Scump calls Modern Warfare 3\u2019s SBMM the \u201cworst\u201d in CoD history YouTube: OpTic Audio Network \/ ActivisionModern Warfare 3\u2019s skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) system has been a hot topic since launch, and now the King himself, Scump, has chimed in, labeling it the \u201cworst\u201d in franchise history. Another year means another new CoD title which in turn, inevitably leads to another debate on SBMM. The contentious subject often divides the community as some don\u2019t mind its place under the hood while others simply can\u2019t stand it. On paper, the matchmaking system is designed with benevolence in mind. It intends to match you up against players of a similar skill, thereby stopping you from joining in against less-skilled enemies and wiping the floor with them, and vice versa. In practice, however, many have argued over the years it can be too restrictive, forcing you into sweaty lobbies with no time to breathe. That\u2019s been the case once again here in 2023 with Modern Warfare 3 now in focus, though it\u2019s arguably more prevalent than ever. Plenty have already lashed out in opposition of SBMM in the new release, and now, Scump has joined the mix too, arguing it\u2019s worse than ever. Breaking down their first few days in the new cycle, Scump gave his initial thoughts on MW3 during the latest OpTic Podcast. While the now-retired CoD legend is eager to see how competitive play evolves this coming season, not everything he said was all too positive. One area in particular, could do with some fine-tuning, according to the King. That area being SBMM. \u201cIt\u2019s my opinion, but I think skill-based -matchmaking] this year is super cranked,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s because the player base is going down, but dude\u2026 Skill-based this year feels way worse than any other year.\u201d Agreeing with his former teammate in Nade, Scump sympathized with a recent outburst, admitting it\u2019s challenging to keep a smile on stream when every lobby is having him square off with the scene\u2019s \u2018sweatiest\u2019 players. \u201cPeople come in and they\u2019re like, \u2018Why are you bitching? You\u2019re a pro player, you should be able to kill anybody.\u2019 Dude, I\u2019m using a Sidewinder going for camos, getting slide canceled by MCWs and Rival 9\u2019s the whole game.\u201d \u201cIt is crazy right now. It\u2019s been pretty frustrating going for camos and having to deal with it.\u201d Scump discusses MW3\u2019s SBMM from the 41:40 mark below. In the early outings, SBMM has certainly been a hot topic. Though there\u2019s a chance, like in previous years, things may cool off in the coming weeks, as Scump explained. \u201cCold War\u2019s [SBMM] was bad off the rip, but towards the middle of the game\u2019s lifespan, when the sweats went to Warzone\u2026\u201d things improved on the multiplayer side, he argued. With Modern Warfare 3\u2019s integration with Warzone just around the corner in the highly-anticipated Season 1 update, perhaps history might repeat itself here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scump calls Modern Warfare 3\u2019s SBMM the \u201cworst\u201d in CoD history YouTube: OpTic Audio Network \/ ActivisionModern Warfare 3\u2019s skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) system has been a hot topic since launch, and now the King himself, Scump, has chimed in, labeling it the \u201cworst\u201d in franchise history. Another year means another new CoD title which in […]<\/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-30940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30940","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=30940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30940\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}