Modern Warfare 3 players want \u201cexcessive\u201d SBMM tuned down ahead of full release ActivisionIn the wake of the Modern Warfare 3 beta, players want skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) tuned down before the game officially releases. The MW3 beta officially shut its doors on October 16. As players sit around and reflect on their experience, Skill-based matchmaking sticks out like a sore thumb as one of the most controversial features. SBMM refers to the matchmaking system and algorithms a game uses to find other players for you to play with. Users find matches based on connection but also based on those with a similar skill level. In Call of Duty, the matchmaking algorithm is believed to consider your statistics, like time played, score per minute, and Kill\/Death Ratio (KDR). Some community members argue that the system unfairly punishes higher-skilled players by constantly matching them against increasingly difficult opponents. And in the case of Modern Warfare 3, players believe the difficulty is cranked up to an all-time high. Modern Warfare 3 players slam \u201cunneeded\u201d SBMM system Call of Duty insider CharlieIntel argued: \u201cSkill Based Matchmaking is something that is, unfortunately, needed in lobbies for casual players, but at the same time, has been tuned up way too much after MW 2019 in Call of Duty.\u201d CharlieIntel added: \u201cIt is a bit excessive how quickly it throws you into try-hard lobbies in the last few years.\u201d Other community members shared a similar sentiment. One player wrote: \u201cI just don\u2019t understand playing the same skill level of yourself EVERY SINGLE lobby. Isn\u2019t the purpose of ranked play to play those of the same skill? It Just kind of defeats the purpose.\u201d Other complaints stem from the devs not being transparent with how the system works. Everyone knows SBMM exists, but the Modern Warfare 3 devs have never explained how it actually impacts matches. A second user responded: \u201cI wish they would AT LEAST talk about it. give us their reasons. After so many years of speculation, they\u2019ve never said a single word.\u201d Players are even willing to compromise and settle for a nerf rather than a complete removal. A third X user added: \u201cAgreed. It just needs to be tuned down a little bit. There is no reason my fingers should be hurting after an hour of playing lol.\u201d As always, the interworkings of SBMM will most likely remain a mystery for the foreseeable future. But it\u2019s also important to note that the beta only includes a small segment of the player base. So when Modern Warfare 3 releases officially in November, it could easily be a much different experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Modern Warfare 3 players want \u201cexcessive\u201d SBMM tuned down ahead of full release ActivisionIn the wake of the Modern Warfare 3 beta, players want skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) tuned down before the game officially releases. The MW3 beta officially shut its doors on October 16. As players sit around and reflect on their experience, Skill-based matchmaking […]<\/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-28986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28986","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=28986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28986\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}