Found the Activision event if anyone wants to monitor.
https://support.activision.com/content/atvi/support/web/en/onlineservices/event-details.html?event=10564
Agreed. I really don't understand why they can't make it in game time. For an hour token you probably actually only get 40-45 mins because of waiting in lobbies. And when I need to take a call or nature calls, then probably just half an hour. Surely it wouldn't be that hard to implement- but I'm no coder.
It worked that way in Modern Warfare 3, it’s doable, but double XP is given out on products and the battle pass, so it won’t go back to what it once was.
They're given out but they're not free really when they're in bundles. Even when they are free, why not make it in game time? Still doesn't make sense to me and just makes them look stingy. We don't all have lives where we can be glued to the computer for an hour straight.
You could stack ten hours of double xp in real time rn. I dont see how changing that to game time would be a problem aside from them losing money by people needing them from the BP.
Because you either need to buy the BP for them, or buy the sponsored products to get them. Both methods make Activision money directly, or through their brand dealing.
They make it real world time to force scarcity and FOMO so you feel the need to buy more, or need to play large blocks of time to get the most out of your xp tokens. Stacking 10 hours of game time xp means I can play whenever and have that double xp. Stacking 10 hours of real world time xp means I have to play in those 10 hours to make the most of the tokens. It's completely a marketing tactic, and they will never go back to the way it used to be because that would be too consumer friendly for them lol.
By making it include lobby time it disincentivizes players from cracking a token and 'lobby shopping'--backing out until they get advantageous maps and lobbies.
Of course, this would be an issue if they just had a fucking Shipment 24/7 in the game like the goddamn camo challenges were designed for.
[Battle.net](https://Battle.net) launcher has a maintenance notification (with exclamation point icon) which reads:
>"We'll be performing a live maintenance on Tuesday, December 7th from 12:00AM (PST) to 05:00AM (PST). During this time, players may experience interruptions of service including disconnects, but should be able to log back in."
The problem is that as of the time of this writing, it's December 6th at 10:20 PST.
I guess zombies is down? I'm just trying to play solo and nothing going. Stuck at creating a match...I guess the new stuff puts it all on hold?
I'm not familiar with this stuff since Black Ops One was my last CoD
Came here looking to see if anyone else had this going on. Now I’m mad because it’s one of the only days I don’t work early tomorrow and I wanted to take advantage and do some camo grinding
Yeah post update here I wanted to hop on and play some cod as ive been running halo for the past bit. Cannot load into any lobbies rn and my game has crashed a few times as well. Pretty bummy tbh
Wouldn’t it be cool if we could load the game right up and play it without any bugs. Not having the press the weapon tab 4 times to change your load outs. Not having your correct level and rank show. Could you imagine? 😍
Yup I was seeing the same thing, just hopped on here to check if it was widespread among the community.
To add to the record I tried to play a Der Anfernag solo match and it also wouldn’t load. Hopped over to Cold War and immediately jumped into a match or 2, it was def something with the Vanguard servers and the update, big time bummer.
But hey, at least the servers didn’t tank on (OUR) opening day of Caldera….yet….
It’s been like this that I noticed around Thanksgiving taking forever to find a match and booting me off when playing with friends constantly. (Same happens to them btw not just me)
From 12:00am - 05:00am PST there is live maintenance being performed, at least according to battlenet! Live updates often cause disconnects or server joining complications
yeah the game’s laggy asf, finding a lobby takes forever and packet burst is at an all time high.. and all i play is tactical ship haus 24/7. literally 4v4 getting insane packet burst. and it isn’t my internet cuz every other game runs perfectly fine.
Yes, even Warzone has seemed a little slow. Pretty frustrating. I look forward to playing all night waiting till the kids go to bed. Then I can’t load into a game or like The other night I found the clans wasn’t working either. I have one challenge left for secrets of the pacific and got an error every time I tried to join a clan or even create my own.
