Home News Modern Warfare 4 reopens the skill-based matchmaking can of worms: "Matchmaking isn't just data, it's a feeling"
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Modern Warfare 4 reopens the skill-based matchmaking can of worms: "Matchmaking isn't just data, it's a feeling"

Few topics get COD players as riled up as the discussion around SBMM, or skill-based matchmaking. Are multiplayer games always better when the balance is even, or is it fun to cast a wider net that leads to some matches where you dominate the lobby, and others where you struggle? Does a good connection and [...]

Few topics get COD players as riled up as the discussion around SBMM, or skill-based matchmaking. Are multiplayer games always better when the balance is even, or is it fun to cast a wider net that leads to some matches where you dominate the lobby, and others where you struggle? Does a good connection and [...]

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