Ninja claims SBMM \u201cmakes sense\u201d amid Black Ops Cold War controversy Ninja (Twitch)Streaming megastar, Tyler \u2018Ninja\u2019 Blevins, has given his two cents on the SBMM ordeal, claiming that it favors casuals more than higher level players. Skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) is a topic which emerges every once in a while and has the power to divide an entire community. On the one hand, players want to be pitted against equally skilled players, to keep the game more engaging. But on the other, some prefer playing casually, and would rather \u2018pub-stomp\u2019 during their gaming stint. And with players trying their hand at the Black Ops Cold War Alpha, the controversial debate surrounding SBMM has surfaced once again. Call of Duty pros have been vocal in their distaste for its inclusion, stating that it should be included in a dedicated ranked mode. This, for the most part, is the crux of Ninja\u2019s argument. Blevins reckons that SBMM is necessary, but could be offset by incentivizing a ranked mode \u2014 therefore making players more inclined to play against people of an equal skill level. Ninja: Ranked could solve SBMM issues During a September 19 Tweet, Ninja gave his \u201chot take\u201d on SBMM. To begin with, the former Halo pro stated that casuals would be the party benefiting the most from SBMM. \u201cThe people who are going to be benefiting from [SBMM], are the casuals \u2014 which is the majority of the population; the majority of the people playing the game.\u201d On the other side of the coin, Ninja argues that its inclusion is arduous for content creators, whose \u2018skill-ceiling\u2019 limits their playing potential. According to Blevins, this is an issue because they end up being stuck within a group of equally skilled players and can no longer \u2018pub-stomp\u2019 \u2014 which isn\u2019t favorable for the casual, who is on the receiving end of this. In terms of a potential solution, Ninja thinks developers should strive for a \u201cbalance,\u201d with ranked potentially providing a way out. \u201cAn incredible ranking system that actually works and rewards people for playing it and being good at it, might deter those people from playing regulars and \u2018norms\u2019 and then sh*ting on a bunch of people and pub-stomping.\u201d SBMM opinion. Not concrete but a hot take for sure. pic.twitter.com\/zOkuTs7JdB \u2014 Ninja (@Ninja) September 19, 2020 Ninja went on to agree that he doesn\u2019t necessarily think it\u2019s a \u201cgood thing\u201d but it \u201ctotally makes sense\u201d since it benefits the average gamer, since it avoids being matched up with players at a much higher level. There\u2019s so much more to be said about proper SBMM as well, so don\u2019t assume this 2 min voice message covers all my opinions. \u2014 Ninja (@Ninja) September 19, 2020 A Treyarch developer has explained how SBMM is just one piece of the puzzle that represents online matchmaking, stating that there are many \u201ctunable\u201d parameters which impact how individuals are pitted against one another. While SBMM is present in almost all online games with a competitive component, Ninja\u2019s concept of really honing in on rewarding players by playing a ranked mode might just be a step in the right direction towards settling the ongoing debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ninja claims SBMM \u201cmakes sense\u201d amid Black Ops Cold War controversy Ninja (Twitch)Streaming megastar, Tyler \u2018Ninja\u2019 Blevins, has given his two cents on the SBMM ordeal, claiming that it favors casuals more than higher level players. Skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) is a topic which emerges every once in a while and has the power to divide […]<\/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-56541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56541","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=56541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}