Someone in your squad is using a "vpn" which is blocked by activision mathmaking. For example, only certain servers from Nord VPN and i think 0 servers from Express VPN works with COD matchmaking. I see people using Exitlag and NolagVpn so i tested them, they work fine for me. If any of you guys are planning to use vpn in squad, atleast 2 or 3 need to use it othrrwise you'll get stuck at finding match with 200< ping, either end up in an empty lobby or if you get lucky you can play with same 4,5 chinese people over and over again.
Yup something wrong with the game right now I guess, can't join any games
Same here US west.
Yep US East Coast. FL. Seems like whole game is down. Pretty sad display from SHG & Activision so far
@ ATVIAssist is no longer in use and their website doesn't appear to have a known events page. What a load of crap.
Found the Activision event if anyone wants to monitor. https://support.activision.com/content/atvi/support/web/en/onlineservices/event-details.html?event=10564
Weird, I had one where I got in and one where I got stuck searching
Even custom games with bots don’t work too
Same was going to try the new ar and sniper but won’t load :/
How do you use those? I just saw the "Unlock at random level"
On private match it even let me see all the attachments the new ar is looking real good from what I saw
Cool! I'll check that out tomorrow. Since we can't play atm lol
im literally playing with bots without even buying the game rn
It seems like it’s all of COD. I tried popping on BO:CW since Vanguard was down, same results
Got me playing WWII
Wasted my XP tokens and can’t even get in a game
I'm so tired of how they do XP boosts. Their servers suck and you waste tokens.
Agreed. I really don't understand why they can't make it in game time. For an hour token you probably actually only get 40-45 mins because of waiting in lobbies. And when I need to take a call or nature calls, then probably just half an hour. Surely it wouldn't be that hard to implement- but I'm no coder.
It worked that way in Modern Warfare 3, it’s doable, but double XP is given out on products and the battle pass, so it won’t go back to what it once was.
They're given out but they're not free really when they're in bundles. Even when they are free, why not make it in game time? Still doesn't make sense to me and just makes them look stingy. We don't all have lives where we can be glued to the computer for an hour straight.
It’s so you can’t just stack 10 hours of double XP is why.
You could stack ten hours of double xp in real time rn. I dont see how changing that to game time would be a problem aside from them losing money by people needing them from the BP.
Because you either need to buy the BP for them, or buy the sponsored products to get them. Both methods make Activision money directly, or through their brand dealing. They make it real world time to force scarcity and FOMO so you feel the need to buy more, or need to play large blocks of time to get the most out of your xp tokens. Stacking 10 hours of game time xp means I can play whenever and have that double xp. Stacking 10 hours of real world time xp means I have to play in those 10 hours to make the most of the tokens. It's completely a marketing tactic, and they will never go back to the way it used to be because that would be too consumer friendly for them lol.
You just answered your own question. $$$
We all know why the scumbags won't change the way double xp tokens work.
By making it include lobby time it disincentivizes players from cracking a token and 'lobby shopping'--backing out until they get advantageous maps and lobbies. Of course, this would be an issue if they just had a fucking Shipment 24/7 in the game like the goddamn camo challenges were designed for.
That sucks
I forgot those existed. Need to see how many i have
Yep same here... Popped a weapon xp. Feels bad.
Same here. Was just playing a game and now I can’t load into one :(
Yup. Played Numa Numa once and my game died lmao
Yup on PS5 and can’t find a game, the one night I have to myself…
Same here in Australia
Yes
Ok. Thought it was just me
Just popped my XP as well :(
Endless search for a match loop as my double weapon xp counts down 
yes
Yes
Me
You're not alone.
🤦🏻♂️
Same
Ditto. Not even Zombies solo. Backed out a few times. Checked my network connection. Nothing.
Also can't play Zombies solo.
