Among the ever-growing list of errors players are experiencing with the Modern Warfare 3 campaign, some players are experiencing crashes and re-pre-order messages along with the Chastise error code. Here’s what’s happening and how to fix it.

How to fix MW3 crash and repurchase Chastise error code

I’ve encountered countless Twitter/X posts and Reddit threads of people eithernot being able to playModern Warfare 3 or playing through a few missionsonly for it to crash. In both cases, these players areasked to repurchaseModern Warfare 3 even though they already own it and installed it and this is commonly associated with the Chastise error code.

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This crash and repurchase error is happening to a lot of Modern Warfare 3 playersregardless of platform and edition. I’ve seen this issue occur on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation and on the standard edition as well as the Vault Edition. As with some of the other MW3 errors floating around. No one is safe.

In my research,I’ve yet to find a substantial fix. So far, all I’ve found are players cataloging their error which is always the same in this case: can’t even start or get through a few missions and experience a crash and then you can’t log back into MW3 because it says you don’t own it.

Verify files and reinstall MW3

The only fixes I can think of are toverify your game files and possibly delete and redownloadthe MW3 campaign.

First,verify your game filesby going to MW3 in your library and accessing its external settings. There, you can verify the game files which allows your device to scan and fix corrupted files.Reinstalling MW3might also solve this crash and pre-order error since it could force the game to interpret the action as the player getting the game for the first time.

Wait for Activision to fix the error

Truthfully, there is no fix to this strange error. The best thing you’re able to do iskeep an eye on Call of Duty Updates on Twitter/Xto see if/when they identify the issue and patch it.Call of Duty Updatesis the official spot for all issues, fixes, and patches, so this is the best place to get notified about a fix to this crashing and re-pre-order request MW3 error.

If you lost stats, operators, levels, bundles, COD Points, and the ability to play the MW3 campaign like a few people (for example,Inevitable-Nerve-585on Reddit) are experiencing,hopefully, Activision will reverse whatever caused thisand everything will go back to normal. Whenever an issue arises that messes with CoD Points, Activision usually takes it very seriously which is a good sign that it will get reversed.

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Noah Nelson

From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor’s Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.