Call of Duty 4 LOST RANKS

nufan · 11-01-2008, 06:06 PM

Figured I'd post this in general. I got to rank 40 tonight then 2 hours later logged in to play some more and I was back down to rank 34........ wtf? So i checked out the Call of Duty 4 forums at xbox.com and found out the below info.

If this happens to anyone else (seems to be happening to lots of ppl, this is the first i have read about it though) the important thing is not to try play some more, cause you may be stuck at the rank you are at.

Anyway here is the link. I'll copy/paste as its got some good info if this does happen to you. Man I'll be pissed if i've lost those 6 levels, i dont get to game much so that is actually a pretty significant lose for me (cause i know the addicts like shane/scot and what not will say pffffft 6 levels thats nothing)

Xbox.com | Xbox 360 Games - **HOW TO FIX LOST RANK**

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Thanks to eddiec3003 from Charlie Oscar Delta - I Stole this from you sorry.

Many people have come to the forums because recently Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer has showed them to be a rank which they should not be. (ie. You should be level 45, but when you start up Xbox Live it says you are 39). This is becoming a very common occurrence lately, due to the strained servers. Personally I have had this happen to myself 3 times and have helped many others when they post on the forums. Here are some key things that every person, that this happens to, should or should not do.

- Do NOT get upset and start playing to make up the ranks.

What has happened is while downloading your personal settings, your old data became jumbled with your current data. So, if you play you will over overwrite what your current rank should be.

- How can I get my rank back?

Just turn your xbox on and off ... or go back and forth between multiplayer and single player (whatever you can do to make Xbox Live show the screen to download your personal settings). Doing this will make the servers continuously search for your data, eventually it will find the correct data and fix the problem for the time being.

- I've done what you said, but my rank still isn't coming back, what's wrong?

#1 - Normally these problems do not sort themselves out the very next time you download your settings. For quick access purposes, servers will set apart your information for X amount of time so it doesn't need to search for it time and time again for only short leaves from playing the game. One of the best ways to fix this is to shut off your xbox for a short period of time, maybe 5-10 minutes ... then start up and go to xbox live, see if it can download the right information, then rinse and repeat until it is fixed. Repeatedly just backing out of xbox live and going back in will rarely fix your problem, the servers need time to reset your data and put it back into "storage".

#2 - In RARE cases, some people might actually lose their information permanently. It is inevitable that any system can lose packets or get corrupt files but it is extremely rare. I am not the one to tell you that it is the time to give up and re-level, that is your place to make the final call but if you feel that you fall under this category just remember... when you play your first game, it is permanent, that will now become your new level to build from.

eddiec3003

The following update is from RapidA13xand3r also known as eddiec3003 at COD

- Users must make the decision themselves on...

A few questions have arised recently about some not so common events, but I felt they should be known. In some cases people may do things to change around their options or create-a-class information before they noticed that they lost rank. If this has happened all I can do is offer guidance and information for you to make a decision on what you want to do but I have no 100% answer for 2 main reasons.

#1 - Your information may be stored primarily on your xbox so in changing any information you have not activated the servers, and your rank should be able to be restored.

#2 - Your information may be relayed through the servers, so in changing any options / create-a-class information you may have activated the servers to overwrite your information and register your ranks.

As I said, I have no definitive answer on this because Microsoft and IW does not release who most of the data is saved and which is relayed. In the end the player must make the decision; on, whether to try the steps to restore you rank or to believe that in making changes you may have activated the servers and need to re-level.

blu_yu_away · 11-01-2008, 07:14 PM

Thats why I haven't been playin lately. I am missing it though... Hopefully all this **** gets sorted out soon.

nufan · 11-01-2008, 08:01 PM

i gave it about 2 hours and my rank still isnt fixed.

this now means i either dont play cod4 at all and hope it gets fixed, or play in the mean time and lose my rank.

wow this sucks, wasnt pissed off at the outage until this happened. Curious if this is xbox specific or if its also happening to ps3

Glock 19 · 12-01-2008, 05:12 AM

I heard of this happening but manily to people on PC and PS3. I am lucky I did not get this problem yet "Knock on wood".

Scotracer · 12-01-2008, 05:32 AM

This was happening alot on the PS3 version of the game for a while. I think it's mostly sorted now.

Anyway, back to the 360 version: this happened to me a few times, but I didn't just got back a few levels -- I went from 55 to 1!

nufan · 12-01-2008, 06:01 AM

scot were you or anyone else actually able to restore your old rank ? or did you just bite the bullet and do all the levels again? 55 to 1 that is huge

i left it over night and i am still not back up to my level........freakin bs time to trade in this pos

Scotracer · 12-01-2008, 06:10 AM

No, it was during the really dodgy period...so it was all over the show, but it did sort itself back out -- **** doing 1 to 55 again!

xxrpggamemanxx · 12-01-2008, 06:53 AM

I guess I'm not really missing anything by not having a 360.

nufan · 12-01-2008, 08:23 AM

scot yours is different, you didnt go from 55 to rank 1, while the settings are loaded every1 is shown as rank 1, this is different, its actually loading the game with me 6 levels below what i should be.

and rpg stfu

xxrpggamemanxx · 12-01-2008, 08:28 AM

WTF Nufan? Why'd you tell me to STFU? All I did was say my 360 is dead and I can't even play COD4.

nufan · 13-01-2008, 07:42 AM

Well the next day i returned to my proper rank, so am glad i found the above info as if i had started playing again i would have lost them.

bennyboo03 · 13-01-2008, 07:44 AM

lol i didnt just go down from 55 to 1, I went down almost 2 prestiges. I had been playing with my friend that was over friday night, and I got to like a 35 in the 3 prestige. I got on the next morning, and I was like a 5 in the prestige BEFORE. It is starting to save now.

Real Gryff · 13-01-2008, 08:08 AM

I went from rank 36-40 3 times till it finally worked. My suggestion, Don't log off after 40, get 41. Thats what I did and it worked.