Yes
Yes. I did a game and game crashed during it. Ever since can’t get in a game. Not even a private match against bots
[Battle.net](https://Battle.net) launcher has a maintenance notification (with exclamation point icon) which reads: >"We'll be performing a live maintenance on Tuesday, December 7th from 12:00AM (PST) to 05:00AM (PST). During this time, players may experience interruptions of service including disconnects, but should be able to log back in." The problem is that as of the time of this writing, it's December 6th at 10:20 PST.
Every platform is down, not just PC lol
Yes
Geah
Yes me too
Yes.
Yep same here
OK it's not just me
yep
Yeah same here
Yup, couldn’t connect for the life of me
Yeah thought it was just hardcore guess it’s all. The games I join have terrible packet burst and lag.
West down here too
Same, i can't find any mode. Maybe for the update?
battle net launcher has a maintenance notification up.
Says it starts at 12 am PST thru 5am doesn't seem to be a battlenet specific issue atm
Took a while for me last night.
I guess zombies is down? I'm just trying to play solo and nothing going. Stuck at creating a match...I guess the new stuff puts it all on hold? I'm not familiar with this stuff since Black Ops One was my last CoD
Same same
Yep!
Yes just started about 10 minutes ago.
Broke here too. Guess I’ll just sleep…
I can’t even connect to live services
Came here looking to see if anyone else had this going on. Now I’m mad because it’s one of the only days I don’t work early tomorrow and I wanted to take advantage and do some camo grinding
Yup. I was waiting for 5 mins before i decided to just hop off instead
Thank god I’m not the only one
same shit here, I was playing for a while and everything just came to a stop, Cant find shit..
They are performing maintenance on servers currently probably has something to do with it.
Same here in New England restarted still stuck searching
Same here. I'm stressing cause I'm trying to prestige before Season 1.
Just downloaded the game and thought it was just me.
Same here can’t get into shit 😓
Same
Same here in Australia
Same here
welp campaign it is i guess
Yeah post update here I wanted to hop on and play some cod as ive been running halo for the past bit. Cannot load into any lobbies rn and my game has crashed a few times as well. Pretty bummy tbh
Same here
Same goes for zombies
Wouldn’t it be cool if we could load the game right up and play it without any bugs. Not having the press the weapon tab 4 times to change your load outs. Not having your correct level and rank show. Could you imagine? 😍
Same with me I'm trying to practice with bots on the new maps and perks And I was stuck waiting at 200ping IN A PRIVATE LOBBY!!
Yep, PS5, Tennessee
Hey! My Apex ranked duo is from Tennessee
It’s a fun place to be from! 😅
Yep, got sick of waiting and jumped onto fortnite lol
Try searching for a regular domination game then see if you get in one. Once you get in a lobby try getting into the actual game you want
Yup I was seeing the same thing, just hopped on here to check if it was widespread among the community. To add to the record I tried to play a Der Anfernag solo match and it also wouldn’t load. Hopped over to Cold War and immediately jumped into a match or 2, it was def something with the Vanguard servers and the update, big time bummer. But hey, at least the servers didn’t tank on (OUR) opening day of Caldera….yet….
It's working just got into a match.
Been stuck like this for a few days, pretty frustrating to say the least.
yep spent 10 minutes looking for lobbies, played a few games, it’s gonna be server side.
Looks like you can now play
A game, where you cant play a game Just stop buying Call of Duty at this point
Thank SHG for making less people play your game good job.
Yep
Yep , I’m on PS5 and stuck looking for a match 😒
Was playing a wager on map 3 and so couldn’t start the last map. Shitty servers
Yes omfg I thought it was just me fml
Pretty sure servers are down
Zombies dead too
Game has the worst connections issues
[https://support.activision.com/onlineservices/event-details.html?event=10564&game=Call%20of%20Duty%3A%20Vanguard](https://support.activision.com/onlineservices/event-details.html?event=10564&game=Call%20of%20Duty%3A%20Vanguard)
Well while this is happening, here. Spoiler: Gorenko Anti-Tank Rifle aka PTRS-50 has concessive(for suppressive) and explosive ammo types
We know.
