COD: Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 bugs, issues & new features tracker for 2023 (cont. updated)

Tracker Guide
(Among the following, click on the section of interest to go to it)
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Affected Platform Bug/Issue description Current Status Workarounds
Jan. 4 All Weekly stars not resetting or stuck Unacknowledged
Jan. 6 All Kastov 545 magazine’s 60-round mag gives only 30 ammo Unacknowledged Available
Jul. 13 All Crashing or not loading Unacknowledged Unavailable
Jan. 12 All Tracking of kill distances during the ‘Massive Stock’ mission in DMZ Fixed
Apr. 24, 2023 All Scoreboard glitched or skipping players’ names Unacknowledged
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Jan. 17 All Voice or proximity chat names stuck on screen Acknowledged
Jan. 16 All Lack of new content disappointing players Unacknowledged
Jan. 16 All Demand for ‘Shipment’ return surged Unacknowledged
Jan. 17 All Season 2 reportedly delayed Unacknowledged
Feb. 10 All Season 2 roadmap disappoint players Unacknowledged
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Feb. 16 All Players getting stuck when attempting to revive teammates Investigating
Feb. 16 All Crashing on startup during Season 2 cinematic Acknowledged Available
Feb. 16 All Season 1 Battle Pass tokens not showing up Acknowledged Available
Feb. 17 All Server lag, teleporting and rubberbanding issues Unacknowledged
Feb. 22 All Private matches broken or not working Unacknowledged
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Feb. 23 All Crashing issues, players getting ‘kicked for inactivity’ and cheaters Unacknowledged
Feb. 28 All ‘Bright colorful light’ issue Unacknowledged
Mar. 16 All Lobby not found error code 2901 Unacknowledged (1, 2, 3) Available (1, 2)
Mar. 29 All High ping when playing online matches Re-surfaced
Mar. 31 All Bonus challenges not tracking or registering Unacknowledged
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Apr. 13 All Players didn’t receive intended rewards with Season 02 – 03 transition Acknowledged
Apr. 13 All Players cannot claim Season 3 Chimera Nullify blueprint Unacknowledged
Apr. 13 All Battle Pass map new UI gets criticized Unacknowledged
Apr. 27 All Issue causing Plunder stats to be applied to Battle Royale stats Investigating
May 11 All Plunder mode removed again, bring back Plunder trends Intended
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May 17 All Raid Episode 3 crashing Unacknowledged
Jun. 9 All NICKMERCS operator bundle removed Intentional
Jun. 15 All Increase in kick text notifications in the kill feed Acknowledged
Jun. 30 All Broken ‘report option’ causing ‘false ban’ False reports penalized
Jul. 13 All Gunfight removed after latest update Intended
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Jul. 18 All Low FPS or frame drops Partially fixed
Jul. 13 All UAV Killstreak sometimes behave like an Advanced UAV Investigaing
Jul. 14 All DMZ ‘Plea for Help’ system changes leaves players disappointed Unacknowledged
Jul. 14 All Textures not loading correctly Unacknowledged
Aug. 10 All ‘Demise’ camo unavailable Acknowledged
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Aug. 29 All Ranks or levels resetting Unacknowledged
Aug. 31 All AI voice chat moderation criticized Unacknowledged
Aug. 31 All Not working on Windows 11 Insider build Acknowledged Available
Sep. 1 All Season 5 Reloaded update large size gets criticized Uncknowledged
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Description of new feature Status Supported devices
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Jan. 05 All Players getting ‘disconnected and shadowbanned’ after 10 kills Unacknowledged
Jan. 6 All Movement mechanic slowed down & simplified Unacknowledged
Jan. 12 All Crashing or not loading Unacknowledged Available
Jan. 31 All Revive pistol & Birdseye Perk in Battle Royale disabled Intended (1, 2)
Jan. 31 All Sniper weapons damage nerf being criticized Unacknowledged
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Jan. 31 All ‘RPK’ & ‘Fennec 45’ overpowered Unacknowledged Potential counter for RPK
Feb. 2 All Game chat not working Resurfaces; Acknowledged
Feb. 22 All Overpowered AI bots on DMZ Now AI bots present on multiplayer maps too
Mar. 20 All Players getting downed during Infil Investigating
Mar. 21 All Private Match lobbies not populating correctly Investigating
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Apr. 18 All Match stats not tracking or updating Acknowledged Available
Apr. 26 All Custom loadouts reverting or resetting automatically Acknowledged Available
May 11 All ‘Lethal Equipment’ exploit Acknowledged(1,2)
Jun. 9 All NICKMERCS operator bundle removed Intentional
Jul. 14 All ‘The Boys’ skins superpowers met with backlash Unacknowledged
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Jul. 18 All Gulag exploit where players are killed before round starts Unacknowledged
Aug. 9 All Feature that lets party members to stay in a match after leader leaves disabled Intended
Aug. 29 All Frequent ‘Packet Burst’ issue after Season 5 update Unacknowledged Available
Aug. 31 All AI voice chat moderation criticized Unacknowledged
Aug. 31 All Not working on Windows 11 Insider build Acknowledged Available
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Sep. 1 All Season 5 Reloaded update large size gets criticized Uncknowledged
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Description of new feature Status Supported devices
Aug. 29 Verdansk map might return to COD : Warzone in early 2024 All
Following are some instructions that’ll help you go through this tracker easily:

  • This tracker has separate sections for keeping a tab on the Bugs, issues, and problems reported in Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 on different platforms (Xbox, PlayStation and PC), as well as the new features coming to the games along with their availability status.
  • Separate tabulated sections have been designed for Bugs/Issues/Problems and New Feature releases. You can use the Tracker Guide to head directly to the section of your interest.
  • The Bugs/Issues/Problems table not only highlights the status of the problem but also lists the potential workarounds that can be helpful in resolving the issue. Do care to try.
    • That’s all for the instructions.

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