Things haven’t been going smoothly for the usually-reliable money-printing Call of Duty franchise lately. Response to the new Call of Duty: Vanguard has been muted, with launch sales being down 40 percent, and the new Warzone Pacific map Caldera has issues of its own. Both games have been stricken with a variety of frustrating bugs and issues, and with fans’ patience growing thin, Activision has issued a statement promising to fix a variety of issues…
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Known Issues Being Worked on (Warzone)
- Console Performance - We are continuing to investigate various performance-related issues on box Xbox and PlayStation platforms.
- Invisible Skins - We are aware of the reports that certain skins are appearing invisible in Warzone.
- Buy Stations - Working on a fix to solve where some players are experiencing freezes when attempting to access a Buy Station.
Known Issues Being Worked on (Vanguard)
- Weapons & Equipment - Shotgun nerfs and smoke reduction on incendiary rounds.
- Killstreaks - Working on issues with Attack Dogs including challenge tracking and Perk collection.
- Perks - Fixes for Cold-Blooded and High Alert bugs, and a buff for High Alert.
- Modes - Improving diversity in map rotation and accuracy of Quick Play filters.
- Matchmaking - Investigating a party-disconnect issue where players are kicked from party post-match.
- Zombies - Dedicated server pause for solo and single-player private matches. Fixes for the seasonal challenge “Executioner” not progressing.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is available now on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, and PS5. Call of Duty Warzone is available on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 and playable via backward compatibility on Xbox Series X/S and PS5.
