Accidental Update Causes Temporary Shutdown of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone

Overview of Recent Call of Duty Issues

Matchmaking for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone was temporarily disrupted on December 20.
A development update was unintentionally rolled out, affecting players’ ability to engage with the game.
Treyarch swiftly resolved the problem, restoring functionality in under an hour, though the incident left players frustrated.

Temporary Matchmaking Disruption in Call of Duty

On December 20, many players faced an unexpected disruption in matchmaking for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone due to an inadvertent deployment of a developer playlist update that became accessible to all users. This playlist featured options such as #TDM - Bots - Phalanx Testing and #CER - TDM - Menu Test, which are testing tools used by developers and were unavailable for public play. Fortunately, this outage lasted less than an hour, as Treyarch promptly corrected the error and restored the traditional playlists.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone matchmaking servers are now working again after an internal development playlist update was pushed live. Restart your game and the normal playlists are now showing, and not the internal ones. pic.twitter.com/ZFwG9uwz1e — CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) December 20, 2024

Player Experience Amid Ongoing Challenges

The unexpected playlist change added to the existing frustrations players have been facing with persistent issues of cheating and hacking within Black Ops 6‘s ranked modes. Despite the technical setback, Treyarch seized the opportunity to reintroduce one of the game’s favored playlists, Stakeout 24/7, just in time for the holiday weekend. This particular map is celebrated for its compact design and fast maneuverability, which facilitates rapid headshot scoring for those chasing camouflage challenges.

Holiday Event: Archie’s Festival Frenzy

In addition to addressing the matchmaking situation, players have the chance to participate in a festive event titled Archie’s Festival Frenzy, which runs until January 3. However, some players were surprised to encounter a peculiar bug that allowed them to unlock all available rewards instantaneously. Even more intriguing, Treyarch has announced that all Black Ops 6 and Warzone players will receive these rewards at the end of the event, regardless of their actual progress. This decision has sparked speculation that the wide distribution of rewards could be a workaround for the previously mentioned bug affecting a subset of players.

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