For the first time, Call of Duty has released a statement on the series’ matchmaking system (SBMM) which has been a hot topic in the community for years.
Earlier this week, Insider Gaming reported on how players have been exploiting the SBMM matchmaking for years, especially recently with the use of VPNs.
The statement comes just a week after Sledgehammer Games ignored the countless questions over SBMM in a community QA ‘ask me anything’.
The official statement reads, “We know there is a lot of interest in the matchmaking experience, especially around how skill contributes to how lobbies and matches are put together. Nothing is more important to us than the experience players have with the game, and matchmaking is a big part of that. We’ve been working on our matchmaking system for well over ten years, and we continue to spend a ton of time and energy on improving the matchmaking process. This involves people working at our Call of Duty studios, our backend services teams at Demonware, and other groups like our Player Insights team.”
The statement continues, “It’s a large effort that we’ve worked on for many years, and our approach combines latency, search time, and skill, along with many other factors, to try to find the best match experience for you. Talking about this topic in detail can be hard, and we haven’t spent the time to pull together all of our work to share with you our insights and improvements over the many years. We’re looking forward to doing that in the coming weeks after Season 1 launches, and we’ll also make it a part of our ongoing discussions with the community.”
It’s unclear how Call of Duty aims to put at ease the community, but judging by their official response, it won’t be removed. At first glance, it seems like team will be doubling down on its SBMM system.
What do you think of SBMM in Call of Duty? Do you think it needs to be changed or removed? Let us know in the comments below.
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