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RandomInvasion

PSA: If you have missed a gift, change the date on your console to get it (teseted on PS4)

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Be aware that this is technically an exploit, so do it at your own risk. This can be done while IW is open (just press the PS button twice), so you can easily go back to any day you've missed because you were busy with things without having to restart the game over and over again.

Go to: Settings - Date and Time - Date and Time Settings - Set Manually

Note that you might get disconnected from the Activision server. That's fine, it still works, but it might mess up the gift that is shown as the date you are currently at with your console will then show the Day 11 gift. Either reset or go from there, you'll figure it out. Also I have not tested it on any other platform, just on my PS4. Feel free to let others know if it works on Xbox One or maybe even on PC.

Some uninteresting stuff:

How did I find out: Not sure if anyone has posted this on here before and I didn't find anything, I just tried it because I didn't get a certain gift because I was busy. Since the date trick works for other things, I just tried it. I didn't advance to tomorrow though as I am sure Activision can see when you opened your gift and I didn't feel it was necessary to try and get a gift that I haven't missed. I guess this can still be seen as an exploit, but it's really not an unfair one. Once you took the previous gift you didn't get, it's gone, no infinite gifts, just FYI.

Also mods if you are against such behaviour, feel free to remove this post. It'd be a shame though since many people just didn't have the time to catch every gift and I think it's cool that there's a way for everyone to get every gift. It's a gift after all. Be generous.

Happy New Year you all.

Posted Dec 31, 2016, 6:31 PM UTC

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Redfern23Text•

I just did this too, putting it a few hours back for the Frosted camo and was about to post haha! Yeah it definitely works.

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thisisredditniggaIW >>> BO3•

I can't get it to work help

also contacting: u/RandomInvasion

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Redfern23Text•

Are you serious? If my account gets reset for this I'll be done with IW, barely play it anyway since I prefer MWR.

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romito201Text•

Go away hall monitor

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OhMyGoth1:)•

According to Activision's Security and Enforcement Policy, changing the system time is not a punishable offense.

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ShumatsuuText•

Ah, so that's why no one got in trouble for shooting the date ahead by 50 years causing them to instantly get all camos? At least that's what I think was said.

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Weakened_WarriorText•

See. This is the mentality of those people that crave the need to cheat. Instead of shooting the date ahead for 12 days to get the free gifts, they figure why not just do 50 years just in case there are other timed exclusives they can get early. 50 years?? That's so over the top, but that is how the cheaters think unfortunately. They will try anything.

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HouseStark13Text•

Thanks for this. Got my 20 keys for day 2 that I missed because of the delay (went to bed by the time they fixed the glitch issue)

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xm45-h4tText•

I tried going forward to tomorrow and it didnt work

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Tornado_Hunter24Text•

I thin kgoing backwards work only

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ShumatsuuText•

I doubt they would do anything even if it was repeatable. Look at all the people that got 1,000+ rare boxes from the infinite key glitch and were never punished, nor was anyone else giving the same to even us all out. IW doesn't care if you glitch.

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XxCorey117xXText•

Anyone try this on xbox?

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shanp7780Text•

What time do we need to set it at?

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Tomato_Juice99Text•

No way to do it on the X1. COD really does love PS better. I just recently got the game so I missed out on a lot of really cool stuff. :(

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ProGamer00119Text•

This is not an exploit, i contacted Activision Support they told me only poeple who used this method to open crates over and over again will be punished, so if you missed a gift that you wanted just go ahead and get it just dont try and cheat and you'll be fine :)

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ProGamer00119Text•

Also According to Activision's Security and Enforcement Policy, changing the system time is not a punishable offense.

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OhMyGoth1:)•

Thanks for copying my comment above word for word :)

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ProGamer00119Text•

Credits to you bro ;)

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Weakened_WarriorText•

Just because it doesn't specifically list it, doesn't mean it's ok to do.

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Weakened_WarriorText•

This is a blatant lie.

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ProGamer00119Text•

Just tested it its fine, if you want an even secured way to get the gift that u missed if you're scared to test this method just ask Infinity Ward they're nice poeple trust me

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HeisenbergBlueOGText•

Of course, PSN would go down when I try this.

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thisisredditniggaIW >>> BO3•

Is there a list of all the gifts for each day?

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HannYeText•

Just used this to get 11,000 wortg of salvage.. Just keep changing the date back and forth

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shanp7780Text•

Set the date but what time & timezone?

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smiffey93Text•

Lol, how?

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Weakened_WarriorText•

Well, considering the requirements are to log in within 24 hours of the gift being offered, I would call this an exploit for sure.

If you were busy or not at home, I don't think it's a worthwhile reason to "trick" or cheat the system. You should just suck it up and not worry about it. Why get banned for a camo?

It's mind boggling how many people seem to think it's ok to circumvent the set rules to satisfy their own selfish needs. All the exploits that have surfaced around the 12 Days of Winter gifts have all but guaranteed we will NEVER be given anything for free again. Sucks that a group of cheating players had to ruin it for everyone else.

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romito201Text•

Awwww cry me a river stop being the Internet police

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Redfern23Text•

This one is nowhere near on the same level as the key exploit, you're being ridiculous, no one is getting anything extra that they wouldn't have gotten otherwise. I happened to be working and missed it, so what's really wrong with doing a little "trick" to get it like everyone else?

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Weakened_WarriorText•

A rule was broken. The severity of the crime is irrelevant.

You missed the time frame for the gift. If a store has a one day sale and you come in the next day and show them your watch is set to yesterday and demand the sale price, they will laugh right in your face. I see this as no different except you did this in private with the hopes that it will slide by.

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Redfern23Text•

If they were giving stuff away for free that is otherwise not purchasable, and had some left over the next day, they'd probably be cool and give some more away. Either way, an account reset is definitely not deserved, if they want to take the camo away from me, fine, but that's all that's necessary for this.

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Weakened_WarriorText•

People that commit a crime don't get to name their punishment. Sure would be nice, but that's not how things work when the rules get broken. It's crazy that everyone that did the key glitch and any other exploit rationalize it to themselves so they can sleep at night.

"I only did the glitch for an hour, so I didn't cheat that much." Huh??

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Supertugwaffle8Text•

Is this an exploit? I'm all for punishing the key glitchers, but this doesn't seem worthy of a punishment.

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CalebImSoMetalText•

-Retarded- Heres what's stupid. Activision needs to change it so that if we missed it, we can go back and get it without an exploit and until such time we will use this to get what we were supposed to have access to. You need to ride that high horse you're on straight to hell my friend.

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Weakened_WarriorText•

Activision needs to change it so that if we missed it

Why? They stated it was a limited time gift. Why is following the rules such an impossible concept to grasp?

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CalebImSoMetalText•

Who on planet fucking earth cares about fantasy made up rules to an online reality. Noone. You are the only internet bitch that cares. Lol my uncle passed away yesterday and i missed the gift for the day so fuck activision and fuck you: im getting my gift whether you like it or not.

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Weakened_WarriorText•

Fuck Activision and fuck me? Why?

You don't have to agree with my opinion but the name calling for no legitimate reason is a bit over the top. I prefer to follow the rules so I found one minute a day to log in and get my gift. That's all it took.

Mark my words, these exploits that people like you have pulled will end up screwing everyone over in the long run and they will never give out free gifts again. Why should they if people are willing to exploit any loophole possible?

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