Black Ops Cold War dev explains how Call of Duty\u2019s SBMM is \u201ctunable\u201d ActivisionA Treyarch developer has explained that every Call of Duty game has \u201ctunable\u201d SBMM of some degree amid controversy surrounding Black Ops Cold War\u2019s matchmaking during the Alpha weekend. Treyarch\u2019s highly anticipated Black Ops Cold War has Call of Duty fans itching to get their hands on the latest iteration to come from the studio. The Cold War multiplayer reveal left fans eager to hop into the server \u2014 a wish that was granted for PlayStation players, who have enjoyed early access throughout the Alpha weekend. But there has been one topic that has stirred the pot and has been the prevalent discussion point throughout the Alpha \u2014 skill-based matchmaking (SBMM). Essentially, the inclusion of SBMM ensures that players of equal skill are pitted against each other, to avoid landslide victories. While this appears logical on the surface, many argue that SBMM should only be present in a dedicated Ranked playlist to ensure casual matchmaking remains, well, casual. Naturally, this has sparked debate, with several Call of Duty pros weighing in with their opinion against the inclusion of SBMM. Treyarch dev breaks the ice Treyarch dev, Martin Donlon, says that he was the developer responsible for writing Black Ops 2\u2019s SBMM implementation. With that in mind, he responded to a fan\u2019s Tweet, which explained that: \u201cIf you make the game good in the first place, it doesn\u2019t need SBMM.\u201d The fan also claimed that some of the most memorable Call of Duty titles of all-time didn\u2019t include SBMM, which Donlon immediately stated otherwise. https:\/\/twitter.com\/wickerwaka\/status\/1307152882089693185 After detailing that every Call of Duty has a degree of SBMM embedded, Donlon then explained how SBMM is one of a plethora of \u201ctunable\u201d parameters that creates a functioning matchmaking system. \u201cPerfectly valid viewpoint to have. SBMM is one of many many tunable parameters in a matchmaking system. It\u2019s funny watching people talk about it like it\u2019s a big switch that can only be turned on or off,\u201d he tweeted. https:\/\/twitter.com\/wickerwaka\/status\/1307159472725348352 While this Tweet doesn\u2019t indicate whether Treyarch are investigating to make changes to SBMM, it does highlight that the developers are aware of the backlash and have the power to dial it back if necessary. While having the option to go head-to-head with an opposite number who is equally as skilled, some prefer the appeal of being able to load into a server and play on a much more casual basis. Only time will tell whether Treyarch decides to dial SBMM back before the Beta becomes available in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Black Ops Cold War dev explains how Call of Duty\u2019s SBMM is \u201ctunable\u201d ActivisionA Treyarch developer has explained that every Call of Duty game has \u201ctunable\u201d SBMM of some degree amid controversy surrounding Black Ops Cold War\u2019s matchmaking during the Alpha weekend. Treyarch\u2019s highly anticipated Black Ops Cold War has Call of Duty fans itching […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}