Many players’ worst fears have come true in Modern Warfare 4. The game’s beta a few weeks ago didn’t have a dedicated open matchmaking playlist option, leading many to believe MW4 was veering away from the option, and it’s the case at launch.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has an excellent campaign. The DMZ mode is also boss, and all that’s needed for a clean sweep is for multiplayer to be an explosion of fun! One thing that will immediately make it an L, though, for many is not having an Open Matchmaking option like Black Ops 7 had.
MW4 Has SBMM?
Ah, skill-based matchmaking. You can’t get away from it in Call of Duty games these days. Casuals have learned what it is and how it works, and no one wants it. It was great to see Black Ops 7 be inclusive of players and provide an Open Matchmaking option, which meant no SBMM, and pros could be matched against complete noobs in complete anarchy.
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Treyarch did tinker with SBMM as the game went on, and definitely started to lean back into it more and more, with Treyarch pushing SBMM in BO7 due to “Increased Engagement.”
MW4 multiplayer first went live in New Zealand, and the first major discovery then hit social media like a storm was that the game’s playlist options featured no Open Matchmaking option whatsoever.
Infinity Ward was very cryptic about SBMM in Modern Warfare 4, leading to worries that we wouldn’t be getting Open Matchmaking for a second game in a row. This appears to be the case.
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