The big Call of Duty Matchmaking blog was finally released yesterday and today I wanted to go through the entire blog point by point to share my thoughts on each section. What are your thoughts on the information that was shared in the SBMM blog yesterday?
Matchmaking Blog: https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2024/01/call-of-duty-update-an-Inside-look-at-matchmaking
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Ping is King??
4:02 Time to Match
5:34 Additional Matchmaking Variables
7:29 Measuring Connection
8:37 Measuring Time to Match
12:36 Measuring “Skill” for Matchmaking
15:08 Skill has been a factor since CoD 4
15:55 High Skill vs Low Skill Gap
16:58 Proportionate Wins & Losses…
18:35 Only the “sweatiest” Lobbies?
19:54 “Time Played” in Matchmaking?
20:45 Real-Time Gameplay Adjustements?
22:58 Buying Bundles = Easy Lobbies?
23:39 AI Bots in Public Matches?
24:44 Content Creators get Easier Matchmaking?
26:28 “SBMM Opt-Out” Option?
28:27 SBMM-Free Modes Coming?
29:06 Final Thoughts on this Post
31:37 Wrap Up