
The players have won, it seems. Skill based matchmaking (SBMM) has been a hot topic in the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-redirect=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/call-duty” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty”>Call of Duty community, and the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/call-of-duty-black-ops-7″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/call-of-duty-black-ops-7″>Black Ops 7 beta has trialed playlists that significantly dial back its influence.
It seems to have been a hit, and it’s even won over this jaded old man who, for the most part, felt protected by SBMM from the sweatiest players out there. But I’ve tried it, and after some initial woes, came to love it.
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Today, as the beta ends, Activision has announced that open matchmaking will be…

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