Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fixes one of its most annoying exploits Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fixes one of its most annoying exploits But simultaneously introduces a new clan tag bug. News by Emma Kent Contributor Updated on 20 Feb 2020 2 comments Friend or foe? That was the dilemma facing Modern Warfare players last week thanks to an exploit which allowed players to change the colour of clan tags to a barely-visible black, enemy red, or even "friendly" blue colour. This meant a supposed teammate could turn around to shoot you mid-match, which was a little game-breaking, to say the least. Just take a peep at the video evidence below. In a reply to the Reddit post highlighting the issue, Infinity Ward production director Paul Haile explained that "colorised names is not intended to be something players can do", and promised Infinity Ward would fix the problem. In yesterday's patch, a fix for regiment tags was rolled out, and by all accounts it's now impossible to change your clan tag's colour. Using a Cyan colour code in the regiment clan tag changes your whole name to blue same as a friendly as seen above the enemy and in the killfeed in the video from r/modernwarfare To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings But we're not quite out of the woods yet, as some players have reported the number three is now appearing before their tag names, with some having their entire tag replaced by "3 3". Whoops. @WhosImmortal Regiment tags are auto changing to 3 3 on xbox pic.twitter.com/cGOuL4jpCo- StinkyDumpster (@Stinky_Dumpster) February 20, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings @ashtonisVULCAN Regiment tags are broken for me after today's update pic.twitter.com/fPjJBcIeJt- Cory Palmberg (@Godfather056) February 20, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings @ATVIAssist whats with the regiment clan tags? It keeps adding a three for no reason and when i first got on it changed to 3 3 pic.twitter.com/35yPUjyg28- robert shaw (@roberts67274970) February 20, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings It's hard to say how many have been affected by this bug, and when we tried to replicate it on PS4 we had no issues creating a clan tag free of... threes. We did, however, spot one "3 3" tag in a lobby, but it seems the problem is still fairly rare - and there's currently no explanation as to why it's happening to only some players. According to accounts of how players were changing their tags, the colour change exploit required the use of special character codes at the start of a tag, such as ^5 for light blue and ^3 for... yellow. It seems likely the rogue threes stem from this colour code slipping into the actual tag name, somehow. Hopefully this should be a fairly easy fix for Infinity Ward, and at least the game-breaking problem with the tags has been solved. Perhaps adding the threes in the tag is just Modern Warfare's way of letting you know you're a tri-hard. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store