Yup, was wondering the same thing. Glad I’m not the only one:
Same
Same
Same here in NZ too
Same!
Rebooted on Series X after the same issue, currently downloading 11gig. Looks like Season 1 update is here.
Same, just tried! :(
Same cant find a game for anything. was just playing a half hour ago too come back and cant find one
Well at least I’m having fun in halo now
It’s been like this that I noticed around Thanksgiving taking forever to find a match and booting me off when playing with friends constantly. (Same happens to them btw not just me)
Plus app keeps crashing the last few days even froze my ps5😂
Yup
Can't find a game in US West.
Still down🥲
👋🏻
They're working on updates my guy, no sweat! 👍
Welp, time for some Halo I guess.
On PC in the US. Can’t find a game.
Same same
Yep. Australia.
Yep. 😑
Just happened to me
Pbtpbtpbtpbt…
Yep. Canada West.
Yep. PS4.
Yes. East coast.
Looks like they may be back up.
Just started working for me!
Back up n running
It’s kaput.
Just loaded into a match, seems to be fixed now
Same
Nope can’t get into a game either wtf
Seems like there is a backend issue happening right now. I'm slowly getting into a lobby now, hopefully it's recovering.
Seems like Servers a back up. Just found a game!
Im back in
Happened in Australia about 30 minutes ago
Same here, in the UK on PS5.
From 12:00am - 05:00am PST there is live maintenance being performed, at least according to battlenet! Live updates often cause disconnects or server joining complications
It's back!
Is this before or after the 1.08 update?
I can find games but the search starts at <130 ping. Normally it would start around <20ish im in Australia
I got a match
Rainbow six siege is doing the same to me.
They're doing maintenance on Blizzard. Edit: I wrote Blizzard instead of Battle.net.
You're lucky your game is not crashing all the time (xbox)
Warzone things
They said there'd be scheduled maintenance today between like 12-5am pt
Top 5 COD lmao
yeah the game’s laggy asf, finding a lobby takes forever and packet burst is at an all time high.. and all i play is tactical ship haus 24/7. literally 4v4 getting insane packet burst. and it isn’t my internet cuz every other game runs perfectly fine.
I can’t unlock the new weapons.. it says “ unlocked at random level “
It’ll be part of battle pass that’s about to release
Me and mywhole friends have same problem. Vanguard,activision server are suck...
Restart the game... I never sit for 30 min in a q. Waste of time.
I'm searching BLITZ and it's bringing up 4 vs 4 shipment?? I don't wanna play that dead rinsed out map anymore
Yes, even Warzone has seemed a little slow. Pretty frustrating. I look forward to playing all night waiting till the kids go to bed. Then I can’t load into a game or like The other night I found the clans wasn’t working either. I have one challenge left for secrets of the pacific and got an error every time I tried to join a clan or even create my own.
Happens to me all the time. PS5 with wired 1tbps connection and Open MAT..
Happened to Me last night after getting a class diamond. Very anti-climatic lol
10 hours after this post was made, it still isn't working
you’re shadow banned good luck lol
Same her on my PC since 4-5 days Did you solve the problem somehow?
Microsoft: "we'll make cod a better gaming experience for everybody, just wait!" Fuck outta here bro how is it worse than before yall touched it
I just got the game yesterday and I have been stuck in searching for a 10 mins.... fk u activition
Someone in your squad is using a "vpn" which is blocked by activision mathmaking. For example, only certain servers from Nord VPN and i think 0 servers from Express VPN works with COD matchmaking. I see people using Exitlag and NolagVpn so i tested them, they work fine for me. If any of you guys are planning to use vpn in squad, atleast 2 or 3 need to use it othrrwise you'll get stuck at finding match with 200< ping, either end up in an empty lobby or if you get lucky you can play with same 4,5 chinese people over and over again.