[Update:As of 6:54PM ET on February 23,officialCall of Dutysocial accountshave shared that a fix is on the way. The team notes that “players will continue to see progression being restored across impacted games,” and Champions Quest/Ranked Play will continue to be disabled until the progression fix is fully rolled out.]
Logging intoCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3today is quite the ride. Players have seen theirrank drop to level 1overnight, in addition to the server errors being delivered in certain game modes. Particularly Zombies, but also other modes, have displayed a ‘Minot Hawthorne’ error, or just a never-ending loading screen, which prevents the player from playing. The developer is working on solutions, while temporarily disabling some modes while it’s being fixed.
Ranked multiplayer and resurgence have been taken down
As of noon on February 23, aTweet from the official CODUpdates accountindicates that ranked modes have been taken down. This includes bothModern Warfare 3‘s ranked multiplayer andWarzone‘s ranked resurgence game modes. As the Tweet says, this removal is a response to the progression issues plaguing the game right now.
Not only were players’ accounts reset to level 1, but other forms of progression aren’t working either. Battle Pass leveling, ranked mode SR gains, and even in-game challenges cannot progress. As such, players who attempt to complete challenges or level up in just about any mode will see no progress made in their menus.
Removing ranked modes temporarily will relieve a lot of the headaches for many. Playing ranked mode for no reason seems pointless, so this seems like a good temporary fix.
Call of Duty’s Zombies mode is currently unavailable
In addition to ranked modes,Call of Dutyplayers can’t currently access Zombies mode.Another Tweetstates the developers are investigating the ongoing issue with entering the game mode. I, like many others, received the‘Minot Hawthorne’ server errorupon attempting to start up a zombies lobby.
For now, players will need to stick to unranked modes and forget about killing zombies for a while. Standard multiplayer, battle royale and resurgence are playable, though you can’t make any in-game progress. Only play if you’re fine with playing just for fun, without the other incentives. Though the developers are expected to restore account progression to normal eventually, it isn’t certain that progress made during the investigations and fixes to follow will count.
