In what’s become a grand mystery, Call of Duty: Vanguard players are reporting that they’re not receiving double weapon XP this weekend despite the promise from Call of Duty’s developers. In fact, some claim that they’re receiving even less experience than normal on occasion. Just the perception of Call of Duty: Vanguard’s double XP event being broken is leading players to perceive it as a major issue.

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Theories surrounding the cause of Call of Duty: Vanguard’s double weapon XP issue are scattered and lacking confidence. Some believe that Call of Duty: Vanguard isn’t able to track weapon experience correctly when players have high-kill games, so what’s happening is a vocal minority of hardcore players have something to complain about while the majority of players don’t notice.

Another, more malevolent theory, is that Call of Duty: Vanguard is capping weapon experience gain during multiplayer matches through unclear means. In other words, players aren’t getting a specific amount of weapon XP per elimination like they’re supposed to. Instead, they’re getting a capped amount to ensure they don’t get XP too fast. This theory seems to be driven by frustration, however, as there is no evidence indicating that the developers would do this. Call of Duty has always encouraged fast leveling, particularly during double XP weekends.

What’s most likely the case is that something changed in Call of Duty: Vanguard’s XP system compared to previous games that’s causing a technical issue. It’s assuredly unintentional and just needs to be fixed. That likely isn’t going to happen in time to impact this weekend’s double XP, however, as it will be ending soon.

The lack of public comment on the matter from Activision or Call of Duty: Vanguard developer Sledgehammer Games is likely contributing to the wild speculation. Developers at Activision are, however, dealing with a lot right now. It’s also the weekend. Hopefully, by the time the next double XP weekend rolls around, this will all be a distant memory.

Call of Duty: Vanguard is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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