Since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s launch, fans have been talking about skill-based matchmaking, also known as SBMM. With Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on the horizon, many fans are worried about how the controversial system will be implemented in the next game.
SBMM is a matchmaking system that pairs players together based on skill. Reports from developers say that this system is not new by any means and has been used in previous titles with much success, like Modern Warfare. Still, some fans noticed the system for the first time recently, as Modern Warfare’s application had been amplified over previous titles. After a year of discussion, fans are concerned as to what SBMM will mean in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s release.
Call of Duty leaker, insider, and content creator Tom Henderson brought up some old information that has sparked an entirely new theory that worries members of the game’s community. On Twitter, Tom Henderson pointed towards an SBMM system patent created in April of 2019. What makes this patent different than previous SBMM systems is that it expands the parameters that are measured. Traditional SBMM systems rely on Win/Loss ratios and Kill Counts, but this new patent tracks everything from product purchases to movement patterns on each individual map.
Henderson continues in later tweets to point out that the patent details specific ways to try and encourage player engagement with in-game monetization efforts. There is a part of the patent that outlines game-related purchases running on the theory that players who have COD points are more likely to buy more if matched with players who also purchase in-game items.
The patent also references a ‘Virtual Coaching System’ which tries to balance matchmaking over skill while sacrificing connection based assignments. The result is that players will be matched based on purchases and skill, instead of play experience and good connection according to Henderson.
It is important to remember that there is no evidence that this patent has been implemented into Modern Warfare or Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Further, while the patent does exist there is no proof it ever made it past concept design.
Still, many conspiracy-driven community members are starting to use this argument to explain why players are only now noticing SBMM in action. Activision tends to be quiet when directly questioned about SBMM by the game’s community, which only goes to further fan theories about the controversial matchmaking system.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is set to release on November 13th for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Tom Henderson
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