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The Call of Duty community has been complaining about skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) since the launch of Modern Warfare. The controversial matchmaking system will return in Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War. Unsurprisingly, the debate around SBMM has flared up again after the alpha version of the multiplayer went live yesterday.
Many believe that the SBMM system is flawed at its core. To understand the problem, consider this scenario. Suppose a player of ‘level 5’ is paired with another of the same level. Both are likely to have different motivations and drivers. The first player may have natural talent while the other is a sweat. Both can drop more than 20 kills in a game, but both don’t necessarily possess the same ‘ability’ as the matchmaking suggests.
Therefore, SBMM could ruin the casual gaming experience for the first player. Not everyone wants to sweat in every game, least of all in public matches.
CoD has SBMM even for pub parties, which is why most pros and content creators complain about it. They typically rely on public parties to create content for their YouTube or Twitch channels, and SBMM makes it a nightmare for them.
Chicago Huntsmen player tweeted your opinion on Cold War SBMM.
The SBMM in the Cold War is insane.
– Seth Cazadores (@scump) September 18, 2020
Rod Breslau, eSports expert and consultant, believes that the developers have got the public wrong when it comes to SBMM.
Battle Royale game developers have now included skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) to make a better gaming experience for everyone, but it sure has ruined the fun for a lot of people.
– Rod Breslau (@Slasher) September 18, 2020
read more– Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War- SBMM breaks the internet once again
Tom Henderson, a popular insider and insider, expressed his frustration with the inclusion of SBMM in the Cold War as well.
No matter how good a CoD is, if it has SBMM it instantly sucks the life out of me. The argument that SBMM doesn’t matter is absurd. If BO2 and MW3 were released with SBMM back in the day, those games would have sucked too. SBMM ruins the games, but makes money for companies.
– Tom Henderson (@_TomHenderson_) September 19, 2020
Minnesota Rokkr pro Dillon ‘Attach’ Price emphasized the need for a ranked playlist to end SBMM. Jordan Kaplan suggested something similar.
SBMM does not belong to CoD
Instead give us a nice ranked playlist
– MN Attach (@Attach) September 19, 2020
Instead of ranked playlists, we will only get SBMM every year
– Jordan Kaplan (@ JKap415) September 18, 2020
A ranked playlist focuses on matching players with the same rank, unlike SBMM. Ranked matchmaking reduces the chances that casual players will find themselves in sweats, match after match.
CoD Cold War is still in its alpha version and therefore many are hopeful that we can see some major changes in this regard by the time it launches. However, that is unlikely to happen.
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