Actually, you told your friends that you would play a round of Warzone 2 with them. But you just want to play Shipment 24/7… Don’t worry, we’ll show you how to change your online status and appear as offline in this Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 guide.
How to change your online status & appear offline in Modern Warfare 2
Who doesn’t know it: You want to play a round alone, watch a YouTube video and relax. But then you suddenly receive an invitation, and the next and the next. We’ll show you how to prevent this and take your status offline on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Going to appear offline in MW2 on PlayStation and Xbox
- Go to the official Call of Duty website.
- Log in and maneuver to the options.
- You’ll find a section titled Game Data.
- Here you can decide whether you want everyone to see you online, no one or only your friends.
Going offline in MW2 on PC (Steam)
- Once you are in the game, press SHIFT + TAB.
- Click on your friends list in the overlay.
- Next to your name at the top of the friends list you will find a small arrow, click on it.
- Select “Invisible” here, so you will be shown as offline.
- Do not select “Offline”, because then you will lose the connection and can no longer use online functions.
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- This is how it works with Battelnet
- Launch the Battlenet launcher.
- In the upper right corner you will find your name together with a green dot and an arrow.
- Click on the arrow and select the option “Show as Offline”.
- If you start Modern Warfare 2 now, none of your friends will know.
How it’s not going to work: On the consoles, there is a general function that allows you to show yourself as offline. However, this feature doesn’t seem to work with Modern Warfare 2 current. We have checked that: It’s true! You can set yourself offline via the console menu, but you will still be displayed as online to your friends in Modern Warfare 2.