You may have noticed that there’s a Black Ops 4 Blackout Merits bug doing the rounds since the Operation Apocalypse Z update went live. You and other players could have seen changes to your Merits report and Prestige level over the past couple of days as a result. To find out how to fix this frustrating issue, you will need to read our Black Ops 4 Blackout Merits bug guide.
What is the Black Ops 4 Blackout Merits bug?
The Black Ops 4 Blackout Merits bug is a particularly galling one for you if you don’t like to waste any time in flying through the ranks to earn the most coveted Prestige level. Ordinarily, your progress is tracked and you rank up with the more wins you earn in Blackout.
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However, players have noticed that their Merits report keeps glitching out whenever they log back into the game. Players have taken to the Black Ops 4 subreddit to show just what exactly is going on with this bug, and it isn’t great.
According to Reddit user CallMeBanjo, their Prestige level was reset to level 1 even though they had progressed up to level seven. Their Merits had bugged out too, and were now showing as having -12,000 merits in their report. As you might have guessed, other players are now worried about playing Blackout as the same thing could happen to them.
Black Ops 4 Blackout Merits bug fix
There isn’t a Black Ops 4 Blackout Merits bug fix that will solve the problem for you, but there is hope. A member of the Activision Support team replied to CallMeBanjo and explained that the publisher and developer Treyarch are actively investigating this glitch.
Activision and Treyarch will figure out what’s happening with the Merits bug to come up with a fix, and we’re sure they’ll let us know when it’ll be patched into the game. To be kept aware of updates, the best course of action is to follow the Activision Support and Treyarch Twitter accounts.
