Backstab challenges, so players could not progress them against AI. Infinity Ward's Trello card is now Resolved (Fix Released); no patch notes list the fix.

Lifecycle

Reported as patched · stage 5 of 5

  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
Reported as patched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
None on the record
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 2.5 out of 9.9, LowOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 2

  1. Acknowledged

    Trello DMZ known issue: enemy AI do not count as valid targets for Backstabs when completing challenges.

    Infinity Ward on Trello ·
    “Enemy AI do not count as valid targets for Backstabs when completing challenges.”
    Infinity Ward on Trello · Open source
  2. Acknowledged

    Oct 26: Infinity Ward's Trello card for this issue, now under Resolved and marked Fix Released. No patch notes list the fix.

    Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello ·
    “Enemy AI do not count as valid targets for Backstabs when completing challenges.”
    Infinity Ward (Trello) on Trello · Open source
Sources · 22 OfficialInfinity Ward · TrelloOfficial+ 1 official postShow all →
Infinity WardOfficialTrello
“Enemy AI do not count as valid targets for Backstabs when completing challenges.”
  • Infinity Ward (Trello) · TrelloOfficialOpen
    “Enemy AI do not count as valid targets for Backstabs when completing challenges.”